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OCTOBER 12, 1957. BOOK REVIEWS EDITED BY EILEEN HALL 3087 Old Jonesboro Road, Hapeville, Georgia THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA TWENTY-THREE Each issue of this Book Page is confined 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. Alfred Duggan, 90c, a dramatic novel based on the life of St. Thomas a Becket, 12th century Arenbishop of Canterbury, who chose martyrdom rather than yield tb the demands of King Henry II, when yielding would have meant enslavement of the VIRGIL MICHAEL AND THE xticctxit dlSictveu. ent need that the book keeps the church to the throne . reader s nose glued to the pages. | HELENA, by Evelyn Waugh, j 65c, a novel which is also based ROBERT SOUTH-: on f a(d; bu t since few facts are |' • - , T VU AUV L f W U l OJ11LC 1C W ictb lb CA1 V ' by D. H.. Mosely, (Sheed known 0 f the b f e g b ar ’ f ' I mother of Constantine, the author (Reviewed by Michael Patron) ! produced a brilliant work of im- In language easy for teen-agers agination, interpretation, and en- ; to understand, the life of Robert tertainment LITURGICAL MOVEMENT, by | Southwell, priest and Jesuit. teitamment . Paul B. Marx, O.S.B., (The Litur gical Press, $5.00). (Reviewed by Cecilia L. Hines) Father Marx in this book has done much to point up the mis understanding which clouds the Liturgical Movement. He presents a vivid and truly refreshing pic comes to light. The furor of per secution of Catholics in Eliza bethan England, before and after the Spanish Armada, is realistic ally presented with the life of one of the great English martyrs. Robert Southwell, born of a Catholic mother and a Protestant VIPERS' TANGLE, by Fran cois Mauriac, 75c, one of the best of this Nobel Prize winner’s nov els, in which he probes the hu man soul and the workings of di vine grace. THE ORDEAL OF GILBERT ture of the priest who was on fire father, goes to Rome and there P^FOLD, by Evelyn Waugh, With zeal and knowledge to bring decides his course for life. He re- i kittle, Brown, $3.75). the teaching of the contemporary turns to his country as a fugitive, | GIVE ME POSSESSION, by Popes into proper focus and ac- hunted by such men as the infa- ! ^ 01 gan > (Farrar, Straus & tkm. jmous Topcliffe who was respon- What has been written and sible for the cruel death of many Cudahy, $3.50) ' (Reviewed by Flannery O’Connor) talked about has been, of necessi- i Cat holics. Father Southwell per- I “ The Ordeal of Gilbert Pin- ty in such vague and groping forms his ministry for a good fold ” a conversation piece as the language that it has confused the 1 number of years before he is be- author calls it, recounts the hal- issue instead of clarifying it. j tra y ed by a traitor. lucinations of a middle-aged au Many people still look upon the! D - H - Mosel y has traveled ex- j tensively in Europe, the Near East ’and North America. These travels liturgy as a sort of ‘rubrical pre scription’ for the eternal element thor aboard a ship bound for Cey lon, an experience similar to which Mr. Waugh himself claims Futuna Island, the proto-martyr of Oceania; and with his canoni zation in June of the Marian year 1954, he became the first canon ized saint of the Society of Mary (with the exception of St. John Vianney, the Cure of Ars, who was a Marist tertiary). So all Marists (including Mar- ist tertiaries, and this reviewer is one) owe a debt of gratitude to the translator (a Marianist!) and the publishers (Franciscans!) of this little book, which is practi cally the first readable English version of our Marist saint’s charming life story. St. Peter Chanel is one of five “Adventur er Saints” in the book by that name, by Abbe Omar Englebert, published last December; other wise material about him in Eng lish has been regrettably scarce and unsatisfactory. Regrettably, indeed, for he is a most captivat ing personality in the Commun ion of Saints! Peter Chanel’s missionary vo cation-was nourished, in his sem inary days in France, by a man who became a missionary to the United States, Mathias Loras, first Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa. Peter wanted to come to this country with Father Loras, but God had other plans. In 1862 Marists finally came to New Or leans and now American Marists number several hundred priests parish here, where a flourishing fraternity of Marist tertiaries is also established.) Since 1919 na tive-born American Marists have been following in St. Peter Chan el’s missionary steps to the is lands of Oceania, many of which are more thoroughly Catholic than some of the United States. (Wallis and Futuna Islands, for example, are 99.97% Catholic today!) This little book should help greatly in making our Marist martyr better known to young Americans—and to their elders too, until such time as a really worthy adult biography of our saint appears in English. CORRECTION: By an error, the byline of the reviewer was, omitted from the review of “The! Golden Door” which appeared in the September 28 issue of The Bulletin. Our apologies to Mrs. Cecilia L. Hines, who contribut ed this review. in the worship of the Church, ai have he] P ed him gather material | to have undergone several years sort of ritual splendor of cere-! for his series of saints’ lives for aga He feels that others who [as well as many Brothers, Sisters have had hallucinations of this kind will find the novel amusing. sort of ritual splendor of cere monial, or a catalog of rules for ! f een_a g ers - the conduct of the Sacred Rite. It is none of these things. Father Marx tells us that ; the phblic worship of the Church con stitutes a means of continuing the Priesthood of Christ in His Mys tical Body through the Mass, the sacraments and the Divine“Office. It is the means, but this cannot | IMAGE September BOOKS, published 19. include three ori- Whether this is a necessary re quirement for finding it amusing ginals and five reprinted editions he , d ° eS n0t Say ' The book ls These paperback publications, ! " orked ° ut Wlth the usual finesse like previous Image Books, are ° ne m ^ gbt ex P ec t from a excellent selections. The three or iginal editions are: THE CHURCH AND THE RE- writer of his quality and it is al ways good to see even a slight book as this done with style and a certain flourish. However, even and tertiaries. (Marist Fathers staff Marist College in Atlanta and have charge of Sacred Heart BENNETTS APPLIANCE CENTER PHONE 47-5852 140 BROAD ST. CHAMBLEE, GA. Le grasped untii an understand- OF THE MOD- for^those mg of the spiritual nature of the WORLD ’ tbe Social Enc ^- , nations regularly, the conversa- Church as Christ’s Mystical Body IlCEds of Pope Pius XI, edited, j tion piece seem to g0 on for is recognized and appreciated. So ™ introduction by Terence L chapter olMwo )onger than nec . often the position of the cart and* McLaughlin, C.S.B.. $1.25. His- essary . Mr . Waugh kites' some the horse has been reversed in the tor ‘ c documents on such vital sub- | very funny sentences, such as. “A process of human thinking. P ects as Christian marriage, tite j funereal i im0 sine bore them to All this and more too Father k ay postdate, Christian eduea- Kew,” which may be taken out of- it .. j ii . . i T1 fin dthnic+m /inwiw.i.v.L— 1 1 re- ;ic luu rdiner . . ivew, wmcn may oe taKen ou Marx tells us in simple and dy- ! ™ n ' athelstlc communism, and | context and en joyed without namic language, and often he lets „„!__ reCOnstru ^ tl ° n , of „. the s ; 0Clal gard to the rest of the book. Father Michael speak for himself. order ’ are included. The editor’s The whole book is documented by genera I introduction outlines and a monumental collection of chap- 1 ^ r1 ' e ® raies tbe encyclicals, each of ter notes as interesting as the i which also has a special introduc tion of its own. ter notes as interesting as the text and, although the subject is deep and purely spiritual, the wording is so keyed to the pres- SEE US FOR • Formal wear rentals lor men and ladies too! • Our exquisite selection of wedding dresses, veils and bridesmaids dresses, • Men s and boys' cutaways and strollers. Ali types of formal evening wear. Black shoes available. “The South’s most complete formal wear wardrobe” O’jai,,; Xc, Established 1919 PHONE JA 2-995(1 219 MITCHELL ST.. S, W. Mr. Horgan’s novel, one the other hand, is. serious in intent. It details the gradual realization by a wealthy and rather silly . _ TT „„„„ couple that their barely conscious A GILSON READER, selections ma terialism is not sufficient to r0m y rltlI !f 0i Etienne Gi Ljlive by, that they must take pos- son e ie wi i an introduction i sibility instead of possession, or, - y r V°? e S ls . 95c. M. Gilscn, as adv i sed by a pr i e st w ho figures one of the most distinguished of in the action <. find a new f “ ith „ livmg philosophers, is Director °f !Thig theme becomes fairl ob _ Studies at the Pontificial Insti- trusive in the last part 0 f the Anticipated Rate SAVE FOR FINANCIAL SECURITY Accounts opened by ihe 10th, earn Dividends from ihe 1st. BROOKKAVEN FEDERAL Savings & Loan Association R. C. COLBERT, President 4018 Peachtree Road — Brookhaven, Ga. — CE. 7-6406 All Accounts Insured Up To $10,000 by F. S. L. I. C. tute of Mediaeval Studies of the University of Toronto, and author of many books and pamphlets. Dr. Pegis, editor of this volume, is a pupil of M. Gilson and a cele- I brated Thomist in his own .right. He has systematically presented here the heart of -his teacher’s thought in selections from the lat ter’s many writings. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX, new ly translated by John Beevers, 65c. St. Therese’s autobiography has been called “the great best seller of this century.” It has been translated into .38 languages and millions, of copies have been distributed throughout the world. This new translation, in conveni ent pocket book format, will be welcomed by many readers. The five new Image reprints are: THE MANNER IS ORDINARY, by John LaFarge, 95c, the autobi ography of a priest who “is prob ably the best-known, best laved Jesuit in America today.”; THE GREATEST BIBLE STO RIES, a Catholic anthology from world literature, edited by Anne Fremantle, 75c; stories by such writers as Francois Mauriac, Ron ald Knox, Paul Claudel, and oth ers, arranged so that the life of Our Lord unfolds chronologically. MY LIFE FOR MY SHEEP, bV book, where the bones of symbol and allegory begin to stick out alarmingly. The first part, how ever, and particularly a section that concerns existence at a fash ionable boys’ school in the west, is in the best satirical tradition and a great pleasure to read. This section, more than the book as a whole, makes the theme convinc ing and never states it. IN THE LAND OF TABOOS, by J. Cloupeau, translated from the French by James M. Darby, Marianist, (St. Anthony Guild, $2.00).. St. Peter Chanel, the subject, of this biography which is interest ingly presented- for youngsters, was one of the first twenty Marist Fathers, who made their profes sion on the Feast of Our Lady of Mercy, September 24, 1836, just after receivirig canonical appro bation for their newly .formed Society of Mary from Pope Greg ory XVI, together with the charge of evangelizing the islands • of Oceania, until that time a mission field uncultivated by the Church. Father Chanel was one of the first group of Marists sent from France to Oceania by Father Jean-Claude Colin, first Superior of the Society of Mary; he be came, after less than four years on your Lump Sum Savings.. Set aside your accumulated cash funds with this specialized Savings Association . . where your money consistently earns higher-than-average earnings . . . without worry, work, or risk on your part. Every six months, you’ll receive a. check for the extra dollars your savings have earned. Open your account this week! 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