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DORIS REVERE PETERS c2W/d ~s$nAwerA YOUTH DON'T WORRY ABOUT STRIKES; PITCH IN Theology for The Layman (Continued from Page 4) be real. Years later he could write to the Galatians (III.28): “You are all one person in Jesus Christ.” Our Lord had actually said it — though on the Damascus road Saul knew nothing of that — at the Last Supper: or rather on the way from the Supper room to the Garden of Gethse- mane (John XV.5): “I am the Vine, you are the branches.” The phrase is decisive. The union of Christians with Christ is no mere union of love and obedience; it is a living, organic unity. Branches are not simply a society that the vine decides to found and take a kindly in terest in. The vine lives in the branches, the branches live in the vine, live with the very life of the vine. Vine and branches are not two but one. Our union with Christ is of such a sort that He lives in us, we live in Him, live with His very life. The truth is at once marvel lous and mysterious. It is St. Paul who goes deepest into the mystery — naturally, because it alone Our Lord had uttered in converting him. The Church is the body of Christ and we are all “members” of His body, parts of His body. With our present knowledge of the hu man body’s structure we more readily think of ourselves as cells in His bodv. We shall re turn to St. Paul later: here note one text (1 Cor. XII.27): “You are Christ’s body, organs of it depending upon each other.” We have come to call the Church the Mystical Body of Christ: the adjective simply means mysterious. Thus we distinguish it from the natural Body, in which He was con ceived in the womb of His Mother and born in Bethlehem, which hung upon the Cross, is now at the right hand of the Father, is received by us under the appearance of bread in the Eucharist. Theologians speak of the second Body as the succes sor of the first, because in it Our Lord continues to act among men as He did in His natural Body during His short life upon earth. To call the Church Christ’s Body is no more a piece of rhetoric than was His own phrase to Saul. The Church is not simply an organization to which we resort for the gifts He wants us to have; to think of it only as a society founded by Him is not enough. In our human experience a living body comes closest to giving us the true idea of it. For it is of the essence of a living body that there is one life-center, so that every element in it lives by one same life. That we are thus living cells in a Body of which Christ is head is the most important fact about ourselves. We shall try to see further into it next week. j GOING TO THE PICKRICK? RALPH’S CLEANERS For Personalized Superior Service WE GIVE S. & H. GREEN STAMPS PO. 1-5334 1006 Main St. Forest Park, Ga. Dear Doris: My parents think that Catho lic scientists have one strike against them before they start out just because they are Catho lics. I want to specialize in science but now I’m a little dis couraged. What do you think? JACK Z. Dear Jack: I have some general ideas on this subject, but I think it is im portant enough to seek the opinion of a specialist in the field. I have asked Dr. Roland Nardone, associate professor in the Department of Biology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, to an swer your letter. Dr. Nardone has done a considerable amount of writing both on his own sub ject of biology, and on science in general. Incidentally, Dr. Nardone received his PH. D. at the age of 23! BY ROLAND M. NARDONE, PH. D. Your letter repeats a wide spread misconception which may have been partly true years ago. Because of a variety of complex factors including economic pres sures and the need to build a strong, spiritually-minded Church, science has been the weakest link in the Catholic cultural chain. For example, 50 years ago the outstanding minds of the Cath olic population in America were devoted almost exclusively to the pursuit of a trade or a small business. The few wealthier ones studied law, medicine, fine arts, religion, letters, or philoso phy. Catholic institutions lagged behind in the development of science programs,. Thus very few outstanding Catholic scien tists were produced and judg ments of Catholics in science were based primarily on the poor facilities and programs in Catholic schools and the medio cre product of inferior training — the Catholic scientists them selves. This led to a lack of total acceptance of Catholic scientists rather than to an anti-Catholic attitude. Catholics had to prove themselves in science, The poor situation was ag gravated when uninformed Ca tholics misled the public to think that Catholics are not free to investigate some very im portant