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Published by the Catholic Lay men's Association of Georgia "To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed" Vol. XXXIII. No, 5 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MAY 17, 1952 ISSUED MONTHLY—$3.00 A YEAR WILL LEAD NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC MEN—More than 300 delegates attended the 32ild annual pftnvpntimi nf’ XTatirvnal r’rtuM cil rvf i „ ,i „ cal. ; „ ...ui, mittee; Dr. George R. Ellis, Washington, D. C., treasurer; Francis I. Nally, Toledo, president; Albert J. Sattler, New York, vice-president; Judge David McMuIlan, St. Louis, secretary.—(NC Photos). Holy Father Exhorts Women of World To Adopt the Cause of Peace as a '"Mission from God and Humanity" Francis Nally of Toledo New President of National Council of Catholic Men (N.C.W.C. News Service) VATICAN CITY.—An appeal to the women of the world to embrace the cause of peace as “a mission from God and humanity” was sounded by His Holiness Pope Pius XII. He spoke in Italian to dele gates from 45 countries attending the 13th international Congress of the World Union of Catholic Wo men's Organizations. The Holy Father termed women’s work for peace today “the most ex tensive perhaps assigned to you by Providence up to the present,” and “more social and salutary” than anything they have done in the past. The theme of the women's meeting was, “World Peace and the Responsibilities of Christian Wo manhood.” The Pope declared that if all wo men were to translate their innate hatred of war into “concrete ac tion to impede war,” the total of “such imposing efforts” could not fail to attain its end. The Papal audience came at tlje conclusion of five-day sessions dur ing which the Catholic women dis cussed factors threatening “the peaceful stability of nations.” Among those attending were Unit ed States delegates, including Mrs. Gerald B. Bennett, Grand Rapids, Mich., president of the National Council of Catholic Women; Miss Margaret J. Mealey, Washington, D. C., executive secretary of the Council; Mrs. Edwin G. Becker, president of the Cincinnati Re gional Council of Catholic Women; and Mrs. Henry Mannix, Mt. Kis- co, N. Y., U. S. member of the Bureau of the WUCWG, and vice- president for the Western Hemi sphere. “The responsibility of Christian womanhood toward effecting the peace of the world is not limited to any particular group or country but must be the principal considera tion of Catholic women’s organiza tions everywhere.” This reminder was given by Mrs. Gerald B. Bennett of Grand Rap ids. Mich., president of the Nation al Council of Catholic Women, dur ing the 13th International Con gress of the World Union of Cath olic Women’s Organizations. “No one,” said Mrs. Bennett, “who is attending this Congress called by His Holiness Pope Pius XII to acquaint the women of the world with conditions affecting the Church today, could again consci entiously limit her vision to only particular needs and demands of her own environment.” Discussing present-day needs and the obstacles to peace, Mrs. Bennett told the delegates that “a vision, however, deadly, and a faith, however destructive, can only be confronted with a positive faith and a larger vision of man. . . . The revolutionary forces unleash ed in the world today have not been generated by the demand for bread alone, but because the status and dignity and other natural rights have been denied too long.” The six-day sessions, attended by 200 women from 26 countries, comprised an extensive program of general and workshop sessions. They were marked, according to a member of the U. S. delegation, by an enthusiastic interest and de votion which proved the burning desire of women in all countries to contribute to the cause of peace. The U. S. delegates attended the general audience in which the Holy Father appealed to the women of the world to embrace the cause of peace as a mission of God and humanity. On the following day, ten of the eleven U. S. delegates were also received in special audi ence by the Pope in his private li brary. Ave Maria Hour Wins Reliqious Program Award COLUMBUS. —(NC)—The Ave Maria Hour was given First Award for Religious Radio Programs heard nationally at the Sixteenth American Exhibition of Education al Radio and TV programs, held at Ohio State University here. Dr. I. Keith Tyler, director of the Institute for Education by Radio and TV at Ohio State, an nounced the award prior to the opening of the annual convention at the Institute. The exhibition covers all types of educational work being done in the communications field. “This award is an incentive for us to aim for even greater achieve ment,” said Father Terence Cum mings, S. A., director of the Ave Maria Hour. The Ave Maria Hour is a week ly half-hour radio drama produced by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at Graymoor, Garrison, New York. The usual format is to tell