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PAGE 8—THE EULLETIN, November 12, 1960 British Press — (Continued from Page 1) general secretary of the Church of England council on inter-church relations. The Anglican Church infor mation office said in connec tion with the tour that in the past 50 years the Anglican Church has come increasingly into friendly relationship with many other churches. It re called the recent statement of Archbishop Fisher after at tending a World Council of Churches meeting. “The pace is quickening,” the Archbishop then said. “We must enter into unity of spi rit with Baptists, Congrega- tionalists, Methodists, Presby terians and even Roman Cath olics. We all know that we must get together and learn to like to be together before we can seriously grow together.” The Anglican Church infor mation service also recalled that the Catholic Church sent observers to the World Council of Churches, central commit tee meeting at St. Andrew’s, Scotland, during the past sum mer. The office quoted Arch bishop Fisher as saying af terwards: “As was said on good autho rity at St. Andrew’s, the atti tude in Rome itself to this movement towards unity of spirit and understanding is changing rapidly. Where there was ignorance and suspicion, there is now increasing sym pathetic interest and in some quarters a manifest desire, if I may put it, to enter into the spirit of this movement to see what God can teach us all through it. “A clear sign of this is that the Pope has set up a new piece of church organization— a new secretariat for the unity of Christians of which (Augus tin) Cardinal Bea is leader and Msgr. (J.G.M.) Wille- brands (an observer at St. An drew’s) is secretary. “That such a permanent or gan of the Roman Church is established for the very pur pose of maintaining and in creasing contact with non- Roman churches is indeed an other sign of the times and full of Godly promise.” Archbishop Fisher, 73, has been the Primate of the Church of England for 16 years. He is the 99th occu pant of the See of St. Augus tine. During his Rome visit the Anglican prelate will be the guest of the British minister to the Holy See, Sir Peter Scarlett, a non-Catholic. His Eminence William Card-j inal Godfrey, Archbishop of Westminster and ranking Catholic prelate in England, made the following comment on the Anglican prelate’s visit to Rome: “We have learned with in terest that the Archbishop of Canterbury hopes to pay a courtesy visit to His Holiness the Pope whilst in Rome. From our knowledge of the Holy See and the successive pontiffs we are sure that the Holy Father will receive the Archbishop with the same sympathetic cordiality he and his predecessors have extend ed to many other religious leaders.” It was pointed out here that Prime Minister Harold Mac millan will be in Rome for political talks with the Italian officials the week before Arch bishop Fisher’s visit. However, it has not been suggested that he will call on the Pope. Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Rome next spring. It has been reported that the royal couple will call on the Pope. They were received by Pope Pius XII on April 13, 1951, before Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne. To Begin Work On Canadian Shrine GASPE, Que., (NC) — Con struction of a national cathe dral-shrine marking the Chris tianization of Canada will be gin here in 1961. Archbishop Paul Bernier, Bishop of Gaspe, made this announcement following a meeting of the diocesan com mittee in charge of plans for the proposed new Cathedral of Christ the King. Archbishop Bernier noted that it was here on July 24, 1534, that French explorer Jacques Cartier planted the cross. This historic act, he said, made Gaspe the “cradle and, as it were, the baptistery of North America as a Christian continent.” Site of the proposed cathe dral is a promontory at the point where the York and Darmouth rivers meet the Bay of Gaspe. Cardinal Laments World Disunity NOTTINGHAM,_ England, (NC) — His Eminence William Cardinal Godfrey, Archbishop of Westminister, has lamented “the melancholy spectacle of disunity” shown at the cur rent session of the United Na tions General Assembly. The Cardinal, preaching at a United Nations Day Mass in Nottingham cathedral, said: “Without wishing to be little its many merits or its usefulness, one must lament the bitter conflict of opinions, the accusation and counter- accusation, the melancholy spectacle of disunity with threatenings that disturb the peace of the bewildered peo ples of the world. The fellow who plays both ends against the middle even tually lands oil the outside. Savannah Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Spiritual Development Program 1960-1961 This year’s program is a challenging one — it is a