Texas Gulf Coast Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1974 Page: 6 of 6
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TEXAS GULF COAST CATHOLIC
Friday, February 8, 1974
One Mother's View
An Old Wife’s Medicin e
Commander Lucian R. Brasley
To Be Given Farewell Reception
By Mary Carson
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HEEDING THE HEADLINES
READING, Pa. — Heeding the warnings in recent headlines, a Sunday motorist in Reading,
Pa., copes with the energy crisis by carrying an alternative form of transportation. (RNS)
Seven 'Ideal Age’ For First
Confession, Catholic Editor Says
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.
(RNS) — Despite claims to the
contrary by “anonymous
experts,” a seven - year - old
child is ‘‘at the ideal age” to
make his First Confession, a
Roman Catholic priest and
editor declared here. He
blamed parents for failing to
prepare the children.
‘T think it is time for these
experts to stop pretending that
the seven - year - old child
cannot develop a sufficient
degree of moral responsibility
to derive great benefit from
the reception of the sacra-
ment,” he added.
Writing editorially in the
Catholic Register of the
Altoona - Johnstown, Pa.,
diocese, Msgr. Edward O’Mal-
ley, its editor, asserted: “If
there is a lack of proper
development of a sense of
responsibility ..... or if the
child does not have the ability
to judge his own actions, it is
not the child’s fault. The
blame . . . must be placed
squarely on the consciences of
parents, where it rightfully
belongs.”
Addressing himself to the
current debate over which
sacrament a young child
should receive first, Confes-
sion or Communion, the priest
said that if parents would face
the serious obligations of
educating their cildren in the
Catholic faith, take a greater
interest in religious instruc-
tion, “every child of seven
would be spiritual, intellec-
tually and psychologically
ready for the reception of. . .
Penance.”
Msgr. O’Malley chided “self
- styled experts” in religious
education and others, includ-
ing parents, for accepting the
“findings” of some psycholo-
gists which indicate a delay in
receiving Penance until the
end of the fourth grade (9 or
10) will “make it more
meaningful for the child.”
He said the so-called
“experts” cited by religious
educators and parents are
never identified.
Acknowledging that there is
“a measure of truth” in the
claim that children are not
ready for Penance until a later
age, he said this position is
sin-oly a way for clergy and
religious “to excuse growing
neglect of parents in providing
moral and spiritual formation
in the souls of their children.”
“We are reaching a point in
history when clergy and
religious shou’d ‘sock it to
parents,’ reminding them of
the serious obligation they
assumed at the moment of
parenthood. If the child is not
helped to develop a proper
system of belief and morality
at home . . . upon what
foundation can a teacher
build?”
Expressing a weariness
over catechists’ claims that
children are not ready for
Penance, “as if the child were
some how to blame,” Msgr.
O’Malley said: “I wish more
catechists would stand up and
speak the whole truth. The
reason they are trying to
justify late reception of . . .
Penance is because Catholic
parents are not doing their
job.”
I don’t like to bother my
doctor every time one of my
kids has some minor com-
plaint. I usually wait until a
leg is falling off, bleeding
hasn’t stopped for hours, or
the patient is unconscious.
Part of the reason for this is
that I know he’s busy. The rest
is fear on my part. He may
have to explain to me that my
child’s swollen foot is caused
by an advanced case of
“perspiration-itis.” In other
words, “he hasn’t taken his
gym socks off for a month!”
So rather than risk taking a
child to the doctor for
“nothing” I prescribe my own
remedies. For normal com-
plaints: “go sleep till you feel
better” or “wash it with hot
water.” In the case of
swelling, this becomes, “wash
it with cold water.”
Even if I eventually finish
up taking the kid to the doctor,
having washed or slept first is
no disadvantage.
But through my long
practice of “mother’s medi-
cine” I’ve learned to diagnose
more complicated ailments.
For example:
Early in the morning, chills,
headache, stomach ache, and
a funny, wobbly, ginger-aley
kind of feeling in the knees,
accompanied by unfinished
homework, is definitely
“school-itis.”
In the evening, chills,
headache, stomach ache, and
a funny, wobbly, ginger-aley
kind of feeling in the knees,
with no relation to homework,
is “put out the garbage-itis.”
A variation on the evening
ailment is extreme fatigue,
accompanied by an urgent
need to go to the bathroom.
It’s “dish-itis.”
