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AllHallows'Ball,Boulder

SuccessfulRevival

PresentationofDebutantes. Alwaysapopularandsuccessfulsocialeventinpastyears,All HallowsannualBallwasresumed thisyearafteralapseoffour yearsduringthewar. Awinter scenewasthemotifofthedecorationscheme,withsnowmenon thestageanddelicatesnowdrops fallingfromabrilliantcentrepieceovertheheadsofthedancers.Pastelshadeswerepopular forballgowns,lovelybluespredominating.Thereturnoflong, fullfrocksaddstothecharmof thepostwardancefloor,andAll

melody,"ToaMiniature."Mr. W.Barberbroadcastthenames ofthedebutantesastheyadvancedupthehall.Thedebutantes presentedincluded: CarmelEpis:Whitenetgown, withVnecklinetrimmedwith satin.Partner:RayBrowner. GraceCaudle:Whitenetfrock withpeplumandshirring.Partner:KevinKelly. DoreenLauri:Whiteflatcrepe, withdiamentedembroidery.Partner:R.Robustellini.

JuneWilson:Whitegeorgette, laceinsertion.Partner:David Kidd.

1946ALLHALLOWS'DEBUTANTES

RedTrickeryinAtomicControl

WhyRussiaBarsthe Foreigner

Asweforesawrecently,the Baruchplanforthecontrolof AtomicEnergyhasnotprovedacceptabletotheU.S.S.R.Itwas notlikelythatRussiawouldagree, evenincompanywithallthe otherpowers,toopenthedoors ofherwarplantsandresearch laboratoriestoaninternationalauthority'sinspection,andletits membersgatherinformationfreely onthespotaboutherresoercesin uraniumandthorium.Themaintenanceofthe"IronCurtain"betweentheSovietUnionandits subjectStatesandtherestofthe worldisafundamentalfeatureof thepolicyoftheRedregime;it arisesnot-assomanyseemto suppose-outofa"distrust"which canbedispelledbygoodwillorby concessions,butfromthevery natureoftheaimtowhichRed Russiaisdedicated.

atomicweapons-whichitwould havethepowertoenforce(or not)throughitsownpoliceand judiciary.Supervisionofthe agreementwouldbeinthehands oftheSecurityCouncil,notof anindependentauthority:and theBigFivewouldhavetheir usualrightofvetooverdecisions -sothatRussiacouldnullifyany whichaffectedherinconveniently. TwoU.N.committeeswoulddeal withtheexchangeofscientificinformationandwiththepreven-

tionoftheharmfuluseofatomic energy.Inthecourseof"exchange,"onepresumes,theatomic secretshithertoretainedwould berevealedtotheRusisansby wayofshowinginternationalgoodwill. Wemayexpecttohearachorus ofapprovalfromtheusualLeftist enthusiastsforM.Gromyko'sproposalthatAmericashoulddestroy heratomicweaponsandthentell theRussianshowtheyaremade, inexchangeforRussia'ssolemn pledge-incommonwiththeother powers-thatshewillnevercommitthenaughtinessofmaking them.ThatofMr.Baruchwhichinvolvesarealindependent supervisionandeffectivecontrol extendedtoallalike,willcertainlybe"sunkwithouttrace."

Banker'sGlowingReportofSpain

"Bad"CountryMakesGood

BackRow:MissesCarmelEpis,GraceCaudle.

SecondRow:MissesDoreenLauri,JuneWilson,TessEpis, Tesser,CarmelJoyce,ThelmaPreen,PatriciaHarris. Seated:MissesBettyHesford,MayPervan,AgnesO'Connor, Doyle.

HallowsBallwasenjoyedbythe largecrowdofdancingenthusiasts.

Theballwasdeclaredopenby theMayorofBoulder,Mr.J.D. Teahan,whowasintroducedby Mr.W.Ellery.

Thehighlightoftheballwas, ofcourse,thepresentationofdebutantesbyMrs.M.Mahertothe MayorandMayoressofBoulder, Mr.andMrs.J.D.Teahon.The girls,whohadbeenadmirably coachedbyMissPatSmith,presentedalovelyparadeintheir floor-lengthold-worldgownsand Victorianposiesofdeepredroses. Astheymovedslowlyupthe lengthofthehalltotheaccompanimentoftheorchestra,Miss TeresaBrennan'slovelyvoicewas heardinMayBrahe'shaunting

TessEpis:Whitecrepe,silknet yoke,rufflednet.Partner.MorrisCabrini.

MariaTesser:Old-worldgownof lace,frilledneckline.Partner: AlbertTesser.

CarmelJoyce:Whitecrepe, sweetheartneckline,skirttrimmed withribbon.Partner:George Rundell.

ThelmaPreen:Whiteembossed taffeta,trimmedwithnarrow kiltednet.Partner:JohnRobotham.

PatriciaHarris:Whiteold-world gownofnet,drapedshoulders.

Partner:CliveRodgers.

BettyHesford:Old-worldgown ofwhitenetandsequinsoffshoulder.Partner:DonJohnson.

MayPervan:Yokeandsleeves ofnet,gownoffiguredtaffeta.

Partner:BillGoodall.

AgnesO'Connor:Whiteall-over lace,kiltedfrillonneckline.

Partner:JohnMcDermott.

PeggyDoyle:Off-shouldergown ofwhitetaffeta,skirttrimmed withdiamentedembroidery.Partner:LanceHooker.

Attheconclusionofthepresentationsthedebutantesandtheir partners,whowererangedintwo longlinesdownthehall,danced awaltz,therestofthosepresent graduallyjoininginthedance.

TheMayoress,Mrs.Teahan, woreagoldandcolouredpatternedlamejacketandlongblack skirt.AcorsagesprayofIceland poppiesaddedabrightcolour note. Mrs.MaherchoserubyredvelvetandMissPatSmith -ordinaltaffeta.

Supperwasservedinthebasementbanquetroomonflowerdecoratedtables.

Thataimrequiresthatthe"Soviet.Sixth"shouldbemaintained asafortressofiron,impervious tooutsideinfluenceswhichmight weakenitsrevolutionarymorale andmentaldiscipline,andhidden fromoutsideobservationwhich mightinterferewithrevolutionary plans.Outside,meanwhile,the workoftheRed,Revolutionis pursuedbydirectpro-Russianpropagandaandalsobypromoting conflictsofeverykind.Classis setagainstclass,oneraceopposed toanother,distrustsownbetween nations,and fomentedby lyingslogansagainstindividuals andinstitutionswhoseruinisdesired-inparticular,theCatholic Churchanditsrulers.Thus,a situationofchaosispromoted whichmayafford,inonecountry oranother,theopportunityfora seizureofpowerbytheorganised bandsofCommunismandtheir "fellowtravellers."

WhatevertheSovietleaders maydo,then,wemaybecertain thattheywillnotvoluntarily "openthedoor"behindwhich theirpowerisentrenched,orsurrenderanyjotofasovereignty whichisdedicatedtotheachievementoftheWorldRevolution. WhattheRussianGovernment hasdone,however,inthisinstance,isveryinstructive.

M.'Gromyko'sPlan,

AsanalternativetoMr.Baruch'sscheme,M.Gromykohasset forthonewhichhasalltheappearanceofbeinggenuine,but whichisactuallyaskilfuldesign topersuadetheUnitedStatesto stripitselfofitsatomicpower, whileofferingnothingsubstantial whateverinexchange.Thereis tobeaninternationalagreement forbiddingtheproductionanduse of-atomicweapons,tobefollowed withinthreemonthsbythedestructionofexistingstocks"under strictsupervisionandcontrol." ThismeansthattheUnitedStates wouldwipeoutherownstoretheindicationsarethatRussia hasnonetodestroy:inanycase, sheisnotlikelytoprovidefacilitiesforinspectionofherscientific plants.Afterthis,eachcountry wouldenactitsowncodeofpenaltiesagainsttheproductionof

Politicallydisnterestedpersons returningfromSpainbringapictureofthecountrysoatvariance withthatpresentedinthepopular pressofthiscountryastopromotedeepthought,saysthe"CatholicNews,"NewYork.

TheLeftistpresshaspainted theFrancoregimepureblackeverythingthatisevil,wickedand debased.Theconservativepress makesalittleconcession.Franco Spainmaynotbequiteblack. justadark,dangerousgrey. Instartlingcontrastisareport byJosephW.Rowe,vice-presidentoftheIrvingTrustCompany, NewYorkCity,issuedbythebank "fortheinformationofthoseinterestedinforeigntrade."Mr. Rowerecentlyreturnedfrom Spain.Hisreportisparticularly significantbecauseitisastrictly businessaffair.Agreatbanking institutiondoesnotmisleadits clients.

ImprovementandProgress.

"Toonewhohasnotvisited Spainsinceimmediatelyafterthe endoftheCivilWarinMarch, 1939,theimprovementandprogressinpracticallyeveryphaseof economiclifearenotable,"Mr. RowereportedunderdateofDecember,1945. "Spainisnowa goingconcernwhichhasrecovered itsequilibrium. Asfarasinteriorconditionsareconcerned,the countryappearstobepolitically quiet,therebeingnomanifestationsinSpainoforganisedoppositiontothepresentadministration."

Mr.Rowecitedinaugurationby theFrancoGovernmentof"many socialimprovements,suchasminimumwages,oldagepensions,familyallowances,andotherbenefits.""Orderandacertaindegreeofprosperityprevail."he states.

"Prosperity,hediscloses,has beencurtailednotbytheGovernment,butby"theworstdrought everexperienced,"onewhichreducedcrops40to50percent.,and causedashortageofhydro-electric power"thathascutdeeplyinto industrialproductionandhas madeforsomeunemployment." (Thisdroughthassincebeenrelieved,accordingtotravellerswho havearrivedinNewYorkfrom. SpainmorerecereiythanMr. Rowe.)

"Althoughrailwayserviceis beingcurtailedbecauseoflackof electricpower,"thereportcontinues,"transportationhasbeen restoredthroughoutthecountry. Thereseemstobeplentyofmotor vehicles,Industryhasmade largeprofitsduringthewar.

"Thestoresarewellstocked withalmosteverything,including cottongoods.Itwouldappear thatfoodsuppliesareample."

InSpain.aswellaseverywhere elseinthisdisruptedworld,there isablackmarket,saysMr.Rowe.

"Asrationallowancesatceiling pricesarenotsufficient,ablackmarketwherealmosteverythingis obtainableflourishes,"hesays_ "Thecostoflivingishigh,having increasedmorethan100percent. infoodstuffsduringthewar."

Economistsstatethatthecost oflivingintheUnitedStatesuntouchedbycivilwarorbyenemy action,hasincreased33and1-3rd. percent.

ORPHANAGEStFOUNDLING HOMESTREETAPPEAL

Permissionhasbeengivenfor theconductingofastreetappeal inaidofSt.Joseph'sGirls'OrphanageandSt.Vincent'sFoundlingHome,Subiaco,onthe19th. inst.

Itisnoteworthythatamong themanycharitableinstitutionsin theStatethesetwoalonehave notpreviouslymadeastreetappeal.Thosewhohavehadthe privilegeofvisitingtheseH6mes ofRefugerealisethegreatwork ofmercythatgoesoncontinuallyinourmidst,andwillbe anxioustomanifesttheirsupport inapracticalway.

Duringthewaryears,withthe incidenceofheavytaxationand theincreasedcostofliving,the wellsofprivatecharitytendedto ,dryup,anditwasincreasingly difficultforcharitableinstitutions tomeettheircommittments.As theabove-mentionedCatholicinstitutionsdidnotbenefitfrom war-timeappealstothepublic, thereshouldbeallthegreaterincentivetohelpthemmeetthe problemsofto-dayandto-morrow.

Remember,July19isthedate foroneofthemostdeserving streetappealseverconductedin thecity.

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KNOWYOURFAITH!

ARefresherCourseintheCatechism

Humaninterestsaregenerally promoted most effectively througorganisation.Organisationwarasusefulandnecessary inthetimeofChristasitistoday.Itissomethingthatisof theverynatureofthingsabout us.Therefore,evenifwewereto lookupChristianity,notasa divineinstitutionpossessingadefiniteworshipgiventousbyGod Himself,andcontainingasystem ofSacramentsasGod'schannels ofgracetothesoul,butmerely asasummaryofwholesometeaching;eventhoughweweretolook uponChrist,notas"theSonof God"butonlyasawiseandprudentman,wewouldexpectHim toorganiseHisfollowersintoa society-asocietywhichwould preserveHisteachingsandpropagatethemthroughouttheworld. Inotherwords,HewouldestablishaChurch.

Buteverysocietyisorganised foraspecialobjectandpurpose. Onemaybeformedwiththeview ofcultivatingsocialintercourse amongitsmembers;anotherisorganisedtoadvancetemporalinterests;stillanotherforpromotingliteraryorintellectualpursuits,andsoon.Asasociety, theChurchofChristwasorganisedbyOurLordforthesanctificationofitsmembers.Hence,St. PetercallstheChristiansofhis time:"Achosengenerationa royalpriesthood,aholynation,a purchasedpeople"(I.Pet.,II.,9). Andfromhermissionwededuce certaincEstinguishingmarksby whichthisChurchmightberecognised.Wehavealreadyexplainedthemeaningofunityasthe firstofthesemarks.Thisunity exists,notonlyingovernment, butalsoinfaithandfellowship, wherebyallhermembersconstituteonesocialbody,knownas theMysticalBodyofChrist.The seconddistinguishingmarkof Christ'sChurchisholiness.This secondmarkshallclaimourattentionnow.

ScopeofHoliness.

areoftenbetterthantheirCreed, andCatholicsneversogoodas theirs."Butthetruetestof holinessinanychurchcomes whenwestudyherownprinciples andnewdoctrineswhichthat churchsetupinplaceofthose whichsherejectedHence,asa testofholinessforanychurch,we mustconsiderfourthings,namely:(1)Isthatchurchholyinher Founder?)2)Issheholyinher doctrineinherownright.?)3)

Doesshecontainwithinherself themeansofholinessandsanctification? 14)Lastly,doesshe rightlyclaimholinessinhermembershiporadherents?Letusexplaintheseterms:

HolinessinHerFounder.

Beforeanychurchcanlay claimtoholinessasherdistinguishingmark,shemusthavea founderwho,bytheundeniable sanctityofhislifeandbymiracles,canprovethatheissent byGod.OtherwiseGodcould notobligeustobelievehimimplicitlyinsoimportantamatter asoneuponthecorrectnessof whichoureternalsalvationdepends.If,therefore,menwho leadwicked,sinfulanddissipated livessetthemselvesupasthe foundersofcreeds,orasthereformersofthetruefaith,itisevidentthattheyarefalseprophets. Andreligiousdenominationsthat havesuchmenfortheirfounders evidentlycannotbethetrue ChurchofJesusChrist.

teachingsofhis('hurch,willnot becomeamodelofperfection,or willfailtosavehissoul.TheCatholicChurchteachesandinculcatesfaith,hope,charity,purity ofheartandaction,peace,mildness,meekness,loveofenemies, mercy,humility,self-denial,mortification,obedience-allthebright virtuesthatlightentheburdens oflife,beautifytheearth,and winheaven."Beyeperfect,even asyourHeavenlyFatherisperfect."(Matt.V.,48.)Thishasalwaysbeenherwatchword.

Whenwespeakofholinessor sanctityasamarkoftheCatholicChurch,wedonotmeanto insinuatethateverythingoutside ourChurchiserroneousorcorrupt.Onthecontrary,weknow thatwhentheso-calledReformersenteredupontheirworktheydidnotdestroyallthathadexistedbeforethem.Theymerely graftednewideasandprinciples ontothesystemofreligionand moralityalreadyinvogueforcenturies.Hence,wefreelyadmit thatmanypeoplewhoembraced theothervariouschurchesafter theReformationretainedmuchof theoldCatholicteachingandtradition.Thus,apartfrommattersofworship,whichwerealmostcompletelychanged,much oftheCatholicsystemofmorals stillremainedasbefore.Unconsciouslythisactsuponthedaily livesofthosewhomightthink theyhavelefttheoldFaithcompletelybehindthem.Forthis reasonwestillfindverymanyupright,conscientious,God-fearing non-Catholicswhoselifemight wellbeimitatedbymanyaCatholic.Forthisreasonithas wellbeensaidthat"Protestants 4114.4.04.0004.4.00.1.0~4.0".

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Inadditiontothis,theChurch whichChristestablishedmustbe holyinherdoctrine.Shemust teachonlytruthsthatarepleasingtoGod,andonlytruthsthat leadmantoGod.Shemustrejectandforbidwhatiswrongand sinful,whatisdispleasingtoGod. Andsincetheprimaryobjectfor establishingtheChurchistolead allmenuntosanctificationand salvation,shemustnecessarily possessallthemeanstoattain theseobjectives.Anychurch thatlacksthesemeanscannotbe thetrueChurch.Lastly,thetrue Churchmustbeholyinhermembers.Bytheirfruitsyoushall knowthem.Ahealthytreebrings forthgoodfruit.TheChurchof Christmustproducesaints."You arenomorestrangersandforeigners,"St.Paultellshisfollowers, "butyouarefellow-citizenswith theSaintsandthedomesticsof God."(Eph.II.,19.)

Now,comparethesedoctrines withthoseofothers.SomeReformerstaught,forinstance,that theTenCommandmentsreferred onlytotheJewsandnottoChristians,whoarenotobligedtoobservethem;thatmanissavedby faithalone,withoutgoodworks; thatgoodworksarenotonlyuseless,butsinful;thatthereisno sinexceptunbelief;thatGod, frometernity,predestinedoneportionofmankind,withoutanyfault oftheirs,fureternaldamnation, andtheotherportion,without anymeritoftheirs,foreternalsalvation.Theindissolubilityof marriagewasbrushedaside;the excellenceofvirginitywasquestioned."Youmaysinonbravely,onlybelievethemore,"was theteachingofLuther.That theseandmanyotherdoctrines ofvariousreligiousdenominations whoseparatedfromusarenot holy,needsnoproof.Christopher Dawsonaddstheseincriminating words,"Protestantism,Liberalism andCommunismarethethree successivestagesbywhichour civilisationhaspassedCatholicismtocompletesecularism.The firsteliminatedthe('hurch,the secondeliminatedChristianity, andthethirdeliminatedthehumansoul.Wecannothavea christiansocietyoraChristian economiclifeuntilourcivilisationhasrecovereditsmoralconscience,itsfaithinGod,andits membershipoftheChurch."

sageofdeathwithExtremeUnction,sothatthepalmofvictory andpeacemaybeassured.She ordainsherpriestsandinvests themwiththepowerofreconciliationwithGod.Shesanctifies Matrimonyandobtainsformarriedpeoplethegracesfaithfullyto dischargethedifficultdutiesof theirstate.Thensheoffersup dailyandunceasinglytheHoly Sacrifice,imploringGod'shelpfor allherchildren.Inaddition,we havenumerousprayers,fasts,publicworship,evangelicalcounsel, jubilees,missions,confraternities, sodalities-alltosustainoneanotherandaffordmeansofsanctificationforthesoul.

HolyinHerMembers.

Withthesemeansofholinessat herdisposal,theCatholicChurch hasbutoneobjectinview. namely,thesanctificationofher members.AnddogoodCatholicsappreciatethisfact?Yes, theydo.Bytheirfruitsyou shallknowthem.Didyouever seeorhearofanyCatholicleavinghisChurchandjoininganotherinorderthathemightbecomemoreholy?Youhaveheard ofCatholicsfallingawayfromtheir religionforearthlygain,political advantage,andsoon,butnever toincreasetheiropportunitiesfor holinessoflife.Anotherstatement:youneverheardofasingle Catholicforsakinghisfaithatthe hourofdeath.Butyouhave heardofnumerousfallen-awayCatholicscomeback,andmanynonCatholicsjointheChurchatthe hourofdeath.Again,doyou knowofanynon-Catholicwho laiddownhislifeforhisfaithin martrydomasweunderstandthe word?Ontheotherhand,the

numberofmartyrsinourChurch islegion,wholaiddowntheirlife fortheirFaith.

Conch:don.

Conscious,then,thattheCatholicChurch,andShealone,possessesthemarkofholinessinallits phases,herfaithfulmembersare willingtobedifferentwhentheY areconfrontedwithasinfuland irreligiousworld.Manyothers, notofourFaith,longinglylook tousforexampleandguidance.

"So,"OurLordsays,"letyour lightshinebeforementhatthey mayseeyourgoodworksandglofifyyourFatherwhoisinheaven."(Matt.V.,16.) Recentlya high-rankinggovernmentofficial inWashingtonbecameaCatholic. HeattributedhisconversionunderGodtotheedifyingexample ofaCatholicfellow-official."Catholicsmaysaywhattheyplease abouttheChurch,buttheirdeeds thunderwhattheyare."

