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Cunning ham, O.P., and Augustine Rock, O.P., (The Priory Press, Dub uque, Iowa, $1.50). This is the fii’st of a series of college texts in theology, to be published by The Priory Press. As the other volumes will be, this text is prepared by a group of Domini can theologians and presented within the framework of the doctrine developed by St. Thom as Aquinas. Part one of this book considers the theological and canonical aspects of mar riage; part two, preparation for marriage; part three, marriage in Christ. The matter is pre sented for laymen rather than for the clergy. The nature and function of the sacramental grace of marriage is considered in detail. A bibliography and index are helpful additions to the text. TOGETHER IN MARRIAGE, by Dr. John J. Kane (Fides, $2.95), is a down-to-earth book written for couples who want to strengthen their marriage. The author is head of the depart ment of sociology at the Uni versity of Notre Dame. He deals with the perplexing and always challenging problems of human life, in three main sections, call ed “Getting Along Together,” “Working Together,” and “Building Together.” His con cern is with values, not tech niques, in giving , help to mar ried couples who have family problems. MARRIAGE IS HOLY, edited by H. Caffarel, translated from the French by Bernard G. Murchland, C.S.C. (Fides, $3.75). One of Fides’ Family Reader Series, this book is made up of essays on the spiritual and sac ramental aspects of marriage, which are written with an in- tencity that is often poetic. In this penetrating study of the married vocation, the contrib utors discuss the splendor of human love, the personality of woman, the man as father, the flesh and spirit, the Sacrament of marriage, vocation to sanct ity, and the mystery of mar riage. Discussion questions make it excellent for a discussion club text. MARTYRS, by Donald Att- water, (Sheed & Ward, $4.00). (Reviewed by Elizabeth Hester) To the Christian it is given to know the most precious of all truths: That dying is the price of life. To the non-Christian who has no assurance that there will be anything at all for him once he has died, this proposi tion is not only false ... it is anathema itself. And it is the unhappy pervasiveness of non- Christian beliefs which probab- much accounts for the present- day tendency among educators and certain levels of the las' literate to spread only happy literature in which there is no dying, no great violence, and no noticeably large conflict. In short, the position appears to be that if you don’t believe death will bring life, then act as though there were no such thing as dying. The Church, though much represented by members who have clearly been affected by the disease of pretending vio lence does not exist, neverthe less rests on such immovable rocks that the disease, while fatal to the unanchored non- Christian, is only a non-fatal symptom of his times to the Catholic. One of these rocks is the Church’s martyrs . . . which aside from her founder, may well be her greatest glory. As regards the martyrs, there are two ways to discuss them: Hysterically, with wild intero perable excesses ... or quietly, with reverance and a supreme effort to adhere as closely as pos sible to the truth of their spi rits. A book about martyrs which is hysterical is, of course, not much help to anything. But Donald Attwater’s Mar tyrs is not hysterical. On the contrary, it is terse, muscular, and, if anything, a surprisingly understated collection of stories about matters that too easily could provoke (and much too often do) frenzied exaggerated sentiments. He covers about six ty individual martyrs, not counting several instances of mass martyrdoms, using in most cases eye-witness accounts. It appears that actually being in the presence of the making of a martyr is a matter of such mag nitude that there is no necessity to put down more than bare facts. Emotional expletives be come beside the point, emotion being inherent in the drama it self. Mr.. Attwater’s book deserves not only praise; it deserves a lot of close attention. Its great est value undoubtedly lies in the direction it guides a read er, since most of the brief ac counts given are stimulation to learn more about these living dead. PORTRAIT OF A CHAM PION, by Joseph E. Kerne, S.J. (Newman, $3.50). (Reviewed by Leo J. Zuber) Stanley (or Stanislaus) Kosta lived a short life, a difficult life, but evidently a very holy life. Born in Poland, he ended his trying days in a Jesuit seminary in Rome. On his deathbed, he recited his first vows as a mem ber of the Society of Jesus. Stanley was born to wealth and position; even though rais ed in a Catholic family,, with an uncle a bishop, every family ob stacle was placed in his path toward the religious life. He achieved sainthood by bearing up with remarkable fortitude and forebearance under .never- ending attacks and ridicule. The biography is based on such ascertainable