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Official Newspaper For The Diocese Of Savannah - Atlanta PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” Vol. XXXVI, No. 4. MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1955. 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year > 'mWS. m n-m::..... REV. R. DONALD KIERNAN BLESSES THE PLAQUE IN SHRINE VESTIBULE. (Photo by Van Buren Colley). Plaque lienors Memory Of Msgr. James Grady PROMOTION, PRESERVATION OF INNOCENCE OF THEIR CHILDREN PARENTS’ SERIOUS OBLIGATION (By Van Buren Colley) ATLANTA, Ga.—The love and affection felt for the late Mon signor James J. Grady by the parishioners of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was re cently demonstrated by the erec tion of a plaque in the vestibule of the Shrine in his honor and to his memory. The idea originated by the Altar Society and the Holy Name Society to raise funds for the plaque was immediately taken up by the entire parish and over subscribed. Three plaques are now in the vestibule of the Shrine to the great priests who have served the Blessed Mother’s church. The precedent started shortly after the Civil War, at the death of Father Thomas O’Reilly, known as the savior of the City of At lanta, from the torches of Gen eral Sherman in his march to the sea. Then came the much loved Father Thomas Francis Cleary who won for himself that es teemed place of honor in the hearts of the parishioners of Our Lady’s Church, the Immaculate Conception. Though Her pastor for a short 3 years, his memory is constantly vivid. The next pastor to come to the Mother Church of Atlanta to wpi that love among the parishioners was Monsignor RETREATS Villa Marie, near Savannah will be the scene of a Retreat for men of the Diocese the weekend of July, 29 to 31. Two Retreats are scheduled for Women during the month of August. The Retreats at Mt. de Sales Academy will be conducted from August 16 to 18 and from August 19 to 21. James J. Grady. He too was pas tor for only 3 years, yet through his efforts and those of the Blessed Mother, the church was completely redecorated and re novated. Upon the completion of this work, Archbishop O’Hara through Bishop Hyland rededi cated the church as a Shrine to Our Lady, a place of distinction enjoyed by no other church in the Diocese. Monsignor Grady was loved and respected by all who knew him, protestant and catholic alike. An impressive dedication serv ice was held by Father R. Don ald Kiernan, Administrator of the Shrine. This service was at tended by a majority of the pa rishioners. The Gregorian Choir, which was “founded by Mon signor Grady, sang the “Dies Irae, Dies Ilia” in the beautiful tones of the Gregorian Chant to his memory. The words inscribed on the plaque to Father Cleary could very easily be suitable to all three of the priests to whom plaques have been erected, “NONE KNEW HIM BUT TO LOVE HIM, NONE NAMED HIM BUT TO PRAISE.” Father Robert Leaves Tuesday For Europe SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Very Rev. Robert Bren nan, O.S.B., pastor of Sacred Heart Church, will embark on the Italian Liner Conte S.S. Bian- camano from New York July 25. He will dis-embark at Naples and after a visit to the Benedic tine monastery at Monte Cassino (Continued on Page Two) CONDITIONAL RELEASE FOR MINDSZENTY (N.C.W.C. News Service) VIENNA, Austria — His Emi nence Josef Cardinal Mindszen- ty—for the past six and a half years Christianity’s number one martyr of communism—has been released from prison but not re stored to full freedom, according The Ni?ith Regional Congress of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine will meet jointly with the 40//t Annual Convention of the Catholic Laymens Associa tion. The Congress with its em phasis on the Lay Apostolate con stitutes a program that meets ideally the objectives of the Cath olic Laymens Association. This article is one of a series. (By Rev. Francis Donohue) The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, as it exists today, is of fairly recent origin. But the participation of the laity in the spread of the knowledge, love and service of God, is as old as the Church, itself. As a matter of fact, we can even read about it in Sacred Scripture. The Acts of the Apostles tell us “Those who had been dis persed by the persecution that had broken out over Stephen, went all the way to Phoenicia and Cypress and Antioch,^ speak ing the word to none except to Jews only. But some of them were Cyprians and Cyreneans, who, on reaching Antioch began to speak to the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believ ed and turned to the Lord.” (Acts II, 19:21) And not all of these early mis sionaries were priests. Many of them were ordinary everyday SAVANNAH, Ga. — “Parents have a serious obligation to pro tect,, to preserve and to promote the innocence and holiness of their children. They must be extremely vigilant lest evil enter into the lives of their children from any source whatsoever.” These words are addressed to Catholics of the Diocese in a let ter from His