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GEORGIA PINES Serra Progress THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1964 GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE 5 BY REV. R. DONALD KIERNAN Ten years ago the Serra Club of Metropoli tan Atlanta was established by a group of dedi cated men organized by Bill Egan. A native of Chicago, Bill Egan was an exe cutive with a local food firm. He had been fami liar with the good work Serra had done in the field of vocations up in the "windy city". An organizational meeting, was held at the At lanta Athletic Club and Richard Kane was chosen as the tirst president with the late Monsignor James Grady as chaplain. After it was sufficiently or ganized the club received the approval of Serra Internation al and the club was tagged with the number 120, Serra had begun out an the west coast in the state of Wash ington, some 35 years before. The Atlanta Club was the 120th charted. (Since that date, ten years ago, over 130 more clubs have been chartered.) It would be next to impossible to remember the names of those who were responsible for its initual growth, because the success of Serra in Atlanta is due to no individual but rather to a group of hard working and dedicated men. The first days of Serra were indeed delicate. After the "first fervor" had worn off, there was the problem of planning a program which would captivate the imagination of all the men yet not be so time consuming as to be discon- raging as so cumblesom as to result in a dup lication of efforts. Under the leadership of men such as Richard Kane, Bill Egan, Larry LeBonte, FelexdeGolian, Bob McLellan Hughes Spalding Jr., Ray Monahan Sam McQuade, and Dr. Reese Coleman the Serra club sponsored Essay and Poster Contests for the school students; men of Serra formed a speakers bureau and the club endevored to assist the Bishop financially in educating a young man for the priesthood. The Serra Club is not a fund raising organization, not is it purely social or entertaining. Men are asked, when they join Serra, to dedicate their talents, abilities, time and efforts to only one thing working to assist vocations." Nor in its quest for activity did Serrans for get how necessary the spiritual was to success of their programs. Hour of Recollection are held twice a year; Serrans gather the first Saturday of the month for a corporate Com munion; a day a month is assigned to each mem ber for church attendance and once a year the Club makes an annual retreat. Serra is probably one of the few organizations in the Church in which membership is by in vitation. \ et, Serra is demanding too. Members are obligated to attend 60 percent of the meeting in each quarter. Meetings are held twice a month. The local club was singularly honored when out of thousands of prospects, Hugh Spalding Jr. was named to the international Board of Trustess. For an infant club this was a singular honor. Serra, too, has had its share of sorrows. A year after his appointment as Chaplain, Monsignor Grady was called to his eternal reward. Ed Dugan was claimed after he attended only two meetings and last year Dave Murphy perished in an air plane crash in France. As the Serra Club of Metropolitan Atlanta closes a decade of accomplishment, it enters another decade with the same vigor and enthusiam which was present that night, ten years ago, when Bill Egan said, "Gentlemen the purpose of our gather ing here today is..." QUESTION BOX Lay Canonizations? BY MONSIGNOR J. O. CONWAY Q. I am a recent convert, and frankly I’m puzzled to find that practically all the saints of the Church are either sisters, nuns, or priests. Why are there so few married saints? Will the day ever come when a lay person will be canoniz ed? A. A few lay persons have been canonized in recent years, but most of them died before the age of 14. In former centuries a number of kings and queens were canonized. Lay people mostly became saints by martyrdom. I recently saw a report of canonizations over a five-year period, around 1950. (Since lam quot ing from memory and may not be accurate, I will not name my reference) There were 30 saints canoni sed during this period; 17 were men and 13 were women. Of the women 12 were mothers super ior of religious orders, some of them founders of their or ders. The 13th was a contemp lative nun from Ecuador. Of the men three offourwere bishops, and all the rest except two were members of religious orders. The two exceptions were (1) a secular priest and (2) a young layman who died at the age of 14. It is probably more notable that the secular priest got canonized than that the layman re ceived this honor. We may be sure that the Holy Spirit is much more active in the souls of secular priests and laymen than this record would indicate. In other words the number of canonizations in the Church is not necessarily representative of the breadth of sanctity. Much of the explanation can be found in the process of canonization itself. It is long and in tricate, requiring exhaustive investigations and transcriptions. Someone or some organization must be really interested in the canonization of a certain person in order to institute a process and lead it to conclusion. Usually it is a process which greatly exceeds the lifetime of any indivi dual; so that it is best sponsored by an organiz ation. This largely explains the great number of religious, both men and women, who were canoniz ed. The religious order gets behind them and pushes their canonization. Most older religious orders even have a man appointed on a per manent basis to supervise and promote the pro cesses leading their order. to canonization of members of A holy secular priest dies, his parishioners mourn him as a saintly pastor, his fellow priests recall his virtues. Then a new pastor is appoin ted and everyone proceeds to forget. The same is true of a lay person. At the fun eral we are stirred by memories of his faith fulness, generosity, piety, kindness, charity and his edifying exemplification of other virtues. But again memories are short, and except for his own immediate family we tend to think of him with less frequency as the days and the years go by. Even the family is in no position to pro mote consideration of his heroic virtues, or of any miracles which may later result from his intercession. Q. On most days on our holy calendar the days are marked "ferial" and we wonder what this word means. A. As used on your calendar, the word indi cates that no feast of our Lord or of any of the saints is celebrated on that day. The Mass is that of the week day. Sometimes there is a special Mass, as during Lent and on Ember Days. More often we say the Mass of the preceding Sunday, omitting the Creed and usually the Gloria. Q. It seems lately I have been noticing Masses offered for the dead at which the priest does not wear the traditional black vestments, instead vestments for the season are used. Has this rul ing been lifted? A. I don’t know exactly what ruling has been lifted, but recent changes in the rubrics have decreased the number of days on which ordinary Requiem Masses may be offered. This is a great advantage in the sense that it removes mono tony, encourages devotion, fits us into the spirit of the Church’s year of prayer, and famil iarizes us with the beauty of many feasts and ferial days which were formerly neglected. In general it gives the atmosphere of a living Church rather than of one whose total concern tration is on the dead. Q. I have friends who are living in a mixed marriage. The husband, a non-Catholic, decided to join, the Masons. Does this prevent the Cat holic wife from receiving the sacraments? Does she have to receive any dispensation? Saints J 4 J / M '7 3* 400th ANNIVERSARY Plan For Shrine At St. Augustine , w , A *-ROSS 62. i.iui Queen of Spain I. Moslem Chief 63. Cleaning utensil '• Important part of diet 64. Pronoun 66. 68. 6 V. A. No. She may receive the before and should find nothing conscience. sacraments as to trouble her LITURGICAL WEEK Christian Unity Prayer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 FRIDAY, JAN. 24, ST. TIMOTHY, BISHOP^ MARI YR. The martyr is a witness. But we are all witnesses, too. And in our w’ork for the re union of Christians, how careful, how pure, our witness must bel It is the "great claim" (First Reading) to which we must witness—not our hu man talents nor our human conceits. In this work, above all, it is necessary for the serious Chris tian to "take leave of all that he possesses" (Gospel), I( is Christ who must be seen in this witness. SATURDAY, JAN. 25, CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL, APOSTLE. Our week of special prayer for the reuniting of the disciples of Jesus in God’s good time ends today. We hear the story of the conversion of the great missionary apostle (First Reading) and we learn what vision of the Church we must possess if we would be effective witnes ses for unity, 1 am Jesus, whom Saul perse cutes." Christ living in His members, identi fied with His members, accomplishing His sav ing mission through His members—this is the Church whose organiz oneness calls to the con sciences of men. V. - -.. eater 13. Stew 11. Facts 15. The Chocolate tree 1 T . 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Twilled cloth 36. Go astray 17. In past time 38. Name of a lady who - befriended him (0. Not daylight saving time 42. LI sod frequently in poetry 43. Determined 45. German numeral 46. Decay <9. Learn 50. Pricking 5 <. Greek letter 55. Heading 56. Bolder and Colorado 5'. Heroic poems 58. He was shot with - - • but did not die 60. Familiar form of address 63. College degree 64. Italian city with which he is associated 65. Fee 67. Indeed (Irish ) ’ 69. Wen 70. • - ■ breve (Music) 72. Active under F.D.R. 7 i. Born 7 7 . Comparative suffix 79. Elliot’s initials ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLE ON PAGE 7 ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (NC) Plans for a dramatic 400th an niversary building program at the Mission of Nombre de Dios, site of the first Christian mis sion in the country, have been announced here. The plans call for construc tion of a 200-foot illuminated cross, visible from both land and sea; a **votive church" dedicated to the cause of peace; and a combination library, ar chives and exhibition hall. FATHER MICHAEL V. Gan non, director of the Mission of Nombre de Dios, said com pletion of the construction pro gram would make the mission "one of the great pilgrimage centers on the North American continent, and a national sanctu ary of which we can all be justly proud." The mission stands on the site where on Sept. 8, 1565, Spanish Admiral Pedro Menen- dez landed with a group of Span ish explorers to found the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States. IMMEDIATELY AFTER the landing, Mass