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STRANGERS IN THE
HOUSE: CATHOLIC YOUTH
IN AMERICA, by Andrew M.
Greeley, Sheed and Ward,
1961, 179 p., $3.50, and PAR
ENTS AND THE TEENAGER,
by Richard Cardinal Cushing,
St. Paul Editions, Daughters of
St. Paul, Boston 30, Mass.,
1961, 40 pp., 25c.
Reviewed by
Rev. Leonard F. X. Mayhew
That the sins of the fathers
may be visited upon the chil-
' dren by way of judgment is a
horrifying thought. To see our
“adult” sins and confusions
written large and clearly in
the imitative and inherited
faults of the young is a partic
ularly uncomfortable form for
this judgment to take. Father
Greeley does not present a
pleasant or complacent picture
of the present state of Ameri
can youth. Nor can we set
aside what he has to say by ac
cusing him of undue pessimism
since he amply substantiates
his analysis and judgements,
Father Greeley is a parish
priest and a sociologist and
possesses deep insight from
both points of view. His pic
ture of what it means to come
of age in mid-twentieth centu
ry America is a bleak one. He
indicts the satisfaction with
the material and mediocre, the
frenzied and constant escapism
and the cynical pragmatism
prevalent in education and so-
cal life, among other elements
of the contemporary scene, as
responsible for the “age of ap
athy” of American youth. He
finds very little to differenti
ate Catholic youth from their
contemporaries.
The author offers some diffi
cult answers for the very diffi
cult questions he has raised.
His last three chapters on the
proper nature of authority, a
realistic spiirtual approach and
' v some examples of those who
have overcome the obstacles
contain a balanced and logical
hope. It is a hope which can
only be brought to realization,
however, if those responsible
for homes, schools and church
es will see clearly, think vigor
ously and act with energy and
determination to create a heal
thy society for the young.
They could well begin by stu
dying Fr. Greeley’s book.
Particularly written for par
ents of pre-adolescent children,
Cardinal Cushing’s booklet is a
very practical handbook of
do’s and don’ts to aid parents
prepare their children for the
teen years.
\ THE CIVIL WAR AT SEA,
Vol. II, by Virgil Carrington
Jones, Holt-Rinehart-Winston,
N. Y., 1961, 490 pp., illustrated,
$6.00.
Reviewed by
W. L. Schmidt
This is the second volume of
a planned trilogy on the Civil
War at Sea. The author admits
of a broader scope, and a
greater depth in this volume
than in his first. And this be
cause constant study and re
search on the subject naturally
uncovered many more details
he wished he could have in
cluded in the earlier work.
The author believes this
i work offers the most complete
account now available of the
river campaigns that took
place during the Civil War.
And well it might be. The
reader will not fail to become
thoroughly absorbed as he
reads of the struggles of the
Merrimac and the Monitor,
and other vessels that spewed
fire from their guns whether
on the Mississippi or other
waters involved in the wide
spread battles of this period.
Historical characters, too, are
vividly portrayed by their ac
tions. Details are so arranged
as to create a suspense that is
unusual for historical writing.
Contributing to the quality of
suspense is the absence of edi
torializing and the clutter of
personal judgments.
Rewarding reading will be
found here, particularly by
those who have developed a
hobby in the study of this peri
od of American history.
I WITNESSES
OF THE ' ,
GOSPEL
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WITNESSES OF THE GOS
PEL, by Henry Panneel, trans
lated by Paul A. Barrett, O.P.,
B. Herder Book Company,
1960, ix, 192 pp., $3.75.
Reviewed by
Theodora Koob
This little book, written by
an accomplished French writ
er, attempts to bring the life of
Our Lord more vitally to the
lay reader by having the pri
mary and favorite stories of
the Gospels retold as if by eye
witnesses. The basic idea is
arresting and unique and the
author succeeds in carrying it
out to a considerable extent.