the story of a Saint or other hero of God as a means for en couraging listeners to follow the will of God in hope hnd confi dence. Several special series have been based on fiction stories con cerned with the Sermon on the Mount and the Ten Command ments. The weekly dramas are at pres ent being heard on more than 350 stations in the United States and on more than 300 stations overseas through the facilities of the Armed Forces Radio Service. In addition, the Ave Maria Hour is shipped to the Philippines, Ceylon, Bermuda and the West Indies. Plans are now in progress for introducing the program to China and Japan. The program is directed profes sionally by Carlo DeAngelo, vet eran New York radio and TV pro ducer. The Ave Maria Hour cele brated its eighteenth anniversary of continuous broadcasting last 1 month. Abbot Boniface Seng Resigns as Abbot of Sf. Bernard’s Abbey ST. BERNARD, Ala. — (NC)— Abbott Boniface Seng, O.S.B., 84, announced his resignation and call ed for the election of a Coadjutor Abbot at a meetig of the capitulars of St. Bernard's Abbey here. Abbot Seng also has been president of St. Bernard’s College. He was elected the fourth Abbot of St. Bernard’s on January 4, 1939. He has been a priest for 55 years. Born in Chicago on September 15, 1867, he was educated in paro chial schools and was attending St. Ignatius College when he de cided to study for the priesthood and transferred to St. Vincent’s Archabbey at Latrobe, Pa. He came to St. Bernard’s Abbey in 1892 and was ordanied here on February 26, 1897. On the golden jubilee of his priesthood in 1947, Abbot Seng was honored by His Holiness Pope Pius XII, who gave the Abbot the right to wear the Cappa Magna. A month later, he received another honor from the Pope and was in vested by Bishop Thomas J. Toolen of Mobile, with the violet zucchet- to, the purple skullcap ordinarily worn only by Bishops. The document from the Pope be stowing the zucchetto stated: “This signal and exceptional honor is be stowed on you personally and is an indication of His Holiness’ ap preciation of your long and fruitful years of priestly labors.” Senator McCarren Says Irish Will Never Join Movement to Harm U. S. NEW YORK.—(NC)—Any move ment for the destruction of the United States will never be joined by a son of Ireland or anyone with Irish blood, U. S. Senator Pat Me- Carran of Nevada declared in an address here. The Senator spoke before the American Irish Historical Society in the Biltmore Hotel, where he was awarded the organization’s gold medal bestowed annually on an outstanding American of Irish ancestry. The Nevadan, who is chairman of the Senate Internal Security Com mittee, assailed the laxity of laws which permit enemies of the gov ernment to enter the United States. He termed the current world situation “a war between civilization and those interested, in the welfare of free men, and the enemies of civilization whose sup port stems from the centers of communism.” Joseph Scott, Los Angeles lawyer and publicist, presented the award to Senator McCarran. Last year’s recipient was Archbishop Richard J. Cushing of Boston. Among others honored in past years are: His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York; the late Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum; and John S. Burke, New York businessman and philan- UuopisL TOLEDO, O.—It was a talking convention, as well as a listening one—this 32nd annual meeting of the National Council of Catholic Men here in Toledo. Some 300 men from every sec tion of the country—the largest turnout in NCCM convention his tory—showed up for the two-day sessions, and every one was given an opportunity to “express his views in a program devoted princi pally to workshops and panel dis cussions. At the closing business session Francis Nally of Toledo, who had served as first vice president of the NCCM, was elected president to succeed Stewart Lynch, Wilm ington (Del.) attorney. Mr. Nally is news editor for The Catholic Chronicle, newspaper of the Tole do diocese, and a correspondent for the N. C. W. C. News Service. Other officers elected Were: Al bert J. Sattler of New York, vice president; Judge David McMuIlan of St. Louis, secretary, and Dr. George Ellis of Washington, D. C., treasurer. The officers, with Mr. Lynch serving as member-at-large, comprise the NCCM’s executive committee. Five members of the board of directors were elected: James Hanrahan of Brooklyn, N. Y., to serve for the Province of New York; Joseph Lemp of Pittsburgh to serve for the Province of Phil adelphia; John O’Connor of In dianapolis to serve for the In dianapolis province; Judge Mc- Mullan to serve for the St. Louis province, and Henry Montecino of New Orleans, to serve for the New Orleans province. The convention closed with a general meeting in the Macomber Vocational High School auditor ium. Bishop George J. Behring of Toledo, host to the convention, pre sided and Mr. Lynch served