Surroundedbyasinful,decadeentworld,wemustnotbeafraid tobedifferent,andtherebyprove thatwestillenjoythemarkof holinessinourChurch.Itwas thesamewiththeearlyChristians.Theyhadtobedifferent. WhilepaganRomerevelledindebauchery,ChristianRomegaveus theAgnesesandtheCeciliasand theSebastians.WhenAgneswas temptedtosinbythesonofthe PrefectofRome,shehadthe couragetosay"No,"andthus provedherselfdifferentfromthe averagegirlofhertime.And becauseshehadthecouragetobe different,335,000,000Catholicsrevereherto-dayasaSaintandas aglorytowomanhood.Since thenshehasinspireduntold otherstoremainpure,toremain holy.

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TheCatholicChurchalonelays claimstoallthesequalifications. Jesus,herFounder,isholy.The devilhimselfgaveatrembling testimonytothisfactwhenhe said:"IknowThee,whoThou art,theHolyOneofGod."(Luke LV.,34.)EvenourworstenemiesadmitthattheCatholic Churchisthe"MotherChurch." This"MotherChurch"hasalways recognisedthatoneFounder, JesusChrist.ThatChristestablishedbutoneChurch,proofs fromScriptureandhistoryare mostcogentandconvincing.And ifitwastheCatholicChurchin thebeginning,itmustbethesame trueChurchnow.Someyears agoitwassuggestedbysomeone thateachreligiousdenomination erectamonumentinWashington, D.C.,inmemoryofitsfounder. Manytookkindlytothesuggestion.SomesuggestedamonumentinmemoryofMartinLuther,othersforKingHenryVIII., forJohnWesley,andsoon.Only theCatholicsthoughtofJesus ChristastheirFounder.

HolyinHerDoctrines.

HolyinherFounder,thetrue ChurchofChristmustalsobe holyinherdoctrines;thatis,she mustleadmentoholiness.Now, noonehaseverventuredtoassert thataCatholic,ifhefollowsthe

HolyinHerMeansofSalvation. Neither,asaconsequence,do othersofferintheirreligionany specialmeansforsalvation.The sourcesofgraceshavebeeneliminated.TheHolyEucharistand theMasshavebeenrejected.Out ofthesevenSacraments,someretaintwo,othersonlyone-namely.Baptism.Andto-daymany oftheirchildrenarenevereven baptised.Therefore,saysKarl Adam,"thesixteenthcenturyrevoltfromtheChurchledinevitablytotherevoltfromChristof theeighteenthcenturyandthence totherevoltfromGodofthe nineteenth.Andthuslifehas lostitsgreatmeaning,itsvital strengthandhighpurpose,its strongpervadinglove,thatcan beenkindledonlybythedivine."

HowdifferenttheCatholic Church,whichcontainsallthe meansnecessaryforthesanctificationofhermembers,nomatter whatthestationorcircumstance oftheirlifemaybe!Wefind thesesustaininggracesprincipally intheSevenSacraments.She takesthechildinherarmsatits birthandcarriesittoitsgrave. Thesoulofthepoorestchild meansmoretoherthanallher statelyedifices.ThroughBaptismtheLordcoversthatsoul withgloryandhonour.Through Confirmationshestrengthensus andmakesussoldiersofChrist.Ii thesoullosesitsbaptismalinnocence,shereconcilesitoncemore withGodthroughtheSacrament ofPenance.Allthroughlife thesoulisnourishedthroughthe BodyandBloodofChristinthe HolyEucharist.TheChurchfollowseventhesickandthedying andasiststheminthedarkpas-

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SolidSupportForChristian DemocratsinItaly

PeopleandStateMustHaveEthics

ThefirstfreeelectionsinItaly sincetheFascist"Marchon Rome"haveresultedinapopular voteofconfidencebeing.accorded totheChristianDemocratic Party,andforthetimebeing, atleast,thethreatthataRed dictatorshipwouldbesubstituted fortheblack-shirtedtypehas beenremoved.

TheChristianDemocratsreceivedmorethaneightmillion votes,theSocialistsaboutfour andahalfmillion,theCommunistsfourandaquartermillion, andthethreeotherleadingpartiesmorethanthreeandahalf millionvotesbetweenthem.

Theresultcanbedescribedas satisfactory,butnotamatterfor wildacclaim,NeithertheChristianDemocratsnortheLeft-Wing hasasufficientmajorityforthe implementinginfulltheirpolicies,soitislikelythatthecoalitionGovernmentwillcontinueto operate,withSignorAlcidede Gasperi,leaderoftheChristian Democrats,confirmedinthePremiership.

Mostimportantfeatureofthe electionisthesolidsupportgiven bythepeopletotheChristian Democrats-aPartywhichowes itsexistencetotheinspirationof DomLuigiSturzo,anItalian priest,whofledItalywhenMussolinirosetopower,anddevoted histimeprincipallytothestudy ofpoliticalscienceandtotheformulationofatheoryofgovernmentbasedontheteachingsof thegreatsocialencyclicalsofthe Popes.

Dailypapers,incommenting ontheelections,haveinferred thatthevictoryoftheChristian DemocratsinItaly,Franceand HollandmarksareassuringreturntothepolicyofoldCentre PartieswhichwerepredominantlyCatholic.

Then,inbewilderingfashion, theyspeakoftheCatholicLeft, overlookingthefactthataparty

THEWHOLEMASSISONE

ACTION

"AtSea,"Perth:

Q.:SomemonthsagoIwroteto yourSessionregardingtheMass.

A.:Quiteso.Vonaskedifit isbelievedthat,attheConsecrationoftheMass,thebreadand wineischangedintotheBody andBloodofChrist,andthenofferedasaSacrificetoGod.The answergivenwas:

Thatstatementisnotcorrect. TheSacrificeisnotsubsequentto theConsecration,butiseffected bytheConsecration.

Andnowtoyourcurrentquestions:

Q.:Inyourreplyyoustatedthat thewholeMassisaSacrifice (nottheOffertoryonly).

cannotbeoftheCentreandthe Leftatthesametime.

ThelatePresidentRoosevelt wasfondofremarkingthatin politicshestoodalittletothe leftofCentre.TheChristianDemocratsstandstillfurthertothe Left.TheyinsistupontheachievementofSocialJusticebysecuringfortheworkerafulland justshareinthefruitsofhislabour,notmerelyaminimumwage sufficientforexistence.Theyare determinedtooutlawusuryand monopolies.

ThiswasmadeclearbyItalian PremierdeGasperiinarecentaddress."Undernocircumstances,-hesaid,"wouldwesupport effortstoreviveorestablishold plutocraticnetworks-wewould opposeanysuchattempts,notby denyingworktoanyonebutby establishedcontrolbylabourrepresentatives.-

Atthesametime,Signorde Gasperimadeitclearthatintelligentmodernindustrialistswere neededinthenewItalianState. "Indeed." said,"webaseour hopesoncollaborationbetween theseandtheworkers."

Essentialintheprogrammeof theChristianDemocratsisLiberty."Hereisourconcretebattleground."saysdeGasperi."We fightforthepolitical,social,spiritualandreligiousfreedoms."

"But,"hecontinues-andthis isfundamental-"thepeoplecannotliveonlibertyalone.The peopleandtheStatemusthave anethic.Whatwouldbetheuse ofregaininglibertyandreorganisingtheStateiftherewereno ethicsintrade,administration andbureaucracy.Whatvalue wouldthesebewithoutaconscience?Thereisnopossibilityof law,nopossibilityofreform withoutmoralregeneration.No cut-and-driedphilosophycanhelp ushere.ThereisonlythetraditionalteachingofChristiancivilisation."

Q.: Andthatitwasthesame SacrificeasofferedontheCross, butunderadifferentform,as ChristwaspresentundertheappearanceofBreadandWine."

A.:TheCatholicChurchteaches: ThatChristOurLordatthe LastSupperinstitutedtheMass, atruevisibleSacrifice.

THECHURCHHAS SEPARATEDCOMMUNION FROMCONSECRATION

Q.:Mysecondquestioniswhyis theHostworshippedandadoredasatBenedictionandwhen carriedthroughthestreetsas duringaEucharisticCongress?

A.:BecauseintheBlessedEucharist,ChristHimself-Body, Blood,SoulandDivinity-isreallyandsubstantiallypresent.This RealPresencebeginstheinstant thatthewordsofConsecration aresaid,andcontinues,underthe speciesofBreadandWine,not onlyinHolyCommunion,,eseo longasthosespeciesremainuncorrupted.

Iwouldliketomakeafurther comment,sinceyouraisethe questionofBenedictionandEucharisticprocessions.

AsIhavesaid,theRealPresencecontinuessolongasthespeciesofbreadandwineremainuncorrupted.Thatdoesnotmean thattheyareallowedtoremain untiltheybecomecorrupted. AftertheConsecrationfollows HolyCommunion.justas,at theLastSupper,OurLordspoke thewordsthatchangedBreadand WineintoHisBodyandBlood, andcommandedHisdisciplesto eatanddrink:theeatingand drinkingfolloweddirectlyupon thewordsofConsecration.But intheMassthereisaninterval, notaverylongone,butadefiniteinterval,whichisfilledinwith appropriateprayersandceremonies.This,obviously,innoway interfereswiththeonenessofthe Mass.

WhenCommunionistakento thesickthereisastilllongerinterval.AlwaystheRealPresenceendures;andsoalsointhe Eucharisticdevotionssuchas Benediction.Ultimately,ofcourse. theHostisconsumedbyapriest duringMass.

CHRIST'SBODYPRESENTIN EVERYCONSECRATEDHOST

Q.:AsChristwaspresent,body andsoul,whenHeconsecrated thebreadandwine,whyisthe Sacramentofbreadworshipped asChristHimself?

A.:AsIunderstandyourquestionthisisyourdifficulty:If ChristwasHimselfpresentatthe LastSupperinthenormalhuman wayofbodilypresence-waspresent,asyousay,bodyandsoulhowcouldHebepresentatthe sametimeundertheappearance ofBreadandWine?Andconsequently,howcanHehereally presentnowintheSacramentof theEucharist?

BecauseHeispresentwhole andentireunderthespeciesorappearanceofeitherbreadorwine. Andifthespeciesbebroken, Christ'sBodyisnotbroken.It iswholeineachpart.Similarly itispresentineachconsecrated host.

ChristispresentinHeaven, continuallypresent:yetHeis presentintheEucharist,butnot sothatHeceasestobepresentin Heaven.HeisinHeavenaccordingtoHisnatural,thoughglorified,form;Hewaspresentatthe LastSupperinHisnaturalform: Heispresentsubstantiallyinthe Eucharist,butnotinthesame wayasHeispresentinHeaven.

Heissubstantiallypresentin theEucharist,i.e.,thesubstance ofBreadandWineischanged intothesubstanceofHisBody andBlood,andsubstanceassuch isnotsubjecttothelimitsof placeorspace.

Cobcroft: Iacknowledgethereceiptof fivemissivesfromJ.Cobcroft, eachwithalengthycuttingfrom hisfavouritepaper:andeach cuttingcontaininganattackon theCatholicChurch.Theyare accompaniedbytherequestso oftenmadebyMr.Cobcroftthat wereadoutthesenewspaperarticles,sothatthepublicwillknow thetruth.

theyare,thereisasimpleremedy:theyneednotlistenin.

ThissessionexiststogiveinformationabouttheCatholic ChurchandHerteaching.If peoplesendinquestionsthatappeartobeagenuinerequestfor information,theyareanswered. Weoftengivecorrespondentsthe benefitofthedoubt.Butwhen amanpersistsinforwardingcuttingsfromanewspaperwhichin yourwords,Mr.Cobcroft,isthe "onlypapergameenoughtoexposeourreligiousmethods,"combinedwithquestions-framedin belligerenttones-thathavebeen answeredoverandoveragain,it isonlyawasteoftimeanswering.Andnoanswerwillbe given.

H.Litchfield,G.P.O.,Perth:

AndnowIcometoalong, ludicrousandlubriciousletter signedby"H.Litchfield."Aletterfullofvulgarabuse.

Mr.Litchfieldtellsusthat whilehewasawayintheislands heoftenthought:"Ourboysare fightingandthesebig,fitpriests arehomelivingonthefatofthe land,"andotherthings,whichI wouldnotdemeanthisSession bymentioning.Well,tohave soldieredoninthecircumstances mustsurelybeaccountedselfsacrificingheroism.Heisalso anold-fashionedsortofman-he quotes"MyrerMonk's"bookasan authorityandtrotsoutalltheold, silly,bigotedprejudicesagainst theCatholicChurch.Theydo notmeritananswer,andnoanswerwillbegiven.

"AWowser,"Maylands:

Q.:Yousaidinarecentbroadcastthattherobestobeworn bytheCardinalsinVatican Citywouldcost£250each.

A.:IsaidthateachSETof ceremonialrobestobewornbya Cardinalcost£250,whencommentingonsomewildnewspaper reportthattheywouldcostabout £2,000each,

Q.:Aretheynot(theCardinals) supposedtobefollowersofthe meekandlowlyJesus?

A.:Correct,ThewholeMassis oneaction.Thecentralpointis theConsecration.Andaswas statedinthepreviousanswer, quotedjustnow,theSacrificeis effectedbytheConsecration,not attheOffertory.TheOffertory ispreparatorytotheConsecration;theBodyofChristisnot presentattheOffertory

(2)ThatChristgavetheMass toHisChurchtorepresentand commemorateforalltime,the SacrificeoftheCross,andtobeof availfortheremissionofsinsand thebenefitofthelivingandthe dead.

(3)ThatChristestablisheda priesthoodforitscelebration,

(4)ThatfinallyChrist,through theministryofthatpriesthood,offersHimselfintheMassasHe offeredHimselfontheCross, thoughwithoutthesheddingof blood.

Therefore,withthisdifference, thatthereisnosheddingofblood, theSacrilceoftheMassisidenticalwiththeSacrificeoftheCross, forthereisthesamepriest,the sameVictim,thesameoffering.

Iquotefromapresent-dayCatholicwriter:"Thisextension. then,bothintimeandspace,betweenConsecrationandCommunion,iswhatwemaYcallthefirst andmostfar-reachingdevelopmentintheChurch'streatmentof theEucharist.Thereisreallyno otherdevelopmentofanobjective nature:therearesubjectiveexpansionsorenlargementsofthe pietyofthefaithfulwithregard totheEucharist,hut,speaking sacramentally,asanexternaland officialmodeofadministeringthis divinelegacyoftheEucharist,the Churchhastakenoneliberty only-sheseparatesCommunion fromConsecration,shetakesaway theHolyFoodandtheHoly DrinkfromthealtarofSacrifice foradistantandretardedconsummationoftheBanquet.No doubtChristHimselftaughtthe Apostlesthemannerofthisliberty,butatnotimedidthe Churchadmitanyotherending totheEucharisticcelebration thananeatingoftheBreadand adrinkingoftheCup....Allthat weseeto-dayinEucharisticdevotionisonlyavarietyofthis primitiveliberty.Thereistruly noessentialdifferencebetween theprayersandritesthatfill,in theCanonoftheMass,thespace betweentheConsecrationand theCommunionofthepriestand thetriumphantprocessionofa EucharisticCongress."-(Abbot Venier-"SketchesandStudiesin Theology.")

Accordingtoyou,Mr.Cobcroft, we"R.C.'s"donotwantthepeopletoknowwhatisgoingonin ourChurch?How,then,canyou expectustowastetimeand money,lettingthecatoutofthe bagbYreadingouttheseilluminatingarticlesofyours?

Youconsiderthatthepeople wholisteninaregettingutterly sickofourpropaganda.Well,if

A.:Theyare;justasyouandI aresupposedtobe.

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DOGMAOF IMPECCABILITY

Ithinkitisveryunlikelythat Mr.R.G.Menziesreadsthis page,butInoticefrompressreportsthattheFederalLeaderof theOppositionfollowedmuchthe samelineasourcommentslast weekon"Communismandthe Cloth."Mr.Menzieshasrecentlybeengivingaseriesofbroadcasttalksaimedatshowingthe utterincompatibilityofCommunismandChristianity.TheCatholicpresshasnot,andprobablywillnot,publishthetextofthese addresses,forseveralgoodreasons.

InthefirstplaceMr.Menzieshas nothingtosaywhichtheCatholic presshasnotbeensayingforyears onthisparticularsubject.Secondly,Mr.Menzies'talksarea preludetoanelectioncampaign.

Forallthatthereisnoreason todoubtthesincerityofhismotives,themoresoasinthisregardheiscarefultodifferentiate betweenCommunismand"reformingradicalism,parliamentarysocialismoranyothersetofideas intendedtobeappliedundera

self-governingdemocraticsystem."

Iam,then,moreinterestedin thesubjectofMr.Menzies'talks thanintheiroriginsormotives. Hefindsit"astonishing"thatrevolutionaryCommunisminAustraliahasbeensuccessfulinwooingandwinningthesupportof notafewardentChristians,includingsomeoftheclergy.Ido notsharehissurprise,forCommunismisitselfareligionjustas muchasindifferentismisareligion.Andconsideredasstichit hasdistinctadvantagesoverthe non-Catholicsects.Forone thingithasthesamestrengthas Catholicism,inthatitproposes dogmastobebelievedanddisciplinetobeobserved.Butthere arealsosomedifferences.Communismhasnomorality.The criterionofrightiswhatsubservestheinterestsoftheParty. Hencefromthisoutlookaldne Communismisutterlyservile,for itmakesmanaservantnotonly tccertainofhisfellow-menbutto apoliticalmachinewhichdemandsthedevotionofhiscompletenature. Thereisalsoanotherpointof departure,andthatisinthedoe-

trineofInfallibility.Wehave thetestimonyofBernardShaw thatthedogmaofPapalInfallibilityisbyfarthemostmodestpretensionofthekindinexistence.

"Comparedtoourinfallibledemocracies,ourinfalliblemedicalcouncils,ourinfallibleastronomers,our infallibleparliaments,thePopeis onhiskneesinthedustconfessinghisignorancebeforeGod."if thisbetrueofourpoliticalsystem andsocialinstitutions,itisathousandtimestrueroftheRussian arrangementandtheKremlinolatryinourmidst.TheinfallibilityofStalinismaintainedbythe Marxistsevenwhenthedoctrine involvestheholdingofcontrary dogmasasbeingsimultaneously true.Andfurther,sincethereis nomoralityinthesystem,the Kremlinbecomesthecriterionnot onlyoftruthbutofbehaviour.

AndsotheRed"progressives'. havetheprerogativeofimpeccabilityaswellasinfallibility.

ruption.Thatwasallweever hadtheopportunityoflearning fromourownsecularpress.For therestwehadtodependonthe films,andtheycertainlydidnot showAmericauptoanygreatadvantage.

Therecentlyconcludedwarhas helpedtoshakeAustraliaoutof thisinsularity.Wecannolongeraffordtobeignorantortoaffect ignoranceoftheUnitedStates. Forasinourhourofdeadly perilweabandonedprecedentand calledoutforAmericanaid,so ourfuturedevelopmentanddefencewillbelargelyintegrated withthatnation.Thewaralso taughtusthattheideathatAmericawasaProtestantnationisa myth.Itismorenearlytrueto saythatsheistheleadingCatholicnationoftheworld.ThecanonisationandtheCardinalsshould reminduswhatimportanceRome attachestotheU.S.A.,andit shouldservetodispelthehorrific Hollywoodnotionsofwhatreal lifeintheStatesislike.WeCatholicsarelinkedinaneven greaterbondofunionthanthe restofourfellowcitizens,andit shouldbeatoncehumblingand stimulatingtorealisethatAmericaismoreCatholicthaneither ourowncountryorGreatBritain ireven,perhaps,'Italyitself.

HUNGARY'SSUCCESS

Theattachmentofasectionof non-Catholicclergyis,therefore, explicableonthegroundsthat CommunismproposestosubstituteforChristianitywhichitisallegedhasgrownjejuneandeffete -"theopiumofthepeople."But itisoddthatanythingsoRomish asdogmaanddisciplineshouldattractthem.Indeedthecaseof theRedDeanofCanterburydeservestobeclassifiedamongthe MysteriesofReligion.Buteven allowingfortheutterlackof moralrestraintinCommunistpropaganda,itisdifficulttounderstandhowanyclergymancould bedeceivedoveraperiodasto itsessentiallyanti-Christiancharacter.Evenanoddingacquaintancewithmodernhistoryshould convincesuchthatthetwothings cannotsubsisttogether.Thereis onefinalpointwhichaccountsfor thesuccessofCommunisminclericalcircles.Itisone,theyare many.Solongastheykeepdeludinithemselvesthattheterm "Christianity"hasrealmeaningin theirregard,theywillcontinueto fallvictimstoRedpropaganda. Fornexttomaterialpoverty, Communismflourishesbestinan atmosphereofintellectualconfusionandmake-believe.

