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JUNE 8, 1957.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
ELEVEN
BOOK REVIEWS
EDITED BY EILEEN HALL
3087 Old Jonesboro Road, Hapeville, Georgia
Each issue of ihis 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.
HISTORY
A POPULAR HISTORY OF
THE REFORMATION, Philip
Hughes, (Hanover $4.00), Review
ed by Flannery O’Connor.
“Popular” in. this case must
mean abbreviated, though it may
also be assumed that a history
has to be abbreviated in order to
be popular; but Father Hughes
is such an excellent historian that
it is difficult to see. how any
reader could prefer these abridg
ments (Father Hughes also has a
“Popular History of the Catholic
Church”) to the author’s longer
studies.
The present volume deals with
the state of Catholic life in Europe
before the Reformation, with
Luther and the first Protestants,
with the English Reformation,
Calvin, the Council of Trent, and
finally with Knox. The first sec
tions appear almost leisurely and
are most satisfying; the second
half of the book is so obviously
an abridgment that the reader
may occasionally wonder where
he is at. By the time he reaches
John Knox, the pace is so terrific
that that figure is barely glimpsed
in dashing by.
The fnomentual task of con
densing these histories into single
volumes could perhaps not have
been accomplished 'at all by a
scholar and writer of less than
Father Hughes’ stature, but it
might be questioned if this kind
of labor is worth his time. A great
merit of the book will at least be
to lure the reader to seek out his
longer works.
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$2.95), reviewed by Frances j eration of those occult phenomena
White. Through the medium of j which give hints of the powers of
comic strips and cartoons, “Pops” man before the Fall.
too often becomes our big, lovable ™ ,, nn.-, > u 1 ■ i
. , Father White s book is a col-
clown. This book restores our con- , ,. , ... ,
lection of essays delivered at va
rious places rather than an ex
tended consideration of the un
known God. In his introduction,
the. author recognizes' that the
essay is an inadequate medium
for exhaustive treatment of pro
found theological subjects but
that it may meet the needs of the
inquirer who is unable to give
them sustained attention. It is
good to have these pieces col
lected for Father White is an
excellent scholar and writer, but
the title of the book is mislead
ing and individual essays will
prove more valuable than the
book as a whole.
ATHENS STUDENTS
ESSAY WINNERS
ATHENS,—In a recent forestry
essay contest, two seventh grade
students of St. Joseph’s School,
won awards.
In the Tenth District contest,
David Willett was awarded sec
ond prize, and Penny Parr won
third prize.
The essays were titled “Trees
are Important to Georgia Be
cause—.” This contest was spon
sored by the Conservation De
partment of the Georgia Federa
tion of Women’s Clubs, and the
Georgia Forestry Commission.
EUGENE S. GEISSLER
ception of fatherhood to its God-
intended position of dignity and
beauty. The first few chapters re
late amusing and meaningful
big-family experiences. In the
last half of the book (for which
the first part was made), the
author gets down to some serious
thinking about fatherhood. As he
says, a mother gives mostly of
herself, but father is a giver of
“things”, which is in keeping
with his primary responsibility as
provider.
To quote the author: “Since the
greatest gift a man can give
another person is existence, it fol
lows that the work and the sweat
expended to sustain existence
has the utmost of dignity.” This
idea, that by the work of his
hands and the sweat of his brow,
father sustains the life of which
he is co-creator with God, is de
veloped with such feelings that
reading it would ease the burden
of many an overworked and un
derappreciated breadwinner. The
author, a father of ten children,
never for a chapter forgets moth
ers. Any mother reading, this.book
will find much to provoke thought
and : possible a better understand
ing of Her husband.
DAY AFTER TOMORROW, by
Roma Rudd Turkel, (Kenedy
$v.75), reviewed by Margaret G.
Smith. This is a thought-provok
ing book on the subject of retire
ment and old age. It is a happy
book. The subject is presented
logically and sensibly as a period
which of life which needs plan
ning and preparation, just as any
other does. The author is a moth
er, a writer and a successful busi
ness woman. In her approach to
geriatrics she combines the spi
ritual, psychological and practical
aspects, pointing out that the
steady cultivation of new friend
ships, the broadening of interests
and of services to others are
means of preparation for the “bo
nus years” to come. She particu
larly stresses the importance of
mental and spiritual preparation
so that when finally we “arrive
at what we have always imagined
to be the end, we discover it is
only, the beginning.”
