Bulletin (Monroe, Ga.) 1958-1962, August 22, 1959, Image 7

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    THE BULLETIN. August 22, 1959—PAGE 7
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BOOK REVIEWS
EDITED BY EILEEN HALL
3087 Old Jonesboro Hoad, Hapeville, Georgia
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.
A STRANGER AT WOUR
DOOR, by John J. Powell, S.J.,
Bruce, $2.50.
(Reviewed by Cecilia L. Hines)
This small book of only 120
pages deals with two themes —
the divinity of Christ and the
divine authority of His Church.
Realities such as these need
profound consideration for
their presentation to permeate
the mind of the man who will
be generally successful. For
readers who obiect to Father
Powell’s method on that ac
count, there are other works
readily available.
Father Powell believes tbal
in order to accept or reject
Christ, today’s readers must
learn these truths from lang
uage geared to his use and un
derstanding, regardless of time
or place. So, in short and pithy
sentences directed to persons of
various lands and customs, the
author poses the age-long ques
tion of the Christ who knocks
at the door of every heart to
ask each one, “Who do you
think I am?”
In-following chapters the au
thor presents Christ’s claim to
divinity as foretold in the Old
Testament and the proof of that
claim as contained in his mes
sage to John the Baptist, in his
statement to the Samaritan wo
man and in all his teaching
during his public life. The last
two chapters contain the valid
reasons the Catholic has for
holding his faith and resting
confident that he possesses
truth and certitude.
The person who lives by these
truths will find his faith
strengthened and refreshed by
such meditations — they an
swer his constant need. The
man who has not given consid
eration to the vital question,
“Who am I?” may find a stim
ulant to help him make what
might well be the most import
ant decision of his life.
It is interesting to observe
that the annroach at the begin
ning of this book is never lost
sight of — the attempt at pro
voking thought to lead the read
er to his own conclusions. The
author imposes 'no decision. Af
ter all, assent or refusal belongs
to the individual.
THE WORLD TO COME, by
R. W. Gleason, S. J., Sheed &
Ward. $3.00.
(Reviewed by Flannery
O'Connor)
This is an excellent and need
ed book on the after-life and one
which should serve as an anti
dote to much popular preaching
on the subject. Medieval thought
on the world to come was con
cerned with the elaboration of
a theology of the states after
death and at times, as the au
thor points out, devoted atten
tion to questions more curious
than decisive. In the 16th cen
tury, the emphasis took on the
polemic and apologetic tone of
the times, made necessary by
the Counter-Reformation.
In modern times, the theo
logian is interested in the idea
of death on more speculative
grounds. He wishes to use all
the intellectual discoveries of
contemporary thought, regard
less of their source, to illuminate
the subject for modern man
v/hose concerns are increasingly
existential and personalistic
rather than curious or apolo
getic. Father Gleason succeeds
admirably in doing this, parti
cularly in his chapters on Hell,
Redemptive Suffering, and the
Resurrection.
The treatment of Purgatory is
especially illuminating. “The
medieval mind, avid as it was of
mystical visions and particular
ly preoccupied with the state
of the dead, was over-rich in
‘revelations’ concerning purga
tory. These details descriptions,
which create horror in the mod
ern mind, are not to be taken
as Christian doctrine. “Father
Gleason presents Purgatory as
a possibility for interior develop
ment. This book will be wel
comed by anyone who feels the
need of a fresh intellectual ap
proach to the subject.
FAITH AND UNDERSTAND
ING IN AMERICA, by G. Wei
gel, S.J., Macmillan, $3.75.
(Reviewed by Flannery
O’Connor)
The Catholic who wishes to
understand the intellectual
problems of his time cannot af
ford to be ignorant of modern
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Protestant theology, which only
in specific cases, bears much re
semblance to the doctrines of
the original reformers. Increas
ingly what is happening to Pro
testant thought is of concern to
Catholics and some of the best
and (with obvious limitations,
most sympathetic) commenta
ries available on the subject are
by Catholics, such as Fathers
Weigel, D’Arcy, and Tavard.
In Faith and Understanding
in America Father Weigel takes
advantage of the growing pos
sibility of communication be
tween Catholics and Protes
tants in this country to point
out some of the problems, limits
and advantages of Catholic par
ticipation in ecumenical move
ments. His discussion of the
split in Protestant theology
ranges from a consideration of
the truly great writings of
Barth to the popular absurdities
of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
(“Prayerize, Picturize, Actual
ize!”). He points out that Cath
olics, while neither fundamen
talists nor liberals are doctrin-
ally closer to Protestant funda
mentals than to those liberal
Protestant theologians who
have created a naturalistic eth
ical culture humanism and la
beled it Christianity. This, al
though Father Weigel does not
mention it, is of particular in
terest to the Catholic in the
South when he considers his
possible contribution to South
ern life in the future. It is an
embarrassment to our funda
mentalist neighbors to realize
that they are doctrinally nearer
their traditional enemy, the
Church of Rome, than they are
to modern Protestantism. The
day may come when Catholics
will be the ones who maintain
the spiritual traditions of the
South.