CATHOLICAMERICA

Theever-wideningencroachmentsoftheSovietinthepoliticallifeofEuropewereboundto havereactions,andnottheleast strikingofthemistheemergence ofChristianpopularparties.This isveryinfuriatingtoMarxistpropagandists,andtheyhavebeen forcedbackonstock"smear"campaigns,complainingbitterlyof "Catholicpoliticalaction,"asif oneweresomehowdisenfranchisedbyone'sreiigion.TheVatican'salleged"opportunism"providesworkforhundredsofcopywritersofMOSCOW'Spressand radioscripts.Thefact,ofcourse. isthattheVaticanisnotconcernedonewhitwithpolitics,butsimplytoupholdtherightsofreligionandofthehumanconscience whichareforciblydeniedthroughoutaconsiderablesectionofthe humanraceto-day.ItisnotreasonabletosupposethatallEuropeancivilisationwhichwascreatedbytheCatholicChurchisgoingtositdownsubmissivelywhile totalitarian,'secularisminstitutes ordersoftyrannyanddestruction.

Esperantoand Catholics

ByT.E.O'Donoghue,DB.E.A.

Ihaveoftenwonderedwhy onlyafewCatholicsinWestern AustraliaareinterestedintheEsperantomovement.Perhapsitis becausetheydonotknoweractly whatEsperantoreallyis,and whatbenefititcanbetothem. Verybriefly,letmeheresetout afewfacts:

WhatisEsperanto?

Esperantoisasimpleauxiliary language,inventednearly60years agobyDr.Zamenhof,aPolish doctor,ofWarsaw.Itsaimis topromoteabetterunderstandingamongallpeoplesofthe world,byusingitasasecond language,inadditiontotheirown nationaltongue.

ItsConstruction.

'Itsconstructionissosimple thatitcanbelearnedinafew monthsbyoldoryoung,educated ornon-educated,Thegrammar (only16rules)iseasy,noexceptions,nochangeinpronunciation, whichiswellsoundingandissimilartoSpanish.

WhatAboutProgress?

TheprogressofEsperantohas beenwonderful,andthelanguage hasspreadoverthewholeworld. Therearesocietiesineveryland, andtravellersespeciallyhave benefittedbymeeting,inevery country,peoplewhocouldspeak totheminacommonlanguage. Therearemorethan100Esperantojournalsandliteratureof everykindhasbeentranslated,as wellasmanyoriginalworks.Internationalcongressesattendedby representativesofover50countries,allspeakingthecommon neutrallanguageEsperanto,have beenheld,Heredelegatesdiscussed.knottyproblems,conductedconcerts,arrangedtheatrical plays,andeverythingwentoff withthegreatestofease.

WhatAboutCatholics?

AneventofverygreatimportancefortheCatholicChurchin Americaisthecanonisationof MotherFrancisXavierCabrini. TheproclarationofthefirstAmericanSaintfollowscloselyupon thecreationoffourAmericansas PrincesoftheChurch.These twineventsmusthaveasalutary effectuponAmerica'sstandingin theoutsideworldForitmust beadmittedthatbeforethiswar Americanlifehadaverybad pressindeedthroughouttheBritishCommonwealthofNations.It wouldbenoexaggerationtosay thattheaverageAustralian'snotionofthegreatUnitedStates comprisedthenumberoffatalities onJuly4,thestaggeringdivorce figures,andrampantpoliticalcor-

Recentcableditemsillustrate whattheChurchmayexpectwithinthe"ironcurtain"ofSoviet-dominatedEilrope.TheCommunist MinisterofHomeAffairsinHungary,followingcomplaintsfrom Russiaanddemandsfor"strong measures"againsttheCatholic clergy,hasbannedtheCatholic UniversityFederation.Thesupremeironyofthesituationis theRussianwhinethatthisbody isantagonistictoU.N.O.What hasactuallyhappenedisthatthe country'spoliticalpowerhasbeen seizedbytheCommunists,despite theiroverwhelmingdefeatinthe elections.Inendeavouringto crippletheChurchandabolishreligiouseducation,theyhavecome upagainstthecourageousresistanceofCardinalMindszenty,the bishopsandpriests.Despiteall theRedscando,HungaryiswitnessingaseriesofmassconversionstoCatholicism,whichdoesn't suittheRussianbookatall. Thereforeoffwiththeirheads!

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Probablymorethananyother section,Catholicshavetakenmore interestinEsperanto.Theoldest Esperantojournalintheworldis Catholic,"EsperaKatalika,"again incirculationafterthewar.InternationalCatholicCongresses haveoccurredyearlywithasermoninEsperantoatthedaily Mass.SomeCatholics,around Perth,useprayernooksinwhich theprayersforMassareinparallelcolumns,LatinandEsperanto,allotherprayersandlitaniesbeinginEsperanto.Perhaps themostfamousofCatholictranslationsareCardinalWiseman's "Fabiola"andPapini's"Lifeof Christ."Nowthewarisowedwe maysoonexpectTheFourGospels,whichhavealreadybeen translated.Itwasannouncedat thebeginningofthisyearthatthe small4-pageleafletoftheLegion ofMaryhadbeentranslatedinto EsperantoinIreland.Spacewill notpermitmetoenlarge,butone cannothelpvisualisingwhat amountofpleasurecouldbe broughtintothelivesofmembersofourvarioussocietiesand sodalitiesif,afterafewmonthsof study,theywereabletocorrespondwithmembersofsimilar60cietiersinvarimaspartsofthe world.

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WANNER00NOTES

St.AnthonyofPadua'sdaythis yearhadaspecialinteresttothe peopleoftheWanneroodistrict, fortheirPatron'sfeastdaywas observed-byaMissaCantatacelebratedbyaformerpupilofSt. Anthony'sSchool,Wanneroo, FatherJ.Chokolich,whohasrecentlyreturnedfromRome.

Sermonswerepreachedonthe LifeofSt.lAnthonyinbothJugoslavbyFatherChokolich)and Italian(byDr.Goody).The usualprocessionwasagrandsuccess,havingbeenblessedbybrilliantsunsrine.

ThepresenceoftheClontarf Boys'Bandcontributedgreatly tothehappinessandsuccessof 'theday,andofthepleasureof thebiggathering.

Thefollowingsubscriptionswere madetotheChurchfunds:£10 each:J.Susac,Mr.andMrs.Villanova.i55s:S.Mondella.£5 each:G.GermonaBaby,C.Conti. Mr.BobDuffy.£210s:P.Faranda.£2:Mr.andMrs.Faranda. £1each:Mr.Crisafulli,Mrs. Singara,Mr.C.Conti,Mr.M. Scolaro,A.Torre,B.MuniB. Musca,G.Quelibi,P.Maschetti, P.Pinzoni,Mrs.Mazzelli,G.Seragasana,Mrs.Verteramo,E.Luisini,B.Puglia,S.Sinagra,M. Conti.10s.each:M.DiNunzio, J.Leach,C.Darch,G.Afiti,A. Faranda,Mr.LaMancusa,S.Faranda,Mrs.Pavicic,Mr.Pavicic, Mr.Vladich,A.Villanova,E.Mazzella,N.Amato,P.Calabrese,A. Mangano,G.Germaso,RosaGiglia,G.Carboni,C.Seragasana,V. Galluccio,P.Travicish,A.Ballato, S.Conti,P.Mazzardio,S.Villanova,Mrs.Pitassi,B.Puglia.6s.: C.Mola.5s.each:F.Candido,J. Tenardi,G.Verteramo,D.Mola, P.Tucci,S.Baroni,N.Pinzoni, Mrs.Pinzoni.S.Toppolo.4s.:C. Musca.2s.each:Mr.Budrovich, Mrs.Germaso,L.Bruno.

FatherLangmeadwishesto thankallwhohelpedtomakethe daysosuccessfulandhappy,especiallyVeryRev.Dr.Goody, FatherChokolich,Mr.andMrs. Handcock,Mr.Villanova,Mr. Crisafulli,theSisters,andtheClontarfBoys'Band.

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St.Mary'sBranch,Leederville. Atthemeetingheldon3rd. inst.,thepresident,Bro,L.Harris,presidedoveragood'attendanceofmembers,notwithstanding theverybadweather.Masters PaulBerryandLaurieBranch werenominatedforfullbenefit membership.Acordialwelcome wasextendedtomembersofHelp ofChristians'BranchNo.1.Badmintonteam,whowerepresent toparticipateinamatchagainst St.Mary'sNo. 1 team.This matchhadbeenlookedforwardto foraconsiderabletime,asboth teamsweresofarundefeated.A veryinterestingand,attimes,excitingmatchresultedinawin forSt.Mary'steam.Arrangementsweremadeforinter-branch tabletennisandquoitsmatchesto beplayedduringJuly.Afterour meetingonWednesdaynexttable tennisandquoitsmatch,St. Mary'sNo.2versusHolyRosary Branch,willbeplayed.Several membersenteredforthebadmintonchampionshiptournamentbeingconductedbytheMetropolitan SocialCouncil.Thefirstrounds willbeplayedafterthebranch's meetingon31st.inst. St.Joachim'sBranch. AtthemeetingheldonJune25, thepresident,Sr.N.Daly,presidedoveragoodattendance.ClearanceswereacceptedfromBro. Travers(LeedervilleI,Bro.Ryan (Kalgoorlie),andBro.Allen(New SouthWales).Weextendavery cordialwelcometothesethree brothersandhopetheywillattend themeetingswheneverpossible. Despitethebadweather,anumberofourmemberswenttoLeedervilletoplaySt.Mary'sNo.4 teamandwereverypleasedto bringhometheashes, MemberswhoattendedthesocialatSt.Brigid'sBranchhada veryenjoyableevening.After themeetingmembersputinsome hardpracticeattabletennisand quoits,inpreparationtomeetSt. Mary'sNo.2teamatournext meeting. St.LawrenceO'TooleBranch. Ameetingwasheldatthe branchroomsonthe26th.ult.A fullattendanceofmembersgreetedtheDistrictBoardmembers, whopaidusavisit.Businessof themeetingwasablycarried throughbythenewpresident, TommyHanrahan,whowasafterwardscongratulatedbytheBoard onhisability.Afterthemeeting membersretiredtoMrs.Tim O'Connor'shomeforsupper,and thatlady,assistedbythesisters ofthelodge,placedonthetable asupperwhichevenbeatthe year'sbefore.TheBoardmembersthankedheronbehalfofthe societyandeveryonewenthome happy.Wewouldliketoincrease ourmembership.

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DeathofMrs.

ElizabethDunne

Thedeathoccurredsuddenlyon June25ofMrs.ElizabethDunne, of158Carr-street,WestPerth,relictofthelateMr.JohnDunne, whopredeceasedherbymany years.Bothwereoldandrespect. edresidentsofSt.Brigid'sParish, WestPerth.

ThelateMrs.Dunnewasborn inPerth74yearsago,andhadresidedinW.A.allherlife.AdaughterofthelateThomasandEllen Martin,attheageofsixshewent toFremantle,whereshewaseducatedatSt.Joseph'sConvent.A fewyearslatershecametoreside inPerth,whereshehaslivedever since.AlwaysadevoutCatholic,herwholelifewasoneofdevotiontoherChurchandher home.Ofafamilyofsix,a daughter(Molly)andson(Jack) predeceasedher.

OnWednesdaymorning,June 26,RequiemMasswascelebrated inSt.Brigid'sChurchbyRev.

FatherA.Scully,theserversincludingJohnandKennethMann, grandsonsofdeceased.Therewas acrowdedcongregation,whichincludedRev.FatherReidy,Sisters andpupilsofSt.Brigid'sSchool, andSistersofSt.Joseph's,Kalamunda.Attheconclusionof HolyMassRev.FatherScully gavethelastAbsolution,after whichthecortegeleftthechurch forKarrakattaCemetery.It passedthroughaguardofhonour formedbytheRev.Mother,Sisters,andthepupilsofSt.Brigid's Schools,payingtheirlastrespects tothememoryofanoldandtreasuredfriend.TheRev.FatherR. Kellyofficiatedatthegraveside, assistedbytheRev.FatherF.J. O'Connor.

Thelargeandrepresentative gatheringwasinitselfastriking tributetothelateMrs.Dunne, andoftherespectandsympathy feltforhersorrowingfamily.

Thechiefmournerswere:Mr. WilliamDunne(son),Mrs.C. Mann,MissesNellandKath. Dunne(daughters),Mrs.W. Dunne(daughter-in-law),Mr.C. Mann(son-in-law),MissesAileen DunneandDorothyMann,MastersJohnandKennethAlan,and PeterMann(grandchildren),Mrs. JamesKnoxandMissH.M. Dunne(sisters-in-law),Mr.James Knox(brother-in-law),Mr.and Mrs.RobertKnox,Mr.G.M. Ashby,andMrs.S.O'Sullivan (veryoldfriends).

Thepall-bearerswere:Hon.A. H.Panton,M.L.A.,D.C.Perrott, W.Rafferty,J.Malone,H.Rouse, J.McNamara,J.Hassell,andA.G. Martin.

THIRDORDEROF ST.FRANCIS

DeusMeusetOmnia.

OnJuly7,therewasagoodattendanceatthefirstSundaymeeting,but,unfortunately,ourChaplain,Rev.E.McBride,wasunavoidablyabsent.Hisplace,however,wasmostablytakenby VeryRev.Dr.Goody,whogavea veryinterestingsermonetteon UnityintheCatholicChurchand unionwithourseparatedbrethren.Nextfollowedtheusual prayersandBenediction. Immediatelyafterwardsameetingofthecounciltookplace,to settlevariousbusiness.Itwas commentedonthatFranciscanliteraturewasnotusedenoughin thelibrary,andtoomuchstress putonlighterworks.Agiftof ThirdOrderCatechismsandbookletswasgivenouttocouncil membersfromthePantasaph FranciscanMonasteryinWales.

SHENTONPARKPARISH

MassTimeTable.

Parishionersgenerally,andthose interested,arerequestedtonote that,commencingonSunday, July21,1946,therewillbethree MasseseverySundayinSt. Aloysius'Church,Henry-street.

Thetimeswillbe7,9and10.30 a.m.

DEATHS

ANDERSON.-OnJuly2,1946,at HollywoodMilitaryHospital, ThomasWilliam,dearlyloved eldersonofMrs.LillianAnderson,of5Campbell-street,West Perth,andthelateThomas'Anderson,belovedbrotherofRosins(Mrs.V.Lilleyman),Marion(Mrs.0.Goddard),James (Sydney),andJean:aged44 years. Eternalrestgrantuntohim,0 Lord,andmayperpetuallight shineuponhim.

DUNNE-OnJune25,1946,suddenly,atherresidence,158Carrstreet,WestPerth,Elizabeth, dearlylovedwifeofthelate JohnDunne,andbelovedmother ofNell,William,Molly(deceased),Betty(Mrs.C.Mann), Kath.andJack(deceased);aged 74years. Requiescatinpace.

KEHOE(DanielO'Connell).-In lovingmemoryofmydearhusband,whopassedawayonJune 28,1946. Beautifulmemoriesofaloving husbandandfather. -Insertedbyhissorrowingwife andfamily.

FINMEMORIAM 014

CULHANE.-Inlovingmemory ofJohnCulhane,diedatMargaretRiver,WestAustralia, July8,1937.R.I.P. -Insertedbyhislovingwife andsons,Jack,Pat,Mick.

DELGADO.-Insadbutloving memoryofourdeardaughter andsister,Frances,whodepartedthislifeonJuly4,1943. MostSacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhersoul.

FENNESSY.-Ofyourcharity, prayforthereposeofthesoul ofThomasDavidFennessy, fatherofJohnFennessyandEdmond,andMrs.EllenMarie O'Reilly.Mrs.M.A.Ahern,Mrs. T.A.Quinlan,brother-in-lawof JohnQuinlan. Nooneknowshowwemissyou, Tom,butGod'sblessedare thosewhomourn,fortheyshall becomforted. -Insertedbyhislovingsister, Mrs.E.MarieO'Reilly

FARRELL.-Infondandtreasur edmemoryofJames(Jimmy) Farrell,whodepartedthislife onJune26,1945. AlwaysrememberedbyMrs.M. Campbellandfamily,Victoria Park.

HENEBRY (Rev.James)4-Of yourcharity,prayforthereposeofthesoulofRev.Father Henebry,whowasaccidentally killedonJuly5,1944. R.I.P. Prayerfullyrememberedbythe childrenofSt.Joseph'sSchool, Kellerberrin.

MITCHELL.-Ineverloving memoryofourdearhusband andfather,MatthewMitchell, whodepartedthislifeJuly18, 1936.

Sadlymissedbyhislovingwife andfamily. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.,

MULOAHY.-Sacredtothememoryofmydearhusband, ThomasF.Mulcahy,whodied onJuly10,1941.R.I.P. Onwhosesoul,SweetJesus, havemercy.

O'HARA.-Inlovingmemoryof ourdearsonandbrother,Bernard.1R1A.A.F.),killedinactioninSicily,Jtily18,1943. MostSacredHeartofJesus, havemercyonhim.

O'MARA.-Inlovingmemoryof ourdearwifeandmother,who departedthislifeonJuly6, 1942.

Onwhosesoul,SweetJesus, havemercy.-Insertedbyherlovinghusbandandfamily,Trayning.

PARKINSON,Ellena.-Inloving memoryofourdarlingwifeand mother,whodepartedthislife July4,1941.

Onwhosesoul,SweetJesus, havemercy.-Insertedbyherlovinghusband,daughter,Elizabeth,son-inlaw.CecilHynes,andgrandchildren,James,John,Ellena,BernadetteandPhilomenaHynes, andsister,Mrs.Gallagher.

RILEY.-Inlovingmemoryof mydearson,JohnRiley,accidentallykilledJuly14,1944. SacredHeartofJesus,have mercyonhissoul.

-Insertedbyhismotherand brothers.

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Protestingagainsttheaction, whichhetermedanattackonthe faithofChristians,BishopBenjaminRoland-Gosselin,ofVersailles,heldasolemnceremonyofreparationintheVersaillesCathedral.

TheParisMunicipalCouncil,on theotherhand,alsodominatedby CommunistsandSocialists,has approvedaresolutiontogivethe nameofCardinalVerdiertoone ofthenewsquaresofthecity.A Socialistmemberofthemunicipal body,commentingonthemeasure, saidthattheCardinal,"aPrince oftheChurchofhumbleorigin, haddeservedtheloveofthepeopleforhisdemocratic-spiritand forhisunderstandingoftheir aspirations."

RUSSIANCATHEDRALTO BECOMEMUSEUM.

TheSovietCommissionforthe ConservationofHistoricalMonumentshascompletedtherestorationofthefamousCathedralof theHolyVirginatVladimir, whichwasthecapitalofRussia inthe12th.,13th.,and14th.centuries,beforetheGrandDukes movedtoMoscow,saysthe"CanadianRegister"(C.I.P.).AbroadcastfromMoscow,describingthe restoration,makesitclear.however,thatnoreligiousservices willbeheldintheCathedral,and thatitwillserveasamuseumand aclassicalexampleofancient Russianarchitecture.

Inthesameway,theSoviet Commissionhasrebuiltandrepairedagreatmanychurchesand monasteriesdestroyedinthewar orundertheNazioccupation.The Sovietpressandradiohavebeen speakingagreatdealabouttheir culturalandartisticvalue,asif thisweretheonlyorprincipal meaningofachurch.

CHINAREDSEXPELNUNS ANDPRIESTS.

ChineseCommunistsoccupied thevicariateofIchowandexpelledtheVicarApostolic,hismissionaries,priests,nuns,andBrothers,saidCardinalTien,China's newCardinal,beforeleaving Rome.Beyonddoubt,saidHis Eminence,theChurchhasbeen madetosufferbytheCommunists.Freedomofspeechispromised,butinrealityallreligion isdespisedasuseless,addedthe Cardinal.

ThewarandtheJapaneseoccupationdeepenedthesupranationalcharacteroftheChurch, withbeneficialresultsformissionaryactivity. z

TheMostRev.AndrewTynan, D.D.,anativeoftheBrisbane Archdiocese,wasconsecratedBishopofRockhamptonbyHisExcellencytheApostolicDelegate (MostRev.J.Panico,D.D., J.U.D.),inSt.Stephen'sCathedral,Brisbane,recently.ThecoconsecratorsweretheBishopof Armidale(MostRev.J.A.Coleman,D.D.)andtheBishopof Toowoomba(MostRev.J.B. Roper, HisGracetheArchbishopof Brisbane(MostRev.James Duhig,D.D.),whopreachedthe occasionalsermon,washimself BishopofRockhamptonfrom1905 to1912.

Hibernian-Australasian

"Icanhonestlytellyoufrommy ownexperiencethatjoyandhappinessinthisworldflowsmore easilyfromtheCatholicwayof lifethanfromanyother,"said theHon.LordFrancisPakenham, inalunch-timetalkentitled "WhyIBecameaCatholic,"atF oylesbookshop,London.

LordPakenham,whoisabrotherofLordLongfordoftheGate Theatre,Dudlin,said:"To entertheChurchIhadto runcountertothetraditionin whichIhadbeenbroughtupand alsototheQuasi-Marxistpolitical influenceswhich,thoughnever predominantintheLabourParty asawhole,wereverypowerfulat, Oxfordduringtheyearsinquestion,andwhichhadbeguntoexerciseaconsiderableinfluenceon me.

