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THE BULLETIN, December 10, 1960—PAGE’ 7
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For the greater glory of God
and for the spiritual benefits
of authors, publishers, review
ers and readers.
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MODERN CATHOLIC
THINKERS, edited by A. Rob
ert Capronegri, Harper, 1960,
636 pp., $15.00.
Reviewed by
Flannery O'Connor
To anyone who happens to
be sceptical about the modern
Catholic’s freedom and abili
ty to contribute to the intel
lectual life of our times, this
book should be persented. In
his introduction, Fr. D’Arcy,
S.J., notes that those who are
prejudiced against Catholic
thinkers “count it against
them that their views are very
old and musty. The art of liv
ing and thinking, they claim,
is to be contemporary. Fur
thermore, not only are the
ideas they follow out of date;
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they are bound to accept an
authorized version and there
fore, to reneat a lesson by
heart. The Catholic is as tied
to a set of formulas as the
Marxist; be is equally intran
sigent and with a mind closed
to other ideas. Such critics are
inclined to look upon counter
arguments as special pleading.
Dr. Caponieri, assuming that
evidence to the contrary is the
onlv suitable method of per
suading such dissenting, critics,
has brought together thirty-
e' CT ht essavs bv Catholics
whose work leaves no suspi
cion that anv svstem of ideas
has been imposed or true lib
erty of thought curtailed.
Aside from the excellence of
Dr. Oaponieri’s choices, the
anthology has the further ad
vantage of leading the reader
to the original work from
’which monv of these essavs
have been taken, and in pre
senting him with translations
of significant chanters of books
which have not and may never
h° published in this country.
The selections range from a
chanter, “Human and Divine,”
ken from the well-known,
Mind and Heart of Love bv
Fr. D’Arcy, to “Existential
ism,” from an unpublished,
manuscript of Regis Jolivet.
This anthology will make an
excellent Christmas gift for
any college student brighter
than most or for anvone else
concerned with the life of the
mind.
ROME IS HOME, edited by
the Earl of Wicklow (Academy
Library Guild), 1959, 155 pp.,
$2.95.
Reviewed by
Leo J. Zuber
Every Catholic, whether of
the cradle or convert variety,
should occasionally and seri
ously ask himself “What
would I be if I were not a
Catholic? And, would I be
content?” If one would reflect
on this question, he would all
the more value his religious
inheritance for the gift of
Faith is heritage.. ROME IS
HOME, is a collection of the
accounts of some 30 individ
uals, all British, and all con
verts to the Catholic faith.
Many were Anglican religious,
both men and women, but
there are Baptist, Methodist,
POPE VOICES CONCERN
OVER ‘DELUGE’ OF FILTH
VATICAN CITY, (NO — His
Holiness Pope John XXIII has
urged priests and seminarians
of Rome to intensify efforts
against the “dirty deluge” of
material in the communica
tions fields.
The Pope, who snoke on the
regulations of the Roman Syn
od held last January 25. said
he is grateful for “the practice
and progress of high literary,
scientific, moral and religious
production” in various media
of communications.
“But how poor our part still
is.” he stated, “when compared
with the immense and dirtv
deluge of printed and audio
visual production the world
over, which — instead of ele
vating souls and nations to the
knowledge, love and worship
of God, instead of raisin*
them to truth, kindness, pure
beauty, justice, brotherhood
and peace — ultimately cor
rupts and stupefies good senti
ments and paves the wav for
the fatal germs of dissolution
and rujp ...”
The Pope told the priests
that he understands thev can
not perform their ministry
without coming into contact
and Presbyterian cases as
well.
A merit of this book is that
each individual tells his own
case. In no instance is the
treatment other than brief and
chatty. If you seek learned
and lengthy treatment of con
vert cases, you’d best look
elsewhere. Every individual,
in his own way, says “I be
came a Catholic because of the
gift of Faith which God saw
fit to give me.” There isn’t a
single conversion story here
in the manner of St. Paul as
we tend to think of the latter.
Years of doubt, uncertainty,
mental turmoil and search are
the rule.
And, should you ever won
der what your case might
have been were you not now
a Catholic, you might very
well find an altar ego aind his
story in this trim volume that
would be your near parallel.
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with worldly things, but he
urged them to cultivate the
priestly spirit, which is the
starting point “toward the true
greatness and glory of Chris
tianity.”
“Modern technology and the
superabundance of commodi
ties represent a twofold source
of danger,” the pope contin
ued. “These dangers are found
in . . . an artificial reproduc
tion or malicious publication
of subtle intellectual and mor
al deviations and — more con
crete— in the errors and eivls
that have existed through the.
ages from the very beginning,
arid their visual reproduction
and duplication by means of
the press and movies, which
endlessly multiply their im
ages and attractions.”
“We prav each of our dear
priests to place his hand on his
heart and examine himself
well on this matter, which we
consider of the highest gravity
and importance,” the Pope
said.
The Pope also urged the
priests and seminarians to en
courage the faithful to read
the Bible. Ignorance of the
Scriptures “is today truly un
pardonable for any self-
respecting Catholic,” he stated.
He urged all to read specifi
cally the two epistles of St.
Peter, which he referred to
as the two encyclicals of the
first pope.
The Pope spoke before an
overflow crowd that apparent
ly caught Vatican officials un
prepared. The special audience
was scheduled for 11 a. m.
(Nov. 24) in the Hall of Bene
dictions, the huge room direct
ly over the portico of St.
