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NOVEMBER 24, 1956.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVEN-A
BOOK REVIEWS
EDITED BY EILEEN HALL
3087 Old Jonesboro Road, Hapeville, Georgia
Each issue of Ihis Bosk Page
is confided to the patronage of
Mary. Mediatrix of All Graces,
with the hope that every read
er and every contributor may
be specially favored by her
and her Divine Son.
THE CONFRATERNITY
COMES OF AGE, a historical
symposium just published by the
Confraternity, of-Christian Doc
trine (4.00), was prepared as a
tribute to Archbishop Edwin V.
O’Hara, founding father and mov
ing spirit of the CCD in the Unit
ed States, for his Golden Jubilee
of ordination and Silver Jubilee
of episcopal consecration in 1955.
His sudden death in Milan, Italy,
on September 12, 1956, while on
his way to the International Li
turgical Conference in Assisi, end
ed a long and fruitful career of
bringing religious instruction to
the “little ones”—children and
adults whose ignorance in matters
of religion Pope St. Pius X had
lamented in his encyclical “Acer-
bo Nimis.” This book consists of
20 studies by various authorities
in CCD work, of the development
of the Confraternity since its es
tablishment in 1935.
THE MEMORANDUM OF THE
SACRED CONGREGATION OF
THE COUNCIL Regarding Religi
ous Instruction in the United
States of America (5c) is a' cate
chetical report of all the Ordina
ries of the United States for five
years, giving a clear view of
the condition and the progress of
religious instruction and showing
the difficulties and remedies pro
posed for a greater and more pro
found catechetical apostolate.
THE CCD TRAINING
COURSES FOR THE LAY APOS
TOLATE (3c) explains what the
CCD training course is, who are
eligible to participate, when
courses are given and where they
are held.
for presentation in six meetings
and contains information as to
qualifications, purpose and ob
jectives necessary for teaching.
A GRADED RELIGION
COURSE FOR CONFRATERNI
TY CLASSES (5c) will meet the
needs of CCD pupils. No one re
joices more than the CCD catech
ist that the day of just “hearing
the catechism” questions and
ijnswers is g'one. Instead, the
school-year course and vacation
school manuals (each in three
volumes) are used. These manuals
have a number of features which
the catechist rightfully expects
in a graded course of study.
DOGMATIC AND SCRIPTUR
AL FOUNDATION FOR TEACH
ERS, by the Very Rev. Francis J.
Connell C.Ss.R. (50c) contains
notes on the Baltimore Catechism
No. 3. Their purpose is to propose
some points of doctrine not con
tained in the catechism and to
present in a different form the
teaching of the text and contri
bute toward a better understand
ing of the faith.
MEDITATIONS BEFORE MASS,
by Romano Guardini, (Newman,,
$3.00.
(Reviewed by Flannery O’Connor)
The title in this case does not
mean meditations to be made by
the faithful before the celebration
of the Mass but meditations Un
the nature of the Mass in an at
tempt to restore it to its proper
perspective for the individual and
the congregation and the Church
making its way in history. This
is a task that must be reaccom
plished continually and always in
the relation of the Mass to Truth
which, Monsignor Guardini points
out, “piety is inclined to neglect
. . . Not that it shuns or shies
away from it, but it is remarkable
how readily piety slides off into
fantasy, sentimentality and exag
geration. Legends and devotional
books offer only too frequent and
devastating proof of this; unfor
tunately piety is inclined to lose
itself in the subjective, to become
musty, turgid, unspiritual. Divine
reality is never any of these . . .”
One of the most useful chapters,
in so far as being a corrective to
a popular abuse of the Mass, is
the one concerned with the hin-
derance of sentimentality, which
Monsignor Guardini defines as
“the desire to be moved.” Other
chapters, particularly in the sec
ond half of the book, are more
profound. The first half is con
cerned with the attitude neces
sary for a full participation: the
second considers “the Lord’s
memorial itself, not for the sake
of theoretical information, but in
order to prepare us for the holy
act.” At one point Monsignor
Guardini says that the words
spoken at the consecration are
“the equals of those which once
brought the universe into exist
ence.” Whatever his subject, he
constantly illuminates it with such
insights.
Monsignor Guardini is Profes
sor of Philosophy at the Universi
ty of Munich and was pamed
House Chaplain to the Pope in
1952.
THIS SIGN OF JONAS, by Tho
mas Merton, (Image), 95c.
(Reviewed by Gary Webster,
Author of “Wonders of Science”)
Struggling to condense the epic
of the Renaissance into a single
sentence, Walter Pater observed:
“The way to perfection is. through
a series of disgusts.”
Regardless of what one may
think of that as an analysis of
history, it is-a singularly apt di
gest of the spiritual odgssey of
Thomas Merton. He himself is
first to recognize that his qpest
for godliness has been a series
of alternations between despair
aRd exaltation.
Yet his life at the Monastery of
Our Lady of Gethsemani has been
much more than mere flux. Were
he to plunge now into the depths,
ascend to the heights and then go
down again, to the same level,
there would be no story. What
makes his quest remarkable is
the manner in which he succeeds
in growing through struggle. His
superb skill and sensitivity in
communicating the reality of that
struggle to his readers is seldom
matched in this or any other
generation.
Any book by Thomas Merton is
likely to be a literary and de
votional event; any volume in
Doubleday’s series of Image
Books promises much. Combine
the two, and the reading public
will not fail to recognize a special
opportunity.
