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I [books (MAKE 1 A ( HOME fH WJriterS nJ headers EDITED BY LEO J. ZUBER 2332 North Decatur Rd. Decatur, Georgia A. M. D. G. For the greater glory of God and for the spiritual benefit of authors, publishers, reviewers and readers. OFFBEAT SPIRITUALITY, by Pamela Carswell, Sheed and Ward, 1960, 241 pp., $3.95. Reviewed by Jane Woodham The content of this book is an analysis of some Catholic types. It is definitely offbeat and very difficult reading. It is also at times a bit irritating since the book claims to “dis cuss in ordinary language the problems of the battered Little Man of the Church.” “Augus tine speaks of ‘fear’ and ‘hor ror’; Kierkegaard of ‘dread’; the moderns, although usually in a different context, of Angst, angoisse and again, ‘anxiety’.” These moderns don’t hit home somehow as being the companions of the “Little Man of the Church.” Language does not always flow smoothly. “The Being or ‘is-ness’ of God is not the same as the being or ‘is-ness’ of Mary Jane” is fine and dandy even for the little girl of the Church; but on the facing page “The metaphysician is chiefly interested in the hierarchical nature of created being” takes a flying leap into a different development of intellect. Mrs. Carswell’s intentions are wor thy; but she doesn’t seem to feel comfortable with her vo cabulary. More to the point is what purpose the book serves. There is a great deal of high flown wordiness to be got through before we find the theme—we really should want to be saints after all. This is a very sound and well-known point of Cath olic doctrine. The analysis of Catholic types, however edify ing, seems to be overdone in the current fondness for psy chology. Thus the theme does not evolve smoothly. Anyway, just who is this “Little Man of the Church”? And how come he needs “Off beat Spirituality?” The Church offers a great deal of very on- beat spirituality to all comers. THE RANGE OF REASON, by Jacques Maritain, Scrib ners, 1961, $1.45, 226 pp. Reviewed by Flannery O'Connor In this book made up of ten chapters from Raison Et Rai sons and eight essays from oth er sources, Maritain covers a variety of philosophical topics and their social extensions, in which the range of reason can BENEDETTO LAUNDRY 3061 Houston Ave., Macon, Ga. PHONE SH. 2-2361 T & T PACKING COMPANY Queen of Dixie Meat Products Produced in Macon P. O. BOX 1053 PHONE 2-6415 MACON, GEORGIA STOKES - SHAHEEN, Inc. WHOLESALE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PHONE SH. 2-4517 477 HAWTHORNE ST. STATE MARKET, MACON, GEORGIA be illustrated. The age of the Enlightenment substituted rea son for revelation, with the result that confidence in rea son has gradually decayed until in the present age, which doubts also fact and value, rea son finds few supporters out side of Neo-Thomist philoso phy. Maritain’s has been one of the major voices in modern philosophy to reassert the pri macy of reason. All his work springs from confidence in it. He puts it in the proper per spective, where it serves and not substitutes for revelation. This book contains abridged discussions of most of the sub jects that Maritain has devoted whole works to. Most readers who have any interest in Mari tain at all will prefer the long er works on these various top ics, but The Range Of Reason is good for introducing those new to Maritain to the wide range of his thought. YOUR FUTURE IN ARCHI TECTURE, by Richard Roth, A.I.A., Richard Rosen Press, 1960, 159 pp., $2.95. Reviewed by Frank D. Loveife Wanted! High school or trade school students who can draw! Do you want.to engage in an interesting profession, meet notable people, perform work which will be a satisfac tion to you, delight to others, and a lasting monument to your abilities? Do you want a distinguished member of this profession to give you his for mula for success? If so, buy or borrow this book and get the facts on the life of an architect. Mr. Roth has done his pro fession a great service in so ably presenting it in a form that allows the talented stu dent to decide if he has a fu ture in architecture. Mr. Roth describes the temperament needed by a student, how to evaluate his abilities and out lines a plan for entering this work by which the student can make the most of his time to acquire the necessary ex perience. The author gives details of his personal life, which has been fruitful and varied, and stresses the need for acquiring a well-rounded education, in cluding extra-scholastic social activities and travel. A valuable and practical fea ture of this book is the chap ter on self-evaluation, and the lists of architectural schools, chapters and state organiza tions. Mr. Roth closes with the re assuring; thought that there will always be a need, and an increasing one at that, for spe cialized buildings of all types and for the men who can de sign them. However, I will echo his shibboleth: You Must Be Able To Draw! CATHOLICS ON CAMPUS, by William J. Whalen, Bruce, 1961, 125 pp., paper, $1.25. Reviewed by Eileen Hall Although the traditional Catholic ideal has been “every Catholic child in a Catholic school,” it is becoming increas ingly