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PAGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1966
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Archbishop’s
Notebook
Guide-lines, Inc.
THE YEAR is only three weeks old, and the Archdiocese is busy
about many things; the Religious Unity services in eight Atlanta
Churches — the clearing of issues in the Julian Bond question —
the planning of the Congress for the Laity, that for the Sisters,
and the Archdiocesan Synod. Coming up are the Liturgy Confe
rence at Charlotte and the Latin American week.
Lest these events be mistaken for merely surface changes, it
may be well to look deeper. Take the Synod (with the two Con
gresses). Just what is their direction? To indicate the route
the Church is taking in northern Georgia, let’s look at these
guidelines. *
(In St. Paul’s usage, these might be called “DE ECCLESIA
ATLANTENSIS”, or "Concerning the Church at Atlanta’’ since
these points are all found in various documents of Vatican II).
1. The parish should be inbred with a missionary spirit reach
ing out to all who live in its boundaries. In this, all the priests,
religious and laity have their role. (Experiment:-—Mass in pri
vate homes.)
2. The bishop should visit the whole diocese, presiding at
pontifical services and directing the apostolate. He should know
his priests and people as far as possible. By means of deans,
other priests, and (he should not hesitate to ask for) one or more
auxiliary bishops, he must get all the help he needs. (New term;
Episcopal vicars with specific areas of authority.)
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• BROTHERS AND FRIENDS
3. The relation of priest and bishop should be that of brothers
and friends. Both should join in regular dialogue, in conference
where experts are invited to speak, and in a spirit of proper
respect, obedience and fraternity. (Example: A senate of priests,
a presbytery, is to aid the bishop by representing all the priests.)
4. The laity is seen in two roles the ordinary one (a) in
which the Church becomes present in hum an society through the
lives of laymen as witnesses and living instruments; and the
extraordinary function; (b) certain laymen receive from those in
authority by which they cooperate with priest and bishop, (e.g.:
-—laymen as lectors, as St. Vincent de Paul workers, as editors,
teachers and specialists in definite commissions.)
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• CHANNELS OF AUTHORITY
5. The Church must set up channels by which laymen can ex
press their needs and desires, opinions and criticism. This
supposes competence on their part, and a confidence on the part
of the bishop and priests. It should always be done in truth, cour
age, prudence, and with reverence and charity toward those who
represent Christ in their Sacred office. (Experiment:--the Lay
Congress of 1966.)
6. There is a special voice within man’s universal call to
holiness for husbands and wives, fathers and mothers. "Faithful
love”, the Council calls it, "sustaining each other in grace all
their lives”. They see their children as God’s gift; they love
each other in the Christian mystery of love, following Christ by
the sacrifices and joys of their vocation and by their love. (E.g.:
re-learning the meaning of marriage.)
7. PASTORS and assistants are joined, not only in the unity of
their priesthood, but in the cooperative manner in which they
build up the pastoral mission of the parish. Religious who serve
parishes and institutions of the archdiocese belong to this unity
of diocesan priests (now being studied for the Synod: concern of
the homes, the poor, the sick, the children, the workers, the think
ers and the unknown).
8. New methods of pastoral work are to be tried out, tested
and used or improved. (Experiment:—social research, identifi
cation of the Church with the poor, the pooling of personnel and
funds.)
9. Teachers (and indeed all who work in nursing, social ser
vice or missions) are called to a "beautiful and very important”
vocation. Since they represent the parents, the Church and the ci
vil community, this calls for careful preparation and especially
for "a continuing readiness to renew and to adapt”. (Example;—
Sisters' Synod of 1966; greater role for laity in these vocations.)
10. IN ADDITION TO Catholic Schools, theChurchmust be pre
sent in other schools of whatever academic level.The Declara
tion on Christian Education calls for the "moral and religious
education of all her children”, just as the new definition of Ca
tholic education is "for all Catholic students wherever they are”.
(Instance:—enlargement of our Department of Education to include
the CCD, Newman Apostolate and Adult Education as well as Ca
tholic schools.)
