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EDITED BY LEO J. ZUBER
2332 North Decatur Rd. Decatur. Georgia
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For the greater glory of
God and for the spiritual
benefit of authors, publishers,
re viewers and readers.
FROM STATE CHURCH TO
PLURALISM, by Franklin Ham
lin Littell, Doubleday, 1962,174
pp., 95£
Reviewed by W. L. Schmidt.
Waldo Beach, writing in The
news and Observer, Raleigh,
N.C., July 26, 1959, under the
heading "Flip-Top Pulpits for
Filter -Tip Faith’’ wrote: "...
the Protestant church has con
fused its evangelical mission
with organizational success...
ministers have learned nice
people don’t like ugly sermons
...underneath the enormous
prosperity of the American
churches there is a growing
misgiving shared by its clergy
and laity, about the moral
stamina of this nominal Christi
anity."
This quote , taken from the
introduction to the book sub
titled A PROTESTANT INTER
PRETATION OF RELIGION IN
AMERICAN HISTORY, sets the
tone for a frank self examination
of the history and present status
of American Protestantism.
Doctor Littell, a professor of
church history at Southern
Methodist University, pulls no
punches. He curries no favors.
In fact, he will disillusion many
a reader in the high motives
and the halos with which pa
triotic history has surrounded
the early settlers and the
founding fathers with respect
to the piety and spirit of re
ligious freedom for all when,
indeed, there was an apalling
dearth of it from the begin
ning deep into post colonial
day. The belief that separation
of church and state existed
from the beginning Doctor Lit
tell calls a myth. He cites as
proof the early state supported
churches, the constant clashes
between religious groups, the
founding of church schools and
universities by various colonial
governments that continued to
be supported by the state after
the founding of the republic.
The effects of it are still ex
istent in many publicly sup
ported schools today.
The romantic myth of the
"good old days" of the found
ing Fathers when this country
was a "Christian" nation still
persists when, in fact, it was
a "heathen" nation. This state
ment should unchair the hero
worshipping beliefs and habits
of many.
A century ago there began the
great revival movement within
the churches, and missionary
activities were carried out in
all parts of the country. There
occurred, too, the firm
beginnings of voluntaryism, and
a splintering of the major
denominations into innumerable
smaller groups. All this
resulted in the present
voluntaryism, the present
"freedom" of choice and plur
alism of religion in America,
now sapped of a real messianic
message, and of doctrine, and
created a gap that has been
filled with social groups who
"don’t like ugly sermons."
As Doctor Littell ponits out
the weaknesses in American
Protestantism, he also offers
solutions to the present im
passe in religious purpose. For
example, Protestantism must
discard its spirit of nativism.
It must enter into vigorous
discussions with Catholics and
Jews on the nature of a just
social order and a "righteous
commonwealth." It must
recognize the present religious
situation in this country for
what it is: post-Protestant, one
that includes great and ever
growing numbers of Catholics
and Jews. It must also accept
the religious situation at the
beginning of the Republic for
what it really was: heathen.
Doctor Littell closes by say
ing that he expects "less trouble
from Roman Catholics and
Jews than from fellow Protes
tants in presenting this intro
duction to American church his
tory." This statement is full
of implications and it should
make the serious Catholic
reader particularly anxious to
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SAINTS FOR THE MODERN
WOMAN, by Rev. Luke A. Far
ley, J.C.L., Daughters of St.
Paul, 1961, 288 pp., illus., $3,95
and $2.50.
Reviewed by E. Matthews.
Studying the lives of the saints
is perhaps the most painless
way to abosrb Church history,
and seeing history through the
eyes of the saints helps us
absorb a quality of timeless
ness. In thus identifying our
selves with all ages, we gain
Brother
Sebastian
At large
ECCLESIASTICAL
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By Chon Day
From BROTHER SEBASTIAN AT LARGE, by Chon
Day, Doubleday, 1961, $1.75.
a certain understanding and in
sight into what God expects of
our lives. For this purpose,
Father Farley has collected
into this one volume various
talks he has made to women’s
groups on the lives of saints,
and, with this purpose in mind,
he brings out some good points
for women who may perhaps
have become too absorbed in
modern history only. However,
in translating the spoken word
to the written word--the
lecture, sermon, or talk to the
published work—we can lose
something of the personality
of the author. This reviewer
has not had the opportunity of
hearing Father Farley speak,
but his book seems to be lack
ing in a force that his per
sonal delivery may have given
his talks. His desire to release
the modern woman from the
stigma of maladjusted neuroses
and an over-indulgence of lei
sure has been lost in a tone
that becomes a little too
preachy. He has chosen well
the lives of fifteen saints on
which to base his points, but
the interest he arouses in his
brief biographies becomes dul
led by the too obvious points
he wants to make.
