The Record Newspaper 23 October 1946

BalancingtheScalesinPalestine

RivalClaimantsinBelgiumoftheMiddleEast

ArabandJewishExtremists

agitators,preventtheformationof armedbands,oreventospeakas thevoiceofaunitedIsrael.The

HamperaRationalSolution

By"PERISCOPE

ThesympathyoftheChristian world,wehavenodoubt,iswith theJewsinthemovementto givethemaNationalHomein Palestine.Nobodylikesbeing evicted,evenataprice.Whatthe Arabsmostfearisthatintime ttieJewswillreducethemtoan ignoredminority.

OurpityiswiththeBritishwho, byMandatoryPower,andalsoout ofthenecessitiesofempire,have undertakenthetaskofestablishingtheJewswithoutimposingtoo muchhardshipontheArabs.

TheBalfourDeclarationof1917, thebasisofnegotiationseversince promised"a"NationalHomefor theJewsinPalestine.Thepractical"Zionistshavebeensatisfied tointerpretthatassettlementin thecountry,notnecessarilywith aspirationtoStatedom.The"political"Zionistsenvisagethewhole ofPalestineasaJewishState. Arabslivingtherewouldbe"Jewish citizens."TheArabs,atleastthe Husseiniparty-whoarethemajority-opposeboth.In1922,WinstonChurchillthenColonialSecretary,issuedaWhitePaper,declaringthatthenationalitywould be"Palestinian"andwouldapply toallcitizens,whetherArabsor Jewsorothers.TheBritishpolicywas"nottheimpositionofa JewishnationalityupontheinhabitaittsofPalatineasawhole,but thefurtherdevelopmentoftheexistingJewishcommunity,inorder thatitmaybecomeacentrewhich theJewishpeopleasawhole,may take,ongroundsofreligionand race,aninterestandapride."

AnotherWhitePaper,1939,tendedtowardsabinational,bilingual,bi-culturalStateinvfhich bothArabsandJewswillhavea fairshareingovernmentandeconomiclife.Oneithersidethere isasectionofopinionagreeable tosomesuchsolution.Among theArabs,theNashashibiparty. AmongtheJews,the"practical" Zionists.On14/3/'46,theRector oftheHebrewUniversityinJerusalemsaidthattheJewishUnion Association(Thud)regardedcooperationbetweenthetworacesas theonlyway.aunioninabilingualPalestinebasedontheparityofthetwopeoples:immigration shouldgivetheJewsthechanre aftersomeyears,ofbecomingonehalfofthepopulation.

Ontheotherhand,andoneither side,thereareextremists,violent inactionanduncompromisingin demands.ThepartyoftheexMufti,HajiEminelHusseini,will haVenone

Jews,noteven asaminorityingovernmentor assettlers.Thisparty'sprincipal organisthe'ArabHigherCommittee(disbandedbytheBritish in1936butrevivedrecentlyin spiteofthem).TheywantJew itimmigrationstopped,andare

chieflyresponsiblefortheArab outrages.TheJewishcounterpart oftheHigherCommitteeisthe JewishAgency.,ItactsforthepoliticalZionistsandadministersthe Jewishfund(subscribedtoby Jewsinallcountries)whichhas largelyfinancedthedevelopments achievedbytheJewsinPalestine inrecentyears.TheAgencyhas beenclaimingthewholeofPalestineforaJewishState.Inhis mostrecentstatements,however

wardpredicament. Onemight Britisharecertainlyinanawksay,Whynotclearoutandlet themfightitoutamongthemselves?OrhandovertheresponsibilitytoU.N.0.?Infact,theBritishhaveshownadesiretohave theU.SA.sharetheirtask.But towashtheirhandsofPalestine altogetherisnotexpedient.,PressurefrominfluentialJewsinEngland,U.S.A.,andelsewhere,cannot beignored.Butmostofall',Palestinemayturnouttobeaveryusefulvantagepointinimperialdefenceandcommunications.Now

Nazareth,where

Dr.ChaimWeizmann,voicingthe viewsoftheAgency,hasmoderatedhisideastoaportionofthe countryfortheJewishState. ButhowtheArabswhoarein aproportionofnearlythreetoone canenjoyajustshareinaJewish Stateistheconundrum,Atthe endof1945,therewereinPalestine 1,177,400non-Jews,mostlyArabs. Hence,bitteroppositionofArabs toadmissionofanymoreJews; and,ontheotherhand,discontent ofZionistswiththequotaof1500 permonthplus,forthepresent year,a"compassionatequota"'of 100,000assoonastranquillityis restored.Meanwhile,hot-heads areresortingtoterrorism,and thoughtheAgencyhasdisavowed complicity,itsinflamatoryaccusationsofBritishinsinceritymust beanincitementtotheterrorists. AndtheremustbeevidenceagainstsomeAgencymembers,forsome ofthemhavebeenarrested.Officiallyatanyrate,theAgency claimsthatitisunabletocontrol theHagana,aJewishDefenceorganisation.Haganainturnblames violenceonIrgumZvaiLanni,AbrahamStern'sgangandotherarmedpartisans. "IrgumZvai Leumi"means"NationalMilitary Organisaton."Itissaidtobeon fascistlines,andisrecruitedonly fromex-servicemenandothers whohavereceivedsomemilitary 'training.Theseillegalpartisans deriveacertainheroickudosfrom thepropagandaoftheundergroundradio,the"VoiceoftIsrael" Thefactseemstobethatintheir unhappyconditionofapeople withoutalandthereisnoauthorityrecognisedbyall,torestrain

ainwilllendfullbackingtothe friendlyState. Thisisnottoexcludeahumanitariandesireonthepartofthe Brtish,sharedbyChristiansentimenteverywhere,tomakea homeforthehomelessthousands ormillionsofJews.ThehardshiponArabsisnotsoabhorrent asmightseem.Thedispossessed individualsarecompensated,and Arabsingeneralaresharinginthe benefitsofJewishprogressiveness. intheBritishplanassetoutin theWhitePaperof1939,theArabs weretobesafeguardedagainst wholesaleinroadsofJewsontheir lands.CertainareasweremarkedoutwhereJewsmightnot purchaseproperty.This,indeed, isoneofthegrievancesoftheextremeZionists,whowanttheJews tohefreetosettleinanypartof Palestine.Dr.ChaimWeizman fortheJewishAgencyhasrepeatedlyandbitterlydenouncedthe WhitePaper.ontheotherhand theArabHigherCommitteecomplainsthatthehestlandisalready inthehandsoftheJews-theBay ofAcrewththebestport,Haifa, thefertileplainsandthebest orange-growingcountry;theJeWs havebeengrantedthemonopoly fortheexploitationofwaterpower forelectricalgenerationandirrigation,andthe,DeadSeaconcession withitsimmensechemicalwealth. TheJess.haveagoodanswer.The

flyingfromtheNaziterror.They broughttheirindustriesandtheir industrywiththem.Itisanimpressivelist:dressmakers,fashion designers,perfumers,automechanicsfromParisandVienna;diamondcutters,glassblowers,shopbuildersfromAmsterdam;leather chaftsmen,gloveworkers,interior decoratorsfromBudapest;scientists,engineers,chemists,optical andsteelworkers from Berlin; pharmacists, sboe-makers,laboratorytechniciansfromPrague;geologists oildrillers,petroleumspecialists fromBucharest;garmentandtextileworkersroomWarsawand Lodz;goldsmitnsandcannersfrom Belgrade;stevedoresandshipwrightsfromAthensandSalonika. Palestine'sship-buildersturnour DieselenginesmadeinPalestine. TheDeadSeaisalivewithchemicalextractionplantsandfactories. TelAviv,onceasanddune,now has200,000population.Haifa terminusofagreatoilpipe-line, hasbecomethethirdcityoftbe Mediterranean.,EvenJesOusalem, thoughtheOldHolyCityhasbeen leftwithitshallowedancientness (oneoftheclausesoftheWhite Ps.peristo"safeguardtheHoly Places")canboast,intheindust rialNewJerusalemclusteredaroundtheold,anannualproductionofnearly£3,000,000infoodstuffs.ceramicdrugsandprecision tools.Mostofthecreditforthis prosperitygoestotheJewsand muchofthebenefittotheArabs.