Another ailment shows up in
mid-afternoon and increases
in intensity as the hours wear
on. The early symptoms are
frenzy, and yelling at a
younger child to turn off the
TV because the patient can’t
think. These symptoms get
stronger, until they are
accompanied by tears. A
check of the homework
assignment from two weeks
earlier will confirm “project-
itis.”
These are all instantly
relieved by “okay, stay home
from school;” “there’s no
garbage collection tomor-
row;” “I’ll do the dishes;”
“you don’t look well. Get to
bed, and don’t set your alarm.
The sleep will do you more
good than anything.”
However, while this gets rid
of the symptoms, it doesn’t
cure the child. The cure
involves nausea on the way to
school, followed by a phone
call from the school nurse. In
worse cases, the phone call
comes from the street
crossing guard, because the
child didn’t make it all the
way to the classroom.
One time I had a child with
“school-itis.” I conned and
cajoled him into going. I
waved good-bye, closed the
front door, and leaned against
it, worn out but relieved. I had
won . I got him to go .... Then
I heard the back door quietly
open .... He tiptoed into the
kitchen .... Then threw up!
There is possibly something
hereditary ir. these ailments.
Some mornings I get up, and
look at the mountains of
laundry to be done, an untidy
living room, sloppy bath
rooms, and a greasy
stove. Grocery shopping
mt * be done that day.
By the time the kitchen has
filled with the wreckage of
getting eight kids off to school,
1 feel chilly, headachy, my
stomach is upset, and there’s
a funny, wobbly, ginger-aley
kind of feeling in my knees,
accompanied by an urgent
desire to go back to bed.
Definitely “Mother-itis”!
The Knights of Columbus,
Council 1202, Corpus Christi
will hold a farewell reception
honoring Commander Lucian
R. Brasley, Chaplain Corps,
United States Naw, February
11, 1974 at 8:00 p.m. at the
Council Home, 5525 South
Alameda.
Father Brasley was born in
Pembrook, New Hampshire,
attended the local grade
school and from New Hamp-
shire went to Academie de La
Salette, in Grenoble, France.
He received his B. A. degree at
St. Anselm College, Manches-
ter, New Hampshire and a
Master Degree in psychology
at the University of Wisconsin.
He attended Kenrich Theolo-
Cmdr. Lucian R. Brasley
and was ordained March 17,
1956, at the Diocese of Wichita,
Kansas. After ordination
Father entered the Naval
Quanto, Virgiria. He was on
the Staff of Amphibous
Squadron No. 2 for 18 months
in the Mediterranean. Then
served a tour at the Naval Air
Station Corpus Christi, 1962-
63; Naval Air Station in
Guam; on two carriers, the
U.S.S. Randolph (C.V.S. 15)
and the U.S.S. Yorktown
(C.V.S. 10).
This is Father Brasley’s
second tour as Catholic
Chaplain, Naval Air Station.
He has been active in tnis
community in various civic
organizations and has been
the Chaplain for Council 1202
Knights of Columbus.
Father Brasley’s next duty
station will be Naval Sub-
marine Base, Pearl Harbor,
gical Seminary in St. Louis Station Marine Corps School, Hawaii.
President Restates Support
For Nonpublic Education
WASHINGTON (NC) —
President Nixon has expres-
sed his continued support for
“legislation which permits tax
credits for parents who pay to
send th3ir children to nonpub-
lic schools.”
In the State of the Union
message that was presented to
the members of Congress, the
President said: “I remain
firmly committed to the
principle of educational diver-
sity. The continued health of
the nation’s nonpublic schools
is essential to this concept.
Although governmental ef-
forts aimed at supporting
these schools have encounter-
ed difficulty in the courts, I
believe we must continue our
efforts to find ways to keep
these schools open.”
This section was not present
in the briefer message that the
President delivered orally in
the chamber of the House of
Representatives.
Last June, the Supreme
Court ruled unconstituional
New York and Pennsylvania
laws providing several forms
of aid to nonpublic schools or
to parents of nonpublic school
children. Among the laws
ruled unconstitutional were:
—A New York provision
allowing parents earning less
than $25,000 a year to subtract
an amount varying according
to income for tuition paid to
nonpublic schools.
