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PAGE 2—The Georgia Bulletin, December 2,1976
& Donde Pondemos
Encontrar A Dios?
POR LAZARO M. HERRERA
Leyendo al filosofo y
escritor espanol Miguel de
Unamuno, encontramos en el
una constante inquietud, un
escudrinar perenne tratando
de encontrar la existencia de
Dios (o de demostrarla); y de
encontrar la existencia de una
vida eterna (o de justificarla).
Segun este autor vasco,
bilbaino, hay tres palabras
que son inseparables:
Religion, Filosofia e
Inmortalidad. Y en esto esta
basado precisamente su
SENTIMIENTO TRAGICO
DE LA VIDA.
En la obre poetica de
Unamuno, en los versos que
el titula SALMO I, pregunta
incansablemente donde esta
Dios, y en forma muy
enfatica se dirige a El
interrogandole por que se
esconde; por que se deja
negar por los ateos; por que
se oculta y no se descubre
ante todos para callar a los
que lo niegan.
Verdad que a veces
Unamuno nos parece un
cristiano profundo y
convencido, y otras un ser
atormentado por la duda?
En un pais como Espana en
donde lo humano y lo divino,
el hoy y la eternidad, no han
estado nunca separados,
aparece Unamuno tratando
de resolver, (segun el), el
problema del conflicto entre
la Razon y la Fe. La vida
entera de este nrofesor v
rector de la Universidad de
Solamanca, una de las mas
antiguas de la Peninsula
Iberica, fue una ardorosa
campana de agitacion de las
conciencias. Filosofo,
ensayista, dramaturgo, poeta
y novelista, en el todos los
generos se reducen a una
unidad, (o seria mejor tal vez
decir sus sentimientos):
Espana, la Vida y la Muerte.
Segun Unamuno “el
hombre de came y hueso no
quiere morir, no quiere
desaparecer, tiene ansia de
inmortalidad; pero sabe que
ese deseo es irracional.” (Del
SENTIMIENTO TRAGICO
DE LA VIDA). Y nos expone
que “por eso necesita fe, pero
no una fe satisfecha,
resignada, como la que
pueden proporcionar las
religiones positivas; sino una
fe angustiada, nacida de la
duda y conquistada de ella,
que surja de la conviccion
absoluta de la imposibilidad
de saber.”
Y cabe aun la pregunta y
cual es la fe por la que lucha
Unamuno? Si toda su obra
esta dirigida, de una manera o
de ostra, a ese proposito
intranquilizador. Si los temas
de sus novelas son los del vivir
acongojado, son los de la
agonia de la lucha del hombre
contra lo que esta dentro de
si; contra lo que lleva
inseparablemente consigo.
Tratando de contestar las
encuestas que lanzo Miguel de
Unamuno a traves de toda su
obra literaria, podriamos
decir que Dios esta en todo.
Por todos. En Su
Omnipotencia se encierra la
sabiduria divina, que pudo
crear la faz de la tierra y en
donde no existe nada en que
la mano del Senor no este de
manifiesto, latente: En las
cosas materiales, concretas,
visibles; y en los hechos
invisibles, en las cuestiones
espirituales. En el trabajo, en
el amor, en el sufrimineto y
en el sacrificio. En el orden
de todas las cosas comunes
que se suceden, y algunos
piensan que ha sido por
casualidad. El Senor esta
presente en aquellos que por
El nada sienten, derramando
sobre ellos su generosidad y
su perdon. El Senor esta
presente en aquellos en que
El se goza porque le aman, y
le obedecen y le imploran. El
Senor estuvo presente con su
inmenso amor en la escena
del Calvario, cuando permitio
que su Hijo fuera crucificado
en la cruz, que le dim os
nosotros los pecadores, para
redimimos. Y aun esta
presente ofreciendose a aquel
pecador ordinario que no ve
ninguna de estas cosas, o que
no las quiere ver.
