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THE SAINTS AND OUR
CHILDREN, by Mary Reed
Newland (Kenedy, $3.95).
(Reviewed by Margot Atwood)
“Parents must spend them
selves teaching their children
about God,” says author Mary
Reed Newland. Her latest book
is a valuable asset in that task.
It goes far beyond a mere col
lection of lives of the saints. By
examining the training and
teaching given by the parents
of such saints as John Bosco,
Dominic Savio, Therese of Lix-
ieux, Maria Goretti, and Berna
dette Soubirous, valuable les
sons in faith, obedience, humil
ity, chastity and self-control are
taught. Excellent discussions on
such everyday parent-child
problems as the following, are
included:. fighting or bullying
(how to help both sides), popu
larity and nonconformity, sex
education, dirty stories, safe
guards of purity, specific self-
denial for the building of cha
racter in youth. Workable sug
gestions are offered.
Direct advice from St. John
Bosco, St. Thomas More, Bless
ed Claude de la Colombiere,
Sister Josef a Menedez, is as
timely as if written today. Il
lustrations of such virtues as
patience, modesty, love of God
and neighbor are found in small
stories about St. Catherine of
Siena, St. Philip Neri, Sts. Per-
petua and Felicitas. Twenty sto
ries of saints, to be memorized
and used by parents to stress
particular virtues, make up the
last chapter of the book.
This is a book for “parents
who care passionately about the
want to send them “on a glorious
adventure with God.” That the
author is herself a mother of
seven explains the helpfulness
and wisdom of this 211-page
volume.
PATTERNS IN COMPARA
TIVE RELIGION, by Mircea
Eliade (Sheed & Ward, $6.50).
(Reviewed by Flannery
O’Connor)
This book describes various
religious hierophanies — rite,
myth, cosmogony, god — in re
lation to and as a manifestation
of the mental world of those
who believed in them. These
hierophanies are in general ali
en to the Judeo-Christian re
ligious life and, as the author
points out, largely appear as
aberrations to us; but one ob
ject of this study is to get away
from prejudices of the lecture
room and instead of considering
these beliefs as pantheism, fet
ishism, infantilism and so on,
to help the reader understand
the meaning of the sacred in
primitive cultures. “That the
dialectic of hierophanies of the
manifestation of the sacred in
material things should be an
object for even such complex
theology as that of the Middle
Ages serves to prove that it re
mains the cardinal problem of
any religion. One might even
say that all hierophanies are
simply prefigurations of the mi
racles of the Incarnation, that
every hierophany is an abortive
attempt to reveal the mystery of
the coming together of God and
man.” This is reason enough to
make this kind of study valu
able.
WHAT EVERY BRIDE AND
GROOM SHOULD KNOW, by
Rev. Harold A. Buetow (Bruce,
75c).
“This book is intended for the
use of anyone interested in the
Christian concept of marriage,”
says Father Buetow in his fore
word, which is dated Feast of
St. Valentine, 1958, a most ap
propriate patronal feast. It is a
book one reads and wishes to
give to all young lovers, married
or about to be married.
The book, the author contin
ues, “will probably be of great
est use to those contemplating
Catholic marriage in the near
future. For a non-Catholic party
to a Catholic marriage, it will
serve as an introduction to the
teachings of the Church on the
subject. It will help deepen a
Catholic’s understanding of the
matter . .
In sixty pages, the attractive
little paperback book contains
concise and interestingly pre
sented instructions on the sub
ject, which should be helpful
not only to prospective brides
and grooms but also to those
who have celebrated many an
niversaries of their wedding
day. The author makes free use
of the beautiful passages from
the nuptial Mass and the litur
gy of the marriage ceremony,
inspired words which never fail
to thrill and encourage, no mat
ter how often they are re-read
or heard. He also includes perti
nent quotations from scripture
and from papal pronounce
ments on marriage.
The book’s three chapters fol
low the three divisions mention
ed in the marriage canon: the
nature of marriage; mutual ob
ligations of husband and wife;
and. parents’ obligations to chil
dren. The final seven pages con
tain a “self-rating scale for
Catholic parents,” a “marriage
quiz.” and a list of “suggestions
for further reading.”
