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APRIL 27, 1957. THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA SEVEN BOOK REVIEWS EDITED BY EILEEN HALL 3087 Old Jonesboro Road, Hapeville, Georgia Each issue of this Book Page is confided io 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. IMAGE BOOKS THE STORY OF THE TRAPP FAMILY SINGERS, by Maria Augusta Trapp, 85c — the “fas cinating adventures of a fascinat ing family,” first published by Lippincott in 1949, was a selec tion of the Catholic Book Club and also of the Catholic Literary Foundation. It has gone through 12 printings besides the British and German editions. THE WISE MAN FROM THE WEST, by Vincent Cronin, 85c — Catholic World called “a thing of beauty” in its original Doubleday edition which has had 14 print ings. THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND FATHER SMITH, by Bruce Marshall, 65c—a popular Catholic novel since June 1945 when it was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. Houghton, Mifflin Com pany’s edition has seen 14 print ings. A GRAMMAR OF ASSENT, by John Henry Newman, 65c, review ed by Margaret G. Smith—Car dinal Newman’s classic originally appeared in 1870. In his introduc tion to this edition, Dr. Etienne Gilson calls it “the most technical ly elaborate of all his writings and the most difficult to understand for readers whom pressure of Officers Named At Sacred Heart BELMONT — Sophomore Class officers have just been chosen at Sacred Heart Junior College in Belmont, N. C. They include: President, Claire Sack of States boro, Ga.; vice-president, Mary Lenz, of Brunswick, Ga.; secre tary, Estella Pena of Charlotte, N. C.; treasurer, Mary Lepscier of Murphy, N. C.; and social chairman, Nancy Pickerell of Whiteville, N. C. the true story of the man who modern life has made unaccustom- first brought Christianity to fabl ed Cathay,” Father Matteo Ric ci, S.J., first published by Dutton. SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER, by James Brodrick, S.J., 95c—con densed version of the magnificent and scholarly biography first pub lished by The Wicklow Press in 1952. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, by G. K. Chesterton, 65e—which The IS EVERYTHING PICICRICK BROWN'S UPHOLSTERING SERVICE FURNITURE REPAIRED AND REFINISHED 112 Broad Street Chamblee, Ga. Phone 47-3900 (Behind Fire Station) CONE STREET GARAGE 98 CONE, N. W., ATLANTA Parking Spaces Always Available At Roy Livingston Co. 18 LOCATIONS camecua Cr A110 E tv RESTAURANT PHONE US YOUR Take Ouf Orders Cab Deliveries Arranged TR. 2-5808 1851 Peachtree Rd., N. W. FREE PARKING ed to the pleasure of leisurely reading.” In this scholarly work, Newman attempts to make clear his doctrine, to analyze religious assent, to determine what a dog ma of faith is and what it is to believe it and to show that Cath olicism alone offers complete ful fillment of all our religious needs both, naturally and spiritually. It is not easy, reading but a decided challenge to the intellect, definite ly not for the casual reader but rather for those who enjoy the perfection of fine writing and the excitement and mental stimula tion of argumentative thought. THE WORLD'S FIRST LOVE; PEACE OF SOUL; LIFT UP YOUR HEART, all by Fulton J. Sheen, 75c each, reviewed by Mar got Atwood: These three reprints of Bishop Sheen’s most popular works are welcome. Each has previously gone through numer ous printings and been included in many book clubs. “The World’s First Love” is a beautiful work of love. It gives the reader a living picture of Mary’s life, through examination of her six “words” as recorded in the Gospels, of the mysteries of the Rosary and her seven sorrows. It also discusses various problems of contemporary life in relation ship to Mary’s example. “Peace of Soul,” since its pub lication in 1949, must have led millions of frustrated people,away from materialistic, false peace of mind and brought them to a patch of love and true peace, which Bishop Sheen defines as “love of the tranquility of order, wherein the senses are subject to the rea son, the reason to faith and the whole personality to the Will of God.” “Lift Up Your Heart” amplifies many of the ideas presented in “Peace of Soul.” The author dis cusses prayer, meditation, self- discipline, atonement for sins, abandonment to God’s will, the sanctification of the present mo ment. He uses Francis Thompson’s “Hound of Heaven” to illustrate man’s steps from the ego-level (selfishness) to the Divine-level (Divine love). RELIGION THE SPIRIT AND FORMS OF PROTESTANTISM, by Rev. Louis Bouyer, (Newman $3.75), Reviewed by Flannery O’Connor. Father Bouyer, a priest of the French Oratory, was brought up a Protestant and was for some years a Lutheran minister. In seeking the heart of. Protestant ism, he was led to the Church and found in Catholicism the only Church where the positive principles of the Reformation could find fulfillment. He makes it plain that he has never reject ed his Protestant upbringing or those positive principles of Lu ther and Calvin or the later Protestant revival of John Wesley. He begins by affirming that the Reformation must be understood in the light of certain positive MODERN dry cleaners Two Locations PEACHTREE AT 12TH TR. 2-0320 MAPLE DR. AT PEACHTREE RD. CE. 3-1052 ROY O. ROBISON, Owner-Manager assertions of Christianity which the Catholic Church has