Por que entonces
inquietarnos tanto buscando
una verdad que esta
palpitando a nuestro
alrededor? Por que no la
vemos? Si pusieramos en ello
esa fe de que se ha hablado
anteriormente en este
articulo, esa fe que es
verdadera y que por lo tanto
existe; y que algunos se
empenan en investigar y en
demostrar, lo que esta ya mas
que demostrado a traves de
los siglos, encontrariamos la
respuesta facil y llanamente.
Por eso quiero dedicar
estos humildes versos,
atrevimiento mio; pero
brotados del fondo de mi
alma y en una ocasion en la
que tuve motivos para ello; a
la presencia de Dios en todo,
por todos.
EN TODO. POR TODOS.
Cuanta sabiduria se
encierra en Ti, Senor
Omnipotente!
Nada existe en la faz de la
tierra en que no estes latente:
En la materia concreta y
visible, en la invisible cuestion
de los hechos; cuando el
atomo fue divisible y cuando
suspiran los pechos.
Tu antes, Tu despues y Tu
siempre en el orden comun de
las cosas; en aquel que por Ti
nada siente y en aquel en que
gozas.
_ Por aquel que subio hasta
el Calvario con la cruz que le
diera este impio; por aquel
pecador ordinario . . .
Cuan inmenso es tu amor,
Senor mio!
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Open House At St. Vincent De Paul Society
BY JOLAINE KINGERY
To advertise the scope of
its “operation for the poor,”
the St. Vincent de Paul Store
and Warehouse on Parkway
Drive will hold an Open
House and Special Sale on
Saturday, December 4, from
10 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. All
are invited to attend and also
to meet Michael De Mart, the
new manager of the store and
warehouse.
Under his management, the
entire operation has been
revamped and become more
organized and efficient. The
layout of the merchandise in
the store now resembles a
modern department store -
aisles are spacious, items are
displayed properly, clothes
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given to household goods,
appliances, furniture, books,
etc. The warehouse section to
the back of the building has
been efficiently set up for the
sorting and arranging of the
merchandise donated and
collected. An efficient
schedule has been arranged
for truck pick-up of donated
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De Mart, a native of North
Tonawanda, New York,
received his education in
pre-law in Michigan and
served two years in the Army
before arriving in Georgia six
years ago. His first job here
was teaching a group of
mentally retarded in Winder,
after which he became a
customer service
representative for U.S.
Gypson where he picked up
valuable business experience.
He took the job at St.
Vincent’s because it
presented a challenge. He and
his wife, Jeanne, who works
at Davison’s, attend
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church.
De Mart provided some
interesting statistics as regards
the St. Vincent operation.
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more merchandise is given
away than is sold. The sales,
in effect, finance the entire
operation and are a big asset.
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Society answers all calls it
receives from the Catholic
Archdiocese, from the Social
Services Agencies in Atlanta
and Fulton County, as well as
requests from individuals who
walk in needing help. They
are many and varied. In
September, there were 118
calls from families, or the
Agencies, and some 318
individuals who came by for
help.
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“operation for the poor.”
This operation recycles
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significance.
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of Volunteers who are needed
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store. De Mart praised the
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Jedicke, Rosalie Brown, Mary
Muir, Agnes McNally, and
Pastoria Perez. Volunteers,
once a month, or anytime,
are welcomed any hour from
nine until five, Monday
through Friday.
On the cover of “Taking Charge,” a process
packet for simple living developed by The
American Friends Committee we read:
“If the world were a global village of 100
people, one third of them would be rich or of
moderate income, two thirds would be poor.
Of the 100 residents 47 would be unable to
read, and only one would have a college
education. About 35 would be suffering from
hunger and malnutrition, at least half would
be homeless or living in substandard housing.
If the world were a global village of 100
people, six of them would be Americans.
These six would have a third of the village’s
entire income, and the other 94 would subsist
on the other two thirds. How could the
wealthy six live “in peace” with their
neighbors? Surely they would be driven to
arm themselves against the other 94 . . .
perhaps even to spend, as Americans do,
about twice as much per person on military
defense as the total income of two thirds of
the villagers.”
During the Thanksgiving vacation I
participated in a liturgy in one of America’s
suburban parishes. The banner was striking.
