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PAGE 8—The Southern Cross, March 15,1973
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SECRET OF ST. PATRICKS APOSTOLATE
J. K. Boland
Guest Columnist
St. Patrick came to Ireland over 1500
years ago. We know that he did not use
a Boeing 747 to cross the Irish Sea.
When he arrived, he did not have an
elaborate telephone system at his
disposal. Area codes and zip codes were
unheard of. The automobile was not yet
invented and the postal system was a
long way off.
One could go on and on in describing
Fifth Century Ireland, which at that
time was no different from any other
area of the world. Looking backwards,
it would be considered primitive
conditions by todays standards, but in
spite of this, Patrick the Apostle of
Ireland succeeded in bringing the good
news of Christ to a nation that was at
that time, pagan.
In 30 years, St. Patrick turned his
people around and left them with a
nucleus of a heritage that they still
treasure to this day. His means of
communication were the spoken word
and personal contact. His means of
travel were his two legs and possibly the
beast of burden.
The real genius of his apostolate is
that he left behind him a native clergy
to carry on the work that he initiated.
This native clergy still prospers today.
In fact, it prospered so much in tne
6th, 7th and 8th centuries that Ireland
through its missionaries became
responsible for Christianizing many
sections of Europe.
The wanderlust of the Irish is very
evident in our own diocese. Every year,
Ireland has sent forth hundreds of
missionaries to be of service in different
areas of the world, where there is a
shortage on vocations. Let us briefly
look at our own diocese.
At the present time, we have 56
active diocesan priests working under
the direct leadership of the bishop.
Seven are Georgians, 17 are Americans
from other States, and 32 are Irish. This
means that 57% of the clergy come
from the Emerald Isle.
Those of us who are Irish should be
especially grateful for the Faith that we
possess through the instrumentality of
Patrick. We are also privileged to be able
to share this Faith with the people of
South Georgia. As indicated in times
past, we often marvel at how well we
are accepted by the people and how
much we feel at home in the midst of
our flocks.
Undoubtedly, one of our priorities
should be to encourage, foster and
develop vocations that are native to the
soil of South Georgia. It is only when
we do this that we are acting in the real
spirit of Patrick’s mission.
Those of us who have worked in
Georgia recognize the depth and vitality
of the Faith. There is no reason that the
Catholic communities that we are part
of should not be producing sufficient
and adequate vocations to serve their
own needs. Until this becomes an
accomplished fact, the work of the Irish
priests and sisters in this diocese will be
somewhat incomplete.
Let us pray for the day when the
Savannah Diocese itself will produce
enough religious vocations that they in
their turn will be able to send people to
foreigh landsto continue the work of
Christ. This is the mission of the
Church.
THE COOK’S
NOOK
LILA’S CHICKEN
Ingredients:
2 fryers (cut in frying size pieces)
2 pkgs. dried onion soup
1 bottle Wishbone Russian dressing
1 small jar apricot preserves.
FUNERAL FOR SLAIN DIPLOMATS -- The bodies of U.S.
Ambassador Cleo A. Noel, Jr., and his deputy, George C. Moore, are
carried from the National Presbyterian church following funeral services.
The diplomats were slain in Khartoum, the Sudan, by Black September
terrorists who had seized the Saudi Arabia embassy where Mr. Noel and
Mr. Moore were attending a reception. The terrorists, who had demanded
the release of several hundred prisoners, including Sirhan Sirhan, the
convicted killer of Sen. Robert Kennedy, and members of the group, were
later arrested. (RNS Photo)
Shepherds in the Wings
This column is a weekly feature
written by Seminarians studying for the
priesthood for the Diocese of Savannah,
and is intended to convey the
viewpoints of men who will one day be
Shepherds of Souls, on a variety of
subjects.
and man should not surprise us, for as
humans, our principal avenues of
understanding and communication are
the senses. We see, hear, taste, touch,
feel, smell. And God, whom we believe
is ultimately BEYOND all these physical
limitations, is in a certain sense bound
to reveal himself to man through them!
Place chicken pieces in bottom of a roasting pan that has been lined with foil.
Make a paste of the dressing, soup mix and apricot preserves. Spread on top of each
piece of chicken. Cover with foil. Place in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour. Remove the
foil cover and continue cooking for 30 minutes. You will love this chicken! (Do not
add salt and pepper. The onion soup has plenty of seasoning)
JANE’S TOMATO ASPIC
Ingredients:
1 giant can tomato juice
5 pkgs. Knox’s gelatin
plenty of salt, pepper and red pepper
Put gelatin in a cup of cold water. Add to this one cup of the tomato juice. Stir
and let dissolve. Now heat the large can of juice adding lots of salt, pepper and red
pepper. Let simmer for several minutes (3). Remove from stove. Stir in the gelatin
mixture thoroughly.
