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★ ★ ★ Remember that Sacrifice id the cjCij^eb food oj? the Cdhurch ★ ★ ★ WORKERS TO CALL BETWEEN ONE P. M. AND FIVE P. M. , Oct. 15, SYMBOL OF SERVICE—Newly enrolled seminarians are shown receiving surplices from Bishop McDonough. This ceremony took place in conjunction with the dedication of St. John Vianney Minor Seminary on October 1st. St. John Vianney Seminary, New Lyons Church, Dedicated SAVANNAH—His Excellency, the Most Rev. Thom as J. McDonough, emphasized the need for the annual Confraternity of the Laity drive for funds, by citing the two most recent dedication ceremonies in the Diocese. “The dedication of St. John Vianney Seminary on October 1st and the dedication of Sa cred Heart Church in Lyons Complacency Reds' Greatest Ally In Cuba VILLANOVA, Pa., (NC) — A priest who was expelled from Cuba said here that “communism has no greater ally than complacency.” “Complacency was commu nism’s greatest ally in Cuba, and in the future it may be its greatest ally in the U. S.,” said Father Edward J. McCar thy, O.S.A., who was rector of Villanueva University in Ha vana for 10 years. The Augustinian priest ad dressed students (Sept. 30) at the 14th annual School Pub lication Conference, held at the Villanova University field house. Father McCarthy, who was jailed during the abortive in vasion of Cuba last June and eventually expelled, compared the rise of communism in Cuba to the rise of nazism in Ger many* . , #,iA “Such regimes need scape goats,” he stated. “For Hitler it was the Jews. Everything wrong in Germany was the fault of the Jews. But while Hitler used the Jews, Fidel Castro used the U. S. to foster discontent among his people. Cuban problems were blamed on aggression against the Cu ban people by the U. S. gov ernment and its allies in big business and finance.” Father McCarthy urged the students to “suspect ultrana- tionaiistic movements — peo ple who are going to ‘save’ America.” He also urged them to shun criticism of the press that in any way could lead to its control, and to defened U.S. philosophy vigorously. Cuban Refugees Return $25,000 ‘Debt’ To U. S. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (NC)— Cuban refugees who have be come financially stable here have returned more than $25,- 000 to the U. S. government, a relief official disclosed. Hugh McLoone, resettlement director for Catholic Relief Services - National Catholic Welfare Conference, said those who returned the money feel they owed a just debt to the U. S. for funds advanced them when they first sought refuge here. McLoone has directed the resettlement of more than 6,- 000 Cuban refugees since last January. He estimated that about 3,000 have been resettled by other agencies also working at Miami’s Cuban Refugee Emergency Center. McLoone explained that al though CRS-NCWC is reim bursed by the U. S> govern ment only for the traveling expenses of refugees to other parts of the country, it will continue to operate in Miami as long as it is needed. He stated that some 69,000 Cuban refugees are still in the Miami area. RETREAT HOUSE SERVES GEORGIA IGNATIUS HOUSE HAS NEW SUPERIOR ATLANTA — The Jesuit Retreat House in Northwest Atlanta, has a new Superior and Director. Reverend John L. Hein, S.J., formerly con nected with Manresa Retreat House, Convent, Louisiana, is a native of New Orleans where he was born in 1921. Father Hein entered the So ciety of Jesus in August, 1938. He made his philosophical stu dies at Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama and his theo logical studies at St. Mary’s College, St. Mary’s, Kansas. Prior to the latter studies he taught at Jesuit High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was ordained in 1951. He was Secretary-Treasurer of Jesuit High School, Dallas, Texas, 1953-1957. The next two years Father was an assistant pastor at Immaculate Concep tion Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he was ac tive in the Christian Family Movement and conducted the parish Information Series for converts. Since 1959 Father Hein has been an assistant director of retreats at the Jesuit retreat house near New Orleans. Fa- REV. JOHN L. HEIN, S.J. Reireai Direcior ther has conducted over a hun dred retreats since 1953. This number includes three- and five-day retreats for laymen and lay-women as well as eight-day retreats for Reli gious. Recently Father direct ed a retreat of thirty days for the Christian Brothers in San ta Fe, New Mexico. Under Father Hein’s direc tion Ignatius House will be expanding its promotional ac tivities. The Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough has kindly granted permission to the Jesuit Fathers to recruit retreatants from the parishes in the Diocese of Savannah. Men and women of the two Georgia dioceses are invited to write or call Ignatius House, 8414 Riverside Drive, Atlanta 19, Ga., 255-0503, for reserva tions. The 1961 retreat sched ule ends the week end before Thanksgiving. The remaining retreat dates for 1961 are: Oct. 26-29 (men); Nov. 2-5 (men), Nov. 9-12 (women), Nov. 16-19, (men). Unity Is Keynote Of Orthodox Meeting On Rhodes; Red Sponsored Prelate Warns Of 'Exploitation' The author of the following report is an American Jesuit who is an expert on Byzantine Church history. He covered the Rhodes conference of the Or thodox Churches at the special request of the N.C.tV.C. News Service, and his command of six languages enabled him to interview leading delegates to the meeting. By Father John F. Long, S.J. (NCWC News Service) RHODES, Greece — The Pan - Orthodox conference came to a close here (Oct. 2) after a week of meetings in which unity had been the by word — especially the unity of the Orthodox Churches them selves. ^It was the first such confer ence held by the Orthodox Churches in over a thousand years. Official delegates from all the various Orthodox Churches met in both public and private sessions for an entire week. Summoned by the Orthodox Patriarch of Con- staninople, His All Holiness Athenagoras I, the conference discussed internal problems facing the Orthodox Churches as well as the relations these bodies should have with the rest of the Christian world. In addition to the official groups from each of the auto nomous Orthodox Churches, there were