never denied. His explanation of why a reform which set out from such principles could end in schism and heresy is that em bedded in the positive principles were certain negative ones that came from the decadent scholas ticism of the 15th century. The apologists of the Counter-Refor mation era, being themselves im- | prisoned in this nominalist phil osophy, were unable to offer ef fective criticism. The real issues could not be seen by either side. This is a book which should be important in the education of every Catholic. Too often books issuing from Catholic sources on the subject of Protestantism are narrow, overbearing and totally ineffective by virtue of the type of polemic which aims to crush rather than understand the op position. Father Bouyer’s book has the merit of his experience and he sees as opposed to the Church only those elements in Protestantism which oppose it to itself. THOMAS MORE MEDAL The Thomas More Association Medal for 1957, awarded annually for the most distinguished contri bution to Catholic publishing in the previous year, has been awarded to P. J. Kenedy & Sons for its four-volume “Butler’s Lives of the Saints”. Last year the Thomas More Medal 'was awarded to Alfred A. Knopf for “The Cypresses Believe in God.” In 1955, the Association’s first medal went to Doubleday & Company for its Catholic paper back series, Image Books. The citation which accompa nied the medal described “Butler’s Lives of the Saints” as “the finest history of the saints ever pub lished in the English language— truly a supreme work by any and every standard.” Among the books nominated for this year’s Thomas More Medal v/ere “The Last Hurrah” by Edwin O’Connor (Little, Brown), “Played by Ear” by Daniel Lord, S. J. (Loyola University Press), “The Presence of Grace” by J. F. Powers (Doubleday), “Atlas of the Bible” by L. H. Grollenberg, O. P. (Nelson) and “The Book of Cath olic Quotations,” John Chapin, editor, (Farrar, Straus and Cudahy). Confirmation At Ft. Oglethorpe FT. OGLETHORPE—On April 9th at 8 p. m., his Excellency, Bishop Francis Hyland, D.D., J.C.D., administered the Sacra ment of Confirmation at the Re- demptorist Church of St. Gerard in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The eleven adults confirmed on that day were Mr. Joseph Cul- lum, Mr. George Neale, Mrs. An na Alfaro, Mrs. Betty Sue Buck, Mrs. Nelle Buck, Mrs. Alice Farmer, Mrs. Nona Gattis, Mrs. Ruby Keck, Mrs. Alberta Med ford, Mrs. Lora Suggs, and Mrs. Hazel Watson. The eighteen children confirm ed were: Jon Allison, Linda and Loretta Bass, Dorothy Brewer, Constance Brown, Linda Gattis, Martha Gilbreath, Carleen Hunt, Robert Keck, Teresa Medford, John Neale, Michael Neale, Glen- don Sherrill, Daniel Smith, Geral dine Swanson, Diane Suggs, Joyce Suggs and Gerard Tinker. On the morning of April 10th, Bishop Hyland went to the Swan son home to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation on Mr. Walter Swanson, who was well advanced in years (72) and critically ill. One week after the Confirmation, Mr. Swanson died. ^KJaslu it on cjCetter• ingl (Continued from Page 4) to these countries) has Moscow deeply worried. The Reds are said quite flatly to be violating the armistice terms by building up 1 strength in north ern Korea. We are not likely to complain, as it does not seem to presage war, but probably we will go on and build up southern Ko rea. The UN is still defied in Hun gary. Russia, it is widely agreed, has built up a huge submarine fleet and is using it to pry into matters in widely scattered places round the globe. There are other points of ir ritation and deeply conflicting interests—almost without num ber. But things which, only a few decades ago, would have touched off wars between nations, seem now to be encountered and ig nored almost every day. That is the “cold war.” It is a relatively new—and very costly innovation. Youth Rally At Convention (Continued from Page 3) following members of the Youth Committee of Savannah Deanery: Hospitality, Mrs. Mel Prouty, Mrs. Robbie Collini, Mrs. Thomas P. Lang, Mrs. Anthony Ingrisano. Mrs. Bernard Hartle, Mrs. R. L. Linton, Mrs. Joseph A. Battle, Jr. Mrs. Arnold Seyden, Mrs. Ellen Barfield, Mrs. P. D. Joines, Jr. and Mrs. M. E. Lenz; registration, Mrs. B. W. Cunningham, Mrs. W. J. Sullivan, Mrs. Edmond Flaherty and Mrs. P. D. Trost; breakfast, Mrs. Joseph Winders, Mrs. J. B. Williams, Mrs. Joseph Dillon, Mrs J. H. Garwes, Mrs. W. F. Fennell, Jr. and Mrs. Louis Por- zio. Members of the Catholic Young People’s Association who will assist with the youth rally are: hospitality, Miss Patricia Prouty, chairman, Miss Fay Crump, Miss Judy Lamar, Miss Patsy Winders, Miss Donna Beck er, James Ramsey, Dan Keane, Karl Holmen; dance, Miss Dale Fuhrman chairman, Miss Mary Pacifici, Miss Kathleen Flaherty, Miss Fay Smith, Miss Carol Bal- c o m, Miss Peggy Gavin, Miss Pauline Fitzpatrick, Arthur Davis, Joseph Ebberwein. ALL YOUR MUSIC NEEDS • Records • Hi-Fi Players PHONE DR. 2-1708 103 E. Court House Square DECATUR CHUCK WAGON RESTAURANT 3090 Bolling Way. N. E. CHUCK WAGON GRILL 2973 Peachtree Rd., N. E. ATLANTA. GA. FAIR DEAL TV & RADIO SERVICE All Work Guaranteed PL. 8-4795 1379 Gordon, S. W., Atlanta N ui l|l ! s & Co mp a PHONE JA. 2-6500 589 FORREST RD.. N. E.„ ATLANTA 12. GA. CITY ALDERMAN 7th WARD x^-^POSITION NO. 1 WIDE PRIMARY MAY 8, 1957 (Paid Political Advertisement)