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Will The Council Help?
■ -By LEON » Am
NOW THAT we move into a brand new year—and the Vatican
Council recedes into history, we might ask ourselves if what the
Council has accomplished is going to be practical; will it help
Catholics (and non-Catholics too) to put all
its decisions into practice?
Everyone knows how much work went into
the Council, the long preparations for each
of the declarations and decrees, the dis
cussions of each paragraph, each point, the
pros and cons, the opposition—sometimes
pretty strong on some points—the voting, then
the official stamp of approval and promul
gation by the Holy Father,
The scope covered by the Council is so vast that it covers
almost every area that touches the life of man. It concerns bis
hops, priests, seminarians, teachers, sisters, laymen—as well
as our particular relationships to' one another and to non-
Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Moslems, even atheists.
We will never fully realize the tremendous scope, the vast
importance of the Council, during our own lifetime. We only be
gin to see some of its effects as we see the obvious changes
in the liturgy, and in other more obvious aspects of our lives.
But it will take decades for the full impact of the Council to make
itself felt. Catholics living in the 1980’s andlater will see it quite
clearly.
But we can't waitl What can WE do— we who are living today,
now, in the 1960’s? Can the Council help us?
Dedicated as this column is to the Judaeo—Christian areas
of life, MOSAIC will atempt to implement the Council’s "De
claration on the Jews’’ in a very special way, however it possibly
can.
BUT THE DECLARATION on the Jews will not help anyone to
be a better Catholic; it will not automatically wipe out anti-
Semitism; it will not improve our relationships with Jews. It
Will do none of these things—without our personal "fiat”
our own willingness to put the Council’s teachings into prac
tice.
LOOK AT HUNGER-—Bad weather and failing crops have gripped always-hungry India in worst
famine in twenty years, leaving death in the streets and villages. Spindly, dying children like this
four-year old are rescued daily by Catholic nuns and nursed back to health in their hospitals,
orphanages, schools. Indian food ration is now down to 12 ounces a day—two thirds of minimum
requirement, and there will be 11,000,000 more mouths to feed this year. Rescuing nuns in Kerala
State—who often go hungry themselves so others can live—receive help from Americans through
Catholic Near East Welfare Association, 330 Madison Avenue, New York, Pope Paul’s mission aid
to churches in the East.
The Council has given us clear goals, ideals, a definite road
map with the right road all marked out for us (like an AAA
map) if we wish to reach our goal, avoid dangerous roads and
detours—and have a good trip while doing so. But it was not an
Automated Council, only Ecumenical. Its actions, decisions and
teachings are not automatic--we can’t put a coin in a slot and
have a good deed pop out!
The Ten Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, the teach
ings of Christ are not automatic. They do not compel, brain
wash or twist our arms till we say Uncle. They give us what
we need, what God knows is for our good and the benefit of our
fellow man. What remains to be done we have to do freely, will
ingly, with the inner conviction that this is good, this is right,
this is what we must do and want to do, this is what God wants
of us.
THE TRAGEDY and misfortune is that many will not follow
the teachings of the Council, now the official teaching of the
Church. If everyone did there would be no problems, we would
have a Messianic Age I But just as many people violate the Ten
Commandment, and many do not follow Our Lord’s teachings
as exemplified in the Sermon on the Mount, so also will many
disregard the decisions!. of the QPWCil. JTheir . attitude will be;
’’So what?l?’’
Anti-Semitism should now disappear from the Mystical Body,
completely. But will anti-Semitism disappear? I wish it would.
But it won’t. True, some Catholics with anti-Semitic tendencies
or feelings will think twice about them now. They will have no
excuse for their actions—only the Church’s condemnation, or
prohibition. They will not be able to call upon some of the writ
ings of a few popes or Saints or Doctors of the Church who have
centuries ago written or uttered unchristian things about Jews.
They will be unable to twist some of the passages in the Gos
pels to mean what they were never meant to mean concerning
the Jews.
As far as Catholic anti-Semitism is concerned, the Council
has put up signs saying Danger Ahead... Detour... Road OutI
All lights are Red.
rr IS UNFORTUNATE that we had to wait so long for official
word that anti-Semitism is forbidden for Christians. But let us
be grateful and thank God and the 2,221 Council Fathers who work
ed So hard for the passage of a good Declaration on the Jews.
And let us thank Pope Paul for making the Declaration official
Catholic teaching.
But now—it is up to you to implement this Declaration on the
J ews... in your own life, wherever you are, in your community,
your school, your office, your business, your street, your club,
your parish—wherever you are I It is up to YOU nowl Entirely,
completely, totally, uncomfortably—up to youl
Rules Governing Elections
For Lay Congress
THE STEERING Committee of the Lay Congress
Planning Groups has issued the following rules
governing the elections and organization of the
Archdiocese Congress planned to take place in the
Spring.
1. Each parish shall be entitled to the number
of delegates based upon the number of registered
members. There shall be at least one and not
more than five delegates from any one parish.
2. A Nominations and Elections Committee of
five shall be set up in each parish. Two members
shall be appointed by the parish men’s organiza
tion, two by the parish women’s organization and
one by the pastor.
3. THE DUTIES of the parish Nominations and
Elections Committee shall be : (a) To
prepare a ticket of at least twice as many
nominees as are required for the positions
to be filled. Those receiving the largest
number of votes shall serve as delegates;
the balance shall be designated as alter
nates in the order of the number of votes
received. Members of the parish may sub
mit the names and qualifications of persons
of their choice to the Nominations and Elec
tions Committee for its consideration. A
candidate must be at least twenty-one years
of age and a member of the parish or mission
in good standing; to be eligible to serve
as a delegate.
