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THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY
OF QUOTATIONS, by J. M-
AND M. J. Cohen, Penguin Books,
1960, 664 pp., $2.50.
"Fear has many eyes and can
see things underground.” Now
who in the world said or wrote
that?
Human mindedness has a nag
ging way of producing for us
and at the oddest moments some
memorable quotes or, more
often, scraps or fragments of
phrases; and they do itch. But
you don’t scratch; you reach
for your well-thumbed vol
ume of quotations and have a
pleasant search, what with the
inevitable and delightful by
passes you travel, while hunting
down your prey.
The quotables in this volume,
irrespective of their subject,
appear under »their author’s
name, a luxurious relief
from the more commonplace
arrangement of pages on
"apples,” "melancholy,” and
on "zeal.” This device also
allows one the fun of seeing
which of his favorite authors'
quotables these compilers have
chosen; this allows for a con
siderable measure of quarrel
and complaint, all by way of
getting more • than your
money’s worth.
The quotes portion of this
dictionary (430 pages) has a
■ companion index (231 pages)
which guides one from that nag
ging word or scrap of phrase
to its full-blown self and source.
Anyway, if your curiosity is pi
qued by the "Fear has many
eyes” quote, the index is your
place of refuge.
And many hours of happy
browsing to you! The re
wards are succulent. (LJZ)
THE LOVE OF LEARNING
AND THE DESIRE FOR GOD,
by Jean Leclercq, O.S.B.,
translated by Catharine Mis-
rahi, New American Library,
1962, 336 pp. 75£.
Reviewed by W. L. Schmidt.
The title of this work will not
cause a rush to the book store.
Its readers will be selective.
They will, first of all, be at
tracted to it by the name of
the author who has distinguished
himself as a writer on the order
of Arquilliere and Gilson under
whom he studied. And, though
readers will be selective, they
should not be specialists, for
these lectures on learning and
the desire for God as exhibited
during the years A.D. 800 and
1200 are of a general nature, and
are meant more as an entice
ment to further studies.
The manner in which Le
clercq writes about monastic
life during the middle ages
bearing a twofold impact on the
lives of the people, the one
historical, the other spiritual,
the one objective, the other
subjective, wets the appetite of
the reader for more knowledge
of the period. When he narrates
how monasticism kept alive
hopes and achievements attri
butable to no other period of
history and diffused a light that
the whole of Christian living
could not escape, he imparts an
understanding of the milieu of
that civilization that is, no
doubt, peripheral, but does not
leave the reader without a great
deal of satisfaction in the know
ledge.
Leclercq concludes with an
interesting epilogue on Litera
ture and the Mystical Life of
the middle ages, and follows
this in turn with an appendix,
14 pages of bibliography and
source material, and 40 pages
of notes t;o passages in the ten
chapters.:- Thus the reader,
should he be enticed to further
studies, will have at his finger
tips copious material from
which to choose a further begin
ning.
Encyclical Letters of Pope
Pius XII on THE MYSTICAL
BODY OF CHRIST (MYSTICI
CORPORIS) and THE SACRED
LITURGY (MEDIATOR DEI),
each 80 pp., 25£, 1960, St. Paul
Editions.
Reviewed by W. L. Schmidt.
Perhaps no two encyclicals,
read in conjunction with each
other, have so much to offer
for the benefit of the individual
and the totality of the Church as
do these. Whereas one expounds
on the Mystical Body of Christ,
which is the Church, and delves
into its organic structure and
meaning, the other examines the
sacred Liturgy of the Church,
which is the means by which
Christ’s own priestly mission
is prolonged on earth. Briefly,
the Liturgy is the Church’s
manner of worship, interior as
well as exterior, through the
sacraments and sacramentals,
and the Divine Office. It is,
as Pope Pius XII himself says,
". . .the public worship which
our Redeemer as Head of the
Church renders to the Father as
well as the worship which the
community of the faithful ren
ders to its Founder, and through
Him to the Heavenly Father.
It is. . .the worship rendered
by the Mystical Body of Christ
in the entirety of its Head and
members.” Therein lies the
tie between these two encycli
cals and their significance.
Every serious Catholic, in these
days of Church revivification,
will gain much for himself as
a cell, and for the Mystical
Body as a complete organism,
by becoming thoroughly fami
liar with these two great ency
clicals.
