Respect Life Program to Start Oct 6 in Parishes
The U S Catholic Conference Family Life Division distributes 55 000 handbooks for the 1974 Respect Life Program set to begin October 6 in parishes. Now in its third year the observance has grown from a week in 1972 to a month in 1973 and could span two and a half months if themes run weekly. Amnesty and Gun Control join unborn rights justice care for the mentally retarded food health aging poverty and euthanasia as program themes. The NCCB pro life committee sponsors and USCC coordinates the effort with 40 000 additional handbooks sent to schools individuals and groups. Posters and pamphlets in English and Spanish accompany the materials. The first week of this
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Retreats Propose Life Focus Across Dioceses
The bishops committee urges flexible observances on the right to life of the unborn. Thirty men at Montserrat Retreat House near Lake Dallas, encouraged to adapt materials to local plans, highlight retreats as starting points for broader parish reform and outreach. Gail Quinn notes study units fit parish programs. Respect Life gains momentum.
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Pope Paul VI Urges Strong Men For Church
At Castelgandolfo the pope says today’s church needs strong men to resist fashionable temptations. He warns such pressures threaten discipline and may grant license in the name of liberty.
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