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-«*>- — »'*.*. 1 » ** —-it*- i- -r-.-r- jr-tr- ^itrut- jt^st xr j-,a-<r- jrMrva-u*- xri-ir-j BOOK REVIEWS EDITED BY EILEEN HALL 3087 Old Jonesboro Road., Hapeville, Georgia Each issue of this Book Page is confided io the patronage of Mary, Mediatrix of All graces, with the hope that every reader and every contributor may be specially favored by her and her Divine Son. ONE IS ONLY HUMAN, by G. B. Stern, Regnery, $3.50. ’ (Reviewed by Elizabeth Hester) The English have a special breed of their own which is at once very clever and erudite and, with it all, somewhat sog- gily given to sentimentalizing animals, or cricket, or some pe culiarly English institution. This sentimentalizing not infre quently takes an inverted form, wherein the object in question is lambasted far out of propor tion to its real importance. G. B. Stern is one such — a mas sive lady in her late sixties now —who has authored a great many books and who some years ago became a convert to the Catholic faith. This short book is a gentle rather loosely assembled dis cussion of commonplace sins, mostly •— as the title suggests — of a venial type. As she is in the class of Englishmen describ ed above, Miss Stern’s discus sion bears down repeatedly if not heavily on the unfortunate tendency in many animal lov ers to endow their pets with souls. This will find applica tion in America, but probably not to the proportionate degree that the very British Miss Stern sees fit to give it. There is also a pleasantly edifying discourse on One-Upmanship: Catholic Angle; Miss Stern calls it “scor ing.” The author teeters constantly on the edge of a marsh of cute ness and coyness, but, remark ably, never quite falls into the mire. Though one feels uneasy about it, it must be said of Miss Stern that she has the compe tence to charm. The fact that she does so on topics of con science lends some worth to One Is Only Human. SEARCH FOR SANCTITY, by Abbot Damian Jentges, O.S.B., Academy Library' Guild, $3.95. (Reviewed by Margot Atwood) Abbot Damian Jentges brings to this book twenty-seven years of experience in spiritual guid ance: lay and religious retreats, missions, private direction and conducting the “Question Box” column in “St. Joseph Maga zine. His book deals with six peo ple who were under the Abbot’s direction and whose problems correspond to the most common ones encountered by lay people. The book is divided into four cycles of one year and each in terview is recorded as it took place. This heightens the read er’s interest, as the story con tinues. One is struck with the fact that the story of a soul, as it grows in the love of God, is indeed a great adventure of the first order, whether the soul concerned is a 60-year-old grandmother, a convert bache lor or career girl, a “cradle- Catholie” mother of seven, or the father of four, or an imma ture teenager. Abbot Jentges’ guidance does not neglect the physical aspects of life in stressing the spiritual. Each of the six persons, and the reader as well, is made to un derstand the significance of ev eryday occurances in his rela tionship with God. Solutions are worked out for many of the most common problems (steady dating by teenagers; obligation of children in caring for an al coholic mother; relationship toward fallen-away Catholics; the search for one’s vocation — to name only a few.) Explanations of the Church’s stand on current events are brought in. Spiritual reading for different ages and intellects is suggested. Prayer, trust in God and frequent reception of the sacraments are stressed. Search for Sanctity is rich in common sense advice for all sorts of people who want to live deeper spiritual lives. THE COMMUNIST PERSUA SION, by Eleutherius Winance, O.S.B., Kenedy. (Reviewed by Margot Atwood) The subtitle of this 225-page, well outlined book is “A per sonal Experience of Brainwash ing.” Father Winance, a Belgian Benediction missionary and uni versity professor, spent fifteen years teaching in China, twenty- six months under the Red re gime. He was expelled in 1952 and now teaches philosophy at St. John’s University, College- ville, Minnesota. His book is divided into three parts: 1. Technique and psychol ogy of indoctrination. Four-hour long meetings (Hsio-Hsi) held three times a week, oftener and longer if the need arose, were just a part of the program of persuasion. 2. Trial and expul sion. Included is a diary-like account of the author’s arrest, trial and painful journey half way across China to be “banish ed forever.” 3. Cause and effect. A study of the writings of the Chinese Communists combined with news coming out of China and the author’s own experi ences gives insight into the methods used in subjugating the Church in China, the efficiency of brainwashing, the cost of material progress (slavery) and the analysis of the present situation. Any discussion of present-day China is depressing and one is filled with horror at the diaboli cal treatment of men’s minds. This book is no exception. The author seems more at ease in the first and last parts than in GOLDSTEINS AIR CONDITIONED FOR COMFORT THE STYLE SHOP FOR MEN & BOYS Navy Blue Pants — White Shirts for Children PHONE 9-5313 MARIETTA, GA. THOMAS PACKING COMPANY PHONE 5534 P. 0. BOX 333 GRIFFIN, GEORGIA FOR SUMMER FAMILY FUN BOWL AT ^fVjaneHci oUc aned ★ Open Lanes At All Times ★ Ifs Air-Conditioned for Your Comfort 4-LANE HIGHWAY Mike Postupalk, Manager SURVEY SATELLITES SEEN VITAL TO I. S. SECURITY THE BULLETIN, May St!, " »50—rA T ^ VOCATION OF PRIESTHOOD INCLUDED IN GOVERNMENT HANDBOOK ON OCCUPATIONS WASHINGTON, (NC) —The chief of the U.S. Air Force re search and development said here that development of warn ing and communications satel lites is essential to U.S. security. Lt. Gen. Bernard A. Schriever told delegates to the golden ju bilee Catholic Press Association convention that observance satellites will . help offset the Soviets’ secrecy advantage. Gen. Schriever joined other top authorities in the space and missile field in a special con vention session (May 11). Those taking part included Dr. T. Keith Glennan, admini strator of the National Aero nautics and Space Administra tion (NASA); Dr. Homer E. Newell, deputy director of its space flight program; Milton Rosen, its deputy director of vehicles; and George W. Low, chief of its manned space flight program. Dr. Newell conceded in his talk that sometimes it is difficult to “foresee specific applications” of NASA research programs in outer space. However;, he added, “the fact that the