RELIGION
GOD THE UNKNOWN, by Vic
tor White, O. P„ (Harper $3.50);
THE INNER SEARCH, by Hu
bert Van Zeller, O. S. B., (Sheed
& Ward $3.00);
OCCULT PHENOMENA, by Dr.
Alois Wiesinger, O. C. S. O.,
(Newman. $5.00).
(Reviewed by Flannery O’Connor)
Although these three books
were read together by chance,
they invite review together be
cause all three throw light from
different angles on the subject of
the unknown God. Father White
explores the subject from the ob
jective theological side. Father
Van Zeller from the side of man’s
individual search, and Father
Wiesinger obliquely by a eonsid-
Van Zeller writes about the in
dividual soul searching for the
hidden God in the circumstances
of life and through the Church in
prayer and the sacraments. This
is one of those books which,
lacking a definite intellectual
problem to attack, is, in spite of
its wisdom, apt to prove dull if
read longer than ten minutes at
a time. The ideal form for unadul
terated wisdom is the aphorism.
Dr. Wiesinger is a theologian
who is versed in the findings of
depth psychology and parapsy
chology, and in “Occult Phenom
ena” he deals with the subject of
mysterious manifestations rang
ing from telepathy and clairvoy
ance to the secondary phenomena
in genuine mystical experience.
He believes that all such mani
festations are examples of gifts
which were possessed by man be
fore the Fall and which now ap
pear as rudiments of those pow
ers. These can act only when the
spiritual part of the soul is partly
released from the body as in
sleep, trance, hypnosis, etc. This
theory removes us from the ex
tremes of spiritualism and demon
omania and is in line with the
Church’s teaching to regard all
such phenomena as natural until
it is proven otherwise. The book
is particularly interesting in the
distinctions it makes between
trance and the last stages of mys
tical experience. It leaves the
reader with a sense of the un
known God by providing him
with a sense of the largely un
explored activities of the spirit-
soul.
OUR SAVIOR'S LAST NIGHT
AND DAY, by Aloysius Biskupek,
S. V. D., (Bruce $1.00), reviewed
by Margot Atwood. “The passion
of Christ has always been a favo
rite subject of meditation,” Father
Biskupek notes. In this book he
describes the sufferings of Jesus,
as though the reader were actual
ly present, and adds thoughts for
the application of the meditations
to daily life. His simple account
of Our Lord’s ordeal, from the
time He left the Supper Room un
til His death and burial on Friday
afternoon, is given in brief chap
ters for easy reading. The author,
who died on October 15, 1955, also
published other devotional books
including “Our Lady’s Litany”
and “Litany of the Sacred Heart.”
A CALL TO THE LAITY, by
the Most Reverend Richard J.
Cushing, (Newman $3.00) re
viewed by Margaret G. Smith.
Twenty-four writings and addres
ses of Archbishop Cushing about
the lay apostolate, have been se
lected and compiled in this book
by the Reverend George L. Kane.
Archbishop Cushing has always
spoken out effectively, urging the
laity to become active in the mis
sion of the Church and to insure
a more Christian response to the
problems and challenges of the
times. The writings collected here
furnish ideas and food for thought
on various facets of daily living,
with suggestions for spreading
the faith and obtaining the true
inner peace which comes from
submitting to the Divine Will.
Atlanta Services
For Mrs. W. H. Tanner
ATLANTA, Ga.— Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. W. H. Tanner were
held May 31st at St. Anthony’s
Church, Rev. John Leahy officiat
ing.
Mrs. Tanner was a member of
the Catholic Laymen’s Association
of Georgia.- She formerly was a
member of the Altar Society of
St. Joseph’s Church in Macon,
and was a member of the. Alter
Society of St. Anthony’s Church
in Atlanta.
Survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. Leo Volker and Mrs. F. C.
Etheridge, both of Atlanta; sons
H. B. Tanner, Macon and M. R.
Tanner, Rome, Ga.; sisters, Miss
Hattie Pournelle and Mrs. F. M.
Waters, Miami, Fla. and Mrs. H. F,
Freeman, Toombsboro, and broth
ers, L. E. Pournelle, Miami, Fla.
and W. B. Pournelle, Atlanta.
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