(b) To conduct the election of parish de
delegates to the Lay Congress as described
in rule #4.
4. January 30, 1966 shall be designated as
Archdiocesan election day. Every registered
member of a parish eighteen years of age or
over shall be eligible to vote.
(a) Ballot forms shall be prepared by the
Sterring Committee and distributed to the
parishes on the basis of the number of
members eligible to vote.
(B) PARISH NOMINATIONS and Elections
Committees shall be responsible for mailing
to each member of their respective parishes
eligible to vote, a ballot listing names of 1
nominees to be elected to represent the
parish at the Lay Congress. Ballots shall
be mailed on January 20.
(c) Parish Nominations and Elections Com
mittees shall appoint §s. m any. tellers as.
shall be deemed necessary to countthe bal
lots.
(d) Parish Nominations and Elections Com
mittees shall provide a ballot box at the
Church into which all ballots shall be
placed. Ballot boxes shall be available from
before the first Mass until after the last
Mass on Sunday, January 30. Ballots shall
be counted immediately after voting is com
pleted.
(E) RESULTS OF the election shall be pub
lished in the parish bulletin on Sunday,
February 6.
(f) The Parish Nominations and Elections
Committees shall inform the Sterring Com
mittee of the results of the elections im
mediately after they are available. They
shall certify their respective delegates and
alternates to the secretary of the Steering
Committee.
5. Each member of the Ad Hoc Committee
called together by the Archbishop, if not elected
as a delegate, shall be a member of the Lay
Congress, electing the officers and forming the
committees of the Lay Congress.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1966 GEORGIA BULLETIN , PAGE 7
LATE GEORGIA AUTHOR
Flannery O’ Connor Book
Brings Publisher Honor
CHICAGO (NC)—Winner of
the Thomas More Medal for
"the most distinguished con
tribution to Catholic literature”
during 1965 is Farrar, Straus
& Giroux, Inc., of New York, for
publishing "Everything That
Rises Must Converge’’ by the
late Flannery O’Connor, Mil-
ledgeville, Ga.
The medal is sponsored by the
Thomas More Association, a
non-profit organization of Ca
tholic laymen for the promo
tion of literature and the arts.
Dan Herr, association presi
dent, announced that the medal
will be presented in conjunction
with a Critic lecture at Mun
delein College here Feb. 27.
The publisher will be repre
sented by Robert Giroux, vice-
president.
"EVERYTHING That Rises
Must Converge” is a collec
tion of the late Flannery O’
Connor’s short stories, the last
of her writings to be published.
The author, who died in 1964
at the age of 39, also wrote
the novels "Wise Blood” and
“The Violent Bear It Away,"
as well as another collection
of short stories, "A Good Man
Is Hard to Find.”
In the citation accompanying
the medal, the association says;
"Flannery O’Connor set her
self a tremendous task, one,
as she said, that was not easy
to make transparent in fiction,
especially in our day when most
people consider words like
’mystery’ and ’supernatural’ to
be merely quaint.
"Nor was she dismayed when
her work was not understood or
misunderstood. Her long and
trying illness gave her a first
hand knowledge of what it is to
live and work against long odds.
She fashioned her writing style
into a bludgeon against indif
ference. ‘When you have to as
sume that your audience does
not hold the same beliefs as
you,” she said, 'then you have
to make your vision apparent
by shock—co- the bard of hear
ing you shout, and for the blind
Reflection
Meet Held
A spiritual evening of re
flection for married couples
was held at St. John’s, Sunday,
January 16.
Fr. M.A. Morris, Assistant,
conducted the services which
consisted of the Enthronement
of the Bible, several brief talks
and reflections on marriage,
renewal of the Marriage Vows
and Benediction. Fr. E..Dan
neker, Assistant at St. Thomas
More in Decatur, participated in
the services.
The evening was attended by
about 100 couples, including
several from other parishes,
who heard Frs. Danneker and
Morris discuss the meaning of
Marriage as a Vocation from
God and Marriage as it is in
America today. The evening was
concluded with a social, spon
sored by St. John’s, Christian
Family Movement group.
Pi-Hi Girl
Cagers 1-1
BY ANNE MESSNER
ST. PIUS X Lady Lions fought
to a 1-1 record during weekend
play. The girls challenged the
North Springs Spartans, Friday,
Jan. 7 and the Lions squeaked
by, 67-65. On Saturday, Jan.
8 the cagers battled Douglas
County. The final result had
the Lions bowing to the Ti
gers, 32-49.
First quarter action with
North Springs, the Lions nab
bed the lead, 21017. By half
time the Spartans had stepped
up play; 34-39.
During the third quarter
action the Lions regained the
lead, 54-47. Fourth quarter was
fought neck and neck and the
Lions ended on top, 67-65.
High scorer for this game
was Mary Kane, senior, who
bombed 29 points. Following
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FLANNERY O’CONNOR
you draw large, startling fi
gures.’
"THESE CONVICTIONS were
apparent in her short stories
and in her novels. They struck
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deeper as her work matured
and they animate her final
volume of short stories —
'Everything That Rises Must
Converge’—in a manner al
most as subtle as the workings
of the mysteries she sought
not to explain or piously to
simplify, but to expose as rea
lity to a world blinded by its
own cleverness, the fact of its
blindness."
This is the 12th year that the
Thomas More Medal has been
awarded and the second time it
has been won twice by the same
publisher. The only other pu
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was Doubleday and Co. in 1964
and 1961.
The Critic lecture, prior to
which the medal will be pre
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John Cogley, religion editor of
the New York Times.
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