was offered by one of four diocesan priests with the expedition. It was the first community act of Christian worship in the present U.S. The Spaniards called the site "Nombre de Dios"—name of God—because they had claimed ARNOLD VIEWING ‘Charade’ Slick Spoof BY JAMES W. ARNOLD When people are attractive, talented, and in some ways even beloved, it is easy to be charmed by almost anything they do. This was my react ion to "Charade," which may deserve better des cription than "almost anything," but is nonethe less a slick and unimportant picture. "Charade” is a spoof murder-mystery combin ing the ten-little Indians plot (the field of sus pects is narrowed, not by wit, but by murder) and the bewildered heroine plot (threatened girl finds a protector but doesn’t know if she can trust him). The characters are flashy but shallow, and the story has more holes than a pair of Christmas sox in April. It’s as if someone set out to follow Hitchock, lost the track, and just kept doggedly on until the actors arrive, almost by magic, on a set suitable for a spectacular finale. THE MORAL tone sets no re cords for high altitude. As in most Hitch and pseudo-Hitch, death is frequent, bizarre, and even oddly amus ing; love and marriage, at least in theory, have all the permanence of a mediocre hand in draw poker. In one scene, a thug persistently tries to set the heroine on fire. Yet to be honest, the film has most of its violence off-stage, and the romantic; scenes would be acceptable to any sewing circle in Boston. But this, happily, is not al there is to "Charade." There are those people (mentioned above) who hypnotize the viewer into illogical delight. These demigods include Audrey Hepburn and Gary Grant in front of the camera, and Stan- mm Pi are matchless. He defined the hero of sophist icated movie comedy, just as Bogart defined the movie tough guy. After Grant, the leading men still had to be lovable, but no longer predic table and dull. UNDER THE pressure of all this amiable tal ent. "Charade" manages to entertain. Miss Hep burn, fetching in a dazzling array of Givenchy garb, is 25 years younger than Grant, playing Corvette to his Cadillac, a combination now and then . awkward but with the most in class and maneuverability. Patrons are warned only that Cary operates now at about half his original horsepower. That this is still more than enough is evident from a party-game bit in which Grant is obliged to get an orange from a dignified dowager using only chin and shoulders. The stars get competent help from such able non-stars as Walter Matthau, who plays a tele vision-comedy’ CIA man, and James Coburn, as a sadistic Texan (or is that getting to be redun dant?). THE WORST one can say about the Mancini music is that it is familiar — dreamy velvet for romance, a tingling counterpoint of atonal chords and soft piano for fright, hectic percussion and brass for the chase. But it’s serviceable, swing ing and pretty, and likely to sell half a million albums. Director Donen provides his customary joie de vivre, aided by the color and Paris locale. One scene, in which Miss Hepburn arrives at her apartment to find it stripped as a tomb, is a notable example of combining direction, camera and editing to produce an emotional effect. Writer Peter Stone contributes bright, if often irrelevant » di alog. Boy-girl type: noticing Cary’s famous cleft chin, Audrey inquires, "How do you ^ X shave inthere?’’ Private-eye type: threatened by a ^ brute with a gun in his pocket, Cary quips, "You 'll ruin your raincoat." Funeral-parlor type* as ley Donen and Henry Mancini behind it. Not a "heavy" cinematic quartet, by any means, but a group that over the years has provided much of the elegance that lingers in the best of Holly wood entertainment films. Producer-director Donen, long associated with musicals, had a creative hand in the Bergman- Grant "Indiscreet," the lyrical "Funny Face" (with Miss Hepburn), and the fabled"Singin’ in the Rain" and "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," two of the dozen-or-so best musicals ever fil med. Maestro Mancini, with two Oscars in a row (‘ Moon River, "Days of Wine and Roses’’)), is so good that the fresh sound of his music has made some otherwise undistinguished movies ("Hatari") more joyful to ear than to eye. THE EFFECT Miss Hepburn has on critics iscomparable only to that of syrup on French toast. Lean and tomboyish, yet a lady in the finest sense, lovely, intelligent and versatile, she is in comedy as sparkling and unpredictable as a Parisian fountain. An Oscar-winner in light com edy in her very first film ("Roman Holiday") she yet helped make "The Nun’s Story" the first valid religious drama made by an American com pany. The contributions of actor Grant, who has been wisecracking and double-taking his way across the screen since the heyday of Clara (who?) Bow, •parlor type: as a suspect views body and sneezes, girl com ments: "He must have known him pretty well. He’s allergic to him." AMONG THE cliches are a bad guy with a hook for a hand and a showdown in an empty theater. Whenever Audrey walks into a dark room, one ex pects, and usually finds, some new horror. But Donen mixes in the unexpected: Grant takes a shower in a drip-dry suit, Audrey spills an ice cream cone in his lapel pocket, and a corpse in the morgue is identified by a merchandise tag on its big toe. "Charade" also makes a half-hearted try at Probing jlie nature of truth and deceit. Its chief answer: you can only trust the one you love. And that is about as comforting and profound as a Valentine from the finance company. CURRENT RECOMMENDED FILMS.: For evervone: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World; Lord of the Flies,, The Great Escape, Lilies of the Field. the land in God's name. THE BUILDING plans were made public here by Father Gannon and Father James Hes- lin, president of the St. Augus tine Foundation, which has charge of preparations for the mission's 400th anniversary celebration. Architect for the project was Eugene F. Kennedy, Jr., ofMa- ginnis, Walsh and Kennedy, Boston. He was architect for the National Shrine of the Im maculate Conception in Wash ington, D.C. THE PLAN CALL for the 200- foot illuminated cross to be of stainless steel. Father Heslin said it would be visible from all major approaches to the city of SL Augustine as well as from passing ships. It is intended as a reminder of the religious he ritage of the nation,., he said. Father Heslin said the "vo tive church" would be built "as a prayer of the priests and the people of the Diocese of St. FORMER SENATOR A PRIEST. Father Arthur Cox. 72, recently ordained by Archbishop J. C. McQuaid of Dublin, is a former senator of the Irish parliament and a practicing attorney for many years. He was a direc tor of many of the larger business concerns in Ireland. He retired in 1961, on the death of his wife, Bridget, to prepare for the priesthood at Milltown Park, Dublin. Augustine to seek divine assist ance in these dangerous times." The combination library, ar chives and exhibition hall, like the church, will be built of co quina rock—a shellrock indi genous to the St. Augustine area —and white limestone. 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. For Connoisseurs: Winter Sporting Life, The Leopard. Light, 8 1/2, This Better than most; Charade, The Hunting. God Love You BY MOST REVEREND FULTON J. SHEEN Scripture prefaces the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by saying that the sun rose brightly the morning of its sulphurous death. Disaster can be near though everyday conditions make it seem distant. In our day, it seems a beautiful co-existence is dawning with Soviet Russia, but as we look to Moscow, its Red tentacles are gradually devouring the earth. Cuba has been seized under our noses; Venezuela is already in its grip; Bolivia and the Dominican Republic are nearly licked by its flames, the Com munists say. The truth is that persecu tion has broken <out anew in the Soviet Union. Children are forbidden to enter churches; seminarians have been intimi dated by Soviet agents — one seminary had no students this year; mothers who give their children religious education are threatened with being sent to a mental institution. And a visi tor from behind the Iron Curtain told us at the Council that Khrushchev had personally ordered the revival of persecution in his land. Look to just one of our mission lands—Somalia. Next year, the radio station which the Soviets are erecting there will be heard all over Africa. Chinese and Russian "technicians" are pouring into the land. A recent broadcast from the capital of that land gave a poem about Soviet planes: I do not need anything from anyone MIG covers vast distances For MIG can fly 600,OCX) miles a minute. Being in mission work, which keeps one in contact with the world, increases concern, but it also increases zeal and sense of duty to the world. To all of us who have the Faith, what does the world crisis mean? It means that Christ is undergoing His agony. If we had lived in Jerusalem at the time of Christ, would we have gone to Calvary or solaced His Mother? And yet Our Lord is reliving His Crucifixion daily. Are we feeling His pain, His persecution as our own? Did the atheist Nietzsche have the answer: "You must look more redeemed to me if I am to believe in a Redeemer." Are we hidden in our churches or dioceses as in a ghetto? Are we saved if we are secure? Are we like the priest and levite who passed by the wounded man on the road to Jerusalem and Jericho, because we have other duties, one of them being not to care for the wounded and the sick and the unevangelized of the world? Life is a trial for the above souls; it is also a trial for us. It is a trial for them because they are without Christ; it is a trial for us to see whether we love them in Christ. This time, instead of asking you to make a sacrifice for the Holy Father and the poor, may we ask you to read this column, to write and tell us why you do not want to make the sacrifice? GOD LOVE YOU to S.M. for $1 "I am a paper boy, and this is part of my earnings." ... to A.B. for $2 "My husband is a non- Catholic and is not well. May God make him well again, and bring him happiness.” ... to Mrs. F.R. for $9 "To help feed the poor children of the world, and in thanksgiving to God for His favors and to beg His Blessings for myself and all my family." Find out - how an annuity with The Society for the Propagation of the Faith helps both you and the poor of the world. Send your request for our pamphlet on annuities, including the date of your birth, to Most Rev. Fulton J. Sheen, 366 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10001. Cut out this column, pin your sacrifice to it and mail 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. 0. Box 12047 Northside Station, Atlanta 5, Ga.