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PAGE 8—The Southern Cross, July 15,1971
D. C. C. W. Notes
By Marianne Richardson,
Diocesan Vice-Chairman, PR
An estimated Half-million
teen-agers run away from
home every year, according
to TIME magazine.
Husbands spend more and
more time at work, on
business trips, on the golf
course.
Forty percent of the
women in the U.S. are now
employed.
WHO IS KEEPING THE
FAMILY?
The previous facts and
question are taken from an
article entitled “Can This
Planet Support Family Life?”
written by Margery Frisbie,
the new NCCW Family
Affairs Commission
Chairman. The basis of her
article, which appeared in the
May issue of WORD, is that
we all are aware of the vast
changes in family living and
that it is for Catholic women
to help sort out which of
these changes are for the
better and which are for the
worse.
She cites various
viewpoints on family life,
beginning with Pope Paul,
who urges “responsible
parenthood.” Anthropologist
Margaret Mead says there is a
demand for a new kind of
family and Feminist Betty
Friedan says that the old
style —Mama housewife,
Daddy worker, Junior and
Janie -- is “to confining.”
Alvin Toffler, author of
FUTURE SHOCK says that
the family patterns of the
past and present are
“relatively choiceless.” H.
Bentley Glass, retiring
president of the American
Association for the
Advancement of Science,
predicts that in the future it
will be possible to determine
which adults carry defective
genes and these people “may
be warned against or
prohibited from having
offspring.”
It is statements like the
four latter statements which
convince me that we living in
an increasingly godless age.
The voices that cry
“Abortion for Everyone” and
“Population Explosion”
drown out the voices of
people like Theologian James
T. Burtcheall who insists that
everone of us has within
himself an unbelievable
potential for love and
generosity and it is the family
unit which can develop and
perfect this love.
We, as Catholic women,
must study the family in
relation to society and decide
for ourselves that there are
many values that must be
preserved, even if they might
be considered “old
fashioned”; then we must act
on these beliefs, uphold them
in our own families, fight
against the forces that seek to
destroy family life. Mrs.
Frisbie says that the family is
“an entity worth saving and
sacrificing for.” She quotes
the iminent scholar, Lord
Kenneth Clark, who admitted
that he was a “stick-in-the-
-mud” because he cherishes a
number of beliefs that have
been repudiated by the
livliest intellects of his time.
He would have us rmintain
such ideals as courtesy,
gentleness, forgiveness,
fidelity and sensitivity. We
must start to uphold these
virtues in our own homes,
for, as syndicated columnist
Sydney Harris reminds us:
“We change only by the
power of personal example,
as Socrates, and Jesus and St.
Francis so fully understood.”
JULY 31
Thrift Sale
At Cathedral
Savannah’s Cathedral
Parish and the Cathedral Day
School will co-sponsor a
Thrift Sale on Saturday, July
31st, from 10 A.M. to 9 P.M.
The event will be held in the
Cafeteria and classrooms of
Cathedral Day School.
Furniture, clothes,
appliances, picture frames,
dishes, bric-a-brac, TV sets,
trunks, sewing machines,
antiques and any other item
that one may find in an attic
will be available.
Chairman for the event is
Mr. Joseph Schreck
(234-1756). Everyone is
invited. If you cannot come
to this “Sale of Sales”, you
may wish to contribute your
old memorabilia. The
Chairman will be glad to
arrange to have it picked up
and delivered to Cathedral
Day School.
While the Sale is going on,
refreshments will be served to
keep the foot-weary bargain
hunters in good spirits.
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Obituaries
* Mrs. Janie Bateman Justice of Augusta, June 22nd
* Mrs. Edwin J. Dorr of Augusta, June 24th
* Mr. John F. Sullivan of St. Simons Island, June 25th
* Mrs. Varia Jacob Dion of Hephzibah, June 29th
* Mrs. Agnes Mary DeMine of Savannah, June 30th
* Mr. Nathan Randall Lufkin formerly of Augusta, July 5th
* Sgt. Maj. Ray D. Jones Sr. of Augusta, July 5th
* Dr. Colden Rhind Battey formerly of Augusta, July 7th
Marriages
* Miss Carol Marie Harper and Mr. Thomas Jeffrey Campbell
both of Savannah Beach, Ga., June 13 in St. Michael’s
Church, Savannah Beach.
