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PAGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13,1964 THE CATHOLIC PRESS » 2 Constant Improvement Is Goal Of Catholic Editor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The fact is that the Catholic press of the United States as now constituted is the most ex tensive and best organized in the nation, perhaps in the world, with a circulation exceeding 27 millions. Although there are ex cellent non-CatholIc religious publications here, most are in magazine or review form. THE U.S. CATHOLIC press began to attain a modern, pro fessional status in 1920withthe establishment of the Press De partment of the National Cath olic Welfare Conference by the American Bishops. In founding N.C.W.C. News Service, the Press Department took over the old service of the Catholic Press Association, a confer ence of Catholic periodicals es tablished in 1911 that is flour ishing today. NC provides news coverage of Catholic interest throughout the world, photos, features, even a service in Spanish and Portuguese. Healthy competition comes from Religious News Service, established by the National Con ference of Christians and Jews in 1934 as the NCCJ service. The name was changed in 1937 to denote a broader connota tion. RNS provides news and photo coverage for Protestant, 1 Jewish, and Catholic publica tions. There are also a num-. ber of other feature services, columns, and cartoon services available now. ers in general was low. Frank A. Hall, long-time director of NC News, told me that NC be gan putting headlines over its stories because some Catho lic editors apparently were not able to write heads or did not know the necessity for them. Like wire service copy, NC at first went out without heads. One paper took this copy as it came, started printing it on page 1 and continued until space ran out...all without headlines or break of any kind I BEFORE NC SERVICE be gan, Catholic papers were largely journals of opinion. Some covered local news well. But most leaned heavily upon lengthy editorials and liberal use of scissors and paste pot. Just as dallies depend upon wire services, Catholic publications needed a national and world wide news service to become NEWSpapers. Previously, the journalistic standard among Catholic pap- ALTHOUGH THIS example was hardly typical, Catholic editors had much to learn. That their product today compares favorably with any publication shows what effort has gone into the development of the Catholic press. This improvement is due to many factors—the restless urge of editors for betterment, increase in advertising and cir culation, development of Catho lic schools of journalism, the hiring of Catholics trained in the ACTUAL CELEBRATION VITAL Liturgical Participation Means Practice, Not Talk CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 by the council in the Constitu tion on the Liturgy: the decrees or decisions of the bishops in each country were to be sub mitted to Rome for confirmat ion, but not the actual transla tions of the liturgical texts, prayers, etc., from Latin into English, French, German, or other modern languages. never be truly evident that "liturgical services pertain to the whole body of the Church... manifest it and have effects upon it. . . concern the indivi dual members of the Church in different ways, according to their differing rank, office, and participation." NOW, HOWEVER, Pope Paul has prescribed that, whenever a Latin text is translated into the vernacular by authority of the body of bishops, it must be sent to the Holy See for examination and approval (Jan. 25, 1964). Whether this procedure may delay a little the use of English in the Mass is not really the issue. Here and now the ways to promote congregational par- ticiaptlon are already clear and definite, whatever the future holds: Responses. These acclama tions or responses are men tioned first by the council as the way in which the people express publicly their part in the Church's life of worship and prayer. At Mass there are only six or eight different phrases of this kind, all simple, all com ing at key moments. If for the present they must be said in Latin, at least they are not difficult for any congregation anywhere. Community prayers. Per haps only a few congregations are able to recite (or sing) the Gloria, Creed, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei in Latin, but it is easy enough for them to pray these texts together in English while the priest—for the pre sent—recites the Latin. To simplify matters more, they may say the Apostles’ Creed in place of the longer Mass Creed, as is already a widespread cus tom In addition, the people may (and should) say the Lord’s Prayer before Communion: either in Latin with the priest or, under the present rule in English after the priest has said the Latin. day Masses, too, even if the council had not proposed to pro mote a "warm and living love for Scripture," to provide "ri cher fare for the faithful at the table of God’s word." For the same reason the council re cognized the genuine liturgi cal function" of lectors or re aders (as well as of leaders of congregational participation or "commentators"). THE IMPORTANT thing ab out "Et cum spirltu tuo,’’ "Deo gratias," "Amen," etc., is this: Unless the people say or sing them at every Mass, low Mass and high Mass, Sunday Mass and weekday Mass, it will THE QUESTION presented by the council's teaching can be expressed in the concrete: Is there any congregation, Sunday or weekday, so inattentive or indifferent to holy Mass that it cannot recite the Apostles' Creed or the Our Father with spiritual profit? Is there any parish where the few words of the Sanctus in English are too difficult to learn or to pray? Readings in English. Already the reading of the Epistle and Gospel in English while the pri est says the Latin is common at Sunday Masses. Logic and good sense demand that the pra ctice become common at week- HYMNS AND PSALMS. In 1947, in 1955, and again just before he died in 1958, Pope Pius XII tried to stir up in terest in religious singing by the people. The Constitution on the Liturgy makes the same point, not only for devotional services but for the Mass. Par ish experience has translated this into a pattern of hymns or psalms in English at low Mass: at the priest's entrance and while he says the preparatory prayers with the server, br iefly, between the Epistle and Gospel; at the Offertory; dur ing Communion; after the blessing. THE PATTERN of singing, already familiar in many par ishes, has another advantage. It simplifies the Mass rite forthe people by not involving them in the secondary and rather pri vate prayers of the priest at the beginning of Mass, at the Of fertory, etc. 1964 - THE FIRST 1 ARCHDIOCESAN DIRECTORY OFFICIAL REFERENCE GUIDE TO CATHOLIC PARISHES AND INSTITUTIONS IN NORTHERN GEORGIA Price $1 (Post Free) Order Now! Your Name Address City State secular field, healthy rivalry in the CPA, and, not least, the leadership of inspired editors. Calif., was suggested. The plan worked so well that The Regis ter system grew to include some 35 diocesan editions virtually from coast to coast. I was fortunate enough to break in under one of these towering figures of Catholic journalism—the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. Matthew Smith of The Register in Denver, Colo. A na tive of Altoona, Pa., he worked on a daily paper there and was being groomed as editor until the family moved to Colorado for health reasons. In 1913 he became editor of The Denver Catholic Register, founded a decade earlier. a lively news sense and strong editorial stand, he de veloped news coverage, adopt ed modern makeup and other techniques, exactingly trained the expanding staff. Many began in depression years and a number served dioceses that could not have supported a paper independent ly published. In some areas the paper went into every Catholic home. The service to the Church was inestimable. IT WAS PRIVATELY owned, small in circulation and re sources. He built it up through the years, even editing the paper most of the time he was in the seminary. He founded the na tional Register in 1927. Two years later an edition for the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno, I JOINED THE editorial staff in February, 1930, Just at the beginning of this amaz ing expansion. The flat-bed press that had served until a couple of years before still sat in a corner. Type faces and makeup were archaic.... but not for long. A PERFECTIONIST, he drove himself without limit and de manded almost as much of his staff. Proof-reading, reporting, copyreading, makeup, advanced studies in English and other subjects, philosophy and theo logy classes taught by seminary professors with an English translation of seminary texts... we got the works 1 Msgr. Smith acquired every mechanical improvement pos sible as the paper grew. With Priests who were to edit di ocesan editions came to The Register and worked on the staff to learn the game from the ground up. Through these priest-editors and laymen on the staff invited to become editors of Catholic papers elsewhere, this circle of rigid FATHER JOSEPH ABI-NADER, pastor of St. Joseph’s Maronite Church, Atlanta, was guest of honor at the Altar Society’s annual dinner at Mac’s Steak House. The society’s officers for 1964, Mrs. P. Pefinis, president; Mrs. Eva Solomon, vice-president; and Mrs. Virginia Kelly, treasur er, were special guests, as was Miss Sadie Dicie, retiring president. SENATE NEXT Such a pattern is not necess arily possible at every Sunday Mass; a Communion hymn or a recessional hymn is not dif ficult, as a beginning. House Approves Strong Civil Rights Legislation CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ton states' rights and individual liberties. FINAL House approval came (Feb. 10) after nine days of debate of some 140 amend ments. For the most part, those that would have substantially changed the measure were de feated by substanital margins. Most amendments approved were of a technical nature. 46 states it would at present affect state and local elections as well, since voters there register and vote for officials on all three levels at the same time. rent would be exempt. One amendment of substance, however, forbids job dis crimination on grounds of sex as well as race, religion and religion and national origin. Several amendments relating to religion were adopted. One forbids the Civil Rights Com mission to investigate mem bership policies or internal operations of religious organi zations, as well as fraternal groups, college sororities and fraternities, and private clubs Another would permit a church- related school to hire employes on the basis of religion. —Jobs: Within four years, the bill would bar discrimin ation in hiring, firing and mem bership by unions and private employers with as few as 25 workers or members. An equal employment opportunities com mission would be established to investigate alleged discrimi nation, but only Federal courts, acting after a fi;; troa;. cpi;d acting after a full trial, could issue anti-discrimination or ders. A person discriminated ag ainst inestablishments covered by the bill could file suit for injunctive relief. The Attorney General would be empowered to intervene in such cases. • Federally assisted pro grams: Federal agencies could cut off funds to programs or activities that engage in dis crimination. Such action is not mandatory, however. UNDER OTHER amendments, an employer could refuse to hire an atheist or a person who belonged to the Communist party or any communist-front group on the Attornery Gene ral’s list. • Education: The Attorney General could bring suit to force school desegration. The U. S. Office of Education would be authorized to supply tech nical and financial assistance to school systems in the pro cess of desegregating. • Public accommodations: Segregation or refusal of ser vice would be forbidden in hot els and motels, and in restau rants, places of amusement or service stations serving inter state travelers or selling goods that have traveled in interstate commerce. Rooming houses oc cupied by their owners and of fering five rooms or less for • Public facilities: The At torney General could bring suit to desegregate such public fac ilities as parks and play grounds. He could also inter vene in any case claiming de nial of equal protection of the laws because of race. The bill is divided into 10 titles or sections. These are its main provisions: • Voting: Discriminatory literacy tests would be prohib ited and a sixth - grade edu cation would be presumptive proof of literacy. Voting regis trars wold be forbidden to dis qualify voters for minor er rors infilling out forms. The Attorney General could ask special three-judge Federal courts to deal with cases in volving denial of voting rights. training in Catholic journalism spread to many parts of the country. press. THE ASSOCIATION of priests and laymen on the staff was harmonious and productive. In view of the present call to the lay apostolate, it is worth noth ing that in the Catholic press laymen for years have been of service to the Church. Their contribution in this field will continue to increase. The importance of the Ca tholic press has been emphasiz ed by every modern Pope, be ginning with Leo XIII, who as serted that *'a Catholic news paper i s a perpetual mission in a home." Attacks upon the Church since then, unrest and turnmoil among peoples, ad vances in technology, the rapid growth of communications media, all these and more in tensify the call to the Catholic BOTH POPE JOHN XXIII and Pope Paul VI made this clear in their appeals for greater lay help and for increased service from the press. Pope Paul had made this appeal years earlier—in a message to the International Union of the Ca tholic Press in 1954 when he was Vatican Pro-Secretary of State. Warning that "profess ional demands" upon the Ca- % tholic editor "have become both more rigorous and pressing," he spoke of the "irreplaceable service" the Church expects of Catholic journalists and de clared that theirs "is a magni ficent task in these troubled times." One can add nothing to this except the hope and individual determination that the Catholic press will prove itself increas ingly worthy of the challenge to serve Christ and His Chruch, 6 Singing Sisters ? WHEELING, W. Va. (RNS)— A group of 40 West Virginia "singing Sisters" will make their first public appearance here on April 5 when they will present a musical program that includes selections ranging from "Alleluia", to "Surrey with the Fringe on Top." "Buy Your Stax From >*41 MAX METZIL. Owntr MAX'S MEN'S SHOP# 5484 PtaehtrM Industrial Blvtf. Chambls* Plata Ihopplag Csnttr Phons 431-1911 __ 973 Psachtrss, N.E. ™ onf TR. 4-9392 — At lOUl Bt. The nuns, members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Wheel ing, will later present "Even ings of Songs" at six other major cities of West Virginia— Huntington, Charleston, Fair mont, Clarksburg, Parkers burg. They will also stage a concert at Bristol, Va. PURPOSE OF the musical program is to help meet the increasing costs of education in preparing the Sisters for their varied professional roles. C & S REALTY COMPANY "Specialists in Commercial and Industrial Real Estate" Suite 200 Henry Grady Bide, Atlanta 3, Ga, Warehouses, Stores, Mfgt Plants, Acreage, Shopping Center Dev,, Subdivision Dev., Industrial Dev., Insurance 524-2052 MIKE & STEVE SERTICH • Civil Rights Commiss ion would be extended for four years (orignally it had been proposed to make it a pro posed to make it a permanent body). It would be given added duties as a clearinghouse of civil rights information and in the investigation of alleged vot ing fraud. • Voting statistics: The Secretary of Commerce is directed to gather statistics on denial of voting rights in Federal elections. Under a .never used section of the 14th Amendment, such statistics could serve as a basis for cutt ing down a state's representa tion in the House of Represen tatives in proportion to the num ber of its citizens denied the vote. • Court procedure: Federal district court decisions refus ing to permit civil rights cases to be moved from state courts could be appealed. This section is limited to Federal elections. However, in NTQUE IIECORD—Father Hugh E. Dunn, S.J. (above), president of John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio, reports that for the 18th con secutive year the university had finished "In the black." • Community relations ser vice: A community relations service would be set up within the Commerce Department to seek conciliation incivil rights controversies. NDIA: FOR HELPING BABIES The superior of St. Joseph's Convent in the town of MAN- JAPRA writes about the orphans in her care. The 36 Sisters live in a modest house with an or phanage for the children . . . The budding is 12 years old and the Sisters are unable to find room for the miny homeless babies entrust- *'l to them. Every corner has been 1 ^ | 1 used but still more babies are brought to them . . . The dally in come of the Sisters enables them only to meet the food bills. The superior of this convent in southern Indii »n ERNAKULAM diocese Tbe Holy Futbtr's Minion Aid jf our readers will help her to fortht Oritntsl Church the extent of $2,000 to make a new home for these babies ... We are sure there are enough reaiL ers who will make her wish come true. We need only mentioi the problem. Please send your help now! OUT OF PUFF? Getting rid of the cigarette habit Isn’t going to b« easy. It will take plenty of will power . . . Maybe you’ve found that out already. Our suggestion? Give to the missions and get back that extra something needed to stick to your resolve . . . Why not send them what you used to spend on cigarettes—in a day, a week, or a month? For those who send a $10 FOOD PACKAGE to the Palestine Refugees during Lent, we have an Olive Seed Rosary from the Holy Land! STATIONS OF THE CROSS Lent for many is a time for making the Stations of the Cross. Recency, in a very dramatic manner, Our Holy Father made the Way of the Cross in the Holy Land itself . . . There he could see for himself the work of our missionaries. This year think of them! The Holy Father’s visit gave them needed en couragem^nt. Your kind help will continue to give them need ed support! During Lent, why -not have your group adopt a Mission project? It costs only a dollar a day to support a missionary. A dollar a month keeps the DAMIEN CLUB for lepers going. VALENTINE FOR A MISSIONARY On February 14. or any other day, your MASS STIPENDS may be a priest’s sole means of subsistence. His entire life is the supreme work of love. That’s what Valentines are all about, aren’t they? Why not open your heart? HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS is a tuneful pleasant piece of music. STRINGLESS GIFTS arc pleasant music too for they enable us to help the Holy Father where he thinks the need is greatest. KINDLY REMEMBER THE CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION IN YOUR WILL. Dear Monsignor Ryan: Enclosed please find for Name Street City Zone State 12earGst(Di$$ion$j*i FRANCIS CARDINAL SFKLLMAN, fra.ld.nl M*r- T. ■*«. Wl SmT Sand it caam«k«tta4M tat CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION 4R0 Uxinflton Av«. <* 46th Si. N.w Yoric 17, N. Y.