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DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Vol. 40, No. 26 MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1960 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year Says Catholics Accept American Principles 'Without Reservation' ADDRESSES CPA CONVENTION WASHINGTON — Catholics accept the democratic principles of America "without mental re servation" and "without equi vocation," the assistant general secretary of the National Cath olic Welfare Conference said here. ‘‘The Church and the State— here, our Catholic religion and our American government — are not in conflict. They exist side by side and if we examine the underlying ’ principles of each, we see that actually they support and compliment one an other,” Father Francis T. Hurley declared. Father Hurley spoke (May 15) to more than 2,000 graduating seniors from Washington area Catholic high schools at annual “Senior Day” ceremonies held in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Father Hurley reminded the students that in their Catholic schools they were “taught the marks of the true American.” “The true American, coming from all races, creeds, colors and social levels, is the one who loves this country and agrees to live by its traditions,” he con tinued. “We Catholics rejoice in the basic principles- of America, its laws, its spirit. We do so with out, mental reservation, without equivocation, and we have al ways done so.” Father Hurley also reminded the siudents that iheir teachers "instilled patriotism as a duty and obligation binding in con science and they warned you that any violations of the'rights of your country or your fellow men is an offense against God." Father Hurley urged each senior "as a Catholic to stand proudly before America as one who loves God above all things and who loves his fellow citi zens and his country as a duty of conscience." Schools Refused Nursing Aid ST. JOSEPH, MO., (NC)—The city council here has ruled that public health nursing facilities may not be provided for the children in parochial schools. In a letter to the health de partment, City Counselor Jos eph Wood stated: “It is the opinion of this office that pub lic moneys appropriated by the Common Council to the Board of Health could not legally be used for the purpose of provid ing public health nursing serv ices in parochial schools.” The letter added that “al though it is not entirely clear, it is believed that the expendi ture could pass the Federal Con stitution’s prohibitions . . . but could not pass the prohibitions in our own Missouri Constitu tion as interpreted b^ the Mis souri Supreme Court. The ruling was made in re sponse to a city health depart ment request for a legal opinion on the matter. SURRENDER TO COMMUNISM JUST AS BAD AS NUCLEAR WAR, SENATOR STATES (N.C.W.C. News Service) JAMAICA, N. Y. — A U. S. senator declared here that if the Rev. John E. O’Donohue, S.J., Dies At Mobile AUGUSTA — The Rev. John E. O’Donohoe, S.J., a former pastor of Sacred Heart Church here, died May 17 at the Mar tin de Porres Hospital in Mo bile, Ala. Fr. O’Donohoe v/as a native of Galway, Ireland, but came REV. J. E. O'DONOHOE, S.J. over to the United States to at tend the Society of Jesus Col lege, St. Stanislaus in Macon, 1907, 1911. After his later sem inary training was completed, he returned to Ireland for his< ordination into the priesthood, which took place in Dublin in 1922. Fr. O’Donohoe first came to Augusta as pastor of Sacred Heart in 1934, returning to Spring Hill College in 1947. He returned for a brief pastorate here in 1958, remaining only one year before ill health caus ed him to leave. He went to Loyola University in New Or leans upon leaving here. While here he was also chaplain of Patrick Walsh Council, Knights of Columbus. Some 25 members of, the hierarchy and 500 delegates attended ,the sessions , of the 50th an niversary convention of the . Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, held in Washingtqn. Keynote speaker, Cardinal Agagianian, is shown introduced by CPA president John J. Daly, with Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, Apostolic Delegate. Cardinal Appeals To Press To Develop 'Personal Involvement' In Church's Worldwide Mission free world surrenders piecemeal to communism to avoid the risk of nuclear war, it condemns it self to a death “just as final as nuclear destruction itself.” Sen. Thomas J. Dodd of Con necticut told 400 persons at St. John’s University that the fun-, damental question facing the United States and its allies is this: “Do we value our free civ ilization,,; enough to run all the risks and meet all the challeng es which the communists will force, upon us in the years ahead?” He spoke (May 14) at the fin al session of the St. John's Free dom Institute, a year-long pro gram designed to alert and in form the community of the great evil of international com munism. The university confer red upon Sen. Dodd an honor ary doctorate of laws. Sen. Dodd condemned neu tralist intellectuals who advo cate unilateral free world dis armament and submission to communist control rather than the continuance of the cold war struggle. “The revealed truths of re ligion,” he said, “would be tho roughly and systematically stamped out ... Knowledge of the true goal of our existence, eternal life, would be erased in sofar as it is possible to be eras ed.” He said'private property, free choice and family life, as we know it, would disappear. Pride (Continued on Page 8) By Burke Walsh (N.C.W.C. News Service) WASHINGTON — His Emi nence Cregory Pete XV Cardi nal Agagianian urged Catholics, and the Catholic press in partic ular, to share, in the Church’s worldwide mission through- “personal involvement in the life of the Church everywhere.” The Pro-Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propaga tion of the Faith warned that' narrow parochialism is “a para lyzing mistake” for Catholics. He added: “Though separated by miles of geography, by lang uage and history and custom, though unknown to