* Miss Gail Ann Gelow of Columbus, Ga., and Mr. Dennis
Bruce Samolinski of Oglesby, Ill., June 19 in the Holy
Family Church, Columbus.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES GRADUATES - Pictured with the
members of the graduation class of Our Lady of Lourdes
School, Columbus, Georgia, are Sr. M. Columbia, O.S.U.,
principal, Sr. M. Kieran, O.S.U., Rev. Edward R. Frank, and
Rev. Eugene F. Krygier.
* Miss Rita Agnes Ridgeway of Wicomico Beach,
Tompkinsville, Md., and Mr. John Paul Howell of Augusta,
Ga., June 19 in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Tokoma
Park, Md.
Readers Reply
EDITOR:
Reference is made to your
issue of THE SOUTHERN
CROSS dated 3 June 1971,
and, in particular, to Father
Dowling’s column: “...with
Liberty and Justice...”
It is unfortunate to me, a
layman, to see a supposed
well-educated clergyman
advance such a weak thesis as
that advanced by Father
Dowling. His reasoning is so
simplistic as to be almost
frightening, and the things he
has left unsaid, the problems
left unaddressed, indicate
that either Father Dowling
does not know of what he
speaks, or is advancing, in
another guise, a societal
system far different from the
one this country adopted
almost 200 years ago.
In short, I believe Father
Dowling is advocating
socialism, and it would
appear he would be perfectly
content to see this country
change its course to follow
that already adopted by
serveral leading countries in
the world, and by several not
so leading. He would appear
not to have the courage to
express this conviction, but
his intent is quite clear - “the
right of an income should not
be linked exclusively to
work,... The right of an
income should flow...from
the human need of the
individual.”
If he is not advocating
socialism--and many of our
clergyman are advocating that
system, so Father Dowling
does not stand alone-then I
am disappointed Father
Dowling’s approach is so
simplistic. For example, what
income can be considered
adequate? He does not say.
Would that income be in
addition to other benefits,or
would the guaranteed income
take care of such items as
food, rent, clothing, medical
and dental care, and all the
rest? Would taxes be paid on
the income? What controls
would be exercised over those
receiving the income? For
example, many people are
poor because they do not
know how to handle money.
By simply giving those people
more money we would not
guarantee their position in
life would be any better. And
I disagree most vehemently
with Father Dowling when he
says that 90% of the
problems “now caused by
poverty” would be erased by
a guaranteed annual income...
Let’s assume, for the sake
of argument, that one
proposition before Congress
now -- guaranteeing an annual
income of $6,000 a year -
does pass. That figure, I
suppose, would mean that all
families would be guaranteed
an income of $500.00 a
month. Is that all they would
get? Medicaid? Welfare
programs? Would taxation be
cancelled on that income? Or
would that be in addition to
the annual income?
Father Dowling’s argument
reads like the present litany
preached from our church
pulpits every Sunday
“Peace, Love, and Jesus
Christ Superstar.” Everyone.
would be free “to do the
work he really wanted to
do.” Oh, brother!! Then who
would do all those little
f)
i, *
mundane tasks, Father, like
picking up the garbage,
digging ditches, clerking in
supermarkets, selling used
cars? If you assume everone is
of the same mentality, you
may be right in taking Father
Dowling’s words seriously.
Me? I laugh at their simplicity
and naivety.
...for a priest to dare to say
that money is going to solve
90% of our problems is
fantastic!! Father Dowling
has worked in charitable
relations too long; he should
get out and find out what the
laymen of this country are
doing for the poor now,
before he demands more and
more and more. Where does
the demanding cease, and
discipline start? Wouldn’t it
be great if we all did our
things, like our religious
people are telling our children
today? Forget the old timers,
folks, go out and be what you
want and do what you want,
and to Hell with the
consequences!! Someone will
pay for it!