BLITHE SPIRITS, edited by
Dan Herr and Joel Wells,
Doubleday, 1962, 220pp., $3.95.
Reviewed by
Sister M Harriet, O.P
BLITHE SPIRITS is infect
ious reading. It tickles and
sparkles, upsets dour moods,
and provokes lightsome laugh
ter. Be it morning, midday, or
the evening fireside, you
may count on it to elicit
chuckles from the solitary
reader and to compound them in
any company of friends.
Editors Herr and Wells strike
up with bubbling wit and pro
ceed to serve course after
course of heady fare. Twenty-
five hits for the funny bone
make this an hilarious parade
of "bandaged children of Eve.”
In company with Jean Kerr,
J.F. Powers, and Frank O’Con
nor these pilgrims of the pen
point up many a human foible
in the community of the faith
ful.
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M iss Marian
Kate Halpin
SAVANNAH — Funeral ser
vices for Miss Marian Kate
Halpin were held June 6th from
the Blessed Sacrament Church.
Surviving are four sisters,
Misses Maude and Robena Hal
pin, Mrs. Nellie Halpin Sem-
ken, and Mrs. Thomas B. For-
an; a brother, Edward H. Hal
pin, and several nieces and
nephews.
M rs. Chari es Hurst
SAVANNAH — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Gertrude Cleary
Hurst were held June 9th at the
Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist. Survivors include a daugh
ter, Mrs. John M. Chapman;
tow sons, Charles L. Hurst of
Savannah and Lloyd O. Hurst
of Hartford, Conn; a sister,
Mrs. Wilma C. Hardester of
Chevy Chase, Md.; two broth
ers, Jesse Wade Cleary of Fitz-
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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist are pictured with Bishop Thomas J. McDonough and
Monsignor T. James McNamara. The children received their first communion on the
last Sunday in May. (Carroll Burke Photo)
More Than Half Of
Popes Have Used One
Of Only A Dozen Names
VATICAN CITY, (NC)~One
of the first things the new pope
who succeeds John XXIII will
have to do, according to cen
turies old tradition, is to take
a new name.
MARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
—The Right Rev. Msgr. Thom
as A. Brennan, pastor of Bles
sed Sacrament parish, Savan
nah, observed the 40th anni
versary of his ordination last
Sunday. Eighteen pastors of the
Diocese attended a dinner in
honor of Monsignor Brennan
that evening. Pastor of Bless
ed Sacrament for eighteen
years, Monsignor served for
fifteen years in Albany, and
three years in Augusta in addi
tion to service in the Atlanta
area.
gerald and Horace Cleary of
Dublin; nine grandchildren; and
a number of nieces and nephews.
Roy L. Anderson
SAVANNAH — Funeral ser -
vices for Mr. Roy Laurence
Anderson were held June 9th
at the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist conducted by Rev.
Felix Donnelly.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Elaine B. Anderson; a daugh
ter, Mrs. James Sledge of New
Rochelle, N. Y.; three brothers,
M. H. Anderson, Frank Ander
son and John A. Anderson; a sis
ter, Mrs. Vincent J. Ferraro;
and a grandchild.
MARRIAGES
MATHEIS-SACLES
AUGUSTA—St. Mary’s on the
Hill Church was the scene of the
wedding of Miss Lois Palmer
Sacles and Lt. Gerald Edward
Matheis, of Rochester, N.Y.,
and Fort Gordon, Friday, June
7th, with Reverend Ralph E.
Seikel officiating. The bride is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Nathaniel Sacles, and
the groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Joseph Matheis of
Rochester, N. Y.
Choices by the last 15 pon
tiffs indicate that it prob
ably will be Benedict, Clem
ent, Gregory, John, Leo or
Pius. No other names have
been taken by popes for more
than 200 years. Seven of the 12
popes since 1775 have been
named Pius.
But Pope John was the first
pontiff to use that name in more
than six centuries. Although
known as John XXIII, he was
only the 21st legitimate pope
of that name. The fact that
there have been popes known by
numerals higher than the num
ber of pontiffs who have borne
a given name is due mainly to
the fact that some of the 37
antipopes—false claimants to
the papacy—have taken the
same name.
Of the 260 popes since St.
Peter listed in the 1963 of
ficial m Pontifical Yearbook,
more than half have been known
by one of a dozen names: In
nocent, Stephen, Boniface, Ur
ban, Alexander and Adrian in
addition to the six names list
ed above.