serious program of prayer and study. Our Holy Father has called for an Ecumenical Coun cil whose specific aim is to be Christian Unity and has asked us to pray for its success. What is an Ecumenical Council? Are we prepared to answer intelligently the questions we may be asked about the Council? A study of the Council, its organization, principal issues and prob lems is suggested. Information will be made available on study material. STUDY OF THE LITURGY. The Liturgy is the heart of the Church. Through the Liturgy we can follow Our Divine Lord in His earthly journeyings from the Annun ciation to the Ascension. The pattern of His life becomes as familiar as our own as we see Him daily through the Liturgy. VOCATIONS. Let us launch an all out promotion for vocations. They are the flower and fruit of Christian family unity. They are the tangible evidence we can show our separated brethren that we are living the Faith we would bring to them. CONVERTS. Do we who possess the Truth, ever at tempt to share it with others? Beyond the example of Christian lives, have we done anything to bring others into the Church? Why don’t we as Our Holy Father writes in his encyclical “Truth-Unity-Peace” show the same zeal and energy in learning more of our Faith than we do in adding to our ordinary store of knowledge? PRAYER. The very essence of our work is personal sanctification. We ourselves must be good and become better by the practice of Christian principles, prayer, mortification and frequent reception of the Sacraments, llow can we hope to affect our environment and draw others nearer and into the Church if we do not practice what we preach? And in order to preach, we must know our own religion and be able to answer the questions asked of us as Catholics. person - to - person Service for all your lanLi king needs ids SAVANNAH BANK & Trust Co. Savannah, Georgia Member F. D. I. C. PARENTS' QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN NEW VOCATION PROGRAM ALBANY MAYOR ADDRESSES CATHOLIC YOUTH GROUP SAVANNAH — The second in a series of informative booklets, titled “Questions parents Ask About Vocations” was distributed October 30th to all adult parishioners at Mass in the churches of the diocese. The entire ten-month series of full color, fully il lustrated booklets, covering every aspect of the vocation problem, is the heart of the new adult education vocation program being sponsored on a “saturation” basis by Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Savannah, under the direction of Rev. William Coleman, Director of Voca tions for the diocese. Among the questions parents ask, which are fully answered in the booklet now being dis tributed are: How can your son be sure he has a vocation? How can your child choose correctly among the many groups of priests, brothers and sisters? What about expenses at a seminary? What kind of schooling is given there? What will your son’s day at the sem- (N.C.W.C. News Service) WASHINGTON — His Holi ness Pope John XXIII has named two Chicago priests to serve as Auxiliary Bishops to His Eminence Albert Cardinal Meyer, Archbishop of Chicago. Archbishop Egidio Vagnoz- zi, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, announced here that Msgr. Aloysius J. Wycislo has been designated Titular Bishop of Stadia and Msgr. Cletus F. O’Donnell has been named Titular Bishop of Ab- rittum. Bishop - designate Wycislo, 52, served for 16 years as as sistant executive director of Catholic Relief Services — Na tional Catholic Welfare Con ference, worldwide relief and rehabilitation agency of the U. S. Catholic Bishops. He re linquished the post in April, 1959 and since has been pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary parish, Chicago. Bishop-designate O’Donnell, 43, has been vice chancellor of the Chicago archdiocese since 1945. He also has served as defender of the bond and promoter of justice in the chancery office. Aloysius John Wycislo was born in Chicago on June 17, 1908, the son of Simon C. and Victoria Wycislo. His mother died in 1942. His father resides in Wheaton, 111., with a daugh ter. Bishop - designate Wycislo made his studies for the priest hood at Quigley Seminary and at St. Mary of the Lake Sem inary in Chicago. He was or dained on April 7, 1934. He made graduate studies at the Catholic University of Ameri ca in Washington and was awarded a degree of master of science in social work. After service as a curate, he became director of Chicago Catholic Charities in 1939 and served until 1943 when he was named to the CRS-NCWC post with headquarters in New York. As field director for CRS- NCWC, he established 262 welfare centers in 23 countries in Europe and the Near East. He initiated the immigration program for displaced persons in Germany and Austria in