The Record Newspaper 16 May 1945

—Why British Catholics Exert aPowerful Influence

Debt of. English,- Speaking World to Irish

StrengthoftheCatholicSchool System

AConvert Surveys the General Outlook

Educated at Harrow and Balliol, Arnold Lunn,whois awell-known English writer and observer of foreign affairs, was received into the Catholic Church in 1995. In the following article,which has been published in the "Atlantic Monthly," he explains the position of Catholics in Great Britain, and the increasing prestige of theChurch among all thinking mien and women.

British Catholics—that is, the Ca. tholics of England, Scotlandand Wales —form about seven per cent. of the total population, whereas twenty per cent. of the population of the United States are members of the Catholic Church. It is therefore not surprising that the influence of the British Catholics is in many respect, but not in every respect, far less than that of their co-religionists on the other side of the Atlantic. We read with envy and surprise of the indignant reactions of

the New York State legislature to the attack on the Vatican which was published in Pravda. No such reac. tion would be conceivable in any pub• lic body in this country (Britain). Again, it would be difficult for the hierarchy of this country to organise acampaign as effective as that which The American Iiierarch_v conducted against acertain type of film.

13ut the advantages are not wholly with the American Catholics. English Catholicism has its roots in more than athousand years of English history, whereas American Catholicism has had its roots in Europe. The American ethos is aProtestant ethos. The country was founded by the shaped by Protestants. England, on the other hand, was Cathoic for athousand vears. The great Cathedrals were built by Catholics. The Icing is still crowned by aritual that is Catholic in origin, and still Catholic in sentiment.

The Church of England herself has always steered amiddle course between what an eighteenth century divine calls"the meretricious gaudiness of the Church of Rome and the squalid slimety of fanatic conventicles." The inglishman is essentiadv conservative. fie builds on the past. Nowhere for instance, was the Reformation so con. servative as

in England. The English respect for tradition is merely an extension of the democratic principle to the dead. There is an increasing readiness to recognise English Catholicism as an integral element in the English way of life. Significant in this respect were the tributes paid to Ches, terton, asatypical Englishman,on the

appearance of Maisie Ward's excellent biography. There is an ever-increasing awareness of the factthat ourlaw, our Parliamentary system, and our higher education have their roots in our Catholic past.

No English are more invincibly nay tional, even insular, in their outlook than those who can trace their descent through an unbroken line of Catholic ancestors too conservative to tolerate innovations in religion, too English to have any truck with adaptations of Lutheran and Calvinisticcreeds, The hereditary Catholic, descended from an unbroken line of Catholics, exists in every social stratum, but it was the consistency of those of the landed gentry who maintained and hid the missionary priests during the penal times which prevented the extermination of the Church in England.

Who Are the English Catholics?

British Catholics may be divided intofour..lasses, asmall minority who belong to families which have never ceased to be Catholics; alarge class descended from Irish Catholics; the de. sc•enclants of converts; and recent converts. It would be difficult to exaggerate the debt which the Church in the English-speaking world owes to the Irish.

In England Catholicism is well repres-rated in every social stratum. The premier Duke, the Duke of Norfolk is aCatholic. and Newman was followed into the Church not only by asteady stream of dons andAnglicanclergy but also by anot inconsiderable number of converts from the aristocracy; but the Church in England owed far less to these fashionable converts than, as David Mathew said, to"the free generosity of the poor (which had built up their churches and schools week by week' They were determined and loyal; ready to defend themselves; forthright. The churches had been paid for stone by stone out of the small ravages of the faithful and this in part accounted for their eager attachment to the parish unit which remained their spiritual hearth."

There are no Catholic universities in the United Kingdom and consesuently

Catholices go to the same universities as Protestants, but every effort is made to induce Catholic parents to send their children to Catholic schools, The Catholic public schools have considerable prestige, and the alumni of the Jesuit schools Stonyhurst and Beaumont, or the Benedictine schools, Downside and Ampleforth, suffer from no defence complex when they meet Etonians or flarrovians.

British Catholics are at the moment engaged in abattle for their schools. \\'e

rlaini that our contributions to the taxes which support the State schools should he returned to us in the form of schools under Catholic control. We have been far more succes4iil than American Catholics in our demand for educational justice, mainly because we have hitherto enjoyed the powerful support of the Anglicans, engaged in asimilar campaign for the Anglican schools. In the present struggle the Archbishop ofCanterbury, to the sorrow ofmany highAnglicans, has declared himself satisfied with the Government proposals and has left the 'atholics as the sole representatives of those who are fighting abattle for a specifically Christian education. Their Part in the Services.

Catholics have aclear-cut teaching on the duty which we owe not only to God but to Caesar. The Church which has canonised many soldiers has never canonised aconscientious objector to ajust war. Though exactstatistics are unavailable, it is beyond dispute that Catholics are represented ou't of all proportion to their number in the Armed Forces.

It would be ungenerous in this connection to omit atribute to the Irish Catholics. Proportionately more volunteers from Eire are fighting in the British Armed Forces than from the Six Counties, The Irish volunteers are well represented-in the awards for gallantry as are also the English Catholics. The first Army officer and the firstAir Force pilot to receive the most coveted of all decorations, the Victoria Cross, were Catholics, as were also the first D.StO. of the war, the first Army chaplain to be decorated, the first Army chaplain to be decomted for landing with parachute troops, the first to receive the Naval Knighthood and the George Medal for Oivilian Gallantry.

On the other hand Catholics are under-represented in Parliamentand in publiclife, for there is only one aspect of national life, front-line service in time of war, in whichadisproportionate representation of Catholics does not attract hostile comment. It is far less easy for aCatholic than for a non-Catholic to be adopted as aParliamentary candidate, and the chances of aCatholic being elected to some such position as the mayor of atown vary inversely with the number of Catholics inthat town.

All Classes Represented.

I6o not,however, wish to give the impression that Catholics are apersecuted minority. Thisis veryfar from 1 ,

eing the case. it is as true of the Catholics asof any other compact minority that ouhsi4ees exaggerate our influence, and those within tend to exaggerate the hostility of thosewithout, .\gain, asin the case ofJews, outsiders greatly exaggerate Catholic solidarity.

"Catholics," as Father Martindale remarked, "use up all their available unity on points of defined doctrine and have nothingleftover forordinary life." Every phase of political opinion is represented among Catholics, from extreme conservatism to asocialismfarmore to the left than the Communism of modern Moscow,

The Catholic, of course, iffaced with the choice between two systems—one that tolerates and another that persecutes the Church—reacts precisely as aJew would react under similar circumstances. Yet whereas nobody expects aJew to support Ilitler, many people were surprised (and pained) by the fact thatfete Catholicscould pump up much enthusiasm for the Republican Government in Spain, in whose territory thousands of priests had been murdered.

The Spanish War was a critical point in the history of English Catholicism. Conversions, which had been

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—Why British Catholics ExertaPowerful Influence

Debt of. English-Speaking World to Irish StrengthoftheCatholicSchoolSystem

AConvert Surveys the General Outlook

Educated at Harrow and Ballfol,ArnoldLunn,whois awell-knownEnglish writer and observer of foreign affairs,was received into the Catholic Church in 1996. Xn the following article,which has been published in the "Atlantic Monthly," he explains the position of Catholics in Great Britain and theincreasing prestige of theChurch among all thinking mien ani women.

British Catholics—that is, the Ca. tholicsof England,ScotlandandWales —form about seven per cent. of the total population,whereas twenty per cent.of the population of the United States are members of the Catholic Church. It is therefore not surprising that the influence of the British Catholics is in many respect, but not in every respect, far less than that of their co-religionists on the other side of the Atlantic. We read with envy andsurprise of the indignantreactions of the New York State legislature to the attack on the Vatican which was published in Pravda. No such reac. tion would be conceivable in any pub• lic body in this country (Britain). Again, it would be difficult for the Hierarchy of this country to organise acampaign as effective as that which the American Hierarchy conducted against acertain type of film.

But the advantages are not wholly with the American Catholics. English Catholicism has its roots in more than athousand years of English history, whereas American Catholicism has had its roots in Europe. The American ethos is aProtestant ethos. The country was founded by theshaped by Protestants. England, on the other hand, was Cathoic for athousand years. The great Cathedrals were built by Catholics. The King is still crowned by aritual that is Catholic in origin, and still Catholic in sentiment.

The Church of England herself has always steered amiddle course between what an eighteenth century divine calls"the meretricious gaudiness of the Church of Rome and the squalid sluttery of fanatic conventicles." The Englishman is essentiaily conservative. fie builds on the past. Nowhere for instance, was the Reformation so con. servative as in England. The English respect for tradition is merely an extension of the democratic principle to the dead. There is an increasing readiness to recognise English Catholicism as an integral element in the English way of life. Significant in this respect were the tributespaid to Ches terton, asatypical Englishman,on the

appearance of Maisie Ward'sexcellent biography. There is an ever-increasingawareness ofthe factthat ourlaw, our Parliamentary system,and our higher education have their roots in our Catholic past.

No English are more invincibly na• tional, even insular,in their outlook thanthosewhocantrace theirdescent through an unbroken line of Catholic ancestors,too conservative to tolerate innovations in religion,too English to have any truck with adaptations of Lutheran and Calvinisticcreeds, The hereditary Catholic, descended from an unbroken line ofCatholics, exists in every social stratum, but it was the consistency of those of the landed gen. try who maintained and hid the missionary priests during the penal times which prevented the extermination of theChurch in England.

Who Are the English Catholics?

British Catholics may be divided into tour.lasses, asmall minority who belong to families which have never ceased to be Catholics; alarge class descended from Irish Catholics; the de._ scendants of converts; and recentconverts. It would be difficult to exaggerate the debt which the Church in the English-speaking worldowesto the Irish.

In England Catholicism is well represented in every social stratum. The premier Duke, the Duke of Norfolk, is aCatholic. and Newman was followed into the Church not only by asteady stream ofdons andAnglicanclergy but also by anot inconsiderable number of converts from the aristocracy; but the Church in England owed far less to these fashionable converts than, as David Yathew said to"the free generosity,of the poor (which had built up their churches and schools week by week'." They were determined and loyal; ready to defend themselves; forthright. The churches had been paid for stone by stone out of the small!wages of the faithful and this in part accounted for their eager at. tachment to the parish unit which remained their spiritual hearth."

There are no Catholic universities in the United Kingdom and consesuently

Catholices go to the same universities as Protestants,but every effort is made to induce Catholic parents to send their children to Catholicschools, The Catholic public schools have considerable prestige, and the alumni of the Jesuit schools, Stonyhurst and Beaumont,-or the Benedictine schools, Downside and Arrpleforth, suffer from no defence complex when they meet Etonians or Harrovians.

British Catholics are at the moment engaged in abattle for their schools. We claim that our contributions to the taxes which support the State schools should be returned to us in the form ofschoolsunderCatholiccontrol. We have been far more successful than American Catholics in our demand for educational justice, mainly because we have hitherto enjoyed the powerful support -

of the Anglicans, engaged in asimilar campaign for the Anglican schools. In the present struggle the Archbishop ofCanterbury, tothe sorrow ofmany HighAnglicans, has declared himself satisfied with the Government proposalsand hasleft the Catholics as the,sole representatives of those who are fighting abattle for a specifically Christian education. Their Part in the Services.

Catholics have aclear-cut teaching on the duty which we owe not only to God but to Caesar. The Church which has canonised manysoldiers has never canonised aconscientious objector to ajust war. Thoughexactstatistics are unavailable,it is beyond dispute that Catholics are represented out of all proportion to their number in the Armed Forces.

It would be ungenerous in this connection to omit atribute to the Irish Catholics. Proportionately more volunteers from Eire are fighting in the British Armed Forces than from the Six Counties. The Irish volunteers are well representedin the awardsfor gallantry as are also the English Ca. tholics. The first Army officer'and the firstAir Force pilot toreceive the most coveted of all decorations, the VictoriaCross, were Catholics,as were` also the first D.StO. of the war, the firstArmychaplain to be decorated. the first Army chaplain to bedecorated for landing with parachute troop@6 the first to receive the Naval Knight hood and the George Medal"for Oivilian Gallantry.

On the other hand Catholics are under-represented inParliamentandin publiclife, forthere isonlyoneaspect' of national life, frontline service in time of war, in.whichadisproportionate representation of Catholics does not-attracthostilecomment. Itisfar less easy for aCatholic than for a non-Catholic to be adopted as aParliamentary candidate,and the chances of aCatholic being elected to some such position as'the mayor of atown vary inversely with the numberof Catholics inthattown.

Ali Class@Represented.

Ido not,however, wish to give the impression that Catholics are apersecutedminority. Thisisveryfar from being the case. It is as true of the Catholicsasofanyothercompactminority that outtsi*r+sexaggerate our influence,andthose withintend toexaggeratethehostilityofthosewithout. Again, asin thecase ofJews, outsiders greatly exaggerate Catholic solidarity. "Catholics," as Father Martindale re-' marked, "use up all their available unity on points of defined doctrine andhavenothingleftoverforordinary life." Every phase of political opinion is represented among Catholics, fromextreme conservatisur to asocialismfarmoreto theleft than theCommunism of modern Moscow.

TheCatholic,ofcourse, iffacedwith the choice between two systerns—one that tolerates and another that persecutes the Church—reacts precisely'as aJew would react under similar circumstances. Yet whereas nobody expects aJew to support Hitler, many people were surprised(and pained) by thefactthatfew Catholicscouldpump upmuch enthusiasm for the Republican Government in Spain,in whose territory thousands ofpriests hadbeen murdered.

The Spanish War was a critical point in the history of English Catholicism. Conversions,which had been (ContinuedonBackCover.)

Debt of. English-Speaking•.World to

Strength of the Catholic School System

A•Convert Surveys the General Outlook-.

]educated at Harrow and $&Viol,ArnoldLuna,who1sawdlkwm3h8M writer and observer of foreign afl" was received into.the Catholic_. Church in 195& iin the following article,which has beau published I= "atbantic Monthly," he nPlsins the podtion of Oath MIt tiseatSr and thefacreerng prestige of theOhuruh among all 0 1

"M s assn and woman.

British Catholice--that-is,-the Ca4

.tholicsofEngland,ScotlandandWales --form about seven per cent. of the total population,whereas twenty per cent. of the population of the United States are members of the Catholic Church. It is therefore not surprising that the influence of the British Catholics is in nanny respect,butnot ` in every respect,far less than that of their co-religionists on the other side of the Atlantic. We read withenvy andsurpriseof the indignantreactions of the New York State legislature to the attack on the Vatican which was published in Pravda. No such reac• tion would be conceivable in any pub. lie body in this country (Britain). Again,it would be difficult for the Hierarchy of this country to organise acampaign as effective as that which 'the American Hierarchy conducted againgt acertain type of film.

But the advantages are not wholly with the American Catholics. English Catholicism has its roots in more than athousand years of English history,whereas American Catholicism has had its roots in Europe. The American ethos is aProtestant ethos. The country wasfounded by theshaped by Protestants. England, on the other hand,was Cathoic for athousand years.The great Cathedrals were built by Catholics. The King is still crowned by aritual that is Catholic in origin,and, still Catholic in sentiment.

The Church of England herself has -,always steered amiddle course between whatan eighteenth century divine calls"the meretriciousgaudinessof the Church of Rome and the squalid sluttery of fanatic conventicles." The Englishman is essentiaily conservative. He builds on the past. Nowhere for instance,was the Reformation so con• servative as in England. The English respect for tradition is merely an extension of the democratic principle to the dead. There is an increasing readiness to recognise English Cathol• icism as an integral element in the English way oflife.Significantin this respect werethe tributespaid to Ches. terton,asatypical Englishman,on the

appearance of Maisie Ward's excellent biography. There is an ever-ineressingawarenessofthefactthatourlaw, our Parliamentary system, and our higher education have their roots in our Catholic past.

No English are more invincibly national,even insular,in their outlook thanthosewhocantrace theirdescent through an unbroken line of Catholic ancestors,too conse

rvative to tolerate innovations in religion,too English to._ have any truck with adaptations-of Lutheran and Calvinisticcreeds, The hereditary Catholic, descended from an unbrokenlineofCatholics,existsin every social stratum,but it was the consistency of thoseof the landed gen. try who maintained and hid the missionary priests during the penal times which prevented the extermination of theChurch inEngland.

Who Are the EnglishCatholic$?

British Catholics may be.divided into four ..lasses, asmallminority who belong to families which have never ceased to be Catholics;alarge class descendedfromIrish'Catholics;the de— scendantsof converts;' and recentconverts.'It would be difficult to exaggerate the debt which the Church in the English-speakingworldowesto the Irish.

In England Catholicism is well represented in every social stratum. The premier Duke,the Duke of Norfolk, is aCatholic.and Newman was followed into the Church not only by asteady streamofdonsandAnglicanclergybut also by anot inconsiderable number of converts from the aristocracy; but the Church in England owed far less to these fashionable converts than, as David Matbew said,to "the free generosity of the poor (which bad built up their churches.and schools week by weeki' They were determined and loyal; ready to defend themselves; forthright. The churches had been paid for stone by stone out of the small M1rages of the faithful and this in part accounted for their eager at* tachment to the parish unit which remained their spiritual hearth."

There are no Catholic universities in the United Kingdom and rnnsesuently

Catholices go to the same universities as Protestants,but eve

ry effo

rt •.fs made to induce Catholic parents to send their children to Catholicschools, The Catholic public schools have considerable prestige;and the alumni of the Jesuit schools, Stonyhurst and Beaumont,'or the Benedictine schools Downside andAmpleforth,sufferfrom no defence complex when they meet Etonian or Harrovian.

British Catholicsare .

at the moment engaged in abattle for their schools. We claim that,our contributions to the taxes which support the State schools should be returned to us in the formofschoolsunder Catholiccon. trol. We have been far more successful thanAmerican Catholics inour demhnd for educational justice, main. ly because we have hitherto enjoyed the powerful supportof the Anglicans, engaged in asimilar campaignforthe Anglican schools. In the present strugglethe Archbishop ofCanterbury, tothe sorrowofmany'HighAnglicans, has declared himself satisfied with the Governmentproposalsand banleftthe Catholicsas the,sole

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re sentativesof those who are fighting abattle for a specifically Christian education. TheirPartin the.Services. •Catholics have aclear-cut teaching on the duty which we owe not only to God but to Caesar. The Church which hascanonised manysoldiershas never canonised aconscientious

objectorto ajustwar. Thoughexact

stat/istics arc unavailable,it is beyond 'dispute that Catholics are represented out of all proportion to their number in the Armed Forces.

It would be ungenerous in this nection to omitatribute to the

Iriab`'^a Catholics. 1Proportionately snore;

V4;• unteers from Eire are?fighting fr► British Armed Fotces_thuifrom !ba"" SixCounties, The Irish voluntsdr*,:'are well representedinAbeawards gallantry as are also the Epglj;h tholies. The first Army"offieer'iMA the firstAir Forcepilot toreceive•f most coveted of all decorations, .VictoriaChloe wero Catholic,al.wer11" f also the first I are

of the war, fb9, z -fir#Armychaplain to be decor pjd:'' the first Armychaplain tobedeosteitr> ed for landing with parachute troop Z the first to receive the Naval Knigg4 idand theGeorge,Medal-for` Churllien GelLatry. „ 4n the other hand Catholics AW z_ under-representedin•ParlianientandIq ",

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Why the"SwoonTheory"Languishes

The period from the descent of the `Holy Ghost on Pentecost Day until the death of the Apostle John, about 110 A.D., is called the Apostolic Age. TheChurchinthatperiod is called the Infant ChurchorthePrimitiveChurch.

The chief source of the history of the Primitive.Church is the Scriptural Book, known as"The Acts of the Apostles:" This book is an outline rather than acomplete history; it is abrief account of the Church for a period of roughly thirty years. It was written by St. Luke the Evangelist inGreek. Norn.ust webe misled bythe title of the book. It does not narrate the activities of all the Apostles; Peter fills the first twelve chapters, Paulall therest; the other Apostles hardly appear at all and, in the first part of the book, the chief actors to appear on the scene, apart from Peter, are of second rank: Stephen, Philip, Barnabas.

This should not occasion surprise. The author, St. Luke, ryas influenced in his choice of materialby the conditions in which he found himself. He had been the companion of St. Paul, during his stay at Caeseras, he had known Philip, and at Antioch he had seen much of Barnabas.

Itisclear thatLukedid notattempt to give acomplete picture of the early Church. To quote one proof of this: The Epistle to the Romans and the book of the Acts itself tell us of the existence of achurch in Rome , yet Luke tells us nothing of its origin and

growth. For another thing the Pauline Epistles show us features in the life of the Apostle which are not mentioned in the Acts.