11. The voice of the Church must be heard in the world. As
Paul VI has said; "The Church has something to say.” It speaks
of the things of God—the mystery of Salvation and the sacraments.
But it must also judge and speak out on "the things of man”—his
freedom, the family, human society with its laws, professions, la
bor and leisure* the arts and sciences, poverty and affluence.
Problems of justice — economic, racial and international — have
their place in the pulpit. (Implementation:—careful, thorough,
courageous speech In our homilies, our instructions, our journals
and our conversation.)
12. Basically what is the aim of it all? To scatter a jargon of
new terms, "Encounter, Kerygmatic, witness and communal”?
Hardly. To produce a generation knee-jerk Catholics whose re
flexes are dulled by a vigil-light, but get excited at (he term,
Bible-vigil? Is there supposed to be a virtue in calling Mass a
"banquet” and the Rosary a "superstition”?
LET NOT these thoughts give comfort to the Resistors. The
Church is calling for a change, but it must be a change of minds
and hearts.
The purpose of the guide-lines 1-12 is to deepen our faith by
returning more and more to the Word of God. Our religion is more
Bible-oriented, more Gospel-conscious, more Christian today than
it was a generation ago. Thus far we owe most of this to a few
popes and bishops, a few priests and theologians, —and the Holy
Spirit.
NOW IT IS time for all to goto work—on our religion; respond
ing to the graces, the insights and the spiritual stimuli that God
sends. That’s where the Guide-lines point. That’s where the ac
tion is.
N.B. Liturgy and Religious Unity are not included here because
directives in them are well-known in the Archdiocese. They must
be included, however, as part of the basic substance of the reform
and renewal.
POPE PAUL visited patients at Rome University’s children’s clinic on the feast of Epiph
any (Jan. 6). The Holy Father brought gifts for the children, many of whom were in the
last stages of terminal cancer and other diseases. As the ambulatory patients gathered
with him around the Christmas crib, Pope Paul spoke affectingly of the value of innocent
suffering on the part of these children as a means of the world’s salvation.
POPE’S ANALYSIS SAYS
Traditional Church Dogma
Got Council Confirmation
VATICAN CITY (NC)~In a
detailed analysis of the ecu
menical council’s lasting ef
fects, Pope Paul VI said its
teachings have brought about
no liberation or break from the
Church's traditional dogmas,
but rether their confirmation
and development.
The council opens many new
horizons for biblical, theolo
gical and humanistic studies,
he said, "and offers an invi
tation to investigate religious
sciences and render them more
profound. But it does not de
prive Christian thought of its
speculative rigor nor does it
permit, the arbitrariness, un
certainty, servility and deso
lation which marks so many
forms of modern religious
thought deprived of the assis
tance of the Church’s teach
ing authority.”
The Pope was speaking at
his weekly general audience
the day after the publication
of his apostolic letter setting
up six commissions to put the
council’s documents into prac
tical effect.
SPEAKING OF these docu
ments as the "council’s heri
tage,” he described them as
forming "a body of doctrines
and laws which must give to
the Church that renewal for
which the council was promo
ted. To know, study and apply
these documents is the duty
and fortune of the post-con
ciliar period.”
It would be wrong, he said,
to think that the council “re
presents a severance, break—
or as some believe a libera
tion—from the traditional teac
hing of the Church. Those also
would be wrong who would au
thorize and promote facile con
formity to the mentality of our
times in its ephemeral and ne
gative aspects rather than those
which are certain and scienti
fic, or who would allow each in
dividual to attach the value and
expression he thinks best to the
truths of the Faith.”
Although the council avoided
infallible dogmatic definitions
because of its pastoral
character, he said, “neverthe
less its teachings carry the
weight of the supreme ordinary
teaching authority. This ordi
nary teaching authority, so evi
dently authentic, must be re
ceived docilely and Sincerely
by all the faithful in accordance
with the intentions of the coun
cil regarding the nature and
purpose of each of the docu
ments.”