"AndyetIwasreceived,and haveneverforonemomentsince questionedtherightnessofmy step,ordoubtedthattheCatholic Churchwastheonlyplaceforme. Icansaythatwithmyhandon myheart.

"In1925,whenIwas19,my faithsuddenlyreceivedasevere emotionalshockfornointellectual reasonthatIcouldperceive. Fromthenonwards,myreligious lifecontinuedinastateofsuspense. Isaidmyprayerstwice adayanddidacertainamount ofdesultoryreligiousreading,but Iseldomwenttochurchand, aboveall,avoidedseriousthought aboutreligion.

"IGrewDesperate."

"Icontinuedtocallmyselfa Christianandhungon,hopingas itwerethatmyluckwould change,andthatmyfaithwould returnwithallitsformerforce. ButImadenointellectualeffort toachievethisresult,exceptin sofar,asIsoughttoclearmy mindinmatterspoliticalandpsychological "Thesuspensecontinuedtillthe Springin1938. Suddenly,followingatriptoFranceatEaster,I grewdesperate.IdecidedthatI mustattempttoarriveatreligioustruth.IwenttoseeaJesuit philosopherandtheologianatOxford,theRev.FatherMartin D'Arcy,presentProvincialofthe EnglishProvinceoftheSociety ofJesusandthenMasterofCampionHall,Oxford.

"Iunbosomedmyselfinamanr,erthatwouldbeuncongenialto eventhemostfriendlyoflunchtimeaudiences,andhisresponse convincedmethathenotasan individualbutasarepresentative oftheCatholicChurchpossessed acluetomyproblemssuchasI neverdreamtexistedinthislife. Thattalkwastheturningpoint. onmaybeaskedwhydidI,an allegedAnglican,gotoseeaCatholicpriest?Thetruth is, throughnofaultwhateverofthe AnglicanChurch,Iwasbythat timeaprettyphoneyAnglican.I wenttoaCatholicpriestbecause thatprieststoodoutinmymind astheoneassuredconvincingreplytotheagnosticismorworse thatwassoprevalentinOxford atthetime.

"AndsoIwasinstructedand wasreceivedattheFranciscan Church,Oxford,in1940,whereI hadbeenattendingMassfor18 monthspreviously.

LessonsfromIreland.

"Ihavegainedfarmorethan mostconvertsfromdirectobservationoftheCatholiclifeaslived bythosearoundmeinthiscountryandinIrelandbypriestsand laymen,includingmanyinvery humblecircumstancesHowdo IdefinetheCatholiclife?I shouldsayitwasalifeofdisciplinedlove,aloveofGodandlove ofmanIneveryetmetanyone wholedaseriousCatholiclifeand wasnotafarbettermanbecause ofit,judgedbyanyethicalstandardthathaseverwontheacceptanceofmoralists

"Aftersixyears,howdoesit allseem?Theshortansweris thatitisallverymuchdeeper thanIhadeverimagined,but

thateverytimeIhavebeenable orhavehadtotestit,atany point,thewholesystemhasheld inconceivablyfirm.

"Onthemoralside,Iacceptthe factthat.Catholicteachingseems toostrictformanywhowould jointheChurch,ifitpossesseda lasercodeofmorals.TheCatholiccodeisadmittedlybasedon self-abnegation.Butitisselfabnegationdesignedtoleadto self-realisationintheworldto come.Theproblemofwhether weacceptitornotissimplythe problemofwhetherwearegenuineinsettingthevaluesofthe worldtocomeabovethoseofthe worldaroundus.

'10nthepoliticalside,therehas beenadispositioninthepast amongnationalistsinBritainto regardtheChurchasanti-national andamongtheprogressivesas anti-progressive.

Worldeventsseemlikelyin theyearsaheadtorefutethese prejudicesandtobringouttheessentialfunctiononthepolitical planeoftheChurch,whichisnot tolaydownapoliticalprogramme,buttoassertcertain canonsofpoliticalbehaviour amongindividualgroupsand classeswhichnowiseman,or country,canreject,saveathis peril."

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War'sGreatestAtrocityHasBeenHushedUp

WhoPerpetratedtheHorrorinKatynForest? SurveyoftheClaimsofBothSuspects

Whathasbeencalledthewar'sgreatestatrocity(presumably'beforethedroppingoftheatomicbomb)wastheHatynWoodMassacreNoreportormentionofithasyetbeenmadeattheNurembergTrials,andamysterious overthewholeaffair.

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has curtain"?). Spirit, international mystery discovered of in theten Hatyn inRussia

OnApril13,1943,theNazissent ashiverthroughtheworldbyreleasingthenewsthatthegraves oftenthousandPolishofficershad beendiscoveredinaclearingin theKatynForest,nearSmolensk, inRussia.Theofficershadall beenshotinthebackofthehead, andtheirbodieshadbeenunearthedfrommass-graves.Sobeganamysterythathasnotyet beenclearedup.

Apressandradiowaratonce opened.Itreachedproportions notachievedonanyothersingle issueduringthewaryears;not evenbytheshootingoftheBritihsairmenatStalagLuftIII,nor thesensationalvisittothe U.S.S.R.ofthe(American-Polish FatherOrlemanski,noreventhe July20th.plotagainstHitler. Everybody,indeed,exceptthose withtheproverbiallyshortmemory,hasbeenwaitingforthe solutiontothepuzzle-whokilled thesemen,theRussiansin1940 (astheNazissaid)ortheNazisin 1941(astheRussianssaid)?Yet, saveforoneintimationinthe "Times"(London)thattheKatyn Woodcrimewouldfigureinthe SovietprosecutionofthesurvivingNazileadersattheNuremberg trials,wehaveseennoreportthat thiscrime-thepeakcrimeofthe war-hasbeenontheprosecution'sagendaatNuremberg.And thatisastounding.

ThePublicHueandCry.

ThefileofcompleteGermanand RussianbroadcastsonKatyn, duringthesummerof1943,isvoluminous.TheNazicasewasthat theofficershadbeenbutchered bytheSovietsearlyin1940.The Sovietcounter-claimwasthatthe murderersweretheNazisthemselves,andthetimethesummer ofthefollowingyear,whenthe Smolenskareahadbeenoccupied. ThePolishGovernmentinLondon,ontheargumentthatthese weretheverymenofwhomithad beenseekingtidingsfromtheRussiansfortwoyears,askedtheInternationalRedCrosstoundertakeathird-partyinvestigation. Atthis,theSovietGovernment protested,brokeoffdiplomaticrelationswiththePolishGovernment,andcloseddownonthe matter.

Fromtimetotimethemassacre heldtheheadlinesagain:as whentheNazisinstitutedaninquiryandreportbyanumberof prominentmenofscienceandlettersfromtheoccupiedcountries andfromoneneutral,andwhen theRussians,inturn,produced theirreportafterthere-conquest oftheSmolenskprovincelater. InEnglandthemostpersistent publicitywasthatgiveninthe "NineteenthCentury,"byMr.F.

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SomeFacts.

Oncertainpointsthereisno longerroomfordisagreement. Thereweresomethousandsof PolishtroopsinSovietcaptivity bytheendoftheGerman-Russian-PolishcampaignattheopeningofthewarinSeptember,1939. Sovietofficialsourcesputthe totalatabout250,000.Theofficerstotalledabout8,800.They werehousedinthreeSovietP.O.W. camps,atKozielsk,(eastofSmolensk),Starobielsk(nearKharkov),andOstashkov(nearKalinin).WhentheGermansinvadedtheU.S.S.R.inJune,1941,the Soviet.andPolishGovernments becameAllies,andMoscowundertookbytreatytorelease"allPolishcitizenswhoareatpresentdeprivedoftheirfreedomontheterritoryoftheU.S.S.R.,"theidea beingthattheprisonerswouldgo torecruitthenewPolish'Armyto beformedonRussiansoil.At oncethePolishGovernmentinquiredaftertheofficersinthe threecamps:i.e.,twoyearsbefore theKatyndiscovery.Documents areextantthatrecordtheseinquiries.Theyincludeinterviews ofAmbassadorKotwithMr.Vyshinsky,withStalinhimself,and withMr.Molotov;andinterviews givenbyStalintoGeneralSikorskiandGeneralAnders,overthe periodSeptember,1941,toJuly, 1942.TheSovietreplieswere, first,thatallreleaseshadtaken place,thenthattheywouldtry tolocatethemissingofficers,then thattheycoulddothisonlyif suppliedwithlistsofnames.The Polesrepliedthattheyhadalreadygivenlists,andthat,inany case,themostreliablelistsonthe subjectwouldbethoseoftheSovietP.O.W.campsthemselves.

Finally,acategoricalSovietnote ofMarch13,1943,declaredthat "Wheneveritislearnedthatthere arecertainisolatedinstancesof delayinsettingfreePolishcitizens,thecompetentSovietauthoritiesimmediatelytakemeasuresnecessaryfortheirrelease."

Exactlyamonthlaterthe NazispublishedtheirKatynWooa discovery.TheGermanandRussianradioswentintoaction.The massacrehadbeencarriedout, saidtheGermans,inApril,1940, bytheRussians;thebodieshad beenfoundfullydressedinwinter clothes;theabsenceofcertaininsectremainsinthegravesalso pointedtoapre-springdate:the latestdocumentsandnewspapers foundonthecorpseswereof Aprilthatyear;thetreesplanted onthegraveswerealreadythree yearsoldandsoon

roughly,thetotalknowntohave beenoriginallyatKozielsk (4,250).Thatbeingso,thefate oftheprisonersfromtheother twocampsisstilltobediscovered.

TheEnigmas.

TheRussianretorttothistook twoformsThediscoverywas dismissedasbogusandasintendedtosplittheAllies;andit waspointedout(forthefirst time)thatthemurderedofficers wereprisone-swhohadbeenleft behindduringtheSovietretreat in1941andhadfallenintoGermanhands.

ThePolishreactioninLondon wastwofold.First,thePolish Governmentissuedacommunique inwhichitrepudiatedtheGermanattemptstosplittheAllies, recalledthelonglineofundeniableGermanatrocitiesinPoland,recalled,ontheotherhand, itsownunavailingeffortstoget tidingsoftheseofficersfromthe SovietGovernment,andrequestedtheRedCrosstomakeanindependentinquiry.Havingdone this,itaskedwhyMoscowhadnot givenitsnewexplanationatany timeduringtheevasionofthe pasttwoyearsMoscowthereuponbrokeoffrelationsasaninsultedparty.

TheTwoInquiries.

ThereportoftheGermaninquirywasissuedonApril30the sameyear(1943).Itwassigned bymenfrom13countries,includingSwitzerland(Dr.Naville,of GenevaUniversity).Itwasthe evidencevouchedforbythese men,medical,zoologicalanddocumentary,thatwassaidtofix thedateofthemassacre.There wasalsoatrialin.Germanyof certainunderlingsfromtheRussianrankssaidtohavebeenimplicatedatSmolensk.

TheSovietreport,carriedout afterare-openingofthegraves whentheareawasoncemorein Rusianhandsin1944,citedwitnesseswhohadseenPolishofficersarrivebylorryloadsat KatynduringtheGermanoccupation,hadlateronheardshots. andlaterstillhadseenGermans cartingbodiestothewood.Moreover,afewdocumentsfoundon thebodiesboredateslaterthan June,1941.

OtherFacts.

Thereisindependenttestimony onanumberofimportantpoints, however,fromPolishofficerswho survived.Wehaveseveralaccountsofthetreatmentofthe officerprisonersinthethree campsafterSeptember,1939.We have,too,theaccount"Starohielsk Memories,"ofthePolishCaptain Czapski.Thisrevealsthatin March,1940,theSovietauthoritiesdecidedtowindupthethree camps.Evacuationbeganfrom StarohielskandKozielskonApril 3.Thedepartingtrainswere seenoffwithgreatsolemnity,and thePoleshadtheimpressionthat theywerebeingrepatriatedto Poland:animpressionshattered beforetheywerefarontheirway. "Itcannowbeestablishedthat theKozielskprisonersweretaken tothestationofGniezdovo,near Smolenck,andthencetothe KatynWood.Thelasttracesof theStarobielskgroupareinKharkov,whileitisknownthatthe menfromOstashkovtravelled throughVyasma.Wherethey wentfromKharkovandVyasma remainsamystery."

Legalexpertswillmanifestly havemuchtosayonthevalidity ofreportsbycommissionsappointedbytheverypartiestothe dispute:quiteapartfromthedifficultyofreconstructingevents afterthelapseofyears.There iseveryreasonwhytheNazis shouldhavewishedtoexploitthe tragedytothediscomfitureofthe Allies,whetheritwasaNazimassacreornot.Certainlytheworld wouldhavehadnodifficultyin ascribingthecrimetotheNazis, butfortheSovietattitudetothe Polishinquiries,bothbeforeand afterthediscovery.Wecanindicateseveralkeyquestionson whichdefiniteanswerswouldbe decisive.

First,wheredidthePolishofficersgowhentheyweretransferredfromthethreecampsin April,1940? (Thattheywere transferredisprovedbytheirsurvivors'evidence

Secondly,howmanyweremurderedatKatyn?

Thirdly,whenweretheymurderedthere?Thetreesandthe lackofinsectremainsarenot conclusive.Buttheirbeingunearthedinwinterclothingisa fact.Theevidencefromdocu-

mentsfoundonthem,asclaimed bytherivalinquiries,isnotconclusive.)

Fourthly,wherearetheremainderofthe8,000,thosenet foundatKatyn,butneverheard ofsince?

TheAtrocityoftheWar.

Maybeitisimpossibleatthis distanceoftimetosettlethematter.Butthiswastheatrocityof thewar.Thedetailsofthekilling,reconstructedfromthepositionofthewoundsandthepositionofthebodiesinthegraves, leavesnottheslightestdoubtthat itwasadeliberateandexquisitely-plannedmassacre.Fromthe standpointofthePolishpeople, whohavesufferedsomuchfrom boththeNazisandtheSoviets,it isimportantthattheresponsibilityforthisKatynhorrorshould beknown.Fromthestandpoint oftheordinaryman,inclinedto believeneitherthathisenemy"of course"didit,northathisAlly wasincapableofit,theneedfor anindependenttribunalofinquiryisequallyclearWecertainlythoughtthatNuremberg wouldprovideit.

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WESTAUSTRALIANWILDFLOWER_SERIES THEKANGAROOPAW

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ThisuniqueWestAustralianwildflowerisknown foritsbeautyandraritybyenthusiastsalloverthe world,andlikethemellowgoodnessofEmuBitter Ale,hasbroughthonourtotheStatewhichproduced it.

WhatAreSaints?

ThecanonisationofMotherFrancisXavierCabriniis thefirstPontificalactofitskindsincethewarended.It isaneventoffirst-classimportancenotonlyfortheAmericannationbutfortheUniversalChurch.Ithasaparticu;arsignificancecomingafterthecarnageofthewarand thehydra-headedconfusionthatisitsaftermath.Foralthoughperhapsathirdoftheworld'spopulationisstarving, :tistheChurch'smissiontoremindmenthattheydonot livebybreadalone,andinthewelterofpoliticalideologies shestressestheprimacyofthespiritual.Eachsuchcanonisation(whichhavebecomeextraordinarilyfrequentin ourday)laysemphasisontheeternalholinessoftheCatholicChurchwhichineveryageandfromeverywalkoflife producedmenandwomenofheroicholiness.Itmustalso provokethemorethoughtfulamongnon-Catholicsandthe lessinstructedamongCatholicstoprobetheenigma:What areSaints?FortomanytheSaints,liketheCross,areas :tfoolishnessandstumblingblock.Thatthishasbeenso hasinmoderntimesbeenlargelyattributabletothepopularLivesoftheSaints,whichwereexecrablywrittenand totallyuncritical.Inourgenerationthisdefecthasbeen largelyremediedbutacertainodioustraditionlingers.

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What,then,isaSaint?Aboveall,ahumanbeing whohasperfectlyattunedhisorherspiritualfacultiesto theDivineWill.Inpracticethisamountstotheconstant exerciseofheroicvirtue.Yettherigoursofvirtuedonot DestroythehumanpersonalityoftheSaints.Modern superficialitytalksaboutthedangerofrepressioninthe Christianlife,withoutrealisingthattheChristianvirtues :all,notsomuchforrepression,asforsublimation.Hence theSaintperformstheordinaryactionswecall"human," buttheyareorientatedbyasinglepureintention.Their actionsareChristocentric.Thehumanaspectofthe Saintsneedsemphasisinourdaylargelybecause,since thedecayofChristianart,hideousmass-producedplaster castshaveregimentedthemintobattalionsofdyspepticecclesiastics,alllookingalikeandallextremelyimprobable. ButthereishappilyarevivalinChristianartasinhagiography.TheSaints,then,likeOurLord,werepersons wholivedverysimilarlytoourselves,and,inmanycases, wentunnoticedamongtheircontemporaries.Indeed, someonedaredtodescribethemasthe"sinnerswhokept ontrying."

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ButSaintsaremorethanmerehistoricalmemories. Theysurviveasspecialforcesexertingatremendousinfluenceonothermen.ThoughthereisextraordinarydiversityinthepersonalitiesoftheSaints,allalikearecharacterisedbyanintensebeliefinGod,anintenseloveofJesus Christ,andatremendousdevotiontotheserviceofhumanityforTheirsakes.Inourdayswhenthecharityofthe manyhasgrowncoldandcourageisblightedbythespectacleoftheworld'sapostacyandspiritualdegeneration,it isanemblemofhopethattheChurchnotonlyproduces Saintsbutproducesthemwithremarkablefrequency.And theyareSaintsintherealsenseofpeopleofallagesand conditionswhohavepractisedheroicsanctityandwhocontinuetoexertavitalinfluenceoverhumanlivesandhuman affairs.Anewnamehasbeengravenonthealtarsofthe Church,anothervictoryover.theravagesofsin,another witnesstothepotencyofGod'sgrace,anotherlivingargumentfortheimportanceofbeingholy.St.Francis XavierCabrini,prayforus!

TURKISHBATHS

NowunderSupervisionof CHAS.B.MURPHY

GraduateofSMAEINSTITUTE.ENGLAND.

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"ForofsuchistheKingdomo1 Heaven."-Mark,Ch.X.,V.14.

OnthefeastoftheMostHoly Rosary,1941,oneoftheSt.John ofGodnunsplacedanew-born atomofhumanityinthecrookof hismother'sarm,saying,"Takea peepatyourbaby."

Nextday,meetingthebeaming father,mycongratulationswere cutshortbyhisenthusiasticdescription."Yououghttosee him,"hesaidtome."He'sthe mostbeautifulbabyIeversawhe'snotlikeanewbabyatall;he hasn'tanyofthatred,messy look,"headded,givingmetounderstandthatallnewbabiesare generallylikesomanypoundsof rawsausagemeat.Thepaternal praisecontinued:"He'sjustlikea purelittleangeldroppeddown fromHeaven;hischeeksseemto

RANCIS

wouldmakehismarkinthe world.Hemightevenbecomea priest!

JohnFrancisbegantotakea prideinshowinghowwellhecould sayhisprayers.Hebeganto growGod-consciousalso.Listen. ingintohiseldersdiscussingthe caseofahorsewhichhadbolted withitsdriverandcart,heasked verysolemnlyandthoughtfully: "An'Godwaswatchingthathorse aoingthat,wasn'tHe?"Yes! andGodwaswatching"theBoy," maybethinkingthatalmostimmediatelyhewouldbereadyfor Heaven. Histhree-year-oldsister,recognisingthatheknewalotmore aboutholythingsthatshedid, begantoplyhimwithquestions aboutHeaven.Thebrotherassuredher"itwasabeautiful place,withhorsesthatdidn'tbolt, andicecreamandplentyoflollies,andonlynicepeople.""And havetheytennisracquetsthere?" quizzedOree-year-old,whohad lustreturnedfromenjoyinga gamewitharacquetwhichhad beenlenttoher."Plentyof'em," wasthehearteningreply. Sothedayswentonuntilhis lastweekatschool,whenheracedhomerequestinghismotherto fithimoutwith"apairofbraces andapantswithapocketinthem sohecouldbeamanlikethe otherkids."

Sundayafternoonhisfond fatherwatchedJohnFrancisdiggingaholealmostasbigashimself,andwhenhehadbridgedit withacoupleofplankshespent thehourloadinghistoycartwith thesandhehaddug,andwheeling itoverthebridgetotiphisload outontheotherside.

bemadeofwax,withatinytinge ofpinkrosepetalsinthem;he's morelikeacherubthanahuman baby."

Afortnightagolittlepinkrose petalscoveredthewaxen-likefigureof"theangeldroppedfrom Heaven"andmingledtheirfragrancewiththemanywreaths aboveafreshlyduggraveatKai.rakatta.

TheycalledhimJohn Francis,afterhisIrishdaddy,and hisdaddy'snun-sisterawayover inthelittleGreenIsle.For nearlyfiveyearsJohnFrancis continuedtogrow,sturdyoflimb, keenandquickofmind.