The end which Luke had in view was to describe the origins of the Church in Jerusalem, and then its expansion in which he played not only the part of chronicler, but also thatof apostolic worker. Nevertheless, from the Acts we get apicture of the Primitive or Infant Church.

The outstanding feature in this picture is the way the Apostles set about the preachingoftheGospel. Thefirst example of this preaching is the discourse of St. Peter

on Pentecost Day, the earliest example also of Christian apologetics. The burden of this dis• (oursewas the Resurrection of Christ; but the fact of the Resurrection as proof of Christ's authority.(Acts 2, 14-36.)

"But Peter standing up with the eleven lifted up his voice and spoketo them.... 'YemenofIsrael,'hearthese words: Jesus of Nazareth, aman ap. proved ofGod among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as you also know;

Jesus whom you have crucified."

The same theme is found in theanswer of Peter to the Jewish Council as ,found in Chapter 4, V. 10-12. Peter, in company with John, had healed a lame beggar,"at thegate of the Temple, which is called Beautiful." The two of them were summoned before the assembly of"the princesand ancients and scribes;'and "Annas, the High Priest and Caiphas and John andAlexanderand asmanyag wereof the kindred of the High Priest." They were asked by what power and by whatnametheyhadhealedthebeggar. (The fact of the cure was not in dispute.) Peteranswered:"Be itknown to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Our Lord -Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the(lead, evenbyhim this man standeth here before you whole.

"This is the Stone which was rejected by you the builders: which is become theheadoftheCorner. Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no othername under heaven, given to men, whereby-we must be saved."

Thus it was that the Apostles set about the work that Christ had entrusted to them. The story told in the Acts of the Apostles is the story of their apostolic labours and the gradual formation of the early Church as aresultof these labours.

ing to Helior Eliachim. Thisviewis held by some Catholic writers, e.g., Bishop' Le Camus, in his "Life of Christ.".., But it is generally rejeev ecj by commentators. And indeed it is contrary to the constant tradition of theearly Fathersand to theJewish custom of drawing up the genealagies of paternal ancestors only.

Q.:Assomereturnforwhatyouhave done for miq It will tellyouastory of the Crucifixion ofJesus that you have probelbly not heard.

A.: Here follows astory in support of the"Swoon" Theory, which Imentioned in arecentbroadcast. Accord. ing to this story, Christ did not die, but was taken down from the Cross and hidden; and His wounds were cured; in afew days He was able to make His escape, and having visited His Apostles and given them instruc. tions, to leave the country. The answer to this is that the accountof the Crucifixion is too circumstantial to allow any reasonable doubt about His death, You say that quite a number of educated people holding Universityde•

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Interested, Victoria Park: Q.: Thank you very much for giving me the information received last' Sunday night.

A.: Iwish to amplify and, in acertain manner, to amend an answer giv. en to thislistenerthree weeksago. His question concerned the parentage of the Blessed Virgin and a statement that she was the daughter of Heli. Atheory propounded by Annius of Viterbo in the fifteenth century held that the genealogy given in the third Chapter of the Gospel according to Saint Luke is the genealogy of Mary, notof Joseph. Accordingto this theory, Luke III.,23, would be read soas to make Jesus theson of Heli through Nrary---something like this: ",Jesus being fnsit was supposed the son of Joseph) the son of Heli." Therefore, by implication. Mary would be the daughter of Heli. It is also pointed out that the name of Mary'sfather, as handed down by along-founded tradition, Joachim, is equivalent in mean-

IfforanyreasonaChristian apologist were trying to prove that Christ did not really die he would get short shrift from the critics.

Furthermore, the only explanation of the empty tomb advanced by the enemies of Christ was that Hisdisciples hadstolen His Body.

Q.:Theremay be somerecords to disprove this theory other than those of the Disciples, whowereinterested parties.

A.: There are nd other records. If by some strange chance there were others.,we do not know of them and therefore cannot use them. Just as those who put forward the "Swoon Theory" have no records on which to base it. Inotherwords, they will not accept the truth of the Resurrection, and therefore must find some theory toexplainit (

away.

That the Apostles were interested parties does not disprove their testimony. On the face of it their interest might make their testimony sus• pect; then we must weigh it carefully, as Ihavedone in recent broadcasts.

Q.: Since writing the above, Ihave listened to yourlast session(April 22). The remarks you made on the appearshcesofJesus totheDisciples lend probability to the story Igaveyou. Don't youthinkso?

A.: The remarks Imade (would lend probability to your story IF there were any reaoonable doubtof Christ's death. ,

But the onlv cause this theory advances for doubting Christ's death is the testimony of the Apostles that they saw Him, touched Him, and talkedwith Him. In otherwords its sponsors say--on the testimony of the Apoptles—that Christ was alive after the Crucifixion; that therefore FluePipes forStaves,Bath Heatesa, Rod Paving and iOr"n House Paints. Hassell't,NoWellingtonstreet.

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Witness of the.Apostolic Age

ObscurityRegarding Parentage ofOur Lady...

Why the"SwoonTheory"Languishes

The period from the descent of the 'Holy Ghost on Pentecost Day until the death of the Apostle John, about 110 A.D., is called the Apostolic Age. TheChurchinthatperiodiscalledthe InfantChurchorthePrimitiveChurch.

The chief source of the history of the Primitive,Church is the Scriptural Book, known as "The Acts of the Apostles." This book ds an outline rather than acomplete history; it-is abrief account of the Church for a period of roughly thirty years. It was written by St. Luke the Evangelist,inGreek. Norn.ustwe be misled by the title of the book. Itdoes not narrate the activities of all the Apostles; Peter fills the first twelve chapters, Paulall therest; theother Apostles hardly appear at all and, M the first part of the book, the chief actors to appear on the scene, apart from Peter, are of second rank: Stephen, Philip, Barnabas.

This should not occasion surprise. The author, St. Luke, %as influenced in his choice of materially the conditions in which he found himself. He had been the companion of St. Paul, during his stay at Caeseras, he had known Philip, and at Antioch he had seen much of Barnabas.

Itisclear that Lukedidnotattempt togive acomplete picture of theearly Church. To quote one proof of this: The Epistle to the Romans and the book of the Acts itself tell us of the existence of achurch in Rome , yet Luke tells its nothing of itsorigin and

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growth. For another thing the Pauline Epistles show us features in the life of the Apostle which are not mentioned in the Acts.

The end which Luke had in view was to describe the origins of the Church in Jerusalem, and then its expansion in which he played not only the partof chronicler, but also thatof apostolic worker. Nevertheless, from the Acts we getapictureof the Primitive or Infant Church.

The outstanding feature in this pictureis the way the Apostlesset about the preachingoftheGospel. Thefirst example of this preaching is the discourse of St. Peter

on Pentecost Day, the earliest example also of Christian apologetics. The burden of this discourse.was the Resurrection'of Christ; but the fact of the Resurrection as proof of Christ's authority.(Acts 2, 14.30.)

"But Peter standing up with the eleven liftedup his voiceand spoketo them.... 'YemenofIsrael;hearthese words: Jesus of Nazareth, aman ap. provedofGod among you bymiracles and wondersandsigns,whichGod did by him in the midst of you, as you also know;

"This Jesus hath God raised again , whereof all we are witnesses.. Being exalted therefore to the right hand of God,andhavingreceivedofthe Father thepromiseoftheHolyGhost,hehath poured forth this which you see and hear. For David' ascended not into heaven,buthehimselfsaid:'TheLord said to my Lord, sit thou on

my right hand, until Imake thy enemies thy, footstool' Therefore letall thehouse of Israel know most certainly, that God hath made both Lord andChrist, this same Jesus whom you have crucified"

The same theme is found in theanswer of Peter to the Jewish Council as .found in Chapter 4, V. 10.12. Peter, in company with John, had healed a lame beggar,"at thegate of the Temple, which is called Beautiful," The two of them were summoned before the assembly of"the princesandancients and scribes,''and "Annas, the High Priest, and Caiphas arid John and Alexanderand asmanyaswereof the kindred of the High Priest." They were asked by what power and by whatnametheyhadhealedthebeggar. (The fact of the cure was not in dispute.) Peteranswered:"Be itknown to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, evenby him this man standeth here before you whole.

"This is the Stone which was rejected by you the builders: which is be. come theheadoftheCorner. Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no othername under heaven given to men, *hereby we must be' saved"

Thus it was that the Apostles set about the work that Christ had en• trusted to them. The story told in the Acts of the Apostles is the story of their apostolic labours and the gradual formation of the early Church as aresultof these labours..

Le Camus. in his "Life of Christ.".. But it is generally reject+ el by commentators. And indeed it is contrary to the constant tradition of theearly Fathersand to theJewisk custom of drawing up the genealagies of paternal ancestors only.

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Q.: Thank you very much for giving me the information received last Sunday night.

A.: Iwish to amplify and, in acer. tain manner, to amend an answer giv. en to thislistenerthree weepago. His question concerned the parentage of the Blessed Virgin and a statement that she was the daughter of Heli.

A theory propounded by Annius of Viterbo in the fifteenth century held that the genealogy given in the third Chapter of the Gospel according to Saint Luke is the genealogy of Mary, notofJoseph. Accordingto this theory, Luke III.,23, wouldberead soas to makeJesus theson of Heli through Crary—sometbing like this: ",Jesus being (asit was supposed the son of Joseph) the son of Heli." Therefore, by implication. Mary would be the daughter of Heli. It is also pointed out that thename of Mary'sfather,as handed down by along-founded tradi. tion, Joachim, is equivalent in mean-

Q.: An somereturnforwhatyouhave done forMme,Iwill

tan yenastory of the 4huciflsdon ofJess thatyou have probably not heard,

A.: Here follows astory in support of the"Swoon" Theory, which Imen. tioned in arecentbroadcast. Accord. ing to this story, Christ did not die,' but was taken down from the Cross and hidden; and His wounds were cured: in afew days He was able to make His escape; and having visited His Apostles and given them instruc• lions, to leave thecountry. Theanswer to this is that the accountofthe Crucifixion is too circumstantial to allow any reasonable doubt about His death, You say that quite a number of educated people holding Universitydegrees segm to hold this theory. My onlycommentis: Their theoryisbased on reasons ofanother kind altogether, not on anyavailableevidence andnot on acriticalappreciationoftheGospel story. IfforanyreasonaChristian apologist were trying to prole that Christ did not really die he would get short shrift from the critics.

Furthermore, the only.explanation of the empty tomb advanced by the enemies of Christ was that Hiediscip• les hadstolenHis Body,

Q.:Theremaybe,somerecords todisprove this theory other than those of theDisciples, whowereinterested parties,

A.: There are nd other records. If by some strange chance there were others. we do not know of them and therefore cannot use them. Just as those who put forward the "Swoon Theory" have no records on which to base it. Inotherwords they will not accept the truth of the Resurrection, and therefore must find some theory to explainitIway.

That the Apostles were interested parties does not disprove their testimony. On the face of it their interest might make their testimony sus• pect; then wemust weigh it carefully, as Ihavedone inrecent broadcasts.

Q.: Since writing the above, Ihave listened to yourlast session (April 22). She remarks you Made as the appearatieaofJeso• totheDlscipla lend probability to the story Igaveyou. Don't you think

so?-

A.: The remarks Imaderwould lend probability to your story IF there were any reaosnable doubtof Christ's death. ,

But the only cause this theory advances for doubting Christ's death is the testimony of the Apostles that they saw Him, touched Him, and talkedwithHim. Inotherwords its sponsors sayeron.the testimony of the Apostles—that Christ was alive after the Crucifixion; that therefore bluerlpssforstoves,Bath Nesters, Rod Paving and 41r"n Home Faists, Sa

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Ile could not have died. They use the evidence of the Gospels on one point to disprove the evidence of the Gospels on another, which means that whatever arguments are put forward their answer is the same: it could not have happened anyhow. .

Note: Thank you for the friendly warnings about the possibility of attacks from anew angle on the Virgin Birth of Christ,

J. Martin, Bunbury:

Q.: Personally Ihave nothing much against the Catholic Church or any other religion, as the majority are taught their religions from childhood.

A.: The fact that aman is taught his religion from his childhood does not prove that religion to be true. What youmean, of course,is that any

TOTHEEDITOR...

Sir,—The above Association was formed in June, 1944, with the object ofgathering together all civiliat)maimed and limblessmen and women with aview to helping them in alleviating someof theirsufferingand misery, and helping them in a practical manner, should they be inneed of same.

To date we have afinancial list of some 70 members, of all ages—the youngest agirl of 3years of age, and the oldest aBoer War hero. and areturnedmanoftheGreatWar,who had the misfortune to lose aleg and the footof the other inatrain accident.

All these men and women have tak• en anew interestin life and are hoping that

something concrete will eventuate from this move.

On February 19 last, the Association held an inaugural meeting, at which we extended an invitation to all lead• ing citizens in thisState, and amongst those present at the meeting were: The Minister for Health, the Minister for Education, members ofthe B.M,A., Messrs. Needhamand Shearn, M's.LA Rabbi Rubin-Zacks as well as other leading citizens, and representatives from the Red Cross and the Blind School.

All the above gentlemenhave voiced theirappreciationofouractioninform• ing this very wanted Association, and all stressed the fact thatahome in the form of rest rooms and club rooms, wouldbethemeansofgettingthe hundreds ofmembers together. (It is estimated that 1,000 maimed and limblessmenandwomenare in W.A.). For that purpose it was resolved to launch an appeal for40.000half-crowns—£+5,000 —for the above purpose and for giving practical help to the needy members who are unable to obtain pensions or S any financial aid whatsoever. Up to date, the response has been ratherdisappointing. Somehow the public in W.A. havenotcome tograsp the magnitude of our mork and the urgency and necessityofeveryone'shelp.When you consider that if 10percent.of the population of W.A. each gave one 2/6, our appeal would be successfdl. We have reason to be disappointed, and so we are taking the liberty of asking you to assist us in every way possible through the columns of your widely read paper.

Theofficial address forour appeal is c/o 80 Forrest-street, Mt, Lawley, and all donations willbeacknowledgedimmediately in the press.

We hope you will appreciate the ur. gency of this matter, so that we may be able to do something rwhich the community has not had the foresight todoinyearsgoneby. Wetrust you willhelpusinyourusualopen-beamed sarar.—Yours, etc.

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form of religion is asgood as another; we, on the otherhand. while not wishing to judge indivi'd'uals and not failing to see the good that is in other religions,-hold that there is but one True Church.. Q.: Ibelieve that ifoneis honest and loves his fellowmen, he is no'less a Christian than one Who goes to church.

A.: AChristian's first duty is to God. Honesty and charity towards othermenderive their valuefrom love ofGod.

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thywhole mind,"

This is the greatest and the first 'commandment.

Andthe secondisliketo this:"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." IAlatt., 22, 37-39.)

An important part of a Christian's duty to God is Divine worship. Therefore it is lopsided Christianity which leaves out divine worship and consists in honesty and love of one's fellowmen. Moreover—and in this Imean nothing personal—people who seldom ifevergo tochurchare fond of finding anoble motive for excusing themselves.

Actually the principal motive for attending church—going to Mass—is the worship of God. And for us divine worship is not individualistic; it is a corporate act asocial act in keeping with men's nature; the Mass is asacrifice in which all participate.

Q.: Ihad always been led to -

believe that anon-Catholic could marry a Catholic,provided the children were taught the Catholic religion. I heard from the wireless that aCatholic could not marry anon_Catholie unless thereis agravereason.

A,: Adispensation from the law against mixed marriages is required— to be quite exact, adispensation from an impediment to the marriage. A dispensation45 given only for agrave reason. You mention one of the guarantees that are acondition of the dispensation: that the children of the marriage will be baptised and reared inthe Catholic Faith. There is asec. ond: that the Catholic party will be free to practisehisorherreligion.

Q.:Idonotwishtobeprejudiced,but seeing you invite criticism, Icannot see where Our Lord forbids mixed marriages.

A.: Our Lord founded aChurch and gave that Church power to announce and toguard Histruth, under Hisown promised protection. That Church forbids mixed marriages to her members because of danger to their faith, in view of hercommissionfrom Christ. The Church in the early part of her career(fifth century) condemned a heresy called Nestorianism, which claimed that therewere twopersons in Christ. (Itake this as an example, and an example from the earlycenturies so as to avoid an obvious retort.)

No oneiwill dispute the Church's right to condemn that heresy as destructive of the true faith,ofwhichShe was the guardian. Yet one could say, as aptly as you have said, thatChrist did not condemn Nestorius, or mention his name.

Q.: There is nothing in the Biblo about it. .

A.: The same thing may be said here aswassaidinanswerto your last statement. Athing may be worthy ofcondemnation, in the light of Christian principles, although not mentioned explicitly in the Bible. Moreover, to repeat what hasbeen said so often in this Session, the Catholic Church has never professed to look to the Sepritures as the sole source-of revelatlon.

Ins"ufficienttoChristianity

You may, of course, dispute that, but then you are objecting to somethingelse.not to theChurch'sattitude towards mixed marriages.

'Given the need and duty of guarding the Truth committed to her care, the Church's attitude to mixed mar, riages, ,

is understandable. Hereagain you might say that you do not agree thattheCatholicChurch alonehasthe duty and right to guard the Truth. But then you are objecting to the CatholicdoctrineoftheOneTrueChurch.

Finallyyousay thatthereisnothing in the Bible about mixed marriages That is not strictly correct. St. Paul has something tosay about them in 1 Cor. 7, 13-15. He is speaking about marriages betweenChristians and pagans. In this latter verse he says: "But if an unbeliever depart,-let him depart. Forabrotherorsister isnot under servitude in such cases," It is

true that the apostleis speaking of. somethingdifferent from the thing we are discussing, but there is apoint of contact. Hewould allow the dissolution of amarriage, which had been contracted betweentwopagans, if one of them became aChristian and the other remaiped an unbeliever and retoin live peace with the Christian spouse. This rule was made in favour of the Faith, because of danger to the Faith. It is danger to the Faith which prompts the rules of the Church in regard to mixed marirages

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He could not have died. They use the evidence of the Gospels on one point to disprove the evidence of the Gospels on another, which means that whatever arguments are put forward their answer is the same:it could not have happened anyhow. .

Note:Thank you for the friendly warnings about the possibility of attacks from anew angle on the Virgin Birth of Christ,

J. Martin,Sunbury:

Q.: Personally Ihave nothing much against the Catholic Church or any other religion,as the majority are . taught their religions frost childhood.

A.: The fact that aman is taught his religion from his childhood does not prove that religion to be true. What you mean,of course„is thatany

TOTHEEDITOR....

Sir,—The above Association was formed in June,1944, with the object of gathering together all civiliaq maimed and limbless men and women, with aview to helping them in alleviating someof their sufferingandmisery, and helping them in a practical manner, should they be inneed of same.

To date we have afinancial list of some 70 members,of all ages—the youngest agirl of 3years of age, and the oldest aBoer War hero. and areturned manoftheGreatWar, who had the misfortune to lose aleg and the foot of the other inatrain accident.

All these men and women have taken anew interest in life and are hoping that something concrete will eventuate from this move.

On February 19 last, the Association held an inaugural meetiqg,at which 'we extended an invitation to all lead• ing citizens in thisState,and amongst, those present at the meeting were: The Minister for Health,the Minister for Education,members of the B.M.A., Messrs.Needham and Shearn,M's.L.A., Rabbi Rubin-Zacks, as well as other leading citizens, and representatives from the Red Cross and the Blind School.

All the above gentlemen have voiced theirappreciationofouractioninforming the very wanted Association, and all stressed the fact thatahome in the form of rest rooms and club rooms, wouldbe themeansofgettingthe hundreds of members together. (It is es. timated that 1,000 maimed and limblessmen and women are in W.A.). For that purpose it was resolved to launch an appeal for40,000half-crowns-95,000 —for the above purpose and for giving practical help to the needy members who are unable to obtain pensions or any financial aid whatsoever. Up to date,the response has been rather dis. appointing. Somehow the public in W.A. havenotcome tograsp the magnitude of our iwork and the urgency and necessity of everyone'shelp. When you consider that if 10 percent. of the population of W.A. each gave one 2/6, our appeal would be successfdl. We have reason to be disappointed, and so we are taking the liberty of asking you to assist us in every way possible through the columns`of your widely read paper.

The official address forour appeal is c/o 80 Forrest-street,Mt, Lawley, and all donations willbe acknowledged im. mediately in the press.

We hope you will appreciate the ur. gency of this matter,so,that we may be able to do something which the community has not had the foresight todoin yearsgoneby. We trust you will helpusinyourusualopen-hearted ■acct.—Yours, etc.