the post-World War II era and became director of the Nation al Catholic Resettlement Council, which was establish ed throughout the U. S. to assist displaced persons in be coming acquainted with the American way of life. inary be like? What will he do in the summer? How many years must a seminarian stu dy? Can he see his family of ten? What is the best time for a boy to enter the seminary? What qualifications must a boy — or girl — have to be accepted into seminary or con vent? Vocations to the priesthood and the religious life are in creasing, Father Coleman points out, but not at the same rapid rate as the Catholic pop ulation, which has increased 47% during the last ten years alone. Thus Bishop McDon ough is carrying the facts about this vital need directly to the parents, in whose hands rests the power to encourage or discourage the vocations which are so necessary to our growing population and mul tiplying needs in this diocese as well as throughout the Church in America. It is his hope that parents will take these booklets home, read them thoughtfully, and discuss them wtih their families. As a result of his work with the Bishops’ agency, Bishop- designate Wycislo was deco rated by Greece, the Nether lands, France, Italy and Poland. He is a Knight of Mal ta and also a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre. Cletus Francis O’Donnell was born August 22, 1917 in Waukon, Iowa, the son of Pat rick E. and Isabel Ann Duffy O’Donnell, both of whom are deceased. He received his ear ly education in St. Patrick’s school, Waukon, until the fifth grade when his family moved to Chicago. He made his studies for the priesthood at Quigley Semina ry and St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Chicago. He was ordained on May 3, 1941, and made graduate studies in can on law at the Catholic Univer sity of America, Washington. Bishop-designate O’Donnell served as an assistant pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Chicago before he was as signed to the Chicago chanc ery office. Committees Named By Columbus PCCW COLUMBUS — The Colum bus Parish Council of the Na tional Council of Catholic Women held its first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Oc tober 12. Mrs. II. C. Mangold, president, presided at the cov ered dish luncheon held at ths NCCS-USO. Father Lawrence Lucree, assistant pastor of Holy Fam ily Church, was the guest speaker. Mrs. Mangold announced that the local parish councils part in the fund drive for St. Mary’s Home would be pro rated at approximately $159. Committee Chairmen for the Columbus parish are Mrs. Hugh Kimbrough, Catholic Charities; Mrs. John Willis, foreign relief; Mrs. C. M. Evert, home and school asso ciations; Mrs. John B. Hugen- berg, public relations; Mrs. Leo Leonard, youth; Mrs. Wil liam South, civil defense; Mrs. Joseph St. Louis, spiritual de velopment; Mrs, C. M. Green, legislation: Mrs. Sam Sherrill, libraries and literature; Mrs. Warren Parks organization and development. Weekly Calendar (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) SUNDAY, November 13 — Twenty third Sunday after Pentecost. Generally this date is the feast of St. Didaeus, Confessor. A native of Seville, Spain, who lived in the 15th century, he was a Franciscan Brother, who attended mis sionaries of his Order in the Canary Islands and aided them in their work. He was noted for his penance and contemplative prayer, his de votion to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Mother. He died in 1463 in Castile. The many miracles wrought at his tomb led to his canonization by Pope Sixtus V in 1588. MONDAY, November 14 — St. Josaphat, Bishop-Martyr. The first of the Orientals to be canonized formally in Rome, he was a native of Viadimir, Poland, and became a priest of the Order of St. Basil. Fie worked tirelessly and performed rigorous pen ances for tfee extinction of the Eastern schisms. At 39 he be came Archbishop of Polotsk and increased his efforts among schismatics, winning many converts. Although warned against visiting a par ish in Witepsk overrun by schismatics, he faced the dan ger, and was put to death by enemies of the Church on No vember 12, 1623. He was can onized by Pope Pius IX in 1867. TUESDAY, November 15 — St. Albert the Great, Bishop- Confessor-Doctor. This famous Dominican philosopher and theologian, who was the teach er of St. Thomas Aquinas, was a German and one of the greatest of the Medieval schoolmen. He declined many ecclesiastical dignities, but at length was persuaded by the Pope to accept the Bishopric of Ratisbon. After three years of able work, he was allowed to return to his convent at Cologne, where he died in 1280 at the age of 88. His works are published in 26 folio volumes. Pope Pius.. IX pro claimed him as Doctor of