Date Set For Hearings On Pro-Life Amendment
A Column oi Questions ana answers
Taxpayers Ask IRS
This column of questions
and answers on Federal tax
matters is provided by ttie
Internal Revenue Service
and is published as a public
service to taxpayers. The
column answers questions
most frequently asked by
taxpayers.
Can you still deduct state
gasoline taxes on your
Federal income tax return?
A — Yes. If you itemize on
your 1973 return, state and
local taxes on gasoline, diesel
fuel, and other motor fuels are
deductible if they are separ-
ately stated and passed on to
the consumer. Use the tahle in
your Form 1040 instructions to
determine your deduction.
Q — Is there a “revenue
sharing” question on 1973
returns?
A — For purposes of revenue
sharing, the only information
you have to give on your
return is your county of
residence. See the instructions
for either Form 1040 or Form
1040A.
was less than 19 years old at
the end of the year, you can
claim him as a dependent
regardless of how much
money he made. Of course, all
other dependency tests must
be met, including furnishing
more than one-half of your
son’s total support.
Q — What happened to
Schedule B of my tax form —
the schedule 1 used to detail
interest and dividend income?
A — Schedule B has been
eliminated, since a detailed
listing of dividends and
interest is no longer required.
Simply report your total
dividends and interest is no
longer required. Simply re-
port your total dividend and
interest income in the space
provided on the front of your
Federal income tax return.
Of course, you should still
keep a record of your
individual dividend and inter-
est receipts.
Q — I received a short form
1040A in the mail. How can I
tell if I should use this short
form or the long to m 1040?
A — If you received a short
form 1040A in the mail, it was
sent to you based cn the return
you filed last year. But your
situation may have changed
and you may save money by
filing Form 1040 instead. This
is especially true if your
itemized deductions are sub-
stantial, or if ycu are eligible
for the retirement income
credit. Just use the short
formula set out in your Form
1040A instructions to help
determine whether your tax
could be lower if you itemize
deductions.
Q— The person 1 paid to fill
out my tax return has not
signed it. Should I make sure
that he does?
A — Yes. Anyone who
prepares your return for
compenstion is required to
sign it in the space provided.
Spaces are also provided for
the preparer’s employer iden-
tification number or social
security number, his address,
and the date he signs the
return. If he refuses to sign,
you should print his name in
the space provided.
WASHINGTON (NC) —
March 6 and 7 have been set as
tentative dates for opening
hearings on a proposed
amendment to the U. S.
Constitution which would
reverse the 1973 Supreme
Court abortion ruling.
While still trying to recon-
cile the dates with the
schedules of various witnes-
ses, the Senate subcommittee
on constitutional amendments
is planning to bear from
Congressional witnesses on
March 6 and from other
witnesses on March 7.
The hearing will concern an
amendment proposed by Sen.
James L. Buckley (Cons. R. -
N.Y.), who is scheduled to be
the first witness. His amend-
ment would outlaw abortions
except when continuing the
pregnancy would endanger
the life of the mother.
While several other human
life amendments have been
introduced in Congress, none
has yet reached the hearing
stage. An amendment intro-
duced by Rep. Lawrence
Hogan (R-Md.), which has
received strong backing from
some right - to • life groups,
has been stalled in a House
subcommittee. Hogan has
been trying, without success,
to bypass the committee and
bring the amendment to the
House flora: by obtaining the
signatures of 218 representa-
tives on a discharge petition.
—A Pennsylvania law that
reimbursed parents up to $150
if they were paying to send
their children to nonpublic
schools.
The court found that the
various forms of aid involved
the states in advancing
religion and this, the court
said, violated the First
Amendment’s prohibition of
the establishment of religion.
Many Congressmen inter- ^
preted the Supreme Court
decision as ruling out the
avenue of tax credit to provide
aid to parents with children in
nonpublic schools. A number
of tax credit bills had been
introduced in Congress prior
to the court decision.
Before the 1972 elections,
the House Ways and Means
Committee had approved one
such bill, hut no further action
was taken before Congress
adjourned. The Nixon admin-
istration had expressed sup-
port for the legislation and in
May of 1973 submitted to ^
Congress its own proposals for
tax credits to parents of
nonpublic school children.
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Notice
Deadline for all copy is
noon on the Friday before
the publishing date. Re-
gretfully, we are not able to
publish many articles,
news items and events
because they are not
received by or before our
deadline.
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$750 last year. Can I still claim
him as a dependent?
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your son was a full-time
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