WITNESS OF THE LIGHT,
by Katherine Burton (Long
mans, Green, $4.00).
(Reviewed by Cecilia L. Hines)
The prolific and tireless Kath-
rine Burton has added to her
long list of biographies about
Catholic personages with a book
on the life of Pius XII. It will
certainly find an admiring au
dience. Mrs. Burton has a very
pleasant narrative style and
makes the best use of dramatic
crises combined with vivid an
ecdotes; a practice which arous
es the interest of a group of
readers that a more definitive
writer fails to reach.
Mrs. Burton has not attempt
ed to cover the many achieve
ments of the present Holy Fa
ther; rather she has concentrat
ed on his heroic and continuous
struggle for peace in a troubled
world. She brings out this pro-
nrinant part in the experiences
of the modern Church; in war,
in Germany, in his personal con
tacts with the American pub
lic, in his reform of canon law,
souls of their children” and who
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CARDINAL'S
HAT RAISED
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CHICAGO, 111., (NC) — The
red hat of the late Cardinal
Samuel Stritch was raised to
the ceiling of Holy Name Cathe
dral here to hang there until it
disintegrates.
This traditional practice was
followed by a Pontifical Mass
to mark the expiration of one
month since the death of Car
dinal Stritch in Rome.
In modern times it is used
only twice, when the Cardinal
is elevated to that rank and
when the hat is placed at the
foot of the cardinal’s casket at
death.
Mass Marks
Cardinal's Deafh
ROME, (Radio, NC) — A Sol
emn Requiem Mass was offered
as a month’s mind for Cardinal
Samuel Stritch in the Basilica
of St. Agnes-outside-the-walls,
his old titular church.
The Mass, attended by many
of the American clergy resident
in Rome, took place at the
initiative of Archbishop Luigi
Traglia, Vice-regent of Rome,
and the Canons Regular of the
Lateran who staff the Basilica
of St. Agnes.
Cardinal Stritch, Archbishop
of Chicago for 18 years, died
here May 27, a month after
arriving to take up his post as
Pro-Prefect of the Sacred Con
gregation for the Propagation of
the Faith.
NAME NEW
PRESIDENT
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., (NC)—
Appointment of Father Richard
H. Sullivan, C. S. C., as presi
dent of Stonehill College, North
Easton, Mass., was announced
here by Father George S. Prizio,
C. S. C., eastern provincial of
the Holy Cross Fathers.
107th Birthday
KAMOURASKA, Que.,
(NC) —- A recipe for a long
and happy life — sobriety, tem
perance in food and early to
bed — was given here by Mrs.
Elzear Morin — and she should
know. “The grand old lady of
Quebec” will be 107 on July 12.
Living with her nephew,
Thomas Pelletier, Mrs. Morin is
in good health, has excellent
hearing and eyesight, and gets
about without the aid of a cane.
She spends her days sewing,
reciting the Rosary and carry
ing on correspondence with her
family and friends.
Many tourists in this dis
trict call on her and listen as
she recalls her full life and
stories about her historic parish.
Plan Monastery
MONTREAL, Que. (NC) — A
new monastery is being plan
ned in Montreal by the Domin
icans with accommodations for
120 seminarians.
- Situated near the University
of Montreal, it will include a
conference hall, a library, and
various offices which will per
mit the Dominicans to be at the
call of students. It also will
house the school of pastoral
work and preaching, which will
be open to the diocesan clergy,
members of other religious
communities, and members of
the laity.
Annexed to the monastery
will be a church. The Provin
cial of the Dominicans also will
have his quarters at the mon
astery.
Family Honored
ST. JEROME, Que., (NC) —
Bishop Emilien Fernette of St.
Jerome has awarded the gold
medal of diocesan merit to the
family of Mr. and Mrs. George
Allaire of St. Jerome. Three
sons are priests, one son is a
seminarian and two daughters
are nuns.