Excellency, The Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland, D. D., J. C. D., Auxiliary Bishop. The complete text of the letter will be read in all churches of the Diocese tomorrow (July 24) and reads as follows: When the Holy Father pro claimed the Marian Year, which was observed throughout the Catholic world in 1954, he had many intentions and purposes in mind and he entertained fond hopes for the welfare of the Church and the world. In his En cyclical Letter on that occasion, the Vicar of Christ exhorted the Bishops, the rest of the clergy and all the faithful to strive diligently for a renewal of Christian morals under the protection and patron age of she who is the most loving Mother of God and of us all. The Holy Father likewise appealed to all who regard Mary as their spir itual, heavenly Mother to make every effort to reproduce in their own lives the virtues of our Bless ed Lady. When the Holy Father proclaim ed the Marian Year, he was not unmindful of the plight of the youth of today. Hence he request ed all his spiritual children to pray, to sacrifice and to strive in every way possible that “there Christians working under the di rection of the Church authorities. With the Sacrament of Baptism they had received the mission to work for the good of the whole Mystical Body, by their prayers and good example. And by the Sacrament of Confirmation they had been marked forever as witnesses of Christ before the world, as soldiers called to fight the battle of Christ against the temptations of the “World, the flesh and the devil.” And we too, have received these Sacraments. We, too, are soldiers of Jesus Christ. And we must bear witness to Christ and the Church He founded by a fearless Catholic life, by defend ing the truths taught by Our Lord, against those who attack them. We must carry that Faith to the world in order that one day there may be “But one flock and one shepherd.” It is this realization of the meaning of a full Catholic life that has sus tained and inspired the men and women of the Georgia Laymen’s, Association in their many ac complishments for the further ance of the Church in Georgia. And so it is to them that we look with hope and confidence for the lay leadership of our Confrater nity Program. But if the program of the Confraternity, to bring Christ and His teachings into the hearts and lives of all, is to grow up a generous and promising youth, pure and unblemished, that the beautiful flower of youth may not suffer itself to be infected by the corrupt breath of this world, that their unbridled zeal and bursting ardor may be governed with even moderation and that, abhoring all deception, they may not turn toward what is harmful and evil, but raise themselves up to whatever is beautiful, what ever lovable and elevating.” These exhortations of the Su preme Pontiff have brought forth much wholesome fruit. Yet we know from a letter recently re ceived from Rome that the Holy Father is greatly concerned about certain moral evils prevalent in the world today which are par ticularly harmful to youth, and toward the correction and repres sion of which our Catholic people, and especially our Catholic wo men and parents can contribute very much. It should be evident to all that the youth of today are exposed to many temptations against the holy virtue of purity. These temp tations arise from a variety of sources. One of these sources of temptation is undoubtedly the im modesty of some feminine Styles of dress. These modes of dress constitute not only a source of temptation but even an occasion of sin to ever so many people, and particularly to youth. During the summer months especially, modes of feminine attire are used which are offensive to anyone who has retained some respect and re gard for Christian virtue and modesty. On the beaches, at coun- (Continued on Page Nine) be a success, then the help of every Catholic in Georgia is needed. Indeed, if we are all Soldiers of Jesus Christ by Con firmation, then we have the same obligations that inspired those early disciples to spread the Faith at Antioch. And we can discharge those obligations as they did, by working for the spread of the church under the authorities of the Church; by sharing in the work of teaching, guiding and sanctifying souls un der their direction. The means to do this are as close to you as your rectory and your Parish unit of the CCD. There are many duties in the CCD, each suited to the natural abilities and desires of each member. And through the Sacra mental character of confirma tion, the members receive the special Grace of the Holy Ghost to carry out those duties well. In this way each member is on active duty as a soldier of Christ, taking part in the great work of Catholic Action . . . the partici pation of the laity in the Apos- tolate of the Hierarchy of the Church . . . and always and on ly under their direction. By now, the thought may have occurred to some readers, “Where does that leave me?” Teaching and guiding souls takes time and study, and I just can’t (Continued on Page Five) (Continued on Page Two) THE COT- DESIGNED for every catholic