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PAGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN fHURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1963
SCHOLAR WARXS
American Bishop
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to our Bishops who "have cho
sen to serve wholeheartedly ac
cording to the demands of the
particular way of life thrust
upon them in the American
scene."
• THE AMERICAN Bishops
tre men totally dedicated to
the good of the Church. This
dedication has made them, as
a body, willing to listen and
learn and accept Ideas with
openrnindedness. "They have
show;;," he said, "a remark
able diligence in studying the
various propositions, and a de
termination to choose whatever
is best for the good of the whole
Church.”
• THE AMERICAN Bishops’
reluctance, If it can be called
fatuctance, is best explained by
the American character itself.
"An American,” he said, "pre
fers action to speech. He finds
it embarrassing to create te
dium by voicing views which
another has already express
ed,” Thl3 national tempera
ment has restrained more than
one American bishop from ad
dressing the council assembly,
be said.
• FATHER AHERN sees me
rit even in the reluctance of the
American Bishops to speak. He
says that when an American
bishop does speak, the others
listen with special interest.
"Aware of the strength of Ca
tholic life in America, and
aware too that American Bis
hops are not given to much
talking,” he said, "the other
bishops know that the speaker
feels he has something worth
saying and th< / give him whole
hearted attention. The discour
ses given by some American
bishops have been l real con
tribution to the council and
have accomplishe'* 3 great deal
in directing the course of the
council.”
Father Ahern said he feels a
“great injustice" has been done
by those writers who fall to take
these and other observations in
to consideration when writing
about the American Bishops. He
said he feels that this false
representation is due to the
fact that writers "have not
treated adequately the back
ground, characteristics and
spirit of eminently sincere and
holy churchmen who, as Bis
hops of America, have had to
be wholly American,”
COXT1SIED INTEREST
U.N. Contribution
Given By Holy See
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (R-
NS) — A $2,000 token contri
bution from the Vatican was
pledged her* at a U. N, conf
erence to promote funds for
aidir.g underdeveloped coun
tries through technical assist
ance programs.
At the end of the session,
more than $131,500,000 had
been pledged by 39 governments
for technical aid projects. The
U. S. is bound, by agreement,
to match the total amount paid
by other governments by 40
per cent.
Freedom March
In Cincinatti
CINCINNATI (NC)—Catholic
perish, college and fraternal
groups are expecred to take
pert in a * 'March and Vote for
Jobs and Freedom” demon
stration here Sundq, Oct. 27.
Officially representing the
Cincinnati archdiocese at the
demonstration in downtown Cin
cinnati will be Msgr, Lawrence
C, Walter, business manager of
the Catholic Telegraph, who
will give the invocation at the
ceremonies in Fountain Square.
THE VATICAN pledge, which
is to be equally divided bet
ween the Expanded Program of
Technical Assistance and the
U. N. Special Fund, expressed
"the continued Interest of the
Holy See in the United Nations
and the activities of its affili
ated agencies.”
These programs are largely
supported by voluntary contri
butions from member states, or
observer nations.
Making the Vatican pledge
was Msgr. Timothy Flynn, In
formation director of the New
York archdiocese, acting in be
half of Auxiliary Bishop James
H. Griffiths of New York, the
Holy See’s observer at the U.
N. Bishop Griffiths was in Rome
attending the Second Vatican
Council.
AT THE conference, Msgr.
Flynn praised the many objects
of the U. N. technical assist
ance programs and recalled the
words of Pope Paul VI that "love
of neighbor is the acid test for
the love of God."
"The Holy See,” he com
mented, "hopes that an example
may be set for others to help
those in need.”
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Peachtree ART
Peachtree at 13th, 875-3022
IN A SCENE FROM the prize-winning movie "Lilies of the
Field” actor Sidney Poitler follows Lilia Skala across an Ari
zona field. Film won foreign and American awards from both
Catholic and Protestant groups.
LILIES OF THE FIELD 9
Award-Winning Film
Opening In Atlanta
NEW YORK — In noting the
opening of LILIES OF THE
FIELD this week across the
country (in Atlanta, at the
Peachtree Art Theatre, Octo
ber 30) the Rt. Rev. Thomas F.
Little, executive secretary of
the National Legion at Decency,
cited the first prize conferred
upon the film at the Berlin Film
Festival in July by the Interna
tional Catholic Office of the
Film (O.C.LC.).