impossible to meet that ideal because of many factors, chief of which perhaps is the financial one., Mr. Whalen, father of sev eral young children and at present on the faculty of Per due, shows that tuition and fees at private colleges have increased 165 per cent in the past decade and will continue to rise, that the cost of college training for children of mod erate income families has be come almost prohibitive except at state supported colleges, and no relief is in sight. In this small book he ex amines the advantages and dis advantages facing those Cath olic young people who, inevit ably, will attend secular schools now and in the future; the moral and intellectual problems they will have to solve; the help available from the Newman Club and other sources; and the necessity for students, parents and educa tors to take a realistic view of the situation as it exists. DODD DISIRIBU COMPANY »■ FRANK BIENERT, Manager 1644 WATERVILLE COURT MACON, GEORGIA Sunday, December 10th CATHOLIC LIBRARY ASS’N. TO HONOR CONTRIBUTORS TO “A MEMOIR OF MARY ANN” ATLANTA — On the publi cation of A Memoir of Mary Ann, the Atlanta Unit, Catho lic Library Association, will hold a book party honoring contributors to the volume. The book party will be held Sunday, December 10, at 3:00 p. m. in Sacred Heart Audito rium, 310 Courtland Avenue, N.E., Atlanta. Featured partici pants will include Sisters Al ice and David of the staff of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home, Atlanta, who shared in the authorship of the book, and Flannery O’Connor, of Milledgeville, author of the Memoir's introduction. Copies of A Memoir of Mary Ann will go on sale on Decem ber 7. Notre Dame Book Shop will have autographed copies on sale at the December 10 book party. The Catholic Library Asso ciation, Atlanta Unit, with headquarters at 2674 Johnson Road, N.E., Atlanta 6, is spon sor of the book party. Sister Marie Charles, S.N.D., of the St. Pius X High School facul ty, is chairman of the library group. Tickets for the book party ($1.00 for adults, 50c for stu dents) are available in advance by mail from the library asso ciation, and over the counter at Notre Dame Book Shop, At lanta. They will also be on sale at the door on December 10. MY GOD AND MY ALL, Franciscan Herald Press, 1960, 288 pp., 85c. Reviewed by Jane Woodham This Franciscan parish pray er book is comprehensive and charming. It would make an excellent constant companion; for, besides the Mass, it con tains all the most cherished prayers, litanies, devotions, hymns and Holy Day gospels. The format is as pleasing as the contents with a clear, help ful index and clean attracting line illustrations. Small enough in size for the pocket or purse. STORYBOOK SHELF By MICHELE CARAHER OLD FAVORITES If it seems impossible to find the books you yourself loved as a child—perhaps the Blue Fairy Book, The Peterkin Papers, Wild Animals I Have Known, or the pre-Disney Wizard of Oz—you might try Looking Glass Library. This welcome publishing idea start ed three years ago when Jason Epstein and Clelia Carroll re alized that “so many wonder ful children’s books were eith er out of print, too expensive or too hard to find.” They de cided to issue some of these old favorites in a newer, low priced format. Since then they have man aged to put out twenty-eight titles with the aid of just one assistant and a book designer, Edward Gorey. Quite a shock, if you think of publishing houses as full of pipe-smok ing, meditative editors. Of course, they could limit their choice to the sort of books which have been tested—and passed with honors—by gener ations of young readers. The Looking Glass Library offers books like the famous Red Green, and Blue Fairy books by Andrew Lang, Men and Gods by Rex Warner, A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear (with the author’s own hilariously screwy illustra tions), The War of Ihe Worlds by H. G. Wells, and Oito of ihe Silver Hand by the great Howard Pyle. Quite often the stories are illustrated with the original artwork. There are anthologies: The Looking Glass Book of Verse (over 300 poems), The Haunied Looking Glass: Ghost Stories, The Looking Glass Book of Stories. Not all the choices are equally successful, however. The Story of the Amulet by E. Nesbit, Countess Kate by Charlotte M. Yonge, and sev eral others, though well-writ- ten, are a little old hat for most of today’s siblings. Tar- ka the Otter is one of the fin est nature books written, yet Walt Disney may make it dif ficult for the less mature child to take. Still, the value of all the Looking Glass titles is this: they offer a wide sampling of literary style for the curious youngster. Best of all, each sells for $1.95. They are well-bound, considering the price, nicely printed and illustrated. There are line drawings on the cov er as well as jacket, which re- mirids one (surface-wise only, of course!) of those enjoyable 39c Roy Rogers, Lone Ranger dime store books from post war days. The Looking Glass Library set makes a fine idea for reminiscent adults and the secret world of after school. CHILDREN'S BOOKS RECEIVED Black Beauly by Anna Sew ell (Golden Press; $1.00. Ages 8-12. A brighter, abridged edi tion of a favorite horse story. El Blanco by Rutherford Montgomery (Golden Press). A.ges 8-12. Walt Disney’s con tribution to the wild horse sagas. 