B. RIT kRi, Proddeet.

form of religion is asgood as another; we, on the otherhand.while not wishing to judge individuals and not failing to see the good that is in other religions,-hold that there is,but one True Church. ,

Q.: Ibelieve that it oneis honest and love* his fellowmen,he is no -

less a Christian than one pho goes to crouch.

A.: AChristian's-first duty is to God. Honesty and charity towards othermen derive their value from love of God.

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy -

whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thywholemind."

This is the greatest and the first 'commandment.

Andthe secondisliketo this:"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." )Matt., 22, 37-39.)

An important part of a Christian's duty to God is Divine worship.Therefore it is lopsided Christianity which leaves out divine worship and consists in honesty and love of one's fellowmen. Moreover--and in this Imean nothing personal—people who seldom ifevergo to church are fondof finding anoble motive for excusing themselves.

Actually the principal motive for. attending church—going to Mass—is the worship of God.And for us divine worship is not individualistic; it is a corporate act, asocial act in keeping with men'snature; the Mass is, asacrifice in which all participate.

Q.: Ihad always been led to -

believe that anon-Catholic could marry a Catholic provided the children were taught the Catholic,religion, I heard from the wireless that aCatholic could not marry anon-Catholic unless there is agravereason.

A,: Adispensation from the law against mixed marriages is required— to be quite exact,adispensation from an impediment to the marriage. A dispensationft given only for agrave reason. You mention one of the guarantee's that are aconditionof the dispensation:that the children of the marriage will be baptised and reared in theCatholic Faith. There is asecond: that the Catholic party will be free to practise his or her religion.

Q.:Idonot•wish tobeprejudiced,but seeing you invite criticism,

Icannot see where Our Lord forbids mixed marrfsgea A.: Our Lord founded aChurch and gave that Church power to announce and toguard His truth,underHisown promised protection. That Church forbids mixed marriages to her men hers because of danger to their faith, in view ofher commissionfrom Christ. The Church in the early part of her career (fifth century) condemned a heresy called Nestorianism, which claimed that therewere twopersons in Christ. (Itake this as an example, and an example from the earlycenturies, so as to avoid an obvious retort.) No onewill dispute the Church'sright to condemn that heresy as destructive of the truefaith,ofwhich She was the guardian.Yet one could say, as aptly as you have said,that Christ did not condemn Nestorius,or mention his name.

Q.: There is nothing in this Bible about It.

A.: The same thing may be said here aswassaidin answerto yourlast statement. A thing may be worthy of condemnation,in the light of Christian principles.althougb not mentioned explicitly in the Bible. Moreover, to repeat what has been said so often in this Session, the Catholic Church has never professed to look to the Scpritures as the sole souresof TO")* tioa.

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You may,of coarse,dispute that, but then you-are objecting to somethingelse.not to theChurch'sattitude towards mixed marriages.

Given the need and duty of guarding the Truth committed to her can, the Church'sattitude to milted mark riages,is understandable. Hereagaip you might say that you do not agree thattheCatholicChurch alonehasthe duty and right to guard the Truth. But then you are objecting to the CatholicdoctrineoftheOneTrueChurch.

Finally you say thatthereisnothing in the Bible about mixed marriages. That is not strictly correct. St. Paul has something to say about them in 1 Cor: 7,13.15. He is speaking about marriages between'Christians and pagans. In this latter verse he says: "Butif an unbeliever depart,-let biai depart. For abrother orsister isnot tinder servitude in§uch cases," It is

true that the-apostleis

d. somethingdifferent from the thing we arediscussing, but there is'apoint of contact.• He would allow the dinohs tion of amarriage,which had beet contracted between twopagaro,

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LastSundayZwatchedtheOommun, ist,

controlled People's Council for Oultun introduce serious complications intothelaudablemovementfortheaw tablishment of aNationalTheatre in Australia, writes aspecial representtiveof'TheCatholicWeeldy,"Sydney.

The scene was,the'headquarters of theNewTheatreLeague;theperpetrators of the misdeeds were Communists and "fellow-travellers:" the occasion was the conference calledby the People's Council on Culture,and the victims were guileless but worthy supportersof dramatic art.

The nett result is that,if the Federal Government recognises the approaches from the People's Council on Culture,and if it attachesany significance to last Sunday's Conference, it will embroil itself in one of the stickiest situations the Communist question has ever caused in Australia.

What was most unsettling at the Comunist-manoeuvred conference recently wasapowerfulinnuendo thatit had been unofficially conveyed by the Government that it wanted atangible indication of the public demand for the NationalTheatre,andthatthecon. ference would be, recognised by the Government as providing the necessaryindication.

BecauseIam familiarwithCommurr ist brazengess and efficiency in such undertakings, Iwas not surprised at the manner in which the Communist schemers duped reputable people into believing that the initiative in the organising of the conference had been taken by aworthy body, whose only objective was thespread of wholesome culture among the people.

\o Catholic bodv such as theGenesian Players, was invited. The Newman Association of Catholic Graduates asked to be represented,'and two dele. gatesattended. `•' '

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it was clear that the Communist influence was introduced mainly through co-ordinated action by the Australian Communist Party, and the People's Council for Culture the New Theatre 1,eague, the Trades and Labour Council, the actors' Equity, the Teachers' Federation, and the"StateandFederal Essential Services Committee"—all tmrler Communist influence or control.

it was sad to see the following being exploited among "the Innocents": The 1lritish Dram1 League,the Musical Associatinn of N.S.C., P,ryant's Play.

house, the Playwrights' Advisory Board„and reputable individuals like Mr, Frank Clewlow,of the Australian Broadcasting Comtmission, and Sir. Peter Bellew,of the Kirsova Ballet.

The New Theatre League submitted aplan to the conferenceby ,

which control of the National-Theatre would be placed in the hands of a board,' in which representatives of the Trades and Labour Council and Communistcontrolled unions would hold the balance of power.

ASubtleScheme.

Policy, Inoted significantly, was to be taken completely out of the hands of the Government and left to the Board. In practice,the would-be ingenuous plan suggested,it would be "handled with care in itsshaping" by the Board, which would place emphasis on the"social content"of the National Theatre's policy.

Iexpected that there would be a ballot. How could aconference be suspect 1w.hich gave its delegates a vote? The ballot was the sort the Communists give the people of Russia, Poland, and other countries. It was amatter of"Yes" or"No" toaset of questions prepared by the organisers.

Ifound veryunconvincingtheclaims of the chairman of the conference, Mr. Bartlett Adamson, that the job of collating the votes wassodifficult that it wouldhave tobeleft totheorganisers, who, in their own good time and in private,twould attend to the count and advise participating bodies of the rEsult! `

The climax of the Communist ex. plaitationofthe conference came when the chairman mentioned very casually thatitwasnecessary,forpurelyformal purposes,to have an unimportantlittle motion passed.

The significance of the motion was that, in addition to the"ballot" result, it would be left to the organisers to compile a"fair" accountof the confer. ence's views for submission to the Federal, State and civic authorities, and toother points.

Artificial -Births ,00p•s!pd•'tI

His Grace Archbishop Wants referring to the statement by the Premier ofTwmania (Mr.Cosgrove)that any attempts to introduce artAcial inseaa-. ,ination for childbirth in'Pamania would be promptly dealt withby leghs. lation,_said that he-thoroughly agreed withthe policy of the Tama doss Governmentinits attitudeto thequestion,of htman artificial insemination. TheCatholicChurch hadalwaysresolutely opposed any interference with or perversionofthenaturalfunctionofmmuTiage as instituted by God. Ek Grace hoped that responsbleheads„ef.Goveraments would condemn the Iatroductisnof any immoralpractices.

Considerable prominence has been given in the press recently to what have been described as successful experiments at artificial insemination. In view of such publicity and the consequent discussion which has taken place,it is necessary to state Catholic teaching on this matter. The 'practice isnot newand sinceitsethical aspect is amoral one,the Church has a clearly defined ruling, which HisGrace theArchbishop has summarised in the statementabove.

ArchbishopGriffin'sCondemnation.

According to an A.A.P. message in the daily press, dated April 9, His Grace the Archbishop of Westminster, Most Rev. BernardGriffin, D.D., in an address to Catholic doctors, said that the practice of artificial insemination of human beings was condemned by the Church in 1897, andaCatholicdcic• for would. therefore, not be aparty tosuch an operation.

"Such apractice," he said,"offends i-aa'nstthe dignity'ofman,sinsagainst the law ofnature, and is unjust to the offspring."

Following the statement ofthe Premier of Tasmania (Mr. Cosgrove), the -

measurer,Mr.E.DwyerGray,whoalso administers the Tasmanian Marriage Act, issued astatement to the pres's through the Ilobart "Mercury." Mr. Dwyer-Gray used plain, blunt langu. age in order to strip from the subject much of the pseudo-scientific jargon with which it, like many kindred subjects, is commonly invested and consequently-

confused in the public mind. however, much of Mr. Dwyer-Gray's Plain speaking was lxrwdkrised in the brief report of his statement which actually appeared. Followingis the full text:

Mr. Dwyer-Gray'sPlain Speaking. Australia's"Grave Danger.

never read anything more foul in his life, and promptly burnt these leaflets, and felt much inclined to have himself immediately disinfected.

"Artificial insemination meant, firstly, that some doctor would have to enter into aconspiracy with another man todoadisgusting thing—namely, to violate the very nature of man by an act scarcely differing at all from the terrible self-abuse that sometimes utterly ruined youthful males Then, the doctor would use the seminal results to commit an equally unnatural acton awoman,and,in due course, there would,or might be, atest-tube baby. Anynation sanctioningsuch a double desecration of nature would infalliblyincurboththecurseofGodand of nature. No doubt ,sometimesmarried women who were apparentlybarren, desiredtohavechildren. All such could seekmedicalandsurgicaladvice, and, when necessary, certain legitimate andharmless helps to natural insemination hadbeen available for at least 60 years.

Disgusting Indecency.

"Any system of artificial insemination would saptheveryfoundationsof familylife,andleadtotest-tube babies with unknown fathers, themselves debased and physically and morally ruined by licensed and no doubt wellfed self-violation, and with mothers of even more disgusting indecency. If that was calleli"science" it was antiChristian and anti-human, and because ,t involved fearful offences against nature, itwouldbeevenmore immoral than the latitudinarian barnyard morality for hun.an beings, openly advocated during recent years in both P,ritaindand Australia by some lewd modernists, who hated both Christ and matrimony."

WickedPerversion.

"fell victims to the Communistplan.

"The Treasurer of Tasmania (Mr. Dwver-Gray) said that he, forone, was prepared touse plain words on certain subjects that some hypocritically regardedasso esotericas tobeonly properly approachable by the respectable in hush-hush terms. With rapidly increasing divorce rates that would almostshame the most shamelessStates of America, with nearly 45,000 abor. tionseach -

yearduring the lastdecade, and with responsible suggestions now brought'forvard for artificial insemina. tion,itwasquite obvious that Australia is in grave danger of utter degradation. Ile agreed with Mr.C. Chambers, LabourM.H.R. for Adelaide, that abortionwasactually encouraged in allegedly Christian Australia. But in Soviet Russia this scandal would soon be stopped, for there depraved abortionists were now promptly shot. Ile alsoagreed with Mr. Chambersthatartificial insemination shouldbeabsolutely prohibited.

Horrible Conception.

"A few yearsago,thewell-known wife of atwell_known Sydney.citizen sent him some roneoedleaflets favouringartificial insemination. which actually suggestedthathopelessspinsters,whom nomanwouldeverask tomarry,could relieve their yearning for children, if thevhadsuch,by purchasingforafew guineas the means of artificial insemination. What ahorrible conception, inevery meaning of thatword concep-. tion,stud+abies for spinsters, with um known fathers! He thought he had

Support for this forthright utterance wasgivenby anotherAustralian Mem1er'of Parliament, Mr, Chambers, Mll.R,(Labour, S.A.). Replying to the lecturerinbacteriology at the Adelaide University(Miss Nancy Atkinson) who said that opposition to artiticfal insemination ranked Mr. Chambers with ignorant and stupid people. Mr. Chambers said that "advocates of artificial insemination planned to degrade womanhood to the animal level.

"Advocates of this method would treat childless women as if they were studewes,"Mr.Chamberssaid."Thisis no great scientific advance, but rather owicked perversion of natural functions and agross violation of the moral lawon whichourlegislation and socialconteptsaresupposed to be based. Letsciencesolve the problems of the childless couples according to divineand naturallaw, "adoption o' abeastly practice cannot besanctioned merelybecause some crank calls it scientific," he concluded.

Randolph Knapp (WA.O.A.). SIGHT-TBSTINO OPTWILLN. 12 ATWELL ARCADE, ' rRJOIAIMZ L1S82 i A. Y a

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Libdu0dayEwatchedtheOommtm• house, the Playwrights' Advisory fsteentmiled PeotiWs Oounicd for Oil- Board,.and reputable individuals like tme'lntroduce,

udous eemprieSUM Mr. Frank Clewlow,of the Australian Intothelendablemovelsmentforthees- Broadcasting Cornhission,and Mr.' tablishment of aNaMonkTheatre in Peter Bellew,of the Kirsova Ballet.' iAtnaralia,writes aspeotN representu The New Theatre League submitted 1Mof'TheOathofioWeeny,"dydney. aplanto -

the conferencebywhich con_' The scene was.the'headquarters of trol of-the National.Theatre wouldbe theNewThesirsLeague;theperpetra- placed in the hands of a board,' in tors of the•misdeeds,wereCommunists which representatives of the Trades and "fellow-travellers;" the occasion and LabourCouncil and Communist was the conference called by the Peo- controlled unions would hold the balple's Council on Culture,and the vic- ance of power. aims were guileless but worthy sup portersof dramatic art.

The nett result fl; that, if the Fedoral.Government recognises the approaches from the People'sCouncilon Culture,and if it attachesany significance to_last Sunday's Conference, it will embroil itself in one of the stickiest situations the Communist question has ever caused in Australia.

What was most unsettling at the Comumst-manoeuvred conference recentlywasapowerfulinnuendo thatit had been unofficially conveyed by the Government that it wanted atangible indication of the public demand for theNationalTheatre,andthattheconference would be recognised by the Government as providing the necessaryindiclatibn.

BecauseIamfamiliarwithCommuriist brazenrlessand efficiency in such undertakings'I "was not surprised at the manner in which the Communist schemers duped reputable people into believing that the initiative in the organising of the conference had been taken by aworthy body, whose only objective was thespread of wholesome culture among the people.

No Catholic body, such as theGene. sign Players,was invited. The Newman Association of CatholicGraduates asked tobe represerit'eCgird two dele. gatesattended." ' "

'• ' Co-ordinated 1Pldtis.

It was clear that the Communist influence was introduced mainly through co-ordinated action by the Australian Communist Party, and the People's Council for Culture, the New Theatre League, the Trades and LabourCouncil, the Actors Equitv, the Teachers' Federation and the"StateandFederal Essential Services Committee"—all underCommunist influence or control.

Itwas sad to see the followingbeing exploited amonG

"the Innocents": The British Drams League, the Musical Association of N,S.R'.- Bryant's Play,

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ell the Tasmnln Oovaimeatinits-attitudeMtheQnastim.et bunsin er1W--.Wtearatiattea TheOathaib ,

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ASubtleScheme.

Policy, Inoted significantly, was to be takencompletely out of the hands of the Government and left to the Board. In practice,the would-be ingenuous plan suggested,it would be "handled with care in itsshaping" by the Board,which would place empha, sis on the "social content"of the National Theatre'spolicy,

Iexpected that there would be a ballot. How could aconference be suspect,which gave its delegates a vote? The ballot was the sort the Communists givethe peopleof Russia, Poland, and other countries.:It was amatter of"Yes" or"No" toaset of questions prepared by the organisers.

Ifound veryunconvincingtheclaims 01 the chairman of the conference, Mr, Bartlett Adamson, that the job of collating the voteswassodifficult that it wouldhavetobelefttotheorganisers, who, in their own good time and in private,nvould attend tothe count and advise participating bodies of the Asuit! I

The climax of the Communist ex• ploitation ofthe conferencecame when the chairman mentioned very casually thatitwasnecessary,forpurelyformal purposes, tohave.anunimportantlittle motion passed.

The significance of the motion was that, in addition to the"ballot" result, it would be left to the organisers to compile a"fair" accountof the con[er. ence's. views for submission to the Federal, State and civic authorities, and to other points. `

When one delegate, speaking on'the motion dared toquery itsdesirability, ateam of drilled Communist speakers sprang to their feet in immediate succession and, in prepared terms, plump-. ed for the motion. It was depressing toobserve thereadinesswithwhichthe "Innocents" fell victims to the Communistplan.

Vase trip R pet'versianatthes"WelhowtleaofimMrriage asAstitated by 4" - 1111111 arms hoped that napoatdtNhasaa,aidiovrnmleab wauhf eoadema the W troduation,of say immordgractieea;:. , Considerable.prominepce has`been given in.the press recently to what have beendescribed'ss successful. experiments at artificialinsemination. In view of such yublicity'and the consequent discussion.which has taken place,it is necessary to state Catholic teaching on this matter. The.practice isnot newandsinceitsethical aspectis amoral one,the Church has a clearly defined ruling, -

which HieGrace theArchbishop has summarised in'the statementabove.

ArchbishopGriffiWsOondemnnation.

According to an A.A.P. message in the daily press. dated April 9, His Grace the Archbishop of Westminster, Most Rev. Bernard Griffin,D.D., in an address to Catholic doctors said that the practice of artificial;insemination of human be

ings -was

condemned 'by the Church in 1897,andaCatholicddetor would. therefore,`not be aparty to suchan operation.

"Such apractice," he said,"'offends .-Pa'nstthe dignity'ofman,sinsagainst the law of.nature,andisunjust tothe offspring."

Following thestatement ofthe Premier of Tasmania (Mr. Cosgrove), the 'treasurer,Mr.E.DwyerrGray,whoalso administers the Tasmanian Marriage Act, issued astatement to the press through the Hobart "Mercury." Mr. Dwyer-Gray used plain, blunt language -

in order to strip from the subject much of the pseudo-scientific jargon with which it like many kindred sub. jects is commonly investedand consequently confuted in the public mind. However, much of Mr. DwyevGray's plain speaking was bawdkrised in the brief report of hisstatement which actually appeared. Followingisthe full * text:

Mr. Dwyer-Gray'sPlain Speaking.

,Australia's*Grave Danger.,

"The Treasurer of Tasmania (Mr. Dwyer-Gray) said thathe,forone, was prepared touse plain wordson certain subjects that some hypocritically regardedassoesotericastobeonlypro. perly approachable by the respectable in hush-hush terms. With rapidly increasing divorce rates that would -

almost shame the most shamelessStates of America witJ nearly 45,000 abortionseach year during the lastdecade, and with responsible suggestions now brought'forward forartificial insemination.it wasquite obvious thatAustralia is in grave danger of utter degradation. lie agreed.withMr.C.Charrtbers, Labour M.H.R. forAdelaide,that abortionwasactually encouraged in allegedly Christian Australia. But in Soviet Russia this scandal would soon be stopped,for there depraved abortionists were now promptly shot. He alsoagreed with Mr.Chambersthatartificial inseminationshouldbegbsolutely prohibited.

Horrible Ooueeptlon.

"A few yearsago, thewell-known wife of aavell-known Sydney,citizen sent himsome roneoedleafletsfavouringar. tificial insemination,which actually suggestedthathopelessspinsters,whom nomanwouldeverasktomarry,could relieve their yearning for children, if theyhadsuch, by purchasingforafew guineas the means of artificial insemination. What ahorrible conception-

, inevery meaning of thatword concep-. tion,stud-Habies for spinsters,with unknown fathersl He thought he had !-

never read anything more foul inUs life, and promptly burnt these lied. lets, and felt much inclined to have himself immediately disinfected. .

"Artificial insemination,meant,-first. ly, that some,doctor would ' have to enter into a'conspirsby with. another man to doadisgusting thing—namely, to violate thevery nature of manby m act•scarcely differing at'all frcin. the terrible self-abuse that sometimes utterly ruined youthful males Than, the doctor'would use the seminal results to commit an equally unnatural actonawoman,'and, in due course, there would,or might be, atest-tube baby. Any nationsanctioningsuch a double desecration of nature wouldinfalliblyincurboththecurseofGodand of nature. No doubt,sometimesmarried -

women,whowereapparentlybarren, desired tohavechildren. All such couldseekmedicalandsurgicaladvice, and, when necessary,certain legiti' mate andharmless helpsto natural insemination hadbeenavailable for at least(10years.

DisgustingIndecency.