“WE MUST enter into the
spirit of these basic principles
of Church teaching and develop
in our souls trust in the guid
ance of the Church along sure
paths of faith and Christian
life. If good Catholics so con
duct themselves—good sons of
the Church, and particularly
scholars, theologians, teach
ers, those who spread the word
of God and those who are stu
dents and who do research in
the field of authentic doctrine
which springs from the Gospel
and is professed by the Church
—then it is to be hoped that
faith, together with Christian
life and the life of society;
will achieve a great restora
tion, one which derives precise*
ly from saving truth. For indeed
the ’spirit of the council’ is the
spirit of truth” (John 16, 13);
The council’s teachings do not
in themselves constitute “an
organic and complete system
of Catholic doctrine,” the Pope
said, "That is much wider);
as everyone knows, and is not
questioned or substantially m<H
dified by the council. On the
contrary, the council illustra
tes, defends and develops it
With extremely authoritative
explanations, full of wisdom;,
vigor and confidence.
"It is this doctrinal aspect
of the council which we must
consider first of all. . .We
must not sever the teachings
of the council from the doc-
THE MARRIAGE of Miss
Mary VirginiaO’Briendaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Ernest
O’Brien to Gregory Loyd Lyons
son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Gregory Lyons of Marietta was
solemnized Saturday; December
18, with a Nuptial Mass at Our
Lady of the Assumption Church
with the Rev. Phillip J. Me*
Ardle, S.M. as celebrant.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, was exquisitely
lovely in a three-piece suit of
white woolen knit and silk with
embroidered lace fringe and.
tiny pearl buttons. On her head
she wore a silk lace Madonna-
style seballena and carried an
old fashioned nosegay of orchids
and carnations.
The Maid of Honor was the
groom’s sister. Miss Lennis
Lyons, who was attired in a soft
pink woolen suit. With this she
wore a pink velvet bow on her
head and carried a nosegay of
pink carnations.
Mr. Lyons served as his son’s
Card Burner
Pleads Guilty
NEW YORK (NC)—James E,
Wilson, 21-year-old member
of the Catholic Worker move
ment, pleaded guilty in Fe
deral court here (Jan. 11) to
wilfully burning his draft card
at a Union Square rally Nov. 6.
He faces a maximum penalty
of five years in_prison and a
fine of $10,000. Sentencing was
set for Fteb. 25.
trinal heritage of the Church,
but on the contrary discern
how they find their place there,
how they are consistent with it
and how they give it witness,
growth, explanation and appli
cation.
"THEN, EVEN the doctrinal
or normative ‘novelties’ of the
council appear in their proper
proportion and do not create
objections to the faithfulness of
the Church to its teaching func
tion, but rather acquire that true
significance which makes it
shine with a superior light.
"May the council help the
faithful, therefore, whether they
be teachers or disciples, to
overcome those states of
mind — of negation, indif
ference, doubt, subjectivism
and the like—which are con
trary to the purity and strength
of the faith. The council Is a
great act of Church teaching,
and those who adhere to coun-
cil thereby recognize and honor
the teaching authority of the
Church. This was the first idea
which inspired Pope John XXIII
.to convene the council.”
best man. A younger brother,
William, was altar boy.
Following the ceremony, the
newlyweds left on a wedding trip
to Miami Beach. The bride’s
outfit was a woolen suit of mint
green with silk overblouse and
black accessories. With this she
used an orchid from her hose-
gay-
After January 3, the young
couple will reside at 255 Third
Ave. E., Cullman, Ala. where
the groom is completing his
studies at St. Bernard College.
Mrs. Lyons will be on the faculty
of Sacred Heart Grammar
School.
New President
For Loyola U.
NEW ORLEANS (NC)—Fath
er Homer R, Jolley, S.J., has
been named president of Loyola
University, succeeding Father
Andrew C. Smith, S.J., presi
dent since 1961.
The announcement was made
(Jan. 13) following a joint
meeting of the university’s
board of regents and board of
directors.
Father Jolley, a member of
the Loyola faculty for 15 years
and vice president for develop
ment since 1964, becomes the
12th president of the Jesuit
institution, the largest Catholic
university in the South.
DECEMBER CEREMONY
O’Brien-Lyons Nuptials
Are Solemnized Here
Letters To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:
In your editorial on the Julian
Bond matter, you stated that
some members of the House of
Representatives had injected
the race issue into the contro
versy. I believe if you will re
view the events of those days
carefully, you will find it was
not any member of the House
of Representatives that Injected
the race issue but rather Martin
Luther King, James Forman and
John Lewis who sought to make
a race question out of it, pro
bably in the hope that they might
find some strength and support
in the civil rights movement
for their unpopular anti-Viet
nam position. Fortunately they
would appear to have been un
successful in their attempt.
While I agreed with most of
your editorial, 1 did think the
record should be made straight
on this point in fairness to the
members of the House of Rep
resentatives.
MICHAEL J. EGAN JR.
ATLANTA, GA.
TO THE EDITOR:
THE LATEST edition of’The
Bulletin" is most disconcert
ing, especially since there are
so many young adults among'
your readers. If you find Mr,
Bond’s support of the SNNC’s
advice to young men to refuse
to be drafted imprudent— how
can you feel he should be in the
Legislature helping to make
laws we are expected to follow?
Mr. Bond said; "I admire the
draft card burners' courage—
especially since he faces a five
year prison term fordoing so.”
I do not feel our country is so
demoralized that we can not be
represented in the government
by men who are loyal and true
leaders—white or black. The
NAACP and other Negro leaders
are his worst critics so there
is no racial problem here. We
are a retired Army family, and
at many stations some of my
favorite doctors were Negroes
so I cannot be accused of in
tolerance on the racial issue.
It is such editorials as yours
that cause unrest and revolt,
and disrespect for authority
among our young people in col
leges and universities. And per—
haps many of our young priests
have been misled—as in last
week’s paper I read of so many
having to be transferred to
foreign countries fo r becoming
too involved in the racial pro
blems.
Let's keep our Catholic paper
out of politics please. And above
all, let us not champion a cause
so near treason. And if it has
become necessary, why not
teach a little more patriotism,
and point out some of the
numerous advantages of living
in this country; and the fact
(corney as it may seem) that
"United we stand, divided we
fall.’’
We can never attain peace as
long as the Communists know
that even some lawmakers ad
vocate draft laws defiance.
The issue at stake is being
misinterpreted. Anyone has the
right to criticize the Admin
istration and should, if he is
against their policies. But no
legislator or anyone in authority
anywhere should advise young
people to break laws.
MRS. M.A. ORY
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Mission Help
Volunteers
MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (NC)~
Summer vacation 1966 will find
hundreds of American college
students working in parts of
Latin America and the United
States as voluntary mission
helpers.
Similarly, many graduating
college students and others will
take up voluntary and paid po
sitions in a wide range of lay
apostolic organizations, ser-
vlng, in some cases, upwards
to two and three years in the
service of others abroad and
at home.
Their jobs will range from
work on construction sites to
census taking, teaching, home
visiting and* nursing, food and
clothes distribution, instruction
of Christian Doctrine and
speech therapy.
An extensive listing of major
summer volunteer. programs
for collegians in 1966, and con
tinuing lay apostolic organiza
tions for professionals is of
fered in the brochure, "World
Campus Survey,” available
from the Maryknoll Fathers
here.
TO THE EDITOR
Reference is made to your
lead editorial "Legislative
Folly”. I take issue with your
statement that Julian Bond’s
sympathy for draft card burners
and admiration for those who
have the courage to bum their
draft cards is not subversive.
Mr. Bond undoubtedly has a
strong influence over hundreds
of young admirers from his own
district as well as thousands
throughout the country and he
has treated this responsible po
sition with indifference.
Had our Georgia Legislature
permitted Mr. Bond’s seating,
it would lend support to his ir
responsible subversive sug
gestion.
It is not our desire to have
any publication in our home
that condones this sinful action.
Please cancel our subscription
to the Georgia Bulletin.
THOMAS B. BARKER
ATLANTA
TO THE EDITOR
Please remove my name from
the mailing list at once. In my
opinion the Bulletin has always
leaned toward the coloredsideof
everything. The editorial about
Julian Bond done it.
I don’t want the mailman, or
any one who may come to my
home to think that I belong to
the NAACP., CORE, S.N.C.C.
etc. A person may get that im
pression if they knew I received
your paper. Any one who ad
mires a draft card burner isn’t
fit to live in our country, much
less be a lawmaker.
ROBERTA ME ADO WC RO FT
ATLANTA
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JOHNSON TIRE SERVICE INC.
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MARIETTA GEORGIA
TO THE EDITOR:
"Two men looked out from
prison bars One saw the mud;
the other saw the stars.”
The woman writing Msgr.
Conway in the Question Box on
page 5 of the Jan. 13 Issue
who thinks "rhythm is foolish,
"wants to be sure she does
not become pregnant until she
is ready” and thinks "toomany
children can ruin a marriage”
might be compared to the man
who saw the mud. And Mrs.
Carota, mother of 17, on page
10 might be compared to the one
who saw the stars.
Two women stood at their
kitchen sink One thought be
grudgingly of all the work she
had to do that day And in her
pregnant state, felt P.U. The
poor thing needs more than con-
traceptives-she needs a dif
ferent viewl
The other thanked God and
used the time to pray and glanc-
ing through her window saw a
lovely little blue jay. "Oh,
thought she with a joyful heart,
"perhaps the child I’m carrying
Might serve God someday in a
special way.”
With family planning all the
rage it was good to see an "un
planned” one appearing with
Pope Paul on your page.
(MRS. HARRY GERNAZ IAN)
ATLANTA, GA
For Information Writet
BrotherDonold Hanxol, CSC
104 Holy Cross School
4950 Dauphine Street
New Orleans. La. 7<JT17 ; ■
INDIA:
ONLY
BEGINNING
THE HOLY FATHER'S MISSION AID TO THE ORIENTAL CHURCH
What's new in India this week? In towns and
hamlets off the beaten path courageous priests
and Sisters are eating only ounces of rice each
SEE day in order to share their food with starving
HOW children. Lepers in Sheratallay get immediate
THESE relief from the Dapsone tablets (only $8.50 for
PEOPLE 10,000 tablets) we are able to send because you
LOVE read this column. Indians in their ’teens, pre-
ONE paring to be priests and Sisters, study hard for
ANOTHER! the day when they too can help the poor. .. .
What lies ahead in the next few weeks and
months? Here's a sampling of what we hope
to do:
WHERE □ “An investment in knowledge pays the best
STUDENTS interest,” Benjamin Franklin said. The Carmelite
WILL Fathers in Calicut, with more than 1,000 stu :
TALK dents in their care, are shaping India’s future.
WITH “But what is an education without God?”, Father
GOD Superior asks. The chapel they need at St.
Joseph’s College will cost only $7,500 (the cost
of the materials) since the priests and the stu
dents will do the work themselves. They need
cash, however, to purchase the materials. Help
all you can? Name the chapel for your favorite
saint, in memory of your loved ones, if you build
it all by yourself. Just write to us today.
EVERY □ “Help a man put a roof over the heads of his
FAMILY wife and children, and you give him dignity and
NEEDS purpose," writes Archbishop Joseph Parecattil.
A In the Ernakulam area, where thousands are
ROOF homeless, the Archbishop asks help to build
4,000 homes. The basjc materials will cost only
$200 for each. The family will build it under
proper supervision, and they’ll own it "no strings
attached.’’—If your home is warm and com
fortable, thank God by helping a family that is
poor?
A □ For only $12.50 a month ($150 a year, $300
SISTER for the entire two-year course) you can enable
OF a poor girl in India to become a Sister. She will
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