The last pontiff to use a name
not in the top 12—Paul V—
reigned from 1605 to 1612.
In all, 79 names have been
used by the popes, but only 30
have been in use in the last
thousand years. Forty-three
popes, including St. Peter, have
had names used only once. The
last was Pope Landon whose
pontificate lasted from 913 to
914.
WASHINGTON (NC) — Rep.
Hugh L. Carey disclosed here
that the House Education Com
mittee first accepted, then re
jected, a proposal to include
private schools in the biggest
continuing Federal school aid
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Wade Branch.
There have been 21 Johns, 16
Gregorys, 15 Benedicts, 14
Clements, 13 Innocents and
Leos, 12 Piuses, 9 Stephens, 8
Bonifaces and Urbans, 7 Alex
anders and 6 Adrians. The last
Adrian, a Dutchman, was the
last non-Italian pope. He reign
ed from 1522 to 1523.
The above 12 names have been
used by a total of 142 popes.
Names used by five popes
each are Celestine, Nicholas,
Paul and Sixtus.
Anastasius, Eugene, Honor-
ius and Sergius have been used
by four popes each, while sev
en names have been taken by
three popes each: Callistus, Fe
lix, Julius, Lucius, Martin, Syl
vester and Victor.
The following nine names
have been used twice: Adeoda-
tus, Agapitus, Damasus, Gel-
asius, Marcellus, Marinus,
Pasquale, Pelagius and Theo
dore.
Names -used only, once are,
in chronological order; Peter,
Linus, Anacletus, Evaristus,
Telesphorus, Hyginus, Anice-
tus, Soter, Eleutherius, Zep-
hyrinus, Pontain, Anterus, Fa
bian, Cornelius, Dionysius,
Eutychian, Caius, Marcellin-
us, Eusebius, Melchiades,
Mark, Liberius, "Siricius, Zo-
zimus, Hilary, Simplicius,
Symmachus, Hormisdus, Sil-
verius, Vigilius, Sabinian, Se
verinus, Vitalian, Donus, Aga-
tho, Conon, Sisinnius, Constan
tine, Zachary, Valentine, For-
mosus, Romanus and Landon.
program
The New York legislator said
he introduced an amendment du
ring closed committee deli
berations to include state-ap
proved private schools in the
so-called Federal impacted
areas program.
Albany
"RAY MOCK, ROBERT DWORNIK AND TOM DIXON, of
Troop #3, Albany, were recently awarded the rank of Eagle
Scout. These boys are members of St. Teresa’s Parish
Troop, sponsored by the Albany Council Knights of Colum
bus.
Tried To Get Schools Included
BRANCH-CORISH
SAVANNAH—Miss Martha
Eleanor Corish and Thomas
Gerald Branch were united in
marriage in the Church of the
Most Blessed Sacrament, June
8th, with the Reverend John D.
Stapleton of the St. Jude’s
Church in Atlanta performing
the ceremony. The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. Nicholas Peter
Corish Jr. The bridegroom is
JONES-CRUIKSHANK
ALBAN Y~Miss Josephine
Stewart Cruikshank, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Cruikshank of Dawson, Geor
gia, and Dr. Wirt Addison Jones,
Jr., of Logan, West Virginia,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Addi
son Jones of Logan, were mar
ried on June 1st, at St. Tere
sa’s Church. Father Marvin J.
LeFrois officiated.
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St. James Parish Council
“International Night”
Highlight Of Meeting
SAVANNAH — Preceding the
closing meeting for the summer
months, the St. James Parish
Council of Catholic Women
held an "International Night”
especially welcoming those new
members who came from over
seas to make Savannah their new
home.
A covered dish supper with
members of the council prepar
ing dishes relating to their na
tionality carried out the theme.
The tables were decorated with
ivy and minature flags of all
nations were used as center-
pieces. A minature American
Flag was used as favors for
each place setting.
Among countries represent
ed were Peru, Cuba, Portugal,
Italy, France, Ireland, Checo-
slavakia and England. Mrs. De
lia Lubinsky, chairman of in
ternational relations displayed
figurines of the Madonna of
different countries. Of special
interest to all was the recita
tion of the Ava Maria in sev
eral different tongues.
Mrs. McEleveen than called
a brief business meeting to or
der. The treasurer’s report was
given, minutes were read, ap
proved and placed on file. All
standing committees gave
a brief resume of their work
during the past month.