Alettercameearlythisyear fromSisterFrancis.Initshe wrote:"HowmymotherandI wouldlovetohaveapeepatJohn Francisandhisweesisters." Readingthisthechildren'sparentsgotseveralphotos.taken,but beforetheyhadreachedtheirdestinationthesoulsofSisterFrancisandhermotherhadwinged theirflighttothejudgmentseat oftheGodwhosewaysarenot OUTS.

ItwastimeforJohnFrancisto beginhisschooling,andacouple ofmonthsago"BabyJohn,"as wehadnotyetceasedtocallhim. ratherreluctantlytookhisseatin thebabies'class.Atoncehefell headoverheelsinlovewithhis teacher,whosespiritualBrigidine techniquemadeschooladelight foreverymother'streasure.

Withinamonth"BabyJohn" hadbeguntobealittlegentle. man,andtheinfluenceofeventhe kindergartentrainingwasnoticeableinthepolishthatbeganto appearinacharactershowing pleiltyofintelligence,independenceanddetermination.

Hisparentsbegantodream theirdreamsasparentswill."The Boy"wouldgroviupanddevelop. Popularinandoutofschool,his robust-brightnesswasappreciated asmuchbytheadultneighbours asbythesmallfry."TheBoy"

asidehislittlehouseofclay,and beforethesilverystarshadfinL ishedtheirfrostyvigiloverour sleepingcity,hehadspannedthe invisiblebridgewhichseparates EarthfromParadise.Whilehis motherwaspeacefullysleeping, feelingallwasrightwithherdarling,hewastippingthegolden sandsofhisfewbriefyearsofLife intothelapofHislovingHeavenlyFather.

Whowouldsaytherewasaught ofdrossinthatgold?Howcould therebewhen"BabyJohn's"intellecthadnotyetunderstood whatsinwas?

0,'theconsolationsofourholy Faith!Inthefirsthoursofthe strickenmother'sshockandsorrowshewasabletosay:"God musthaveintendedtotakehim. Johnwasnotliketheother babieswhenhewasborn-hewas likealittlecherub!".IrememberedbacktotheFeastofthe MostHolyRosary,1941,and thoughton'hisfather'sfirstjoyousdescriptionoftheirson.

PerhapsthesoulsofGrandma andSisterFrancismaystillbesufferingPurgatory'spurificationwhoknows?But,whatalovely thrillwillbetheirswhentheAngelwhointroducesallnew-comers to"thenicepeople"inHeaven willsay,whilegesturingtowardc theGalleryoftheSinlessSoulsof LittleChildren,"Come,andtakea peepatJohnFrancis."

Godlenthimforafewbriefyears Tobethesunshineofourdays, Tosmileatusthroughbabytears, Andcharmuswithhisbabyways. NowGodtakesbackthelifeHe gave, ButyonderwhereHischerubs Play,JohnFrancisstillsmilesdownon us, AndHeavenisnotsofaraway.

-R.G.S.

FEASTOFOURLADYOF MOUNTCARMEL

Hewenttoschoolasusualon Monday,butnotbeingwellnext dayhewaskeptathome.That eveninghisparentspersuadedhim togotobed,promising,asabribe, thattheywouldgivehimhistea onatray.Theideaappealed to"theBoy,"butwhenthetray cameinthepatientwassound asleep.Theylefthimso.

Laterthatnightthemother heardhimgivingafewlittlequerulouscries.Thinkingtosoothe him,sherose,buthewasasleep, orseeminglyso,soshegathered himupandplacedhiminherown bedtomakesureofkeepinghim warm.Whenshewokeinthe earlyhoursofthemorningshe felthislittlebodycoldandstiff besideher.

"BabyJohn"hadtossedaside hislittletoycart;hehadtossed

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iscriminations

"CONFLICT"

AnEngrossingDrama

"Conflict"isanabsorbing,wellactedvariationofthe"perfect crime"murderstory.Although thereisnomysterymadeofthe identityoftheslayer,one'sinterestisconcentratedonthefilm's finecharacterstudy,andtheprocessesbywhichtheguiltyman (HumphryBogart,ofcourse)is eventuallyensnaredinanetofhis ownscheming.

Althoughitwasapityperhaps thatonecouldeasilydetectthe murderer'sfatalslipearlyinthe filmbeforeheputhisperfect (almost)alibiintooperation,one's interestdidnotwane.Onecould thenconcentrateontheeffortsof thepsychiatristfriendwhosedeep knowledgeofthehumanmindfinallyledhimbysubtlesuggestion tograduallyunderminethemurderers'tremendousself-confidence, andthentofinallygethimto fallintoasimpletrap-byforcing himtoreturntothesceneofthe crime.Ifthehusbandhadbeen guiltyofalessercrimethanmurder,suchastrafficobstruction,I 'wouldhavehadalittlesympathy forhim.EversinceIdiscoveredfromourfamilyrecords(courteouslyloanedbytheC.I.D.Ithat great-grandmotherGrouchohad

beenconvictedforjay-walkingin Barrack-streetin1838,mysympathiestoacertainextenthave beenwiththeunderdog.Still murder-well,thatwasabitthick.

TheActing.

Afteraseriesofpoorfilms since"HighSierra"and"Casablanca,"HumphreyBogarthasredeemedhisindifferentperformanceswitharemarkablyfine effortinthisfilm.Itishismost subtleandsatisfyingcharaterisationtodate.SydneyGreenstreet,astheshrewdcriminologist, whodiscoversthetinydefectin theotherwiseperfectalibi,was alsowellcast.Underhisoutwardcloakofdisarmingfriendlinesstothehusbandonecouldalmostfeelhissubtlebrainstriving desperatelytofindtheweak linkinthemurderer'sarmour. RoseHobart,astheunfortunate wife,andAlexisSmith,ashersister.andtheobjectofBogart'saffections,werealsoadequate.

Withouttheexcessiveuseof suspensealliedtoanimprobable theme,"Conflict"isabetterand moreconvincingfilmthanthe much-heralded"Spellbound." --"GROUCHO."

GoiaDergR.eviiai

TheeminentPolishviolinist, SzymanGoldberg,gaveasolorecitalatWinthropHallonTuesday,July2,inthepresenceofan audiencethatlackedsizebutnot enthusiasm.

Thechiefitemoftherecital,althoughnotthemostsatisfactory, wasBeethoven'sSonatainA MajorforPianoandViolin,Op.

47.The"Kreutzer"-morefamousofthecomposer'stenviolin sonatas,perhapsbecauseithasa name-isgloriousprincipallyfor thewhiteheatimpetuosityofthe firstmovement.Thecodaofthis movementintroducingavariation oftheprincipalthemeistremendous.WhileonefeltthatGoldbergwasabletomeettheexactingtechnicaldemandsofthis nobleworkwitheffortlessease,his interpretationdidnotimpress.It seemedtolacksensitivityand strengthandnobilityofcharacter, Tuninghisinstrumentaftereach movementandoccasionallyreferringtothescore,didnottendto assistinthemaintenanceofa musicalcontinuityorgeneralcoherence.DanielKoletz(aRussianpianistwhocamefromthe EasternStatestoaccompany Goldbergathissolerecitalin Perth)madeanimpressiveshowingasaskilfulaccompanist.In the"Kreutzer"hehadplentyto do,anditwaswelldone.

Theprogrammeopenedwith Beethoven'shauntinglybeautiful RomanzainFMajor,Op.50.Nobilityofexpression,alliedtolovelyvariationsoftonegrada-

Alt

APLAY-READING THOUGHTSON "THEPATSY"

Itisacautiousandwisesaying infact,Iwouldcallitatruism thatplayscanonlybeproperly assessedwhentheyarepresented onastagebeforeanaudience.I subscribetotheviewthattheaudienceitselfispartoftheplay, andtheactionandaccompanying reactionthatgoonunceasingly untiltheplayisfinishedarethe meansofdecidingwhetheraparticularproductionofaplayisa successornot.

andanartificialbrilliancewhich makesnoimpressiononouremotionsandalienatesevenintellectualappreciationbyitscheap cleverness.Thisforcedsmartnessisabouttheonlyclaimthe playcanmaketocomedy.Certainlythereisnocomedyinthe domesticrelationsoftheHarringtons.Theinterminablestruggle betweenMrs.Harringtonand Graceontheonehand,andPop andPatriciaontheother,introducesanatmospherewhich is quiteunbearablyugly.Itmay

berealistic,butnothinginaplay issodullandunpleasantasatoo faithfulreflectionofreality.At theotherextremewehavethe idioticunrealityofTony'sobtusenessinthedevelopmentofhis romancewithPatricia.Itisincrediblethatanymancouldbeso insensitiveandsoblindtoagirl's eageradmirationasTonyis.Patricia,intheend,hastothrow herselfathimanddeclareher lovebeforehewakestothefact thathehasbeeninlovewithher allthetime.Onthisnotethe playends;andlookingbackon theinanities,thepatchesofdesert, thestrainingforeffect,therepugnantsqualorofsomeofit,one wonderswhyanycastshould wastetimeandenergypreparing it,oranyaudiencebeaskedto sufferit.

tions,madethistheviolinist's mostsatisfyingofferingoftherecital.

Afterintervalwefirstheard ('hausson's"Poeme"-alengthy rhapsodyinonemovement,which wasoriginallywrittenforviolin andorchestra.Itismarkedwith passagesofgreatlyricalbeauty andtenderness,anditspoeticalallusionswereplayedwithfineunderstanding.

Theadoptionofsuchaviewof thetheatreseeminglyrulesout prejudiceasacontributingfactor informingvalidjudgments. I canimaginethatsomepeoplewill immediatelythrowuptheirhands andexclaim:"Butprejudice shouldneverenterintoanydiscussion,muchlessinfluenceany judgment!"Thesearethethought. lessspeoplewehavetosufferin allwalksoflifeatalltimes,the thick-headed,shallow-brainedsowersofuncertainty,whosezealfor broadmindednesshasleftthem withmindsaswideopenastheir empty,inexpressivecountenances. Foroncetheintegrityofthemind hasbeentamperedwiththelight ofintelligenceleavestheface. Howcoulditbeotherwise?Is notthefacethescreenonwhich weseeasintelevisiontheworkingsofthemind-notclearly,perhaps,butinsufficientlymeaningfuloutline?Prejudice,indeed, initsstrictsense,isanexceedinglyhealthyconditionofthemind whichenablesustomakequick, sounddecisionsbasedonouraccumulatedwisdom.Inpractice weareallcontinuallytestingnew situationsagainstourstockofprejudices.Whatabafflingworld itwouldheifeachnewsetofcircumstancesdemandedminuteexaminationandendlessargument ofprosandcons.Prejudiceisa naturalby-productofthelife-long processknownaseducation;what wehavetohopeforisthatour educationwillbealonglineswhich willpermitustodevelopstrong andusefulprejudices.

Anumberofwellknownand populararrangementsbyKreisler thenfollowed.Theyincludeda Mozartrondotakenfromthe Haffnerserenadewiththeadditionofabrilliantcadenzabythe arranger;VariationsonaTheme byCorelli,originallyarrangedby Tartini,butwithanewaccompanimentbyKreisler;oneof Dvorals'sexceedinglypopular SlavonicDances;and,finally,a SpanishDancetakenfromManuel deFalla'sopera,"LaVidaBreve." Althoughthisgroupdoesnotaltogethercallforanintensemusicalityonthepartoftheperformer,itwellillustratedGoldberg's astoundingcommandofhisbeautifulinstrumentinadazzling variousnessofeffect.Perhaps notsinceMenuhin'smemorable ConcertsinPerthhaveweheard suchasuperlativetechnician. Inresponsetoasustainedovation,twoencoreswereprovided. Theyweretwomovements-an adagioandallegrofromaHandel sonataandKreisler'sexciting "TambourinChinois." -"GROUCHO."

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Soitisnotsurprisingthateven withplays,whicharesomuch thepropertyofthepublicat large,wearetemptedtoforejudgetheissuefromthenature oftheimpressionproducedonus personallybyaprivatereading. Thisisadangerousbusinessin manycases,butalwaysanecessaryone.Forhowelseareweto selectplaysforpublicpresentation,howseparatethechafffrom thegrain?Necessitydemands thatweattempttoformanopinionaboutaplaymerelybyreadingit.Ouropinionwillnaturally becolouredbyourprejudices.

-DEGUSTIBUS.

InsideStoryofMoscowTrial

ZenigniewStypukowski,oneof thesixteenaccusedinthefamous MoscowTrialagainstleadersof thePolishUndergroundMovement,escapedrecentlytoItaly.

Stypukowski,whois42,isone oftheleadersoftheUnderground NationalistParty.Hewasa prominentWarsawbarrister,formerdeputy,andadistinguishedCatholiclayman. Herearesomeexcerptsfrom hisfirstinterviewgiventoZ.Bau, PolishTelegraphAgencyCorrespondentinItaly: "Wehadallbeeninvitedfur conversationswithMarshalZhukoff.WehadtodiscussthesecurityoftheRedArmy'srearand communicationsandtheconditionsunderwhichtheUndergroundPolandwouldconsentto declareitselfandgooutintothe open.

Guarantees.

"Wethoughtwecouldnotrefusethisinvitationasthatwould enableRussiatopresentustothe worldasGermany'sallies.We were,ofcourse,givenallguaranteesoffullpersonalsafety."

Aftertellingbrieflythecourse ofthefirstinformaltalkswith ColonelPimenofl,representing MarshalZhukoff,Stypukwoski tellshowtheyaskedtoseeMarshalZhukoffathisheadjuarters nearWarsaw,wheresixofthedelegatesincludinghimself)were supposedtoflyinaSovietplane toLondontoconsultthePolish Governmentthere.

ShanghaiedToMoscow.

"WewerereceivedinZhukoff's Headquarterswithfullcourtesy andweretoldtomovetoanother buildingsomemilesaway,which wasmoresuitableforaconference.Inthatotherbuildingwe hadtowaitseveralhours,and thenahighofficercametoapologiseforMarshalZhukoff'sdelay. Wethenwaitedthewholenight.

Ihaveread"ThePatsy."What havesaidintheforegoingparagraphsisprobablytheresultof hearingthattheplaywasconsideredasuccesswhenproducedin Perthseveralyearsago.IfranklyconfessthatIcannotseeanythinginthescripttojustifyahigh reportoftheplayasdrama,and whythepieceisclassedbythe authorasacomedyisalsobeyond me-unlesswearetounderstand thatallthatisnottragedyis comedyandvice-versa:justasLe MaitredePhilosophie,in"LeBourgeoisGentilhomme,"declared "toutcequin'estpointversest prose,ettoutcequin'estpoint proseestvers."

"ThePatsy"isnotatragedy, butneitherisitacomedyinthe acceptedsenseoftheword.The longfirstActopensratherpromisinglywithseveralsmartlines fromPop.Harrington,andeven smarterlinesfromtheheroine,Patricia.Butthatistheveryqualitywhichwearsusdownasthe playproceeds-smartness.The dialogueisaltogethertooglaringlysmart;itacquiresahardness

andnot,aspromised,toZhukoff'sHeadquartersatTorun(in WesternPoland).InMoscowwe weregreetedwithmuchlessfriendliness,andweretoldthatwewere goingtoahotel.Thehotelprovedtobethewell-knownLubianka prison.

MethodsofSecretPolice.

"Duringinvestigationswewere interrogated151times,some500 hours.Myotherfriendswent throughsome200interrogations, mostlyatnight.TheSovietSecmetPolice(N.K.V.D.)hasanexcellentpsychological method whichrequiresatremendousapparatus,inhumanpatienceand thecreationofconditionsunder whichamanisprepared.All criticismandself-defenceinstinct disappearentirely,andhallucinationbecomesthedecisivefactor. Everythingaimsatonething-to getfromtheaccusedtheconfessionofguilt.Wehadbeensubjectedtothesamemethodswhich wereprobablyusedtobreakthe phychologicalresistanceofSinoviev,KamienievorTukhachevsky.

"Mydutyatpresentisimposed uponmebythesituationofmy country.Itistohelptearoffthe maskofhypocrisywhichcharasterisesthepresentofficialinternationalsituation,andtopresent thetruesituationinPoland."

"THEKEYSOFTHEKINGDOM."

Tobring'A.J.Cronin's"The KeysoftheKingdom"tothe screenwithutmostrealismand authenticity,20th.Century-Fox calledinFatherAlbertB.O'Hara, S.J.,whoforeightyearswasa missionaryinChinainaremote regionresemblingPaiTan,where amajorportionofthefilm'sstory takesplace.FatherO'Hara,who speaksMandarinfluently,alsoactedasteachertoGregoryPeckfor theChineseneededinthepicture.

"NextmorningwewereinformedthatMarshalZhukoffwastoo busywiththeprogressoftheoffensiveandhadsentaplaneto flyustohisFieldHeadquarters. Weobjectedthatourfamilies mightbeanxioustohaveusawayforsolong,butwereassuredthat owingtogoodweatherwecouldbe returnedbyplaneveryshortly. Wewereaskedtoleavetheaddressesofourfamiliessothat theycouldbeinformedaboutit. Wecomplied.

"Onceintheairwediscovered thatwewereflyingtoMoscow

"TheKeysoftheKingdom." whichwasdirectedbyJohnM. StahlandproducedbyJosephL. Mankiewicz,isscheduledtoopen atthePlazaTheatreshortly.

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FromLuthertoLenin ReformationCulminatesinSecularism STRANGESIMILARITYBETWEEN TWOREVOLUTIONARIES

Thereisatouchofdramatic ironyinthefactthatthenon-CatholicchurchesarecommemoratingthefourthcentenaryofLuther'sdeathatatimewhenthe ColossusofCommunismthreatens tobestridetheworld,Theprocessofsecularisation,whichbeganwithLutherreacheditsconsummationwithLenin.TheLutheranRevoltfromthesupremacyofthespiritualintheplaneof religionspreaddownwardstothe cultural,social,politicalandeconomicplanestilltheprocesswas completedbytheRedRevolution. Communismhasreducedalllife tothedeadlevelofeconomicsas thougharuthlessarmyhadrazed thevastintricatestructureofa Gothiccathedraltotheground andlevelledtherubblewitha Russiansteam-roller.Butthe sappingwasdonebyLutherand hisfollowers.Thediverse,yet unified,lifeoftheAgesofFaith, thecomplexsplendourofthe "annigratiaeDomini,"wasunderminedandultimatelydisintegratedbythedoctrinesofBrother Martin.LutherandLeninstand attheterminiofaperiodoffour centuriesdominatedmoreand morebythePrinceofthisWorld. Itwillnotsurpriseus,then,that wefindtheircharacters,onexamination,tobeverysimilar.

TheProtestantReformation wasarevolution:itwasarising oftherichagainstthepoor.Funds andreligiouscorporationswhich

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generationsofbenefactorshadintendedforthereliefofthepoor wereviolentlyseizedbytheReformersandconvertedtotheir ownuse.ThePuritaniconoclastsnotonlysmashedstatues andaltars,theyshatteredand broketheGuildSystemaswell. TheGuildshadupheldtheChristiancollectiveideal.Theyfixed pricesandwages,distributedexcessprofitsforthebenefitofthe community,madeprovisions againstsickness,disablement,old age,grantedmaternitybenefit, andadvancedloanstothosewho wishedtosetupbusinessontheir own.Inaword,theyperformed underoneorganisation,guidedby Christiancharity,allthefunctionsthattheinnumerablesocial servicesaretryingtodischargein ourtime.Withthecomingof theReformationthissplendidordercollapsed.Destitution,pauperismandsocialunrestquickly followedthesuppressionofthe almshousesandhospitalsattached tothegreatmonasteries.Itis significantandsymbolicthat GoodQueenBessinventedthe poorhouseforhersubjectswho hadbeenliberatedfromthetyrannyofRome,

WhatHanotouxshowedtobe thecaseinFranceandJansensin GermanywastrueofothercountrieswhereProtestantismgained afooting,namely,"thattheReformationwasprimarilyasocial andeconomicrevolution,thetrue meaningofwhichwasintheevent successfullydisguisedunderthe cloakofreligionwiththeassistanceofafewearnestandpossiblyhonestfanatics."Luther, itistrue,hadstartedwithreligiousIndividualismwherebyevery manwastobeconsideredasbeing hisownconfessor,andbecame, inthephraseofPopeLeoXIII., "alawuntohimself."

TheworldintowhichLutheranismwasbornwasoneofgrowingeconomicactivity.America andtheWestIndieshadbeendiscoveredinLuther'sboyhood,and modernimperialismandthecon-

testformarketsandtradeexpansionwerebeginning.Internationalfinancewasbeginningto linkup,andtheprinting-press wasbecominganeffectivebusinessasset.Intothe"Zeitgeist" Lutherthrewhisfamoustheory oftheTwoMoralities."Every Christianleadsadoublelife,"he said,"onefaithfulandspiritual, theotherasacitizenofthe world."Botharecompletely roundedoffinthemselvesandindependentofeachother.The princesandcaptainsofindustry seizedwithsuddenfervouron suchaconvenientwayout.As Christianstheymightworship Godintheirinnerconscience;as practicalmentheywerefreeto murderpeasantsandexploitthe poor.'Intheeconomicsphere everymanbecamealawunto himselfonthe"survivalofthe fittest"principle,andLiberalism tookshapeandwashailedby themultitudeofthosethathappenedtobefinanciallyfitatthe time.ThePopeswerecondemnedfortheiroppositiontoLiberalismastheyarecondemnedto-day fortheirrefusaltobecaughtup inthepopularenthusiasmsabout ProgressandUtopia-round-thecornerschemes.Butatatime whenevenCatholicswerefound flirtingwithLiberalism,which wassuretobringpeaceonearth toallmenofgoodsense,the Popesprophesiedthatitwould endindisintegratingsocietyand preparethewayforStateAbsolutism.Thefrontiersofreligion hadbeenpushedbackfurtherand furtherasLiberalisminvadedand occupiedeconomicsandpolitics.

