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Vol. XXIV. No. 6
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, JUNE 26, 1943
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Catholic Lay
men's Association
of Georgia
Papal Medal Is Presented Martin J. Callaghan, Macon
Shown rising to his feet immediately after receiving the Papal
Medal “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice,” from the hands of the Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishop of Savanah-Atlanta, is Martin J. Callag
han, prominent Catholic layman and business man of Macon, Georgia.
The medal was bestowed at a ceremony held in St. Joseph’s Church
in Macon. Pictured above, left to right, are the Rev. John Prender-
Bishop O’Hara Invests Member
of Macon Parish With Papal
Medal “For Church and Pope
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—At an impressive
ceremony, held in St. Joseph’s
Church on the evening of May 25,
His Excellency the Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., J. U. D.,
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, in
vested Martin J. Callaghan, vice-
president of the Catholic Lay
men’s Association of Georgia, and
one of the most devoted and loyal
members of St. Joseph’s parish
here, with the Papal Medal “Pro
Ecclesia et Pontifice,” which had
been bestowed on Mr. Callaghan
by His Holiness Pope Pius XII, in
recognition of the service which he
had rendered “for Church and
Pope.”
Despite the inclemency of the
weather, members of St. Joseph’s
parish, and other friends of Mr.
Callaghan, forme a congregation
which filled the spacious church.
Following the entry of the altar
boys, the clergy, and Bishop
O’Hara into the sanctuary, the
Rev. Harold Gaudin, S. J., pastor
of St. Joseph’s, called attention to
the solemn ceremony, which was
to precede the administration of
the Sacrament of Confirmation,
and to the signal honor which had
come to a member of the parish.
“Catholicity came to this com
munity in 1540,” said Father Gau
din, “when a Franciscan friar
with the expedition of Hernando
De Soto administered Baptism to
two Indians in the vicinity of the
well-known Indian mounds. The
practice of our faith by the early
Catholics has continued intermit
tently through the American Rev
olution down to the present time.
We are devoted to pur Holy Fa
ther, 262nd in line of succession
from St. Peter, and it is not un
usual for Catholics to pray for the
Holy Father and to love him. But
when His Holiness Pope Pius XII,
in distant Vatican City, learns of
the sterling worth of a member of
our parish in Macon, and singles
out that individual to be the re
cipient of a precious and coveted
honor, that indeed, is news.”
Mr. Callaghan advanced into
the sanctuary and approached the
Episcopal throne, where he re
ceived the decoration, and the Pa
pal rescript which accompanied it,
from Bishop O’Hara, who then
imparted to Mr. Callaghan the Pa
pal Blessing.
Commenting briefly upon pass
ages from the official rescript, in
which the Holy Father had recited
ootstanding services to the Church
and Pope which deserved recog
nition, Bishop O’Hara said:
“Mr. Callaghan has not built a
monument of steel or stone, but
he has erected a spiritual edifice
which is more lasting. By the
sanctity of his private life, his ex
emplary character, his inspiration
to his fellow-parishioners, and in
deed, to the entire state, and even
beyond, his good works are known,
and his fame has spread far, even
to Vatican City. Our Holy Father
apprised of these, has enumerated
only a few to explain why Mr. Cal
laghan has merited this recogni
tion; all of the reasons which
merit this favor are not mention
ed. I pray that he will have more
years among us, and as the inter
preter of his many friends here,
of the many more who are not
here, I express to him their sen
timents of love and admiration, to
The Papal Medal
gast, S. M. A., pastor of St. Peter Claver Church, Macon; Bishop
O’Hara; the Rev. Flavian O’Donnell, C. P„ Chaplain of the 5th Bat
talion, Camp Wheeler; the Rev. Robert T. Bryant, S. J., assistant
pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Macon; Mr. Callaghan; the Rev. John
D. Toomey, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Milledgeville.—(Drinnon
Photo—Courtesy of The Macon Telegraph.)
Pictured above is the Medal Pro
Ecclesia et Pontifice. which has
been bestowed upon Martin J.
Callaghan, prominent Catholic lay
man of Macon. Georgia, by His
Holiness Pope Pius XII.
This decoration was instituted
by His Holiness Pope Leo XIIII in
1888 in commemoration of his gold
en sacerdotal jubilee, and was first
awarded to those men and women
who h@d merited well by aiding in
making the celebration of the
Pope’s jubilee and the Vatican Ex
position successful. The decoration
was made a permanent distinction
in 1898, its object being to reward
those who in. a general way de-
"serve well of the Pope on account
of services rendered the Church
and its Sovereign Pontiff.
