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There can be no doubt of the importance to Mollie of her religion; what is in question is how much she is willing to think herself capable of paying back into it. By this I do not mean to present the Jansenist’s frigid face to, the au thor or her heroine, both of whom I take to be uncommonly generous and charming, but 1 do mean to state alarm at this limp resignation to a way of life that, if not definitely evil, is surely morally flabby. The qualified redemption of Miss O’ Connor’s Mollie, unfortunately, scoops up only a negligible bucket from the sea of tepid swill which is the world she too unprotestingly accepts. A DICTIONARY OF SAINTS, compiled by Donald Attwater, Kenedy, $3.95. (Reviewed by Rev. John Schroder, S.J.) Based on Butler’s Lives of ihe Saints, this book contains a brief but accurate introduction to 2,500 saints and beati. The sketches are brief, like a ‘‘who’s who,” and therein lies the book’s GRAY OPTICAL CO. FRAMES & LENSES FITTED COMPLETE $7.95 16 Edgewood, N. E. 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HOPE SCHOOL ROCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GARDEN HILLS SCHOOL CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL JUNIOR LEAGUE SCHOOL OF SPEECH first merit One need not wade through a jungle of facts to learn who was St. Paphnutius, for instance, and what he did. The book is also accurate, treat ing hagiography with the criti cal eye of the Bollandists (that select group of European Jesuits whose life work is the separa tion of fiction from fact in the lives of the saints). The complier consulted their work in writing his dictionary. A typical ex ample is his treatment of my Confirmation patrion, St. Pan- eras: “There is no reliable in formation about this St. Pan- eras, who gave his name to a church and so to a borough and railway station in London. The well-known story of the boy-martyr is a fabrication, but a martyr called Pancras was certainly buried in the cemetery of Calepodius in Rome.” ORDER AND HISTORY, Vol. II, “The World of the Polis,” Eric Voegelin, Louisiana State University Press, $6.00. (Reviewed by Flannery O’Connor) In the first volume of Order and History, Eric Voegelin trac ed the problems of order in Isra el from its beginnings with the chosen people through to its climatic symbols of the Suffer ing Servant and the exodus of Israel from its concrete self. In Israel this was never a speculat ive movement; only in Deutero- Isaiah did there appear any thing approaching a theoretical treatment of the problem. In the case of Greek order, treated in this second volume of the study, the movement traced is one from myth to speculation. “. . . the society itself, as well as the course of its order, is constituted in retrospect from its end.” The Greek experience of order comes finally through its articu lation in the symbolic form of philosophy and philosophy aris es as a symbol of universally valid order from the orbit of the Greek city-state. In this volume Voegelin fol lows the Hellenic consciousness of history as it is motivated by the experience of crisis. Where the Israelite consciouness of his tory came about by the experi ence of divine revelation, the Greek came about by the experi ence of disorder forcing an un derstanding of order. Voegelin follows this process in Greek culture from the myths of Ho mer and Hesiod, masterfully an alyzed, through to the history of Thucidydes w h o, following Greek medicine, attempted em piricism. Large sections of this volume wdl interest only Greek science, scholars or professional students of history and political science, but there are other parts, such as those dealing with Homer and Aeschylus, which will be of interest to anyone taking pleas ure in literature. “The World of the Polis” leads to the study of Plato and Aristotle with which the third volume will deal. THE NATURE OF BELIEF, M. C. D’Arcy, S.J., Herder, $3.95. (Reviewed by Flannery O’Connor) This is a new and revised edition of a study first published in 1931, dealing with the proper grounds for certainty in relig ious belief. From a very read able first chapter on the present condition of belief, Father D’ Arcy proceeds to analyze New man’s Grammar of Assent. His critique of Newman’s theories of belief is technical and occupies three chapters of reading that will be difficult for anyone who is not a professional student of philosophy and well-acquainted with Newman. In the second part of the book he examines supernatural faith and its rela tion to desire and love. One chapter. “Empiricism and Cer tainty,” has been added since the 1931 edition, this having been made necessary by those changes in modern thought which have shaken the positivist principle of scientific certainty. Tins is a valuable book for those who have the time to study it but it will not yield itself readi ly to the casual reader. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE MODERN WORLD, by E. E. Y. Hales (Hanover House, $4.50). If, after reading such a book as this, one wonders at the in tensity and the constancy with which the Church has always been opposed, t. h e thoughtful reader may conclude with Hil aire Belloc that “permanent hat red of the Catholic faith ... is inseparable from the existence of the Church on Earth,” that there is an “intense force never absent throughout the centuries; hatred of the Bride . . . and of the Bridegroom — the force which produced Calvary.” Mr. Hales is quite aware of this force, although he does not advert directly to it. His pur pose, he says, has been “to look at the life of the Church, in the last two centuries, as a whole, in order that we may un dertake what it was she was struggling for, what her influ ence was, and w-hy she acted in a certain recognizable way