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PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Neighbors Irre
spective of Creed”
Vol. XXXVI, No. 9.
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1955.
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CROSSED BRIDGE TO FREEDOM
At St. Teresa’s Hospital, Kowloon, Hongkong, (upper photo)
Italian Bishop Alphonse Ferroni, O. F. M., a prisoner of the China
Communists since 1951 is visited by Father Ambrose Poletti, (left)
“Border Priest,” a member of the Pontifical Institute for the
Foreign Missions. Released after 50 months in a Red China jail,
Father Harold Rigney, S. V. D., of Chicago, (lower photo) talks
with Father Striethorst, S. V. D. (right) Procurator, upon his ar
rival in Hongkong, September 16.—(NC Photos).
FATHER KiERNAN APPOINTED
CHAPLAIN ATLANTA SERRAS
New Provisional President Of
Argentina Pledges To Respect
Guarantee Rights Of The Church
(Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service)
BUENOS AIRES,—Maj. Gen.
Eduardo Lonardi, new Provision
al President of Argentina, has
solemnly pledged to respect and
guarantee the right? of the Cath
olic Church in this county. He
also said he would seek to es
tablish a concordat between Ar
gentina and the Holy See “to
bring all misunderstandings to
an end.”
He made these promises after
a formal installation ceremony
which symbolized the final over
throw of the long tyrannical rule
of former President Juan D.
Peron which had culminated in
a bitter anti-Church campaign.
Flags were flown from all the
churches of the capital as Pres
ident Lonardi arrived by plane
from Cordoba, main center of
the successful uprising, where
the rebel general had offered his
sword to Our Lady of the Rosary,
invoking her as the Virgin of
Resistance and Recuperation.
The flags were flown from the
churches by order of His Emi
nence Santiago Luis Copello,
Archbishop of Buenos Aires, who
had earlier issued a message to
the country praying “the God of
our fathers” to accept “the
humble testimony of our deep
est gratitude for the return of
peace and harmony in our belov
ed land.”
In the midst of the struggle,
both Cardinal Copello and His
Eminence Antonio Cardinal Cag-
giano, Bishop of Rosario, had
called up the combatants and
the people in general to replace
hate by brotherly love. It was
announced that funeral Masses
would be offered in the churches
on October 2 for all those who
fell in the conflict. Their num
ber was estimated at 4,000.
Cardinal Copello was among
those grouped around President,
(REV. FRANCIS
J. DONOHUE)
Some twenty-five distinguish
ed speakers have responded to
the invitation of His Excellency.
Bishop Hyland to participate in
in the program of the 40th An
nual Convention of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Geor
gia, which will be enriched this
year by reason of the 9th Reg
ional Congress of the Confrater
nity of Christian Doctrine, which
will coincide with the Associa
tion’s annual meeting. These
speakers are nationally recog
nized leaders in the field of
Catholic lay activity, and should
bring to the members of the
Laymen’s Association, who will
be privileged to attend the An
nual Convention, new techniques
to advance and to sustain the
magnificent gains that have been
made by the Laymen’s Associa
tion in its efforts “to bring about
a friendlier feeling among neigh
bors irrespective of Creed.”
Through the Regional Con
gress the Laymen’s Association
will see in review and discus
sion the program of the Confra-
Lonardi as he took the oath to
“defend democracy and liberty
and to discharge faithfully the
mandate the liberating revolu
tion has confided in me.” The
ceremony took place in the Hall
of Fame in the Casa Rosada, to
which the new President had
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ternity of Christian Doctrine, of
ficially promulgated by the
Church as the means of instruct
ing in the ways of Christ, not
only all those who do not attend
Catholic schools, but also adults
and youth generally. As a result
of the sacrifices that have been
made by the laymen of Georgia
through the medium of the Lay
men’s Association a happy situ
ation has been established for
the Church in Georgia. No long
er, except in isolated cases, does
the Church experience vicious
and virulent attacks. Even job
opportunities for Catholics in
Georgia have been widened by
reason of the friendlier feeling,
which the Laymen’s Association
has engendered within the State
through its tactful and Christ-
like presentation of facts, relat
ing to the Church. No longer
then is it a question of confront
ing organized bigotry and in
tolerance. The Church is respect
ed, her clergy esteemed and her
laity well-received. In a word,
good-will is in evidence. These
are the fruits that have blossom-
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NEW SERRA CHAPLAIN
(By DAMON J. SWANN)
Recently The Serra Club of
Metropolitan Atlanta staged an
outing-meeting at the “Shack”
on the Spalding estate overlook
ing the Chattahoochee.
Special guests for the outing
included the assistant pastors of
the parishes of Greater Atlanta,
as well as a number of seminari
ans.
On hand as the guest of honor,
was Father Donald R. Kiernan,
of the Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception, who was recently
appointed Chaplain of the Club
by His Excellency Archbishop
Gerald P. O’Hara. Father Kier
nan succeeded the late and be
loved Monsignor James J. Gra
dy, who was the first Chaplain
of the Atlanta Chapter of Serra.
The Serra Club of Metropo
litan Atlanta, almost unknown,
has become organized and char
tered by Serra International and
without fanfare or publicity.
However, many Catholic men
have become interested in Ser
ra through word of mouth pub
licity and since Serra is well or
ganized and on its way, it is
felt that a story about Serra
would be of interest to Catholics
in Georgia because of the great
need for vocations to the priest
hood and ‘ the sisterhood.
The Serra movement has its
inception February 27, 1935, at
an informal. luncheon of Seattle,
Washington, business and profes
sional men assembled to ex
change ideas on Catholic
thought. On June 12 of the same
year, the group agreed on the
primary objective of encourag
ing priestly vocations.
Serra International is a volun
tary association of Serra Clubs,
one of which is now The Serra
Club of Metropolitan Atlanta.
The Serra movement, interna
tional in scope, is Catholic in
emphasis and character, and de
mocratic in practice. Its name
was taken from Father Junipero
Serra, the noted Spanish Fran
ciscan missionary who played a
leading role in early missionary
efforts in the West. Serra Inter
national is aggregated to the
Pontifical Work for Priestly
Vocations with its many spiritu
al benefits. Catholic business and
professional men constitute the
membership of these clubs. The
objectives or aims of Serra In
ternational and The Serra Club
of Metropolitan Atlanta are:
1. To foster vocations and as
sist in the education of young
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gratulates the club’s new chaplain, Father Donald R. Kiernan of the Shrine of the Immaculate Con
ception. Hughes Spalding, Jr., club trustee and host, looks on. The occasion was a recent Serra meet
ing outing at the “Shack” on the Spalding estate. Father Kiernan, who received his appointment
from His Excellency Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara, was guest of honor.