“The Sign of Jonas” is another
tender and imaginative word-
portrait by a God-intoxicated
man. In the new low-priced edi
tion, it is a book to read again,
give to friends, lend without fret
ting over whether or not it will
be returned.
CORRECTION: The price of
“The Archbishop and the Lady,”
reviewed in the September 29 is
sue of The Bulletin, is $3.50.
Thg only sure things of life
are those in your possession.
MARRIAGES
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| VAUGHAN-HEFFERNAN |
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Miss Agnes
Heffernan, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Heffernan and Mr.
Carlton H. Vaughan, son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Vaughan
were married October 29th at St.
Mary’s-on-the-Hill Church Rev.
John J. Kennedy officiating.
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| WHELAN-O'CONNOR [
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AUGUSTA, Ga.—Miss Patricia
Mary O’Connor, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Joseph O’Con
nor of Augusta and Mr. Lawr
ence Gordon Whelan Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gordon
Whelan, of Savannah, were mar
ried November 10th at the Sacred
Heart Church, Rev. Peter F.
O’Donnell, S.J. officiating.
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| CONNERS-WARD |
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SAVANNAH, Ga—Miss Martha
Catherine Ward, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Raleigh C. Ward Sr., and
Joseph Lamont Conner^ son of
Mrs. Pierce J. Conners and the
late Mr. Conners were married
November 11th at the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist, Rev. Her
bert J. Wellmeier officiating.
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| SKEADAS-WILBURN |
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—Miss Mar-
garbt Ellen Wilburn, daughter of
the late Mrs. Montford Wilburn
and the late Mr. Wilburn and
John Anthony Skeadas, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Peter Skeadas
were married November 10th at
The Sacred Heart Church, Very
Rev. Thomas A. Brennan officiat
ing. •
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HOLT-THOMPSON |
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THUNDERBOLT, Ga. — Miss
Kathleen Mary Thompson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E.
Thompson and William H. Holt,
son of Mrs. Julia Holt of Phila
delphia and William H. Holt of
Allentown Pa., were married Nov
ember 9th at the Nativity of Our
Lord Church, Rev. John A. Mor
ris officiating.
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GRILLO-ROBISON , |
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NORTH AUGUSTA, S. C. —
Miss Myrtle Ann Robinson of
Belvedere, S. C., daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin M. Robinson of
Dallas, Ga., and Mr. Charles
Michael Grillo of North Augusta,
S. C.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Angelo
Grillo of Brooklyn, N. Y., were
married November 11th at Our
Lady of Peace Church, Rev. Jos
eph J. Murphy officiating.
Savannah Services
For Thomas Hussey
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Funeral
services for Thomas I. Hussey
were held October 31st at the
Church of the Most Blessed Sac
rament.
Survivors are a brother, Col.
A. T. Hussey; a niece, Mrs. James
Byrd of Texas, and four nephews,
Col. William A. Hussey of Wash
ington, D.C., John, Paul and Roy
Hussey of Savannah.
Gainesville Services
For Joseph Gorman
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Funeral
services for Mr. Joseph P. Gor
man were held November 13th
at St. Michael’s Church. Rev.
Michael Manning officiating.
Survivors are his wife; daugh
ter, Mrs. Emil Petti, New York
City; brothers, Messi-s. George
and Francis Gorman, Chicago.
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TY TEACHERS (10c) is outlined
Sacred Heart
Council Plans
Clothing Drive
AUGUSTA, Ga.—The members
of Sacred' Heart Parish Council
were reminded Tuesday that the
Bishop’s Drive for clothing will
be held around Thanksgiving.
The regular session of the Coun
cil was held in the Youth Center
of the Rectory with Mrs. Joe Man-
ley, president, presiding.
Mrs. Carrie Vignati is chair
man of the committee to gather
clothing for the drive.
Mrs. Catherine Palenero, chair
man of the Catholic charities, re
ported that 200 cancer pads had
been sent to the Atlanta Cancer
Hospital.
Miss Della Kearney, chairman
of St. Thomas Agninas School on
the Isle of Hope near Savannah,
read a letter of appreciation from
the Rev. E. M. Keely, director,
thanking the group for a gift
given to the home, which is for
young boys. A Christmas party
is being arranged in their behalf.
Mrs. Gardner Byrd reported
that the turkey dinner, which was
held recently by the Altar Society,
was a splendid success, due to
the fine cooperation of the women
of the parish.
The members also offered their
asistance in helping with the an
nual Christmas drive, scheduled
to be held Nov. 28, 29 and 30.
A social followed the meeting
and refreshments were served
by Mrs. Richard Craig, Mrs. Gard
ner Byrd and Miss Rose Vignati.
It was announced that Miss
Margaret Sheron will be glad
to pick up any Catholic maga
zines or Readers Digest, which
will be turned over to the hos
pital.
Spaghetti Dinner
At Christ The King
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Mother’s
Club of Christ the King High
School sponsored a spaghetti din
ner November 15th at the school
cafeteria, with the mothers of the
high school girls serving. The
proceeds from this highly success
ful affair will be used for the
benefit of the Cathedral Club.
Frank O. Cassidy
Services In Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices for Frank O. Cassidy were
held November 9th at the Sacred
Heart Church, Rev. John Em-
merth officiating.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Florence Wilkinson Cassifly; son,
Roy Frank Cassidy of Atlanta;
sister, Mrs. Rudy Musekamp of
Tyndall and three grandchildren.
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