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G MAKI E 1 i . A c HOME a ^lAJrite r& and l^eacL erd 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. K ROADS TO ROME, edited by John A. O’Brien, All Saints Press, 1960, 258 pp., 60c. Reviewed by W. L. Schmidt This is a familiar title, hav ing first been published in 1954 in hard cover. Its present inexpensive paperback edition will widen the field of readers, and is another addition to the field of pocketbooks which have made knowledge of things Catholic more readily available to everyone. The search for the meaning of life goes on in the heart of every man. With some it is re lentless, and very strong. Bi ographies of those engaged in this search are revealing. Roads to Rome gives specific examples of converts? who have made this search. A. J. Cronin, for example, who in tensified his search after be coming pressingly conscious of the crisis in human affairs as a result of atheistic ideologies, and the spiritual hunger that gnaws at the hearts of Chris tians who, nevertheless, rte- main apathetic in their atti tude towards God. Alexis Car- rell, the scientist, who receiv ed the stirrings of Faith on witnessing the miracles and expressions of Faith at Lourdes; or Ann Fremantle, Any Tim© — Anywhere Call a TAXI RADIO CABS DECATUR CO-OP CABS 310 E. Howard Ave. 24-Hour Service Passengers Insured Trips Anywhere DE. 7-3866 — DE. 7-1701 DECATUR, GA. who searched for, and found, a Religion that could satisfy her yearning spirit. Then there are James C. Fry, Gene Fowler, John C. H. Wu, R. W. Keyser- lingk, and many others who have interesting stories to tell in this little book. Converts have experiences on their conversion analogous to married couples who find a new world opening up in the spiritual and physical experi ences of each other. To many a life long Catholic it should give some somber thoughts that spiritual truths and plea sures that have been his for a life time, or readily avail able, should be left for beau tiful expression and happy broadcasting to those who re ceived them late in life. TRUTHS MEN LIVE BY. by John A. O’Brien, Macmillan, 1961, 427 pp., indexed, paper back, $1.95. Reviewed by W. L. Schmidt The study of nature is deep ly fascinating. There' is so much of it, too. The earth, the oceans, space and all that’s in it. And, of course, there is man standing at the pinnacle of ma terial creation. The more one studies these, the greater the awareness of law, order and providential purposefulness. Also, the deeper these studies are pursued, the greater the awareness of a unity to all truth. It is this theme of unity that is developed by Father O’Brien in his already famous book, now made available in inexpensive paperback edition. St. Thomas Aquinas, in his great Summa, sets out first to prove the existence of God. Once this is firmly established, all of creation can be intelli gently discussed in the light of God. So does Father O’Brien first prove the existence of God, demonstrating it conclus ively from the world around and within us. From this point he goes on to expound, in sim ple language for any laymen to understand, the mysteries of Faith and Religion, and the facts of life encountered in ev ery - day Living. This- is most logical. One can’t talk to an atehist about the effects of the mysteries of God’s creation if A. J. BOHN COMPANY Brick, Building Tile, Spectra Glaze Concrete Blocks CEdar 7-6461, 3272 Peachtree Road, Atlanta 5, Gil. FRED A. 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In deed, one can’t talk profitably to another Catholic about cer tain facets of morality if the one spoken to is not reason ably convinced of certain basic moral principles. Once God’s existence has been established, the natural sequence of thought falls on duties toward Him. The bind ing force between God and man is Religion, and this phase of social living is man’s guide toward truth and morality in living. Father O’Brien explores Religion in life expertly. His study of the Soul, which is the image of God in man, the Bible and Christ as the founder of the Christian Religion covers the field with such clarity that the reader will be well repaid each time he takes up this book to read it anew. THE HEART OF FATHER DAMIEN, by Vital Jourdan S. S. C. C. Guild Press, 500 pp., $1.25. Reviewed by Frank D. Lovette We Lepers! How the echoes of these words, with their aw ful implications, have reverb erated around the civilized world and caused all men to admire, the Protestants with amazement, the Catholics with pride, the accomplishments of their speaker, Father Damien! This holy man, with his mat ter-of-factness and practical grasp of a situation into which he was introduced by his zeal to be of service to his fellow- men, stepped into one of the pest-holes of the world, Molo kai, and by his self-sacrifice brought not only untold alle viation to the sufferings of an out-cast group of fellow- beings but the comforts of re ligion with its proper and fit ting preparation for their in evitable death. At all