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a Friendlier
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Neighbors Irre
spective of Creed”
Vol. XXXVI, No. 3.
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1955.
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Devout Catholics throughout the world observe the month of July as one dedicated to the
precious blood of Jesus. The feast c(ay of the most precious blood is observed on July 1. Symbol
of this devotion is the chalice which contains the precious blood following the consecration at
mass. The chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper is said, to be buried in the ruins of Glaston
bury Abbey, Gbove) in England. A special ceremony will be held there on July 10 with Arch
bishop Gerald P. O’Hara, Archbishop-Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta and apostolic delegate to Great
Britain, officiating.—(NC Photos.)
What Is The CCD?
Future Of Church In
Argentina Uncertain
The Ninth Regional Congress
of the Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine will meet jointly with, the
40th Annual Convention of the
Catholic Laymens Association.
The Congress with its emphasis on
the Lay Apostolate constitutes a
program that meets ideally tke ob
jectives of the Catholic Laymen s
Association. This article is the
first of a series.
(By Rev. Francis J. Donohue)
During the weekend of Oc
tober 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. the
Ninth Regional Conference of
Christian Doctrine will be held at
the General Oglethorpe Hotel,
Wilmington Island, Savannah,
Georgia.
You have already seen this
event advertised in the Bulletin
and in the next few months you
will see and hear more about it.
In the minds of those who have
not heard of the Confraternity or
who have thought of it as just
another one of many parish or
ganizations, the question will
arise, “Just what is the CCD, and
why such advertisement and
promotion?”
The Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine is an organization of
Catholic laymen, laywomen, and
Catholic Youth, under t fa e
Guidance of the clergy, having
as its object the spread of the
knowledge, love and service of
God. It is organised on the parish,
level and it is so important, that
Church law has specifically com
manded that it be organized in
every parish, and the Holy See
again declared in 1953 that “The
Confraternity of Christian Doc
trine, as the most important of
all others, must be established.”
It is the most important of all
lay organizations because its pur
pose is the most important, the
religious education 6f youths
and adults. No one realizes bet
ter than the Catholic people of
Georgia, the difficulties of im
parting and receiving a Catholic
education in a diocese with too
few priests and Sisters and with
the Catholic population spread
over such a vast area. A very
great number of our children do
not have the opportunity to re
ceive their education in parochial
schools. Many of our Catholic
adults have not had a Catholic
education and would be only
too willing to learn more about
the truths of our Faith if given
the opportunity to do so. And, of
course, there are those outside
the Faith who are seeking the
truth and who are willing to ac
cept it, once it is presented to
them.
This problem of bringing the
treasures of the Faith to those
who seek them is not peculiar to
our Diocese. It is world wide, and
has existed for many years. And
because the task of bringing
Christ to the world is the para
mount task of the Church, the
Holy See enacted into the uni
versal law of the Church, the
provision for the establishment,
in every parish, of the Confrater
nity of Christian Doctrine. For
the Church knows that unless
the laity enlist in this task of
“Apostleship”, it will remain an
unfinished task. That is why St.
Pius X said, “It is plainly neces
sary that every one take part
in a work so important, not only
for the sanctification of his own
soul, but also in order to spread
and more fully establish the
Kingdom of God in individuals,
in families and in society.” That
is why our present Holy Father
has reminded us that “Priests
will not suffice for the work; Sis
ters will not suffice; the Laity
must lend their valiant co-opera
tion.”
It is through the Confraterni
Bishop Gross
Council Officers
Are Re-elected
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Philip J.
Batastini, 2208 Amos Street has
been re-elected Grand Knight of
Bishop Gross Council 1019 of the
Knights of Columbus.
Serving with Mr. Batastini will
be Antoine Comeaux, deputy
grand knight; Carson Crowley,
chancellor; Norman D. Allen,
Warden; Henry F. Gallman,
treasurer; James S. McGee, re
corder; Joe F. Kunze, advocate;
William F. Armstrong, inside
guard; Edward F. Brandes, out
side guard; James C. Schombug,
trustee.
ty of Christian Doctrine that the
efforts of the laity to share in
the great work of spreading the
knowledge, love and service of
God can be most effectively
channeled. Those who need and
desire a true Religious education
are sought out; provisions are
made to facilitate their attend
ance at classes and study clubs;
materials for instruction and stu
dy are supplied; teachers are
trained and provided for religi
ous instruction classes. The work
load is distributed so that the
brunt of the labor does not fall
upon one or two or even a few
people, but is distributed so that
only two or three hours a week
for nine months is required of
each active member. The organi
zation and inner workings of the
CCD will be the subject of sub
sequent articles in the Bulletin.