UNIVERSITY ^
ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENTS
NOTRE DAME. Ind., (NO—
The appointment of a religious
superior and two vice presidents
at the University of Notre Dame
was announced here by Father
Theodore J. Mehling, C. S. C.,
Provincial Superior of the Holy
Cross Fathers. (
Father Richard Grimm,
C. S. C., was named superior
of the Holy Cross priests and
Brothers associated with the
university. He succeeds Father
Theodore M. Hesburgh, C. S. C.,
whose term as superior was
limited to six years by canon
law. Father Hesburgh was re
appointed Notre Dame presi
dent last April.
Nuns Superior
General Visits
President
WASHINGTON, (NC) — The
Superior General of the Daugh
ters of Charity of St. Vincent de
Paul and three other members
of the community visited Pres
ident Eisenhower and gave him
a wedding anniversary gift.
Mother Francine Marie Lepi-
card, international head of the
community, presented the Pres
ident with a painting of the
head of Christ for himself and
Mrs. Eisenhower on their 42nd
wedding anniversary.
Mother Lepicard was accom
panied by Sister Isabel, Emmits-
burg, Md., Provincial Superior
of the community, Sister Elea
nor, administrator of Provi
dence Hospital here, and Sister
Margaret, a member of the fac
ulty of St. Joseph’s College, Em-
mitsburg.
Negro Priest Sings
First Solemn Mass
ABBEVILLE, La., (NC) — Fa
ther John Fisher Robinson,
S.V.D., fourth Negro priest to
be ordained from Our Lady of
Lourdes parish in Abbeville
within the past seven years, of
fered his first Solemn Mass in
St. Mary Magdalen church
here. His parish church was too
small to accomodate parishion
ers and friends who wished to
attend the ceremony.
Observers Wonder If Peking,
Feeling Its Strength In Red
World, Is Pressuring Moscow
By J. J. Gilbert
WASHINGTON —■ Commun
ist China is rising ominously on
the horizon once more.
The question of that country
being recognized by the United
States and admitted to the Unit
ed Nations is recurring again.
There is also the somewhat new
suggestion that Red China is
proving to be a Frankenstein
monster to its creator, Soviet
Russia.
The matter of recognition for
Red China has been revived in
several quarters. Some observers
have predicted that Premier
Charles De Gaulle of France
will recognize the Peking re
gime. President Carlos P. Gar :
cia of the Phillippines, on a visit
to this country, said during a
television show that his country
would not recognize communist
China even if the U. S. were to
do so. Gen. Claire Lee Chen-
nault, of Flying Tiger fame, told
the Congressional committee
that “it would mean the taking
over of all the Far East by the
communists,” if Red China were
recognized by this country and
but does not center much atten
tion on his enrichments of the
inner life of the Church through
his doctrinal, liturgical and mor
al teachings. These latter are the
qualities which have made his
leadership phenominal in the
modern world. Men listen to
what Pius has to say on any
subject.
Witness of the Light is a good
choice for the general public. It
will make the reader deeply
conscious of the lovable quali
ties so noticeable in all the Holy
Father’s contacts. We are faced
with the fact that this is pri
marily a human interest story,
concerned with the Pope’s fami
ly circle, his training for the
priesthood, the development of
his diplomatic skill. For that
reason it is a good addition to
the long list of biographies (Mrs.
Burton lists eleven in her bibli
ography) written about Pius
XII.
admitted to the UN.
There are always those in this
country who favor recognition
of the Peking regime, and they
may be expected to become vo
cal again.
The matter of Red China’s ris
ing influence in its relations
with Red Russia is not new, but
it has been given a new twist,
and perhaps a grave new im
portance, by the recent execu
tion of Imre Nagy and others
for their part in the Hungarian
freedom attempt of October,
1956.
One theory, which seems to
have originated abroad, but
which has been widely circulat
ed here, is that the Chinese Reds
forced the execution of the Hun
garian patriots.
It is argued that Red China
is in a belligerent mood and is
convinced that aggressive mea
sures, even war, best serve to
spread communism. Thus, as a
matter of policy and because -it
must rely on Soviet military
might, Red China does not want
to see any reduction of Russian
armaments. For this reason, it
was determined to scuttle all
possibility of a “summit” con
ference, lest this might lead to
even a minor cut in Soviet arms.
The theory further has it that
Peking insisted upon the exe
cution of the Hungarian leaders,
knowing this would make a
“summit” meeting impossible,
and at the same time serve as a
warning to Poland and Yugo
slavia.