as chairman. The formal speakers were Bishop William T. Mulloy of Covington, and James M. O’Neill, educator and author, whose latest work, “Catholicism and American Freedom,” has been acclaimed as the Catholic reply to the book “American Freedom and Catholic Power,” by Paul Blanshard, anti- Catholic writer. The opening session of the con vention was addressed by Bishop Allen J. Babcock, Auxiliary of De troit and Assistant Episcopal Chair man of the Department of Lay Organizations. National Catholic Welfare Conference. He told the Catholic men that they must be fortified with great zeal in order to bring back to their homes and parish organizations the decision to be reached at the convention which would make “for a more moral America.” Other opening session speakers Bulletins BISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN, Auxiliary of New York and Na tional Director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, is now writing a regular weekly col umn for the Saturday edition of The New York Journal-American. HIS EMINENCE Alessio Cardi nal Ascalesi, Archbishop of Naples, died on May 10. His death reduced to forty-seven the number of mem bers of the College of Cardinals. FATHER JOHN J. TOOMEY, veteran Maryknoll Missioner and a graduate of St. Charles College, Catonsville, Md., is listed by the State Department among Ameri cans held as prisoners by the Chinese communists. JAMES B. MULHERIN, chair man of the Retreat Section of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, announces that plans are being made to hold the annua! Re treat for men at St. Joseph’s Home, Washing ton, July 11-13. included the Rev. Lawrence J. Ernest, moderator of the Toledo Diocesan Council of Catholic Men; James P. Lavey. Toledo Council president, and Toledo’s Mayor Lloyd E. Roulet, a 32nd-degree Mason who welcomed the delegates to the 32nd annual convention. Immediately after the opening session, the gathering broke up in to the workshop and panel ses sions which virtually were the or der for the rest of the convention. There were workshops on strength ening family life; on youth; on civil and social action; on communica tions; on legislation. All possible phases of work in these fields were discussed. Father J. A. Greeley Speaks at May Day Rally, New Orleans NEW ORLEANS — (NC) — In making May Day a time for prayer, consecration and reparation “we are not inaugurating, but renewing an ancient custom,” Father James A. Greely, S. J., declared at cere monies held in Jackson Square here. The only new element, he de clared, is that today the Christian ceremonies are “a counter cele bration” to offset those who would “do away” with Christ and His Mother. The demonstration here was sponsored by the Mariology Com mission of the National Federa tion of Catholic College Students, and was the occasion of a rededi cation of the Archdiocese of New Orleans to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by Archbishop Joseph F. Rummel. “It was in the sixteenth century that the people of France dedicated this first day of May, in a very special manner, to the Mother of God,” Father Greely said, “so that there is a special appropriateness in our gathering here this May Day and reconsecrating ourselves and our archdiocese to the Immac ulate Heart of the Virgin Mother. We are not inaugurating, but re newing an ancient custom. The only new element we add to this de votion is that we make it now a counter celebration to offset the efforts of those who would do away with the Mother, whom we honor; the Child, Whom we love, and the Eternal Father, Whom we adore.” “To the sophisticated and the smart alecks,” Father Greely con tinued, “it must appear like a strange combination to see the Holy Rosary held in challenge to the Hammer and Sickle. It is not one-half as efficient as the sharp- pointed sickle which can dig deep and lacerate a victim. But the Rosary is not intended for hurting, but for healing. The crucifix on the Rosary is usually a weak bit of metal or a frail piece of wood. It is not one-half as efficient as the strong hammer, that can readi ly strike down and subdue a vic tim. But the crucifix is not in tended to strike down, it is meant for raising up. It is not used to subdue, but to liberate. The raised clench first that wields tbs ham mer and sickle indicates hatred and a determination to wound and destroy. The hands folded in prayer, like church steeples point ing heavenward, indicate faith, love and a desire to serve. Place in those hands the chaplet of the Rosary and you have a powerful weapon—a weapon not for war, but for lasting peace.” Father Greely is assistant pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception here and was formerly an assistant pastor at the Sacred Heart Church in Augusta, Ga. Mayor deLesseps S. Morrison opened the program by welcoming the May Day demonstrators. Arch bishop Rummel gave Benedictio* of the Blessed Sacrament.