101 Dalmations adapted by Walt Disney (Golden Press; $1.00) Ages 8-12. A gargoylish “cute animal” story, in the worst possible taste. Sister Beatrice Goes West by Catherine C. Anderson (Bruce; $2.95). Ages 9-12. An enjoyable, fast moving novel about a sports minded sister and her boys. Little Nellie of Holy God by Sr. M. Dominic, R. G. S. (Bruce; 50c). Ages 5-8. Despite the title, it is a matter of fact story of an unusual little girl. Norwegian Folk Tales from the collection of Peter Asb- jorensen and Jorgen Moe (Vik ing Press; $5.00). The famed tales of trolls, ogres and other bedtime creatures. A MEMOIR OF MARY ANN, by the Dominican Nuns of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home; introduction by Flan nery O’Connor. Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1961, 134 pp., $3.50. Reviewed by Leo J. Zuber Mary Ann Long lived twelve years; nine of them she spent at the cancer home in Atlanta. There, and in that time, little doubt about, she gained eter nity. Written by those who knew her best, this memoir is no saccharin, maudlin volume. True, it may draw a tear but it will be as honest a tear as you are ever likely to drop. In brief, Mary Ann, born in Louisville in 1946, developed cancer on the left side of her face. By the time she was three and a half years old, her case was diagnosed as incurable. What was there to do other than make her comfortable and await the inevitable? That’s precisely what didn’t happen. Even though there was no lack of love for her, quite the contrary in fact, for very practical reasons her family could not care for her. So, at a tender age, she came to the Free Cancer Home in Atlanta. There she found that common bond which united her to the other incurables and to the Dominican sisters whose vocation it is to care for such as these whom God has singled out. For Mary Ann this was the real beginning. She romped and played her way into the hearts of all the patients, even the sour, grum py ones. Her parents, non- catholics, asked that she be baptized; she progressed spi ritually to her first commun ion, confirmation, and, in time, extreme unction. Surrounded by nuns who loved and cared for her, she wanted to become a nun. Im possible; but she could and did become a Dominican Tertiary. She liked hamburgers, hot dogs, and Dagwoods; she loved her puppydogs, first Scrappy, then Mickey. She didn’t care much about school work, but she was bright and ever alert. She was mischievous and she was normal in most ways. At times, heavy- hearted, she found her way into the con fessional because she had been more than mischievous. Early she sensed her condition; nev er did she let it become her predicament. God evidently wanted her as she was and that was that. It is impossible to explain how the influence and reputa tion of this engagirig little per sonality spread,far beyond the confines of her hospital home. But they did even while she lived. Now the sisters who car ed for her have made certain that a far wider audience in some degree may come under that same influence. Here is a living, vivid, twentieth centu ry picture of Christ with a child at His knee but with the child high-lighted. There is no tragedy in Mary Ann’s life. Look and see for yourself. This book is twice blest. Once by the nun’s story of Mary Ann. Twice by the forth right and perspective-laden in troduction by Flannery O’Con nor. Mary Ann’s story was not lived nor can it be told out of focus with the lives of the re ligious who staff the Atlanta cancer home. The order, the Servants of Relief for Incur able Cancer, was established by Rose Hawthorne, daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne. The introduction traces significant ly a meaningful bond from Na thaniel Hawthorne’s experi ences and writings through his daughter’s life which led her to found so remarkable a work which, enduring today, largely set the stage for Mary Ann’s brief role. No reason why the little player should have known that background. There’s every reason why you, the reader, should know and be caught up in its web. You owe yourself this book; it will make a difference in your lfie. You owe your friends this book. It will make a dif ference in their lives. JOURNEY OF LOVE, by Helen Louise Hartmann and Janice Brickey, St. Anthony Guild Press, 1960, 99 pp., $1.25. Reviewed by Jane Woodham This is the Way of The Cross for Mothers, written by two mothers who know what it is to lose one’s golden patience from everyday little trials such as “trying to phone an order to a store and getting two busy signals, two wrong depart ments and then learning that the store is all out of that item . . The authors bring into focus with the Passion of Christ the particular occupa tional hazards of the mother’s daily life, and they do this with rare common sense and wit. The writing is good, solid and inspirational. THE WHOLE STORY, by Martin J. Healy, S.T.D., Con fraternity of the Precious Blood, 1959, 690 pp., $1.00. Reviewed by Jane Woodham The book is what the title says. It is the story of God and man from the beginning of the world told in simple style for easy reading. A good basic book for everir family. THE BULLETIN, November 25, 1961—PAGE T Apostolic Delegate's Sallies, Diplomacy Delight To Newsmen LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Apostolic Delegate to the U. S., on a two-day swing of the Little Rock diocese, delighted newsmen with his anecdotes and deft diplomacy. Archbishop Egidio Vagnoz- zi’s quips about the down-to- earth humor of His Holiness Pope John XXIII brought roars of laughter from the journal ists. The Archbishop said that just to make conversation “I once asked the Holy Father how many people were work ing in the Vatican, and he said ‘About one half.’ ” “The Holy Father,” said Archbishop Vagnozzi, “is very kind and understanding . . . He is a man with a great heart . . . a stout man with a stout heart.” Recalling that after he was appointed Apostolic Delegate to the U. S., he went to Rome to visit Pope John, the Arch bishop related this anecdote: “I told him I was scared by the responsibilities assigned to me. And the Holy Father re plied, ‘You’re scared! What about me?’ ” “I’ve known the Holy Father for many years,” said the Archbishop. “I spent a delight ful month with him in Turkey during World War II. And he recalled his many years of service to the Vatican, 10 years in Bulgaria and 10 years in Turkey. And at that time, he said he was considering re tiring.” Archbishop Vagnozzi was asked (Nov. 11) by a reporter to comment on the report that “a prominent Baptist recently said that President Kennedy has been acting more like a Baptist than a Catholic.” The Archbishop remarked: “That shows what a good dip lomat the President is.” On November 10 the Arch bishop was duly appointed a • good will ambassador for the state of Arkansas. At an eve ning reception in Catholic High School in Little Rock, he re ceived a formal citation, signed by Gov. Orval E. Faubus, nam ing him an “Arkansas Travel er.” Earlier in the day, he gave proof that he well merited the honor. After receiving a spi ritual bouquet and a cluster of roses from a group of young girls of Holy Souls School, he was asked by two other girls to grant the pupils a free day. At the conclusion of his ad dress to the student body, the Archbishop granted the re quest. Archbishop Vagnozzi was ac companied on his trip by Bish op Albert L. Fletcher of Little Rock and Msgr. Francis A. Al len, pastor of Holy Souls par ish, Little Rock, who was a classmate of the Archbishop in Rome. The group traveled by train to Texarkana, then drove to Little Rock, stopped en route to visit Our Lady of Fatima parish in Benton. The Archbishop said in a sermon in Holy Souls parish that the world “needs more of a spirit of prayer.” “The world today seems to be submerged by the kingdom of evil,” he stated. But “we should not be discouraged if occasionally we see victory over goodness ... To assure final victory over evil we must pray to the Lord . . . pray fer vently.” He said the people of the U. S. “are blessed with many of the better things,” but they need to be careful not to for get “to practice virtue.” At a news conference (Nov. 11) he said he admires the “restraint with which the Catholic Bishops of the U. S. have worked to solve the na tion’s racial problem. “I feel,” he stated, “that the Bishops have shown a great comprehension of the problem without going to extreme ac tions which might have cre ated strong feelings and made a solution of the problem more difficult. I admire their re straint.” In commenting on the dan gers of communism, he stated: “I believe a good sound labor movement is the best answer to communism.” He defined such a movement as one that is “led by people who are really interested in the welfare of the worker and his family and who will be reasonable with management so that they will not hurt the concern, but so that a good share of the income goes to the working man.” The Archbishop stressed sev eral times during his visit that an apostolic laity is one of the great needs of the Church. He said that he had “found an in clination to avoid talk of re ligion” when the subject comes up in conversation. Catholics “should be anxious to talk religion,” he said, “even in private conversation, par ticularly with people who have wrong ideas and prejudices about the Church.” Reveals Secret's Of Peaceful Life VATICAN CITY (NC)~The sceret of a peaceful life, His Holiness Pope John XXIII told participants in a general audi ence here, is the realization that there is life after death. “If life is lost in material ambitions,” the Pope said (No vember 8), “it becomes nothing more than a source of dissatis faction and unhappiness. If, in stead, the unavoidable worries of life are reldieved by faith and by the realization that true life awaits us at the. end of our earthly journey, then we will have serenity and peace.” KARSTEN and DENISON FEEDS ,r! !iJ ' Mini t i i' MACON, GA. J. H. Starr J. H. Starr, Jr. F. J. Starr STARR ELECTRIC COMPANY Electronic Division -- Language Laboratories & Teaching Aids 584 SECOND STREET TELEPHONE SH. 6-2441 MACON, GEORGIA