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OCTOBER 13, 1956.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FIFTEEN.
BOOK REVIEWS
EDITED BY EILEEN HALL
3087 Old Jonesboro Hoad. Hapeville, Georgia
Each issue of fhis Bosk Page
is confided to ihe patronage of
Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces,
with lice hope that every read
er and every contributor may
be specially favored by her
and hex Divine Son.
IMAGE BOOKS
Georgians will be particularly
glad that SORROW BUILT A
BRIDGE, by Katherine Burton
(75c) is one of the eight new
paper-bound books published Sep
tember 10 by Doubleday Image
Books, because this is the biogra
phy of Mother Alphonsa Lathrop,
daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne
and foundress of the Dominican
Sisters of St. Rose of Lima, who
care for incurable cancer patients
at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Home in - Atlanta, among other
places. Mother Alphonsa’s story
is beautifully told by Miss Bur
ton, as witnessed by the fact that
the original edition, published by
Longmans, Green in October, 1937,
has gone through 19 printings.
The first four Image Books
titles appeared just two years, ago;
forty other important Catholic
works have since been reprinted
in this popular, low-priced edition.
Two and a half million Image
books are now in print. The oth
ers which have just been publish
ed are:
APOLOGIA PRO VITA SUA
(Defense of His Life), by John
Henry Cardinal Newman, 95c —
one of the great literary and spir
itual classics of all time; Cardinal
Newman’s religious autobiogra
phy; with a foreword by Father
Philip Hughes giving the back
ground and setting of the story.
THE NEW TESTAMENT, the
Confraternity of Christian Doc
trine translation, 95c.
A HANDBOOK OF THE
regd to them the interesting text
by Miss Windeatt, long' a favorite
writer for children.
Each color book is priced 35c.
Some of the others in the series
are:
SAINT CHRISTOPHER COL
OR BOOK — the story of the
popular patron of travelers and
how he carried his Divine Burden
across the stream.
THE WAY OF THE CROSS
COLOR BOOK — a picture to be
colored for each of the 14 stations;
with simple explanation for the
little folks.
THE BROWN SCAPULAR
COLOR BOOK — Our 8-year-old
reviewer, Jerry Chambers, says:
“This is a story about St. Simon
Stock, who lived in a big oak tree,
and about Our Lady coming and
giving him the Brown Scapular.
It is a nice book with lots of pages
to color.”
GOD'S COLOR BOOK — Re
viewer Louella Caye says: “. . .
contains 16 pages of pictures with
one or two lines of simple text
describing the flowers, animals
and people that God put on the
earth. Fine for youngsters in the
7 to 9 age group.
THE ROSARY COLOR BOOK
— Mrs. Caye says: “. . . outlines
the joyful, sorrowful and glorious
mysteries. Wonderful for children
10 to 12 years old to color and
then keep before them while say
ing the Rosary.
SAINT TERESA OF AVILA
COLOR BOOK — Mrs. Caye says:
“• • ■ the story of the Carmelite
nun, author of ‘The Way of Per
fection,’ and reformer of the Car
melites. Interesting text for chil
dren 10 years and up.”
BIOGRAPHY
SAINTS AND OURSELVES
says: “In the first part of his
book Father Rondet describes de
velopments in devotion to St. Jos
eph, representations of him in
art, etc. The second part is a col
lection of writings by eminent
persons concerning St. Joseph.
This timely, informative book is
enhanced by reprints of eight ar
tistic conceptions of St. Joseph.”
THE HEART OF gATHER DA
MIEN, by Vital Jourdain, SS.CC.,
and Charles Davenport, (Bruce),
$4.75. Reviewer Margaret Smith
says: “Above and beyond all oth
ers so far written, this book is a
complete definitive account of
Father Damien’s life and service
to the lepers of Molokai. It is
comprehensive and documentary;
written frankly, honestly and ana
lytically. Letters and documents
heretofore unavailable are in
cluded.”