scientific subjects such as evolution. We have come a long way since those dark days. Within cultural circles it was soon rec ognized that a person who knows about the history and development of scientific ideas is just as cultured as a person who may know, for example, the history and development of social ideas. It was also evident that a scientific age was upon us and competent Catholic scientists would be needed. This change in attitude marks a very important milestone because it was responsible for the growth of science programs in Catholic schools. This growth did not come easily. The bishops had to di- ect the intrduction of science programs and yet insure ade quate training in the other dis ciplines. Many devoted Sisters and Brothers were asked to go back to school to resume the difficult grind of advanced studies in a new field. Others answered the challenge by giv ing up their summer vacations to prepare themselves for the teaching of new courses. The generous finanical support of lay people helped build the needed expensive laboratories. ENCOURAGING SIGNS Perhaps nothing has helped more to gain the acceptance of Catholic scientists than the per- son-to-person contacts between Catholic and non-Catholic scien tists. Through these contacts at conventions, academy meetings, and research laboratories the improved teaching facilities, the freedom of thought which Catholic scientists enjoy, and the competence of Catholic scientists was made known. Equally important have been the research contributions of Catholic scientists. Today Catholic scientists stand a good chance to advance in their chosen field and make outstanding contributions. Dr. William J. Thaler, a graduate of Loyola College and Catholic University recently proved this. You may recall that he develop ed a new radar system which is capable of detecting missile launchings minutes after firing. There are many other encour aging signs. For example, Ca tholic high school students are getting a share of the science fair awards proportional to their effort C at h o 1 i c universities have many research projects supported by money from the government. However, there is room for much improvement. We must recognize that there are no outside forces holding us back. It is up to young Catholics such as you to work hard to prepare yourselves for a hard but fascinating Career. If you are sure you have an aptitude and liking for science, and if you are not afraid of keen competition don’t worry about acceptance in scientific circles. Our country and Church sorely need first-class scientists. The well-informed Catholic scientist can continue to make very special contributions to the Church and society by the integration of his religion with science. licKenna New Judge At fVSacon MACON — Governor Ernest Vandiver recently announced that he will appoint Andrew McKenna, Bibb County Repre sentative, as Judge of City Court, Macon. The appointment will con tinue until after the November general election when the post will be decided by Bibb County voters. McKenna will succeed Judge Hal Bell who has been named to the newly created third Superior Court judgeship in the Macon Judicial Circuit. McKenna, 41, is married and has three sons. He has served as a Bibb representative in the General Assembly since 1952, and served for a time as chief r-'1,y sheriff under James I. Wood. A lieutenant colonel in th^ Georgia National Guard, he served in Europe during World War II and participated in five major campaigns with the 83rd Infantry Division. McKenna is a member of St. Joseph’s Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars and other organizations. And is Advocate of the Georgia State Council Knights of Co lumbus. MARRIAGES o o I ADAMS-FENNELL | O O AUGUSTA — Miss Margarita Helen Fennell, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Weisigner Fennell and Mr. Eugene Charles Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Velentine Adams were married February 6th at St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, Rev. Jeoeph J. Murphy officiating. CURRAN NURSERY WEST END HEADQUARTERS FOR QUALITY SHRUBS — TREES — SEED FERTILIZER 2365 Sewell ltd. S.W., In Cascade Heights PL. 5-6162 PL. 5-7049 gjl. QUESTION BOX (Continued from Page 4) have the maximum number of children? A. There is no such Church law. The Church’s position is that whereas children consti tute the primary end and the greatest blessing of marriage, reasonable family limitation can be perfectly licit. Q. This means that a husband and wife are wholly free to de cide not to have more children, right? A. If this statement were not an oversimplification, it would be correct. As it reads, though, three principles must be assum ed