official observers representing the Coptic, Greg orian Armenian, Syrian and Etheiopian Churches not in communion with the Holy See of Rome. Other observers rep resented the Anglicans, Old Catholics and the World Coun cil of Churches. No official Roman Catholic observers took part in the pro ceedings. But a number of Catholic priests prominent in (Continued on Page 8) RECEIVES PAPAL HONORS—Desmond V. O’Driscoll is pictured receiving the “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice” medal from His Excellency, the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, at ceremonies at the Cathedral in Savannah. Other priests in the photo are the Rev. Bede Lightner, O.S.B.; Rev. Herbert Wellmeier; Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara, Cathedral Rector; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Chancellor of the Diocese. last Sunday are indicative of the great strides this Diocese has made, and I’m sure will continue to make, since the inception of the Bishop’s Con fraternity of the Laity three years ago,” he said. “Through the real dedication of our people to the cause of Christ’s Church in our Diocese, St. John Vianney Minor Semi nary was opened three years ago, and God has certainly blessed this venture abundant ly,” he said, declaring that the example of “a people, united in their desire and holy de termination to provide Semi nary facilities here in their very midst, surely was a great force in impelling the Catholic Community Center of Savan nah to their wonderful act of zealous generosity, in donating the funds which have resulted in the erection of our fine, new Seminary buildings.” Referring to the dedication oil Sacred Heart Mission Church in Lyons, Georgia, Bishop McDonough said, “This is but the latest in a series of many similar Mission Churches erected in rural and sparsely populated areas of our Diocese. Four years ago, it was hard to visualize how we would be able to provide for the spiritual needs of our Catholic people in these areas.” “Now, thanks to our annual Confraternity of the Laity Fund Drive, we have not only been able to meet these needs in many places, in a com paratively short space of time, but the future of the Mission program of this Diocese seems almost assured.” “For, not only does the Con fraternity Drive provide us with the funds which build these Churches, but it also pro vides for the education of our (Continued on Page 8) Book Reviews 7 Backdrop 4 Obituaries 5 Marriages 5 Question Box 4 Catholic Education 2 NEW WING FOR AUGUSTA HOSPITAL — The contract for the construction of a 50-bed wing for St. Joseph’s Hospital, Augusta, was signed last week. Shown (L to R) are Clarence W. Mobley, Jr., whose firm will build the addition; Mr. A. M. McAu- liffe, K.S.G., Chairman of the Lay Advisory Board; Mother M. Eulalia, C.S.J. (signing contract) Provincial of the Augusta Province of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet; Sister Mary Louise, C.S.J., Administrator of the hospital. Total cost has been set at $1,240,000. The expansion program will also include kitchen and laundry equipment, park ing area expansion, a new emergency and receiving room and a canopy over the front entrance. —(Breault Newsfoto by King) CARDINAL URGES POLISH CATHOLICS: TEACH THE FAITH AT HOME BERLIN (NC) — Poland’s Primate has urged that na tion’s Catholics to make all Catholic homes “schools where Christ’s truth is taught,” ac cording to reports reaching here. Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski spoke in a pastoral letter in the face of an attack by Pol and’s communist government on all religious ' instruction. The pastoral was read in churches, reports said, despite Red attempts to keep priests from reading it. A government decree of August 19 provides that relig ious instruction may be given only at “catechism teaching points,” usually parish halls attached to churches, for a maximum of two hours a week. A month earlier the Pol ish Parliament had passed a law banning religious instruc tion in public schools, there by breaking the Church-State agreement of 1956. Cardinal Wyszynski attack ed the government’s moves in a speech to a vast crowd at Poland’s national shrine at Czestochowa in August, say ing Catholics have the “sacro sanct right to educate our children in the Catholic Faith.” The Cardinal declared in his new pastoral: “Let all Catholic homes be come schools, where Christ’s truth is taught. We shall teach religion outside the schools. We emphasize that the new position of the legislators can not change citizens’ rights, namely, the right to freedom of religion, the right of par ents to decide whether their children are to enjoy religious education or not, and the right of the Church to fulfill her du ties. “We hope that no one will impede us in the exercise of our duties — in consonance with laws in force, with the: 4. constitution and the Church- State agreement. “Children, you must seek God in all difficulties and (Continued on Page 8) K. C. Purchases Floor For Chapel At Pacelli High COLUMBUS — The mem bers of Bishop Gross Council 1019, Knights of Columbus, presented Msgr. Deimel, pas tor of Saint Ann’s, Columbus, with a check for $1,866.00 to defray the expenses of install ing the floor in the new chapel of Pacelli High School. Tony Rossano, Grand Knight, made the presentation on behalf of the membership. The money was raised dur ing a recent fund raising cam paign spearheaded by Jim O’ Shea of Council 1019. Mrs. Phillip Batastini, a member of the K. of C. La dies Auxiliary, was presented with an engraved silver tray in recognition for her out standing efforts in connection with the campaign. Mrs. Ba tastini raised twenty percent of the amount required. KNIGHTS GIVE CHAPEL FLOOR—Knights of Columbus Council 1019, Columbus, have raised the funds for the floor of the chapel at Pacelli High School. (L to R) James O’Shea, chairman of the drive; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Herman Deimel, accepting the check on behalf of Pacelli High; Phillip Batastini, insurance representative of the Columbus Council. DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1961 Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Vol. 42, No. 10 Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia 10c Per Copy — $3 A Year