"Any system of artificial insemination would sap thevbryfoundationsof familylife,and leadtotest-tubebabies with unknown fathers, themselves de. based and physically and_ morally ruined by licensed and no doubtiwellfed self-violation,and with mothers of even more disgusting indecency. If that was calle•"science" it was antiChristian and anti-human, and because it involved' -

fearful offences Mainst nature, itwould-beevenmore immoral than the latitudinarian barnyard morality for human beings, openly advocated during recent years in both Britain-and Australia by somelewd modernists, who hated both Christ and matrimony."

WickedPerversion.

Support for this forthright utterance wasgivenby anotherAustralian Member of -

Parliament, Mr. Chambers, 1I.H.R.(Labour, S.A.). Replying to -thelecturerinbacteriologyatthe Adelaide University(Mics Nancy Atkinsonl who said thatopposition to artificial insemination ranked Mr. Chambers with ignorant and stupid people. Mr. Chambers said that"advocates of artificial insemination planned to de-' grade womanhood to the animal level.

"Advocates of this method would treat childless women as if they were :studewes," Mr.Chamberssaid."Thisis no great scientific advance, but rather awicked perversion of -

natural functions and agross violation of the moral lawon whichourlegislation and social conceptsaresupposed tobebased. Letsciencesolve the problems of the chit(Vess couples according to divineand naturallaw.

"Adoption aabeastly practice cannotbesanctionedmerelybecause some crank calls it scientific," he concluded. Domestic ProblemsSolved:By LmsricanBhteFlameStoves, AtW.A.Stove Co.,Wellington-street,Perth. Ban.

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Catholic Missions

How 'Society of'the-Propagation of the Faith Began

Thefollowing parisheswill bevisited by the Director of the Pontifical Mission Aid Society during the month of June:

Shenton Park: First Sunday.

Mosman Park: Second Sunday, Guildford: Third Sunday.

Bedford Park: Fourth Sunday.

PropagationoftheFaith.

The recept appointment of a fulltime Director of th ePontificalMission Aid Society for the Archdiocese is yet another proof, were any needed, ofthe .deep personal interest of His Grace in the Societyfor the Propagation of the Faith. This deep interest is, indeed. commonly shared by the entire Hierarchy of Australia and New Zealand. This is, of course,all very natural and logical,sincethe Church is, ofhervery nature,auniversal Society endowed with aDivine vocation to preach the Gospel to every creature.

What we now know as the Society for the Propagation of the Faith is, in reality, the largest and most far-reaching missionary organisation in the world. It reaches out to men of all classes,tribesandclimes,andthewhole worldisitsparish.Likemany another great venture,the Society had its origins amidst circumstances which were, at the time, very lowly, very modest, but very earnest. It all began this way: In the year 1822,there lived in Lvons, France, ayoung womanbythe nameof Pauline Jaricot, daughterof a wealthy silk merchant. Mlle. Jaricot was, evidently,avery goodCatholic, a a person of faith, piety and zeal, as the following story will show:Pauline, in spite of her wealth and high social standing,became interested in the

state of the heathens and pagans scattered over the dark Continents of the nvorld, and of whom thousands died each year .without having heard of Christ the Redeemer of mankind. She was unable herself togo tothe Mission field but shedetermined to do all she could to assistthose who were already there. Pauline was not the first Catholicwoman tohavebeen profoundly interested in the Missions,but it is doubtful whether any other woman left behind her, as aresult of her personal zeal, thegigantic organisation for the spiritual and material aid to the hfisisons and Missionaries as we know the Society for the Propagation of the Faith to be. It'seems no exaggeration to state that, as aresult of Mlle. Jaricot's prayer and work, the Catholic Missions and Missionaries have receiv ed such amighty impetus, and have made such strikingprogress during the last century,':sto be without parallel in the recorded history of the Church.

Buttogetback totheyoungrwoman herself: Mlle. Jaricot'sinterest in the Missions had nothing of the emotionaltragic-pity stuff about it. It was real,terribly real, absorbing her entire being. Her first move was to pray about the Missions;then she began to 'talkabouttheMissions,andnottoherself but to others,and particularly to those whose personal and public influencesheknewwould domuch toassist her in her new-born apostolate. Her next step was to bring her friends together in one place, and to organise them into asmall company or society.

They began to meetat Pauline'shome. There they regularly discussed the problem of aidingthe Missions;therethey offered fervent prayers for the Missions; and there they agreed to make annual money offerings for the Missions. They were now aunited society or band of people out to aid the Missions in every land.

All this is, of course, very pimple, very homely, but very sincere. How deep and true were the -foundations thus laid can bejudged avhen we consider the greatness of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith as it is to-day- From_ this acorn has sprung amighty, oak whose roots, branches and fruits have reached'the uttermost places of the earth;from that simple band of earnest folks at Lyons has arisen the mightiest missionary organisation of modern times. Pauline's work has been richly blessed by God and HisChurch. for the tiny society founded over one hundred years ago to-day stands strong, virile and pulsat: ing with life, vested as it is with the majestic dignity of the Pontifical Mission AidSociety, atonce the pride and consolation of the whole Church.

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d meeting was held on May 9, when nine new thenibers were initiated and iwelcomed by the president, Bro. Con Smith. A large gathering of parishioners attended the social to welcome 9ev.Father Sorahan to the parish. Musicalitems givenby various artists were very much appm ciated by all, and dancing during the evening was very popular.

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At the quarterly meeting of,the above branch, held in Star of-the Sea Hall, Cottesloe,on Wednesday, May 2 Graham Spence was initiated as afull benefit member,by past president Bro, H.'S. Moir,in the presence of agood attendance ofmembers. Bro. Spence wasaformer student at St.Ildephon• sus College,New Norcia. The presi• dent extended avery warm welcome to Rev. Father Kelly, who has kindly consented toaccepttheofficeofbranch

chaplaii, A clearance was recently ,waived--from St.Kevin's.,Branch for Jiro. J.L•Flaherty,rwhohas takbn-up m idence in the parish. One new memticr was nomipated at themeeting. ui.,• "Odpwlnel"••uu,lignplluelaanlllpllulMU,

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.Cardinal Hails-Disappearance of,Proletariat

.Private Property Must Subserve

the Common i

.Good Public

Ownership -

By BENJAMIN L.MASSE.

Unless there is an unexpected turn in the present political and economic trends in France, the pre-yvar pattern of industrial property ownership, and even moreofindustrial management, is going to be drastically altered. In hisspeech at Lille last October 1,-General De Gaulle made it clear that his Government would not oppose the demandsofthe Resistance Movement for the nationalisation of key French industries. He said on that occasion:

At the present juncture, it is no longer possible to put up with these concentration's of economic power known as trusts. Perhaps they fulfilled in the past anecessary part in developing our natural resources but they are no longer adapted to the necessities of amodern economic system.

Since these words were spoken, the French Government has taken over the huge Renault automobile works in Paris and the entire coal-mining indus. try in.the North, Despite growing opposition from conservatives, it seems likely that other. concentrations of economic power will he nationalised. French Catholic Position.

Itisimportant to note thatthese"reformes de structure"—reforms in the (economic) system—are not the exclusive

idea of the Socialist sectors of the Resistance Movement. With the sole exception of the Communists, whose "party line" in France veered recently from revolution to a"win the war and let reforms wait for peace" programme, they are the unanimous demand of the main underground groups, including the Catholics. At ameeting held on November 27, the Popular Republican movement—anew Catholic political group prominent in the Government and militantiv democratic—issued a manifesto calling for"the nationalisation of kev industries of private mono. polies and of credit." Only a few days after this manifesto was issued, the Cardinal ArchbishopofParisadopted afriendly attitude towards the "reformes de structure." Writing in the "Semaine Religieuse," as reported by Harold Callender in aspecial dispatch to the New York "Times," Cardinal Suhard said:

ouck

demands of Socialists for public ownership of certain types of business enterprise, he wrote in clear and unmistakablewords:

Versus Statism

How could the Church not view favourably what tends toward the disappearance of the proletariat?

And since it appears that the proletariat is the direct product of the Liberal capitalist system why may not the Church desire that reforms of structure be applied to that sys tem?

While the rights of owners should be respected, the Cardinal continued, the State must also considerthe "legitimate aspirations of the workers and should be animated by ajust conception of the nature, destiny, and dignity of the human person:" "The deproletarianisation of the masses," he con. cuded, "was the grave duty of the hour," and he promised that the Church would encourage movements seeking asolution of the social problem "for the good of France, for the unionof her sons, and for the good of souls."

These developments in France, and especially the words of Cardinal Suhard, may come as ashock to those Catholics in this country whohave not been, perhaps, sufficiently attentive to the social teachingof the Papacy.They will be equally distasteful to certain non-Catholic admirers of ours who regard the Church as an enemy of all forms of so-called"radicalism" and a staunch defender of the "status quo."

In reality, there is nothing in the statementofCardinal Suhard, orin the recent social pronouncements of Archhishop Saliege ofToulouse andofother French churchmen, which cannot be substantiated in the writings of Leo XIII., Pius XI., and of the present Holy_ Father.

Position of the Popes.

The Church of course, has condeumed some modern "radical" movements, notably Socialism and Communism; but she has at the same time approved other movements aimed at the reform of capitalist society, and which have been deemed radical" by those who have avested interest in the present order, or whose ideas on property and the function of the State stem more from John Staart Mill and John Locke than from Christian tradition.

With regard to private ownership of property, Pope Pius XII, re-stated the traditional Christian position in his address last September I. Since his words have been quoted recently, out of context and incompletely, to buttress apropaganda drive for adubious sort of "free enterprise," Iquote the pertinent passage here:

The Christian conscience cannot admitasjustasocial order which de nies in principle or renders impos. sible or nugatory in practice, the

natural right to property whether overconsumptive goodsor themeans of production.

But neithercan itaccept those systems which recognise the right to private property according toacompletely false concept of it and which are therefore opposed to atrue and healthy social order.

Accordingly where, for instance, "Capitalism" is based on such false concepts arrogates to itself an unlimited right over property, without any subordination to the common good, the Church has condemned it as contrary to the natural law. There is, consequently in the Christian scheme of things-no "unlimited right over property," The right to property is anatural right; that is, it is antecedent to the State and not derived from it. It belongs amongthose "unalienable rights" mentioned in the American Declaration of Independence as coming from man's Crea. tor. But this right to private property is not unlimited since it must be exercised in"subordination to the com. mon good."

In"Quadragesimo Anno," which contains a' stinging moral indictment of contemporary Capitalism, Pius XI. explained at some length what'is implied by the phrase "subordination to the common good." He said that private ownership has both an individual and asocial aspect. and that "men must take into account in this matter not only their own advantage but also the common good." Men are not free. that is.to say, to use their property us they see fit because ownership imroives social obligations. Todefine these obligations in detail, when the natural law itself does not do so, is, according to Pius XT.,"the function of the Gov. ernment;" ,And hitting out against the prevailing LiberalCapitalist concept of property and the State, he warned that "when civil authority adjusts o nership to meet the needs of the public good, it acts not as an enemy but as the friend of private owners; for thusit effectively prevents the possession of private property . from creating intolerable burdens and so rushing to its own destruction"

Nordid Pius XI. stopwith the right • of the State to regulate ownership, within just bounds, in the interest of the general welfare. The State could do more: it could, under certain circumstances, go into business!

Of course, even the most intransigent capitalists admit that some fortes of property ought to be owned and managed by the State, since there

is no prospect of profit in them and they would never attract private invest. ment anyhow. But Pius XT. had more in mint than dredging profitless harbours and building free and expensive playgrounds. `;`;'hen he spoke of public ownership, and laid down acriterion by which its legitimaev or illecitimacy might be established, it was the relationship of property to the common good he had in mind not its profitableness or unprofitableness. In apassage dealing explicitly with the

For it is rightly contended that certainformsofproperty must be reserved to the State, since they carry. R with them an opportunity of domination too great to be left to private individuals without injury to the community at large.

And he went on to say that "just demands and desires of this kind containnothingopposedtoChristiantruth, nor are they in any sense peculiar t6 Socialism."

It is this teaching which guides the French Catholics or the Popular Re- ! publican Party in their demands for "the ngtionalisation of key industries, of private monopolies and of credit." And it is this teaching which enables General de Gaulle, Cardinal Suhard, and Archbishop Saliege to assent in principle. From amoral viewpoint, the only question to be answered is this: has the concentration of economic power in trusts and monopolies gone so far in France as to.constitute adanger to the general welfare? If it hasand responsible people inside andoutside theGovernment think so— then there can be no objection on moralgrounds to thegeneralobjectives of the Resistance Movement.

Public Ownership vs. Statism.

On the other hand, it mustbeadmitted than an expansion of State ownership as asolution to the problers of contemporary Capitalism has its drawbacks and dangers, too. This is commonly recognised to-day even by,the Socialists wholike the rest ofus have. not beenblind to the terrible results, in terms of human values,ofthoroughgoing government ownership as practised in Soviet Russia. As a result. there is these days -in Socialist circles agreat deal of discussion of the problem of reconciling public ownership with democratic liberties and the dignity of the individual. One notices in current Socialist literature anew tendency to distinguish between public ownership and state ownership, as well as agrowing fear of centralising political and economic power in the same hands.

The French Catholics who arecalling for nationalisation of key industriesare likewise alert to the dangers of Statism.. Discussing General de Gaulle's speech at Lille, Stanislas Fumet wrote not long ago in"Temps Present":

In the speech at Lille, it is clear that there was question of the State directing the activities of the community. 'Some, however, who badly understood General de Gaulle, have expressed afear that Statism map triumph among us e

In alltruth, we have been up to now too much opposed to Statism. But it is clear also that we do not wish tosee the State exceed the limitsof reasonand jeopardise the free development of the human person.

We have no fear that this sort of Statism iscontemplated. That iswhy the General did not use word "State" to designate the collectivity. And be. cause he knows human nature, and understands that the clay when there will no longer be a spirit of emulation among men.-...activity willslowdown and the level of production,-together with the level of culture, will sink, the Head of the Government intends tb preserve "initiative and ajust profit."

And that is why when we speak of reforms in the economic system, we prefer to use the word "nationalisation" rather than "Statism," for nationalisation has, so to speak, a more personalist, less anonymous overtone.

But to recognise the darigers of expanding State ownership is one thing: to work out aformula which will not destroy individual liberty and personal initiative is another. The experiment in France will be watched closelythroughout the capitalist world, for the problems the French are trying to solve exist to some degree in every industrialised country.

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.Private*Property'Must Subserrve. the Common ,Good, Public Ownership

ByBENJAMINL.MASSE.

Unless there is an unexpected turn in the present political and economic 'trends in France.the pr6grar pittem of industrial property ownership, and evenmoreofindustrialmanagement, is going to be 'drastically altered. In hillspeech at Lille test October 1,-General De Gaulle made it clear that his Government would not oppose the demands.ofthe Resistance Movement for the nationalisation of key French industries. He said on that occasion:

At the'present juncture,it is no ]dnger possible to put up with these concentrations of economic power known as trusts. Perhaps they ful• filled in the past anecessary partin .developing our natural resources but they are no longer adapted to the necessities of amodern economic system.

Since these words were spoken, the French Government has taken over the huge Renault automobile works in Paris and the entire coal-mining industry in Rhe North, Despite, growing opposition from conservatives, it seems likely that other.concentrations of economic powerwill be nationalised.

French Catholic Position,

Itisimportant to notethatthese"re. formes de structure"—reforms in the (economic)system—are not the excltfsive idea of the Socialist sectors of the Resistance Movement.• With the sole ,

exception of the Communists, whose "party line" in France veered recently from revolution to a"win the war and let reforms waitforpeace"programme, thjq are the unanimousdemand of the main underground groups, including the Catholics. At ameeting held on November 27, the Popular Republican movement—anew Catholic political group prominent in the Government and militantly democratic—issued a -manifesto calling for"the nationalisationof key industries,of private rgonopolies and of credit." Only a few days after this manifesto was issued, theCardinal Archbishop ofParis adopt. ed afriendly attitude towards the "re. formes de structure." Writing in the "Semaine Religieuse," as reported by Harold Callender in aspecial dispatch to the New York "Times," Cardinal Suhard said:

FOR

EHERPER WEERlES

-Versus Statism

'How could the Church not view favourably what tends toward the ,disappearance of the proletariat?

And since it appears that the proletariat is the direct product of the Liberal capitalist system why may not the Church desire that reforms of structure be applied to shpt sys tem?

While therightsof owners should be respected, the Cardinal.continued, the State must also consider''the "legitimate aspirations of the workers and should be animated .

demands of Socialists for public owl ership of certain types of business anterprrse,he,wrote In clear,prui unmis• takable tkords: For it is rightly'contetlded that certainformsofprope 'be rc served to the Stars,sincertyswat

they carry, .• with them an ojrportunity of dom• ination too great to be left to prb, vate •

individuals without injury to the community at large -

And he went on to say that "just demands and desires of this kind con.. tainnothingopposedtoChristiantruth, nor are they in any sense peculiaY th Socialism."

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It is this teaching which guides the Frencb Catholics or. the Popular Re- sk publican Patty in their demands for "the nationalisation of key,industries, of private monopolies and of credit." -

by ajust conceptionof thenature,destiny,anddignity -

pf the human ,

person:" "The deproletarianisation of the masses;' he conctlded,",was the grave duty of the how;" and he promised that the Church would encourage movements seeking asolution of the social problem 'for the good of France,for the union-

of her sons, and for the good of souls" ,

These developments in France, and especially the words of Cardinal Suhard, may come as ashock to those Catholics inthis country whohave not been,.perhaps, sufficiently attentive to thesocial teachingof thePapacy.They will be equally distastbful to certain non-Catholic admirers of ours who regard the Church as an enemy of all' forms of so-called "radicalism" and a staunch defender of the "stains quo;' In reality, there -

• is nothing in the statementofCardinal Suhard,orin the recent social pronouncements of Archbishop SaliegeofToulouse andofother French churchmen, which cannot be substantiate# in the writings of Leo XIII., Pius XI., and of the present Holy Father.

Position of thePopes.

TheChurch,of course, has condemned some modern "radical" movements, notably Socialism and' Communism; but she has at thesametime approved other movements aimed at the reform of capitalist society, and which have been deemed radical" by those who have avested interest,in the present order,or whose ideas on property and the function of the State stem more frofn John Stuart Mill and John Locke than from Christian tradition, With-regard to.private ownership of property,Pope Pius XII. re-stated the traditional Christianposition in his address last September 1. Since his words have been quoted recently, out of context and incompletely,to but• trd'ss apropaganda drive for adubious sort of "free enterprise," Iquote the pertinent passage here:

The Christian conscience cannot admitasjustasocial order which de nies in principle or renders impos• sible or nugatory in practice, the

natural,right to property whether overconsumptivegoodsorthemeans of production: '

Butneithercanitaccept those sys-• terns which recognise the right to private propertyaccording toacompletely false concept ofit and which are thErefore opposed to atrue'arid healthy social order.

Accordingly where,for instance, "Capitalism"is based on such false concepts arrogates to itself an unlimited right over property, without any subordination to the common good,the Church has condemned it as contrary to the natural law. There is, consequently,in the Christian scheme of things-no "unlimited right over property," The right to property is anatural right;that is, it is antecedent to the State and not derived from it. It belongs among those "unalienable rights" mentioned in•the American Declaration of Independence as coming from man's Creator.' But this right to private property is not unlimited since,.itmustbe exercised in"subordination to the common good." ,

In"Quadragesimo Anno," whichcontains a'stinging moral- indictment of contemporary Capitalism, Pius XI:explainedat some length whatIsimplied by the phrase "subordination to the common good." He said thatprivate. ownership has both an individual and asocial aspect.and that "men must take

Into account in this matter not only their own advantage but alsothe common good." Men are not free. that is-to say, to use their property as they see fit, because ownership invol. ves social obligations. Todefine these obligations in detail, when the natur• law itself does not do so, is,stccordin to Pius XI.,"the function of the Government," And hitting out against the prevailink Liberal-Capitalist coneept of property and the State, he warned that "when civil authority ad. justs ownership to meet the needs of the public good, it acts not as an enemy, but as the friend of private owners;for thusit effectively,prevents the possession of prjvate property.. from creating intolerable burdens and so rushing to its own destruction."

Nordid Pius XI. stopwith the right, of the State to regulate ownership, within just bounds,in the interest of the general welfare. The State could do more:it could,under certain circumstances,go into-business!

Of course, even the most intransigent capitalists admit that some forms of property ought to be owned and managed by the State,since there is noprospect of profit in them and they would never attract private investment anyhow. But Pius XI. had more in mine than dredging profitless harbours and buildinp free and expensive playgrounds. When be spoke of public ownership,and laid down acriterion by which its legitimacy or illegitimacy might he established, it was the relationship of property to the common good he had in mind,not its profitableness or unprofitableness. In apassage dealing explicitly with the

And it is . this teaching which enables General de Gaulle,Cardinal-, Suhard, and Archbishop Saliege to assent in principle. From amoral viewpoint, the only'question to be answered is this: has the concentration of econo•mic power In trusts and monopolies ' gone so far in France as.toxonstitute adanger to the general welfare? If it has-and responsible people.inside andoutside theGovernment think so— •then there can be no objection on moralgroundstothegeneralobjectives of the Resistance Movement.

