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THURSDAY. JANUARY 2, 1964 GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE 5 GEORGIA PINES Time For Reminiscing BY REV. R. DONALD KIERNAN This is the last of the year. A time for reminis cing and a time for resolutions. The next issue will mark my 6th. year with the newspaper and the beginning of my third of Georgia Pines. As I reminisce the thought comes to my mind of the various columns which I have written and the pleasant circumstances which prompted me to write. Like all "store keepers" it is only natural to take stock of the past and lay beautiful plans for the future. OF COURSE the column which comes more re adily to my mind is last weeks entitled "Pity the poor proof reeder". One wag met me and told me that it was full of errors. After he re-read the column his face showed a bit of embarrass ment when he realized that it was done pur posely, including the title . . . then there was the little boy from New Jersey who wrote to explain the "other side of the picture" after he had read my article chiding the local news paper delivery boy one lady wrote and offered to buy me bells for the tower here at Michael’s after she had read the series on "Bells” which was published last summer the new stadium at St. Pius X High School evoked a series of letters from the loyal fans who make up the Athletic Association at that school. . . . the article on the census taken up last spring was the occasion of many cards of thanks from those who were respon sible for its huge success. . . two trips to Savannah with attending articles on the Saint Pat rick’s Day parade and the Savannah Generals brought absolutely no response however, an article written about a former curate in my home church who had passed away brought a flood of mail from grateful priests of the Fall River diocese. ... as did a grateful family of a tireless worker for the Saint Vincent de Paul Society when Tom Clark was called to his eternal reward Glenmary Fathers told me that they had many visitors to their new church up in Dahlonega as a result of the article on their works in that section of the archidocese. . . .a Gainesville man who worked along side of the late President in the South Pacific was the subject of an article written ,ust three months before John F. Kennedy was felled by an assassan’s bullet native Georgia priests and the article on the Latin school was a subject of interest especi ally to those parents who have sons Ordained or are studying for the priesthood water pol lution troubles on Lake Sidney Lanier and per sonal experiences I have had in the priesthood were the subject of articles during the early spring July, and an eulogy to the late Archbishop Ger ald P. O’Hara, brought a pleasant but sad memory of a pioneer for the laith in this section of the Lord’s vineyard all in all 52 articles on sub jects interesting and boring. ANOTHER CHAPTER has been written for the catholic press in Georgia, and with it we close the first volumn of the new Georgia Bulletin which began printing weekly just one year ago. Its a proud feeling to see the number of subscript ions grow, advertisers increase, local corres pondents sending in more news all in all, folks, we thank you for your loyalty as we strive more and more to give you a better news paper more representative of the ambition and zeal which has characterized the church in Geor gia for over a century. I sincerely hope that the new year will bring to you, our readers, an abundance of God’s Bless ings and that *64 will be the best year yet. QUESTION BOX What Is A Blessing? Q. What is a blessing? How is it possible for everything from God Himself through angels, people, objects and events to be blessed? A. The word blessing has a variety of mean ings: When we say: "Blessed be God" we mean to give praise, honor and glory to God, as di vine, holy, good and loving. We could bless the angels, meaning that we praise their goodness and glory. But this is less common. In the Divine Praises we say, "Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints." May He be praised by them and in the midst of them. We do say, "Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy,*’ and we also say, "Bless ed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse." We are giving them honor and gratitude for their great sanctity and their role in our salvation. A blessing given to a person on earth is usually a benediction; asking God to look with favor on this person, to protect and sanctify him, to love him and make him happy. The Lord Himself instructed Aaron and his sons (the priests) to bless the Israelites in this manner: "The Lord bless you and keep you I The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you I The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peacel" Sometimes a blessing of special solemnity will dedicate a person to the service of the Lord, and invest him with signs of authority, e.g. the blessing of an abbot. When things are blessed they are dedicated in some degree to the service of God and ap pointed to serve the spiritual welfare of the people of God: e.g, the blessing of a church or a rosary—or even of our food on the table. Sometimes the blessing of an article pei> mlts persons who use it to gain certain in dulgences (e.g. rosaries and medals). Some times a blessing gives an indulgence directly to those who receive it, e.g. the papal blessing. Q. I stopped in one of the churches in our diocese and went to confession. I was sur prised to find a light on in the confessional. I turned it out and the priest asked me to turn it back on. Now I ask why. I was brought up with the idea the priest didn't want to know who was confessing. A. And I am sure you were brought up with the true idea. The purpose of the light was probably something quite different: to keep people from stumbling, falling, or being afraid of the dark. Was there not a screen or veil which pre vented the priest from seeing you? Q. I am a convert and would appreciate your answering the following question: Why is it that Holy Communion does not con sist of both bread and wine? A. In the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church it does so consist. In the Latin Rite, contrary customs, convenience, and conflicts with dissident groups combined to establish Communion for the laity under form of bread alone. However, you will be interested in knowing that the "Constitution on the Liturgy" recently issued by Vatican Council II provides that Communion under both forms, bread and wine, may be given to clergy, religious and laity "when the bishops think fit . . . in cases to be determined by the Apostolic See, as, for instance, to the newly ordained in the Mass of their sacred ordination, to the newly baptized in the Mass which follows their baptism. No doubt, the number of these cases will late be increased. **• REMARKABLE DOCUMENT Liturgical Constitution CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 ments and sacramentals. What are per haps less well known are the norms they have established for the eventual revision of the rites themselves. In this regard they have decreed that the liturgical forms should possess a "noble simplicity.’’ "They should be short, clear and un- emeumbered by useless repetitidns;. ..withinthe people's powers of comprehension, and normally should not require much explanation." One other outstanding mark of the liturgy con- sistltion is its pronounced biblical character. The introduction and explanation of the general prin ciples underlying liturgical worship refer con stantly to the Scriptures. The reliance of the Ch urch’s public prayer upon the inspired Word is so complete that the Council formally recognizes that "to achieve the restoration, progress and adap tation of the sacred liturgy, it is essential to pro mote warm and living love for Scripture." Since the instructional value of the liturgy de pends almost completely on a wise use of the Bible, the Constitution decrees that "In sacred celebrations there is to be more reading from Holy Scripture, and it is to be more varied and suitable." This is recognition both of the impor tance of the Bible in the Christian life and also that for most of the faithful their main knowledge of Scripture will be from what they hear read at Mass. One result of this will probably be longer and more numerous Scripture readings at Mass and a cycle of readings for Sundays espec ially that will include more variety. IN THE Constitution on the Liturgy we can read not only the record of particular changes; not even only a record of changed approach to one particular aspect of Church life, no matter how noble. We have a portrait of the Church as it changes and adjusts and reforms itself. We can look forward to forms in the Church which will be clear in their meaning to all - the faithful and non-Catholics alike. Exaggerated emphasis on Juridical uniformity will be a thing of the past. Many of the outward details that have proven so troubling to our Protestant brethren will we shown to be what they definitely are- passing forms of secondary’ importance which can be replaced to meet new situations. Saints in Black and White ST. GENEVIEVE 83 THREE FAITHS Churches Push For Fair Employment In Chicago ►/ it. 7U sx *7 \ ACROSS 1. Plague 6. Sloping passage 10. Turkish title 13. Encamped 14. District 15. Sped 16. Syllable of scale 17. Poise 19. Dismay 21. Expert 23. Spirit 25. Knotted 26. Pair 28. 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West African tribe 51. Hankers 53. Dray 55. Item 57. Redirected 59. Retaliation 60. Female name 62. Narrowest part 64. Look for 67. She helped starving citizens during the of Paris 69. Stock 72. Supercil'.’is perso.i '74. Floated 76. Lair 77. Even 78. Chatter 80. Natl. Youth Adm it. 84. Place of the seal; abbr. 86. Chemical ending ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLE ON PAGE 7 CHICAGO (NC)—The three major faiths have launched a sweeping fair employment pro gram for church-run institu tions in the Chicago area. The program calls for insti tutional hiring and promotion policies based on ability, not on race or other accidental con siderations. IT ALSO PLEDGES partici pating institutions to "seek out" members of minority groups andencourage them to apply for jobs. The program has been ap proved by the Catholic Arch diocese of Chicago, the Chicago Board of Rabbis, and the Church Federation of Greater Chicago. It is being carried on by the Chi cago Conference on Religion and Race. MEANWHILE, IN a separate development, the Conference on Religion and Race has urged the Chicago Board of Education to adopt "an official policy... favoring racial integration wherever possible in schools." The CCCRR took this stand in a position paper on education and race. The statement was adopted against a background of controversy over allegations of "de facto" segregation in Chi cago public schools. "WE BELIEVE," the state ment said, "that interracial contacts and friendships have ARNOLD VIEWING ‘Flies’ Vividly Exciting BY JAMES W. ARNOLD One suspects that the real reason for the success of "Lord of the Flies" is that it can be enjoyed without being fully understood. The movie Is even better than the controversial jiovel: it is so vividly exciting that a viewer forgets to be alert for symbols and profundity he may not agree with. Despite Life magazine and its private line to omniscience, William Golding's story has few certainties about it. One 1® its vast popularity (espe cially among college males); this is largely attributable to to its nice blend of action, vio lence and Significance, as well as its cynicism about some values cherished by social science professors. Another is that it says something important about the nature of society and the origins of evil in of action, violence and Significance, as well as its cynicism about some values cherished by social science professors. Another is that it says something important about the nature of society and the origins of evil in man. Still man^ Still another is that it is pretentious and of ten obvious preachment As to the exact point of the message, there is glorious confusion. The definite losers are those who believe in the natural perfectability of man, if only the decaying influences of civili zation can be blocked out. Britisher Golding has noted that nobody believes that anymore but the Communists. Yet it has been a major point of Freudians and social science that evil is imposed on the young from outside, by everything from crowded tenements to traumatic toilet training. If man is not perfectible, they seem to feel, it is main ly because corruption by the environment is in evitable. In "Lord of the Flies," British schoolboys, evacuated in a future atomic war, are castaway without adults on a Pacific island paradise. After an optimistic beginning in hope and de mocracy, they become enslaved to a fear of an imaginary "beast" and crumble into tyranny, savagery and murder. Golding's title is a translation of the biblical devil-word, Beelzebub. Clearly he means to say that something more basic than inhibition or environment brings man to Evil and Death. Freudians ignore (like everyone else) what doesn't fit their theory and smugly explain the fable as the eternal conflict among Id (man’s amoral drive for pleasure and survival), Ego (his socially acceptable veneer ) and Superego (the rational conscience society uses to re strain the Id), Cut off from civilization, Ego and Superego (represented by "heroes" Ralph and Piggy) are no match for the powerful Id (the brutal Jack) which is man’s truer nature. And if this is his true nature, is not all society doomed? Catholic critics have divided over Golding. Some see him as a gloomy Calvinist, viewing man as depraved and incapable of redemption. Still others find a moving re-statement of the idea that man is flawed by original sin. Man is not bad by nature, or forced to become so by Id or environment (for in fact, some men are good), but because of an injury to his will that often makes him prefer the animal in himself to the divine. The defect is in man, not society. Salvation lies not in any social scheme (even the highest and best, like democracy) but in the inner moral choice of each individual. Golding, I think, is saying something old, familiar and conservative: a good social system is useless without a corresponding goodness in men's souls. Paradise comes not to men soc ially but to men individually. The idea is dis turbing when it is used to prevent social action and perpetuate in justice. But it is pessimistic only if one doubts that man can be master of his own soul. The story, in this sense, offers hope. Only two boys, it is true, hold to their moral integri ty: they see evil for what it is. These are Ralph, the democratic leader, and Simon, the saint. Both suffer, but both are saved, physically or sym bolically. The other "good” boy, Piggy, makes many mistakes, but the crucial one is rationaliz ing Simon's murder. This earns him his destruct ion. The fate of the others is more poetic. At the end, confronted by the incredulous gaze of the adult naval officer, they become again merely little boys dressed up like savages. They are faced, horribly, with the truth of their degrada tion, their "loss of innocence." The film is, as you may gather, a contender for best of the year. In the novel, the fable kept getting in the way of the story. But the movie is a chilling adventure, full of frighten ingly real boys and beautiful sounds and images, with meaning lurking, as it should, in the under brush. Everyone but small children will find a level on which they can enjoy it. Director Peter Brook (a young Shakespearean expert new to films) stays very close to the de tails of the novel but relies where he can on pictures rather than words. He stunningly de picts such scenes as the pig feast, the discovery of the "beast" on the mountain, the frenzied slaying of Simon - all in a gray darkness like the twilight of the world. The sound track is subtly used to heighten the terror. E. G., Jack’s villainous hunters (once choir boys) chant the "Kyrie" (the choice is no accident) as a kind of marching song. The movie was shot on Vieques (near Puerto Rico^ with 34 American amateurs (aged 7 to 15 who have such a good time they seem to be im provising in their neighborhood vacant lot. Es pecially memorable are lean James Aubrey as Ralph and pedantic Hugh Edwards as the prissy, calculating Piggy. The boys are as photogenic as the real estate. The film’s most beautiful moment, like the book’s, is the aftermath of Simon's death - the. gentle purification of his body as it washes into the dark, sparkling sea, a symbol of his glory and resurrection. In the character of Simon, and Golding’s obvious reverence for him, lies the key to the fable's meaning. The victory of Beelzebub is inevitably brief and hollow. Who was it that really triumphed - Caiphas or Christ, the politicians or Socrates, Henry VIII or Thomas More, Adolph Hitler or Anne Frank? The vicious little boys or their Intended, uncorrupted victim? The hard guys often win the battles, but they are born losers of wars. positive value and must be mul tiplied a hundred-thousand fold if Chicago is to be a healthy city# a good place in which to worship, live and work." It said "swift progress is overdue to establish and per fect educational arrangements in such a manner to promote intercultural life.” THE STATEMENT spoke of "profound restlessness" among parents who "desire to see all our city's children un penalized by race or color and free to develop to full capa city." "We ask the religious schools to continue to lead in preparing students for integrated life be cause their duty is so abun dantly clear, but we insist that no public or private institution content Itself with waiting for another’s initiative," the posi tion paper said. BESIDES CALLING for an of ficial integration policy on the part of the Board of Education, it also urged such steps as for mation of an interracial com mission to implement the-po- licy; integration of school fa culties; and special programs for children whose scholastic achievement is below average. The CCRR’s fair employment program centers on a hiring po licy statement committing church-run institutions not to practice descrimination THE STATEMENT pledges an institution "to a policy of hiring and upgrading employees ...solely on the criterion of abi lity to perform the required work. "We pledge moreover to take affirmative action to make this policy effective; to seek out per sons of minority groups, to in form them of this non-discri- minatory policy and to encour age the m to become applicants for employment," it says. THE COUNCIL IS distribut ing employment analysis forms to be used by institutions in assessing their current person nel policies and their imple mentation of the fair employ ment pledge. Seminary Fund Remember the SEMINARY FUND of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in your Will. Be quests should be made to the “Most Rev erend Paul J. Hallinan, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and his suc cessors in office’*. Participate in the daily prayers of our seminarians and in the Masses offered annually for the benefactors of our SEMINARY FUND. God Love You BY MOST REVEREND FULTON J. SHEEN Now and then, an experience makes us realize how much we are one with the persecuted and hungry members of Christ’s Mystical Body of the Church. The last week of the Council we were in a store in Rome which sold Church vestments and overheard the following conversation between a bishop from a persecuted land and the shopkeeper: Bishop: "But I do not know whether or not I can ever pay more than $50." Shopkeeper: "We will take a chance on your ability to pay the rest." Bishop: "But I could be sent to a concentration camp or marty red on my return to my country." Shopkeeper: "In that case, we would forget the debt for the glory of God." Bishop: "But I am not sure whether or not I can even make a $50 down payment." At that point, we interrupted the conversation, and the Bishop told us that he was buying $500 worth of Pontifical vestments for his cathedral. Someone in the store offered to pay the cost, for which there was much thank ing of God on the part of the Bishop. We then asked the Bis hop how he could get the vest ments into his persecuted land, He said that he would drag them on the floor, cover them with dust and dirt, wrinkle them up into a ball and put them into a suitcase with rags and old clot hes in the hope that he could jiring them safely to his cathedral. Hundreds of thousands of Catholics would love to have an op portunity to make a sacrifice for this Bishop, or any of the hun dreds of bishops who live either under persecution or in great poverty. There is no want of willingness on the part of Catholics to help their suffering brethren. It is only a question of oppor tunity, namely, how to do it. Where are these bishops and priests? How can we reach them? How can we put something into their hands? Pope John gave us an answer to this: "He does much good who aids one in need, but he does a greater good who helps one to aid all." This was his reference to The Society for the Propaga tion of the Faith. It is now Pope Paul VI who allocates all the sacrifices you send him. He distributes according to his superior knowledge and world-wide interest. Now that we are back from the Council let us hear from you with a sacrifice for the Wound ed and Suffering Christ living in the Church today. GOD LOVE YOU to J. L. for $10 "In thanksgiving for a happy home and a country of plenty." . . .to Mrs. J. S. for $5 "My nine year old grandson saved his pennies and asked me to send them to you for the starving people in the world." . . .to Anonymous for $10 "A little sacrifice from a priest in thanksgiving." . . . to J. W. for $10 "Everytime I catch myself feeling sorry for my self I’ll donate something towards those who really need my pity’." Send us your old gold and jewelry— the valuables you no longer use but which are too good to throw away. We will resell the earrings, gold eyeglass frames, flatware etc„and use the money to relieve the suffering in mission lands. Our address: The Soc iety for the Propagation of the Faith, 366 Fifth Avenue, New York New York 10001. Cut out this column, pin your sacrifice to it and mall It to Most Rev. Fulton J. Sheen, National Director of the Society for the Pro pagation of the Faith, 366 Fifth Avenue, New York lx, N. Y. or your Archdiocesan Director, Very Rev. Harold J, Rainey P. O. Box 12047 Northside Station, Atlanta 5, Ga.