Cana,whereOurLordperformedHisfirstpublicmiracle. thatwithdrawalfromEgyptseems tohavebecomeanecessity,some substituteadjacent.naval,airand landbasemustbefound.Palestineisalmostaswellsituatedfor thepurposeasEgypt.Haifaisa goodporttoreplaceAlexandria. IfPalestineonceasingtobea Mandate,weretobecomeanall ArabState,theBritishwouldalmostcertainlybeorderedout,as hasbeendoneinEgypt.Inany case,ArabgoodwillmustbecultivatedindeferencetoMohammedansolidaritythroughoutthe worldandinparticulartheBritish Empire.Therefore,itismoreto thepurposeofEmpire,eitherto retainthemandatoryadministrationwhileArabandJewwrangle ortoabidethedaywhentheJews willbestrongandnumerousenoughtoshapethepolicyofPalestine-oragoodlypartofitfavourablytoBritishneeds.The benefitwillbemutual.ForBrit-

Arabsshareinthebenefits.Inthe pastsi;years,nventy-ninenew agriculturalvillageshavebeen founded,andarebeingrunon Modernlines;industryhasleapt fromabout£18,000,000in1943to £27,000,000in1946.Attractedby thisprosperity,Arabshavebeen flockingintoPalestinetotake workonthefarmsandintheindustries.Arabworkersatthe DeadSeachemicalplantsearnas muchas18/-adayincomparison withabout21/-foralabourerin Egpyt.Itisestimatedthatfrom 1922to1944,85,000Arabshave thusenteredPalestine.And,of coursethePalestinianArabshave willinglyavailea.themselvesofthe remunerativeemployment. Evenwiththelimitednumberof Jewsalreadyadmitted,andina limitedarea,Palestinebidsfairto becometheBelgiumoftheMiddle East.Manyoftheimmigrants havebeenhighlyskilledworkers,

TheCalltoArabyandtheCall toJewry,however,seemtobe irreconcilablydiscordant.The British,whoseemedtohavebeen waitingforsomethingtoturnup, gotitshockinglyintheblowing upoftheHotelDavid,Jerusalem. Theirreactionhasbeenthenearestapproachtoaconcreteplanyet produced-partitionandfederation.Afederationofthreestates: TheJewstoget15percent.of Palestine(1500miles),theArabs 40percent.,theremaindertohave aCentralGovernment(itscompositionnotyetstated-doubtlessit willhaveastrongBritishrepresentation).Thismaysatisfythe moderatesoneitherside.We doubtitwillsatisfytheextremists.

ChristspentHisboyhoodandyoungman-hood.

***AND NOTHERBISHOP

IN TITOJAIL

Mgr.JohnSimrak,Bishopof Kriezeuci,Yugoslavia,imprisonedby MarshalTitosinceMaylastyear,has died,saysVaticanRadio. Announcinghisdeath,theVatican stationsaid.

"ThisisthethirdCroatCatholic shopwhohasfallenvictimatthe andsoftheCommunists..

"Therearcatpresent20Catholic priestsintheconcentrationcampof StaraGradisca,wheretheyaremade toperformhumilatingtasks.

"Theyareawaitingthesamefate asthatwhichbefellMgr.Dulkin and22priestsatthecampatKaprina.

"ElevenSistersofCharityhave beenvictimsofthecrueltyofthis regime-10havingbeenshot,the eleventhhanged.

