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PHONE 155 CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA <jCedter oLiteieu .5'uneral ^Jf< ome AMBULANCE FLORIST 230 College Street Phone 567 Cedartown, Georgia Cuba's Catholics- ROOK REVIEWS EDITED BY EILEEN HALL 3087 Old Jonesboro Road, Hapeville, Georgia (Continued from Page 2) believe they can press for a showdown. Another reported instance of Church-state conflict involved alleged difficulties concerning the few priests who had served as chaplains with the Castro forces. These priests, reports claimed, had been removed from their posts. This matter was put in its proper perspective when it was learned that Protestant and communist complaints, not the action of rebel leaders, had caused the friction. Actually several chaplains— if the loose arrangement of car ing spiritually for troops and prisoners without appointment or pay gives them that title— are still holding religious serv ices in army barracks. These priests and the rebel command are waiting for the return of Father Guillermo Sardinas, the first priest to join the rebel forces as a chaplain, to regularize the situation. The Protestants pulled their two chaplains out of the Castro forces as soon as the fighting was over, saying that the Cuban army, like the state, should be strictly secular. However, both soldiers and prisoners have in sistently asked for the priests’ services and the rebel command has acceded to their requests. Other requests from Catholic circles have also been granted by Castro. Gambling, for ex ample, while still permitted in the big tourist casinos, now ope rates under strict regulation and heavy taxes on profits go into legitimate charities. Prostitution is likewise being curtailed. Catholic workers have asked for more schools, vocational training, fair wages and similar things. Action in this regard has been postponed but is in the government’s plans for the future. A final Church-state issue concerns the Catholic University of Villanueva, operated by American Augustinian Fathers. Its degrees have been affected by a law which, in an attempt to annul diplomas granted by pro-Batista institutions, has dealt a blow to those given by legitimate colleges and univer sities. Private negotiations are now under way to find a fair means of aiding pro-Castro stu dents who left their classes to fight against Batista and of de claring invalid the degrees of the pro-Batista schools. There are, of course, many internal problems ' testing the energy and endurance of the youthful Castro regime, but Catholic opinion in Cuba holds that the overall result of the revolution has been a return to respect for the natural law, for the dignity of the individual, for justice to the poor, for free dom, honesty and patriotism. In this return to respect for the natural law Catholics see a wide field for their apostolate. Moreover, Castro realizes that his revolution owes much to militant cooperation of Catho lics in all walks of life. He is willing to receive this coopera tion although, while born and educated as a Catholic, he does not practice the Faith. He also knows, Catholic lead ers realize, that as a political leader at a difficult time in a country with a strong secularis- tic past, national unity is a necessary for rebuilding the country. He will therefore avoid any issue which threatens on religious grounds to disrupt such unity. These considerations, Catholic leaders believe, call for their continued support of the Castro regime. They believe that they must contribute to the national reconstruction and their con tributions show the enemies of the Church their strength and watchfulness. If they continue their backing, they say, a Christian atmosphere can be strengthened in Cuba. If they stand-aside, they fear, the Marxists will take over. INTELLECTUAL ROLE STRESSED ATCHISON, Kan., (NC) — Educational theorists should not forget that “the special function of the teacher is to teach”- rather than promote character-building, a Catholic educator said here. As a child grows older “the properly intellectual mission of the school should stand out in ever more emphatic form,” Dr. Vincent E. Smith, professor of philosophy at Notre Dame Uni versity, declared in an address Each issue of this Book Page is confided to the patronage of Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces, with the hope that every read er and every contributor may be specially favored by her and her Divine Son. APPROACH TO PRAYER, by Dom Hubert Van Zeller, O.S.B., Sheed & Ward, $2.50. (Reviewed by Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara) A book, enlightening and challenging and comforting, to be read slowly and reflectively or not at all, because its values are too precious to be squan dered on the careless