Two reasons which probably
contribute to realism are the
vivid yet unfamiliar details
that color the environment
with a there-ness not like that
achieved in the Day books of
Jim Bishop, and the fact that
French as a language is pe
culiarly suited to creating a
potent atmosphere with the
simplest means.
From the shepherd’s account
of the Nativity to the gather
ing together of the disciples,
the miracles, the most dra
matic sermons, the plotting of
the Sanhedrin, many short ep
isodes are freshly re-created.
From the Last Supper to the
Ascension, the narration reach
es even greater heights of in
tensity. Yet this is a book for
quiet reading and reflection,
which might well be recom
mended for reading with the
Bible itself.
The reviewer particularly
enjoyed the characterization of
Peter in the Gethsemani inci
dent. Every reader will un
doubtedly find his own favo
rite. Since each chapter pre
sents an account in terms of
someone who was actually
there, the personal appeal in
the varied characterizations is
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GEORGIA
REVIEW
“I don’t mind you putting ‘English’ on it, but lay off the Latin.”
From Sem Beams, Seminary Life in Carfoons, by Ed
Sullivan, St. Paul Publications, 1961, 61 pp., 50c.
wide.
A word about the transla
tion: it is obviously accurate
and careful but also very
American and sometimes a bit
more stilted, one supposes,
than the original French.
THE GEORGIA REVIEW,
quarterly, University of Geor-
f gia Press, Athens, $3 yearly.
Reviewed by
Flannery O'Connor
The word which might best
characterize The Georgia Re
view is “pleasant.” It is, ap
parently by design, one of the
least intellectually strenuous
of the college quarterlies. Cri
tics do not criticize the critism
of other critic’s critics in
the pages of The Georgia Re
view. There are no battles in
the footnotes; in fact, no foot
notes. It is obviously a maga
zine by Southerners for South-
, erners about Southerners. It’s
v, manner is so relaxed as to sug
gest genial front-porch monol-
goies by local scholars whom
it is not necessary to listen to
very attentively. Though oc
casionally an article about a
living Southern writer or poli
tician, or about some non-
Southerner, such as Robert
Frost, may make its way into
these pages, most of the arti
cles are about little known or
forgotten Georgia literary or
historical figures — Fran
ces Newman, William Har
ris Crawford. These arti
cles are invariably well-
written. The Georgia Re
view also prints poems and
stories. Its poems are well-
turned and undemanding. Its
fiction, with only an occasion
al exception, leaves the im
pression that it has travelled
much and been rejected many
times before finding asylum
here. It is the magazine’s
worst feature. All in all, The
Georgia Review is an unpre
tentious, and by that much, re
freshing quarterly, admirably
suited to the Georgia temper.
EVIDENCE OF SATAN IN
THE MODERN WORLD, by
Leon Christiani, Macmillan,
1961, 205 pp., $4.00.
Reviewed by
Flannery O'Connor
It is ironical that in these
evil times we should need
fresh evidence of the existence
of Satan, but such is the case.
According to Baudelaire, the
devil’s greatest wile is to per
suade us he does not exist. The
Christian drama is meaning
less without Satan, but only
recently there has been con
siderable publicity about a dis
pute among Anglicans over
whether the devil should be al
lowed to remain in their cate
chism. Such is the trend of the
times.
In Evidence of Safan In The
Modern World, Leon Christia
ni traces demonic activity
from New Testament times to
the 20th century, concentrat
ing heavily on cases of posses
sion. Although the modern
reader will find his credulity
strained by some of the ma-
carbre instances of possession
described, he will be required
by a strictly scientific attitude
not to dismiss this evidence
out of hand. The jacket tells
us that this book is well-docu
mented and presented in an
unsensational manner. The
documentation here has to be
accepted on the word of the
author and the subject is sen
sational per se.