Father Farley prepared the
are work for the dust jacket and
illustrations of each of the
saints. His word sketches of
these holy women are far more
expressive of their characters.
44
. For Days Of Retreat.
CONFERENCES
FOR SISTERS, retreat con
ferences delivered by the Rev.
Leo Clifford, O. F. M.; 4 lp
records, 8 sides, monaural
issued in 1961 by St. Anthony
Guild Press, $12.50.
Reviewed by Sister Joanna of
the Cross, G. N. S. H.,
D’Youville Academy, Cham-
blee, Georgia.
The recording industry has
produced a bewildering quan
tity of products—records for
children, for teen-agers, for
the intellectual, for the music-
lover. This very modest album
might easily never find its way
into any record shop, and most
probably, not into an American
home. One of the basic prin
ciples of economics teaches
that the value of an object
increases with its rarity. The
very subject matter of this
set of recordings is of supreme
worth. Just as St. Paul became
all things to all men, and as
gospel evengelists make use of
every medium of communica
tion in their work, so the St.
Anthony Guild is using the
commonplace object - a phono
graph record - to deepen the
spiritual life of those who have
already dedicated themselves
to its pursuit.
Father Clifford was formerly
chaplain to the famed Dublin
Abbey Players. At first hear
ing, the American listener may
find his diction and intonation
somewhat precise, and, to ears
accustomed to colloquialisms,
somewhat formal. Gradually,
however, the ear adapts itself
and is drawn to prefer this
perfection of delivery. Am-
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retreat, may have been accus-
FATHER LEO CLIFFORD
tomed to a rather generous
dose of humor - the sugar-
coating on the spiritual vita
min. Of this there is little.
But of things spiritual there is
a gt;eat deal.
These conferences were
intended for days of retreat,
customarily held once a month
in religious houses. They deal,
then, with topics fundamental
in their spirituality and of spe
cial moment in the life of the
active religious. The spirit of
faith, the meaning of hope and
charity and their relation to
suffering, the love of the soul
for Christ and of Christ for
the soul are discussed in polish
ed English with a striking com
mand of stylistic beauty shot
through with simplicity and a
haunting return to one theme.
The reproduction of the
speaker’s voice is clear, but
at times the volume on the
writer’s phonograph requires
adjustment because of a ten
dency to grow louder. The re
cords have been evaluated
twice - once when the writer
was occupied with professional
duties and again when the quie
tus of retreat gave greater op
portunity for reflection. On both
occasions, Father Clifford’s
conferences provided ample
substance for reflection and
prayer. Perhaps the best re
commendation that might be
given would be that of assur
ing possible listeners - Sisters
especially for whom these are
intended - that repeated hearing
seemed to increase their fruit
fulness.
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A moral estimate of current entertainment feature
motion pictures prepared under the direction of
the New York Office of the National Legion of
Decency with the co-operation of the Motion
Picture Department of the International Federa
tion of Catholic Alumnae.
CLASS A — Section I—-Morally Unobjectionable for General Patronage
Alak&zam, The Great—Am. Inti.
Babes in Toyland—Buena Vista
Bashful Elephant—AA
Beauty and the Beast—UA
Best of Enemies—Col.
Big Red—Buena Vista
Big Wave—AA
Bon Voyage—Buena Vista
Boy Who Caught a Crook (Was: Boy Who
Found $100,000)—UA
Capture That Capsule—UA
Cash On Demand—Col.
Cinderella (Russ.)—Janus
Clown and the Kid—UA
Comancheros—Fox
Dalton Who Got Away—Dalton
Dentist In the Chair, A (Br.)—Ajay Film Co.
Desert Patrol—U-I
El Qd—AA
Errand Boy—Para.
Flight That Disappeared—UA
Follow That Dream—UA
Forever My Love—Para.
Francis of Assisi—Fox
Greyfriar’s Bobby—Buena Vista
Hatari—Para.
Heroes Island—UA
Hey, Let’s Twist—Para.
Honeymoon Machine—MGM
Invasion of the Star Creatures—Am. Inti.