facts as are available on its subject; the au thor has used literary license and, I fear, much too much pad ding to round out non-docu- mented aspects of the saint’s life in an effort to make the biography readable. The license is understandable in reason; the padding is another matter. THE ELEMENTS OF LOGIC, by Vincent E. Smith (Bruce, $3.50). Dr. Smith, of Notre Dame University, presents here a one- semester course in logic that may also be used as an intro duction to philosophy. He has previously authored other books popularizing philosophy, such as Footnotes for the Atom and Philosophical Frontiers of Phy sics. In this work he quotes statements of Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas, Des cartes, Newton, and various other philosophers of all ages, showing how they applied prin ciples of logic, correctly or in correctly, to reach their con clusions. Present modes of rea soning, such as the so-called scientific method and mathe matical logic, are discussed. The text is arranged so that few ex planations are needed and stu dents can concentrate on work ing exercise. DAWSON COMING TO U. S. Christopher Dawson, well- known British historian, is ar riving in the United States the end of June to assume his post at Harvard University as Chauncey Stillman Professor of Roman Catholic theological stu- WILSON APPLIANCE CO. ELECTRICAL and GAS APPLIANCES RADIO and TELEVISION AUTHORIZED GENERAL-ELECTRIC DEALER 3051 Peachtree Rd., N. E. — Phone CE. 3-1196 — Atlanta, Ga. Charles F. 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CHAPLAIN IN GRAY: AB RAM RYAN, by H. G. Heagney (Kenedy, $2.50). (Reviewed by John Schroder, S.J.) This is a romanticized biogra phy of Father Ryan, poet of the Confederacy. It is nine-tenths fiction, one-tenth biography. The fiction is based on a pro-South ern view of the War Between the States. However, the young sters (for whom it was written) should enjoy and profit from it. It is written in a lively, concise style, and is quite Catholic in tone. The characters are stereo typed, but guns blaze on every, page. Editor’s note: Father Heag ney, author of Chaplain in Gray, was a priest of the diocese of Little Rock, and well known for his contributions to various Catholic magazines, including those for children, and for other popular biographies. His Behold This Heart (about St. Margaret Mary) and Madame de Chantal (about St. Jane Frances) were particularly well received. His biography of Father Abram Ryan was published on April 17. The author did not live to see its publication. He died in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on March 2 at the age of 68, in the forty- fifth year of his priesthood. FIDES REPRINTS Fides Publishers have recent ly entered the paperback field, with reprints of three of their most popular hard-cover books. Now available in attractive, low-priced editions are: LEND ME YOUR HANDS, by Bernard Meyer, M.M., $1.50, a manual for parish Catholic Ac tion, with an all-new section of discussion questions that will m.qjje it an ideal text for study club purposes. This book has al ready gone into four printings in the hardcover edition since its release in 1955. CONVERSA TION WITH CHRIST, by Peter Thomas- Rohrbach, O.C.D., $1.2.5, one : of the Fides Family Readers,- is an introduction to mental prayer, presenting simply and clearly the method of meditation em ployed by St. Teresa of Avila. The , original edition, published in 1956, has been widely used as a handbook on mental prayer, by both lay Catholics and re ligious. FATHER OF THE FAMILY, by Eugene S. Geissler, $1.25, presents an inside view of the often neglected member of the family. The author, a father of ten children, has also written and edited several other books on Catholic family life, includ ing You and Your Children and the recently released Growing Up Together. The covers of these new pa perbacks will feature the art work of Clarence E. Geise, which was originally presented on the dust jackets of the hard cover editions. WE SING WHILE THERE'S VOICE LEFT, by Dorn Hubert van Zeller, O.S.B. (Sheed & Ward, $2.50). (Reviewed by Cecelia L. Hines) Spiritual books often prove difficult or impossible for the average lay reader, mainly for two very good reasons. They are difficult because the sub ject is often approached as an abstraction, without having the taste or shape of spiritual ex perience; impossible because the writer loses sight of the. great spiritual middle class who buy, read, and need spiritual books, and he therefore makes use of strange and unfamiliar objects of subject and style. Dom van Zellar, in presenting We Sing While There's Voice Lefl, has done neither of these things. A writer long known for his directness, readability and vitality, he speaks candidly about this double danger and furnishes a sensible norm by which to judge spiritual writ ing. His illuminating comments about spiritual writers and their peculiar problems are as inter esting as his subject matter. In