Peter’s basilica. The hall was
packed long before the audi
ence hour; an adjourning hall
was filled and the doors had
to be closed to thousands of
clerics. An estimated 10,000
came for the audience.
Pope John stressed three
points concerning the effects
of the Roman Synod, which
resulted in the adoption of a
diocesan code of 755 regula
tions.
The Pope said that priests
should work to perfect their
mission in the world, should
not compromise their commit
ment to be detached from the
world and should promote
reading of the Sacred Scrip
tures.
The Roman Synod brought
the clergy of the Diocese of
Rome' for a week of delibera
tions under the Pope, who is
their Bishop. It was the first:
such gathering of Rome clergy
in five centuries.
Among those present at the
audience here were Clemente
Cardinal Micara, the Pope’s
Vicar General for Rome; Luigi
Cardinal Traglia, the Pro-
Vicar General; and 17 other
cardinals.
At the conclusion of the
audience, the Pope and all
those attending recited a
prayer for the success of the
forthcoming ecumenical coun
cil.
. II
Puppet Slew
For Children
NEW YORK, (NC) — The
National Council of Catholic
Men has announced this lineup
of its December television and
radio programs:
—Three children’s shows on
“Look Up and Live” on CBS-
TV, December 4, 11, and 13 at
10:30 a. m., EST.
—A series on religious mus
ic on the “Catholic Hour” on
NBC radio, December 4, 11, 18
and 25 at 2:30 p. m., EST.
—Roundtable discussion of
Scriptures on “Christian in Ac
tion” on ABC radio, Decem
ber 4, 11 and 18 at 11:30 a. m.,
EST.
—A special Christmas pro
gram of music and Gospel nar
ration on the birth of Christ
on “Christian in Action” on
December 25.
The programs all produced
in cooperation with the net
work on which they will be
broadcast, are seen on a de
layed basis in some areas. A
check of local program list
ings is advised by the NCCM
radio and TV office here.
The three children’s pro
grams on “Look Up and Live”
will feature a puppet show by
Mrs. Lea W'allace on December
4; the Christmas story as told
in dance by Anita. Zahn and
her students on December 11;
and a series of drawings and
narration by primary school
children telling of the events
surrounding Christ’s birth to
be broadcast on Dec. 18.
The four programs on the
“Living Music of the Church”
on the “Catholic Hour” on ra
dio will feature the commen
tary of C. Alexander Peloquin,
a composer and conductor who
is director of the Peloquin
Chorale of Providence, R. I.
The discussion of Scripture
on the first three programs of
the “Christian in Action” se
ries is entitled “Laymen Dis
cuss the Scriptures.” It will
feature students of the Adult
Education Centers of the Chi
cago archdiocese in conversa
tions with Father Daniel Lup-
ton, a Chicago priest.
Writings to be discussed are
the Book of Genesis, the Book
of Job and St. Paul’s Epistle
to Philemon.
Bible Reading
Rule Binds
Public Schools
BALTIMORE (NC) — A rul
ing favoring Bible reading ii
public schools is binding oi
all of Maryland’s p u b 1 i
school system, Thomas G. Pul
len, state superintendent o
schools, said.
Mr. Pullen has mailed ou
copies of the ruling by Mary
land’s Attorney General to th>
24 school superintendents ii
the state. The ruling holds tha
Bible reading in openin,
school exercises is constitu
tional but that pupils who ob
ject to it may be excused.
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Church’s most effective means
of drawing children’s attention
from television and other vis
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pert said here.
Father Francis X. Weiser,
S.J., of Weston (Mass.) College
declared that the observance in
the home of liturgical religious
customs “is the greatest means
of visual religious education”
of children. ,
He stressed that liturgy in
the home is an effective coun
terbalance to TV and other
media carrying “worldly, shal
low and nonreligious influenc
es in the home.”
Father Weiser, author of
“Religious Customs in the
Family,” told 1,000 delegates
to a New England regional lit
urgy study day (Nov. 25):
“It is of the utmost special
importance in our time that
the little ones in the home
learn about God and God’s
kingdom in a way similar to
that of the nonreligious world
ly presentation.”
Mrs. John Julian Ryan of
Goffstown, N. H., a member
of the board of the national
Liturgical Conference, said a
housewife can contribute to
promoting the work of Christ
through her everyday work.
She said housework, well per
formed, “makes it possible and
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dren to do their work of praise
of God, of self-development
and of service of man.”
“We are not serving Christ’s
plan if we make ourselves
slaves to our children’s whims,
if we do their work for them,”
she said. “Our job,” she observ
ed, “is to bring them up to re
sponsible human and Christian
freedom for themselves and
others, freedom to praise and
serve God and to serve their
neighbors.”
She emphasized that getting
to know Christ and growing
in friendship with God are ac
complished in the same way as
one becomes a real friend of
another. “This is by being with
Him, talking with Him and
working on something both are
Him,” she said.
Father Benedict Ehmann of
Watkins Glen, N. Y., a member
of the Liturgical Conference
advisory council, predicted that
the liturgical movement will
.bring about a rebirth in society
that will make the ■ 16th cen
tury Renaissance “seem pale in
significance.”
Father Frederick McManus,
president of the Liturgical
Conference and professor of
canon law at the Catholic Uni
versity of America, Washing
ton, D. C., defined the liturgy
as “the public worship of the
whole Body of Christ, which is
His Church.”
He said that Catholics be
come members of the Church
through Baptism, and this
membership gives them a right
to active participation in the
Church’s public worship.
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