Public Ownershipvs. Statism,

On•theotherhand,it mustbeadmitted than an expansion of State owner• ship as asolution to the problems of contemporary Capitalism has its drawbacks and dangers,too. This is commonly recognised to-day even by•the Socialists, wholike the rest ofus, have. not been blind to the terrible results, in termsof human values,of thorough• going government ownership as prac•_ tilled in Soviet Russia. As a result,• there is these days'in ocialist circles agreat deal of discussi nof-the problem of reconciling public ownership with democratic liberties and the dig•" nity of theindividual. -One noticesin current Socialist literature anew tendency to distinguish between public ownership andstate ownership,as well as agrowing fear of centralising political and economic power in the same hands.

The FrenchCatholicswhoare calling for nationalisationofkey industriesare likewise alert to the dangers of Statism.. Discussing General _de Gaulle's speech at Lille, Stanislas Fumet wrote not long ago in"Temps Present":

In•the speech at Lille, it is clear that there was question of the State directing the activities of the community. 'Some,hodwever, who badly understood General de Gaulle, have expressed a.fear that Statism may triumphamongusrl

In alltruth, we have been up to now too much opposed to Statism, But it is clear also that we do not wish to see the State exceed thelimits of reasonand jeopardise the free development of the human person.

}l"e have no fear that this -sort of Statism iscontemplated. That iswhy the General did not use word "State" to designate thecollectivity. And be. cause he knows human natuh,andunderstands that theday when there will no longer be a spirit of..emulation amongmen,...activity willslowdowry and the level of production,-together with the level of culture,will sink, the Head of the Goverrrrn nt intends' to preserve "initiative and ajust profit."

And that is why when we speak of reforms in the economic system, weprefer to use the word "nationalisation"rather than "Statism;" for nationalisation has, so to speak, a more personalist, less anonymous overtone.

But to recognise the dafigers of exnanding State ownership is one thing: to work out aformula which will not destroy individual liberty and personal initiative is another. The ex• periment in France will be watched closelythroughout the capitalistworld, for the problemsthe French antrying to "veexist tosome degree In every industrialised country.

cNationalisation oJ Industry. in France—

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Cardinal HailsDisappearance of Proletariat

Private Property Must Subserve

the Common Good

Public Ownership Versus Statism

lly HENJAMIX L. MASS.'.

Unless there is an unexieected turn in the present political and rcVnonlic trends in France. the pre•P•ar pattern of Industrial property ownership, set(] eycn moreof industrial management, is going to lee drastically altered. In hi% Sim"'If

at Lille last October 1,Gen. era I Gaulle mane it clear that his Go% ernuncnt would not oppose the de• iltanls od the Resistance Movement fur the natiomdisalion of key French in. dusIfics

Ile said on that occasion: .\t the pre•senl juncture, it is nu longer poisible to put up with these concentrations of economic hewer known as trusts. Perhaps they filtillerl in the past It

necessary part in developing our natural resources, but they are no longer at to the neces ,

ilics of amodern economic sestets.

Since thr•c• wants %core spoken, the Fr•nch Government has taken over thv huge Renault automobile works in Paris and the entire coal-mining industr%-

in the North. Despite growing opposition from conservatives, it scouts likeh• that other concentrations of economic putter will he nationalised.

French Catholic Position.

Itis important to note thattheic"re. formes de structure" reforms in the (ecollmlici system— are not the exclusive idea of the Socialist sectors of the Resistance Movement. With the sole exception of the Communists, whose "party line" in France veered recenth• from revolution to a "win the war and let reforms wait for peace" programme, they are the unanimous demand of the main underground groups, including the Catholics. At ameeting held on November :7, the Popular Republican movement—anew Catholic political group prominent in the Government and In

ilitantiv democratic—issued a manifesto calling for "the nationalisation of kev industries of private monopolies and credit." Unh• it

few days after this manifesto was issued, theCardinal.archbishop o

fPar

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dopt: cd afriemik attitude towards the"re• formes de structure." Writing in the "Scnnaine Religicuse," as reported by Harold Callender in aspecial dispatch to the New York "Times," Cardinal Suhard said:

FORCHEAPERGRO[F_adl

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Ifuw could the Church not view favourably what tends towvrd the lINAI,lwarante of the proletariat'. And since it aplwfirs that the prole. turiat is the direct product of the Lilwral capitalist system why may not the Church desire that reform of structure lee applied to that sys tern?

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the rightsof owners should be respected, the Cardinal continued, the State must :its,, consider the "legiti mate aspirations of the workers and should be animated by ajust conception of the nature, destiny, and dignity of the human person." "The deprole• tarianisation of the nurse-c," he con. curled,"was the grave duty of the hour," and he promised that the Church mould encourage movements seeking it

solution of the social problem "for the good of France, for the union of her sons, and for the good of souls."

These developments in Prance, and especially the word!: of Cardinal Suhard, may come as ashock to those Catholics in this country whohave not been, perhaps, sufficiently attentive to the sotial teaching of the Papacy.They will be equalh• distasteful to certain nun-Catholic admirers of ours who regard the Church as an enemy of all forms of so-called"radicalism" and a staunch defender of the "status quo."

In reality, there is nothing in the statementofCardinal Suhard, or in the recent social pronouncements of Archbishnp Saliege ofToulouse andofother French churchmen, which cannot be substantiated in the writings of Leo VIIi. Pius Si., and of the present lluh_• Father.

Position of the Popes.

The Church, of course, has condeumel some modern "radical" movements, notably Socialism and Communism; but she has at the same time app;ovcd other movements aimed at the reform of capitalist society, and which have been deemed radical" by those%oho have It vested interest in the present order, or whose ideas on property anrd the function of the State stem more from John Stuart Mill and j

ohn Locke than from Christian tradition.

With regard to private ownership of property, Pope Pius SI1, re-stated the traditional Christian position in his ad dress last September I. Since his words have been quoted recently, out of context and incompletely, to but. tress apropaganda drive for adubious sort of "free enterprise," iquote the pertinent passage here:

. nies in principle or renders impossible or nugatory in practice, the

natural right to property whether over consumptke goodsor themeans of production.

But neither can it accept those sys• tems which recognise the right to private property accurding toacompletely false concept of it and which are therefore opposer) to atrite and healthy social order.

.\ccurdingly where, for instance, "i'apitalisni" is based un such false concepts arrogates to itself an unlimited right over property, without any subordination to the common good, the Church has condemned it as contrary to the natural law. There is, consequent]}• in the Christian scheme of things no "unlimited right over property." The right to property is i

f

natural right; that is, it is antecedent to the State andnot cle. rived from it. It belongs among tho=e "unalienable rights" mentioned in the American Declaration of Independence as coming from man's Creator. lint this right to private pro• perry knot unlimited since it must he exercised in"subordination to the com. mon good."

In"Quadragesinlo Anno," which contains a' stinging moral indictment of contemporary Capitalism, Pius Si. explained at some length what is implied by the phrase "subordination to the common good." Ile said that private ownership has both an individual and asocial aspect. and that "men must take into account in this matter not only their own advantage but also the common good." Alen are not free. that is to say to use their property as they see fit because ownership inynivcs social obligations. Todefine these obligations in detail, when the natural law itself does not cto so, is, according to Pius Si.,"the function of the Gov ernment." And hitting out against the prevailing LiberalCapitalist concept of property and the State, he warned that "when civil authority adiusts ownership to meet the needs of the public Bond, it acts not as an enemy, but as the friend of private owners; for thusit effectively prevents the possession of private property . front creating intolerable burdens and so rushing to its own destruction"

Nordid Pius XI. stop with the right, of the State to regulate ownership, within just}rounds, in the interest of the general welfare. The State could do more: it could, under certain circumstances, go into business!

Of course, even the most intransigent capitalists admit that some forms of property ought to he owned and managed by the State, since there N nn prospect of profit in them and they would never attract private investment anyhow. But Pius ST had more in min,; than dredging profitless harbours and buildine free and expensive playgrounds. When he spoke of public ownership, and laid down acriterion h%• which its legitimacv or illeritimaev micht be estahlished, it%was the relatinnshin of property to the common wood he had in mind tint its profitableness or unprofitableness. in apassage dealing explicitly with the

demands of Socialists fur public own• ership of certamt types of businew en• trrtense, he wrote tit clear rod unnus• talable words:

for it is rightly contended that certain formsof prulwrty must be re. Pelted to tine State,"'glee they carry with them n

a upliortunily of dutm illation tote great to ter left to pri• %ate uuhviduals withuut injury to the community at large.

And he went on to may that "just demand, and desires of this kind con• tain nothingoppoved toChristiantruth, nor art- they of

any sense peculiar to Stecialism, ,,

It is this teaching which guides the French Catholics or the Popular Re_ ♦s publican Party in their demands fur "the nationalisation of key industries, of private numolxdies and of credit." And it is this teaching which enables General de Gaulle Cardinal Suhard. :std.Archbishop Saliege to assent in principle. From amoral viewpoint, the only question to be answered is this: has the concentration of econo• ini-• power in trusts and monopolies gone so far in France as to constitute adanger to the general welfare? If it has—and responsible people inside and outside the Government think ste— then there can be no objection on moral grounds to the general objectives of the Resistance Movement.

Public Ownership vs. Statism.

Un the other hand, it must beadmit• led than an expansion of State owner• ship as asolution to the probletrts of contemporary Capitalism has its drawbacks and dangers, too. This is commonly recognised to-clay even by the Socialists who like the rest ofus have. not been blind to the terrible results, in terns of human values, of thoroughgoing government ownership as practised in Soviet Russia. As a result• there is these days in Socialist circles agreat deal of discussion of the problem of reconciling public ownership with democratic liberties and the dignity of the individual. One notices in current Socialist literature anew ten• dency to distinguish between public ownership and state ownership, as well as agrowing fear of centralising political and economic power in the same hands.

The French Catholics who are calling fornationalisation of key industriesare likewise alert to the dangers of Statism, Discussing General de Gaulle's speech at Lille. Stanislas Fumct wrote not long ago in"Temps Present":

In the speech at Lille, it is clear that there was question of the State directing the activities of the community. Some, hoiveF,

er, who badly understood General rte Gaulle, have expressed afear that Statism nia> triumph among its. In all truth, we have been up to now too much op• posed to Statism. But it is clear also that we do not wish to see the State exceed the limits of reason and jeopardise the free development of the human person.

We have no fear that this sort of Statism iscontemplated. That is why the General slid not use word "State" to designate the collectivity. :And because he knows human nature, and unclet'Aands that the day when there will no longer be a spirit of emulation among men ...activity willslowdown and the level of production, together with the level of culture, will sink, the head of the Government intends to preserve "initiative and ajust profit."

And that is why when we speak of reforms in the economic system, we prefer to use the word "nationalisation" rather than "Statism," for nationalisation has, so to speak, a more personalist, less anonymous overtone.

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Devastation of Missionary Work in Philippines

Perilous Days and Liberation for Australian-Redemptorists

The cause of religion has suffered heavily in that Catholic nation of the East—the Philippines. Churches have been destroyed in large numbers. Priests and Religious who lost their lives total hundreds,

Fifteen Redemptorist from Australia —eleven Fathers and four Brothers— were engaged inMission workin Luzon when the Japanese invaded the island. Their works were conducted from two a Monasteries—one at Bacalaran in Manila—the other at Lipa, in the Province of Batangas. All the Fathers and Brothers have survived those days of slaughter and destruction. They have come safely through the storm, but only by aspecial and evident protection of Divine Providence. Neverthe. less, they too, suffered heavily. interment,

Except Father F. J. Cosgrove, Brotbers O'Brien and Alexander McVeigh, who were Irish born, all the Fathers and Brothers were interned at Los BanosCamp onJuly9. 1944. Thepersonal effects that each could bring to interment had to be contained in one small case. Even their sermon manu• scripts in the native dialect had to be left behind andwere subsequently lost. Reduced to skeletons by starvation, they were told on February 22 of this vear thatno morefoodwould be given them. Indeed reliable records state that the internees of Los Banos were to be massacred on February 23 at 10 a.m. That morning dawned fair,'and camp routine followed as usual.

With only three hours separating them from the appointedslaughter ... they suddenly saw American troops dropping from the sky. Filipino guerillas swept in from the hillside. The Jap guards were killed to aman, and the internees were delivered. They had to leave without delay, and could bring out only what could be carried byhand. Father Taylor—the Superior of Lipo —emerged from Los Banos reduced to 7st. 41b, in weight. The other Fathers and Brother Francis Best were in correspondingly reduced state. Under the generous and skilled care of the American Red Cross, all quickly regained health and strength.

A few weeks prior to the doings of this day, Father Cosgrave, Superior of Bacalaran, had narrowly escapeddeath inthe slaughter at De In Salle College. Ilis body had been pierced through with bayonets in two or three places, and helay helpless, without any attention for three clays. By awonderful fai•our of pro

vidence, his wounds heal• ed quickly and well, and he left hospital in afew weeks.

Brother AlexanderMcVeigh and Brother Charles O'Brien stayed on in Lipa Monastery of Divino Amor till March 15 (feast of St. Clement Hofbaucr C.SS.R,), expecting that each day would he their last. The critical hour had come. The American forces uc

ere. advancing on the town, and all were ordered t9 leave. They joined a hapless procession, headed by the Bighop. who carried asmall statue of the Holy Family •

and accompanied by Priests and Religious departing from the impending doo

m. Filipino goer ill as

gallantly directed them to safety. Two days later, together with most other buildings in the town, the Mon• astery House and Chapel were fired and burned. Lipa lay prostrate—a •ccne of devastation, burned-out buildings, ashes and death.

Happy Returns.

As the.lmericans gained control in Manila, nearly all Religious Communi• ties repatriated their personnel to their home lands. The Redemptorists deFlue pipe for Stoves Bath Heater. Stocks of Paints,Varnish,Calcomism Hassell's Stores,Perth,.. B6M-

tided to retain part of their personnel and send to Australia only those among whom were in greatest need of change. Accordingly, Fathers F. Sexton, W. Cruice, G. O'Donnell, C. McCarthy, L. English, Brothers Joseph Byrne and Francis Best have return• ed to recuperate.

The others, Fathers Walsh, Deane, Gygar, Hurley, Brother Alexander McVeigh and Brother Charles O'Brien, remained with the two Superiors to continue the work of the past, and to prepare for greater thingsin thefuture.

Recovered from bayonet wounds, Father Cosgrave led his little band back to Baclaran Monastery, on the shores of Malina Bay, to begin religi• ous observance and to prepare for the Mission work that looms ahead. Father Taylor went back to burnt-out Lips to drag from beneath its ashes afew sheets of iron. These, laid upon the blackened walls of his former Monas. tery, afford to-day ashelterforhimself and Brother Alexander McVeigh, and form amakeshift church for the people. Already, these devoted but des. titute people show their joy and ap• preciation at the happy return of the Fathers.

Baclaran To-Day.

The conditions in which the Bac• laran Community find themselves today are described in a letter from Father Walsh, Jlarch 29 1945:"For a time, proposals were made that Baclaran Monastery and Church (though scarcely damaged) should be demolished, and the site taken over for militarypurposes. Yesterday we received the very pleasant news that we shall be able to go back there again in little more than two weeks. We shall feel well,being inourownhome again, hav ing seen the last of camps and gaols and food lines.

We shall not have much to start with—no Mass equipment—nothing to cook or eat with no beds—practically nothing except ahouse and church, and the poor clothes we were when rescued from Los Banos.

'Our library, gathered with such effort over the years Father Cosgrave removed for safety to De la Salle College. But as he lay helpless among the dying and the dead, he saw the Japs throw petrol upon our cherished volumes and burn them before his very eyes. What intensifies the situation is, that all these things we need have not been on sale in this country for quite atime, and will not be for some titne to come.

Lipa To-Day.

rather Taylor, after returning to blackened, burnt-out Lipa, writes on April 22, 1915, to Father Provincial, \lonasten•, Mayfield, X.S.W.

"Lipa has suffered the worstdestruction of anv town Ihave seen so far. The whole town is the same, bombed, firer) by artillery, burnt-out by the Japs. Our house andChapelarecom• pletcly destroyed—not asquare footof timber left... but only ashes and twisted iron. What it sightl Even St. Teresa couldn't desire anything more abandoned for a foundation. though we have arule book andbell!

"Brother Charles and Iare living in the ruins, in the stone archway between the former kitchen and refectory. The stone walls are standing , so we hope to be able to roof part of the old Ilouse as aChapel.

"The Bishop is here but has lost all. When Icame back and met him, he rushed forward and threw his arms around me, ,All he could say was: 'You will not leave my diocese! You will stay in my diocese!'—a diocese that has lost Bishop's House, Cathedral, everything almost, except the faith and love of adevoted but destitute people. Iassured him that we

Midland Junction.: Assistant Priest Welcomed

Amost enjoyable evening was spent in the Friendly Societies' hall, on Monday, April 30. when the parishioners of \lidland Junction assembled to extend awarmwelcome to their new curate.

In afriendly atmosphere of dancing and musical interludes, Rev. Father Sorahan met numbers of people who were most anxious to make him feel at home in his new,

surroundings. Items were delightfully rendered by Mrs. Winchand Misses Myra Willoughby, Mary Rae, Mary bfarkham, Beryl Anderson Mary Creighton,'and Kathleen Burghall,iwhile excellent music for the dancing was supplied by Miss Myra Willoughby, Mrs. Winch, Mrs. Frank Willoughby, and Mr. Charlie Pauly.

:11r. Owen Hanlon, on behalf of the various sodalities,wished Father Sorahan avery happy time in Midland Junction, and assured him that in all his work he would have the loyal support of all sodality members.

Speaking on behalf of the parishioners, Mr. Mountainsaidthatitgave him much pleasure to follow up the remarks of the previous speaker and to extend the hand of friendship from one and all. He had no doubt'that Father wouldprove an aptpupilin assimilating Australian ways and customs. In conclusion, and with typical Irish brogue, he voiced "Caed Mille Failthe."

hall, he felt certain that they would wu,k well together and would be happy to tackle the many problems of the future. Hefully realised the loneliness of leaving Irelandand coming to aplace so far distant, and he was pleased indeed that so many people were present in the hall to join in the welcome. He wished Father the very best ofeverything, and hoped that his sojourn in thedistrictwouldbe of long .turation. Father Lynchalso tookthe opportunity of publicly expressing his sincere gratitude to Rev. Father Leech for the excellent work he had auphshed during his stay in Midland Junction. Both he and the parishioners very much regretted that the unexpected departure of Father Leech gave them no chance of farewelling him and expressing their many thanks and verygood wishes.

In responding to the many words of welcome, Father Soraban said that but afew days before, he had arrive astranger in astrange land, and he wasamazed that insoshortatime he could feel himself surrounded by friends in avery friendly land. It was atribute to the hospitality and friendliness of the peoplethathe could feel so much at home. He expressed hisgratitude to Father Lynch and the parishioners for their cordial welcome and assured them that his one desire was to do all in his power to assist them in any way.

Mr. O'Malley recalled the early difficulties and hard work in the young days of the parish, and said that, although Father had arrived in troubled times, he felt sure that better days loomed not so far ahead. On behalf of the older membersof the district,he wished Father good health and happiness and alengthy stay in the -

A very dainty supper was provided by the ladies and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

The highlight of the evening was almost at the conclusion, when Father Sorahan delighted those present by contributing two songs,which were very well received.

parish.

Rev. Father Lynch said that it gave him very great pleasure to welcome at new priest to the parish. After only aslight acquaintance withFather Sora-

intended to stay and share the common lot.

"Lips will rise again from its ashes, vwith bamboo shops at first then bet• ter buildings. There will always be plenty of work here, and when we have proper accommodation, I will send for more help. The building of a new Monastery and Chapel must be undertaken. W eget some little assistance here. Butwe will need genuine help and great financial aid. We are sure much can be done in this line in Australia. We hope so.

"Please have the prayers continued, and do what you can to interest those who can help in the erection of the Chapel of Divino Amor—'a Memorial

Our thanks aredue to all those who contributedto the success of the evening,and particularlytoMr.RayCreighton.on whomfell themajorpartoftho organisation and hard work.