the Church. WEDNESDAY, November 16 — St. Gertrude, Virgin. She lived in the 14th. century and according to tradition was a native of Saxony. She was a Benedictine nun and was bles sed with high gifts of mystic prayer. Her work, “Insinua- tiones Divinae Pietatis,” is held comparable to the writ ings of St. Teresa. THURSDAY, November 17 — St. Gregory the Wonder worker. Bishop-Confessor. He was born at Neo-Caesarea, a pagan city of Ponfus near the Black Sea and about the year 240 became its Bishop. At his accession there were but 17 Christians in the. town and on his deathbed he thanked God that there remained only the same number of idolaters. His title of Thaumaturgus, or Wonderworker, came from his gift of miracles. He took part in the Council of Antioch in 264 against Paul of Samosata. FRIDAY, November 18 — Dedication of the Basilicas of SS. Peter and Paul. The Basil ica of St. Peter after it was enlarged was consecrated sol emnly by Pope Urban VIII. The Basilica of St. Paul was rebuilt more beautifully after its total destruction by fire. It was dedicated by Pope Pius IX. Liturgy Commission Act Against Smut PITTSBURGH, (NC) — Bish op John J. Wright of Pitts burgh has established a dio cesan liturgical commission, three of whose 15 members are laymen. The other 12 members are priests. . . . . ,, The commission will work with the diocesan music and building commissions to put into effect the liturgical direc tives of the Holy See. Swindler Masquerades As Priest MIAMI, Fla., (NC) — A man who passed as a French priest has been sentenced here to five years in prison on charges of swindling a 73- year-old widow out of more than one million dollars in cash, real estate and securities. He is Albert George who was arrested last summer in Chicago as a fugitive from Dade County, Fla. Sentenced with him to identical terms were three others': Joe and Charles Adjmi and Emile Plal- fron. Dade County Criminal Court Judge George Schulz ordered that each of the four must pay a $1,000 fine or spend an additional six months in jail. Dade County authorities said that Albert George was introduced to Mrs. Genevra McAllister of Miami as “Fa ther Leon of Leon, France.” The authorities said that the widow was told an orphanage in the French city was in dan ger of being closed because it lacked funds to finance a lace factory where nuns worked. They said that she was per suaded by the defendants to invest $200,000 in the factory which was described as sup porting the orphanage. All told the defendants were ac cused with swindling the wid ow out of $1,155,000. RECEIVES AWARD: Hon ored by the Italian govern ment for fostering Italian- San Salvadorian under standing is Carlos Siri, (above), assistant director of the Latin American Bureau of the National Catholic W e If a r e Conference in Washington. Mr. Siri, who is on a year’s leave from the Salvadorian foreign mini stry, was made a Grand Of ficer of the Order of Merit. —(NC Photos) SATURDAY, November 19 — St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Widow. The daughter of King Andreas II of Hungary, she was born in 1207, and when only four years old was prom ised in marriage to Louis, son of the Landgrave of Thuringia. She. was married to him in 1221. Upon his death in 1227, she was reduced to poverty and forced from her home, with her children, by her brother-in-law. At length she saw her son, Herman, rein stated in his inheritance. She joined the Third Order of St. Francis, of which she is the Patron Saint. She was noted for her charity and good works. She died in 1231 and was canonized four years later by Pope Gregory IX. ALBANY — The Catholic Youth Club of St. Teresa’s parish held a Communion Breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 30, at which the Honorable Mayor Asa D. Kelley, Jr., was the guest speaker. In observance of National Catholic Youth Sunday, the members of St. Teresa’s C.Y.O. attended the 8:30 Mass and re ceived Holy Communion in a group. The sermon, delivered by the Rev. Marvin J. Le- Frois, was devoted to the theme, “Responsible Youth- America’s Strength.” Folio-w ing the sermon, the Church’s award, called the “ad Altare Dei” Medal, was conferred upon Mike Ilenry, an out standing boy scout of the par ish troop No. 3. This, Church award is given in recognition of a scout’s faithful service to his Church. At the Communion Break fast in the Gordon Hotel, Mr. Kelley presented a very in formative account of city gov ernment, reminding the young PENNSAUKEN, N. J. (NC) —Religious ignorance among Catholic laymen has hindered efforts for church unity, a Catholic editor said here. “The apostolate of the laity is not the apostolate of the ignorant,” declared Gerard E. Sherry, managing editor of the Central California Register, Newspaper of the