Mrs. McElveen gave an inter
esting talk on the recently held
Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women’s Convention in Colum
bus. She then introduced the
newly elected St. James Home
and School Association’s pres
ident, Mrs. B. W. Bremer.
ORDAINED—T h e Rev.
Henry Barrien Zettler, of At
lanta ordained last Saturday at
the Church of Saint John Lat-
eran in Rome. His Mother Mrs.
Elizabeth O'Donnell Conway
and his Brother John Conway
were in Rome for the ordination.
Other relatives present for the
ceremony were Miss Margery
Zettler and Mrs. Pauline
Greene of Columbus.
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India: A Bishop Provides Land For His People
At Lourdes in France, there is the famed shrine where Our
Blessed Lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous. “A door opened
-f on Heaven,” one Pope explained it
<6 Today in far-off India, a parish >
. ''fpliK ^ dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes
^ itpif ? * 'HIsl needs a financial miracle. The story
JPIIi ggllfl begins twenty years ago when the
to Bishop of the diocese bought land for
j | / wB some 350 families. The place was
+ -W i/ W * named ALEXNAGAR COLONY and
ft' X is situated in MADAMPAM in
r/ /0 , T r NORTHERN MALABAR. The first
/ (‘ s'* ' priest sent there built a shed for
The Hoi, Father’s Missm Aid " ass ' „ Th ?„ place c, “ c t0 j hc ju ”-
J _ gle and wild animals and malaria are
for the Oriental Church prevalent. The priest came down
with malaria and had a fever every other day for three years.
Still he and his people held on . . . The other day, the shed
crumbled under the impact of time and weather. Mass had to
be said in the school which is against government regulations.
The pastor is now trying to build a modest church, 120 feet by
80 feet. His name is Father S. J. MUTHUKATTIL. The
parishioners have donated their labor to build the foundation.
They have little or no money to give. Father needs $4,000 to
finish the building. His Bishop and the Sacred Congregation
of the Eastern Rites in Rome add their fervent plea for his aid
. . . Maybe sometime, somewhere, Our Lady of Lourdes was
good to you. This would be a nice time to reciprocate. With
your help a miracle can take place. Any amount will be ap
preciated.
TAKE A NUMBER. DIVIDE BY A HUNDRED
We know of a priest who has a simple method of seeking help
when in need financially. He says a prayer, offers a Mass in
tention, calculates the sum needed, divides by a hundred and
then sends the hundredth part to the poor—immediately. His
reasoning is simple. Didn’t Christ promise a hundredfold? . . .
Maybe you have a financial problem. Why not think of send
ing a $10 FOOD PACKAGE to the PALESTINE REFUGEES?
Or $2 for a BLANKET for a BEDOUIN FAMILY.
GRADUATION DAY: ENTER JOY
And what joy! A young person walks down a college aisle
through admiring crowds of relatives to get the sheepskin.
Emotions are intense. Exultation, joy, tenseness! Some stu
dents are as white as the parchment they are to receive and
their smiles, shall we say it, a little sheepish with so much
limelight. We ask them—and . you—to think of those needy
seminarians and Sisters-to-be in our care who wish to seek
after Christ’s other sheep, students such as THOMAS SARTO
THARAYIL and SEBASTIAN' SAVIO PEREPPADAN of Ban
galore, Ind ; a and SISTER LIGOURI and SISTER VIANNEY
of the Carmelite Sisters in India. They and others need $100
a year as a seminarian for six years training and $150 a year
for two years to become a Sister. Will you adopt one of
them. We have the names of many others.
THE POETS ARE BANISHED
In the life of St. Columcille, we read of his plea to save 1,200
poets from being banished from Ireland. They were demand
ing too much food, shelter for themselves and their retinue.
The Saint prevented their banishment and immediately the 1,200
bards composed and sang a most beautiful song in' his honor
but he forbade them to give him any more honor . . . We have
many MISSION CLUBS where you can help MONTHLY for a
song as the phrase goes—a prayer and a $1 a month. We list
the clubs:
DAMIEN LEPER CLUB (cares for lepers); ORPHANS
BREAD (Feeds orphans); PALACE OF GOLD (Provides
for aged); BASILIANS (Supports mission schools); MON
ICA GUILD (Provides chalices, etc. for churches).
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