a chapter dealing with the pit- falls surrounding such a writer, he says it is necessary that he be an individual who has tested the subject by “personal know ledge of himself or by the prac tice of his .subject.” We Sing is the fourth of a series come to be known as the We group, all of which have proved quite popular. There is nothing new in the subject mat ter, but the author’s vision and language is consistently fresh and appealing. The well-turned phrases catch the eye and linger in the. mind. Here is a good ex ample: “Apart from deliberate distractions and discourage ments, the main obstacle to true interior prayer is thought about interior prayer.” Other state ments, while noticeably free from harshness, have the quality of well-tempered steel, for ex ample: “Neither marriage nor monasticism is intended to sup port people whose purpose is to lean.” Dom van Zellar also reiterates most forcibly that “the Christian aim is no distant ideal,” but that it is difficult, and even has a touch of dramatic force verging on the melodramatic, in the struggle with “powers and prin cipalities,” to develop its power ful potential among human be ings. POPE PIUS XII AND CATH OLIC EDUCATION, edited by Vincent. A. Yzermans (Grail, $1.00). (Reviewed by John ... . Schroder, S.J.) . T his 173-page, paperback book offers proof, of .the pro found erudition and sound judg ment of Pope Pius XII. Briefly and clearly he analyzes, and evaluates: every phase of twen tieth-century education. The reader journeys from catechism to astronomy and nuclear phy sics, from sports and gymnas tics to the Church and history, from humanism to the secret of good schools. These terse state ments of the Pope, collected and edited by Father Yzermans, are eminently worth reading. CWV Receives Award For Promoting 'In God We Trust' Motto WASHINGTON, (NC) — A Freedoms Foundation award was presented here to the Catholic War Veterans for their promotion of the official motto of the United States, “In God We Trust.” Rosario J. Scibilia, CWV ex ecutive director, accepted ■ the George Washington Honor Med al award from Dr. Kenneth D. Wells, president of Freedoms Foundation, at a ceremony in the Capitol Building. The citation on the award states:, “For outstanding achievement in bringing about a . better understanding of the American way of life.” Freedoms Foundation of Val ley Forge was founded in March, 1949. It is a nonprofit,' nonpolitical, : nonsectarian or ganization. President Eisen hower is honorary chairman, and former president Herbert Hoover is honorary president. The bill making “In God We Trust” the official motto of the United States was enacted into law on July 30, 1956. The motto now appears on U. S. stamps and coins. TRAVELS IN CIRCLES Wh.en a man loses his self control it means his steering ap paratus is broken. GOOD OR BAD? Force of habit is about the only claim some people have for strength of character. The only time some people really get busy is when they are meddling in others’ affairs. ‘The Champ’ A Catholic mother of five chil dren, a free-lance writer, lias been named Ceylon's "Catholic writer-of-the-year.” Mrs. Jan Cooke (above) was the winner in the annual contest spon sored by The Messenger, Catho lic journal of Colombo, Ceylon. (NC Photos) 1920 Instruction Covers Case Of Cardinal Stritch (Radio, N.C.) ROME — His Eminence Sam uel Cardinal Stritch, whose right arm was amputated in an operation here, may celebrate Mass despite his loss. To do so the Archbishop of Chicago, recently named Pro- Prefect of the Sacred Congrega tion for the Propagation of the Faith, can avail himself of an instruction issued here on. Jan uary 28, 1920. The instruction, issued by the Sacred Congregation of Rites and approved by Pope Benedict XV, lists the special conditions to be observed by “priests who, deprived of their right arm, have received apostolic dispen sation for the celebration' of Mass.” It outlines in detail all the acts to be performed both by the celebrant and the priest as sisting him. The essential con dition is that a priest without a right arm must always be as sisted by another priest : who . will help him in all stages of the Mass. The infirm priest will trace the sign of the cross with his left hand over himself, the sac red vessels and the people..pres- . ent. Whenever liturgical norms provide that the celebrant is to hold his hands together in frcint of his chest, the infirm priest will normally perform this act with his left hand alone,, un less he can conveniently avail himself of an artificial right hand which will enable him to observe the normal liturgical requirement. The assistant priest will turn the pages of the missal and will, for precautionary reasons, as sure the stability of the chalice with the fingers of his left, hand whenever the celebrant covers or uncovers it. The instruction also deals with certain special details for the purpose of ensuring the regular celebration of the Mass with special reference to the Conse