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rA«..h 6—1 bib. BuLLiri'iiN, ulluuci 4, MULHERIN LUMBER COMPANY 625 THIRTEENTH STREET AUGUSTA, GA. Colonial SflTUl fill CH Bread FRESH at Your Grocers! COLONIAL BAKING COMPANY AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Our Best Wishes to the Members of the Catholic Laymen’s Association * Richmond Concrete Products Company SUPER BLOCK Ga. R. R. Belt Line Near Mifledgeville Rd. r PA. 2-6678 MEMBER: National Concrete Masonry Association — Georgia Concrete Masonry Association Question Box (Continued from Page Four) or refuse to accept this? The solution lies largely in a con sideration of the more funda mental question of man’s capaci ty to know the natural law, especially in its finer points, without the aid of divine reve lation as interpreted by the Church. OBJECTIVELY SPEAKING, since the natural law is written on man’s heart (cf. Roman II: 14-16), man must be capable of arriving at a knowledge of it by reason alone. But the princi ples, some more patent than others; still others quite ob- secure. The more evident dictates of the natural lav/ (i.e., the Ten Commandments) man can, by reason alone, know sufficiently and correctly. But an adequate and accurate knowledge of the more remote conclusions from the natural law cannot easily be possesed by the generality of men, practically speaking, with out the assistance of divine reve lation and the Church. THERE ARE several reasons for this. One is the fact that the truths of the natural law are suprasensible. Consequently, a clear grasp of them is impos sible without close and detailed metaphysical argumentaion. In such matters, emotional argu ments are as utterly useless as they would be in mathematical computation. Yet the generality of men does not possess the training either in logic or in ethics to be able to develop and understand such scientific reasoning. (This is also true, unfortunately, of a large segment of non-Catholic ministers). ANOTHER REASON why men are most liable to error with regard to their understand ing of the more remote con clusions from the natural law is that such conclusions are dif ficult to accept in the concrete, since they demand self-abnega tion. As a result, men persuade themselves that what they sus pect might be immoral is really not wrong at all, at least not seriously so. Underlying such a persuasion is man’s inclination toward evil, resulting from Original Sin. Because such obstacles im pede man’s reason in his quest for an adequate knowledge of ' the natural law, divine revela tion must be considered as morally necessary in order that, in the words of our Holy Father, Pope Pius XII, “those religious and moral truths which are not of their nature beyond the reach of reason may, also in the pres ent condition of the human race, he known with ease, unweaver ing certitude and without any admixture of error.” BUT THE OFFICIAL cus- . todian of revelation, and the only authoritative interpreter of 1 the natural law, is the Church. In the words of Pope Pius again, both “the natural law written in the heart, and the truths and precepts of supernatural revela tion, Jesus our Redeemer gave to Iiis Church as the moral treasure of humanity in order that she might preach them to all creatures, explain them and hand them on intact and safe guarded from all contamination and error from one generation to another.” To sum up, then. Objectively, the generality of men can, by using reasoning powers, know the natural law and its primary conclusions. Practically speak ing, however, the average man cannot with ease come to an adequate and correct knowledge of the more remote conclusions of the natural law without the guidance of the Church. "IN OUR AGE, writes one modern theologian, “this guid ance seems to be particularly necessary in the matter of arti ficial birth prevention.” The writer could have added euth anasia, direct sterilization of the innocent, and so-called “thera peutic abortion. Theology for The Layman (Continued from Page Four) Persons ever present to our minds. If we invariably spoke of every divine operation upon us as the work of God, or the work of the three Persons, we might come to feel that there was no real distinction between them at all, that Father, Son and Spirit were simply three ways of saying the same thing. % But appropriation is a con stant reminder to us that they are distinct; not only that, it reminds us of the personal cha racter of each — that the Father is Origin, the Son proceeds by the way of Knowledge, the Holy Spirit by the way of Love. 9 Georgians At Belmont BELMONT — Nine Catholic students from Georgia have en rolled at Belmont Abbey Col lege, Belmont, N. C., for the Fall term. Registered as Seniors are Pat rick A. Cusick of Rome; James A. Fogarty and Frank C. Ken nedy of Savannah; and Thomas A. Hennessey and Michael J. O’ Connell of Augusta. Philip J. O’Connor of Augusta is enrolled as a Junior. David J. Bohorfoush is a member of the Sophomore Class and is from Augusta. Enrolled as Freshmen are J. Patrick O’Connor and John H. Trott of Atlanta. Cardinal's Will Names Archdiocese CHIGAGO — The late Cardi nal Samuel Stritch left all but $1,000 of his “known and un known” possessions to the Cath olic Bishop of Chicago. In a sim ply worded last will and testa ment, the Cardinal directed that $1,000 be used as offerings for Masses for the repose of his soul. Patrick J. Ceceri Services In Rome ROME, Ga., — Funeral serv ices for Patrick J. Ceceri were held September 18th with a re quiem mass at St. Mary’s Church, Rev. Patrick J. Connell officiating. Survivors are his wife, one daughter, Pamela Ceceri; one son, Stephen Ceceri; one bro ther, Dominick Ceceri, all of Rome, several nieces and Yiephews. Every Member of Your Family Will Agree . . . There's Nothing Finer Than PIT-COOKED FOR A MEAL OR A SNACK — PERFECT FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES, TOO! Castleberry's Food Co. BARBECUED PORK TENDER CUTS OF PORK. COOKED TO MOUTH-WATERING PERFECTION OVER OVEN PITS OF SMOULDERING OAK COALS. Y Augusta, Georgia ; GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES — From — LILY-TULIP CUP CORPORATION 1550 WRIGHTSBORO ROAD AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Greetings and Best Wishes TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION Our O Nearby Locations Provide Inter-Branch Convience! 1. You can make a deposit at any one, regardless of which has your account. 2. You can make withdrawals at any one, regardless of which has your account. 3. You con make payments at any one, regardless of which has your account. "Your Friendly Hometown Bank Since 1333" & Trust Company • Augusta, Ga. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION