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GEORGIA PINES Station Break BY REV. R. DONALD KIERNAN A year ago we had a blizzard up in North Georgia which practically immobilized the whole community for twenty four long hours. The Nati onal Guard was called out to aid the farmers by bringing feed to the cattle and chickens over impassable roads. Unless one owned a space heat er or had a fireplace in their home, the water froze. Some people resorted in desperation to bringing the back yard brazier into their homes in order to get some kind of heat. It brought into focus just what part electricity plays in our everyday living. I sometimes wonder if there are many, many things which we take for granted and should they be cut off we would be literally lost. RIGHT NOW, FOR example, I am writing this column with the radio playing. Just a few mom ents ago I heard an ambulance on its way to the Hall County' Hospital. Already the report of an accident which took place less than five minutes ago is being broadcast over the air. What a wonderful part radio plays in our lives, not only for information, but no doubt the ambulance was dis patched all the quicker because the accident report came in by radio. I know nothing about the mechanics of a radio and even less about the operation of a radio station. The other day, however, I was eating lunch at a restaurant known as Ira's Submarine when the owner of station WDUN came in and joined me. (Incidentally that restaurant is not called Submarine because his prices are so low but rather because the emporium features afoot- long sandwich which is famous in these parts.) Anyhow, during the course of the meal John Jac obs invited me for a tour of his radio station. IT BROUGHT BACK memories of other stat ions I have been in. I remember in particular that when I was newly Ordained I was responsible for a 15 minute program known as the Cathedral Hour down in Savannah. On one occasion I followed some religious group who had brought some snakes into the stuido. Needless to say this made the local manager a little upset. At any rate, the following week we "preachers” were informed not to bring animals into the station any more. This meant that I had to leave my pet cat, Catechism, tied up to a post in front of the stat ion. In Atlanta, I have been on television exactly five times. I must confess that it was a nervous experience. It was about that time when Bishop Fulton Sheen was so popular. I guess I got a real lesson in humility though when "my hour” was bumped in favor of the Republican National Con vention. (Imagine this happening in the heart of the Democratic South). MY NEXT EXPERIENCE on radio was in Cedar- town where the church had a fifteen minute pro gram every Monday morning. One time the sports announcer who followed me failed to show up and the radio operator asked me to pinch hit for him. He was really stuck. In the middle of the program I ran into some real tongue twisters and suddenly realized that all of the names on Notre Dame's "Fighting Irish” football team were not Sullivan, Murphy or O’Brien. Jim Hartly is a radio announcer on another stat ion here in Gainesville. One day I called Jim up and asked him to announce that my dog, Bullet, was lost. Jim, very kindly, put it out on the air. Just to show how much attention some people give to announcements, later in the day someone called WGGA and asked, "What was that about the local Catholic priest being his by a bullet?”. GETTING BACK TO my tour of W D U N, I was amazed when John Jacobs showed me all the equipment necessary to broadcast over F» M. Gainesville's F M. station has the largest fre quency of any FM station in the state of Georgia. Of course there was the advertisment department and being in a business akin to radio I know just how important advertising is to keep the "wheels rolling”. I guess we all like to hear the news and listen to music over the radio. But without advertis ing, believe me, there would be nothing coming out of that little "squak box”. THE TOUR WAS MOST fascinating and cer tainly made me more appreciative of all the plann ing, effort and direction that goes behind every program each time you turn on the little knob and await the tubes to warm up. (That is, of- course, unless you are lucky enough to own a transistor). QUESTION BOX Permit Cremation? BY MONSIGNOR J. 0. CONWAY Q. HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE WE ARE ABLE TO USE ENGLISH FOR PARTS OF THE MASS? A. I wish I knew. Some authorities indicate a few months: others say several years. I am sure there is much work to be done and many decisions to be made, but let us pray for / gfcx speed while remaining patient. Q. WHY DOES THE CATHO- rm 0*''' - LIC CHURCH PROHIBIT CRE MATION? IT IS A QUESTION WE AS LAYMEN ARE SUSCEP TIBLE TO BE ASKED. THE QUESTIONER ALWAYS STAT ES IT IS NOT IN THE BIBLE. THE ANSWERS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH ARE: “OUR LORD WAS BURIED,” AND "DUST THOU ART AND TO DUST THOU SHALL RETURN.” * A. I can give you assurance that the rigorous laws of the Church against cremation will gradual ly be relaxed when it is evident that the person requesting it is not denying the doctrine of the resurrection of the body, but rather has good rea son for his request. It is quite possible that the new revision of the Code of Canon Law may omit this prohibition en tirely. *** Q. I NEED HELP IN EXPLAINING THE ME AN- ING OF THE PHRASE, "CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME" TO SOME OF OUR CATHOLIC FRIENDS. they say it is all right to put a DIME IN THE COLLECTION BOX WHEN YOU CAN AFFORD A DOLLAR, "BECAUSE AFTER aLl-charity BEGINS AT HOME.” I SAY THEY ARE MISUSING THAT PHRASE. CAN YOU TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS? A. Our Lord commands that we must love our THOMAS neighbor as ourselves. Love of self is the norm: it prompts us to love God above all, and thus to save our souls. It urges us to take reasonable care of our life and health. It requires that we perform our duties regularly and practice our re ligion faithfully. Then in loving neighbors it Is quite natural - and quite right - that nearest neighbors come first. A man should love his wife more than some pretty woman down the street. He should love his children more than the gang in the next block, or even the orphans in Korea. He loves his friends and associates more active ly than strangers, foreigners, and Communists. However, this order of precedence does not exempt him from loving all of them, treating them fairly, wishing them well, and helping them ac cording to their needs and his means. Almost any truth can be twisted and rationaliz ed. Charity begins at home, but it doesn’t end there by any means. It radiates outward to all parts of the world, embracing all races, nations and classes. When it comes to giving most of us are limited. If the wife and children have holes in their shoes and must live on mush and milk, the dime in the collection is justified. But skimpy support of the parish is not justified so that papa may have an egg with his beer, that mamma may have a new television, or that the children may have all the pleasures their little hearts desire. After all the home parish is a part of home. And if the home parish forgets the missions and the apostolate so that it can have a new set of bells in its crenelated tower,'it is twisting things too. The Lord praised the widow for her mite. But He will hardly be enthusiastic about the man who picks a dime from his stacked billfold. How about tithing? That tends to put charity in proper proportion and eliminate rationalization. AQUINAS Man For Right Moment CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 The inspiration from which Thomas drew his dedication was complex. The rationalism of Aristotle, the need for a disciplined theology', the instinct of an age beginning to develop an interest in physical science and the material world- all converged into his great ambition. "The task that Thomas set himself,” writes Josef Pieper, "(was) to create an intellectual synthesis in which the natural world and know ledge were given their due - as well as the super natural and belief, so that both realms achieve full recognition. ” All this he did in the name of theology-, for he was first and always a theologian. HE CREATED a philosophy because, as he used purely reasonable principles to examine the data of revelation, he insistently defended the rights and universal interests of man’s mind. His thought stands open to the world as it is, because of which he was accused in his own time of "world liness”, or what we would call secularism. Tomist thought is no closed and glib system that considers truth a static possession to be catalog ued and litanied forever. It is instead "a pro gressive and assimilative philosophy” open to any insight, to every kernel of truth, no matter what its source or what errors surround it. A kind of symbol of this "openess” is Thomas' own refusal (not inability) to complete his greatest work, the Summa Theologica. Jacques Maritain wrote that "the disease of the modem world is a disease of the intellect.” This verdict seems hardly open to objection. If it is true, then Thom 1st philosophy - in its authentic state not the dried-up, impoverished version too many of us have had to endure-— is an ideal antidote. Thomas thus becomes a man of our hour, too. Both in his person and in his thought, the Saint of the thirteenth century is the man to meet the needs of the twentieth. THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1964 GEORGIA BULLETIN PAGE $ Saints in Black and White ST. VERONICA OF MILAN 82 ACROSS I. Mexican dollar 5. Reverberate 9. Urn 13- Sarcoma 14. Crow-like bir»l 15. Mangle £6. Warrant 17. Irish ancient capital 18. Moslems, Sunnite 19. Cut 20. Caused by an infection 21. Train 24. Fit 25. Slime 27. Old make car 28. 12th grader; abbr. 29. Trifles 31. A Great Lake 32. Anyone 33. Esg dish 36. Musial 40. Her parents were 43- Relative 45. New Zealand fish 46. Tree 47. Entity 48. Our Lady showed he. three letters 50. Passage way 52. Core 53. Concerning 55. Ornamental borders 56. Congers 60. Elec, current 62. Ruilding wing 64. Crib 65. Insect egg 66. She medidated on God’s 69. Nautical rope 70. Antarctic ice breaker 71 and Andy 72. Original sin 74. She prayed frequently for those who "5. Network 76. Point of land 77. She was told not tc p.rform her duties for motives 7 8. Having toes 79. Dotted with figures 80. Parasite in blood DOWN 1. The first letter showed her .... of intention 2. Shed 3. Toper 4. Correlative 5. Deletions 6. Heart 7. White with age 8. Stamp of approval 9. She saw the whole life of Jesus in successive 10. Biblical character 11. Cluster of spores 12. Record 13. Time in music 16. Foss 17. Riots 22. Teutonic Deity 23. Cambric 26. Music character 30. Call for help 31. Alcana 34. Female name 35. Social calls 37. Muscle spasm 38. Exclamation! 39. Nothing 40. Edible seed 41. Old times 42. Friend (French) 43. Metonym 44. She is one 48. 3rd letter told her to ..... daily 49. Rage 51. Having tresses 52. Public vehicle 51. Biblical priest 57. Ensnare f8. Compare 59. Dutch town Aloof (ri. Onyx 63. Behold! 67. Soot; Old F.nglish 68. Scruff 70. Fighting Force 73. Make hazy 74. Furope; abbr. 76. Baseball term: abbr. 77. Height; abbr. ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLE ON-PAGE 7 Marist Head Will Speak When Very Rev. Vincent Brennan, S. M., visits the Par ents’ Club of Immaculate Heart of Mary School on Sunday, Feb ruary 2, he will talk to the group about a familiar but seldom studied subject. Fr. Brennan, president of Marist College, has chosen for a topic, "Vocations States of Life—How They May Be Discovered and Fur thered.” He addressed the Parents* Club soon after its founding in 1961, discussing the virtues parents hope for in their children and the inpor- tance of the parents* own lives as formative examples for those children Fr. Brennan brings to his hearers suggestions for put ting their actions into sharp focus and at the same time has practical advice applicable I day-to-day situations. On Sun day, February 2, Fr. Brennan will emphasize marriage as a true vocation, as well-defined as vocations to religious lives. His presentation will be a fit ting addition to the ideas and understandings begun at the re cent Cana Conference held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. The Parents’ Club meeting will begin at 3 p.m . in the school cafetorium. All of Im maculate Heart of Mary School’s parents and interested friends are invited to attend. Cuba Mission BRUSSELS (NC)—Six Belgian priests from the Liege and Bruges dioceses leave here to morrow to do pastoral work in Cuba. ** ARNOLD VIEWING ‘Man In The Middle’ BY JAMES W. ARNOLD "The Man in the Middle” is a lonely-hero- stands-up-for-justice drama intended to inspire as well as entertain. The message comes over loud and clear, but the viewer, has the uncomfort able feeling of being grabbed by the lapels and vigorously rocked back and forth. The film has some interesting ingredients. A regular army colonel (Robert Mitchum) is as signed to put up a token defense for a racist para noiac (Keenan Wynn) who has shot several dozen bullets into a British soldier for "defiling the white race.” The victim had apparently been exploring the beauties of life with native women in World War II India during lulls in the war. THE TRIAL MUST be swift and fatal to patch up strained British-American relations so that the real fight ing may continue. Currently U. S. audiences, pain fully aware that Yariks are not universally beloved, may have trouble getting worked up over a long- forgotten feud with the English. The army wants only the appearances of a fair trial for Wynn, although noTShe has been more completely crazy since Bette Davis danced along the beach in "Baby Jane.” They obviously pick the wrong barrister in old soldier Mitchum, who is given to such admirably old-fashioned state ments as: "Expediency can have no part in jus tice.” THE COMMANDING general (Barry Sullivan) does all he can to boost expediency, including of fering Mitchum a promotion and transferring the only available psychiatrist to the Indian equiva- ard Fast in his post-Communist phase, makes a fine stand for right ("It’s easy to fightfor the in nocent, but to fight for the sick, the warped, the lost - that’s justice"). But it avoids other prob lems. Why must the racist be so clearly insane? Unfortunately, most of them have no such excuse. For all its faults, "Caine Mutiny” intrigued be cause Queeg was not quite mad. And what will hap pen to Mitchum for choosing principle over the or ganization? The film doesn't say. MOSTLY THE MOVIE is strong, male-appeal courtroom drama with a leaven of humor. Its one attempt to broaden the box-office-casting France Nuyen irrelevantly as a nurse who offers her pil low for Mitchum's over-taxed conscience - earned a B rating from the Legion of Decency. The epi sode added another to our growing collection of classic farewell