cration and Communion. The document bears the sig nature of the then Prefect of the Congregation of Rites,; Cardinal Antonio Vice, and its Secretary of that time, Cardinal Alessan dro Verde, who died here re cently. ‘HAPPY WARRIOR’ SMILE Alfred E. Smith, Jr. (left), flashes a smile reminiscent of his late father as he examines a copy of “Sidewalk States man," a young folk’s biography of A1 Smith. Thomas Kene dy of P. J. Kenedy & Sons, New York publishers, looks on. This new life story of the “Happy Warrior” is one of the volumes in the American Background Books, a series for Catholic youth (ages 10 to 15) dealing with the lives of Catholic men and women who have played a prominent role ia the history of America. (NC Photos) THE BULLETIN, May 17, 1958—eAGe , MOTHER OF THE YEAR SEATTLE, Wash., (NC) — A 57-year-old widow, who gave five of her 13 children to the re ligious life, has been selected by the Seattle Knights of Co lumbus for Mother-of-the Year honors. Mrs. John E. McKay, who numbers three nuns and two seminarians in her family, is also the grandmother of eight children. Her daughters in religious life are Sister Victor Mary of the Holy Name Sisters, Spo kane, Wash.; Sister Mary Thom- asene of the Dominican Sis ters, Bellingham, Wash., and Mother Mary Patricia of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Chicago. One son, Thom as, is in the Jesuit Novitiate at Sheridan, Ore., and another, Conlon, is at Maryknoll Junior Seminary, Mountain View, Cal ifornia. Mrs. McKay, who always has insisted “my children belong to God,” has a medical doctor, a business executive, a university professor and a printer in her family. Her youngest child, 13, will be graduated in June from St. James Cathedral School here. Her husband died in 1951 and a printing firm he founded is now being operated by two sons. Mrs. McKay supervises the cafeteria at the Cathedral school. TIP TO MOTORISTS Safe driving is serious busi ness, be alert and steady — don’t drive in the past tense. Message From Your President At the cordial invitation of The Most Reverend Joseph E. Ritter, S.T.D., Archbishop of St. Louis, and the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women the biennial convention of the Na tional Council of Catholic Wo men will be held in that city, September 20-24, 1958. Your Na tional Board of Directors spent many hours in January discus sing the proposed program so that the forthcoming meetings will be as profitable as possible. They selected the theme. Within The Folds of Her Mantle, from a mural in the lobby of our headquarters building which shows Our Lady’s flowing cape enclosing symbols of the vhri- ous departments of the Nation al Catholic Welfare Conference. With the exception of the open ing Mass in the magnificent Ca thedral on Sunday afternoon, all events will be-scheduled in the Kiel Auditorium. Delegates will be housed in hotels in the vicin ity. In order to meet the needs of our guests, the convention will feature four concurrent sessions on Saturday afternoon for dio cesan, deanery and parish coun cil presidents, and for commit tee chairmen. Workshops will be held on three afternoons. Several outstanding speakers have already been secured for the stimulating and diversified evening meetings. The St. Louis Archdiocesan Council of Catho lic Women has been working for several months on details to make this convention outstand ing. Please note the dates on your calendar, September 20-24, and begin to make your travel plans. For those whose vacation in cludes a trip to Europe may we urge that consideration be given to a visit not only of Lourdes but also to the Pavilion of the Holy See and Universal Catho licism at the Brussels Fair. When the gates of Civitas Dei the Vatican exhibit, opened on April 17 visitors saw a dy namic presentation of the Church’s great concern for Man and His Happiness, the theme of the fair. Let us beg the intercession of Our Lady, Queen of the World, for the success of these events! MARY H. MAHONEY (Mrs. Robert H.), N. C. W. C. President Chamblee Services For Lori Morton CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Funeral services for Lori Ann Morton were held May 6th at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Rev. John Mulroy officiating. Survivors are Mr. and Mrs. Lou Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Jirsenele, Marshfield, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Morton, Hamilton, Ohis. M. Sgt. Hopfinger Services In Atlanta ATLANTA — Funeral serv ices for M. Sgt. L. W. Hopfinger were held May 1st at St. An thony’s Church. Survivors are his wife; daugh ters, Mrs. Anne Lariscy and_ Miss Mary Lee Hopfinger, both of Atlanta; a son, James W. Hopfinger, also of Atlanta; sis ters, Misses Tillit, Rose and Lydia Hopfinger of St. Louis and Misses Annie and Ella Hop finger of Kansas City, and bro thers, Raymond Hopfinger of St. Louis and Philip and E. G. Hopfinger of Kansas City. 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