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I , DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Published By The Cat-holic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Vol. 42, No. 21 SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1962 10c Per Copy — $3 A Year RECEPTION SERVICE of the Holy Name Society of St. Anne’s Parish, Columbus, with 33 men being installed in the society.—(Brady -B. Bynum Photo) Sunday, April 8th Diocesan Council To Sponsor Tour SAVANNAH — The Dioces an Council of Catholic Women will sponsor a tour of the Dio cesan Institutions in Savannah on Sunday, April 8th in conjunction with the St. Ma ry’s Home Guild meeting be ing held that day. The hostesses for the day will be the Savannah Deanery President, Mrs. Cecile Fitzpat rick and Mrs. Anthony Purdy, St. Mary’s Home Guild Presi dent. The tour will open with a Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist at 9 a. m. followed by a Continental Breakfast at the Cathedral Day School. During the morn ing, the ladies will visit The Little Sisters of the Poor, Our Lady of Confidence Monastery and the Minor Seminary of St. John Vianney, after which luncheon will be served at the Steak House. The afternoon will consist of a tour of St. Mary’s Home and the meeting of the St. Mary’s Home Guild, at which time election of officers will be held. The tea to follow the meeting will have the Nativity Parish Coun cil as hostess. It is suggested that ladies at tending from the Columbus and Augusta Deaneries arriv ing on Saturday, make their reservations directly with the DeSoto Hotel as it is within walking distance of the Cathe dral. The cost of the luncheon is $2.00 per person and reserva tions must be made by April 6th with either Mrs. Fitzpat rick, 311 East Charlton Street, or Mrs. Purdy, 2238 Armstrong Drive, Savannah. Portuguese Study Youth Problems • FATIMA, Portugal —- More than 200 priests attended Por tugal’s first National Congress on the Problems of Adoles cence, which met here under the presidency of Manuel Cardinal Goncalves Cerepeira, Patriarch of Lisbon. New Pastor At Lakeland LAKELAND — Rev. John Murphy, O.M.I., assistant of the Queen of Peace parish. Lakeland, has been named pastor. He succeeds Rev. William E. Lynch, O.M.I., who has been transferred to Fayette ville, N. C., to serve as pas tor of St. Ann's parish in that city. Book Reviews 2 Question Box 4 Obituaries 5 Marriages 3 Doris Answers Youth 4 Johnny and Jeanie Go to Camp 3 Pope Revives Old Custom _ 5 Congo Prelate Regionalism LEOPOLDVILLE, The Con go — The Archbishop of Leo poldville has urged Congolese to develop a true patriotism with no taint of narrow na tionalism or regional divers- iveness. Katanga, the rich southeast ern province that has fought for independence of the na tional government of the Con go in Leopoldville, was not mentioned by name. But Archbishop Felix Scalais, C.I.C.M., said in his lenten pas toral letter that regionalism — “the exaggerated love for one’s own region to the detriment of the devotion owed to the coun try as a whole” — is a twisted patriotism. In the same pastoral, Arch bishop Scalais also condemned the kind of nationalism that works against cooperation with neighboring countries. Saint John Vianney Seminary Association SAVANNAH — Shortly af ter the founding of Saint John’s Seminary in Savannah a group of devoted friends of the new seminary founded a group to help support the growing student body. Their plan was not unique but work ed well and proved to be very practical. In substance it en listed the help of as many people in and out of the dio cese as possible. Each person was asked to give one dollar a month to the seminary. The idea caught on quickly in Savannah through word of mouth contacts. By the end of the first school year the Sem inary Association was provid ing a sizable portion of the in come of the school. During the second year the group grew until it numbered over three hundred members. During this year its growth has continued. Each member of the associ ation is remembered daily in the prayers of the seminarians. Each month or more often, Mass is offered for their in tentions by the rector of the seminary. Besides these spi ritual favors there is the sat isfaction of knowing that one day there will be priests offer ing Mass who are at the altar because we have helped them. God will never forget the help for the popes themselves have often said that there is no greater charity than that of helping deserving boys to at tain the priesthood. This spring with increasing enrollment the seminary stands even more in need of the Association’s help. It is for this reason that it is being ad vertised publicly for the first time. It is the hope of His Ex cellency, Bishop McDonough and of the present association members that the association will be able to double its pres ent size. If you are interested in joining such a noble work, fill out the blank below and mail it to FATHER COLE MAN, SAINT JOHN VIAN NEY MINOR SEMINARY, GRIMBALL POINT ROAD, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. I would like to help support our seminarians and hope to be able to give one dollar a month to the Semniary Association. Name Street City State CLIP AND MAIL TO FATHER COLEMAN Saint John Vianney Minor Seminary Grimball Point Road Savannah, Georgia 33 Join St. Anne's Holy lame COLUMBUS — Reception Service of the Holy Name So ciety of St. Anne’s Parish, Col umbus, was held recently, with 33 men being installed in the society. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Herman Dei- mel performed the reception service, the first ever held in Columbus. Officers of the Holy Name Society are: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Herman Dei- mel, Spiritual Director, Henry F. Gallman, president, A1 Ev- ersman, > vice president, Max Wilson, marshall, and Thomas French, secretary-treasurer. BROTHER MATTHEW Augustan Makes Vows As Brother AUSTIN, Texas — Brother Matthew Lyons has returned to St. Edward’s University af ter having pronounced tempo rary vows as a Brother of Holy Cross at Rolling Prairie, Ind. He is currently teaching at the Holy Cross Brothers’ High School in Austin while taking education courses at St. Ed ward’s University which is also conducted by the Brothers of Holy Cross. Brother Matthew is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lyons of Augusta, Ga. He is a gradu ate of Georgia Tech with de grees in Industrial Manage ment and Electrical Engineer ing, and served in the Air Force and worked with the I.B.M. Corporation before joining the brothers. Co-Founder Dies LEVITTOWN, Pa., (NC) — Auxiliary Bishop Francis J. Furey of Philadelphia offered a Requim Mass here for Fa ther Regis Stafford, T.O.R., 47, a cofounder of the College of Steubenville (Ohio) in 1946. 25th Anniversary Of Pius XI's Communism Encyclical Still Finds His Warning Of Red Threat Timely KEEN FORESIGHT SHOWN IN WIN! REDEHPTORIS’ Twenty-five years ago Pope Pius XI issued his encyclical Divini Redemptoris, known popularly as “On Atheistic Com munism.’' How the keen foresight shown in that document has been borne out by the march of events is detailed in this anni versary article by the assistant director of the Social Action De partment of the National Catholic Welfare Conference who is a longtime student of the communist conspiracy. He is the author of a widely discussed new study, “Communism: Threat to Freedom By Father John F. Cronin, S.S. (NCWC News Service) On March 19, 1937, Pope Pius XI issued his masterly en cyclical “On Atheistic Com munism.” In spite of the tre mendous changes in the com munist world in the interval, the encyclical is still timely to day because the Pope wrote with remarkable foresight and insight. In 1937, few of the world’s statesmen considered commun ism a threat to peace. The so- called Russian experiment was discussed primarily in terms of economics and political phi losophy. Many in the universi ties, disillusioned with the cap italist system, thought that a planned society was the wave of the future. Too often the opponents of National Social ism took a friendly attitude toward communism, on the grounds that one system total ly opposed the other. Hitler’s enemies were their friends. Communist influence began to grow enormously after 1935, when the Comintern ordered a united-front program “against war and fascism.” Communists throughout the world tailored their program to appeal to liberal opponents of National Socialism. As is clear from the history of the Communist party here, this ap proach paid great dividends in terms of infiltration and in fluence. Public opinion and public policy were affected by communist ideas. Most of the world did not see the dangers inherent in this new trend. It was ignored by many, and approved by some. Of the world’s leaders, only the Pope had the under standing to appreciate the looming menace of world com munism. In his encyclical, the follow ing points stand out as unus ually pertinent 25 years later: 1) The recognition of com munism as a potent threat both to world peace and to the internal stability of society. This contrasted with the wide spread view in 1937 that com munism was an insignificant force, largely benign in its aims. 2) The insight into the con- spiritorial nature of commun ism. The Pope noted the tactics used to deceive the innocent and to lull the unwary. He spe cifically cited and warned against united-front tactics. Those who join hands with the communists, even for ap parently worthy aims, risk be trayal. “Communism is intrin sically evil . . . No Christian should collaborate with it in any undertaking whatsoever,” he said. 3) Awareness of the ammu nition given communists by real abuses in the existing so cial order. Exploitation, unem ployment, and the contrast be tween extreme wealth and widespread destitution all fur nish fuel for communist fires. 4) The fact that communism often appeals to idealistic and generous souls, and not merely to those filled with hatred. The pseudo-religious nature of communism was noted in the encyclical. 