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THE LORD OF HISTORY, by Jean Danielou, S. J., Regnery, $5.00. (Reviewed By Elizabeth Hester) In our time one of the dragons the St. Georges of theology must be forever ramming a sword into is the so-calltd cyclical theory of history. Ar nold Toynbee is a parent of one such dragon. The cyclical theory, to employ a rough generaliza tion of all its variations, pro poses that the events of history repeat themselves in an endless and usually meaningless tread mill. This argument can be pre sented with infinite cleverness in crushing columes ...and has been. It has provoked such monumental responses as Eric Vogelin’s scholarly six-volume Order and Hisiory, in which it is demonstrated that history, far from being a meaningless cycle of endlessly recurring events, is an unfolding of reve lation, culminating in the unique historical event of the Incar nation. From the Christian’s view, the Incarnation is the climax of all history, and since that time ‘the end is now!. From that time to the Judge ment, the meaning of history is all in preparation for the second coming. The Lord of History is a col lection of essays and lectures in what is Father Danielou’s one- volume dragon killer. It should be said that the temper of Fa ther Danielou’s steel is of such qualitv that he can kill more dragons with one volume than most men can do with twenty. This hook is not a history, emphasizing, rather, the mean ing of history. It is divided into three sections. The first refutes several sophisticated contempor ary arguments against the capa city of Christianity to function vitally in the world of today and tomorrow. The second brief ly describes the high points of history, past and present, strict ly from a theological view. The third is a definition of the Christian in his historical func tion. It is all excellent reading. — • :: V THE IMAGE INDUSTRIES, by William Lynch, S.J., Sheed & Ward, $3.50. (Reviewed by Flamery O’Connor) Father Lynch’s thesis in this fine book is that the trash put out by the mass media indus tries is causing the American imagination to rot and that this is as dangerous for the life of the nation as any of the exter nal threats to our security. Fed continuously on a diet of fan tasy which is not recognized as such, the American will even tually find his life ordered on a basis of unreality that can de stroy the moral fiber of the na tion. It is Father Lynch’s conten tion that in trying to halt this condition we must have the co operation of artist and theolo gian, that these two are natural allies. In the last few decades, particularly from Catholic cir cles, the moral theologian, act ing as censor, has been heard from and usually to the detri ment of future cooperation with the artist. Fr. Lynch feels that action from the censor will be called for only occasionally, that he must concern himself with what is good workmanship and that he must provide a theolo gy of creativity. “The matter of style is a great theological ques tion, but the theologian, the moralist, and the censor will recognize that it is not their competence, hut the competence of art, to destroy the phony, to laugh it out of court, and to cre ate the true. Our task is to en courage them, to raise them up among us, and on our knees beg them to accomplish this task:, the task of reality against fantasy.” THE GOSPEL STORY, by Ronald Knox and Ronald Cox, Sheed & Ward. $4.50. (Reviewed by Elizabeth Hester) Father Ronald Cox has taken Monsignor Knox’s translation of the four Gospels and woven it into one chronologically con tinuous narrative. Running on the ,right pages of the. hook are Father Cox’s parallel explana tions of the Gospel texts, all of which are run on the left pages. This is an interesting experi ment which, as a whole, I take Weekly Calendar Of Feast Days (N.C.W.C. News Service) SUNDAY, August 9 — Or dinarily the feast of St. John Mary Viannev, Confessor, is ob served on this day. However, this year, the centenary of his death, his feast was moved to August 8 by snecial direction of His Holiness Pope John XXIII. Popularly known as the Cure of Ars. St. John Viannev was born at Dardilly. near Lyons, France, in 1789 and was a 19-year-old farmhand when he began studies for the nriesthood. He comnleted his studies with much difficulty and was assigned to Ars as nar- ish priest. There he worked the rest of his life. His confessional was thronged with all classes of persons, who came from far and wide. During the last 10 years of his life he spent 16 to 18 hours a day hearing confessions. He died in 1859, was canonized in 1926 1959 Our Thirty-third Anniversary 110 ATLANTA STREET MARIETTA, GEORGIA 1925; and was declared patron of parish priests in 1929. MONDAY, August 10—St. Laurence of Rome, Martyr. He was born at Huesca Aragon, Spain, and with his family came to Rome, where he joined the clergy and became one of the seven deacons of the city