GEORGIA LAYMEN’S
RETREAT JULY 16-18
AT WASHINGTON
(Continued on Page 2)
AUGUSTA, Ga.—James B. Mul-
herin, chairman of the Retreat
Section of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia, has an
nounced that the annual Retreat
for the men of the Diocese of Sa
vannah-Atlanta, which is held each
year at St. Joseph’s Home, in
Washington, will be held this year
beginning on the evening of Fri
day, July 16 and closing on the
afternoon of Sunday, July 18.
The Rev. Thomas J. McGrath, S.
J., Director of the Missionary Band
of the New Orleans Province ‘ of
the Society of Jesus, has accept
ed an invitation to conduct the
Retreat, extended by the Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishop of Sa
vannah-Atlanta.
Father McGrath, who is one of
the most able retreatmasters
among the Jesuit Fathers in the
South, is no stranger to Georgia,
as he has on a number of occa
sions conducted retreats and mis
sions in various parts of the state.
Those who anticipate making
the Retreat are requested to make
reservations without delay, either
through the Rev. John Crean, di
rector of St. Joseph’s Home, Wash
ington, Ga., or through the near
est local chairman, the local
chairmen being: Martin J. Cal-
llaghan, Macon: Norman J. Wrig-
ley, Atlanta; John Morris, Athens;
Reginald Hatcher, Milledgeville;
J. P. Hornsby, Ivey; J. A. Opper-
man, Americus, and Dewey P.
Johnson, Valdosta.
In view of the difficulty of
transportation, retreatants.in each
locality should discuss transporta
tion problems among themselves
and with their local chairmen.
N.C.C.W. to Sponsor War Stamp
Sales for School of Social Service
(Special to The Bulletin)
WASHINGTON. D. C— Mrs.
Robert Angelo, national president
of the Natonal Council of Satbolic
Women, has announced that, with
the approval of the Most. Rev.
John F. Noli. D. D., Episcopal
Chairman of Lay Organizations of
the National Catholic Welfare Con
ference, the N- C. C. W. will
sponsor from July 1 to August 15,
a War Stamp Campaign for the
purpose of raising^funds to re
tire a debt of $163,000 of the
National Catholic School of Social
Sendee.
| Diocesan Councils have bare'y met
j the expense of operations, leaving
| nothing *o reduce the indebteded-
, ness. With this indebtedness can-
celled, there will not be need in
| the future to solicit assistance
I from Diocesan Councils for the
maintenance of the school, and the
' officers and teaching staff, re-
| lieved ot financial problems, will
be able to do a better job toward
! supplying Catholic trained social
j workers to take part in post war
' rehabilitation.
The plan is for a concerted drive
on the part of all councils of
the N. C. C. W. to sell through
out the nation one* million War
Savings Stamps of the twenty-five
cent denomination.
The campaign will have a two
fold effect. It will provide the
government with added funds
needed to carry on to victory. It
will guarantee a debt-free Catho
lic graduate school for women so
cial workers, sponsored by the
Catholic women of America, serv
ing God, country and fellowmen
during and after the war.
The honorary committee guid
ing the campaign has Bishop Noll
as chairman, and the Most Rev
Emmet M. Walsh, D- D., Bishop of
Charleston, as vice-chairman The
National Executive Committee will
be headed by Mrs. Angelo. The
Rev. Lucian L. Lauerman, ’director
of the N. C. S. S.. will be general
director.
Committees will be established
in each Diocesan Council through
which stamp books will be allotted
to Deanery Councils for distribu
tion to Parish Councils. When
the books have been filled, they
will be given to the school-
Hitherto the tuition paid by
students, interest on endowments,
and voluntary contributions from
K. of C. Raise
$89,765,307 in
War Bond Drive
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
j NEW HAVEN.—Final tabula*
I tions of the Founders’ MorHh
! county-wide War Bond Campaign '
I of the Knights of Columbus have
j revealed that the fraternal order
! more than trebled the original
j quota of $25,908,000. Totals show-
j ed that $89,766,307 in bonds were
j sold.
The achievement represents ap-
j proximatcly 360 per cent of the
j original quota and on a per mem-
! ber basis represents a jump from
a $69 assignment to a $200 reality.
A tabulation showed that 47 juris
dictions exceeded the quotas which
had been assigned to them.
THE VATICAN RADIO, in a
German language broadcast re
ported to the Office of War Infor
mation, told the German people
that the coming peace for Europe
and the world must give to every
man “his freedom and personality,
his rights and religion.” “The Holy
Father’s greatest longing is for
peace, it is true, but not for peace
at any price,” the broadcast said.