Invasion Quartet—MGM
Jack the Giant Killer—UA
La Belle Americaine (Fr.)—Continental
Lad, A Dog—War.
Land We Love—UA
Life of Maria Goretti (Ital.)—Catholic Film
Prods.
Majority of One—War.
Man Who Wagged His Tail (Sp.-Ital.)—
Continental
Merrill’s Marauders—War.
Midsummer Nights Dream—Show Corp.
Modern Times—United Artists
Moon Pilot—Buena Vista
Mothra—Col.
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation—Fox
Murder She Said—MGM
Music Man—War.
Mysterious Island—Col.
Nearly a Nasty Accident—U-I
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North—Buena Visi*
Pied Piper of Hamelin—Prod. Unlimited
Pirates of Tortuga—Fox
Prisoner of the Iron Mask—Am inti.
Purple Hills—Fox
Queen of the Pirates—Col.
Road To Hong Kong—UA
Runaway—Arpix
Sale At Home—Col.
Saintly Sinners—UA
Search for Paradise—Stanley Warner
Second Time Around—Fox
Sergeant Was a Lady—U-I
Sergeants 3—UA
Snake Woman—UA
Summer To Remember, A (Russ.)—Kingsley
Swinging Along—Fox
Teenage Millionaire—UA
Thief of Baghdad—MGM
Three Stooges Meet Hercules—Col.
Town Like Alice, A (Br.)—Rank
Two Little Bears—Fox
Underwater City—Col.
Valley of the Dragons—Col.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea —Fox
When the Clock Strikes—UA
Whistle Down the Wind (Br.)— Pathe-Am.
X-15—UA
You Have to Run Fast—UA
Zotz—Col.
CLASS A — Section H — Morally Unobjectionable for Adults and Adolescents
Atlantis, the Lost Continent—MGM
Battle At Bloody Beach—Fox
Belle Sommers—Col.
Beware of Children—Am. Inti.
Beyond All Limits—Pathe-Am.
Big Money—UA
Birdmen of Alcatraz—UA
Black Tights—Magna Films
Blue Hawaii—Para.
B rain washed—AA
Bridge, The—AA
Bridge To the Sun—MGM
Broken Land—Fox
B rushfire—Para.
Burn, Witch, Burn—Am. Inti.
Burning Nights—UA
Cat Burglar—UA
Colossus of Rhodes—MGM
Cow and I, The (Fr.)—Zenith Inti.
Dead to the World—UA
Deadly Companions—Pathe
Deadly Duo—UA
Devil At 4 O’Clock—Col.
Don’t Knock the Twist—Col.
Dr. Blood’s Coffin—UA
Eleventh Commandment—Prairie
Escape From Zahrain—Para.
Experiment In Terror—Col.
Fanny—War.
Fear No More—Pathe-America
Five Finger Exercise—Col.
Flight of the Lost Balloon—Realart
Flower Drum Song—U-I
Follow That Man—UA
Frantic (Fr.)—Times Film Corp.
Geronimo—UA
Gidget Goes Hawaiian—Col.
Gun Street—UA
Hand of Death—Fox
Hands of a Stranger—AA
Hell Is For Heroes—Para.
Hellions, The—Col.
Horizontal Lieutenant—MGM
Incident in an Alley—UA
Judgment At Nuremberg—UA
Last Time I Saw Archie—UA
Lisa—Fox
Lonely Are the Brave—U-I
Lost Battalion—Am. Inti.
Madison Avenue—Fox
Magic Sword—UA
Man In the Moon—Trans-Lux
Man Who Died Twice—Rep.
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance—Para.
Manster—UA
Mask, The—War.
Mein Kampf—Col.
Mighty Ursus—UA
Miracle Worker—UA
Most Wanted Man—Astor
My Geisha—Para.
Naked Edge—UA
Neapolitan Carousel (Ital.)—Lux
Night Creatures—U-I
Outsider—U-I
Pit and the Pendulum—Am. Inti.
Pleasure of His Company—Para.
Premature Burial—Am. Inti.
Pocketful of Miracles—UA
Reprieve—AA
Risk, The—Kingsley-Intl.
Rommel’s Treasure—Medallion
Samar—War.
Sardonicus—Col.
Scream of Fear—Col.
Secret of Deep Harbor—UA
Shadow of the Cat—U-I
Six Black Horses—U-I
Spiral Road—U-I
State Fair—Fox
13 West Street—Col.
Third of a Man—UA
Throne of Blood (Jap.)—Brandon.