under Pope St. Sixtus II. In 258, three days after the martyrdom of Pope St. Sixtus, he was put to death by being roasted alive on a gridiron. TUESDAY, August U—SS. Tiburtius and Susanna, Martyrs. St. Tiburtius was the son of a high official of the Rome Im perial Court and was beheaded for the Faith in 288. St. Susanna, said to have been a niece of Pope St. Caius, was martyred during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in 295 for refusing to marry the emperor’s son, a pagan. WEDNESDAY, August 12— St. Clare Virgin. She was born at Assisi in 1193. At the age of 18, drawn by the preachings of St. Francis of Assisi, she ran away from home and took the veil of sisterhood from St. Fran c’s, She founded the Poor Clares, governed the community for 40 year, and was consulted bv nones, cardinals and bishops. She d ; ed in 1253 and was canon ized two vears later. THURSDAY, August 13—SS. Hinnolytus and Companions, Martyrs. St. Hippolvtus Was put to death for the F n ’th bv being torn to nieces hv wild horses in the third centurv. After his death, his purse Concordia, and 19 o+her Christians were be headed. FRTD/VY. August 14—St. Eusebius, Confessor. He was a Roman priest sometimes hon ored as a martvr. During the Ar ; an troubles. about 257. at the order of Emperor Constantius, he was imprisoned by being shut up in a room in his own house. He died after spending seven months in constant prayer in the room-prison. SATURDAY. August 15—The Assumption of the Blessed Vir gin Mary. This feast, a holv day of obligation in the United States, commemorates the tak ing up, soul and body, of the Blessed Virgin into heaven after her death VATICAN CITY, (NC)—Pur ity, modesty, manners, courtesy, kindness and humility are the virtues which His Holiness Pope John XXIII has listed as necessary for priests who work with youth. The Pope told an audience of priest assistants of Italian Cath olic Action’s young women’s groups that they must draw their inspiration from Christ. In the light of Christ, the priest stands out clearly and his most characteristic virtues are re vealed, he said. “Purity above all, then mod esty, manners, courtesy, kind ness and humility which is in dispensable to overcome every form of intolerance and pride surrounding him,” are the great virtues needed by priests work ing in the field of the aposto- late, the Pope said. He said the priest assistant is esteemed in terms of his “evangelistic life.” and he is judged by the way he over comes the possible harshness of his character and according to his capability or remaining al ways calm and collected in ex ercising his duties. The Pope said it is not the priest’s “specific duty to occu py himself with or waste his ef forts on the pettiness and inter ests of material life.” However, the Pope noted that by the na ture of his job the priest must be aware of differences in the social classes and the problems to he a success. Sheed & Ward is to be commended for the format of this hook, and most particularly for the unusual and highly effective jacket. This is one of the rare instances where the appearance of the book itself nicely conditions the eye to the content. Monsignor Knox was a man of his time, or that is to say, a humanist. His suave urbane translation of the Bible reflects this. Beyond the accident of his humanism, it is also generally known that his phrasing was slanted to allow for the realities of English; thus, when a literal translation of the original re sulted in an awkward peculiari ty of English, Monsignor Knox made allowable adjustments. The result is a highly readable text, though some, as I do, may miss the sterner stiffer quality of the Douay version. Father Cox’s explanations are useful, interesting, and appear to be backed by sound scholar ship. His text was originally prepared for a group of New Zealand youngsters, and occa sionally a bit of phrasing pops up that smacks of the kind of cuteness adults sometimes in dulge in to charm children. Ex cept for these small and rare instances, Father Cox’s text is a pleasure to read. facing many in the daily task of living. It is obvious that for priestly assistants “such circumstances represent an invitation and a duty to give these matters his special attention,” the Pope said. ‘Censored’ Bishop Carlos Borge, (above) of Managua, Nicaragua, was the victim of government cen sors, when he wrote an article for the editorial page of La Prensa, independent daily pa per. The bishop had criticized persons who use the word “communism” for everything contrary to their interests. ■"VC Photos) BEST WISHES DOWNTOWN CAFE MARIETTA, GA. 1915 ROSWELL RD. PHONE 7-4211 MARIETTA, GA. HAY FUNERAL HOME OXYGEN EQUIPPED AMBULANCE SERVICE 1918 ROSWELL STREET MARIETTA, GEORGIA TELEPHONE 8-8681 OR 8-1016 Robert W. (Bob) Hay ★ Completely Air Conditioned Marietta Commerdal Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 804 ROSWELL ST. PHONE 7-3761 MARIETTA, GEORGIA —" t.