each other and without visible means of communication, every member of the Church is brother to ev ery other, and he must bear realistically the responsibilities of this brotherhood.” Cardinal Agagianian spoke (May 12) at a banquet climax ing the golden jubilee conven tion of the Catholic Press As sociation. In his address to the press association, Cardinal Agagian- ian emphasized that despite re- - cent advances in science and technology “the moral judg ment which discerns the good purpose from the evil one must still be exercised by man him self.” It is in view of the moral di mension of human life “that we must measure the professional work in which all of you, as men and women of the press, are engaged,” he commented. “In order to record the true history of the Church in the days in which we live, we must encourage our people to see be hind the passing scene into that deeper reality which is the Kingdom of God on earth. The divine quality of the Church Militant is not merely a phrase, Outstanding Service Award Frank A. Hall For WASHINGTON—F rank A. Hall, director of the N.C.W.C. News Service, was presented the Catholic Press Association’s second annual outstanding serv ice award. The chief of the agency which reports national and internation al news about the Church to the Catholic press was pre sented a statuette of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of jour nalists. Presentation of the honor was made by John J. Daly, CPA president and editor of the Cath olic Virginian. “Mr. Hall is the director of a news agency serving the Church which has shown consistently steady progress, especially in the last two years of 1958 and 1959, in top news coverage,” Mr. Daly read from the nomination. RECEIVE ASSIGNMENTS — Newly ordained priests of the Diocese are shown as they received 'temporary assignments from The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Savannah. Pictured left to right are: Bishop McDonough, Rev. Lawrence Lucree and Rev. John Fitzpatrick. Father Lucree has been assigned to the Cathedral of St. John-the-Baptist, while Father Fitzpatrick has been assigned to Camp Villa Marie.— (Bulletin Staff Photo) Even When Under Severe Provocation Cuban Prelate Who Saved Castro's Life Denounces Communism In His Regime it is a living reality, it is Christ passing through the years of this generation and through ‘all days even to the end of the world.” “This, it seems to me, is the difficult challenge of the Cath olic journalist, and particularly of the Catholic editor — to make the life of the Church something more than merely another portion of contempora ry history, to make plain the ■ grace and mystery of this living Church, to relate it intimately with eternity without tearing it from the present context of time.” “It is your vision that is com municated through the pages of the press, it is your word that inspires the reader to new un derstanding,” he told the CPA members. “You are so literally at the heart of the press, and this is why so truly you are the hope of the press.” (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) SANTIAGO, Cuba,—The Arch bishop who saved Fidel Castro’s life seven years ago has de nounced communist infiltration in Cuba’s government. Archbishop Enrique Perez Serantes of Santiago declared in a pastoral letter: “We cannot say that the ene my is already at the doors, be cause it is already within, speak ing loudly as though settled in its own domain.” This is the first time a mem ber of the Cuban Hierarchy has pointed to communism within Premier Castro’s regime, al though other bishops have warned in recent months against the threat of communism. Archbishop Perez Serantes acknowledged the government’s solicitude in attempting to solve the problems of the impoverish ed. But he warned that social injustice cannot be righted or happiness gained by denying God. In decrying communism with in the Castro revolutionary re gime the Archbishop displayed the same courage that enabled him to save the life of the re gime’s leader in 1953. At that time Fidel Castro was the hunt ed leader of a revolutionary coup that had fizzled. Troops of the Cuban dictator Fulgencia Batista were in pursuit, and Mr. Castro himself said he feared he would be shot on capture, without trial. Archbishop Perez Serantes, then 69 years of age, went un armed into the mountains to persuade Mr. Castro to surren der. The Archbishop had obtain ed a promise from the army commandant that Mr. Castro would have a civilian trial. Castro was jailed and eventual ly released in an amnesty. The Archbishop declared his support for the social program of the revolutionary government when it came to power. But by June of last year he saw “very clear similarities with commu nist thinking” in the govern ment’s agrarian reform law. In his latest pastoral letter the Archbishop said: “It is not without grounds that some of the better informed are alarmed, or are even will ing to fight against those who are trying to impose the heavy GRAUUATI0N EXERCISES Benedictine Military School, Savannah Graduation exercises will be held June 2nd at 8 p. m. in the Savannah Municipal Auditori um. Speaker will be Mr. Frank Rossister, Associate Editor of the Savannah Morning News. Presiding will be the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Savannah. The Baccalaureate Mass for the 57 graduates will be held at noon, May 31, at the Sacred Heart Church. St. Vincent's Academy, Savannah Commencement exercises will be held May 31 at 5 p. m. at the Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist. The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., Bish op of Savannah, will preside and deliver the graduation ad dress. Baccalaureate Mass for the 45 graduates will be held at 8 a. m. at the Cathedral. The Mass will be followed with a breakfast for the graduates and their parents at St. Vincent’s convent. St. Pius X Savannah Graduation exercises will be held June 1 at 7:30 p. m. at St. Benedict’s Church. Presiding will be the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Sav