I do wish, if Father
Dowling wants to preach
socialism, that he comes out
with it now. Don’t beat
around the bush. And I
suppose the Church and its
leaders will show us all how
to be good socialists? After
our recent troubles at this
end of the Diocese with our
religious people - troubles
that are far from over, I
believe - you’ll have to
forgive me if I suffer from a
“crisis in Faith.” You
religious people might be
suffering from a “crisis of
identity”; don’t forget we lay
people, too, suffer from
much the same things...
Enough for now, Father. I
grow more disappointed with
your paper every week. You,
like many of the rest of the
Catholic publishers, lean so
far off base as to look
ridiculous to us who are
supposed to be supporting
you. Forget us, Father, that
old, beat-up, ostracized,
unintellectual, biased,
prejudiced silent majority -
and then watch the Church go
right down the drain. I don’t
know how you might feel
about that coming to pass- I
do know several men and
women in black who would
welcome it.
ALBERT N. GARLAND
Columbus, Ga.
Editor:
This is a belated but
nevertheless sincere note of
congratulations to the
Southern Cross for having
received the much-coveted
First Prize of General
Excellence from the Catholic
Press Association. Being
judged “Best of the Breed” in
its circulation category is
indeed a great honor and
reflects with much credit on
the high caliber of its staff.
I commend these dedicated
people for a job well done
and wish them continued
success in their journalistic
endeavors.
Mary Broderick
Savannah
Editor:
The myth persists that
Ireland’s problems are strictly
religious. It is a myth which
seems to be constantly fed by
a
i
British and American
newspaper articles and radio
and television newscasts
which at best are inept and at
worst deliberately slanted.
In light of this it was
heartening to read a letter to
the editor of The Irish Times
concerning the true
relationship of Catholics to
Protestants in the Republic of
Ireland. The writer of the
letter, Mrs. Helen M. Cooper,
is the wife of the Methodist
minister in Cloughjordan, Co.
Tipperary.
Mrs. Cooper’s letter bears
repeating. It reads as follows:
“With all the publicity
being given to the discord in
the North at the present time
I feel compelled to write
about the happy relationships
which exist in this small town
in the Midlands.
“As the wife of a
Methodist minister we
represent the minority in the
Republic, but since we came
to live and work here almost
three years ago we have
enjoyed the most cordial
relationships with all sections
of the community. Our
Roman Catholic neighbors
are kind, friendly and
courteous to the last degree.
“This happy and healthy
atmosphere came to the fore
recently when the local
dramatic group offered to
present their three-act play
on one night when the
proceeds would be devoted in
their entirety towards the
building of a new Church of
Ireland school in this town.
“It might be pointed out at
this stage that as the members
of the dramatic group are
members of the Catholic
Church they themselves
would not receive any benefit
from this very generous offer.
“Perhaps this one example,
there are many more, might
help the majority in the
North to know that we as a
minority in this particular
part of the South are
enjoying life to the full in the
Republic.”
I know the town of
Cloughjordan quite well. It is
in my part of Ireland. Mrs.
Cooper’s letter may especially
help those who see the “Irish
problem” in religious terms
rather than the yearning of a
people for complete freedom
from tyranny which has been
imposed on the usurped area
of Ireland by a foreign
parliament in a foreign
country.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke
Savannah
EDITOR:
Thanks and appreciation to
Monsignor Bourke! In a
recent issue of THE
SOUTHERN CROSS he had
the courage to say that
people are getting tired of
hearing priests list things they
don’t believe in or don’t like
about the Church and talk
against them; that what
people want priests to do is
to proclaim the Good News
of the truth Christ imparted
to His Church. Amen!
St. Catherine of Siena, St.
Teresa of Avila, and St. John
of the Cross were mystics
having contemplative
p ersonal contact with Jesus
and yet they expressly stated
that all their teaching and all
their writings they
unreservedly submitted to the
judgment of the Roman
pope. Surely if such mystics
in direct union with God can
write and teach with such a
spirit docile to the authentic
ecclesiastical magisterium,
then contemporary
theologians who are not in
such direct mystical union
with God should be able to
have the same docile attitude
about the products of their
work.