The art work was simple, the continents of
the world cut out of red felt and pasted on a
plain blue field; the caption in white spelled
out the theme of the worship service: “What
boundaries our concern?” As in our diocese
the parishioners were sharing clothing and
blankets with the less fortunate through the
Bishops’ Relief Collection last Sunday. The
experience made me realize again that if we
are to effect lasting social change between
those who have and those who do not, the life
style of most Americans will have to be a
simple one. I personally believe it would be
such a genuine choice because, at least for
now, it would be a decision on our part, not
one imposed from outside.
Another recent experience reinforced my
reflection. I was one of many Atlanta
Christians who took part in a Hunger
Workshop last weekend at the Oakhurst
Baptist Church. We began the learning by
playing an educational game, Baldicer, (short
for balanced diet certificate). The purpose of
the game was to earn as many Baldicers as
possible to avert an impending world famine.
One group of participants kept earning
baldicers but never sharing their resources
with “us poorer countries” who collaborated
and shared in every way possible so that all of
us could just break even and survive. When we
became aware of the seeming heartlessness of
the ones who had such a food stockpile, we
were indignant. I’m certain if this had not
been only a game and that we were very
hungry, we would have been infuriated.
The next day at the workshop we explored
possible changes in our personal life style. We
looked at the consequences of consumerism.
We asked ourselves such questions as: “How
many things do we own which cost over $200,
the annual per capita income of the poorest
third of the world’s population?” “Do we
consider the effect of our consumption
patterns on the earth and the people with
whom we share it?” “Do our consumption
patterns take charge of us, rather than the
opposite?” We had to admit that we consume
an enormously and entirely inequitable share
of the world’s resources. This has contributed
in no small measure to a world divided into
increasingly disparate classes: first, a tiny
number of individuals who own and control
vast amounts of resources and power; second,
a larger group which enjoys access to both
necessities and luxuries as long as scarcities do
not threaten; and, third, a group which is by
far the largest and is permanently cut off from
basic necessities.
We could be bewildered; we cannot change
our entire lifestyle immediately. But we can
begin. An example: parents were challenged in
our Advent booklet at Christ the King Parish
this weekend to buy only one toy/present
each for their children this Christmas so that
the children won’t be emotionally drained by
too many stimuli at once and have the
opportunity to share in the lot of most of
their brothers and sisters throughout the
world.
We may begin some simple living
workshops after Christmas. We welcome you
to join us; we all need to survive.
Third Order Day Of Recollection
The Third Order of St. Francis is sponsoring a Day of
Recollection on Saturday, December 11, from 10 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (across from
Underground Atlanta).
Father Cronan Kelly, 0.F.M-, Assistant Pastor at the Shrine,
and the group’s Moderator, will conduct the program. The
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general theme will be the Incarnation and three instructions will
be covered.
The program will end with Benediction and Ceremonies of
Profession and Reception. Two novices, Mrs. Helen Weathers
and Clarence Young, will be professed and Thomas Simmons
and Mike Thomas, both from Milledgeville, will be received.
Those attending are asked to bring a sandwich; coffee and
dessert will be provided. For further information, please call
Frances Drew, (evenings) 881-0917.
All Third Order members and interested persons are cordially
invited to this Day of Recollection.
The quarterly meeting of the Diocesan Committee on
scouting will be held, Wednesday, December 15, 7:30 p.m. at
the Chancery Office.
The agenda will be a full one, as plans for the upcoming year
will be finalized.
Many scouts are currently working on their religious emblem
programs, so the April 16th awards banquet should be a good
one. The Bishop’s Trophies will also be presented that evening.
Also the boy scout troops should try to qualify for the Pope
Paul VI unit recognition award.
With the 1976 Atlanta Area Retreat Camporee just behind us,
plans are being made for next year’s retreat. The committee
would like to see expansion in all areas of the retreat, so be sure
to attend, make your input and make the 1977 retreat the best
For additional information please contact Pat McGinn,
chairman, at 255-5134 or Father John Kieran, chaplain at
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