Whether or not this theory
holds water, no one here can say
positively. There are those who
contend that the Chinese need
not have gone to all this trouble,
because Moscow did not want a
“summit” meeting, only the pro
paganda advantage of propos
ing one.
But Nagy and the others were
executed, and this fact, coupled
with the theory, provokes some
disturbing thoughts.
Red China has begun to show
truculence again. Some of its
rulers have been quoted as say
ing China has a population of
600 million and could lose 300
million in a war and still have
300 million left. Some observers
wonder if she might risk an at
tack in Formosa while in this
mood. If this were to happen,
no one could predict what the
end might be.
And, if Moscow did not yield
to Red Chinese pressure in the
execution of the Hungarians,
could it withstand pressure from
Peking in some future case? It
would be a mortal blow to Sov
iet Russian imperialism if Red
China were to break away from
Moscow. It would probably lead
to wholesale defections among
the European satellites.
The present danger, however,
does not seem to be that Pe
king will go in for a sort of na
tionalist communism,” inde
pendent of Russia since it has
criticized Yugoslavia for this. It
would rather seem to be that
China would stay close to. but
dominate Russia. Some believe
it is growing so strong that it
could bring back “Stalinism”
and all that it means, and call a
great many turns in Soviet Rus
sia.
Red China may not be ready
yet for a test of strength with
Russia, but it is not hesitating to
use shouldering tactics in the
rest of the world. Her upsurg-
ence holds no happy prospects
for the Free World.
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Theology for
The Layman
(Continued From Page Four)
person could not exist without
the nature, but some distinction
there seems to be -— the person
possesses the nature, not vice
versa. We say “my nature,” not
“nature’s me.”
Further we see that person
and nature answer two different
questions. If we are aware (in
a bad light, say) but there is
something in the room, we ask
“What is it?” If we can see that
it is a human being, but cannot
distinguish the features, we ask
“Who is it?” “What” asks about
the nature, “who” asks about
the person.
There is another distinction
which calls for no special phi
losophical training to see. My
nature decides wliat I can do. I
can raise my hand, for instance,
because that action goes with
human nature; I can eat, laugh,
sleep, think, because each of
these actions goes with human
nature. I cannot lay an egg, be
cause that goes with bird na
ture: if I bite a man, I do not
poison him, because that goes
with snake nature; I cannot live
under water, because that goes
with fish nature. But though it
is my nature which decides
what actions are possible to me.
I do them, I the person; nature
is the source of our operations,
person does them.
Applying this beginning of
light to the being of God, we
can say that there is but one
divine Nature, one answer to
the question What is God, one
source of the divine operations.
But that there are three who
totally possess that one nature.
To the question “Who are you?”
each of the three would give
His own answer, Father or Son
or Holy Spirit. But to the ques
tion “What are you?” each
could but answer God, because
each totally possesses the one
same divine nature, and nature
decides what a being is.
Because each possesses the di
vine nature, each can do all that
goes with being God. Because
each is God, there is no inequal
ity, either in being or operation.
It is necessary here to be ac
curate, upon two points espe
cially.
First, the three Persons do not
share the divine Nature; it is
utterly simple and cannot be
divided up; it can be possessed
only in its totality.
Second, the three Persons are
distinct, but not separate. They
are distinct, because each is
Himself; but they cannot be
separated, for each is what He
is solely by possessing the one
same nature; apart form that
one nature, no one of the per
sons could exist at all.
At first, all this may seem dry
and unrewarding. But only at
first. The rewards for persist
ence are immense.
Secs TV Dream
World Af Fault
LOS ANGELES, (NC)—Many
marriages fail because young
couples live in a dream world
based on television concepts of
matrimony, Father John J. Ward
of the Los Angeles archdiocesan
Marriage Tribunal asserted here.
Father Ward addressed more
than 200 couples, members of
the Christian Family Movement,
who were attending an arch
diocesan Conference for Happier
Families.
As one example of what he
meant, Father Ward cited a TV
program in which the couple
“have a nice apartment, never
seem to work, have no children,
but keep a dog... ”
The sure way to continue go
ing up hill is to stay on the
level.
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