ThenextTheoryofLifewould liquidateitaltogether.

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SocialismandCommunismwere theinevitablereactionsagainst Liberalism.Whilephilosophers andpublicistsweredebatingthe differencebetweenthem,whether thedistinctionwasarealorlogicalone,whetherofkindordegree, Leninsettledthematterinone clearphrase:"Socialismislike sodawaterpouredintowhiskey: itverysoonfizzlesout,leaving undilutedCommunism."Lenin madeitquiteclearthatheregardedSocialismasameremeans toanendandthatendwasabsoluteCommunism.Socialism,as itnowstands,isasfullofits "thousandsectsbattling"asthe ProtestantChurch.Itistoo vague,vapidandvaporoustowin ferventorfanaticalenthusiasts likeCatholicismandCommunism, anditisdistrustedbyboth.The SupremePontiffshaveforetold thatthegreatconflictofthefuturewillbebetweenthesetwo completeWorld-Philosophies.It isinthenatureofcompromises to"fizzleout."Allthevarious formsofnon-CatholicChristianity,aswellastheinnumerable brandsofSocialism,beingatbest

LENIN.

looseconfederationsofcompromises,willdieoutinthatmorass whichisthespiritualNoMan's LandbetweentheCatholicand Communistbattle-fronts.

Theprocessofsecularisation whichbeganwithLutherhasrevolvedafterthemannerofrevolutionstillitreachedthebottom ofthecirclewithLenin.CommunismstandsdiametricallyopposedtotheChristianorderwhich Lutherbegantodestroy.Itsets itselfupasarivaltoCatholicism,claimingthewholeman,exactingheroicsacrifices,emphasisingtheidealofuniversalbrotherhoodandofferingaHeaven-herebelowinrecompenseforhisundividedloyalty.TherapiddeclineofLiberalismandthehavoc ofthefirstWorldWarhadpreparedtheheartsofmenbydisillusionment.Theycriedoutfor somewayoflifethatwouldsolve thesocialproblemandthedeeper problemsofthespiritstill"capax DeiautDiaboli."Foritwas oneofthemarkedfailuresofIn dividualismthatitdidnotsatisfytheindividual.TheCatholicSocialRevival,inspiredby PopeLeoXIII,,hadbeengatheringimpetusatthesametimethat Marxwaswritinghis"CommunistManifesto."BishopKetteler inGermany.VogelsanginAustria,DuPinandDeMunin France,offeredtheCatholicsolutiontothesocialproblem,and wereheardwithtoleranceandrespect.Butthechildrenofthe worldwerewiserintheirgenerationthanthechildrenofthe Right.Leninismwasasupreme exampleoftheartofseizingopportunity,ofmakingupmen's mindsforthemwhentheywaver. TheCommunistsolutionisatcompletevariancewiththeadviceof PopeLeoXIII.,whowrote: "Whenasocietyisperishing,the trueadvicetogivethosewho wouldrestoreitistorecallitto theprinciplesfromwhichit sprang."Lenincategoricallyrepudiatedtheprinciplesfrom whichthecivilisationoftheWest sprang.Heaimedatsetting,up theprimacyofMarxianmaterialisminplaceoftheprimacyofthe spiritualineverydepartmentof life.Inthishebroughtthework ofLuthertoitsinevitableconclusionsincetheapostatemonkhad begunbydenyingspiritualauthorityonthatveryplaneoflife whichhadbeenthefoundationof alltheothers-thereligiousand ecclesiastic.

Itisinterestingtoobservethe basicsimilaritiesbetweenthe charactersofLutherandLenin. Inbothmenstrandsofcallous nessandoftendernesswereinterwoveninfantasticfrightfulness. Forallhisblood-lust,Luther couldwritepoetryandloveflowers.Lenincouldbedevotedto hisfamily.Inpolemicstheir styleswerescurrilousandabusive. MaritainobservesofLuther's worksthattheyareobsessedwith filthandobscenity.Erasmusand Melanchtonrepeatedlycomplainedofthereformer'sscurrility, onlytohaveabuseheapedhigher

ontheirhumanisticheads,Of Lenin'sstyleChristopherHollis remarksthatitsdistinguishing characteristicwas"unmeasured abuse."Bothwerefranticallyintolerantofcriticism.Woebefell thosewho,liketheAnabaptists, daredtoinvoketheirprivate judgmentagainsttheauthorityof LutherasinterpreteroftheBible. Leninarrogatedtohimselfthe solerighttointerprettheMarxiangospel,andspeedilyeliminatedthosewhochallengedthat right.Finally,wesee"theLutheranlie"receiveanewvitality inLeninism.Honourandfidelitytoone'spromisetheCommunistsheldtobeabourgeoisprejudicetobeformallyrepudiated. Ifaliecanservethepurposeof classwarthenonemustnothesitatetolie.WhenLeninwas challengedforhavingbrokenhis treatywiththeGermansnotto supplyarmstotheCommunistrebelsagainsttheRadaortheFinnishGovernment,hereplied: "Yes,ofcourse,webreakthe treaty.Wehavealreadybroken itthirtyorfortytimes"Four centuriesbeforeLenin,Luther hadwritten:"Tolieinacaseof necessityorforconvenienceorin excuse-suchlyingwouldnotbe againstGod;Hewasreadyto takesuchliesonHimself."'Lenz: "I3riefwechsel.")Parotestantpublicistsonceproudlyreferredto Lutherasthecreatorofthemodernspirit.Theworldhascome toseemanysimilaritiesbetween thismodernspiritandMephistophelesinGoethe's"Faust,"who announce]himself:"Iamthe spiritthatdenies."

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WarnsofCleavageBetweenEastandWest

Nosingleworldproblemexisted whichcouldnotbesolvedifap-, proachedinthespiritoftheSermonontheMount,thePresident oftheUnitedStates(Mr.Truman)statedonreceivinganhonorarydegreeofDoctorofLaws fromFordhamCatholicUniversity.

HisEminenceCardinalGriffin receivedanhonorarydegreeat thesametime.

Mr.Trumanquotedfromthe newcharteroftheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientificand CulturalOrganisation,stating that"sincewarsbegininthe mindsofmen,itisintheminds ofmenthatdefencesofpeace mustbeconstructed."

TheoccasionmarkedthecentenaryofthegrantingofaNew YorkStatechartertotheuniversity.

PresidentTrumanflewtoNew Yorkforthecentennialcelebrations,andwasmetatLaGuardia FieldbytheVeryRev.Robert IGannon,presidentofFordham.

GreetedbyCardinals

AttheManorHouseontheUniversitygroundshewasgreetedby CardinalGriffinandCardinal Spellman.ArchbishopofNew York,bothofwhomwalkedwith thePresidenttotheadministrationbuilding.

CardinalSpellmanwelcomedthe Presidentasaleaderwho"has thefrightsomeresponsibilityand theoverwhelmingburdenofguidingournationthroughtheterrors ofpeace."

IlesaidthattheChiefExecutivehad,''onmanyoccasions, bothbyexhortationandexample, inspiredtheAmericanpeopleto prayer."TheCardinalclosedwith apoementitled,"PrayerForOur Times,"whichhecomposedfor theoccasion,anddedicatedtoall AmericansandtothePresident.

Thecitationaccompanyingthe President'sdegreepointedout thatMr.TrumanguidesthedestinyoftheUnitedStatesata timewhen"hutfewhoursthus farhavebeenmorecriticalthan thepresent,"andexpressedhopes that"theShipofState,your handonthehelm,willsoonride atanchor withtherestofthe world,pleaseGod,atpeace."

President'sThanks.

Afterpointingoutthatignorance,prejudice,intoleranceand suspicionarethegermswhich breeddictatorsandwars,thePresidentsaidthat"wemustlook toeducationinthelongrunto wipeoutthatignorancewhich threatenscatastrophe.

Stateandtobringitsinfluence tobearonthewelfareandpeace ofothernations.

"Nowyouenjoythistruedemocracy.Itisnot,ofcourse, perfect.Weacknowledgethatit canalwaysbeimproved.

"Truegovernmentshouldbefor thewelfareofthewholecommunitynottosatisfytheambitionsof acliqueorparts.

Freedom.

"Suchgovernmentmustnotbe despotic,noraggressive.Those wholiveunderitsrulearefreeto criticise,andatdefinitedefined periodstheGovernmentmust giveanaccountofitselftothose whomitrepresents,andsubmit itselfforre-election.

"Inademocracythereisafree Press.Inademocracythereis freespeech.Andinademocracy thecitizensareleftfreetolive theirlivesinpeaceandharmony withoutunduecontrolorfearofa secretpolice.

"Inourlanguage,democracydenotesfreedomfortheindividual becauseitrecognisesthedignity ofthehumanperson.Suchdignitycomesfromman'smembershipofthehumanfamily,from thefreedomgiventohimbyhis Creatorandfromhisadoptionas asonofGod.Inthissonship allmenareequalandallmen haveequalrights.

Dictatorship.

"Ifwearetosecurepeaceinthe worlditisessentialthatthedignityofhehumanpersonandhis humanrightsshouldeverywhere herecognised.

"Secondly,weagreethatall menarebrothers.Theywere createdbythesameGodandredeemedbyHisSon.

"Butthebrotherhoodofman canhavenosignificanceunlessit isbasedonthefatherhoodof God.Thenationwhichdoesnot recognisetherightsofGodcan neverrecognisetherightsofman.

"ThisdenialofGod'srightsexistsbothintheNaziandCommunistsystems.

"Eventuallyitismanwhosuffers.

"Sometalkofthedictatorship oftheproletariat;infact,thereis nosuchthing.Theworkersdo notgovern.Theyareatthe mercyofadictatorwhoiseither onemanoronepartyinpower.

Slavery.

"Freedom,asweunderstandit, cannotexistundereithersystem. Manbecomesameretoolofthe State.Heisreducedtoservitude.

"Intelligentmendonothate othermenjustbecausetheirreligionmaybedifferentorbecause theirnationaloriginorcolour maybedifferent.Itisupto educationtobringaboutthat deeperinternationalunderstandingwhichissovitaltoworld peace."

ThePresidentaddedthathe Was"gratefulforthisdegree"and "happytobecomeafellowalumnusofthemenwhohavegoneout fromFordham."

ThePresidentexpressedconfidence"thatthissplendidinstitution,withitseducationalsystem foundeduponChristianprinciples, willplayafullandnoblepartin thegreatadventureahead.

"Wecanandwemustmakethe atomicageanageofpeacefor thegloryofGodandthewelfare ofmankind,"heconcluded.

"Inplainterms-heisaslave.

"Thirdly,ifwearetore-establishpeaceintheworldwehave tobaseouractionsandbothnationalandinternationalrelations onjusticeandcharity,onthe principlesofthenationallaw,and oftheGospel.

"ButyouandIwellknowthat therearenationsandmenwho seektosowhatredanddissension everywhere.Theyaremoredangerousthanthewarmongers.

"Fourthly,ifwearetosecure peaceintheworld,allnations havetorealisethatthewell-being andprosperityofeachraceornationmustbetheconcernofall.

"Powerfulandwealthynations mustdisplayagenuinedesireto helptheweak.

FamilyCouncil.

"Ifterritoriesandnationsare regardedonlyasspheresofinfluence,andifpowerpoliticsareto beallowedtoruletheworld,we shallendwithanotherdisaster,a disasterworsethantheonefrom whichwehavescarcelyyetemerged.

"Fifthly,thepeaceconference oughttobeafamilycouncil.

"Frontiers,tradeagreements andcolonisationmustbeconsideredwithaneyenottomilitary stretegybuttothewell-beingof allpeoples.

"Sixthly,thePressandradio exercise,asweallknow,atremendousinfluenceovertheminds andthoughtsofmenandpeoples. Weurgethemtousetheirpowers tofostertrueinternationalism whichisfoundedonloveofthe brotherhood.Theycanexercise atremendousinfluenceinthe causeofworldpeace.

"Iamconvinced,however,that bymeansofforeigntravelagreat workcanbeaccomplishedto wardstheunderstandingandsolutionofdifficulties.Nationswhich refusetoallowtheir.nationalsto visittheoutsideworldortoreceiveideasfromabroadshouldbe recognisedaswreckersofharmony intheworldfamily.

FutileFormulas.

"Finally,Ifeelthatweoughtto beonourguardagainstthinking thatproblemsaresolvedbyfine words.

"Thereisanever-growingtendencyfortheleadersofnationsto pretend,atallcosts,tohave reachedagreement.Thereareexpertswhocanfindaformulafor anything.ImustconfessthatI havegrownrathertiredofthese formulas.

widen.For,ifitwidens,achasm isopeningbeforeusintowhich ourcivilisationwillfalltodestruction.

"Thereisfartoomuchjuggling inmoderndiplomacy.

"Warfareto-dayisnot,norever willbeagain,anaffairofprofessionalsoldiers.Themistakesof statesmenarepaidforwiththe bloodofordinarymen,women andchildren.Thedayswhen soldiersstormedcastlesareover. Modernwarfareturnsthehomes ofworkingmenintorubble.

"Thatiswhyitismorethan evernecessaryforustoworkin harmony.Wemustnotbetrickedintosellingourinheritance.

"IftheAmericansandBritish havecertainvaluesincommon, letthemmakeitabundantlyclear totheworldthattheyareunwillingtoselloutinorderto makecomfortingheadlinesforthe newspapers.

"Oneofyourspokesmenduring thewardescribedthisastheage ofthecommonman.MayIsay respectfully,thatIdisagree.If wearetopreservethedecencies oflifethismustbecometheage oftheuncommonman.

"Wemustsavetheworldfor Christ.Christwasnocommon man.HewasnotonlytheSon ofmanbuttheSonofGod.We, too,mustbecomeuncommonmen ifwearetobeChrist-likeindeed andintruth.

"Ilaynoclaimtobeavisionary,butIseethestrugglealready uponusbetweenmaterialismand Christianity.

"We,BritishandAmericans, mustnotbehypocrites.Wemust notpretendthatasnationsweare shiningexamplesoftheChristian WayofLife.Butatleastwe havegivenproofthatwearewilltrigtofighttopreservedecency. Asindividualsandnationswe mustberesolvedtomakeour Christianitypractical.

"Whatwehavewoninarmslet uspreservebythestrengthand splendourofourexample."

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"Justicedemandsthat we shouldrendertoeachhisdue,but charitydemandsthatweshould cherishourfellowmen,nomatter towhatrace,notionorcreedthey belong.

"Ifmenofothernationsareour brothers,wehaveadutytoassist themwhentheyareoppressed,to savethemfromstarvationand persecution.

ConcernofAll.

"IfthisvirtueofChristiancharitycouldinflametheheartsand mindsofmenweshouldhaveless fearofanotheroutbreakofwar. MoreDangerousThanWarmongers.

ChoosingdemocracyasthesubjectofhistalkatFordham,CardinalGriffinsaid: "Imustfirstofallmakeit clearthatdemocracyisnotthe onlyformofsoundgovernment. ButIdomaintainthatdemocracy inspiredbyChristianprinciplesis abletobringhappinessandprosperitytothecitizensofamodern

"Ithinkthat,therearefarmore groundsofsolidfriendshipamong nation'sliketheU.S.A.andGreat Britainwhoarealwaysreadyto offereachothersharpcriticism thanbetweenthosenationswho aresoftinwordbutharshinaction.TheEnglishandAmericansareaboveallthings,brothers.Thatiswhytheyfeel themselvesatlibertytocalleach othernames.Atleastwespeak moreorlessthesamelanguage.

"WhenyouandIusetheword 'freedom'oreven'democracy'we havesomecommonunderstanding ofthetermsweuse.

"Themostdisturbingfeatureof modernstatecraftisthatwehave nottheslightestideawhatmany leadersmeanbythetermsthey useand,nottoputtoofinea pointonit,verylittlereasonfor believingthattheymeananythingatall. Eastv.West.

"Nationsdonotbecomeunited bythemerecreationofaUnited NationsOrganisation.Itisbettertostatefactsbluntly.There isadeepand,Ifeargrowing cleavagebetweentheEastandthe West.

"Nobodybutafoolorananarchistwantstoseethatcleavage

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DearAuntBessy,-Ihaven't writtentoyouforsometime,so I'mwritingnow.Mr.Box,the Inspector,camelastThursday, andhegaveusComposition, Arithmetic,Spelling,Readingaria Poetry.HecameagainyesterdayandgaveushygieneandIlistory,andhelookedatourtranscriptionanddrawingbooks.

OnFridayitwastheFeastof theSacredHeart.Nanasaidshe wouldtakemetoHighgateonthe SundayafterFriday.Ididgo toHighgateandgotsomepretty petals. Igaveonetomyteacher, SisterMaryAnthony,onetomy pal,PatHenson,andonetoa girlnamedMargaretRoberts. Margaretwent,butthepetalshad beentroddenon,soIgaveher oneofmine.Didyougo,Aunt Bessy?I'mdoingsomeFrench knittingandit'saboutoneanda halfyardslong.I'minfourth standardnow.Good-byefor now-Yourlovingniece, PATRICIA.

DearPatricia,-It'sverygoodof youtothinkofdroppingafew linestotheCorner.It'salways pleasanttofindthatthemail holdssomethingfromanold friend,perhapsfromsomeone whohasn'twrittenforalong, longtime.Youmustknow yourselfthethrillofgettingaletter-andAuntBessyappreciates thethoughtfulnessthatprompts Corneritestowriteeverynowand again.Unfortunately,Ididn't gotoHighgate;butI'mgladyour tripwasrewarded.IknowofMr. Box,theinspector,andI'msure hefoundmuchtopraiseatyour school.-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

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CHRIST'SPORTER

ALegendofSt.Christopher

Oncetherewasamanwhowas .0tallandsostrongthateverynecalledhimagiant.This nan,whosenamewasOpher,was eryproudofhisextraordinary trength,andonedayhesaidto asfriends:"Iamsotallandso trongthatIamsuremyservices .ouldbeappreciatedbythemost powerfulofkings.SoIamgoing ,osetoutonajourneytofind him."

Notlongafterwardsthegiant Opherenteredtheserviceofthe mostpowerfulofallthemonarchs.andhewasperfectlyhappy .whenhesawthattherestofthe worldfearedhismaster.One day,however,oneofthecourtiers spokeofthedevil,andatthemen;ionofthiswordthekingtrembled.Thegiant,surprised,asked himwhyhewastrembling.

"BecauseIamverymuch afraid,"saidtheking,timidly. "What!"exclaimedOpher. "You'reafraid!Aren'tyou,then, themostpowerfulofthekingsof theearth?"

"Oh,asforthat,yes,"replied theking,"butIamnotanywhere nearasstrongasthedevil,whois thekingofhell."

"Ifthat'sso,"repliedtheWant, "I'mleavingyou.Ihavesworn toservethemasteroftheworld, andsincethedevilismorepowurfulthanyou,Ishallgoimmediatelyandoffermyservicesto him."

Thegiantsetoutthentofind hisnewmaster,andontheway heaskedeveryonehemetifthey wouldbesokindastoshowhim thewaytohellWhenhesaw thateveryoneseemedtoknowhis newmaster,andtrembledwhen theyheardhisname,hecouldnot hidehissatisfaction;andhehastenedtotakeoneofthenumerous roadsindicatedandtopresent himself ofhell.

Hisserviceswereimmediately accepted,andhefoundhimself verybusy,forthedevilalways hadmanyfineprojectsinhand, whichthegiantexecutedwith greatpromptitude.

hewishedtoserve.Heasked everybodyhowhecouldcometo Christ,buthewasunabletofind anyonewhocouldshowhimthe waytoheaven,although'everybodysaidthatChrist,Whoreignedthere,wastheKingofkings. Atlastthegiantwasadvisedto consultanoldhermit,whohad servedChristforverymanyyears, andwhooughttoknowhowto findHim.

Thegiantpresentedhimselfto thehermit,whogavehimaneloquentdescriptionofthekindness andthegreatnessofChrist,the splendoursofHiskingdom,and declaredthattherewasnomore powerfulKingintheworld.But whenhehadexplainedtothe giantthatnobodycouldenterthe kingdotnofheavenwithoutbeing summoned,Opheraskedhimhow hecouldservethisnewmasterif hecouldnotevenseeHimandreceiveHisorders.

"DoasIdo,"saidthehermit. Spendallyourtimefastingand praying,andperhapsChristwill callyousoon.