in her social and political rela tions.” A specialist in nineteenth cen tury history, Mr. Hales is known for his earlier books, Pio Nomo and Mazzirsi and the Secret So cieties. He also holds a position with the Ministry of Education in London. In his new book be tells the story of the Church since the French Revolution from three complimentary ap proaches — the European story, the American story, and the doctrinal story, each of which reacts on the other. Beginning with the Ancipnl Regime, he traces the history of the Church through the Revolu tion, the era of Napoleon, and the conflicts that followed in various European states up to 1870 before turning to discuss the Church in America before and after the Irish immigration. He treats skillfully Pius IX’s dealings with Mazzini in Italy, the loss of the Papal States, the Syllabus of Errors, and the Vat ican Council. It is noticable that Mr. Hales is of the opinion that the Church ultimately gained far more than she lost by the separation of Church and State, even in coun tries predominantly vCatholic; yet he keeps a balanced judg ment throughout his book as he repeatedly restates this opinion. Discussing the Syllabus too, he freely admits that “tactically speaking, the issue of the Syl labus was a move whose wis dom may well be doubted,” but he proceeds to clarify the issues at stake and the reasons for the condemnation which “profound ly shocked opinion in France, England, and America, both in side and outside the Church.” In his final chapters, Mr. Harles deals with “American ism.” “Modernism,” the social question and Rerum Novarum, Bismarck’s Kultu.rkampf. and succeeding problems of this cen tury in all parts of the world. Discussions of the pontificates of Pius, XT and Pius XTT. which included the two World Wars, and the increasingly diabolical forces that .continue to threaten the very foundations of the Church and western civilization alike, brins the reader un to the present. The dangers of Com munism have been recognized, Mr. Hales thinks, both by the Church and the free nations, widely enough so that together they “may survive the storm.” His book is exciting reading. His explanations of little under stood events and papal policies are rewarding. His conclusions are thoughtful and thought pro voking. His manner of writing history is skillful and scholar ly, yet never dull or humorless. His book should truly fill a gap in current historical literature, as the book jacket predicts. INTRODUCTION TO WEST ERN PHILOSOPHY, by Russell Coleburt (Sheed & Ward, $4.00). (Reviewed by Rev. John Schroder, S. J.) This is a simple concise ex planation of the evolution of philosophy. It contains the prob lems raised and the solutions given by such pioneers of speculation as Parmenides, Heraclitus, Socrates. Plato and Aristotle. The book has two uses. First it is a clear and easy introduction to philosophy for the neophyte; and, secondly, the college graduate who majored in philosophy and sometimes wishes that he could refresh his philosophic knowledge will find this book the answer to his wish. The subjefct matter is not limited to Hellenic Metaphy sicians. The modern gaints of phylosophy and psychiatry are also interestingly treated. Services For Mrs. Price ATLANTA — Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Melanie N. Price were held January 13th at the Sacred Heart Church, Rev. John Emmerth officiating. Survivors are her husband, Arthur T. Price, New Orleans, La.; daughter, Mrs. H. C. Mack ey, Baltimore, Md.; a son, Dan iel T. Mabel, Metairie, La.; and a brother; Lawrence C. Noenin- ger, Atlanta. FREE ADVICE The man who does nothing himself is never at a loss when it comes to advising others what to do. Story Lady (Continued From Page 4) lots of expressions to make ev erything sound so interesting. She read loud enough for every one- to hear, but she did not shout. She read slowly enough for everyone to understand, but she did not drag the words. Sis ter said that everyone in her class could read well, but even Miss Mumbles and Master Jets agreed that Sister could read the best of all! After that they all tried to read their books ex actly like she did. And do you know, that one day Sister Superior came to visit Iheir room and listen to them read, and she told them that they were the very best readers in the whole school! Question Box (Continued From Page 4) they had heard of similar cases. The custom seems to have some thing to do with a superstition. There is no such custom though, is there? A. There is of course no rul ing or approved practice design ed to discourage mothers from attending the baptisms of their infants. On the contrary, the Church encourages such attend ance whenever possible. For a mother to stay away from the ceremony merely because of a superstition would be wrong. Q. When did Christmas carol ing originate in the United States? A. According to Father Fran cis Weiser’s recently published “Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs,” the first histori cal mention of caroling in America was recorded by Fa ther Bartholomew Vimont, S.J., in an official report on the con dition of the Huron Indian Mis sion. The report is dated October 1, 1645, and is found in the fam ed Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents. Jottings (Continued From Paqe 4) and how only His possession can fully satisfy and fulfil the hu man heart. How glad you should be that the eyes of your soul see past the tinsel and tawdri ness of things too earthly and ephemeral. Hold on to that gift and thank God for it.” Please God, I will and you will, all the days of 1959 is the message of my first column of the year. Trying to correct the faults of one’s acquaintances is no way to retain friendships. 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