times he expected to share a similar fate, and final ly fell victim to the dread dis ease which afflicted his par ishioners. What but the Grace of God could have imbued him with the courage to con tinue his unthinkable minis trations! The life story of this heroic character is portrayed in great detail, with factual descrip tions of the surroundings, po litical upheavals, and homely bickerings of which it was built. Access to voluminous letters and official documents has brought to life for the reader a vivid picttire of Fath er Damien and his daily occu pations. Of interest also are the comments on the Hawaiian political situation prior to the islands’ acquisition by the United States'. The publishers have done a great service to the memory of a good man and to the reading public by putting this work in a popular and inex pensive format. TALK SENSE!, Edward Gryst, S.J., Macmillan, 1961, 111 pp., $2.95. ' Reviewed by Flannery O'Connor Here is a book suitable for teaching philosophy to school boys. It is written in the form SEND FOR AIR FRANCE PILGRIMAGE BOOK See the world's great shrines ... easily and economically ... on Air France, Visit Lourdes, Fatima, Rome, the Holy Land...at low Econ omy Jet Fare. Air France’s Catholic program for 1962 offers you a wide variety of attractive tour pilgrimages. Each tour is under the leadership of a well-known and experienced spiritual director. The tour’s all-inclusive price covers round-trip fare from New York, meals, sightseeing, hotels—even tips! And the prices are designed to fit every budget. Convenient, guaranteed de partures by Boeing Intercontinental Jet are set for dates between April and December. Make 1962 the year you visit the famous shrines of Christen dom. Send right now for your colorful Air France Tour Book. AIRtFRANGE n Air France, Dept. Ul-62-3 683 Fifth Avenue, New York 22, N.Y. Please send me, at no cost or obliga tion, your Air France Tour Book featur ing the 1962 Pilgrimage Program. Name. Address. City_ .State. L 1 My Travel Agent is. WALTER H. BODIFORD Guaranteed Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairs CE. 7-7337 3993 Peachtree Road Brookhaven, Ga. Pi! Catholic Book Week February 18-24 The Most Reverend John J. Wright, Bishop of Pittsburgh, is the Honorary Chairman of the 22nd Annual Catholic Book Week, observed this year, February 18-24, 1962. Bishop Wright reminds us that Jesus said: “Ye shall know the truth and the truth will make you free.” Such truth we acquire in the knowledge that comes through faith; it is increased by the knowledge that comes through the exercise of reason in study and read ing. There are all kinds of knowledge, but faith and reason are served by many means and instruments, but none is more convenient or effective than reading. Hence the special excel lence of books in the spread and ihe strengthening of the truth that makes and keeps us free. The Reverend James V. O’- Halloran, M.M., Librarian at the Maryknoll Seminary Lib rary, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, is the National Chairman of Catholic Book Week which has as its theme: Roots of Free dom: Faith and Knowledge. The Catholic Library Asso ciation sponsors Catholic Book Week, and four other nation al Catholic organizations aid in promoting its aims. The Catholic Press Association, Na tional Council of Catholic Men, National Council of Catholic Women, and Nation al Office for Decent Literature are the co-sponsors of this pos itive effort to promote good literature. The seed was planted for an occasion such as the Catholic Book Week by a Philadelphia book seller and publisher, Mathew Carey who organized the American Company of Booksellers. After two years of declining activity, the ven ture disintegrated, but the seed had already been plant ed. The Catholic Library Asso ciation, under the presidency of Dr. William A .Fitz Gerald decided to sponsor a Catholic Book Week in 1940, following several abortive attempts throughout the early part of the 20th century. Since that time the event has flourished. To aid in the celebration of Catholic Book Week adult and children posters, children’s, young adult and adult reading lists, and bookmarks are avail able. Mrs. Carol Way of Villa- nova, Pennsylvania, designed the children’s poster, and the Packard Press of Philadelphia created the adult poster. These materials may be ordered from the Catholic Library Associa tion, Villanova, Pennsylvania. of conversations between a philosophy professor and a hat salesman. The conversations, meant to be funny, for a time are. According to the jacket, “if there is any such thing as ‘painless profundity’ this book is it — unless, of course, you split your sides laughing.” You are not liable to do that and how much effortless phil osophy you will learn from this bftok is also doubtful. There is, interwoven in these conversations, a complete sys tem of philosophical reason ing with all its principles and complexities, and at the end of each short chapter a sum mary statement of the prin ciples discussed. The sugar