5) The complete incompati bility between the principles of communism and the tenets of Christianity. Materialism and atheism are inherent in the doctrines of communism. Hence there can be no doctrin al compromise with commun ism, so long as it retains its Marxist philosophy. 6) The need for a vigorous and positive program of Chris tian social reform as a counter to Communist propaganda and infiltration. The Pope was not conttent merely to condemn communism. He outlined di rectives for social progress that would appeal to those subject to communist propa ganda. This directive was re iterated by the encyclical of Pope John XXXIII, Mater et Magistra (Christianity and So cial Progress). Since so much of Pope Pius’ encyclical is still timely 25 years later, is there any part of it that has become outdated because of changing events? The answer is: Very little. The strong, even harsh con demnation of the social abuses of the 1930’s no longer apply to current social conditions, taken as a whole, in the more advanced industrial nations of Europe and North America. But they are quite pertinent in other areas of the world, especially in Latin America. Papal suggestions for social reform must be complemented by the more thorough and de tailed program of Pope John XXIII. The newer social en cyclical is written in terms of a society’ that has changed vastly since 1937. A final point to be noted is that the papal warning against collaboration with communists has frequently been misused in attacks against summit confer ences and negotiations with communist powers. The Pope was warning indi viduals against the pitfalls of the communist united-front tactic. He was not telling chiefs of state that they might not discuss international prob lems with representatives of communist governments. On the contrary, the present (Continued on Page 6) POPE PIUS XI Keen foresight shown in his Encyclical on Atheistic Communism has been borne out in events since it was written 25 years ago. For Mature Women Graduates New Program For Additional Credits SAVANNAH — The Nation al Council of Catholic Women is calling to the attention of the women of Georgia a re cent announcement from the American Association of Uni versity Women explaining a new program of graduate stu dy through which mature wo men college graduates may qualify themselves for teach ing, research, or administra tion in higher education. It is to be initiated in the graduate shcools of eleven southern states over a period of three years. Made possible by a $225,000 gran from the Rockefeller Bro thers Fund, this project is aim ed at relieving the acute short age of qualified college per sonnel by giving financial sup port to mature women college graduates to prepare them selves for faculty positions. Candidates for this project might be wives and mothers whose family responsibilities are lessened as their children reach high school, others might be women whose plans for a professional career have had to be deferred for financial or other reasons. Approximately fifty candi dates, thirty-five years of age or older, who hold the bache lor’s or master’s degree, will be selected each year for further education in one of the co operating graduate schools. The first group under the program will enroll in Sep tember, 1962 and applications should be made not later than April 15, 1962. Inquiries should be addressed to the AAUW Ed ucational Foundation, 2401 Virginia Ave., N.W., Washing ton 7, D. C. or additional in formation can be obtained from contacting Mrs. J. Edwin Mulligan, president, Savannah Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, Thunderbolt, Ga. The need for college teach ers has been repeatedly stress ed and NCCW adds that there is also a great need for quali fied Catholic women in this field. Says Laity Should Take Vocation Lead MINGO JUNCTION, Ohio, (NC) — The Church “is dras tically in need of a long-range vocation program,” and the laity should be in the fore front of such a program, a priest said here. Father Francis M. Maloney of Columbus told the Home and School Association of St. Agnes Central School (March 6) that the religious vocations program is needed “to catch up with a world population that is simply running away from us.” Father Maloney, who has been lecturing for the past (Continued on Page 6) PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTLY DEAD VERY REV. LEO M. KEENAN March 17, 1943 REV. THOMAS J. KNOX (U.S.N.) March 21, 1943 Oh God, Who didst give to thy servants by their scaredotal office, a share in the priesthood of the Apostles, grant, we im plore, that they may also be one of their company forever in heaven. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen. BISHOP ADDRESSES AUGUSTA KNIGHTS—The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Savannah, was speaker at the annual George Washington’s birthday dinner sponsored by the Patrick Walsh Assembly 4th Degree Knights of Columbus. Pictured, left to right: Mrs. Richard J. Meyer; Joseph Gigandet, Faithful Navigator, Patrick Walsh As sembly; Bishop McDonough; Brig. Gen. Richard J. Meyer, commanding general, Signal Training Center, Ft. Gordon, Ga.; Mrs. Joseph Gigandet.