Chapel dedicated to those heroic soldiers and civilians who gave up their lives to free us all from adreadful th'raldom.' That is as true for Australia as for the Philippines. Catholics in Australia who realise that will surely help us:'

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Forgotten Paraclete

ThisSunday marks theFeast of Pentecost,aholy clay of tremendous import to the(;atlnolic Church. For the descent of the Holy Ghostupon the Apostles means infinitely more than amere curiousspiritual phenomenon. Catholicsareapttoforgetitsreal significance and to regard thewonder of Pentecostin thelight of the gifts ofwisdom andprophecy which were bestowed upon the Apostlesonthatoccasion. Actually thesewereofleastmoment; they constituted the charismata, those pr ,

.ternatural aids which GodlenttotheinfancyoftheChurch,and which taken away in its maturity. Their real significance was their illustrative force of the power and beneficence of the Spirit of God when He first came toabide for all time with His mystical Spouse,the Catholic Church.

ThefruitionofChrist'searthly labutirsisnotfoundon Mount Golgotha,norevenon theResurrection Day. He had come to strikefrommankindtheshacklesofsin,todestroythedominionof Lucifer,andto restoretohumanity its highestprivileges, lost in Adam—

thesupernaturallifeofgrace, which wasnothinglessthan the indwellingof the Holy Ghost, it) human souls. This was potentiallymadepossiblebytheSacrificeofCalvary,butnotactuallyuntilPentecostmorning,whentheHolyGhost,shutoutfrontthe lyorldsolongby Adam'ssin,wasonce.moresent,as inthebeginning,tomoveoverthefaceoftheearth. Andasin that primal chaos described in Genesis, Hehadbrought light, and life, and movementandjoy,soagain HisPentecostalreturn restored tothe world peace and joy of spirit and all thosegood and perfect gifts which come from above, descending Front the Father of li g

hts through theSpiri;ofnricreated Love.

11iscommonlysaidthattheBlessedEuchari•twasthep:trlfmg GiitofOurLordJesusChristto thesuitsofmen. Notlessalegacysurelywasthepromiseofthe Paraclete. Hiscoming wasthe uppermostthoughtintineunindofChristinthedisclosureafterthe LastSupper. AndwhenoilOlivet,Hisdiscipleswereabouttosee Hisvisiblepresenceforthelasttime,Heconsoledthembythepromise:"YoushallreceivethepowreoftheHolyGhostcomingupon you." Itmightbe saidthatat thetimeoftheAscension,Peter's L'arquc—the Church—ryas finished to the last detail, completely rigged,andwithafallcrew. Yetitdriftedlanquidlybytheshore until Pentecost morning, when the Holy Spiritbillowed its sails andgavetoitthattremendousimpetuswhichwastosetitscudding acrosstheseas of thewhole earth. Its crew wasanimated by a newand indomitable energy and enterprise which would fade out neitherfrom themnorfromtheirsuccessors.

Few Catholics realise, even partially, the astonishing part whichtheHolyGhostplaysinthecorporatelifeoftheChurchand insanctificationofitsindividualmembers. ActuallyallthreePersonsof the BlessedTrinity areengaged butforourbetterunderstandingofthe activity of God, special functions areassigned to eachPerson. TotheFather,theworkofCreation,Redemptionto theSon,andtotheHolyGhost theworkofSanctification. First intheorderofimportance,theHolySpirit'smissionistoguidethe moralteachingoftheChurch. To Hiscareiscommittedtheholi. nessoftheChurch,andHehasnotfailedtoworkmostefficaciouslythroughtheMass,theSacraments,andprayerinprovidingshiningspecimens of sanctity in every century and in distinguishing thelivesofordinary Christians with His seven-fold gifts. Yet devotiontotheHolyGhostisnotaswidespreadasrevelation•reasonandgratitudeshould tend to makeit. Leteach Pentecot tat least be aday of whole-hearted recognition and thanksgiving for theQpir'tof(•od-

Living With the Church

May 20.—Pentecost Sunday(Red): Mass proper. One prayer only. Sequence. Creed. Preface of the holy Spirit."Communicantes" and "Ilancigitur" proper throughout the whole Octave.

May 21 Pentecost Monday (Red):

Mass proper. One prayer only as on theFeast.

May22.—Pentecost Tuesday(Red):

Mass proper. One prayer only as on the Feast.

May 23.—Ember Wednesday within theOctave(Red):

Massproper. 2nd. prayer for the Church or Pope. 3rd. prayer for peace. Sequence. Creed,etc.,as on the Feast.

May 24.—Thursday within theOctave (Red):

Mass proper. 2nd, prayer for the Church or Pope, 3rd. prayer for peace. Sequence. Creed, etc.,ason theFeast.

May 25.—Ember Friday within the Octave(Red):

Massproper. 2nd,prayerofSt.Gre• Rory VIL 3rd. prayer of St. Urban I, 4th.prayerforpeace. Sequence. Creed, etc., as on the Feast.

May 26.—Ember Saturday within the ,

Octave(Red):

Mass proper. 2nd. prayer of St. Philip Neri. 3rd. prayer of St. Rieutherius. 4th. prayer for peace, Sequence. PrefaceoftheHolySpirit. "Communicantes" and "Ilane igitur" proper.

ST, PATRICK'S, FREMANTLE

Crowningof OurLadyQueenofMay andLegionofMaryRally.

The annual parish function of the crowningofOurLadyQueen of May 'r..!aceateveningdevotionson Sunday,May20,at7.30p.m.-

Therewill also be arally foractive and auxiliary mennl:ers of the Legion ofMarv.

EnglishBishopsApprove

Monsignor Knox'sTranslation

Officialapproval forgeneraldistributionofittranslationoftheNewTesta. went by the Right Rev. Monsignor Ronald'lunox has been given by the ilierarchy of Englandand Wales.The )fort Rev. Bernard Griffin,Archbishop of Westminster, is writing aforeword forthevolume,whichwillhepublished byBurns,Oatesand Washbourne.

io 1913 Monsignor Knox was given permission to produce ntrial edition limited to1,500subscribers. Thetranslation,hesaid,hasbeenmade without reference to previous translations, the purpose being"to produce atransla• tionin English which is current today."

iThe translation has been available forweeksintheUnitedStates,through SheedandWard.

Monsignor Knox is aconvert from tine Anglican ministry. lie was received into the Catholic Church in 19'7,wasordainedin 1919,andbecame aDomesticPrelatein 1936.

(Theopinion of agroup of Scriptural scholars is that the Knox trans. lationisexcellent but needssomerevisionforgreater theologicalaccuracy. Thisdoes notmean thatitis unsafe, butthatitcanbe improvedinspots. Theopinionof agroupofscholars in the Englishlanguageisthatthebook ranksasoneofthefinestspecimensof English literary style that has been producedinourday: theopinionwas meant to include the entirerealrtt of Englishand Americanliterature. Perhaps the most outstandingfeature of the Knoxwork isthatithas broken away from Latinisms mare than any other translation of theVulgate that haseverappeared.)

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ARCHBISHOP'SENGAGEMENTS.

May20 (PentecostSunday): A 11 a.m.: Pontifical High Mass, St. Mary'sCathedral.

3p.m.: Confirmation of adults, St. Mary's Cathedral.

May243.15p.m.: AttendAnnualMeetingof CatholicWomen'sLeague.

May25:

10 a.m.: Preside at quarterly con• ferenceofpriestsofthemetropolitan r. area.

May27, Canonical Visitation and Confirmation atSt. Kieran'sChurch,Osborne Park.

May299.30 a.m.: Preside at Solemn Office and Requiem Mass, St. Mary's Cathedral: Anniversary of the late ArchbishopClone.

May3010 a.m.: Preside at Solemn High 51ass at"Glendalough," on theoccasionoftheGoldenJubilee of oneof the Communitv of the Little Sisters ofthePoor.

June3: 7.30p.m.: Attend closing ceremonies of the Forty HoursDevotionat St. Mary'sCathedral,

JuneS: 7.30p.m.: Consecrationofnewmemhers of the Cathedral Branch of the Sacred ffeartSodality.

June 10: Attend annual Procession of the Blessed Sacrament at Highgate Hill.

THELATEARCHBISHOP CLIINE.

TenthAnniversarytobeObserved onMay29th.

The tenth anniversary of the death of the late Archbishop CluneoccursonMay29. Theoccasionwillheobserved-in theCathedral by the chanting of the Solemn Office of the Dead and the celehration of Solemn Requiem)lass, at which His Grace Most Rev. R. Prendiville, D.D., will preside. The function will continence.at 9.30 a.m.

PRIESTS',

CONFERENCE.

The Quarterly Conference of the PriestsoftheMetropolitanAreawillbe held at the Chapter Hall, Victoria Square, on Friday, May25, at10a.m.

CONFIRMATIONOFADULTS.

His Grace the Archbishop will administertheSacramentofConfirmation to adults in St. Mary's Cathedral on Pentecost Sunday, May 20, at 3p.m, Intendingcandidatesshouldnotifythe Administrator not later than Friday. May 18,

PAPALBLESSINGONPENT& COSTSUNDAY.

ThePapalBlessingwillbegiven at theconclusionof PontificalMass,commencingat11 a.m.,onPentecostSun. day, May20. APlenary Indulgence. under the usual conditions, may be gained by all those present who have beentoconfessionand HolyCommunion.

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Official Opening byArchbishop— Unique Occasion in History ofthe Diocese...

"Why,Ineverdreamedit was anythinglike thisl" wasoneof the many commentsheard during the afternoon, andIam quite sureitonly expressed the thoughts that were in all minds as friends and members of the C.G.M. strolled through the grounds and inspected the house and chapel at Marian Lodge on Sundayafternoon. May6. For many monthsthemembers of.the Movement had laboured hard to have everything ready for the opening, which had been postponed several times owing to wartime difficulties and hold-ups. Whenfinally the great day dawned theywere blessed with perfectweather andquitealargecrowdwaspresentasHisGracethe(Archbishop arrived. HewaswelcomedbyFatherLalor ,

theDiocesanChaplain, andMiss Bath Fawley,thePresident of theMovement. After HisGrace had blessed thechapelandbuildings,hewas introducedby theChaplain to thehundreds of friends and members of the Movement who had gathered in the gardens, and at the conclusionofaninspiring addressdeclared theLodge open. The President then thanked His Grace and these present in afew well. chosen words andinvitedthemtoinspect the house. Afternoon teawas served b

y die girls in alarge marquee erected in the grounds, and the visitors spent aninterestinghourorsoinspectingtheproperty.

Present with His Grace on the balcony during the opening ceremony were Rev. Fathers T. Purcell, O.M.I. lChaplain to the Fremantle Branch of theC.G.1[J,J.V.O'Sullivan,F.Ryan, J. J. Rafferty, J. O'Farrell, G. E. Sharry

IWilunat, and T. McCaul rChaplain, R.A.A.F.i The Archbishop andclergy werelater servedwith afternoon tea in the main lounge.

Amongst the crowd were many familiarfaces,andmanygoodfriendsofthe \Invement. It isonly tobe regretted that so many otherswere unableto be presentbecause of transport difficulties owingto wartimerestrictions. Yet in spite of these several hundreds were able to get there somehow or other, and agroup of about forty members of the ilighgate Y.C.W, even cycled the distance from Perth. The girls ft are to be congratulated on the success of the function. Everything ran smoothly and nothing seemed to be forgotten. The taste of the furnishings of the Chapel and Retreat House was freely and favourably commented uponby many discerning parents, and c,

:rt•uinly should provide an admirable environment in which to spend a week-cud on retreat or aweek or two holidaving.

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operty covers some six acres, with agood well—from which ahntwater system runs through the bath. roomblock and to the kitchen. There is it gravel tenniscourt in the frontof the property and acouple of cleared paddocks at the rear, in one of which it is hoped to put down abasketball courtand,later no,aswimmingpool.A chicken run andcowshedare expected tocontribut.;theirbitto the provision. ing, when inhabited, but until arrangements have been made for aperman. ent housekeeper, the chickens, the cow and the proper care of the gardens must wait awhile.

Y.C.W. Co-Operates.

The girls were specially appreciative of the efforts of agroup of boys from the Ifighgate ,

Branch of the Young Christian Wor

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afternoonswho gave up their someweekspreviouslyinordertocome up toMarian Lodge and help the girls with the heavy work that had to be done around the house and grounds. This was but another evidence of the happyco-operation that hasalwaysex. isted between these two Youth Movements.

Novel Solution of Accommodation Problem Inthe rooms and sleep-outsofMarian Lodge the girls got over the difficulty

of accommodation by using "doubledecker" beds in the American style. Furnished with vieux rose bed covers, they looked very attractive and eminently practical. The sleep-outson the verandahs are fitted with glass louvers arhich allow acertain amount of"airconditioning."

Retreats t Commence in June.

Already fourteen week-end retreats havebeen booked for girls in the various activities of theMovement, and at the moment the number of retreatants hasbeenlimitu.dto twenty-one foreach week-end. The leaders of the Movement take it in turningroups of four toduthe catering forthose on retreat. fudging by the enthusiasm of the girls whohave alreadymade retreats at the Lodge.the leadersofthe C.G.M. should find that this will be their most consoling activityin the future. They have shown great courage in tackling the whole proposition, but those of its who have seen it have no doubts that it will pay wonderful dividends, both spiritually and socially, for the Movement and its members, ARCHBISHOP STRESSES NECESSITY OF TRAINING FOR CATHOLIC ACTION.

In declaring Marian Lodgeopen, His Grace first of all congratulated Father Lalor, who was responsible for at establishment of the Catholic Girls'

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Happy Day for the Girls' Movement *Retreat House and Hostel aCredit to Enterprise of the C.G.M.

Movement. The Movement would continue to be progressive because it had aspiritual foundation. The occasion was an unique one in the history of the Diocese. Theyhadmet onmany occasions for the dedication of churches, theblessing of schools, hospitals, and other ecclesiastical buildings. But this was the first occasion on which they had foregathered toassist at the blessing of aRetreat House. "Time$ rra changed and we changed with them." The time had comewhenthe challenge of youth had to be met;

whenYouth should havefacilities Providedforthem iftheyweretobecome worthymembers of Chhrch and State. The struggle between good and evil was largely astruggle for the control ofyouth. Theyhadreadmuchinthe press regarding physical fitness. It was, they were told,'anatural necessity. But they were not told that mare'.fitnesswas anational necessity. Andyetitundoubtedlywas.if(Austra. Ifswastoavoid the calamitous mfr takesofother countrieswherethe atlt

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LODGE.

HLi GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP ADDRESSES THE GATHERINGATMARIAN

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MONDAY:

Shorthand: 5.15 p.m, to 6.30 p.m.

Liturgy:8p.m.

TUESDAY:

Physical Culture: 7-8 p.m.

Orchestra: 8p.m.

WEDNESDAY:

Shorthand: 5.15 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Dressmaking: 7p.m.

Arts and Crafts: 8p.m.

Red Cross, E.S.C.: 8p.m.

THURSDAY:

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BENEDICTION: 5.15 p.m.

Choir: 8p.m.

RRIDAY:

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SATURDAY:

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Tennis at Robertson Park: 2p.m.

SUNDAY:

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• MARIAN (ARTS GUILD.

Our nextGuild meeting will be held as usual in McNessHall, Pier-street, on Thursday, June 7. The programme is in theiform of arecital, our guest artists being Rev. Father A. Lynch violinist; Carmel Moran,vocalist;

and Frances Moran, pianist, We are anticipating avery large attendance, and as the seating accommodation in McNess Hall is limited, abox plan is now open in the C.G.M. Office. A small fee of 6d, per seat ,

will be charg• ed to meet the expenses of the even. ings. 'Phone B4836 for reservations without delay.

E,S.C`GROUP.

The next meeting of the Company will be on May 23. It is some time since we had any Home Nursing practice, so do come along, girls. You are also reminded that snack bar and hospital rosters are posted on the notice board inour office.and if you are not able to attendon theday allotted, you must arrange for asubstitute. This is most important.

DRESSMAKING.

Would anymemberwho wishestobe on the waiting list of this activity, please forward their names to the office, as anew course will be commencing in afew months.

DANCING CLASSES.

Any member .who desires to attend the(lancing classes must notify the office and have their names placed on the waiting list for the new course. Admission to these classes will be only to those who have cards, which are procurable at the office at the beginning of each course.

CANTEEN SERVICE.

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C.G.M. Group: Tuesday. May 29.

Y,A.L. Group: Thursday. June 7.

C.G.M. Group: Saturday, June 23.

FORTNIGHTLY DANCES.

Onr next dance will be held on Thursday, May 31 in Cathedral Ball, Munay-street, at S p.m. Although the attendance is good, there is still plentyof room for mpnymore couples. Admission 2s., and cool drinks will be served.

bed of her Son. May she stand by ours, 'Live then united to Mary, and you

will die in her fondembrace. To do that you must be atrue child of Mary, Say morning and evening those three "Hail Marys" in honour of her holy purity. Say daily your Res. ary—the mould into which she casts souls to form them to the Divine Image, or rather let us say that with the Rosary, as with achosen instru. ment, this admirable Queen sculptures, paints and imprints the image of her Son. It vas the Rosary that produc. ed such triumphant victories over the Ottemans, the Turks at Lepanto in 1571, and elsewhere. It was the Ros. ary that preserved the flowers in the dark days of persecution and suffering in Ireland, flowers whose seeds took root and flourished so remarkably on the virgin soil of our sunny Australia. It was the Rosary thatkept the spark of Faith alive in the days of persecution in early Australia. Without a priest to offer theAdorable Sacrifice of the Mass, but especially blessed and highly privileged in having the Blessed Sacrament somiraculously preservedin their midst for those long weary months after the deportation of the only priest on the Continent—Father OTIN-mil—the early pioneers, confessors Icould rightly call th em

—paid hom. age to their Lord and Master through the Rosary in the little Davis cottage at Church Hill, Sydney, where now stands the grand old St. Patrick's Church. Surely it is Mary we must thank. It was Mary ,who watched over the InfantChurch inAustralia. It is Vary who is going to watch over us and to help us to lead clean and holy lives, sweete^ed and perfumed with the priceless virtue of purity. How careful we should be not to tarnish that immaculate garb which should ever surround and protectus. In our daily lives,then, letus cultivate anardent devotion to our heavenly Mother, so that fathers would then love her as St. Joseph loved her; mothers,by their love for her,would instil into the hearts of their little ones adeeper de. votion for ourheavenly Mother; young girls and young (women would imitate more and more her modesty in dress and bearing; young men would be found more frequently at her shrines imploring her protection and guidance. and youngchildren wouldflytoherfor shelter and gather around her knees asdid theChild Jesusat Nazareth.

In thesedaysof distress and turmoil let us all hasten to Mary, the "Refuge of Sinners." She is"Comfortorof the Afflicted." None need be afraid of shipwreck to their souls, for she is "Starof the Sea." Andso, remember. ing this, let us be renewed -inourspirit with those beautiful words of St. Bernard:

"O thou, whosoever thou art, that knowest thyselfto be here notsomuch walking upon firm ground as battered to and fro by the gales and storms of this life'socean, if thou wouldstnot be overwhelmed by the tempest, keep thine eyeupon thisStar'sclearshining. If the hurricanes of temptation arise against theeor thou artrunningon the rocks of trouble, look to the Star, call on Mary In danger, indifficulty, or in doubt, think of Mary, call upon \rary. If thou follow her, thou wilt never go astray. If thou pray to her, thou wilt never have need to despair. ... Tfshr hold thee, thou wiltneverbe weary. If she keep thee, thou wilt reach home safe at last." Amen.

May Procession at South Perth

Reverent Crowds Participate

On May 6, the first Sunday in May, the annual procession in honour of Our Lady took place, and attracted our largest attendance to date. St. Columba'sChurch was much too small to accommodate the congregation, which filled the choir gallery, side aisles and porch, and overflowed on to the steps and grounds, where theoccasional preacher could be clearly heard. This year many more came from outside the parish to thank Our Lady for having brought hostilities inEurope to such successful issue. Practically every family in the parish attended in full strength. The men and women of the parish who are in active service in distant theatres of war were well represented, and thought of by their own and by many of their friends. Many afervent petition arose to Our Lady that our splendid young men and women in the three services, onsea,on land,andin the air, wouldreturn to us safely, unsoiled by the experiences of war. And those who are gone, never more to return, were remembered in the prayers of the many who walked behind Our Lady's rose-decked statue.