"ThisOrderhas55membersstill inprison.

`ColdBlooded'

"Similarinformationhasbeenre, ceivedfromPoland,Latvia,Esthonia andLithuania.ThelastthreeBal ticStatesareentirelyoccupiedby theSoviets.Alltheseunfortunate victimshavecommittednocrimes, buthavebelievedinJesusChristand theirMother,theHolyCatholic Church."

VaticanRadioconcluded:"These deathswerenottheresultofmilitary operationsbutwerecold-bloodedly performedontheordersoftheCommunists."

100PRIESTSINDANGER

Thelivesof100priestsofdiffercmnationalitiesisindangerin CommunistdistrictsofNorthChina, saidamissionarywhorecentlyes, caped,quotedbyVaticanRadio. TheyincludeCanadains,Belgians. Poles,YugoslaysandHungariansbelongingtotheShantungprovince.

ACatholichospitalintheprovincehasbeenclosedanditsstall ofoneDutchand10Germanclergy arrested.. Theyareaccusedofcollaboration withtheJapaneseand"notattending tithesick."

THEMENWHOWORK WITH"TITO"

Inarecentissueofthispaper waspublishedanaccountof"Tito's' dealingswiththeGermanagent,Dr. HansOtt,inordertosecureGerman aidagainsttheChetniks.Otthad resumedcontactwiththePartisans afterthearmistice,andwasstillthe guestofthePartisanleaderaslate aslastJune.

Butnotonlyare"Tito's"head quartersasaferefugeforenemy agents:thecollaboratorswiththe Hitlerregimeareoccupyingvery highpositionsinthepresentregime.

MajorHaroldGray,inarecentOpen LettertoProfessorR.W.SetonWatson,givesalistofsomeofthan.

MarkoMesich,nowcommanding theBelgrademilitia,servedunder AntonPavelich,andwastwicedec, oratedwiththeIronCross,eventuallyreceivingtheOakLeavesfrom Hitlerhimself.

FranjoPirtz,nowcommanding "Tito's"airforce,servedasaLt. ColintheUstashisandPavelich.

HusseinMilykovich,nowaColonel in"Tito's"army,wasaCommander ofanUstashiunitchargedwiththe massacreofSerbsinBosnia.

SuluinanPhilipovichservedasa ColonelunderPavelich,commanding theUstashiatTuzla,Bosnia.Heis nowaMinisterandVicePresident oftheCentralJugoslavParliament. Hewascitedasawarcriminalby KingPeter'sGovernmentin1942.

MuhamedSuzuskawasanUstashi prefect. IbrahimShatorwasUstashiCorn manderatKonyitz,andboastedthat hehadpersonallymassacredabout ahundredSerbs.Heisnowahigh rankingmemberoftheBosnianantiFascistCouncil.

Ibrolbrakovichservedasasub prefectfortheUstashiorganisation atBosanskiPetrovatz,andpersonally participatedinthemassacresofSerb hostagesin1941.Henowcorn mandsaBrigadein"Tito's"Army. AndthisistheGovernmentwhose judgescondemnedDrajaMihailovich for"collaboration"!

OTES

BISHOPSBECAMENAVVIES

BishopscapturedbytheJapanese intheNetherlandsEastIndieswere forcedtoworkontheroadsorbuild trenchesalongsidetheirclergy.They werecontinuallyinsultedandfrequentlybeaten.

Outof2,000missionariesinterned immediatelyaftertheinvasion124 prisests,38brothersand172nuns becamementallyderangedandlarge numbersofthemissionaries,through illnessandlackoffood,havehadto berepatriatedastotallyunfitfor missionwork.

Thosewhohavereturnedhave beenenthusiasticallywelcomed.Makeshiftschoolshavebeenbuilt.Attendancesaresometimesdoublethose ofpre-wardays.