annah. Speaker will be the Very Rev. Bede Lightner, O.S.B., Principle of Benedictine Mili tary School. The 19 graduates will attend a Baccalaureate Mass at 8 a. m. at St. Benedict’s. The Mass will be followed by a communion breakfast. Aquinas High School Augusta A Mass for graduating stu dents will be offered at St. Pat rick’s Church May 29 at 8 p. m. with the Rev. Arthur Weltzer, pastor of St. Patrick’s deliver ing the sermon. Graduation exercises will be held May 29 at 7:30 p. m. in St. Patrick’s Church with the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Savan nah conferring diplomas. Speak er will be the Rev. Andrew Doris, O.S.B., instructor of lang uages at Benedictine Military School in Savannah. Immaculate Conception Augusta Graduation exercises for Im maculate Conception High School will be held at the Im maculate Conception Auditori um, at 8 p. m. on Monday, May 30th. The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., Bish op of Savannah will present diplomas. Mt. DeSales Macon A special graduation Mass for students of Mt. de Sales, at which diplomas will be pre sented, will be held at the 9:30 a. m. May 29 at St. Joseph’s Church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas I. Sheehan presiding. Speaker at the graduation cere monies will be the Rev. John Cuddy, diocesan superintendent of schools. yoke of the new slavery. “For a genuine Christian could not live without freedom.” Archbishop Perez Serantes explained that he had written his pastoral to remind Catholics “of the line of conduct they must follow in these times of confusion and worry.” He said he is acting “for love of religion • and country.” He asserted: “Materialism and communism cast God from everything; but we Catholics, at least, cannot live without God or His holy law, without which everything else lacks solid foundation.” The Archbishop spelled out the advantages of Christian so cial justice over materialistic and totalitarian communism. He warned that if men reject God to find bread “it may come to pass that they are left with out bread as well as without God.” Archbishop Perez Serantes said the threats of materialism make propaganda of the Cath olic Faith even more necessary. He urged all parents to teach catechism to their children with the help of priests and Religious. Six Nuns See Mother Profess Vows WASHINGTON, (NC) — S i x nuns saw their mother pro nounce her initial vows here in the cloistered community of the Franciscan Nuns of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Sister Mary Gertrude of the Sacred Heart, the mother of ten children—nine of whom en tered the religious life, pro fessed her vows (May 14) before Auxiliary Bishop Philip M. Hannan of Washington. The 64-year-old mother of six girls and four boys was invested into the community in 1958. She is the former Mrs. James A. Burns of Columbus, Ohio. Of her six nun-daughters, three are Franciscan Sisters from Joliet, 111., and two are Notre Dame Sisters. The other, Sister Mary Agnes, is a mem ber of her mother’s organization. One son is married, another died while a Jesuit seminarian and a third will be ordained a Jesuit priest in June. Her fourth son, Father John Burns, O.M.I., is stationed in Brazil. Stone-Throwing Rhodesians Warned Of Excommunication NDOLA, Nor+hern Rhodesia. (Radio, NC) — The Bishop of Ndola warned the Catholics of his diocese that they will be ex communicated if they throw stones at people or otherwise try to intimidate them. Catholic Press Urged To Speak Truth In Charity (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) WASHINGTON — Workers in the field of the Catholic press were strongly urged here “to speak the truth in charity.” These words of His Holiness Pope John XXIII were given as a theme to the publishers and editors of Catholic .newspapers and magazines gathered here from all parts of the United States and Canada for the gold en jubilee convention of the' Catholic Press Association. “If by our quiet dignity, our charity, our compassion, our mercy, we give the lie to false charges against us, such attacks will boomerang upon those mak ing them,” Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle of Washington said in his sermon at a Pontifical Low Mass which the delegates attended in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. “Our manner of acting will be more eloquent than a thousand sermons in our search for unity of all Christians in truth. We can show that our only concern is for souls, and not political pow er or earthly riches.” “It is not important to the Church that the symbols of secular power accrue to its sons. But it is vital that we so com port ourselves that the truth and vitality of our Faith become evident to all. From this point of view, the humiliation of per secution, based on half-truths and all but forgotten lies, can be a blessing, if only we accept it in the spirit of Christ. Here is a real challenge to the Catholic press and to all our faithful.” His Eminence Peter Gregory XV Cardinal Agagianian, Pro- Prefect of the Sacred Congrega tion for the Propagation of the Faith in Rome, presided at the Mass. The Cardinal had come to Washington to address the civic banquet of the CPA convention. Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, Apostolic Delegate in the Uni ted States, was celebrant of the Mass. Bishop Francis C. Mazzicri, O.F.M. Conv., in issuing the warning (May 13), instructed his priests to post printed copies of it on church doors and to explain it to iheir congrega tions. In an explanatory letter to the press, the Bishop said that the Church cannot remain sil ent in the face of ihe criminal acts and violence that have been taking place in this part of East Africa. "I sincerely hope that no Catholic is involved in crimes of this naturg," the Italian-born missionary bishop said. "How ever, to deter our people from such horrible actions I warn all Catholics of this diocese that whoever cooperates either di rectly or indirectly in any of the crimes mentioned above shall be excluded from the sac raments."