The crush-crush of military boots on the gravel as the measured thread of the Aquinas Cadets moved solemnly beside the canopy—the glint of sun on bayonets—the silver tinkle of the hells of the page bovs—the angel faces of the flower strewers looked like living frescos by Fra Angelico—

the rustle of rest satin as the wind gently caressed the cloaks of the llolv Angels marching proudl• behind their new banner.. the trained step ofthewomen and men in uniform—the holy Name men singing the hymns and reciting the Rosary as unconsciously as young boys—the great concourse of women speaking from their hearts to their Mother Mary —one hundred and thirty Children of Mary made a splendid display—and the school children, girls in white and bovs in grey, led the way as this uninterrupted act of thanksgiving to Mary, Queen of Peace filled the heavens with hvntns and decades from St. Columba's Church to the altar, so beautifully set at the Convent Chapel doorway. Here the second'Benediction was given. The great crowd grouped itself around the altar. The sloping lawns were amosaic of colour, Mite cloaks, roil cloaks, shimmering white satin, kharki and Air Force blue, the vestments of the ministers,and the ma wide range of the laity—all de a happy picture asthegloriousstun shone clown upon loving children of Mary kneeling in adoration before her Divine Sun. At the elevation of the Mon. strance the officer in command of the guard of honour gave his staccato orders, and the Aquinas Cadets present. cd arms!.efore the Bing of Kings. As the Sacred Yost wasraised in Benediction the page boys made music with their silver bells. It was avery moving moment, and manyatear was secretly brushed away.

Splendid Singing.

The singing of the hymns was better than ever before, and the final"Faith of Our Fathers''in the Church was magnificent. One word might describe the procession, its spirit and atmosphere, it was prayerful, and what more need be saidl

The Monstrance was borne by the Very Rev, Father Moss, with the Rev. Father Dunne as deacon, and the Rev. Father O'Dwyer as sub-deacon: the Rey. Father W. Costello was stole deacon. The procession was directed by Messrs. F. Oldrini, T. W. Egan, W. King, E. Flannagan and J. F. McEncroe. The ffoly Name men, carrying the canopy, were Messrs. Leo Walsh, '1'. D Murphy,A. E. Dolin P. Duffy,J. Ilughan, F, Murphy, W. Mahony, and P. Englebreebt-

The Sisters of St.,Joseph arranged both altars with taste and feeling, and made the most of the generous donation of flowers. The children were a credit to their homes and to their schools, and the parents are to be congratulated on the appearance of the children. To Miss O. McLernon must

go thecredit forthefine congregational singing, especially before the open-air altar.

The May Procession is now aheritage of the parishionersof South Perth, and they are certainly proving themselves worthy of their high privilege.

After the ceremony the parish sodality were hosts to the visiting mem, hers of the Children of Mary at afternoontea in theConvent, where the Sisters helped considerably to make the gathering a very happy ending of a very happy day.

The Rev. Dr. McMahon and his assistant. the Rev, Father O'Leary, are grateful to the Rev. Father Frank O'Connor for his splendid discourse on Our Lady, well worthy ofthe occasion, andalso totheclergy whohonoured us by their presence We also wish to say thanks to the ladies of the parish who entertained the visiting priests to afternoon tea. To our many visitors we are indeed welcome for your presence, and for your reverent, prayerful participation in our great day in honour of 11ary, Queen of the May.

To the Brothersand boysof Aquinas College, the priests and parishioners of South Perth are indebted for one of the highlights of the procession, the guard of honour of theCadets.

EloquentSermonby Rev. Father O'Connor.

"For behold from henceforth all gen. erations shall call me Blessed."—St.

Luke, 1--1S.

In this Southern [Hemisphere of ours, my dear brethren, in this sweet month of May, we are again doing honour to her to whom honour is due—namely, the Immaculate Mother of God. Throughout this lovely morning land of ours there a_cend petitions innumer. able to her whom God Almighty honoured above all the children of men, and that is\lacy, Mother of God, and Mother of men. Right back before the birth of her Divine Son Mary prophesied,"Behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed." How true this is-

! Down through the vista of years, right down through the corridor of time from the beginning of the Christian era have gone forth from millions upon millions of hearts the .wordsof the Archangel Gabriel and St. Elizabeth: "[Blessed art thou amongst women." Indeed astupendous phenomenon! More marvellous than the radio, whosemessage is waftel throughout the globe, reaching all nationsand practically all homes. But the sweet wune of Mary has gone further. It has penetrated the hearts of countless millions, in every clime throughout the ages—thanks to the grand old Catholic Faith with which our forebears were imbued. Lisping lips have been taught, and are being taught, to acclaim Mary "Blessed," solely because she alone enjoys the unique prerogative of Virgin Mother of the Word Incarnate, How inspiring it is to behold our Catholic mothers with their little ones on their knees and teaching them generation after generation to cultivate what will be security in time and, more, their joy and crown for all eternity— devotion to Maryl

Now front this clay let me exhort you to foster agreatloveand affection tar her who, as the poet has said, is "Beautiful Virgin! Clothed with the sun, crowned with the stars." She is Mother of God. What holy thoughts and profound mysteriesdo we not conjure up in our minds when we repeat, "Holy Mary, MotherofGod1" Weexpress to her both our filial confidence in her assistance and the pressing need we have of it We address her as "holy." Yes, withaholinessunequalled by any creature she was holy in her conception, before her birth, after

her birth—holy before and after her death; holy in soul and body without the shadow of sin; embellished with a holiness surpassing that of angels and of men, inferior only to that of God Himself. You know weCatholics love to exalt Mary, but not above her Son. We do not give her the honour,praise, and worship that we give to her Son. We donotsayshe is agoddess, andso we donot fall into the errorsofPaganism; neither do we say that she is what she is independently ofGod and His grace. We do say, however, with Our Ladyherself, that sheis thehandmaid of the Lord, that He Who alone is mighty hath done great things to her, that He chose her from all eternity to be His Mother, and in choosing her prepared her. 0 beautiful title, "Mother of Godl" How it fills our hearts with joy! In it we see how Almighty God honoured Mary as His Virgin Mother with all the glories of her divine maternity, without forfeiting the glories of'ter Immaculate Virginity. Well could the poet exclaim in holy admiration:—

"Mother! whose virgin bosom was un. crost With the least shade of thought to sin allied; Woman! above all womenglorified, Our tainted nature's solitary boast; Purer than foam on central ocean tost."

Yes, "Holy Mary, Mother of God!" And all this divine maternity of Mary is summed up by St. Matthew in six short words: "Mary. of whom wasborn Jesus" (Matt, 1-16.) Truly can we sl,ather the exalted position of Mary when weponder for amoment on this arresting thought that in the bosom ofGod from all eternity lav the vision of the Incarnate Son and His Blessed Mother, an object of Divine contemplationand delightbeforeallages. There, in the bosom of God, this mysterious Vision dawned in time upon the intel. ligenceof the angelic creation,arevelation even then "set up for the fall and for the resurrection of many." And clothed in what office, marked with what character did this Son of'Mary appear? A priest standing between the Creator and His Creation: apriest offering asacrifice of adoration and thanksgiving absolutely worthy of the Eternal Father; apriest offering for a guilty world in His own Blood asacrifice of atonement and of prayer that cannot fail of acceptance; an eternal priest, an eternal victim, each of in-

finite worth. Yes, Mary was predestined, created and prepared by grace to be the worthy Mother of the Div ine and Eternal Priest—Christ the anointed, Jesus, the Saviour. Indeed, she is unlike anyother creatureinhea. ven or on earth, because alone chosen to this unique and highest office imaginable.

Aparadise of great beauty and per. fection had been created for theangels. A paradise had been created for our first parents, agarden of delights proportioned to their nature. Aparadise was also created for the Incarnate Son ofGod—Mary, MostHoly. Itwasnot measurable by herphysicallimitations, but bythemagnitude andmultitude of her spiritual endowments. In the ex. quisite and entrancing beauty of her sanctity she approached nearer and closer to God than anyone who had evercome from His creative hand. She was avast spiritual kingdom, aworld of heavenly grace and holiness. She was thechaste tabernacle ofGod Himself. Declaredby the angelGabrielto be "Full of grace," she had, moreover close to her maternal heart the Lora Himself: "hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee." With what fervour, with what confidence we should approachherthen,sochaste,sopure, who not adored, because not divine, but lvho is honoured because she is both God's Mother and ours!

To honour that Mother, then, should be one of the main 'features of our daily life. You know of the love of Jesusfor His Immaculate Mother—Son never loved his mother as did Our Lord Ifis. Imitating her Divine Spouse our Holy Mother the Church does her utmost to promote devotion to that spotless and glorious Queen. She enthrones her as our model in life. When the enemies of our salvation are waging theirfiercest onslaughtsagainst us let us have recourse to her, and with all confidence that she will hear our prayers call on her, for she is our dearest Mother. No matter in what sphere of life you may be placed, you will never be immune from temptation —no, not till the last breathtwill have gone forth from your body. It isi only then that your struggle with the Evil one will have ceased and oh how at that moment, dreadful that it will be, we will all need help, and who is in amore favourable position to assist thanourglorious Mother,helpof Christians. She stood beside the death(Continued on opposite page.)

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- Personal,

His Grace Archbishop Prendiville paid aperiodicalvisit to the Goldfields during last month.

Rev. Father Carmody is enjoying a quiet holiday,and duping his absence Rev, Father Brennan is officiating at Boulder.

Rev. Father Brennan has been trans. !erred to Coolgardie, and will take up residence during the week.

Rev, Father McSweeney, newly arrived from Ireland, replaces Rev. Father M. Brennan in Kalgoorlie.

Rev. Father Perrott, S.J., twos the guest of the Administrator during last week.

Air. P. J. Russell is at present visiting the Eastern States.

The many friends of Mrs 11. Dillon learnedwithregretofheraccident,and hope she will be about again soon,

Mr. F. Forkin and some members of his family are enjoying the breezes at Esperance.

Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Franetivich have returned from Tasmania,

Miss Nance Carroll spent the long week-end in her home town.

Mr. Eugene Hegney and his eldest son visited Kalgoorlie last week.

Mr. E. Maloney has taken up residence in Kalgoorlie. following his recent appointment as Inspector of Police in this district.

Miss I. Miller is enjoying annual leave.

May Devotions,

Daily Mass at 7o'clock and evening devotions at 7.30 p.m. will continue daily,

The novena for Pentecost will con. clude on Saturday.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, The Blessed Sacrament was exposed for the adoration of the faithful throughout Sunday last, in thanksgiv. ing for pence in Europe.

PapalAppealforPrisonersofWar.

The appeal was once again brought to the notice of the parishioners on Sunday last. iwhen aspecial drive for sub,

scri-ptions was launched.

Catholic Bail on July 25.

Arepresentative and active committee is organising aGrand Ball, to be held in the Kalgoorlie Town Hall on July 25. His Grace the Archbishop has kindly signified his willingness to receive thedebutantes.

Young ladies desirous of being preserLted are askedtocommunicate with Mrs. Frank O'Dea, 44 Campbell-street, as soon as possible.

It is hoped that the Papal prisoners of war fund will benefit materially as aresultof theBall.

Card Evening.

Mesdames Morris, Corbett. and Ro. bottom arefirstinthe fieldwith anentertainment to defray expenses in connection with the Ball. Their bridge. euchre and rl.mmy evening will be held in St. Mary's Hall on next Tbnrs. day evening, May 24. A big roll up of card enthusiasts is expected.

HolyNameSociety.

After devotions on Sunday evening, members of the Societywere entertained at aminiature picture show, as the guests of Mr. Cyril Franetivich. At the conclusion. the President. Mr. F. Walsh, thanked :fir. Franetivichforhis graciousness on behalf of senior and junior branches.

Children'sCarnival.

The youthful element is very excited over the plain and fancy dress Carnival being organised for their eater• tainment by the Parents' and Friends Association, of St. Mary's School. The Sisters of St. Joseph twill be the beneficiaries, Agrand march and funand frolic generally, and a lovely supper will be provided.

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Marian Lodge

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of the body was encouraged to the excluaion of °all moral training, with tragic results that those countries now realised to their cost. Moral fitness mustgohandinhandwithphysicalfitness. The Catholic Church for that reason,had arranged at tremendous cost, her own schoolsystem. But,up tothepresent,littlewas doneforboys and girls during the difficult teen-age years. Youth movements for boys and girls wouldhelptosolvethat problest Aboys'movementwasalready intheprocess offormation. Thegirls' movement was already firmly established with amembership of nearly thirteen hundred. These,

movements wouldhelptostopthedrift ofCatholic youth to other organisations which were founded on amaterialistic basis; where members no doubtreceivedphysical and cultural benefits,but where moral training received alow priority, if indeed it was takeninto account at all. In the Catholic youth movements,physical,cultural and social training would receive the attention they deserved. But spiritual training would naturallyreceive pride of place. The aim was toimbue our youthwith adeep religious spirit;to help them to have amore intelligent grasp of their faith,so that they,thus equipped, would beable to bring their influence tobear on thosewith whom they were associated.

If the Church in Australia was to melee the progress she ought to make, Catholics must give more cooperation to the Hierarchy and clergy. To do this more effectivelyrequired training, and thebest time fortraining was the period of youth when their spiritual life was still fresh with the fervour of the Sacrament of Confirmation, and needed only the direction of one camr patent to guidetheminorder to orientate that spiritual life Into avigorous service of theChurch.

Marian Lodge would prove a great boon to theGirls'Movement.The girls would be able to get away from the bustle of,city life to the quiet and prayerful atmosphere of the Lodge, where spiritual exercises wouldbe conducted each week-end.

His iGrace appealed for renewed cooperation on the part of the girls and their parents. In the years to come the benefit of the CZ.bt and of the Retreat House would be felt. "May God bless the C.G,M.;' His Grace concluded,"and may God bless Marian Lodge, thepower-houseoftheCZ.M.I"

The President and Council of the C.G.M. wish to take this opportunity of thanking all thosewho helped them in any way to make the opening of Marian Lodge the success that it was. Particularly would they like to thank those kind friends of the Movement who availed themselves of the occasion to make adonation towards the expense incurred in acquiring and furnishing the RetreatHouse. They would like all of the members, and their ramilies, to know that they will be always welcomeatthe Lodge whenever they have the opportunity of dropping in to look over the property. The girls hope that whenbetter times have come many of their friends will make the Lodge avenue for afternoon teaon Sundays when out for adrive in the hills. Any enquiries about bookings for the hostel may be made by memhers at the headquarters office of the CG.M., 65 St. George's Terrace, Perth.

HIGHGATE KILT,

SOCIAL ,AND DANCE.

The monthly card party will take place in the Parish Hall on Thursday. May 21, at 2.15 p.m., for the Sacred Heart Primary School. Bridge and rummy, as well aseuchre, will be play. ed. The Parents' and Friends' Asso. ciation extend an invitation to all card players to come along for an enjoyable afternoon.

Another social and dance will be held on June 1, in the Parish Hall. at Sp.m. Miss Kath Condren'sdance hand will again be in attendance. and apleasant eveningforyoung and oldis assured.

DEATHS

XcGRATH—On May 9, 1945, James Patrick(Jim), loved son of Air. and Mrs. T. McGrath, 394'Bulwer-street, loving brother of Tom (R.AA.F., killed in action), Frank (A.I.F., New Guinea), and Kathleen. R.I.P.

►Ii IN MEMORIAM ►I.

BILICH.—In loving memory of my dear wife and mother,who passed away May 23, 1941.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on her soul.

CONDON.—In loving memory of my dear father, Patrick, who departed_ this life on May 19, 1931; also my darling mother,Brigid, who passed away on February 11, 1938. R.I.P. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on their souls.

—Inserted by their loving daughter. Alice.

CRITCH.—Of your charity, pray for the soul of Francis John Critch, who died suddenly April 24, dearlybelov. ed husband of Letty, loved father of Harry, \lary, Jack, Cecil, Edith, and Betty, loving father-in-law of Vibbe, Patricia and Gordon, and grandfather ofAnnemarie and Kenneth..

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul.

GERMY.—In loving memory of our dear husband and father, who de. parted thislife on May 15 1944.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul.

—Inserted by his loving wide, Phoebe, and children, Harry,Greg„ Laurie and Margaret.

McCormack (Corporal Brian Edward Joseph.)—A token of love and remembrance of Brian, only beloved child of Edward Johnand Mary IsobelMcCormack, ofWinthropAvenue, Crawley, accidentally killed at Gaza, Palestine, while on duty with the A.I.F. on May 17, 1941.Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul.

—Inserted by his sorrowing parents.

O'SULLIVAN.—Treasured memories of my dear son, Flight-Lieutenant George Joseph, kflled in aircraft accident, May 11, 1944.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul.

Always remembered by his loving mother.

O'SULLIVAN.—In loving memory of our brother, Flight-Lieutenant George Joseph, killed in aircraft ac cidont, May 11, 1944.

Immaculate heart of Mary, your prayers for him extol.

—Inserted by his loving sister, jean, brothers, Clive and Bernard (P.O.W., Malaya).

RYAN.—In loving memory ofmy dear husband. John Thomas, who passed away on May 20, 1938.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul.

—Inserted by his laving wife and family,

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Priest-

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Holes During',

the Reformation

Amazing Skill and Fideli of"Little John"

Ted Dowling, young R.A.A.F, pilot, was feeling happy, and with good rea. son. He had been in England, trainingfor aSpitfire Squadron, for nearly eight months, and what an eight months it had been So different from sunny Australia! His first grouch was that there seemed to be only afewhours of daylight, although thatdidnotmakemuchdifferencefor, often enough, the thick fog made it Ab hard to distinguish night from day. and then there was the cold!

But to-day Ted was walking on air. Summer had at last madeitspresence felt(or perhaps as some cynicremarked today was the English summer). Old King Sol was smiling radiantly from above and was sending forth innumerable sunbeams, sprites whose optimism and good cheer just would not be denied. However, there was another reason for Ted's high spirits; for he hadbeen slaving awayforeight months, and it had seemed that the powers that be, or at least those who areresponsibleforlongleave,hadcompletely forgotten his existence. But now at last he had been allowed afull fortnight's leave. He had already received an open invitation from his Uncle Frank in Lancashire and was eager to avail himself of it, Uncle Frank had spent quite a nu

mber of years with Ted's people at their station outside Dubbo, when he had Ilecome afirm favourite with all the lads, because of his happy disposition and his readiness, at all times. to entertain them from his inexhaustible tr stock of amusing and interesting stor• res, told in Uncle Frank's own inimitable manner.

Onthefirstdayofhisleave,offwent Ted Laneashirewards. As the train drew in, there on the platform was Uncle Frank, complete with horse, gig, green suit and broad grin.

"I would have brought the car along" said Uncle Frank, with a smile,"but it is probably shrapnel by this tire(,

. You see, Ihanded it over to the Army shortly after Dunkirk. "ut, at aw.,

rate, it is so mucht

more ore tun iogging along it,

abuggy sides, we

can get abetter view• of the orntntrv—the beautiful Eng

lish landscapc Iused to be always talking about:'

Tli(,

Frank Dolvlings lived nearly four mile from the station, and while the horsewaqdrawing them along at a leisurely trot, Uncle Frank, in his homely rich voice, kept up an uneodFna flow"fconversation: in one and the same})rcath relating all the latest news and describing the surrounding countryside.

Ted was struck by the number of really old manors on their route, so when atlast hemanager! togetaword in..he observed drily:"Inotice many of the homes are alittle older than those iam used to seeing 'Down Under ,

."

"Do you see that two-storied stone building with the green roof and the gahlcs, on the top of the hill over there?"

"The one with those grand elms and rnkq in the garden?"

"}'es. Well. that place has certainly along and interesting history.• It was way back in the time of Richard If. and, since then, has received any amount of distinguished visitors, but, iwould sav that its most outstanding feature is the presence of three of the

most ingenious priests' hiding holes in the whole of England."

"What chance 9s there of getting a look at them, Uncle? Iread quite an amount about such hiding places in 'Come Rack, Come Rope. What excitement there used to be and (what bustle, when the'pursuivants' banged on the door, as the priests and Mass kit were all bundled away till the search was over. And, Ibelieve that sometimes, even though the searchers suspected the presence of a hiding place, so skilfully were they contrived that theycould notfind them, even after days of unsparing effort, rummaging here, there and everywhere, and tapping practically every square inch of the wall and floor.'

"That's true enough, Ted. These particular ones tricked many apursuivant. They were made by the acknowledged masterofthe art,Nicholas Owen,aJesuitlay-brother whoavasso small that he used to be called'Little John,' or, by way of achange,'Little Michael.' Of course, his diminutive stature was agreat asset to him, for he couldwormbis'wayintoplacesthat nobody else would dream of. Whenever ajoke was made about his size, he wasin thehabitof sayingthatGod tnust have made him tiny especially for the purpose of building these hiding holes."

"Fancy that, now. You say that he was alay-brother. That is areal surprise to me.forIwasalways under the impression that they spent all their time keeping their colleges and establishments so spick and span."

"That is what Iused to think too, butImetone of theJesuit Fathers re• ,-ently and, ht• mere chance, the con• versation switched on to thesubject of Little John. Do you now that his ense iq really aparallel to many of their brothers at the present day?"