The most profound of all
theologians, St. Thomas
Aquinas, also repeatedly
stated that he would abandon
any of his teachings that
might be declared erroneous
by the pope. Should not
lesser teachers today also
have this perspective toward
thems elves- ourselves?
Father Nicholas Halligan,
O.P., a moral theologian in
Washington, D.C., said it so
well in 1969: “The
theologian, just like any other
believer, looks for his final
confirmation of truth not in
his own academic deduction
but in the living voice of the
Church’s magisterium.”
John Louis Saunders
Savannah
Editor:
It was with sincere pleasure
that we, the members of the
Savannah Deanery Council of
Catholic Women, read of the
First Prize for General
Excellence award which The
Southern Cross captured at
the Catholic Press
Association’s annual
convention.
On behalf of the Savannah
Deanery CCW, I wish to offer
our hearty congratulations to
all who helped make this
award possible. Fr. Francis J.
Donohue, Editor in Chief,
deserves highest praise for his
untiring efforts to maintain
the top quality reporting and
editorial standards which we
have come to expect from
The Southern Cross. John
Markwalter, Managing Editor,
does an outstanding job, as
always, in his Waynesboro
office. And without the
devotion and long hours put
in by Kitty McKenzie, would
there be a paper at all?
Each person of the staff of
The Southern Cross deserves
the praise, and thanks and the
gratitude of all the Catholics
of the entire Diocese of
Savannah. This is the paper
which keeps us informed as
Catholics, and for this we
thank you. You have been
kind and cooperative when
we have requested publicity,
and for this we thank you.
You have performed a real
service for the people of this
Diocese, and for this we
thank you.
Congratulations to the
“best of breed”, The
Southern Cross, and may it
continue to educate us for
many, many years to come.
Sincerely yours,
Alida G. Smith (Mrs. Eugene V.)
First Vice President
Savannah Deanery CCW
* Miss Carolyn H. Dunaway and Mr. Murray Paul Cibak, both
of Augusta, Ga., June 19 in Saint Marys on the Hill Church,
Augusta.
* Miss Linda Darlene Whitaker and Mr. Stephen Peter Smith,
both of Augusta, Ga., June 25 in St. Joseph Church,
Augusta.
* Miss Kathleen Anne Powers of Savannah, Ga., and Mr.
Robert John Sanfilippo of New Milford, N.J., June 26 in
Blessed Sacrament Church, Savannah.
* Miss Karen Louise Knight and Mr. William Russell
Gattmann Jr. both of Savannah, Ga., June 26 in the Church
of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Savannah.
* Miss Jeanne Alicia Dickson of Tampa, Fla., and Mr. Allen
Louis Edgerly of Savannah, Ga., June 26 in Christ the King
Church, Tampa.
Necrology
* Rev. Godfrey X. Schadewell, July 16, 1922.
* Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D.D., J.C.D., Ninth Bishop of
Savannah, July 16, 1963.
Fr. Wheeler Notes Anniversary
Of interest to Savannahians and particularly Cathedral
parishioners is the news that Father Louis A. Wheeler recently
observed the 48th anniversary of his ordination. Father Wheeler
who is a Jesuit assisted at the Cathedral several years ago during
Monsignor McNamara’s illness when his help was greatly needed.
Father Wheeler is nostalgic about Savannah and would like to
hear from some of his friends there. His address is Jesuit
Novitiate, Wernersville, Pennsylvania 19565.
W. R. Parish Picnic
Men, women, and children, totaling about 300 loyal
parishioners and newcomers to Sacred Heart Church in Warner
Robins, attended the first annual parish picnic on the afternoon
of June 26 at the church grounds. Free cokes, delicious food,
bright sunshine, joyful togetherness; indeed, it was a very good
time for all who braved the heat of the day. The picnic was
climaxed at 8:00 p.m. by an outdoor Mass celebrated by the
pastor, Rev. Walter Di Francesco.
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