It is the writers hope and pray
er that through these articles,
very many of our people will be
brought to the resolution to
share in this great work and
to be present at the sessions of
the Congress in October.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina,
(NC)—President Juan D. Peron
has still to complete the new
Cabinet which is expected to
usher in a new era in the history
of his relations with the Cath
olic Church. Whether this will be
good or bad, remains to be seen.
Conciliatory moves toward the
Church have been made by the
peronists, but they continue to
be met by Catholic leaders with
outright skepticism. These lead
ers believe that in spite of
changes in names and tactics, the
regime has preserved the same
dangerous ideology which has
brought it into conflict with the
Church.
So far the President has nam
ed only four of his new ministers,
but two of the appointments are
considered exceptionally signi
ficant, so far as future Church-
relations are concerned.
The four new Cabinet mem
bers, all of whom have already
been sworn in, are Minister of
Interior and Justice Oscar Ed
mund Nicolas Albrieu, Minister
of Education Francisco Marcos
Anglada, Minister of Agriculture
Jose Maria Castiglioni, and Min
ister of Transport Alberto J.
Iturbe.
The first two of these appoint
ments are the ones that have a
direct bearing on the Church
situation.
With these appointments, the
Peron government has parted of
ficial company with former Min
ister of Interior and Justice An
gel G. Borlenghi, and former
Minister of Education Armando
Mendez San Martin. Both of these
men played dominant roles in
the 8-months-long campaign
against the Church which was
halted abruptly after the abor
tive revolt of June 16.
Berlenghi, who had been the
chief engineer of the campaign,
told reporters he' had resigned
If Retreats are deemed neces
sary for members of the clergy,
for the Sisters and Brothers who
are spending their lives in devout
service to God and humanity,
Retreats are even more neces
sary for those of the laity who
are living in the world and be
ing subjected to an ever spread
ing atmosphere of secularism
and materialism; a world which
is seeking pleasure in time rath
er than happiness in eternity.
A Retreat for the men of the
Diocese will be conducted at
Villa Marie, near Savannah the
weekend of July 29 to July 30.
The retreat will begin on Friday
evening ending Sunday after
noon.
Women of the diocese will
have a choice of attending two
retreats to be conducted at Mt.
de Sales Academy in Macon dur
ing the Month of August. The
first retreat running from Aug
ust 16 to 18, the second August
19 to 21.
A Retreat is a season of spiri
tual stock-taking. No merchant
his post because of ill health and
was planning to leave soon on a
trip to Europe. (Later reports
said he would visit the United
States as well.) He also told the
newsmen that he was convinc
ed his retirement from public
life would be of greater service
than his continuance in office.
The newspaper Clarin said his
undersecretary, Abraham Krisla-
vin, also had resigned.
Berlenghi, whose political star
rose when he became head of
the General Confederation of
Commercial Employees, had
been a leader of the left-wing
element in the government. He
is not himself a communist—al
though his wife allegedly is—
but has always seemed to dis
play a marked partiality toward
the Reds, who unquestionably
have been able to infiltrate many
branches of the government.
In replacing Berlinghi, Presi
dent Peron has chosen another
ardent peronist, but not one ac
tively affiliated with any of the
labor organizations whose loyal
ty and support have been the
backbone of the administration.
Oscar Albrieu is a deputy in
the lower house of Congress from
the La Rioja province in west
ern Argentina. That he had some
prominence in the Peronist Par
ty seemed clear from the fact
that his selection to replace Ber
lenghi had been predicted in in
formed political quarters.
Former Minister of Education
Mendez San Martin was blamed
for the decrees which outlawed
religious education in the pub
lic schools and deprived Cath
olic schools of state subsidies.
His successor, Marcos Anglada,
is a university professor who is
said to be a complete newcomer
to the political scene.
An appreciable interval is ex
pected to elapse before President
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or businessman in his sound
mind would go, from year to
year without taking stock, and
after taking inventory, balance
his books, so that a statement
could be prepared to show he is
gaining or losing in a financial
way.
“What does it profit a man if
he gain the whole world and
lose his soul?” Our chief con
cern upon this earth is not to
accumulate wealth, but to save
our immortal souls. The salva
tion of our souls is of such vital
importance that a spiritual tak
ing of stock is needed in our own
lives more than it is in business.
A few days, spent in Retreat,
over a week-end or in mid-week,
away from worldly distractions,
devoted to prayer and to contem
plation of those things necessary
to our salvation, will be days
which will not only bring joy on
earth, but days from which will
come resolutions to live lives
closer to God throughout our
earthly pilgrimage, so that we
may be with Him and His angels
and Saints in Heaven.
RETREATS ARE NECESSARY!