laws of the universe form the very basis of our en gineering sciences underscores the need to pursue this part of the program vigorously.” In his talk, Gen. Schriever predicted great advantages to the U.S. from the MIDAS satel lite now being developed. Pur pose of the MIDAS, he said, is “to detect missile firings” and to give the U.S. advance warn ing time in which to prepare against missile attack. his description of his ordeal. We need to understand Com munist methods. This book is a big help in this, as well as a tentative explanation of the ac tion of some of the Church’s hierarchy in China. MARTHA, MARTHA, by Pat ricia McGerr, Kenedy, $3.95. (Reviewed by Marlha Fowler) “Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things and yet only one thing is needful. Mary has chos en the best part and it will not be taken away from her.” These words spoken by Jesus form the basis for this interesting biblical novel. The first few chapters tell of the happy family life of Martha, Mary, Lazarus and their father in the town of Bethany. Events move swiftly all through this book to an exciting climax. The incidents that followed the an nouncement of Martha’s forth coming marriage lead to tragedy that almost destroys the sisters. Who but Christ could judge whether Martha’s unforgiving bitterness or Mary’s adultery was the worse sin? Martha’s faith in God and man was boosted when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, but it was only on Calvary that she fully understood His virordS of rebuke to her. Miss McGerr, known to mys tery fans as the author of seven Crime Club mysteries, has blended imaginative details with known facts from the Gospels and tradition in this, her first serious full-length work, to tell the story of these beloved sis ters as it might have happened. Her conception of the apostles, especially of Judas the betrayer, is particularly convincing and adds much to the readability of this excellent book. Anfi-smut Bill 'Buried' In The Senate WASHINGTON—A con gressional leader in the fight against obscene literature has complained that an antismut bill she is sponsoring has been “buried in a Senate committee.” Rep. Kathryn E. Granahan of Pennsylvania made the charge (May 13) in an address to a magazine editors’ session during the golden jubilee convention of the Catholic Press Associa tion. She also scored public “com placency, carelessness, ignorance or laziness” because of which the pornography problem in this country “threatens to get com pletely out of hand.” Rep. Granahan urged the Catholic press to call for action on her anti-obscenity bill (H.R. 7379) by the Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee, before which it is now pending. She said that up to now all efforts to bring the bill before the Senate “have been to no avail:—even though it was re ported unanimously by our House Post Office and Civil Service Committee and passed the House of Representatives by an overwhelming majority last year.” The measure would extend to 45 Bays the maximum period for which the Post Office can im- Press Challenged To Deal With itecent Advances By Russell B. Shaw (N.C.W.C. News Service) WASHINGTON — The Cath olic press was challenged here to “come to grips with” recent advances in science, interna tional relations, human rights and higher education. “If we can bring to bear on these problems the ancient wis dom that is Catholicism, we will command more respect and have more say in the way the world is going,” declared Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president of Notre Dame (Ind.) University. Father Hesburgh spoke (May 11) at the Keynote Luncheon of the 50th anniversary conven tion of the Catholic Press Asso ciation, an organization of workers in U. S. and Canadian newspapers, magazines and oth er publishing operations. He urged the Catholic press officials to “interpret the facts of modern life” to their readers. Pie said that Catholics general ly, and Catholic editors in par ticular, must “come to grips” with the challenges presented by four great issues — scien tific developments, the chang ing international scene, human rights, and problems of higher education. “Ours is not an age lacking power, but an age lacking di rection — the wisdom without which power runs wild,” he said. , “Piety as such is not a sub stitute for competence,” he de clared, stressing that Catholic colleges must meet the intellec tual standards of their non- Catholic counterparts. WASHINGTON—The vocation of the Catholic priest appears for the first time in the 1959 Occu pational Outlook Handbook, which recently made its appear ance here. It is included in a wholly new section on the clergy, which pound mail addressed to sus pected smut distributors while it takes action against them. Post Office spokesman say the present maximum impounding time, 20 days, is not long enough to complete action against dis tributors, who thus are enabled to reap their profits while a case against them is still pending. By impounding their mail, the Post Office prevents distribu tors from collecting payments sent them in response to their ads for pornography. The Granahan bill would also streamline the Post Office’s ad ministrative procedure in ob scenity cases in several techni cal respects. It has been en dorsed by postal officials many times. also includes for the first time reports on ti,c training and work of Protestam; ministers and Jewish rabbis, uhe handbook, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Depart ment of Labor, is intended for the guidance of persons plan ning their careers. In all, it con tains references to 600 occupa tions and 30 major industries. Dealing with the training and qualifications of a priest, the handbook says in part: “Young men are never denied entry into seminaries because of lack of funds. In seminaries for secular priests, the bishop may make arrangements for loans to the students. Those in religious seminaries are often financed by contributions of benefactors. Among the qualities consid- eicu most desirable in candi dates for the Catholic priest hood are a love of and concern for people, a deep religious.ron- viction, a desire to spread the Gospel of Christ, at least aver age intellectual ability, capacity to speak and write correctly and fluently, and more than average skill in working with people. Candidates for the priesthood must understand that priests are not permitted to marry and are dedicated to a life of chastity.” PAINTS, GLASS, BUILDING MATERIALS John G. 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