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( BOOKS (MAKE H ( A ( HOME *liJriteri and l\eacler4 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. 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 J* 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 THE 'J m ;« 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 Italian Restaurant Spring at North Ave., N.W. TR. 6-9666 10:30 A. M. ’til Midnight Italian and American Antipasto — Spaghetti Brasciole — Pizzas Venetian Chicken 'Baked Lasagna ‘Free Parking at Ad- iacent Gulf Station Take-out - Orders C&S REALTY COMPANY “Specialists in Commercial- Industrial Real Estate” 604 Mortgage Guarantee Building Warehouses, Stores, Mfg. Plants, Acreage, Shopping Center Dev., Industrial Dev., Subdivision Dev., Insurance JA. 4-2053 MIKE Se STEVE SERTICH Announcing Change of Name NELSON-RIVES REALTY, INC. 3665A Clairmont Road CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA Formerly Smi-Nel Realty Co., Inc. Howard C. Nelson, President Ernest M. Rives, Secretary-Treas. “Buy Your Slax From Max” MAX METZEL, Owner MAX'S MEN'S SHOPS 5494 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Chamblee Plaza Shopping Center Phone 451-1911 975 Peachtree, N.E. Phone TR. 4-9582 — At 10th St. 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, STOP SWARMING TERMITES LENOX SQUARE ON THE MALL 7-1521 - L i* * 4f| 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 gun a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of its founding in Prague, Czecho slovakia. THE LEADER Set the pace in the game of life — it’s hard to catch up once you fall behind. THE BUlLlTIN, Mardi 3, 1962—PAGE 7 Medical Center Planned SEATTLE, Wash., (NC)—A six-million-dollar medical cen ter is planned by the Sisters of Charity of Providence on a site adjacent to their present Providence Hospital here. 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