Time Bomb—AA
Trunk, The—Col.
Twenty Plus Two—AA
Twist All Night—Am. Inti.
Twist Around the Clock—Col.
Two Rode Together—Col.
Valiant—UA
War Hunt—UA
Weekend With Lulu—Col.
Woman Hunt—Fox
World In My Pocket—MGM
Young Doctors—UA
Young Ones—Para.
Young Savages—UA
CLASS A — Section III — Morally Unobjectionable for Adults
Ada—MGM
All Fall Down—MGM
Anatomy of a Syndicate (Was: Big Operator)
—Cinema Assoc.
And the Wild, Wild Women (Ital.)—Trans-Lux
Armored Command—AA
Bachelor In Paradise—MGM
Boys Night Out—MGM
Breakfast At Tiffany’s—Para.
Cape Fear—U-I
Claudelle Inglish—War.
Children’s Hour—UA
Come September—U-I
Counterfeit Traitor—Para.
Counterfeiters of Paris—MGM
Couch, The—War.
Double Bunk (Br.)—Show Corp.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse—MGM
George Raft Story—AA
Girl With a Suitcase (Ital.)—Ellis
Great War, The—Lopert
Happy Thieves—UA
Hitler—AA
Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus—UA
Hustler, The—Fox
I Like Money—Fox
Information Received (Br.)—U-I
Innocents, The—Fox
Last Year At Marienbad (Fr.)—Astor
Light in the Piazza—MGM
Murder, Inc.—Fox
Ninth Circle (Yug.)—Jadran Films
Notorious Landlady—Col.
Nun and the Sergeant—UA
One Pius One—Selected Pics.
One, Two. Three—UA
Only Two Can Play (Br.)—Col.
Pigeon That Took Rome—Para.
Ride the High Country—MGM
Rocco and His Brothers (Ital.)—Astor
Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone—War.
Rome Adventure—War.
Sail a Crooked Ship—Col.
Satan Never Sleeps—Fox
Season of Passion—UA
Seven Women From Hell—Fox
Singer Not the Song—War.
Something Wild—UA
Stop Me Before I Kill—Col.
Summer and Smoke—Para.
Susan Slade—War.
Sweet Bird of Youth—MGM
Taste of Honey—Continental
Tender Is the Night—Fox
Three On a Spree—UA
Through a Glass Darkly (Swed.)—Janus
Thunder of Drums—MGM
Town Without Pity—UA
Two Women (Ital.)—Embassy
View From the Bridge—Continental
West Side Story—UA
Wolf Larsen—AA
CLASS B—— Morally Objectionable in Part for All
Bachelor Flat—Fox
Back Street—U-I
Brain That Wouldn’t Die—Am. Inti.
Cabinet of Caligari—Fox
Concrete Jungle—Fanfare
Confessions of An Opium Eater—AA
Day the Earth Caught Fire—U-I
Devil’s Eye, The (Swed.)—Janus
Doctor In Love—Rank
Explosive Generation—UA
Five Minutes To Live—Pathe-Am.
Force of Impulse—Pathe-America
Goodbye Again—UA
Guns of the Black Witch—Am. Inti.
Head, The—Trans-Lux
House of Fright (was: Two Faces of Dr.
Jekyll)—Amer. Int.
Adorable Creatures (French)—Continental
And God Created Woman (Fr.)—Kingsley
Baby Doll—War.
Bed of Grass (Greek)—Trans-Lux
Bed, The (French)—Kingsley International
Bell’Antonio (Ital.)—Embassy Films
Breathless (Fr.)—Films Around World
Cold Wind In August—Aidart
Come Dance With Me (Fr.)— Kingsley-Intl.
Desperate Women, The—Majestic Films, Inc.
During One Night (Br.)—Astor
Expresso Bongo (Br.)—Continental
Five Day Lover (Fr.)—Kingsley-Intl.
Green Carnation (was: Trials of Oscar Wilde)
(Br.)—Warwick Films
Green Mare (Fr.)—Zenith
Heroes and Sinners (Fr.)—Janus
Husband for Anna, A (Italian)—IFE
I Am a Camera—DCA
Illicit Interlude (Swedish)—Gaston Hakim
Joan of the Angels?—Polish-Telepix
Jules and Jim (Fr.)—Janus
Karamoja—Hallmark Productions, Inc.
L’Awentura (Ital.)—Janus
La Notte (Night) (Ital.)—Lopert
House of Women—War.