"How do you mean, Uncle?"

"It is like this: the Jesuits are keen on all their brothers learning some trade or other, such as carpentry, bookbinding, or engineering of some description. Iunderstand also that it isthe ambition of every province of the Society to have amission; indeed it is laid down in the Jesuit Constitur tions that every province, as soon as it is large enough, should branch out into foreign mission work. That means that even your own Australians may l.e working among the pagans in some part of theworld in thenot very -1; ,

tant future. It came as asurprise to me to hear that there are hi't of onr En0i<h l e

,nit brothers among the blacks of Rhodesia, nod. even though Idoubt whether they ,

pearl!ouch time constructing hiding holes, they are atremendous help, in L•tct anahsoltutenecessitytothepriests. Rv sharing with them their burdens, they share likow•ise in all their grand work for souls.

they burst into the room. He was bundled into,,a,small hole;;hewn out of the chimnoy'place.'There were still obvioussigns-ofhis presence,soathorough search was set on foot.« They spent six whole days trying

ato discoverhim, tilltheyeventuallyconcluded that he must have escaped before their arrival. You can well imagine the plight of poor Father Gerard in the meantimeI In the rush, he did not have timeto procure any food, so that,attheendofthe time, hewasextremely weak. How do you think you would feel yourself if you had to spend aweek without abite to eat? Moreover, the hole was so small that he could not move about, and the bitter cold did notimprove matters. On the last day he felt sure he would be captured, when some of the men lit a fire in the very chimney-place where he was concealed. He• thought he mustbe detected when the heatofthe fire caused cracks to appear in the wallof hishiding place.butGod needed Father Gerard for further apostolic labours andsoHe heldtheireyes.But Father Gerard poor man, was nearly suffocatedbythesmoke. Itisawonder he did not give himself away by coughing.

"Ted, you must remind me to tell you someeveningaboutother closeescapes brought about by the little fellow's handiwork. These nights, as exce

you know, with the black-out, you can't do much after supper pt talk."

"I'll remind you all right, Uncle, don't you worry. But what about Little John himself, how did he get on?"

"As you might expect, he had a pretty tough time of it, but in spite ofeverything, he managed to carry on the good work. as Isaid, for about twenty years. He was captured on numerousoccasions andspentmuch of his time as Iler Majesty's guest—in The Clink' and other prisons. Since the persecutorsknew that he was the chief makerof hiding holes, they tried

"But that is by the hy. Iwas telling you about Little John. If ever a man did magnificent work for the 1,

hutch, it was he. Ile spent more than twenty years on the job, travel, ling all over the country. Hundreds ofpriestsowedtheirlivestohim.Now, if you just hold -

the reins for amoment while ilight mypipe,Ishall tell you aboutone particular incident that occurstomymind. Amancan't take '111v

rills these days with such preci• ous wares as tobacco and matches."

Ted;welcomed the short lull in the conversation, for it gave him abetter ,pportunity of taking in his surround. ings. Then Uncle Frank went on:

"On one occasion, when Father Gen and was celebrating Mass, the pursuivantscame upon thehouse without the slightest warning. So sudden was their arrival thatthepriest had barely time to scramble out of sight before

every t

means in their power—

mainly owin r

hiai,00errp

just miseqthink and ofallthe t

pridste who would have been discovered if he had weakened! They subjected him tomanyofthe cruellestofthetortures. So doubt.you have read about the rack and the screw and all the other devices. Their favourite-form of torture for Little John was to suspend himforhoursfromtheroofofhisdungeon by means of iron rings through his hands. But, try as they +would, they were unabld to make him yield. Hewas faithful to thelast.^ You can guage to some extent his sterling courage and the intensity of the tortures he endured by the fact that, worn out by suffering, he diedin prison... .

"But, good news foryou, Ted! You will be pleased to hear that we are close friends of the Westons, the Present owners of'Walpole Grange; so Ipromise totake youalongfirstthing to-morrow morning. Strike while the iron ishot,astheysayintheclassics."

"Thanks, Uncle;" said Ted, "that will be grand. What do you bet me thatIcan't discover oneofthe hiding holes?"

Uncle Frankisgenerous,and, moreover, has ahealthy bank account: "I shall make you apromise,Ted; if you manage to locate one of them, Iwill buy you any car you fancy--after the iwar."

With deep regret. Imust inform all Ted's admirers that in theirlast letter from their fond son, the Dowlings of Dubbo found no request to start sav ing petrol ration coupons.—(Rev.) Denis Sheridan, S.J.

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The miserable office boy got his own back one day.

"I'd like to go to afuneral thisafternoon, sir," he said.

"Well you won't. Understand?" was the employer's reply.

"I know, sir. But I'd like to."

The employer glanced at him with a touch of pity in hisheart,

"Whose funeral would you like to go to?"

"Yours, sir." * * * *

First Car Thief: "Don't be afraid, there's nothing to worry about. The law's elastic, you know."

Second Car Thief:"Yes, Iknow that —Tmight get along stretch."

When two magistrates were summoned for speeding, they arrived in court and found that they had to try one another.

The first offender pleaded "guilty," and was fined five shillings. When the second man pleaded "guilty," the magistrate was not so lenient. "These cases are becoming far too common," he said. "We've already had one this morning. You will be fined thirty shillings."

A man lost avaluable clog and advertised in alocal newspaper offering asubstantial reward. After a few days, receiving no replies, he called at the newspaper office and asked to.ee the advertising manager.

"

rte'sout, sir," said the office boy.

"Well. his assistant, then."

°He's out. too sir,"

"Then T'd liked to see the editor."

"Ile's out, too sir."

"Great heavens," shouted the man furiously. "Ts everybody out?"

"Yes, sir," said -

the office boy. "They're looking for your dog."

Miss Minx: ",Jack, that man at the fourth table from here hasn't taken his eyesoff me since we came in."

Ifer Escot: "How do you know?" * * * *

Muggins: "Do you play on the piano?"

Juggins: "No. Iused to, but my mothermade me stop."

Muggins: "How'sthat?"

Juggins: "Shewas afraid Imightfall off."

Mrs. Newlyawed: "George, dear, I ordered alovely hat to be sent home. Itcostonlyfive guineas, and it'saperfect love,"

Mr. Newlywed: "My dear, your love shall he returned."

The boys were advancing in Burma and the heat was terrific. Tommy wrote home to hismum and said in his letter:"The heat is sizzling, mum, it's 103 fn the shade."

Some months later he got aletter back from hismum, who wrote: "Very worried about you, son. For goodness' sake keep out of the shade."

"What is that awful noise in the living room?"

"Mv wife has hooked a telephone call and now she is practising how an she can say in three minutes." * * * *

Boggs has a faculty for getting things cheap. The other day he had abeautiful set of teeth inserted for nothing. Ile kicked aclog. * * *

Mrs. Baggs: "Well, how is the pain in the neck?"

Mrs. Naggs: "Oh, he is out golfing"

Promising Author: "It's very mysterious about that latest manuscript of mine. I've looked everywhere for it. Do you think baby has got hold of it and thrown it on the fire?"

Wife: "Don't be stupid, darling; the child can't read" * * *

First Bridge Player: "Two clubs."

Second Bridge Player: "Two diamonds."

Third Bridge Player: "Two hearts:'

Fourth (quite new) Bridge Player: "Two cpades­the ale and the queen."

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What did you think of that cigar Igave you? It was an Admiral, you know."

,"Well, well, how appropriateIThere's something about that cigar that's sug. gestive of an admiral."

"What's that?"

"It's rank."

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He was undersized, meek, diffident, subdued and had applied for aj o

bas A nightftvatchman.

"Yes." said the manager, eyeing him dubiously, "but the fact is we want someone who isrestlessand uneasy, especially at night; someone who thinks the worst of everybody and whose suspicions are seldom if'ever allayed; someone who sleeps with one eye open always; someone with remarkable hearing, who starts at the slightest sound; someone .who is always listening, thinking there are bad characters about. Ameek, mild watchman would be of nn use to us. We want alarge aggressive, intrepid, and dangerous person; agoodshot; bad-tempered,and revengeful, too. The kind of person in fact who, whenroused,is afiend incarnate."

"I'll send the wife round," said the little man. *

The golfer hadlost his ball, and not unnaturally, was inclined to be annoyed with his caddie.

"Why the deuce didn't you watch inhere it went?" he asked angrily.

't usually go anywhere, and so it took me unprepared like." e

"Whit's the fool like here?" asked the new boarder.

"Well, we have chicken every morn. ing for breakfast," said an old stager, "'Chicken every morning? How is it served?"

"In the shell," replied the experienced one grimly.

"Good job our wives don't know inhere we got tolast night."

"Too trueI By the way, where did we get to?"

"Blest if Iknow."

Binks: "Icould never be the second husband of awidow."

Hinks: "Better the second husband than the first."

"Madam," said the tramp, "Ionce had awife and family of my own— but Icouldn't be contented. Igrowled and grumbled at everything—and finally Ileft home."

"Well, here's achicken sandwich for you," said the housewife. "Mighty few husbands are as considerate as that."

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A man had been knocked down by asmall car, and the motorist was trying to appease him.

"Here's apound," he said,"and I'll send you some more later if you'll give me your address," Ere,~chat game's this?" cried the victim. "You can't run over me on the instalment system."

A man received an undecipherable prescription from his doctor. After it had been made up for him by the chemist it was returned to him, and he used it for two years as apass on the railway, for gaining admission to dances, cinemas. and theatres; and in the evenings his daughters used to practise it on the piano."

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An admiring group surrounded the boy who had plunged into the canal and effected arescue.

"That was real bravery, my little man;" exclaimed abystander.

"Bravery, be jiggered;" returned the dripping hero. "He had four of mr conkers in his pocket."

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Dear Cornerites,—I know you are all thrilled at thewonderfulnews that the war,in Europe is over. OurLady musthave hadagood deal to dowith that happy event. Many of you will have fathers, brothers, and perhaps even sisters still in the battle against the Japanese. Ihope you pray that God will protect them everyday. Pray also that the Pacific War willend soon and that the world will enjoy ajust peace. Thatis what our Holy Father the Pope wants us all to do during May andhe isrelyingespeciallyon the prayers of the children. But, in the midst of all this excitement, don't forget the Bushies, for their work must go on in spite of everything.God wills it. AUNT BESSY

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Dear Aunt Bessy, —

This is my first letter to you. Iam 10 yearsold, and in fifth grade. ;1Iy name is Michael Dooley. Please may Ihave ablue prick card? We have just been taught percentages and Iknow them fairly well. Father bought us anew football, and Iam bourLdaryumpire in the team. Good-bye. Aunty.—Your would-be nephew, MICHAEL DOOLEY .

Dear Michael,—Iwas delighted to hear from you. Now youare nolonger awould-be, but afull-blown Cornerite. Ihope you will(write often. I -

have sent the prick card andwish you success with it. Iam glad you are doing well at school. What alucky (hap you are to haveaballallto your. self. Ihope you do well on theboundary. Love from AUNT BESSY.

Bassendean.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—I am sending 1ack my prick card and money. MY .1•rother, Michael, is writing to you. I am knitting asleeveless pullover for my father. Iwill close now. Hoping You and the Bushies are well Your loving niece, M. DOOLF.Y .

Dear \l, Dooley,—Ithink you must be keeping your name asecret. Is it Mary, Margaret,'Monica or Madeleine?

I'm delichted you were able to fill in the card. Thanks very much. I hope your pullover will be a success and keep father from freecing to death this minter. AUNT BESSY. r r • -

)ear Aunt Ressy,—Please accept ten shillings, in honour of the Sacred Ileart, OurLady,and St.Joseph. From a 1'.\RIS111ONEROF QUEEN'SPARK.

Dear Parishioner of Queen's Park,1'm quite prepared to believe the sun n'ay not rise to-morrow morning, but I'd lay the odds that your regular con. trihit"innto the Bushies would arrive. \\'hat aconsolation it is to have such staunch friends: Thank you athousand times and may the Sacred Heart, our f,ady, and St. Joseph reward you for%,

our goodness to the Bushies. AUNT BESSY.

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You have nothing to say for yourself, but you` let your generous actions speak for_von. Thank you indeed for yourhelp. We need all onr good friends all the more asthe war progresses,and makesgreater calls on people's pockets. And the

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Dear Aunt Bessy,-10s. for the Bushies---in thanksgiving to the Little Flower for"looking after" me.

AGRATEFUL CLIENT.

Dear Grateful Client,—Your gratitilde to the Little Flower has taken a very practicaldorm, and Iam sure St. Therese will continue looking after you as she has been looking after all in the Corner since the Bushies' Scheme began. But as she is Patroness of theMissions,and as the Bushies' Scheme is avery important part of misisonary work, we have every right to look to her for help. And we never look in vain. Many thanks.

AUNT BESSY. 'r r •

122Great Eastern Highway, Merredin.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—I received the prick cards and am now sending them back. Yes, it was bad luck that you were not at"The Record" officeatthe time, but Imight see you another time, Iam now eleven. Ihad a birthday onThursday and abig party on Friday. Well Ihave now toclose, because Ihave other letters to write. Iwish you and the Bushies everysuccess.—Yours truly, ROSEMARY 'AND PATRICIA FOWLER.

morning helping Mum,because she was washing. We played all the afternoonwithallthe childrenof the neighbourhood. We are going to see Bing Crosby in "Dixie" to-night; there are no pictures here in the day time. Mum doesn't really like our'going at night, but she doesn'tmind once in awhile. Iam in third class this year and turned nine of April 20. Anthony turned fourtwo daysbefore. Jimmy is starting school after the May holidays, which start next Friday. Iwill close now.—Your loving niece, VERONICA DONOVAN.

Dear Veronica.—I was delighted with your lovely letter, and thanks very much for filling up the card. I can see you will be areally first-class housekeeper when you grow up. Did you like Bing Crosby? He is wonderful as Father O'Malley in "Going My Way." This picture should be up in your town shortly. Ihope mother, Margaret, Anthony, Jimmy and yourself will see it. Ihope you have a nice holiday. Love from AUNT BESSY,

P.S.: Ihave sent both Margaret and you another card. Best of luck with them.

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Dear Aunt Bessy,—I have had the mumps, and was home from school three weeks. We are breakingup on Friday for aweek's holiday, and we havehad three'daysholidaythisweek. Ihave ayacht; daddy made itforme. Mummy gave me someseeds to plant, so Iwill bring you abunch of flowers when they grow. Julie is well; she didn't get the mumps. Please send me another prick card,Aunt Bessy,— Your loving nephew,

BRIAN HASSELL.

Dear Brian,—What awonderful lot of holidays youhavehad and can look forward to, although the mumps are not so cheerful, are they? Isuppose with the yacht and the plants you can't decide whether to be asailor or agardener. I'm looking forward to the flowers. Thanks so much for fillingin thecard. Ihave sent theother one you wanted. Love to Julie and yourself.

AUNT BESSY.

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Dear Rosemary and Patricia,—Iwas so glad to receive your letter and so disappointed to have missed you. But, as you say, there will be other occasions. Many thanks for your good work with the prick cards. What an exciting time you must have had at the party! But (when you grow as old as your poor Aunt Bessy, you stop counting the birthdays. Some even put them back afew years, but that's silly, isn't it? Thanks for your good wishes to the Bushies, and love to you both.

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r • West Leederville.

Dear Aunt Bessy,—For the Bushies' Scheme. From \VELLWISHER.

Dear Welhyishcr,—It's easily seen that youare aperson of actions rather than words. and according to the old proverb, they speak the louder. Many thanks indeed for your generosity. Be sure the Bushies will remember your goodness in their prayers.

BESSY.

Forrest-street Kellerberrin,

Dear Aunt Bessy,—I hope you are well. Iam enclosing my prick card with the postal note for 2/G. Would you please send me another? Mum made some apple jelly, and we all liked itvery much. Jimmy and Imade acartbetween us, and the boltsare always coming out. Our Uncle Hart is missing in air operations over Germane in March. We hope all the Cornerites will join with us in asking St. Anthony to find out what hashap• pened tohim. Ile sent me acopy of Dickens' "Christmas Carol" and some holly with it. The parcel just arrived the day before he was missing. I willclosenow, as this is all Icanthink of: Lots of love—Your loving niece, MARGARET DONOVAN.

Dear Margaret,—Filling up the prick card was great work for which Iam very thankful. Iam glad that you and Veronica are taking an interest in the housework and helping mother. Aren't there alot of jobs to be done? Iam very sorry to hear about your Uncle but you must keep hoping and praying that he will be safe. Iam sure the Cornerites mill pray too. \\-

hat nice presents he sent you. Love and thanks from AUNT BESSY,

Forreststreet Kellerberrin.

Dear Aunt Bessy.—I am enclosing my completed prick card in this letter, andwouldyou pleasesendmeanother? IamsorryIdid not fill itsooner. We had aholiday to-day and Ispent the

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on the increase, began to decline, but to-day there aresignsofyetanotherof those forward movements which occur from time to time. Certainly the prestige of the Church is higher than whenIwasaboy, and this advanceis partlydue to the conversionsofasuc• cession of well-known men of letters, notably G. K. Chesterton, and partly to the collapse of rival philosophies. WhenIwasaboy,the naiveoptimism of the liberal believers in inevitable progresswasunerodedby doubt.There was no Catholic historian who commanded such general respect as Christopher Dawson does to-day. The Church provoked less hostility because in enlightened circles her days were believed to be numbered. You do not hate what you despise.

In the Ascendant To-day.

"If any there be," wrote Leo.XIII. in 1891,"those who hold out toahard• pressed people the boon of freedom frompainand trouble ... theydelude the people and their lying promises will one day bring forth evils worse than the present. Nothing is more useful than to look at the world asit really is." And nothing is more unwelcome. Leo XIII's warnings were ignored, but there was aready public for Utopians, such as Professor Bury, who assured kis readers-in 1913"that the struggle of reason against authority has eniedin what appears now to be adecisive and permanent victory for liberty. In the mostcivilisedand progressive countries freedom of dis. cussion is now recognised as afundamental p:iweiple."

This prediction appeared a year after Hilaire Belloc's "The Servile State." abook which explains"more of what has happened since in Ger• mand, than most of the books written aftertheevent." Nobodynowquotes Bury, the Victorian optimist,exceptin derision, but Hilaire Belloc's book is being re-read with anxiety by those who wonder uneasily whether his predictions, which have come true in Ger• many, are in the process of being fulfilled in England.

The Catholic philosophy, of which Belloc's book is aby-product, satisfies the most exacting of tests—prediction value—and it is perhaps for this reason that so many non-Catholics to-day are reading the"Tablet." Theeditor, Douglas Woodroff, after agrililant ca-

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reer at OxforL, served his journalistic apprenticeship on the staff of the "Times." His weekly comments on the European situation are considered by many non-Catholics to be the best in any English paper.

In the nineteenth century English Catholics were stacked as too conservative by liberals. To-clay the"Tablet' defends all that was most valuable in the liberal tradition. There is as F. A. von Hayek insists in"The Road to Serfdom," the same contempt in EnglandtodayasintheGermanyof the last war "for nineteenth century liberalism, the same spurious'realism' andatleastnine out of every ten of the lessonswhich our most vocifer. ous reformers are so anxious that we should learn from this war and precisely the lessons which the Germans did not learn from the last war and which have donemuch to produce the Nazi system."

But the reaction has already begun, and in the defence of our liberties against the new totalitarianism English Catholicswillfind themselvesonce again inlinewiththoseoldertraditions of England.. RelationsofCatholics andProtestants.

There has been agreat change for the better, since my boyhood, in the relations of Catholics and Protestants.

Cardinal Bourne was far less ready than Manning to recognise the workings of grace outside the Catholic Church. "Iembrace you in the soul of the Church," wrote Manning to my father, thelateSirHenryLunn,awell known Methodist,"and rejoice in all your goad works." Cardinal Bourne had arigidityofmind which rendered easy intercoursewith Anglicans imposBible. He did not approve of more than the essentialminimum co-operation between the Churches.

Cardinal Hinsley.on the other hand, not only became agreat national figure duringthewarbutencouraged the widest possible co-operation between the Churches. He founded the Sword of the Spirit to provide, among other things, a common platform from which Catholics, Anglicans and Free Churchmen could work out ajoint so• cial and international policy based on Christian principles.

"Without in any way abating his belief," wrote the"Times" "in the significance of those differences of doctrine and observance by which his Church is divided from other denominations, he held strongly that there is arighteousness that can be perceived by all who bear the name of Chris. ti'ans, and

through his steadfastness and loyalty to all who would extend ahand to him as afellow•soldier for that cause he leaves ahappier relation between his communion and the national church than has been known eince the Reformation."

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