LILIES OF THE FIELD was
granted the prize because it is
a "work which. In a popular
and simple form, is filled with
wit and develops its characters
and message of warm human
brotherhood with spiritual ov
ertones. The film Is concerned
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with theme of a gift of oneself
which Is freely and joyfully gi
ven to others. The evangelical
spirit of the picture is com-
munciated to an audience with
depth, understanding and ch
arm”. Atthesamefestival, Ms
gr. Little pointed out, the film
also received the Protestant
Interfilm Prize for its "Con
tribution to the ecumenical
idea”.
MONSIGNOR Little feels that
LILIES, which has also garne
red high recommendations fro
our best film critics here at
home and won the Best Actor's
Award for Sidney Poitier at the
Berlin Festival, will be reward
ing film experience for motion
picture patrons of all ages and
beliefs.
Telephone Network
Links The Council
VATICAN CITY (NC) — Do you
want to call someone at the ecu
menical council? Just call die
Vatican and ask for extension9.
Extension 9 connects with a
special council switchboard
which has 49 extensions.
prise of your life if a mild and
pleasant voice were to answer:
"This is Pope Paul speak
ing. . ."
Observers
Archbishop Pericle Felici,
the council’s secretary general,
is on extension 21. Whether or
not Pope Paul VI has a special
line of his own from the switch
board is a tightly-guarded coun
cil secret.
if you want to give a
ring to your own bishop, just
ask for him and he will come
to one of 24 booths available.
Extension 22 is of special in
terest: it connects with the
electronic center where the
cards are processed to count
how many council Fathers are
present and to tally ballots
cast in council meetings.
THERE ARE, of course,
first-aid stations, too—three
of them for the whole basilica-
on extensions 45, 46 and 47.
Medics are on call In the coun
cil hall itself.
But don’t dial the wrong num
ber: you would get the sur-
Meet With
Pope Paul
VATICAN CITY — Pope Paul
VI told protestant observers at
the ecumenical council he does
not "expect miraculous and im
mediate solutions’* to the prob
lems of Christian reunion, but
called for continuing efforts to
achieve it.
A spokesman for the observ
ers said that the obstacles to
Christian unity "appear insur
mountable despite our efforts at
mutual understanding." He also
said, however, that the "exper
ience of sharing such difficul
ties. . .means some progress.”
TO ATTAIN Christian unity,
Pope Paul said, "first of all we
must rely on mutual Christian
forgiveness." He added that the
"best method is not to look
backward to the past, but for
ward toward the present/*
TO ACCOMODATE AN EXPANDING enrollment, D'Youville
Academy is adding a new ten-room classroom, which will
provide six classrooms, a science lab, an art room, a study
hall and a chapel. The new parking lot wUl provide a prac
tice area for the school basketball team. Dedication cere
monies will be held on Oct. 25.
Archbishop’s
Notebook
Thus read an editorial in the Atlanta Constitution under the
heading: "Rome Council is Truly "Ecumenical”, or "World
wide” in Its Significance. It was an excellent tribute to the vision
of Pope Paul, an invitation to those of all faiths to watch the
"revitalizing of this great force for good in the world." The
editorial was carefully noted here in Rome as an expression of
the good will evident in a modern Southern city like Atlanta.
It also helped explain to our Catholic people why their arch
bishop must be absent so much. "Collegiality of the Bishops’* is
a theological term much discussed at the Council. It means that
a Catholic bishop not only administers his own diocese; he
shares in the overall government of the Church. In a Council,
Pope and Bishops join in their appointed roles,— to observe,
judge and act for the good of all God's people.
Meanwhile Consignors Cassidy and Moylan are confirming
the children; the pastors are visiting their people; sisters and
lay teachers are conducting classes, and the laity is engaged
in the countless details that characterize their lives as Catholics.
You areallinmydailymassandl ask your prayers that our decis
ions will be for the good of the church.
IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE
In the crush of bishops leaving St. Peter’s last Sunday night
after the beatification of John Neumann, one prelate was so hem
med in that he found himself addressing the body in front of
him: "Your Excellency, how about moving along with the crowd?”
Only then did he discover that he was talking to a five-foot
stone pillar.
OLD HOME WEEK IN ROME
Monday evening, I enjoyed a pleasant dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Bellman and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Spalding of Atlanta.
Tuesday, another enjoyable evening in the dining room of the
Hotel Flora with Mrs. Helen Smith and her sister, Miss Riley,
from home. Last Saturday, by accident, I met a classmate from
Cathedral Latin High School, Ernest Halambeck, and his wife,
from Cleveland. Saturday I will be able to spend a few hours with
a roommate from Notre Dame, Harry Burger, and his wife,
from Chicago.