coating dissolves quickly and the philosophy is left intact, as difficult as always to digest. School boys, however, will probably like this book and might even acquire from it a taste for the use of reason. CITIZEN HURST, by W. A. Swanberg, Scribners, 1961, 550 pp., illus. $7.50. Reviewed by Joseph Power W. A. Swanberg is a faith ful and competent biographer. William Randolph Hurst is not an interesting subject for a biographer or for a reader. From this combination has come this volume which is a small part of our nation’s hist ory, whether we like it or not. It is a good story of the extra ordinary life of Hearst, citizen of these United States. There is the episode of the S panish -American War. Hearst, the newspaper man, wanted more readers for his newspaper kingdom. Agita tion for war with Spain, over Cuba, would stir up Ameri cans, would increase circula tion of Hearstpapers. There fore, Hearst was in the fore front of those calling for war on Spain. President McKinley knew better. But the hand of the President was forced. McKin ley declared war. It mattered not to Hearst that the war might be averted. William R. Hearst blandly took credit for the Spanish-Ameri- can War. The eighty years of Hearst provided many more bizarre chapters for a biographer to struggle with. Mr. Swanberg, a good biographer, puts this episode in its proper place, which is in the history of the United States. ADOPTION OF NEW IDEAS AND PRACTICES, by Herbert F. Lionberger, Iowa State Uni versity Press, 1960, 164 pp., indexed, $3.50. Reviewed by W. L, Schmidt At first thought a review of this book might seem a bit alien to the general theme of these columns. The theme of this book is not religious. Nor is its title entirely descriptive of its contents. It is a sociol ogical study of the influences and economic habits of farm ers. Though it is primarily in tended for educators, salesmen, editors, advertisers and the like, it will be of some inter est to farmers and rural peo ple themselves. In it they will find how they’ve been stud ied, charted, and their motiva tions examined in minute de tail in order that the pliers of merchandise might better be able to make forcful selling approaches. Of all social groups, the farmers are perhaps the slow est to take to new ideas. Sales men have found that it takes approximately six years, for example, to completely sell a farm community on the idea of trying a new hybrid seed. Acceptance of other ideas, so ciological and economic, fol lows similar patterns. Farmers and rural people will find this an interesting study about themselves, though the approach and the technical terminology will require a bit of effort to overcome. Adver tisers, salesmen, and the like will find it extremely helpful in extending their power of influence. OUR LADY AND THE CHURCH, by Hugo Rahner, S.J., Pantheon, 1961, 128 pp., $3.50. Reviewed by Rev. Leonard F. X. Mayhew Two main currents emerge clearly as 'the peculiarly cha racteristic themes of modern Catholic theology: an intensive development of Marian doc trine and a steadily deepening understanding of the nature of the Church. Mariology has received a great impulse from the papal definitions of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption. Widespread interest in the implications of the doctrine of the Mystical Body as well as in the liturgy and scaramental theology has proved an effective stimulus to theological research and apostolic efforts as well. Fa ther Rahner succeeds in the present work in demonstrat ing the intimate connection between Marian doctrine and Church-oriented thought and devotion. Even more import antly he shows clearly that traditional theology and devo tion have always seen Mary and the Church in close asso ciation — as type and fulfill ment, as mother and offspring. The author draws heavily on the Fathers and the great med ieval theologians to show that two lines of thought which might be thought to represent divergent viewpoints are ac tually complementary facets of the one truth. AND THEN THERE WERE EIGHT, by Paul Molloy, Dou bleday, 1961, 189 pp., $3.95. Reviewed by Celo K. Shook And Then There Were Eight is a vitamin in reading fare as Paul Molloy, a successful TV columnist and newspaper man, gives a delightful picture of his eight children, their fun, their faith and every day problems. It is sound proof that a family does not need to bend its ideals to the pres sures of modern living and that a love of God and family can be united with the most sophisticated situations. Molloy is funny as he tucks a towel around his waist and “mothers his brood” while his wife is in the hospital having another baby. He is serious as he evaluates his blessings and solves his problems and he is inspiring as he combines his faith, hard work and talent to build a brilliant career. THE PASTORIAL COM PANION, by Marcian J. Math is, O. F. M., J. C. D. and Nich olas W. Meyer O. F. M., S. T. D., Franciscan Herald Press, 1961, 474 up., $4.00. Reviewed by Rev. Leonard F. X. Mayhew This book does not pretend