"No"saidthegiant,indignantly."Ishallnotfast!IfIcease toeatIshalllosemystrength, andaweakgiantwouldbethe mostridiculouscreatureinthe world.Besides,ifIfastIshall notbereadytoservemyMaster whenHerequiresmyservices."

Thegiantleftthehermitto seekanothermeansofserving Christ,andsoonhemetalong processionofmen,womenand childrenofallagesandfromall countries.

"Whoareyou,andwhereare yougoing?"askedthegiant.

"WearetheservantsofChrist, andwearejourneyingtowards heaven,"repliedthepilgrims.

Thegiant,delightedwiththis

Afewminuteslatershewas mountedonhisbackandhewas crossingtheriver,whosedangers hadnotbeenatallexaggerated, forittookallhisstrengthtopreventthecurrentfromsweeping himaway.

Whenhereachedtheotherside hegentlyputhischargetothe ground,beggingher'totellChrist thatthegiantOpherdesiredto serveHim.Headdedthatwhile waitingtobecalledhewould devoteallhistimeandenergyto makingthepassageeasierrorthe feebleandhelpless.Hethenreturnedundauntedtotheother bank.

Astravellerswerearrivinginan unbrokenstreamfromallpartsof theworld,thegiantwaskeptfully occupied.Fewhadcourageenough toattemptthecrossingunaided andeveryonesaidthatOpher, whichmeansporter,wasanexcellentnameforthehonestfellow whowasalwayssoreadytorenderassistance.Soastoberight onthespotwhenwanted,the giantbuiltahutforhimselfnear thewater'sedge.

Onenightduringthespringa fiercewindwhippedtheriverinto aragingtorrent,andOphershut himselfinhiscabinandlaydown, saying:"Itissuchbadweather thatnoonewillbecrossingto night."However,afewminutes afterwards,aknockcameatthe door,andherantoopenit.It wassodarkoutsidethatat firsthecouldn'tseeanyone,and hehadtogethislantern.When hereturnedhefoundalittlechild whowaslookingattheangry wavesinterror,saying:"Imust crossto-night!"

"Youpoorlittlechap,"saidthe giant."It'sluckyforyouthat I'mhere,forinsuchatempestit wouldheimpossibleforyouto crossallalone."

AndHecamenearandtouched thebier.Andtheythatcarried it,stoodstill.AndHesaid: Youngman,Isaytothee,arise.

Andhethatwasdead,satup, andbegantospeak.AndHe gavehimtohismother.

Luke,chapN'll12-15.

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Answer:

Teacontains,amongother things,asubstancecalledtannin, ortannicacid,whichtendstodry upthedigestivejuicesandproduceindigestion.Thisispresent particularlyinstrongtea,orin teathathasbeenmadealong time.Itiswell,therefore,to taketeanottoostrongandletit standonlyforafewminutes.If boilingwaterbepouredonthe tealeaves,threeminuteswillsufficetoextractfromthemmostof theirflavouringandaromatic substances,andiftheteabethen pouredoutitwillnotcontain harmfulamountsoftannin.Ifit isallowedtostandthetanninin itcontinuestoincreasefornearly anhouranditbecomesaveryunwholesomedrink.Averygood planeistoputthetealeavesina littlesilvercage,whichcanbe sunkintotheboilingwaterand thenremovedwiththeleavesafter threeminutes.

Onedaythedevilandthegiant wereontheroundstogetherand theyarrivedatacrossroad.A greatwoodencrossstoodbythe wayside.Nobodywasinsight, andthegiantwasgreatlysurprisedtoseehismastergrowpaleand tremble.

"Whateveristhematterwith you?"heasked,inastonishment.

",01h,it'snothing,"saidthe devil,hesitating."I'mafraid. That'sall."

"Afraid!"exclaimedthegiant, moreandmorebewildered."How isityouareafraid,andwhatdo youfear?Idon'tseeanyone."

"Oh,it'sthatcross,"saidthe devil,lookingatittimidly.

"Impossible!"saidthegiant. "Yousurelyarenotafraidofa pieceofwood."

"Oh,no,"saidthedevil."I wouldnotfearawholeforest;but, yousee,acrassalwaysmakesme thinkofChrist,andthenItremble."

Thegiant,whohadneverheard ofChrist,demandedimpatiently: "Who,then,isthisChrist,sinceit makesyoutrembletothinkof him?"

"ChrististheKingofHeaven,"repliedthedevil,who,havingturnedhisbackonthecross, felthiscouragereturning.

"TheKingofHeaven,"repeated Opher,slowly.Thenheasked roughly:"IstheKingofHeaven morepowerfulthanthekingof hell?"

"Alas,yes!"saidthedevil,in adolefulvoice."Heismuch morepowerfulthanIam."

"Verywell,"saidthegiant, "thenI'mgoingtoleaveyou.I've sworntoservethemasterofthe world,andsinceyouadmitthat Christismorepowerfulthanyou, IshallenterintoHisservice."

thewayhequestionedthemoften andlearntanumberofvery strangethings.Thepilgrimstold himthatbeforearrivingatthe kingdomofheavenitwasnecessarytocrossariverwhosewaters wereverydeep,andwhosecur, rentwasverystrong.Therewas nobridgetocrosstheriver,there wasneitherboatnorboatman, andeachpersonwasobligedto makehiswayacrossasbesthe could.

Opherlearntalsothatitwas necessarytopauseonthebankof theriverandpatientlyawaitthe arrivalofamessengerfromthe greatKing.Thismessengerappearedsuddenly,crothedinwhite, toinvitethisorthatonetocross theriverandenterintothekingdomofheaven.

Eventuallythegiantarrived withthepilgrimsattheriver's edge.Hesawthattheriverwas indeeddeepandthatthecurrent wasveryrapidandheaskedhimselfhowthepooroldwomenand littlechildrendaredtoventure forthalone.Whilehewasponderingonthismatteramessenger suddenlyarrived,approachedan oldsickladyand'toldherthat ChristrequiredherandthatHe wouldrestorehertoperfecthealth.

Thepoorwomanreceivedthisinvitationwithtransportsofjoy, butwhenshearrivedatthe river'sedgeshebegantoweep,becauseshewasafraid;'andyetshe knewwellthatitwasimpossible nottoobeytheKingofHeaven immediately.Opher,whowas good-heartedandwhoknewhow feebletheoldladywas,approachedherandofferedtocarryher.

Withthesewordsthekindly giantplacedthechildonhisshouldersandstrodeintothewater. Butinspiteofhisstrength,in spiteofhiscourage,inspiteof hisstoutstaffOpherperceived veryquicklythatthecurrent wasmuchstrongerthaneverbeforeandthattherewasgreatdangerofperishinginthedarkness.

Thethoughtofthepoorlittle child,whohadsomuchconfidence inhim,sustainedhisstrength,althoughateachstepthewater seemedcolder,thewaveshigher, thecurrentstronger,andthechild heavier.Itwaswithverygreat difficultythatthegiantarrivedat lastathisdestination,andwhen hehaddepositedhisburdenhe sawwithsurprisethatthechild hadbeentransformedintoaman ofmajesticbearing,wholookedat himwithkindnessandsaid:

"Opher,IamtheChristWhom youhavebeenservingforsolong. YouhavehelpedMethisnightto crosstheRiverofDeath.Iwas overthere,intheworld,tosave allwhowereperishing.Mywork isfinished,forIsufferedcrucifixionthatthosewhobelievein MyNamemightlive.IfIhave seemedheavytoyou,itwasbecauseIboreallthesinsofthe world.YouhavecarriedMe, Opher,andbecauseyouhavedone thatyoushallbecalledhenceforth 'Christopher,'whichis'theone whocarriedChrist.'Youhave servedMefaithfullyformany years,andInowinviteyouto enterintotheKingdomanddwell withMeforever.Amen."

Thegiantleftthedevilwithout anyfurtherceremony,andwent tolookforthenewMaster,Whom

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MileAWHILE

Themanagerofthelocaltelephoneexchangewasarousedfrom hisslumberbytheringingofthe telephone.

"Areyouthemanagerofthe telephoneexchange?"askeda voice.

"Yes,"answeredthemanager. "WhatcanIdoforyou?"

"Tellmehowitfeelstogetout ofbedattwoo'clockinthemorningtoanswerawrongnumber."

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Thebosswasgivingajunior memberofthefirmalectureon success.

"Yes,youngman,"saidhe, "I'maself-mademan.Istarted atthebottombyrentinganemptyhouse,andbysheerhard workbuiltthebusinesstowhatit isto-day,Youcoulddothe sameifyousetyourmindonit."

"ByJove,sir,Iwill!"criedthe youthenthusiastically."Tellme, sir,wherecanIfindanempty house?"

JockandMachadbothbeen seriouslywoundedintheirlegs, andaftermonthsofcarefulattendanceandmedicalskillthey eventuallyreachedthestagewhen theycouldhobblepainfullyalong oncrutches.

Onedaytheydecidedtogo downtothevillageinnfora drink;buttheyonlyhadashillingbetweenthem,sotheyasked thelandlordhowmuchadrink apiecewouldcost.

"Forgetit,boys,"heanswered. "Youfoughtformeandmycountry,sohere'sabottleofScotch; takeitovertothatcornerandenjoyyourselves."

Soonthebottleforempty,and theydecidedtoreturntothehospital.OnthewaybackJock suddenlystoppedandsaid:

"Mac,we'reinforarowfrom theM.O.ifhespotsus."

"Whatfor?"queriedMac.

"Why,mon,"repliedJock, "we'veleftourcrutchesbehind."

Mrs.Higgsandherneighbour metinthefishqueue, "What'syouroldmanlooking sofedupabout,Mrs.Higgs?" askedherneighbour,

"Well,yousee,hehasn'tgota jobyet,andhefeelsitvery muchthathecan'tgoouton strikelikeothermen."

* * *

"I'venoideawhereourtrain startsfrom-I'llasktheporter."

"Whichistheplatformforthe Londontrain,please?"

"Can'tyouread,Missus?"Turn leftan'you'llberight."

"Don'tbesoimpertinent!Can't yougivemeacivilanswer?"

"O.KMadam-turnrightand you'llbeleft,"

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TheBosswascalledawayon importantbusiness,and,inanabsent-mindedmoment,putthings intothehandsoftheJuniorClerk, withacurt"Carryon!"

Judgeofhishorrorafewdays laterwhenhefoundthefollowing communication,addresseddirectly totheoffice-boy,fromtheheadof amostvaluedfirm:

"Sir,---Inreplytoyoursoffairly evendate,weregrettostatethat ourfirmdoesnotstock'dessicaters'-eventhoseofthekind speltwithasingle's,'andan'o.' Furthermore,wehavenorecord ofanycommunicationeverhavingleftourofficesdated'theUlt. Prox';andlastly,wegreatlyfear thatwhenyouremployerbecomes awarethatyouspeltthefinal 'you's'inyourletterwithanapostrophe,hewill,likeourselves,be deaftoallappealsinwhichyou 'begtoremaine.'-Yours,etc."

* * "Doyoubelieveinfortunetelling?" "Yes,afortune-telleroncepredictedmeablackfuture."

"Well?"

"Ibecameasweep."

immediatelywiredback:"Feferringtomywireofthe5th.,can- 0 celwolves."

* * *

"Ah!"saidMr.Barnesthetragedian,"Thepeoplearegradually comingtorecognisemytalent.I havehopesoftheirentirefriendliness."

"I'dliketoknowwhy?"said thenewstagehand,asheswept thestufromthestage.

"Thisyeartheyarethrowing boiledonionsatme.Lastyear theythrewthemraw."

* * *

"Whatonearth'sthematter, oldchap?"

"I'vejusthada'lightning lunch,'andnowI'vegot'thunderingpains!'"

* * *

Plebe:"Whatdoyourepair thoseshoeswith?"

Cobbler:"Hide."

Plebe:"WhyshouldIhide?"

Cobbler:"Hide!Hide!Cow's outside."

Plebe:"Lethercomein;I'm notfrightened."

Diddol:"Ithinkthatwomen aretheverysaltoftheearth."

Doddil:"Itisverygallantindeedofyoutosaythat,unless youmeanthattheydrivemento drink."

* * *

He:"Lookatthattugandthe bargesbehind-justlikelife.The tugthathastodoallthepulling isthemanandthebargesarelike women,whoarejustpulled."

She:"Yes,justlikelife.The tugissnortingandpuffingandit isthebargeswhicharesilentbehindthathavetocarrytheloads."

* "Curiousthingaboutthatchap overthere,"saidJones,thoughtfully."Heknewnothingabout rubber,investedhissavingsinthe stuff,becamerichwithinsix months,andwasabletomarry thegirlofhisheart,alloutofrubber,andnow-" "Andnow,"echoedBrown, "they'vegotabouncingboy."

* * * MacThistle:"Almostsixdozen shoeswerethrownatmywedding."

Friend:"Sixdozen?Ican'tbelieveit!"

MacThistle:"Well,there'the shoecupboard.Openitand countthem."

* Jim:"Haveyouseenoneof thosemachinesthatcantellwhen youarelying?"

Tim:"Yes-Imarriedone."

* * *

Warder:"Whatdoyouwantto seethegovernorfor?"

Convict:"Well,I'vebeenhere twelvemonthsnow,andIhaven't heardawordaboutmyholidays."

* * *

Joeturnedupattheofficeon Mondaywithaninjurednose.

"What'sthematter,Joe?"askedGeorge.

"Slightaccidentonthemotorbike;onlyacutandastitch,"answeredJoe, "Servesyouright,"retorted George."Peoplealwaysgetthe stitchwhentheygotoofast!"

* * * Atelegraphclerkinaremote partoftheSudangot"fedup," andwiredtoheadquarters:"Can't stayhere;amindangerofmy life;surroundedbyelephants, lionsandwolves."

Hereceivedthereply:"There arenowolvesintheSudan."He

Thegirlwastryingtofreeze outtheyoungmanwhowanted tomarryher. Saidshe:"Circumstancescompelmetodeclineamaritalarrangementwithamanofnopecuniaryresourses."

"Er "hestammered."I don'tgetyou "

"That'swhatI'mtellingyou!" wastheicyreply.

Manager:"Ineversendasubordinateoffonafool'serrand."

Clerk:"No;it'ssomuchbetter togoyourself."

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Husband:"Mydear,thisbook isaremarkablework.Nattlreis marvellous!Stupendous!When Ireadabooklikethis,itmakes methinkhowlowly,howinsignificantisman."

Wife:"IAwomandoesn'thave towadethrough500pagestodiscoverthat!"

* * *

"ImustseeDr.Brownatonce," saidthestranger.

"But,madam,"saidthemaid, "Dr.Brownisadoctorofmusic, notadoctorofmedicine."

"Well,"saidthecaller,"he shouldbetherightdoctorforme, becauseI'msufferingfroman awfulsinginginmyears!"

Awomanwentintoachemist's shopandaskedforfacecream.It wassupplied;thenlip-stick;it wassupplied;nextsomethingfor theeyebrows;itwassupplied.

"Haveyougotagoodblack hairdye?"

"Certainly,madam.Ashilling abottle."

"I'lltakeabottle.Iwantto lookmybestto-morrow.I'm buryingmyhusband."

* * *

"Goodmorning,"saidtheimpecuniouslittlemaninthetop flat,"willyoutakeachair?"

"No,thanks,"saidtheinstalmentcollector."I'vecomefora table,"

* * *

TheumpireattheSaturday afternoonmatchdidn'tknow muchaboutcricket,huthe wouldn'tstandanynonsense.The firsthitthebatsman'spads.

"Out!"roaredtheumpire,walkinguptohim.

"Out-whatfor?"

"Alltheafternoon,"repliedthe umpire.

* * Theyoungmanwhohadwrittenabooktosubmittopublishers wasboastingofhisliterarygenius.

"Yes,"saidhe,toaladyfriend, "myMS.wasreadover,andthe publishersaiditwouldbereal 'food'forthepublic!"

"Er-Isee,"saidshe,bored. "Tripe,Isuppose!"

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THECATHOLICANSWER

(ContinuedfromPage3.)

"THESONOFMANHATH NOTWHERETOLAYHIS HEAD"

Q.:DidJesuseverhavearobe worththatamount?Ithink not.WearetoldintheBible thatHehadnoplacewhereto layHishead.

A.:Arewe?Anotherexample ofanabsurdmisquotingofatext -andonaparwiththepicture ofOurBlessedLordasasortof "belovedvagabond,"paintedby romainticwriters,whoseapproach toChristianityisalmostentirely sentimental,andwhosemaincontributiontoChristianlifeistellingotherswhattrueChristianity shouldbe.

ActuallyweknowfromtheGospelsthatJesushadahomeat Nazareth,andthetownofCapharnumiscalledHiscity:"And enteringintoaboat,Hepassed overthewaterandcameintoHis owncity."(Matt.IX.,I.)Duringthedaysimmediatelypriorto HisPassionHewenttothehouse ofHisfriends,Lazarusandhissisters,MarthaandMary,andmade itHislastdwellingplaceon earth.

Andnowtothetext,towhich Yourefer;itisfoundinMatt. VIII,,19-20,andLukeIX.,58.I quotefromMatthew:

"AndacertainScribecameand saidtoHim:Master,Iwillfollow you,whithersoeverthoushaltgo.

"AndJesussaidtohim:The foxeshaveholesandthebirdsof theairnests;buttheSonofMan bathnotwheretolayHishead."

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Thecircumstances.Thisman hadbeenstruckbytheteaching andthemiraclesofChristandthe acclamationofthepeople;he wishedtojointhebandofChrist's chosendisciples.Themeaning ofOurLord'swordsthusis:He waspreachingaGospelofrenunciatnonandselflessness;Hedid notwantadisciplestojpinHim foranymotiveofambitionorselfinterest;thoseHecalledhadto bereadyforanything.Asthe ApostlePetersaidlater:"Behold wehaveleftallthingsandfollow.AThee"(Matt.XIX.,27):He Himselfwasalivingexampleof renunciation,oftruedetachment fromworldlyinterests.

ThereforeallwhoprofesstofollowHimshouldbereadyforrenunciation,shouldbedetachedin theirattitudetowardsallcreated things.

Buthowmustthisbeunderstood?

Firstofall,anyChristian,a Cardinal,oryou,orI,whoputs createdthings,wealthoranythingelsebeforeGod.willhave toaccounttoGod.Heisbarteringhisownsoul.

Next.Christdidnotteach thatabsoluteactualpovertyisof obligation,isnecessarytoeternal salvation,Centuriesagomen heldthat-calledbythemselves "Apostolics"-werecondemnedas heretics Andwhatofallus Christians?Doyouownahome ofyourown?AndIhopeyoudo, itistobedesiredforeveryfamily.Ifso,doyouconsiderthat youarecommittingsin,asaChristian?Thatyoushouldliterally havenowheretolayyourhead?

Q.:IthinkGodwouldlookon thispompandshowindisgust.

A.:Manythings,whichyou wouldcallpompandshoware partofthepublicworshipofGod.

S*..AND N.C.R.M.ANNUALOONVEN TION.

Theannualconventionofthe NationalCatholicRuralMovementwillbeheldinToowoomba, Queensland,fromJuly7toJuly Ii.HisLordshiptheBishopof WaggaWagga,asEpiscopal Chairman,willpreside,anddelegatesfromallover'Australiawill attend.

Amongthesubjectstobediscussedarethefollowing:Co-operativebuying,independentfarming,creditunions,ruralyouth, co-operativeinsurance,womenin theruralcommunity,theindependentfarmhome,ruraleducation,vacationschoolsandyoung farmers'clubs.

HOWB.B.C.SPREADSANTISPANISHPROPAGANDA.

"FatherJamesMasterson"ExposedasBasqueRed.

AtthemomentwhentheUnitedNations'sub-committeeon Spainhasrecommendedtheseveranceofdiplomaticrelations withGeneralFranco'sGovernment,Australianpeoplemaybe interestedtolearnofoneofthe methodsadoptedbytheB.B.C.to putoveritsanti-Francopropaganda.

OTES

MODERNWOMAN'S"LOWLY STATE."

Thelowlystatetowhichmodernwomanhasgenerallydescendedintheneo-paganagewaslamentedbytheVeryRev.J.Hugh O'Donnell,C.S.C.,presidentofthe UniversityofNotreDame,inarecentaddressontheCatholicHour radioprogramme,NewYork.

Citingtheevilsoftheage whichconfrontwoman,Father O'Donnelldeclared:"Divorceand birth-controlaredestroyingthe dignityofwomanhood.and,asa naturalconsequence,aredestroyingthesanctityofthehome.In manyhomesthereseemtobe moredogsandcatsthanchildren.

"Inmanycitiesaratioofthree divorcestoonemarriageisnot uncommon.Thereissuchwidespreadshirkingofparentalduties thatweareraisingageneration ofchildrenwho,evennow,are reapingthebitterfruitoftheparents'neglect,accordingtotheappallingrecordofconstantlyincreasingjuveniledelinquency"

PATRIARCHOFMOSCOW SLATED.

NEWSAINT.