InCentralJava,however,religious workisatastandstilasEuropean missionariesareconfinedtotheir houses.DuringtheoccupationJavanesepriests,helpedbyafewJapanesepriests,ministeredtothe41,000 JavaneseCatholics.

CATHOLICADVISORY COUNCILINLONDON

AlthoughtheLondoncentreofthe newCatholicMarriageAdvisory Councilhasbeenopenedlessthan sevenweeks,ithassomanyapplicationsfromhusbandsandwivesthat alreadymoreconsultantsareneeded.

Withinaweek,thechiefconsult, antwasworking"overtime."

Oneanxiouswifetravelledfrom Walesseekingadviceandhelpto savehermarriage.

Inviewofthedistanceshehad travelled,hercasewastakenupas anexceptiontotherulethatthe councilcandealonlywithapplicants livingindioceseswhoseBishopshave sanctionedthework.

EvenbeforetheCardinalArchbishopopenedthecouncil'soffices -38.39ParliamentStreet,Westmin ster,SW1-12applicantshadasked foradvice.

Sincethefirstannouncementafew weeksagoofthecouncil'sformation, theBishopofBrentwoodhasinvited ittodealwithcasesfromhisdiocese. ThusthewholeoftheLondonarea isnowcovered,theWestminsterand Southwarkdioceseshavingoriginally beenincluded.

CONFIDENTIAL

TheVicarGeneralfortheRAF, Mgr.Beauchamp,hasnotifiedchaplainsofthecouncil'sactivitiesand someofthemarealreadysending menabouttobedemobilisedfor consultations.

Anaddedattractiontomakeuse ofthecouncil'sservicesisthecon& dential,reassuringatmosphereatthe offices.

Applicantsarewelcomedfirstbya marriedwomanreceptionist. She introducesthemtoaconsultant,and theinterviewtakesplaceinahomely privatecubicle.

Afterafranktalk,theconsultant, withtheapplicant'spermission,arrangestoseetheotherparty.Then, ifnecessary,thecaseisreferredto anexpert-apriest,doctor,lawyer orpsychiatrist,accordingtothecircumstances.

Itwillgenerallybefoundbestfor allconcernedifapplicantsfirstwrite tothesecretarytofixanappointment,

Forthepresentthecounciliscon fineditselftothemaritaldifficulties ofhusbandsandwives,butcarrying outtheCardinal'swishes,itwillbe forelongbegintogiveadvice throughpublicationsnotonlytomarriedpeoplebutalsotoyoungpeople contemplatingmarriage.

MORECENTRES

DONLUIGIRETURNS

Intheeveningofhislife,Fr,Luigi Sturzo,after22years'exileinEng, land,FranceandtheUSA,isback inItalytogivewhathelphecanin there-birthofhishomeland.

DonLuigifoundedtheItalianPop, ularParty,forerunneroftoday's ChristianDemocratParty,ledbythe Premier,SignordeGasped.Hewas oneofthefirstprominentopponents ofMussolini'sextremefollowers. SoonafterVEDaytheChristian DemocratsinSicilyaskedhimto return.Herepliedthatitwas"my desire,Godwilling,toreturnandto contributetowardsthesolutionof theproblemsofourisland,toits promisingfutureandtothere-birth oftheItalianfatherlandinthelib ertyofdemocraticandItaliancivilisa tion."

DonLuigiis'74.Lastyearhe celebratedhisgoldenjubileeasa priest.

KATYNGHOSTSWALK AGAINATNUREMBERG

Fortwodays,July1and2,the NurembergtribunalheardwitnessesgivingevidenceonthefamousmassacreofthePolishofficers intheKatynWood.

TheRussiansbroughtanexpert, ProfessorMarkow,fromBulgaria, whoalreadyoncehaddeclared hisopinionaboutthecrime.In 1943hewenttoKatynandsignedaprotocolstatingthattheoffi cershadbeenkilledintheSpring of1940. Now,whenBulgariais inRussianft-ands,hereadily"corrects"hisopinionandstatesthe massacrewascommittedinthe Autumnof1941. SomeGermanofficers,broughtto thecourt,gaveevidencerather cautiously,re.strictingthemselves toprovingthattheGermansoldiersdidnotmassacrethePolish officers.Noneofthemdared speakopenlyaboutRussianguilt.