Father Weigel’s book should
he given careful attention by
all of us.
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ATLANTA — Ruth Evelyn
Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Weyman Holland Scott of Nor-
cross and James Delaney, Jr.,
son of Mrs. Ester Delaney of
Keyport, N. J., and the late
James Delaney were married
August 8th at the Cathedral of
Christ the King, Rev. Alan Dill-
man officiating.
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ATLANTA — Sarah Cathe
rine Peacock, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Allen Peacock,
and Roy Eugene DeLafosse, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. De
Lafosse of Grapeland, Texas
were married August 8th at the
Sacred Heart Church, Rev. John
Emmerth officiating.
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Cumberworth, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles M. Cumber-
worth and Charles Crawford
Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
J. Murphy were married with a
Nuptial Mass at the Sacred
Heart Church, Rev. Vincent
Brennan, S.M., officiating.
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CONFERS HONORS ON TWO
BELMONT — A special event
connected with the 53rd annual
graduation of the Mercy School
of Nursing in Charlotte on
Wednesday, August 5, was the
unique honor conferred on the
Reverend Mother Mary Raphael
Doyle, R.S.M., Director of Mer
cy Hospital.
On that occasion, Belmont
Abbey College conferred the
honorary degree Doctor of Hu
mane Letters (L.H.D.) on Mo
ther Raphael to commemorate
her long career of religious pro
fession and Christian service to
the community of Charlotte as
administrator of Mercy Hos
pital.
For 50 years Mother Raphael
has been part of the administra
tion of Mei’cy Hospital, having
been one of the first graduates
of the School of Nursing 53
years ago. Immediately she be
came part of the administra
tion of the hospital, and over
the years she has been connect
ed in some manner directly
with the growth and develop
ment of the 350-bed institution.
To a great extent the rapid ex
pansion of Mercy Hospital is
due directly to her foresighted
ness and administrative ability.
Mother Raphael celebrated
her Golden Jubilee of profession
as a Sister of Mercy last year.
She was four times elected the
Mother Superior of the Sisters
of Mercy of Belmont. It was in
recognition of this splendid life
of Catholic dedication that Bel
mont Abbey College conferred
the honor on Mother Raphael.
At the same exercises, the
honorary degree Doctor of Laws
was conferred on Mr. Gilberto
Dalmau Colina, the Director of
the Mercy Hospital Pharmacy.
Preserved Catacombs
Found Near Basilica
SERVICES FOR
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SAVANNAH — Miss Bonnie
Keene Oelschig, daughter of
Mrs. Carl H. Oelschig Jr., and
the late Capt. Carl H. Oelschig,
Jr., USAF, and Christopher
Charles Rudolph, son of Mrs.
Josephine Rudolph and the late
Col. Francis A. Rudolph, USA,
were married August 8th at the
Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist, Rev. Christian Malone of
ficiating.
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ROME, (NC) — A series of
perfectly preserved catacombs
was uncovered near the Basilica
of St. Paul-Outside-the-Walls
during a housing construction
project..
The area near the basilica is
well known for its other cata
combs, as the ancient Roman
road was lined with tombs and
catacombs, many of which still
exist.
The new discovery is really
part of the catacombs of Com-
modilla. Architects report that
the catacomb tombs are still
closed -— unlike most of the
more famous catacombs, which
were despoiled by invaders
centuries ago who were looking
for gold and jewels.
Inscriptions and even lamps
have been found in place, and
a small room covered with fres
coes depicting scenes of the Old
and New Testaments is in a
good state of, preservation.
Many catacombs were lost
during the Dark Ages after
Christians abandoned them as
burial places and removed the
bodies of the saints to protect
them from the barbarian in
vasions.
The area around St. Paul’s,
and paralleling the Ostia high
way, contains a big network of
burial grounds, much of which
remains to be rediscovered.
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral
services for Mr. Anthony (Tony)
Bruno, were held August 10th
at the Immaculate Conception
Church, Rev. Leonard Kelly
officiating.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Anthony Bruno, James Bruno,
Richard Bruno, Gary Bruno,
Shirley Ann Bruno, Atlanta;
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dyson, Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Dornberger,
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Morris, all of
Washington, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs.
Byron Hall, Indianapolis, Ind.;
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bruno, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Bruno, Mr. Wil
liam Bruno, all of Washington,
Pa.; Pfc. and Mrs. Alfred Bruno,
Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Gloria Walsh, daughter of Mrs.
Charles V. Walsh and the late
Mr. Walsh and Roy E. Lonc-on
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy E.
Loncon Sr., were married July
25th at the Most Blessed Sac
rament Church with'a nuptial
mass, Most. Rev. Emmet M.
Walsh, Bishop of Youngstown,
Ohio, and uncle of the bride,
officiating. He was assisted by
Rev. Felix Donnelly and Rev.
John Francetta of Youngstown.
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