Pour into 2 large molds that have been chilled with water and ice cubes. Refrigerate
for at least 5 or 6 hours. When ready to serve invert mold on platter and cover with a
hot wet cloth for several minutes The aspic will dislodge itself from the mold.
Serve it with hearts of artichoke or avocados, lettuce and home made mayonnaise.
Hint: If the molds are very cold the aspic will not stick to them.
On Priests and Preaching
BY RON PACHENCE
It is true. We Catholics have not
stressed the fact that ALL baptized
Christians, whether ordained ministers
or not, share in the priestly ministry of
Jesus. St. Paul makes this clear enough.
Yet, it is also true that ordained
ministers, our priests, have a special
task: they are preachers of the Word
and celebrants of the sacraments.
Leaving aside the sacramental ministry,
we would like to explore the meaning of
the statement: “the priest is a preacher
of the Word.”
We have heard it said again and again
that in Jesus, God became man. To take
the incarnation seriously is to admit
that God has a profound respect for
creation. He has chosen material things
to accomplish his divine plan - and in
Jesus, the man, this respect reached its
climax. Yet God’s incursion into matter
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This understanding of revelation
suggests the importance of speaking and
hearing God’s Word. God “speaks” to us
in many ways: in creation and in
history; in Jesus and in his Church. But
one of the most explicit “Words” of
God at our disposal is the Word of
Scripture. It is one of the special tasks
of the priests to preach that Word.
Very often our Catholic ministers,
perhaps as a lingering reaction to
reformation theology, have emphasized
their sacramental ministry at
the expense of their preaching ministry.
This is a mistake. Both sacramental
action and preaching are human signs
God uses to reveal himself to us in our
liturgy.
Our priests and people have been
slow to discover the power of the
SPEAKING Word of God. It is
axiomatic that if many priests had to
depend on their preaching and reading
ability for a living, they would starve!
Yet what more powerful instument does
the priest have to challenge us -- to call
us to a decision about the way we live
our lives -- than the Scriptures?
In the past, priests have been noted
for their willingness to moralize from
the pulpit - to instruct us WHAT TO
DO, Many “new liberals” have followed
this trend just as blindly as past
generations of clergy. The emphasis is
just different. Now, rather than
lecturing people on the Legion of
Decency or on daily communion, they
are haranguing us, just as dogmatically,
about what particular kind of social or
often enough political action we must
take to be considered “good Catholics.”
I wonder if the priest can be so
apodictic about how “genuine
Christians” must respond to the
challenge of the Gospel. Isn’t the Gospel
more a call to decision -- a sort of
summons - than a blueprint for one or
the other social philosophy? (One is
reminded that St. Paul admonishes
slaves to obey their masters, women to
submit to their husbands and men not
to have long hair!)
This, I think, is the clue to good
preaching. The priest must have
experienced in his own life of prayer
and action, the power of the Scriptures
to radically transform men and women.
This power is the power of the Spirit.
And if the minister faithfully preaches
that Word as he has received it, then it is
God who will call the hearer to decision
for this or that kind of religious, social,
political, or economic activity. Not the
priest.
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A round TheDiocese
Obituaries
* Mrs. Mary O’Connell Ronan of Savannah, March 1st
* Rt. Rev. Msgr. Martin J. Egan formerly of Savannah, March 3rd
* Mr. Mack Lathel Edwards of Savannah, March 3rd
* Mr. John Herbert Kelly of Savannah, March 6th
* Mrs. Sallie Ganter Wright of Augusta, March 7th
* Mrs. Minnie E. Ruggaber of Savannah, March 8th
* Mr. Cecil Edward Weber of Savannah, March 8th
* Mr. Harold Gregory Luby of Savannah, March 8th
* Mrs. Ella T. Green of Springfield, March 8th
Marriages
* Miss Debra Sue Shivers of Macon, Ga., and Mr. Miguel Javier Briseno of San
Antonio, Tex., March 10 in St. Mary’s on the Hill Church, Augusta, Ga.
Necrology
* Rev. Joseph Hennassy, March 15,1911
* Very Rev. Leo M. Keenan, March 17,1943
* Rev. Thomas J. (U.S.N.) Knox, March 21,1943
President to Visit Lafayette
Mrs. Wilhelmina Hall, President of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women has
received a personal invitation from Bishop Gerard Frey to visit the diocese of
Lafayette, La. Together with Mrs. Helen Czganiewicz, D.C.C.W. Community Affairs
Commission vice chairman, Mrs. Hall will visit Lafayette on March 27th.