SEEDS OF THE DESERT, the
Legacy of Charles de Foucauld,
by Rene Voillaume, translated by
Willard Hill, preface by Rev. John
LeFarge, S.J., (Fides), $4.50. Re
viewer Margaret Smith says:
“Written by the Prior General of
the Order of Little Brothers of
Jesus, founded by Charles de
Foucauld, this volume contains a
brief biography of the man who
was French Army officer, ex
plorer, priest and founder; also
the early history, growth and re
ligious spirit of the fraternities
which constitute the congregation.
Letters and conferences originally
prepared for the congregation it
self are included and offer spiri
tual guidance for anyone.”
WALK WHILE YOU HAVE
THE LIGHT, by Arthur Jalbert,
M.S., edited by Lorrie Nelson
Douglas, (Grail), $2.75. Reviewer
Angela Reinman says: “This book
depicts the life of St. Joseph Ca-
fasso, who was born in Italy, a
contemporary of St. John Bosco,
and is noted for his guidance of
priests, teaching of theology and
also for his work with hardened
criminals. It shows how one man
walked and how his journey end
ed in heaven. It also pictures
Catholic life in Italy in the middle
CATHOLIC FAITH, by Dr. N. G.
M. van Doornik, Rev. S. Jelsma
and Rev. A van de Lisdonk, $1.35
—translated from the Dutch and
first published by the Newman
Press in 1954, this is an excellent
book for interested non-C'atholics
and everyone who wishes more
knowledge of Christ’s Church.
Book Three of St. Thomas
Aquinas’ ON THE TRUTH OF
THE CATHOLIC FAITH. 85c.
SAINT AMONG THE HURONS,
by Francis X. Talbot, S.J., 95c —
the story of St. Jean de Brebeuf,
S.J., who came to Canada in 1625,
labored there for 24 years and
finally was captured, tortured,
killed and eaten by the Iroquois:
canonized, with seven other Am
erican martyrs, in 1930.
THE PATH TO ROME, by Hil
aire Belloc, 85c — description of
the author’s journey on foot from
Lorraine, between Germany and
France, through Switzerland to
Rome; more than a travelogue; es
says on many things by “a man
who knew how to get the utmost
out of life.”
MARIA CHAPDELAINE, a
novel by. Louis Hemon, 65c — a
beautiful story of French Cana
dian life in the Lake St. John
district of Quebec.
GRAIL COLOR BOOKS
Latest in the series of color
books for children, written by
Mary Fabyan Windeatt, illustrat
ed by Gedge Harmon, and pub
lished by the Grail Press, St.
Meinrad, Indiana, are the SAINT
FRANCIS OF ASSISI COLOR
BOOK and the SAINT FRANCES
CABRINI COLOR BOOK. The
Little Poor Man of Assisi and the
first United States citizen to be
canonized are happy choices for
introduction to little folks who
enjoy coloring the full-page illus
trations and reading or having
(second series), edited by Philip
Caraman, S.J., (Kenedy $3.00)
contains studies of a. dozen saints
and blessed by a dozen British
writers, each of whom chose one
of his favorite subjects. Some of
the authors may be unfamiliar to
many American readers and brief
introductions to them would have
been a welcome addition to the
book, it seems.
Their contributions naturally
vary in style and approach; all
are studious and most are inter
esting. We particularly liked the
studies of St. Hugh of Lincoln,
by Renee Haynes; St. Joan of
Arc, by Milton Waldman; St.
Nicholas von Flue, by E. I. Wat-
kin; and St. Jeanne de Chantal,
by Vincent Cronin. Others in
cluded are St. Boniface, St. Mar
garet of Scotland, St. Albert the
Great, St. Louis of France, St.
Peter Claver, Blessed John Ogil-
vie, Blessed David Lewis and St.
Alphonsus Ligouri.
Other recent biographies are:
ST. BRIGID OF IRELAND, by
Alice Curtayne, (Sheed & Ward),
$2.00. Brigid was born in 453,
eight years before St. Patrick
died, and credited with a large
share in the formation of Chris
tian Ireland and the continuance
of principles implanted by Pat
rick. The author of this small
book shows Brigid to be as vital
and human, even, across the fif
teen centuries separating her from
us, as any contemporary perso
nality. Miss Curtayne lives in
County Kildare, Ireland and is
thoroughly saturated with the
spirit and presence of Brigid,
which, she expertly 4 shares with
her reader by a profusion of in
cidents set against a skillfully
drawn background of the times.