It was good to hear the Georgia voices again. And I was glad
to report to them what two Methodist observers said to me, after
I had made a report on the Liturgy to the Council Fathers;
"It sounds good to hear that Latin in a Georgia accentl" They
were being ecumenical. With my midwest twang, I will never ac
hieve a proper Georgia accent. But it was nice to hear.
WHAT A HEADLINE CAN DO
In an age where die communication of ideas is vital, the com
munication of wrong ideas can be deadly. Last week, 1 was asked
by a correspondent to explain the place of Our Lord and His Bles
sed Mother In Catholic life. 1 wrote out four sentences, and asked
that they be used entire.
They were, —at the end of the story 1 But the lead paragraph
hit-skipped through my text, and used words like 'blasphemy*
completely out of context. No true Catholic honors Mary "in
a way that Christ is obscured or forgotten', yet that clause was
left our of the lead. The result: — a rash of misleading head
lines.
Every Catholic knows that a bishop cannot "attack” true de
votion to Our Blessed Lady, From my school days at St. Mary’s,
through college days at Notre Dame, right down to my recent
visit to the lovely cathedral dedicated to Mary at Chartres, I
have cherished the intercession of die Virgin in humble imitat
ion of the I honor in which her son held His Mother. Catholic
people need not fear that their archbishop is the "ugly dragon
named In the Apocalypse,” as one angry correspondent wrote
we. But 1 am concerned that good and honest Christians might
be disturbed by the headlines. For their faith (and their love of
Mary ) I offered Mass on the Feast of her Motherhood.
LETTER TO THE POPE
One of the bishops, the day before he left his diocese, rece
ived a lener from a little girl "to give to the Pope”. Cardinal
Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States for twenty-
five years, and now Secretary of State, conveyed it to him. In
her letter, she told of her interest in the Liturgy, and said she
was glad the Council was going "to make it easier for us children
to understand". She said she cried when Pope John died, but she
was not underestimating his successor. She assured the present
Holy Father that she was sure he would make a good Pope!
ALL THOSE DIFFERENT CASSOCKS!
Most of the great religious orders that serve the Church in
Atlanta are represented here, and there is much talk of Atlanta
when we meet. Last Sunday was the beatification of Blessed
John Neumann, former Bishop of Philadelphia, - a Redemporist.
Next week, the beatification of Dominic Barberi (who received
the other Newman, the Cardinal, into the Church) will take place,—
he was a Passlonist. Wednesday we are having dinner at the
motherhouse of the Marists. The Trappist presence is felt in
some fine translations on the Episcopacy made for me by* the
monks at Conyers. The Franciscans and the Verona Fathers
are nearby, and every time die word 'missionary ' comes up in
the Council, I am reminded of our Glenmary Fathers at
Dahlonega. The Jesuits, of course, are represented by some of
their giants, Cardinal Bea, Fathers John Courtney Murray,
Gustav Weigel, and many others.
There are strong brotherly bonds among the members of
these religious communities, and the mention of a Georgia
collague always strikes a spark of recognition.
ROOM WITH A VIEW
Not quite like the Top of the Mart or Stone Mountain, but
the view from my quarters is superb. The room is small, but
there's a 15x15 balcony made to order for thess grand fall days
in Rome, Before Mass, I looked out today, — sunlight pushing
aside a persistent mist; a shrine to Mary on the penthouse of
the apartment across the street; a tenor singing something
from Rigoletto, and a feminine voice telling him in exquisite
Italian to shut up; all the early morning sounds of a city waking up.
Then, tonight, from the same balcony, the sight of the hills erf
Rome in the distance, - three church towers, the gay air of expec
tancy as the Romans prepare dinner at hone or get ready for
an evening out. And that same sun that vanquished the morning
mist now conquered by the darkness rolling in from the Medi
terranean. It’s a tempestuous city, as old as its own hills, and
as new as the jets that swoop into the airport. A city without traf
fic lights, without any semblance of order or plan, and without an
equal.
But Via Conclllazlone will never be Peachtree.
ARCHBBHOP OF ATLANTA
K. Of C.
Reelects
Luke Hart
NEW YORK (NC)—LukeE.Har;
of St. Louis was unanimously
reelected supreme knight of the
Knights of Columbus at die
quarterly meeting of die K. of
C. national board of directors.
Hart has headed the fraternal
benefit society of Catholic men
since 1953.
The Knights of Columbus
board also unanimously adopt
ed a resolution deploring "the
action of the government of the
United States and the Governor
of California in extending the
honor of an official reception
to dictator Tito.”
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THE RESOLUTION said Pre
sident Tito of Yugoslavia "is
identified throughtout the world
as the jailer of Archbishop
Stepinac, the tyrant of Yugo
slavia, a persecutor of religion
and a prime accomplice of the
butchers of Budapest, who
brutally smashed the aspirat
ions of the Hungarian people for
freedom.”
Other K. of C. national of
ficials reelected for one-year
terms during the meeting were;
John W. McDevitt of Boston,
deputy supreme knight; Jo
seph F. Lamb of New York
city, supreme secretary;
Francis J. Heazel of Ashe
ville, N. C.,,-supreme trea
surer; Harold J. Lamboley of
Monroe, Wis., supreme advo
cate; Dr. Gerald J. Lunz of
Hamilton, Ont., supreme phy
sician; Bishop Charles P. Greco
of Alexandria, La., supreme
chaplain; and D. Frank Sullivan
of North Haven, Conn., assist
ant supreme secretary.
NEWLY ELECTED to the of
fice of supreme warden was Ed
ward J. Bell of Stayton, Ore.
The K. of C. directors voted
an appropriation of $3,000 for
the Catholic "Radio Hour" in
the United States and $1,50C
for Its Canadian counterpart.
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India: Asking SI. Anthony’s Help
A letter from the Bishop of Trichur in southern India reads
is follows: THIRUVENITAM is a poor mission not yet devel*
oped into a parish. Only Sunday
Mass is said and it is in a very poor
shed. To keep the place going the
people need outside financial help.
Just when they needed a larger
place, they lost even what they
already had. The raina caused
cracks and clefts in the walls of
the shed. Now the people are afraid
to enter the chapel. Won’t St. An
thony. the Wonder Worker, procure
the St.000 these poor people need
for a chapel?" . . . The Papal Inter-
nuncio adds his appeal to that of
the Bishop. Did St. Anthony help you sometime in finding some
thing? Maybe you would like to return a favor. The mission at
THIRUVENITAM is called St. Anthony’s Mission.
78# Holy Fstbtr’i Mission Aid
for the Oriental Church
THE PRIEST
St. Gregory of Nyssa once said: "The power of the words of
Consecration make a priest awesome and venerable, separating
him from the general run of men by a special elevation. Yes
terday he was still one of them. Now he has suddenly become
their shepherd and doctor in charge of sacred functions. He
still looks the same but he is forever inwardly transformed b\
an invisible power and grace” . . . Our 15.000 priests in the
Near and Middle East, vested with this wonderful power, need
your MASS STIPENDS to meet their daily physical needs.
Remember your dear departed loved ones, especially during
the month of NOVEMBER.
THAT WONDERFUL YEAR
1925 was a special year in the history of the Church. Pope
Plus XI, at the suggestion of the Bishops of Mexico, Instituted
the reast of Christ the King. That same year he canonized St.
Therese, the Little Flower who taught us the "little way” to
serve the King.
LITTLE WAYS TO SERVE THE KING
□ HELP A YOUNG GIRL become a Sister. $3 a week for
two years will see Sr. Waltrude or Sr. Sigismund
through her training.
□ EDUCATE A SEMINARIAN like Elias Aziz or Adel
Zaki. His expenses are $2 a week <$100 a year) for six
years.
□ FEED A PALESTINE REFUGEE FAMILY for a month.
A FOOD PACKAGE: $10.
□ EDUCATE A PALESTINE REFUGEE CHILD. Cost: $25
a term.
□ GIVE A WARM BLANKET to a Bedouin. Cost: $2.
□ FURNISH A CHAPEL with a needed item. Cost: $5
to $50.
□ BUILD A SCHOOL OR CHAPEL Cost $2,000 to $6,000.
□ ENROLL IN OUR ASSOCIATION. $1 a year for single
person. $5 for a family. PERPETUAL MEMBERSHIP:
single person: $20; family; $100.
KINDLY REMEMBER THE CATHOLIC NEAR EAST ASSO
CIATION IN YOUR WILL. REMEMBER THE HOLY SOULS
IN NOVEMBER. STRINGLESS GIFTS ENABLE US TO HELP
W’HERE NEED IS GREATEST.
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