lines. Says Mitchum to France, as he stands in her doorway en route to the air port: "I’m going to miss the jasmin." Gleanings from the mail bag: A friendly Wheeling, W. Va„ reader who fol lows the film art magazines reports on an article blaming critics for the status quo of movies. The article suggests critics should penetrate more deeply into the film-as-art, rather than treat it as literary or theatrical work "as they usually do.” The reader asks my reaction. THE TROUBLE WITH film is that it is litera ture and theater, as well as film, and that it needs criticism as all three. The trouble with critics is that, outside of a few highly specialized magazines (like Film Quarterly), they rarely have enough space to do this highly complicated job. It is also easier, unhappily, to stick to familiar standards than to try to explain new ones. Yet to appreciate the film artist we must un derstand the creative techniques peculiar to his medium. The same is true of music and painting. The critic-journalist cannot really hope to do this kind of explaining except in limited ways. But he is obliged to devote more attention to standards of beauty, so that this element is not permanently submerged in judgments of truth and goodness. lent of Pocatello, Idaho. But Mitchum stubbornly digs up another psychiatrist (Trevor Howard), and in scenes sharply reminiscent of "The Caine. Mutiny,” allows both Wynn and a disreputable army doctor (Alexander Knox) to reveal themsel ves in court. The dialog is intelligent, the acting much more than competent (especially by Wynn, Howard and Knox). The film also gets tight, virile direction from Britisher Guy Hamilton (‘The Best of Ene mies”), who served apprenticeships with Sir Cdrol Reed of John Huston. In one scene, Mitchum in terviews Wynn in prison and realizes he is ill. As Mitchum leaves, Hamilton has him see Wynn standing alone in the exercise yard, surrounded by bare, impenetrable walls. Thus the scene's point is visually reinforced, and some needed sympathy gained for the mad defendant. A NORTH VALE, N. J., woman failed to see the humor in "Divorce, Italian Style.” Among other things, she said, it mocked the Catholic religion; the stars were ugly; the scenery was nothing; the house even with a maid was a mess. In contrast was ‘The Thrill of It All”: she "laughed all the way through... It was stupid, nonsensical, good clean fun. The house was clean, the stars good- looking...Everyone came out wiping their eyes.” Housekeeping and eyewash aside, there is no answer possible when someone says, "I didn't get it.” In comedy we are invited to laugh, sometimes for no reason beyond absurdity itself. In the end each of us must decide if our comedy is to tell us something about ourselves and our false values, or simply to rearrange the familiar targets, the sex and materialism in differently shaped but eternal ly glossy packages. BUT THE DESPERATENESS of the situation - that the army would risk reducing itself to such brutal manipulation of justice - is never estab lished. The ending confirms this judgment: despite the trial outcome, British and Americans are chummier than ever The story, adapted from a novel written by How- CURRENT RECOMMENDED FILMS: For everyone: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Lord of the Flies, Lilies of the Field, The Great Escape. For connoisseurs: Winter Light, 8 1/2, This Sporting Life, The Leopard. Better than most: The Haunting, Charade. 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. mm _ All Aluminum Carports. All Aluminum E Screens. Drapery Rods, Aluminum Jalousies. Ornamental Railings, Flexalume . Aluminum Siding, Home Insulation 1409 N. Broad St., Rome, Gc. Dave Miller B. B. Miller HYBEBT • PRINTING O LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY TRinity 5H727 Strvimi Atlanta Sint a 1912 550 FORREST ROAD. N. t. ATLANTA, GEORGIA This year, spend Holy Week in the Holy Land This Easter, follow the footsteps of our Lord. Join the seventh annual American Express Holy Week and Easter Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. 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SHEEN Modern man often is not worried about his soul, principally because he forgets that he has a soul to save. But he is tremen dously interested in his body. We who have the Faith, on the other hand, often do not rightly value its service to God. What better proves this than what we might call "outside-the-body philanth ropy,” or the postponement of generosity until after death? It has been said that what we give away during life is gold, but after death is lead, for bony fingers and cold hands lack that warmth which is essential to love. Does the covetousness and avarice which keeps all treasures until death really cease to be less real in a mortuary? It is one thing to wait until death to provide for relatives and dependents, but does death have to hold us up by the heels to shake charity to the poor out of our pickets? 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