Fresno, Calif., diocese. Mr. Sherry received the Blessed Vincent Pallotti Award of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, an orga nization of laymen who carry on apostolic work under the direction of the Pallottine Fa thers. Also honored at the meeting (Oct) 30) sponsored by the Immaculate Conception pro vince of the Pallottine Fathers was Alfred G. Muellerleilei, president of the North Central Publishing Company, St. Paul, Minn. He received the so ciety’s Queen of Apostles Award. Mr. Sherry stressed that the lay apostolate “is the aposto late of the well trained, mili tant Catholics who seek to spread the Good News in the home, in the street, in the neighborhood, in the commu nity, at work and play.” “Too often the lay aposto late, especially on the paro chial level, has been confined to the training of carnival barkers, bingo supervisors, and building fund campaigners,” he said. “While some of these things may well be important in pa- roenial life, they do not reflect the inner life of the Church. They are merely externals.” Father Guido J. Carcich, S.A.C., provincial of the Pai- iottine Fathers’ Immaculate Conception province, told the 400 lay delegates from several eastern states that the task of laymen to exert a “Christian pressure” on the secular world. “Never before was the laity in a more strategic position of being able to bridge the gap between religion and life,” he said. SUPPORTING ROLE Good manners and courtesy are side lines that often clear the way for the main line. people of the responsibility they will soon be assuming concerning civic matters. He appealed to them to be inter ested in the welfare of the city as well as show their loyalty and devotion to their nation. The president of the C.Y.O., David Dunn, presided at the breakfast. In tne name of the young people he expressed gratitude to- the adult advisers, who were guests at the break fast, for their assistance in the club's programs throughout the year, Seated at the head table with the president were tlie vice-president, Jim Du- beau; secretary, Caroline Mock; treasurer, Doug Gotscii. During tire afternoon the Catholic Youth Club engaged the Knights of Columous in a softball game, won by the young people, 23 to 22 — a real pitchers duel. And fol lowing the evening religion class, color siides taken at various C.Y.O. affairs were shown and refreshments were served. Father Carich declared that “without the laity, the Church cannot influence society from within. The laity must assert a Christian pressure in the ‘downtown world’ where the needs of humanity and God must be served.” Ilnivac 7 Invades Three High Schools CLEVELAND (NC) — Uni- vac — the. “thinking” machine — has invaded t h re e hign schools here. Grades of students at Ca thedral Latin, Chanel and St. Joseph high schools are now being coded, collected, com pared, sorted and summarized at Sperry-Rand’s Univac Serv ice Center here. A better picture of the stu dent’s achievements and how his performance, compares with others is expected. For teachers, use of the complex electronic device has eliminated at least six sepa rate operations and hours of paperwork. Now all that teachers do is mark a grade and a code num- uer, then wait while the ma chine does the rest. The operation is based on the familiar punched tabulator cards, one with registration information and others for each subject taken. At the end of each grading period, all cards are sent to the Univac center. Wheels whirl, gears grind — and out come report cards, ar ranged in alphabetical order according to class and divis ion, all ready for mailing. Average, class s tanding, hon or rolls and other record data are computed at the same time. Coded letters, explained on the back, tell parents how their child is doing. If Johnny gets a grade of 75M, for example, it means he is doing fair, but that he is inattentive in class. The let ter P informs parents that they should make an appoint ment with the' teacher at their earliest convenience. MACON GIRL CAMPUS OFFICER—Solemn induction of officers to lead campus organizations of Sacred Heart College, Cullman, Alabama, took place recently. Mother Mary Susan Sevier, president, is congratulating the new officers (from left, first row): Jean Hatcher, Macon, Georgia, president Phi Kappa Delta Sorority; Sally Liu, Formosa, student council president; Brenda Nelson, Cullman, Alabama, day student representative; Barbara Wyatt, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, co-editor of The Collogette; Sandra Babst, Gulfport, Missis sippi, sophomore president; and Yvonne Sparks, Inverness, Mississippi- resident student representative. Pope Names Two To Serve Us Auxiliary Bishops Of Chicago Among Churches, Editor Says Religious Ignorance Among Laity Is Hindrance To Unity
