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THE BULLETIN. August 22, 1959—PAGE 7 <r t 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 Bed Wish e5 GLYNN CONCRETE COMPANY BRUNSWICK, GA. ~~- COMPLETE BANKING FACILITIES SI SI r. SIMONS fATF RANK J1 MIC ©Mil 1Y MEMBER F. D. I. C. PHONE ME. 8-2513 '~ ——— ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA. SEABOARD Construction Co BRUNSWICK, GA. 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. MARRIAGES o- DELANEY-SCOTT I -O 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. O- O ! DeLAFOSSE-PEACOCK | o o 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. O O MURPHY- CUMBERV/ORTH ATLANTA — Alice Henrietta 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. O O 1 RUDOLPH-OELSCHIG | O- o I LONCON-WALSH BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE 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 ANTHONY BRUNO 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. O O 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. The price of liberty is vigi lance — always payable in ad vance. » * HOYLE REALTY CO. Sales — Rentals — Insurance Property Management Telephone 3311 Post Office Box 158 SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GEORGIA SAVANNAH — Miss Mary 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. 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