reader. The challenge and the compli ment, which our composite na ture holds for us, are confirmed by common sense and delineated by Moses in the inspired words of Genesis, find in the Approach to Prayer their implementation and attainment. Reading re flectively this book is like ex periencing a high romance and as its development unfolds there is the feeling how full might have been the years had only its contents been known sooner. From it one under stands better the omnipresence of God, the indwelling of Christ, and the comforting consonance of God’s will. Dom Hubert with an inimitable style and a pene trating insight has demonstrat ed in the Approach to Prayer how to live and live abundant ly. VIRTUES ON PARADE, by Rev. John F. Murphy, Bruce, $2.95. (Reviewed by Margot Atwood) Here is a parade indeed. Vir tues appear in all their splen dor, bright, positive givers of joy, rather than distasteful, un attainable things. Ip his explanatory word, Fa ther Murphy sounds his key- at St. Benedict’s College. Dr. Smith conceded, however, that with the very young child the teacher must act as “a kind of f o s t e r-mother, providing many non-aeademic instru ments. that ease the transition from the home to the school.” note: “No matter how we fight against it, we are made to be good. The saints are always the happiest people. They prove that virtue is its own reward.” The author follows the class ical order of St. Thomas, cov ering the virtues (good habits) needed in a large variety of man’s activities. No attempt is made to add to this great work, of course, but only to simplify it in its contemporary applica tion. Interest is sustained by provocative how-to titles, e.g., “How to By-Pass Purgatory,” and by challenging opening paragraphs. Humorous applica tions to everyday situations are generously sprinkled through each brief essay or chapter. This small volume will be enjoyed by those who are seek ing the true formula for hap piness, as well as by those who find deeper spiritual reading tedious. Virtues on Parade is light and penetrating, yet al ways practical. GO WITH GOD, by Jim Bish op, McGraw-Hill, $5.00. (Reviewed by Cecelia L. Hines) Jim Bishop is a Catholic writer whose remarkable career as journalist-author-editor-pub lisher includes newspapers, mag azines, books and feature syn dicates. Author of The Day Christ Died, The Day Lincoln Was Shot, and five previous books, Mr. Bishop at 50 is na tionally syndicated as a column ist. But Mr. Bishop, like most of our top-drawer American writ ers, is not well known in Cath olic reading circles. He, like the others, has made his repu tation outside the field of Cath olic periodicals. Jim Bishop was working on a collection of his own favorite prayers when his wife died. So, in his grief and sorrow, he ex tended the book to a collection of prayers from many sources and for many needs. Many of his own prayers were to the Virgin of Guadalupe. He tells us he was sent to Mexico by a magazine editor to write about her and, after much re search, decided the evidence SAVANNAH, GEORGIA * The Ideal Catholic Camp BOYS AND GIRLS — SIX TO SEVENTEEN BOATING — SWIMMING — RED CROSS SWIMMING INSTRUCTIONS —ALL SPORTS — AIR RlFLERY — ARTS AND CRAFTS -- DRAMATICS MOVIES — CAMP FIRES SISTERS — SEMINARIANS — MATURE STAFF — RESIDENT PRIEST DIRECTOR — ALL NEW FACILITIES — DIS COUNTS TO FAMILY GROUPS. All Inclusive Fee $30 per Week One, two or three week registrations accepted. THREE EXCITING WEEKS July 19-July 25 (Visit of the King of Siam) July 26-August 1 (Water Pageant) August 2-August 8 (Kangaroo Court) WRITE OR CALL: FATHER COLEMAN, P. O. BOX 1560, SAVANNAH, GA. PHONE ADAMS 4-0601 SPACE IS LIMITED - REGISTER NOW! THE BULLETIN, April IS, 1959—PAGE 7 was in favor of the apparition. It became his habit, once a day, to ask her protection for his family. The pages which fol low describe the Virgin of Gua dalupe and would do credit to the most inspired and gifted hagiographer. The prayers which make up the remainder of the book are from all lands, all faiths, all manner of men and for all man ner of intentions. For prayer is a universal means of com munication. It is the great level- er. In Jim Bishop’s words, “It is as important to the powerful people of the world as it is to the blind beggar. A rich man cannot show his bankbook to God, he can show only what the poor man does — his heart.” HOLMES CLOTHING COMPANY Established 1895 FINEST IN MEN'S WEAR "There's No Place Like Holmes" CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA THE ii /BOX /jewel Your Friendly Jeweler William R. Pardue, Secretary-Treasurer 425 N. MAIN STREET CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA The Cedartown Standard PUBLISHED BY SOUTHERN NEWSPAPERS. 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