ItistruethatGodcanbeworshippedanywhere;inthelowliest ofplaces,andinanycircumstances:butitisnaturaltotheheart ofmantogiveofhisbestinthe thingsthatmeanmosttohim; andtheChristianfaith,inall ageshasraisedmonumentsto God,placesofworshipworthyof theobjectofthatworship,and statelyceremonies. 'Andthese lobes,whichyoucondemn,are wornbyaCardinalnotforhis personaladornmentandglorification,butasabadgeofdignity andrank,aspartofthismodeof publicworship.IfaCardinal livedalifeofprideandworldly spirit,thenhe,too,wouldhave toanswertoGod.

Inlikemannerapriestcould celebrateMassinoveralls-orina prisonerofwar'suniform-as somehadtodoinrecentyearsin concentrationcamps-butwhen hecelebratesMassinthevestmentsprescribedbyCatholicritual,heusesthesevestmentsnot toglorifyhimself,butasbefittting thedignityoftheactheisperforming.

Forsometimepastacertan FatherJamesMastertonhasbeen tellingSpainthatitsregimeisunChristian.FatherMasterton.impressingtheSpanishpeoplewith hisauthoritytopasssuchjudgmentbytellingthemthatheisa DoctorofDivinity,hasusedall theforceoftheologicalargument toshowthatFranco'sGovernmentisincompatiblewithCatholicmoralteaching.Allhistalks havebeendirectedtostirringup dissensionagainstFranco.

TheotherdayMadridRadiorepliedtoFatherMasterton,whom theyobviouslytooktobeaBritishpriest.'AsnoBritishpriest ofthatnameisknowninanydiocesethere,Isetoutthisweekto discovertheidentityofthemysteriousFatherMasterton,writes aLondoncorrespondentunder dateJune2.

TheB.B.C.itselfwasquiteunhelpful.Allitcouldgivemewas theassurancethatFatherMastertonwasaCatholicpriestandthat helivedatanaddressinSurrey.

IntoSurreyIwentandatthe endofthedayIhadestablished thefactthatFatherMasterton wasnoneotherthanthewellknownFather(formerCanon) Onaindia,theBasqueSeparatist andRedpropagandistwhofled fromSpainattheendofthe CivilWar.

Twenty-sixOrthodoxBishops livingoutsideRussiametincouncilrecentlyatMunichandcondemnedPatriarch'Alexis,ofMoscow,forallowingtheChurchto becomeaRedpropagandamachineandforblasphemyagainst theMother-Church.

TheBishopsrejectedtheMoscowPatriarch'scalltothemto unitewithMoscow,saving:"We finditmorallyimpossibletoheed thiscallwhichtheOrthodoxHierarchyinRussiafindsitselfinan unnaturalunionwithagodless Government.

"IftheCommunistGovernment inRussiawishestoshowrealrespectfortheRussianChurchit mustopenthedoorsofprisons andconcentrationcampsandfree thepriestswhoshowedthemselcestruemenofGod"

MEXICANSEMINARY'SSUCCESS.

St.Peter'sBasilica,thesceneon July7ofthefirstcanonisationin thereignofHisHolinessPope PiusXII.,thatofBlessedMother FrancesXavierCabrini,wasstrikinglydecoratedfortheoccasion. Althoughtheplansforthedecorationdidnotcallforsuchelaboratepreparationasatthelast pre-warcanonisation,whenthe cupolaandfacadeofthegreat churchwereilluminatedbythousandsoflanternsandcandles, therewasanimpressivearangementofdrapec,specialcandelabra.Latininscriptions,andpaintingshungontheedifice'spillars representingtheapprovedmiraclesnecessarytoraiseMother Cabrinitosainthood.Thepostulatorforthecanonisationcause providedthesefurnishings,aswell asthePapalaltarrequisitesnecessaryfortheceremonialMass.

TheHolyFatherhaspresided at12beatificationsinhisseven yearsasSupremePontiff.His predecessor,PopePiusXI.,in17 yearsbeatified496persons,and tookpartinelevencanonisations, includingthoseofSt.Thereseof theChildJesus,St.PeterCanisius, theCureofArs,St.Bernadette, theNorthAmericanMartyrs,St.. JohnBosco,St.JohnFisher,St. ThomasMore,andSt.JosephCottolengo.

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Q.:..whensomanypeopleare shiveringandstarving.

A.:Thatstricturewouldbejust iftheChurchweredoingnothing fortheshiveringandstarving. Whereas,forexample,thePope hasbeenpubliclythanked,inthe faceoftheworld,forfeedingand sheltering,notonlymembersof hisownflock,butalsothoseof otherfaiths.AndeveninPerth therearemanywhoselotwould beasadonewereitnotforthe beneficientworksof,among others,Catholiccharity.

Q.:WoulditnotbeaChristian acttodevotethatmoneytothe starvingmillions?

A.:Itwouldbeiftherewereno otherwayofhelpingthestarving millions.andtheChurchwould dispensewiththeRedCross,too, ifnecessary.TheChurchis workinghardinEurope,asitis, withthehelpofthefaithfulin othercountries,tohelpfeedthe starvingmillions.

Withthisinformation,Iwent totheB.B.C.authoritiesresponsiblefortheSpanishbroadcasts.

ThereItaxedthemwithrepresentinganotoriousRedpartisan asaBritishpriest,thiscompromisingthegoodname,notonlyof theBritishclergy,buttheBishops also,forIpointedoutthatno priestwouldbeallowedtobroadcastpoliticalpropagandawithout theconsentofhisBishop.

Theauthoritiesprofessedthe greatestconcernatthisaspectof thematter,which,theysaid,they hadnotappreciatedbefore. wastakentoseeanevenhigher authority,whopromisedimmediateactioninthematter..

But,atthemomentofwriting, noactionhasbeentaken.I havebeeninformedthatadecisionwillbetakenataconference whichistomeetlater.

Asubterfugesuchasthisshould convincethepublicthatthe B.BC.isnotthatinfallible,impartialbodythatitrepresentsitselftobe.

HaveyourRacquetR,estrungor RepairedbyNorm.Roast,expert stringer,1.4RonMarthaArcade.

MontezumaSeminaryinNew Mexico.forMexicanstudentsto thepriesthood,recentlyconferred ordersof73seminarians,itslargestclass.ArchbishouEdwinV. Byrne,ofSantaFe,officiated. Amongtheseminarianswere20 whowereraisedtothepriesthood. Theywillserveinvariousdioceses inMexico.MontezumaSeminary wasfoundedandissupportedby BishopsoftheU.S.ItisconductedbytheJesuitFathersand trainsforthepriesthoodyoung menfromMexico.'Inlittleover nineyearssinceitsfoundingnearly400priestshavebeenordained.

FOUNDEROFBOYS'TOWN VISITSHOME.

Mgr.EdwardJ.Flanagan,founderanddirectorofBoys'Town, Omaha,U.S.A.,willmakeanair journeytohisnativeIreland shortly,visitingschoolsandcorrectiveinstitutions.Mgr.Flanaganwillbeaccompaniedonhis triptoIrelandbyhisbrother, theRev.P.A.Flanagan,pastor ofHolyAngels'ChurchinOmaha.Hewillexplorethepossibilitiesoftakinghiswell-known boys'choirtoIreland,Scotland, andEnglandonaconcerttourin thesummerof1947.

ThetwomiraclescitedinconnectionwithMotherCabrini's canonisationcauseoccurredin Lodi,Italy,nearthemissionary nun'sbirthplace.In1939,aman namedPaoloPezzini,whohad beensufferingsince1914with scleroticinflammationoftheliver, wasstruckbydoublepheumonia andacutecorpulsclenephritis.He wasatdeath'sdoor.TheintercessionofMotherCabriniwasinvoked,andwithinafewdaysthe threediseaseswerecompletely cured.

Inthesameyear,anotherresidentofLodi,EttorePagetti,had osteoperiostitis,possiblyoftubercularorigin,inhisrightfoot.His doctoradjudgedthatascraping ofthebonewasnecessary.However,theaidofMotherCabrini wasbesought.andafterafew hoursPagettiwashealed.In oneday,afterthedoctorhadestablishedtheseriousnessofthe disease,thewoundhadclosed, andthefootbecamenormal.

Bothbeneficiariesofthemiraclesarereportedtobeingood healthatthepresenttime.

Y.CW

ACTIVITIES

1946Y.C.W.NATIONALCONFERENCE.

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ThethirdannualNationalConferenceoftheAustralianYoung ChristianWorkers'Movementis tobeheldatNewcastlefrom1st. till8th.September,1946,inresponsetothekindinvitationof HisLordshiptheBishopofMaitland,MostRev.E.E,Gleeson, D.D.

Lastyear'sConferencewasheld atBrisbaneinAugust,1945.Re. presentatives,comprising 60 priestsand100layleaders,attendedfromtwelvedioceses.This yearanevenbiggerattendance andwiderrepresentationareexpected;twodiocesesthathave alreadyindicatedthattheywill berepresentedbeingPerthand Cairns.

Ontheconcludingday,September,8-theFeastoftheNativity oftheBlessedMotherofGodspecialarrangementsarebeing madetofittinglycelebratethe AustralianY.C.W,'sfifthanniversary,whichoccursonthatdate.

CATHEDRALBRANCH.

Dances.

Ourweeklydanceisnowbeing heldonalternateFridays,and withthischangeofnightwehope toseeagreatimprovementinthe attendance.Ourdancesarewhat Youmakethem,soitisuptoyou toattendandraiseourstandard.

Remember,thedanceonFriday,

July12,andeachalternateFriclayfollowing. DancingClasses.

4Ourdancingclassesarestillas popularasever,andwehavea largeroll-up;sokeeponattendingandlearntodance,anddon't forgettobringyourfriends. Football.

ThegameagainstLetderville onlastSundaydidnotcomeoff, duetotheinabilityofourteam tomeetatatimeotherthanthat fixed,andsothisgamehasbeen cancelledtemporarily.

ThenextgameisagainstFremantleatFremantleonSunday, July.21,andpracticeasusualon eachSundaymorningatWellingtonSquare. PrizePacket.

Alloureffortsshouldnowbe directedtoraisingmoneyforthe annualBazaar,whichistobeheld inDecember,andtowardsthisa prizepacketisnowbeingconducted,andallmembersareexpected togainasmanynamesontheir cardsaspossible.asasubstantial fractionoftheproceedsistobe devotedtoourbranchofthe Y.C.W.

AMATEURFOOTBALL.

Y.C.W.v.Palmyra. Y.C.W.hadabadstartinbeing abletofieldonly14meninthe firstquarter.Palmyraquiteeasilyputonfivegoals.Twomore Y.C.W.playerswereaddedtothe depletednumber,andtakingthe sloppyconditionsandincomplete team,Y.C.W.playedagoodgame. Wehopethatthoseonthesick listwillbeinformforournext match.Futurefixturesarenot yettohand.

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G.McGra.deplayedasterling gameinthebackline,andG. Lyons,inhisusualpositionas goalieusedgoodjudgmentand clearedwell.W.McPhersonplayedhisusualruggedandforceful game.Theotherplayersareto becommendedfortheireffortsundertheadverseconditions.Final scores:Palmyra,14.12;Y.C.W., 2.7.

VICTORIAPARK-BELMONT BRANCH.

Dance.

Inspiteofthebadweather,we werepleasedtoseeagoodcrowd atthedance,andallarecordially invitedtobewithusagainon July20,whenthenextdancewill beheldintheKindergartenHall. Football.

VictoriaPark-Belmontplayed FremantleatFremantle,andthe gameresultedinawinforthelatter.Itwasanexcellentmatch throughout.ThemostprominentplayersforuswereGreenwood,WillettandMcCarthy.

NextSundayVictoriaPark-BelmantmeetMidlandatRaphael Park.

MARMON?BRANCH.

Ournextdancewillbeheldin St.Thomas'Hall,Reserve-street, Claremont,cnSaturday,July13. Thesedanceshaveprovedtobe verypopularandarebecoming widerknowneveryfortnight.So beinthefunonthe13th.

Tocelebratethebranch'sfirst birthday,weareholdingagala carnivalonSaturday,July27. Addedattractionswillincludea floorshowandnumerousnovelties.Comealongandthoroughly enjoyanexcellentevening'sdancingandentertainment.Makeup apartyandletouranniversary carnivalbeyourrendezvousfor the27th.Excellentmusic,delicioussupper,fastfloor;admisison 2s. Note:Reserve-streetisbetween BayviewTerraceandLock-street. PatronstravellingfromPerthby trolleybus,alightatGoldsworthyroad.

Football

TheClaremont-Cottesloe-NedlandsteamdefeatedMidlandJunctiononSunday,July7,atWellingtonSquare.

"Contact"willappearshortly. ForfurtherparticularsClaremont parishionersshouldcontactany Y.C.W

Thegeneralmeetingsofthe ClaremontBranchareheldon FridayeveningsinSt.Thomas' Hall.NextFridaynight(July 12),thebranchtabletennistournamentwillcommence.All youngCatholicmenbetweenthe agesof14and25arecordiallyinvitedtocomealong.Thenumberofex-servicemeninthebranch isincreasing.Nowthatyouare backincivilianlifecomealong andjointheboys.Whatever yourinterestsare-socially,intellectuallyorphysically-weprovidesomethingforyou.

NEDLANDSBRANCH.

ThebuysandgirlsofNedlands cordiallyinviteyouandyour friends'totheopeningdanceof theY.C.W.,tobeheldonFriday, July19,atSt.Theresa'sHall, Tyrell-street,Nedlands.

COTTESLOEBRANCH.

OnMonday,July1,theCottesloebranchoftheY.C.W.heldan importantmeeting.Thosememberspresentdecidedthatanentertainmentcommittee,consisting ofthreeboysfromtheY.C.W. andthreegirlsfromtheN.C.G.M. shouldbeelected.Thoseelected wereP.Paton,P.Porter,J.Hallion,M.Chown,M.Bell,andB. Southwell.Amostimportant motionwascarriedthataregional council,consistingofthreemembersfromNedlands,Claremont andCottesloebeformedtoarrangesocialactivitesamongthe branchesoftheregion.Nedlands andClaremontarebeingconsulted.

SportingActivities.

TheCottesloe-Claremontfootball teamisnowgettingintoshape, andhopestocarryoffsomevictoriesinthenearfuture.

Gymnasium.

Thegymnasiumclasswillbe heldeveryMondayeveningas soonasthenecessaryequipment arrives.

LearntoDance.

EverysecondSundayourlearnto-danceclasscommencesat8.15. ComealongnextSundaynight, July14,'andbetaughthowto dance.Ournextdanceistobe heldonSaturday,August3.Membersfromotherbrancheswillbe welcome.

ImportantNotice.

TheparishpriestofMosmans Park,Rev.FatherMcArdle,has givenhispermissiontotheyoung menofhisparishtojointheCottesloeY.C.W.Branch.Anylad willingtobecomealeaderisinvitedtocomealongonWednesdaynighttotheleaders'meeting, heldattheCottesloePresbytery atSp.m.

FREMANTLEBRANCH.

Football.

Theunder18teamhadavery decisivevictoryoverClaremont lastSaturday.Thefinalscores were:Y.C.W.,19.19;Claremont, 2.2.

Thebestplayerswere:F.Pensabini,D.Reed,I.Radalj.The goal-kickerswere:I.Radalj(5), T.Radalj,J.Adams,F.McLinden (3each),P.Gannon(21.

LastSundayweplayedanddefeatedVictoriaParkBranchon FremantlePark.Althoughwe woncomfortably,itwasnotan easymatch.Finalscoreswere: Fremantle,8.16;VictoriaPark, 2.10.

Thebestplayerswere:Jim McLinden,JimAdams,DesReed, FrankPensabini.Thegool-kickerswere:JimMcLinden(5),Jim Adams(3).

Dances.

Thefirstofourlearn-to-dance glasseswasquiteasuccesslast Sundayevening.Thenextone willbeonSunday,July21,sobe initallthosewhowishtolearn.

Don'tforgettheweeklydances eachThursday.

LEEDERVII1LEBRANCH. Football.

OurmatchagainsttheCathedral,whichwastohavebeenplayedlastSunday,hasbeenpostponeduntilAugust11. Atthelast footballguessingcompetitionLes. Geraultwasthewinner. Concert.

Bythistimeyouwillhave formedyourownopinionofour concert,andwordsfromuswillbe superfluous.Nevertheless,wewill giveyouourcriticismofitnext Sunday,so,untilthen,cheerio! Dance.

Don'tforgetourwintervarnival dance,onSaturday,July13. Theconcertpartywillprobably beavailableforautographsifyou caretodigthemoutoftheirhidingholes.

SUMAC°BRANCH. Football.

Thelong-awaitedgamewith HighgatetookplacelastSunday atForrestPark,andresultedina winforthelocals.Congratulations,Highgate,forafinegame. Havingourbestsidefortheseason,wewerealittleconfident,but foundtheoppositionfartoo strong,andweoffernoexcuses forourdefeat.Thefinalscores read:Highgate,10.13;Subiaco, 5.11, FartoomanySubiacoplayers lackedthephysicalconditionto seethegamethrough,whereas,on theotherhand,theHighgatelads movedaboutlikeawell-trained side.

AmongtheSubiacoplayerspossiblythemosteffectivewasLaurie Ryan,whowascloselyfollowed byElgarO'Mahony,whoshowed surprisinglygoodstaminaforhis firstgame.SarsRyanalsoplayedably,asdidJohnnyLyons, KevinDuffy,JerryMcGtadeand JoeHodge.

Dances

Despitetheinclementweather, thedanceonSaturdaynightonce againprovedagreatsuccess. About150werepresent.

HIGHGATEBRANCH.

Oneofthestalwartsofthe branch,inDanThomas,waselectedunanimouslytothesocialcorn;Inittee.Congratulations,Dan, weknowyouwillcarryoutyour dutiestotheletter.

The"Back-to-Childhood"Ball wasanoutstandingsuccess.The ParishHallwasthrongedwith cheerfulcoupleswhoenteredinto thespiritoftheeveningwithcarefreeabandon.Thecostumesworn weremanyandvaried.JeffMarsland,as"LittleMissMuffet"was dressedinadaintyoutfitofbest qualitycrepe,setoffwithan adorablebonnetandthecutest ofmoustaches.

Football.

Fieldingourstrongestteamfor theseason,wedefeatedastrong Subiacocombinationby5goals3 behindsatForrestParklas'Sunday.Theentireeighte:-..r.-.; d asateamanditwaswell-vier.npossibletodecidejustwhowere thestarsofthetnPtch.

Basketball.

ThegamewithCentralswasinterestinguntilhalf-time.However,withnoreservestofallback upon,theteamtiredveryquicklyandallowedCentralstorun awaywiththegame.

Futileattemptstoscorefrom alongdistanceoutmarredthe standardofplay,andthoughthe ballwasinourforwardzonefrequently,onlytwogoalswere scoredafterthebreak.

Twoplayers,inHoganandG. Smith,wereabsentfromtheteam, andwiththeinclusionoftheseour nextmatchwon'tbesoone-sided.

FOOTBALL.

Subiacov.Highgate.

ForrestParkwasthevenueof aninterestinggamebetweenSobiacoandHighgatefootballteams lastSunday.Bothbranchesfield edtheirstrongesteighteensforthe season,andthematchprovedfar moreexcitingthanthescores wouldindicate.

FromthefirstbounceHighgate wentintoattack.Bourkeatcentreinitiatedmanymoves,and withLynchandWilkinsoncornbininfwell,ahandyfirstquarter leadof27pointswasgained.

Dominatingtheruck,Subiaco tookchargeforthegreaterpartof thesecondquarterandcontinuallyatackedaroundthewing.However,inaccuratekickingand crowdingintheforwardarea broughtonlysixpointsfromas manyshotsforthesticks.Highgate,ontheotherhand,withonly threescoringshotsregistered2 goals1behind.

Changesweremadeinkeypositionsinbothteams,andSubiaco especiallybenefitted.Playingwith precisionandteamwork,using Hodgeonthewingtoeffect,they forcedtheballgoalwardstimeand again,tobreakthroughthehome team'ssoliddefencetoscorethree goalsthreepoints.InthequarterHighgateregisteredonegoal fourbehinds.

Inthefinalterm,Highgate, withthepaceandsystemthey showedinthefirstquarter,came intotheirownoncemore,and thoughstronglyopposedbythe Subiacodefenders,Lyonsinparticular,brokethroughtoscore threegoalsfourbehinds.The Subiacoforwards,withfewchances,addedtwomajorsbeforethe matchconcluded.Finalscores: Highgate.10goals14behinds; Subiaco,5goals11behinds. Thegamewasplayedinafriendlyspiritthroughout,andboth teamswereacredittotheY.C.W. Therewerenopassengersin eitherteamanditwaspractically impossibletochoosethebestplayerswithoutmentioningatleast thirtyandthethirty-sixmenon thefield.

Highgatewonthedaybyusing betterteamworkandkeepingthe playopen,particularlyintheforwardzones,andSubiacowoulddo welltofollowtheirexample.