beforehand. The first is that by virtue of the sacrament of marriage, a husband and wife are no longer two, but one flesh. In the words of St. Paul: “The wife has not authority over her body, but the husband; the husband likewise has not authority over his body, but the wife.” (I Corinthians VII:4). The second principle is that a sufficient moral cause, such as a health or an economic fac tor, is required before a couple can be wholly free in con science to make such a decision without incurring some blame. For example, a married couple could hardly be lauded for re fusing to increase their family merely for reasons of selfish ness, As one theologian has written: “The Church by no means recommends parents to bring children into the world if and when there is no prosect of supporting them and bring ing them up as children should be brought up. But it is only too easy to make this ‘Christian prudence’ an excuse for very un-Christian selfishness and worldliness.” Then, too, couples who de cide to have no more children must be capable to avoid sin— of overcoming moral dangers occasioned by abstinence. Con sequently, they are not free to decide not to increase their families if they cannot do so without prudence to marital chastity or without jeopardiz ing their marriage through ten sion or loss of affection. Q. Is it really true that the Church will never change its prohibition against birth pre vention? A. Nothing could be truer. For deliberate birth prevention as explained in the first answer above (i.e., contraception, direct sterilization, direct abortion, and the like) does violence to the natural and divine positive laws, neither of which the Church is competent to alter. If the Church were capable of de claring such birth prevention moral (as many non-Catholic sects have done), then it could logically declare as moral other sins forbidden by natural and divine laws (i.e., adultery, the deliberate taking of innocent human life, divorce and remar riage, lying, blasphemy, etc.) Q. Could the present "popu lation explosion" threat excuse people from such moral laws, then? A. It is a stupid man, indeed, who would sell out an eternal moral law, upon whose observ- INTERN ATI ON AL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS HOLY LAND —EASTER SUMMER, CHRISTMAS POLAND AND RUSSIA PILGRIMAGE FOR THE SICK TO LOURDES Also pilgrimages. lot Rome, Fatima, Paris, Around the World ... (CUP AND MAIL) AIR FRANCE 1620 Rhodes-Haverly Bldg. Atlanta, Georgia PleaM Mftd f - w Loci.ltd dfcttriUsf your Cetboltc Pilfivinia^r P-oq.-oh f«?r NAMt - ADDRESS i i i. i i —— ' [.IONE—— j Sales — Service — Rentals Spinets Consoles Grands Upright's Organs A Complete Line Of New, Used & Rebuilt Pianos. Featuring The Most Com plete Service & Rebuilding Shop In Atlanta. INCORPORATE ■ 3241 PEACHTREE RD., N.E. CE. 7-5900 — FREE PARKING — 4,000 Converts In A Year TOLEDO, Ohio, (NC) — The Catholic Church is growing at the rate of 4,000 converts a year in the Vicariate Apostle of Wewak, New Guinea, a mis sionary bishop estimated. The natives receive a mini mum of two years of instruction, but some are not baptized until three for four years after in struction, Bishop Leo Arkfeld, S.V.D., said in an interview during a visit to the Society of the Divine Word Seminary near here. Ability to provide the instruc tions is the big problem, said the Bishon who is a native of Butte, Neb. He has served in New Guinea since 1944, follow ing ordination at the Divine Word mother house in Techny, 111. He was consecrated a bishop to serve as Vicar Apostolic of Wewak in 1948. Working in the vicariate with him are 58 priests, 17 Brothers and 60 Nuns. About half of the nuns are natives, of New Guinea. Bishop Arkfeld spends about 400 hours a year traveling by plane for Confirmations and other visitations, in the central New Guinea mission area. There are three planes used to cope with transportation diffi culties of the Pacific island. The prelate will return to New Guinea this month after a visit to Borne. ance the salvation of his very soul depends, when “threaten ed” by any issue or circum stance, no matter how appar ently formidable. “Apparently formidable,” because the so- called population explosion is not based on real evidence, but merely on statistical guesswork. Yet even if such guesswork did prove to be accurate — hun dreds of years from now, say — the solution to overpopulation could not possibly lie in immor al methods. Since all science has its source in God, the Eter nal Truth in whom there can be no contradiction, the answer to any scientific problem must begin only after the eternal dic tates of the science of morality are assumed. 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