Bostic Scholarship Fund
The Human Relations Council at Sacred Heart Church Savannah, raised $102.71 for
the Melvin Bostic Memorial Scholarship Fund last weekend in collections held after
masses on Sunday. The Fund has been set up at Savannah State College to assist
needed students. Melvin Bostic was killed while collecting money for scholarships.
St. Mary’s HSA
St. Mary’s on the Hill Home & School Association will hold it’s monthly meeting
on Tuesday, March 20th at 8:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Teachers will be in their
classrooms at 7:30 p.m. to meet the parents before the meeting.
School Registration
St. Mary’s School, 902 W. 36th St., Savannah will have open registration for new
pupils, grades Kindergarten through eighth, on March 20th and 21st from 3:00 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. Please bring the child’s birth and medical certificates.
Macon Deanery Women
The Spring Luncheon Meeting of the Macon Deanery Council of Catholic Women
will be held Sunday, March 25 at St. Peter Claver Church in Macon. Mass will begin the
day at 11:00 a.m., followed by registration at 12:00 noon and lunch at 1:00.
Reservations for the meeting are to be made with local Parish Council Presidents no
later than Monday, March 19. Father Thomas Healy, co-pastor of St. Joseph Church
will be the guest speaker. His topic will be ‘Christianity is Not a Spectator Sport.”
Another special guest will be the Diocesan Council President, Mrs. Jack Hall.
Augusta DCCW Meeting Mar. 24
Dr. Royal Murdock P.H.D. will be guest speaker at the spring meeting of the
Augusta Deanery Council of Catholic Women on March 24 in the Religious
Education Center Building 21501, 5th Avenue, Fort Gordon. The meeting will begin
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon with the election and installation of officers. Following
the speaker, tea will be served by the Women of the Chapel. Dr. Murdock is the
coordinator of Psychological Services in the Drug and Rehabilitation Unit of the
Veterans Administration Hospital. All Catholic ladies in the area are invited to the
meeting.
Augusta Right to Life
The Augusta Chapter of the Right to Life Organization will meet Sunday, March 18
at four o’clock at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 2240 Walton Way. Mrs.
B. H. Dilliard of Avondale Estates Georgia will be the guest speaker. She is a member
of the Southern Baptist Church and a strong pro-life member. Mrs. Dilliard is a
co-owner of Store Planning Equipment Company of Avondale Estates. She has been a
nursery school teacher, an elementary school principal and has written and acted her
own television show for two years. At present she is writing a novel. Since February
1970, she has been actively engaged in the battle against abortion. The subject of her
talk is one of the vital issues in society today. The public is cordially invited to be
present.
St. Joseph’s Academy
At the February meeting of the St. Joseph’s Academy School Board, Way cross, the
following officers were elected: Chairman: Mr. Ken Jorishie (outgoing);
Vice-Chairman: Mr. William Johnson; Secretary: Mr. Richard Ross; Public Relations:
Mrs. Hattie Goins (outgoing). Also appointed was a Committee headed by Father
Michael O’Keeffe to make preparations for the Silver Jubilee of St. Joseph’s Academy
which occurs later this year.
St. James HSA
Saint James Home and School Association will meet on March 19 at 8:00 P.M. in
the Audio-Visual room of the school. “Women Against Crime” will be the topic of
Mrs. NeSmith, guest speaker. Mrs. Louis Bergmann, President, urged all parents to
attend. Class rooms will be open at 7:00 P.M.
Priest Tells Nixon
Protect the
WASHINGTON (NC) - “Your task
can be summarized as this: the
protection of the poor,” a priest told
Preisdent and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon
and about 250 guests at an ecumenical
worship service in the White House.
Speaking to the President,
congressmen and members of the press,
was Msgr. John G. Kuhn, pastor of St.
Matthew’s Cathedral, Washington. He
emphasized that by “the poor” he
meant “not only those who lack
material needs, but those who are
spiritually poor.”
Msgr. Kuhn took his teheme from
the Old Testament text relating God’s
covenant with creation after the great
flood. He said the free gift of life by
God gives a dignity to creation and
Poor
offers a challenge to man, especially to
the nation’s leaders.
“Your challenge is this: to create and
support the social conditions which
honor and reflect this convenant, this
treaty, this order between God and his
creation,” he said.
He stressed that there is a common
religious dimension in man that is an
essential part of human dignity.
“The defense of this common
religious dimension as an element that
makes true human existence is one of
the most urgent challenges to our
modern society, perhaps the most
urgent, wounded as it is by a crippling
and really deadly secularism,” Msgr.
Kuhn said.