to be a complete treatise on Canon Law. The authors’ pur pose is to treat succinctly the application of ecclesiastical law to situations of common occurrence which may prove perplexing for the parish priest. The book is a remark able success both in its com pleteness and the clarity with which it handles the complexi ties of Canon Law. Any priest in the ministry will find it a great help in his daily work. Fr. Sheerin (Continued from Page 4) certainly not combatants and here is where we run into trouble in trying to defend our deterrence policy. The bas is of our policy is a threat. We threaten that if the Soviets strike us first, we will retali ate by annihilating many of their most important cities. I think it is highly probable that the only reason why the Soviets have not attacked us is this fear of what we will do in retaliation. In other words, we are preserving the peace by deterring them from start ing a war. But is our threat a good or evil thing? RIGHT TO THREATEN? As Christians we cannot de molish whole cities, killing non-combatants along with the military. This would be plain murder of the innocent. If we know we have no right in con science to kill infants, old peo ple and invalids — have we any right to threaten to kill them? If it would be wrong to intend to kill them, is it right to pretend that we to kill them? Moreover, it was always considered wrong to hold a civilian population as “host ages” in war. Is not our deter rence policy doing just that— holding the Russian people as “hostages?” Some will say that it would be useless for us to assert that we would retaliate by striking military targets only. Because the Russians would never believe us. But is it right to tell a lie just be cause we know the other per son will not believe us? The New Delhi statement said: “Total disarmament is the goal, and it should be ap proached step by step with ex periments in neutralization, in F spection and control of partic ular zones.” Pope Pius XII ex pressed the same idea many times. But our way to the goal is beset by moral dilemmas. Our present deterrence policy keeps the peace but is it an honest policy? Secondly, we must disarm no faster than Soviet Russia for the sight of our weakness will only tempt her and provoke her to start a war. THE BULLETIN, February 3, 1962—rAGE 5 Fr. O'Brien (Continued from Page 4) the meaning of faith, stressed so strongly in Lutheran the ology. “Beginning with the doc trine of totally corrupting original sin, Lutherans consid er Christ’s death as the pay ment not only for this but also for the temporal and eternal punishment due for actual sin. This payment is a free gift, ac ceptance being no more a work than is a beggar’s accept ance of money. Acceptance is the essential meaning of faith. Good works are only an evi dence of faith or acceptance of Christ and are without merit. “But this is flatly contra dicted by the Apostle James who says: ‘By works a man is justified, and not by faith only ... For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith also without works is dead’ (James 2:26). When Lu ther found himself contradict ed by St. James’ epistle, he called it ‘an epistle of straw’ and told his followers to dis regard it. “The Apostle was, however, only echoing the teaching of Christ who said, ‘Not every one who says to me, “Lord, Lord” shall enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of my Father in hea ven shall enter the kingdom of heaven’ (Matt. 7: 21). Thus I learned that the Catholic Church teaches Christ’s true doctrine of the necessity both of faith and of good works. I perceived too that the Catholic Church alone was founded di rectly by Christ and is an ac tual visible entity and not a vague association of all be lievers. “She alone possesses the marks of unity, sanctity, cath olicity and apostolicity, which distinguish Christs Church from all the Churches founded by men. I was helped in my investigation by “The Faith of Millions” and the widely circulated booklet, “Finding Christ’s Church,” replete with charts. With deep gratitude to Martha for encouraging me to investigate her religion, I en tered Christ’s true Church, the one fold with the one shep herd.” Question Box— (Continued from Page 4) Similarly, in many dioceses an excommunication is incurred by Catholics who attempt mar riage before a civil official or a justice of the peace — again, because of the sacred charac ter of marriage. SINCE MARRIAGE par takes of the nature of a con tract, moreover, certain neces sary conditions must be met to ensure validity. No one can de ny that the parties must be of sufficient age, for instance, or that they must be free. Among the conditions required of the faithful is that they exchange vows before a priest and two witnesses. For a Catholic to ig nore this ordinary require ment entails, as we said, seri ous sin, and frequently ex- communication as well. By this sinful act a marriage has been merely attempted, how ever, not actually contracted. 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