SAINT JOSEPH, by Henri Ron
det, S.J., translated and edited by
Donald Attwater, (Kenedy),
$4.00. Reviewer Margot Atwood
1800s.
Reds "Coexistence”
Propaganda Result
Of Internal Crisis
VATICAN CITY.(Radio, NO-
Communist propaganda urging
“coexistence” results from the
threat of an internal crisis within
the Soviet Union, a Radio Vatican
broadcast has stated.
Since Stalin’s death, the broad
cast said, there has been an evi
dent “ideological uncertainty and
feeling of weakness” in Russia.
For this reason, Radio Vatican
continued, the Soviet government
is now urging “coexistence” and
granting certain concessions to
religion in the U.S.S.R.
The latest Soviet propaganda,
it said, “tries to make us believe
there is full religious freedom in
Russia and its satellite countries.”
The communists, it went on, want
“coexistence” so that communism
may triumph.
The Reds, Vatican Radio stated,
want to “surprise Catholics and
. . . . lull them with a feeling of
security” until their triumph is
won.
The Church’s answer to the
communists’ propaganda is clear,
the broadcast said, “Coexistence
yes, but in the light of truth.”
Strength Of Nation
MONTREAL, (NC)—His Emi
nence Paul Cardinal Leger, Arch
bishop-of Montreal, told 700 per
sons at a banquet launching Na
tional Home V/eek that the family
and the home are the strength
of the nation.
“No exterior force will ever
penetrate the solid wall of Can
ada’s strength if the family is
united in a common bond in a
united home,” he said.
ARCHBISHOP
APPEALS FOR
MORE TEACHERS
DUBUQUE, Iowa, (Nd)—The
Archbishop of Dubuque has is
sued an appeal to Catholic col
lege graduates in the archdiocese
to lend a hand in easing the tea
ching shortage in local parochial
schools.
Archbishop Leo Binz made the
unusual plea in a letter addressed
to all Catholics in the archdiocese.
“Our schools cannot pay the
salaries to be obtained elsewhere,”
the Archbishop said, “but I am
confident there are many gradu
ates who, in the spirit of dedi
cation and love of God, would
be ready to contribute a great
deal to our school system by ac
cepting a rather modest salary for
a few years at least.”
The Archbishop said that if
r -v!,'r ** “small number” of laymen
and women would devote them
selves for a time to working in
Catholic education, “there would
be an immense benefit not only
to our Catholic schools, but even
for the individuals themselves.”
He stressed the fact that over
crowded conditions in schools
placed a heavy burden on the
physical stamina of many of the
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teachers. “In our grade schools,”
he said, “there are almost twice
as many pupils enrolled in the
first grade as in the eighth; and
the birth rate has continued to
increase.”
The archdiocese has 165 paro
chial schools with an enrollment
of some 27,000. The teaching staff
is composed of 949 Sisters, parish
priests assistants and 151 lay
teachers. “It is the marvel of
everyone that so much is accom
plished by so few,” the Arch
bishop commented.
Pilgrim's Mass
OLIVET, 111., (NC)—His Emi
nence Thomas Cardinal Tien, ex
iled Archbishop of Peiping, China,
celebrated the Mass at the annual
midwest pilgrimage to the Shrine
of Our Lady of LaSalette, on the
grounds of the mission seminary
here.
Bishop William E. Cousins of
Peoria officiated at the blessing
of the shrine, which commemo
rates the vision of Our Lady, wit
nessed by two children at La
Salette, France, in 1846. He
preached at the dedication cere
monies.
The sermon at the pilgrims’
mass was given by Father Stan
ley Matuszewski, M. S., manag
ing editor of Our Lady’s Digest,
official organ of the LaSalette
Fathers here.
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