It Happened In Athens—Fox
Jessica—UA
Joker, The (Fr.)—Lopert
Journey To the Seventh Planet—Am. Inti.
Leda (Fr.)—Times
Lover, Come Back—U-I
Lovers On a Tightrope (Fr.)—Interworld
Man Trap—Para.
Marines Let’s Go—Fox-
Mark, The (Irish)—Continental
Mary Had a Little (Br.)—Lopert
Maxime (Fr.)—Interworld
Night of Evil—Pathe-Am.
Nights of Rasputin (Ital.)—Premiere
No Love for Johnny (Br.)—Embassy
CLASS C — Condemned
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Fr.)—Kingsley
Les Liaisons Dangercuses (Fr.)—Astor Pic
tures, Inc.
Liane, Jungle Goddess—DCA
Love Game (Fr.)—Films Around World
Love Is My Profession (Fr.)—Kingsley-Intl.
Lover’s Return (French)—Lopert
Lovers, The (Fr.)—Zenith
Mademoiselle Gobette (French)—IFE
Mademoiselle Striptease (Fr.)—DCA
Magdalena (Ger.)—Buhawk
Maid in Paris (Fr.)—Continental
Marie du Port (French)—Bellon-Foulke
Mating Urge—Citation
Miller’s Beautiful Wife (Ital.)—DCA
Miss Julia (Swedish)—Trans-Global Pictures
Mitsou (Fr.)—Zenith Inti.
Mom and Dad (Sideroad)—Hallmark Prod.
Moon Is Blue, The—UA
Naked Night, The (Swedish)—Times Film
Nana (Fr.)—Times
Never On Sunday (Greek)—Lopert
Night Heaven Fell (Fr.)—Kingsley
Night, The (La Notte) (Ital.)—Lopert
Odd Obsession (Jap.)—Harrison
Oscar Wilde (Br.)—Four City Enterprises
Paris Blues—UA
Payroll—AA
Peeping Tom—Astor
Private Lives of Adam and Eve—U-I
Purple Noon (Fr.)—Times
Siege of Syracuse—Para.
Splendor in the Grass—War.
Telltale Heart—Brigadier
That Touch of Mink—U-I
Tomorrow Is My Turn (Fr.)—Showcorp.
Too Late Blues—Para.
Wild Harvest—Pathe-Am.
Wonders of Aladdin—MGM
World by Night—War.
Young Helions (Was: High School Confide*
rial)—Cinema Assoc.
Passionate Summer (Fr.-Ital.)—Kingsley
Please I Mr. Balzac (Fr.)—DCA
Port of Desire—Union
Pot Bouille (Lovers of Pari*) (Pi.)
Continental
Prime Time—Essanjay Films, Inc.
Private Property—Citation
Question of Adultery—NTA
Rosanna—Jacon Film
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Br.) •
Continental
Savage Eye—Trans-Lux-Kingsley Inti.
Sins of the Borgias (French)—Aidart
Sins of Mona Kent—Astor
Smiles of a Summer Night (Swedish)—Ras
Snow Was Black (Fr.)—Continental
Stella (Greek)—Burstyn
Temptation (Fr.-Ital.)—Shelton
Third Sex (Ger.)—D. & F. Dist.
Trials of Oscar Wilde (Br.)—Warwick Films
Truth, The (La Verity) (Fr.)—Kingsley Inti
Viridiana (Sp.)—Kingsley-Intl.
Wasted Lives and The Birth of Twin*—
K. Gordon Murray Production
Woman of Rome (Ital.)—DCA
SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION
(A Separate Classification is given to certain films which, while not morally offensive in themselves, require caution and some analysis
as a protection te the uninformed against wrong interpretations and false conclusions.)
Adam and Eve (Mex.)—Wm. Horne
Advise and Consent—Col.
Anatomy of a Murder—Col.
Case of Dr. Laurent (Fr.)—Trans-Lux
Circle of Deception—Fox
Crowning Experience—MRA
Girl of the Night—War
Important Man (Mexican)—Lopert
Intruder—Pathe-Am.
King of Kings—MGM
La Dolce Vita (Ital.)—Astor Pictures, Inc.
Lolita—Seven Arts
Martin Luther—de Rochemont
Never Take Candv From a Stranger—Omat
Corp
Storm Center—Col.
Suddenly, Last Summer—Col.
Victim (Br.)—Pathe-America
Walk On the Wild Side—Col.