The author’s discussions of
the more generalized activities
of Satan are less disturbing to
the credulity although their
implications are a good deal
more terrifying. All in all, the
reader leaves this book with
his belief in Satan consider
ably fortified.
approximately fifty pages of
notes and references substanti
ating the text.
AFTER NINE HUNDRED
YEARS, by Father Yves Con-
gar, Fordham University Press,
1959, 150 pp., $4.50.
Reviewed by
Loras Walsh
Scholars of the intricacies of
early church history will find
Father Congar’s study reward
ing. However,; this review is
not directed at scholars. This
review is written for the lay
persons whose Remembrance
of early church history is by
now a bit sketchy. It is written
to encourage such a lay per
son to read this slim, rather
“difficult” book.
My reason for encouraging
a reading of this book is that
it may provide you with a
brand new interest — an in
terest in the background of the
centuries -old “O riental
Schism.” Perhaps for the first
time, the reader may feel a
THE LOVE OF LEARNING
AND THE DESIRE FOR GOD,
by Jean Leclercq, O.S.B.,
Fordham University Tress,
1961, 415 pp., $5.50. Translated
by Catherine Misrahi.
Reviewed by
Mary K. Towne
This scholarly study of mon
astic culture will answer many
questions for those who have
read and been puzzled, almost
unconsciously, by the writings
of the monks of the middle
ages such as St. Bernard, Wil
liam of St. Thierry, or St. Al
bert the Great.
The background of monastic
education is explained; the
basis for writing, and the rea
sons for the literary forms
adopted by the monks are tho
roughly treated. A study of the
monastic life itself as explain
ed by the author shows the
reasons for the development of
a form of monastic theology
differing from that of the
schoolmen of the same period.
The monk lives to seek God.
He seeks Him as he reads, as
he meditates. Then as he
writes, he tries to give Him to
others as he himself has found
Him. This tenor of life, un
mixed with worldly preoccu
pations, questions and dis
putes, effects the monk’s man
ner 'of presentation. In his
writings are not the scholarly
expose as that of the school
men, it is because his principle
aim is to raise the minds and
hearts of his readers to God
rather than to convince them
by learned reasoning.
For those who wish to pur
sue further the many subjects
treated, there is a complete
bibliography of the publica
tions of the author. There are
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personal sadness at the fact of
a divided Christendom. He
may realize with a new sharp
ness that our Eastern brothers
have Christ on their altars,
even as we. That their sacra
ments are also valid. The read
er may even close the book
with a determination to learn
more about the brethren of the
East, since we owe them re
spect and love. Such may be
the impact of this scholarly,
little book.
In examining the back
ground of the schism, Father
Congar devotes one chapter
each to political factors, cul
tural factors, and eccleseologi-
cal factors. His final chapter
poses the question: “What can
we do to bring the schism to
an end?”
Father Yves Congar is well
qualified for his subject. A
French Dominican, he is a pro
found student of church histo
ry and an active participant in
the Christian Unity movement.
The title of the study stems
from the fact that it was pub
lished in 1954, nine hundred
years after the traditional date
of the schism. In 1959, the
same year in which Pope John
announced his intention of
convening an Ecumenical
Council, Father Congar’s book
was translated into English as
preparatory material for the
forthcoming council.
The reader learns that,
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though 1054 is the accepted
date for the rift in the Church,
the estrangement actually had
its beginnings centuries before.
For centuries there was a pro
gressive estrangement. But the
author makes one see that the
actual schism is the acceptance
of this estrangement “by
which one part of Christendom
lives, . behaves, and judges
without taking notice one of
the other.”
The reader will do doubt
finish this study feeling that
Pope John is truly the church.
For we are made to realize
how important is an atmo
sphere of love and forgiveness
in which to make overtures to
our separated brothers. Only
in such an atmosphere can this
most grievous wound be
healed.
Centenary
Observance
PASSAIC, N. J., (NO—The
Slovak Catholic Sokol has be
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the 100th anniversary of its
founding in Prague, Czecho
slovakia.
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