OneoftheGermandefenders, Dr.Kranzhuchler,handedtothe Tribunalabooklet:"Reportonthe MassacreofPolishOfficersinthe KatynWood,"publishedin1946 inEngland.ButSirLawrence refusedtoacceptthisdocument becausefthasbeenpublishedfor privatecirculationonly,andis anonymous.

TheTribunaldecidednottoincreasethenumberofwitnessesin thiscase.

ThePolishView. Itshouldheaddedthatforthe PolestheKatynWoodtragedy wasnevera"mystery."APolishpolitician,whoworkedinthe Polishundergroundmovement andlaterarrivedinLondon,gave hisopinionthus.

"Iamastoundedbythe'seriousness'shownbymanyforeignersin dealingwiththis'mystery,'which isnomysteryatall.Itisforme anoutstandingsymptomofthe credulityofthemodernmaneducatedbytheso-callednational papers,whenIstillmeetpeople whoundertheinfluenceofSoviet propaganda,cannotsaywhether themurderwascommittedin1940 oinot."

NoLettersAfterMay,1940.

Meanwhile,however,thecouncil isalsoreadyandeagertohelpinthe otherdioceses,alwaysprovidedthe establishmentofsimilarcentresin workhastheblessingoftheBishops concernedandtheassurancethatthe parishpriestsinvolvedwelcomeits cooperation.

Thecouncilhasyettomakeits firstappeal,forfunds.Asuitable timeisawaited-adayoroccasioh whichwillunderlinethefactthatthe servicesofferedbytheCatholicMarriageAdvisoryCouncilareanexpressionofdevotiontotheHoly Family.

"IwasinPoland,"hecontinued,"in1940andbadoccasion tospeakwithsomePolishwomen, whoreceivedlettersfromPolish officersinRussiaduringthewinterof1939-40. Besides,letters werecomingfromRussiatothe PolishRedCrossinLondon,to theInternationalRedCrossin Genevaandsoon.Butfront thoseofficerswhosecorpseswere foundinKatyn,nolettersarrived afterMay,1940. Fromother Poles,forinstance,thosedeport. edtoSiberia,letterswerearrivingsiptoJune,1941,thatisuntil HitlerattackedRussia.Butnot from8,000PolishOfficers,because theyhadbeenmurderedinthe springof1940.

"Goebbels'ministry,"concluded thePolishpolitician,"produced manylies.Itwould,however, nothavebeenfoolishenoughto raisetheKatynaffair,ifithad knownthatinPolandandin othercountriesthousandshadin theirpocketslettersfromPolish officersdatedlaterthanMay, 1940.Butnosuchlettersexist."

ChristianOptimismBelievesthatGodisatWorkinHistory

MaterialisticAlternativeswillUsherinaNewDarkAge

ProgressbyEconomicNecessity HasBrokenDown

KARLMARX

-Thecashnexuswilltakethe placeofimperfect Christian charity.

"Theoccasionispiledhighwith difficulties,andwemustriseto theoccasion,"declaredLincoln: "fellowcitizens,wecannotescape history."Thesewordssoundwith theurgencyofafirealarminthe earsofCatholicstoday.Never hasanoccasionbeenpiledashigh withdifficultiesforthosewho wouldupholdtheChristianway oflife,andneverhastherebeen amorevitalnecessityforovercomingthesedifficulties.Thecost ofourfailurewillbeanotherDark AgeinwhichChristiancivilisation andculturewillbeineclipsefor untoldcenturies.

thatchanges(suchasineentions orimprovements)oftmeet:estire wh.ettook50,000yeaetoaccomplishintheearlyFa'aeolithie Agewererunthroughinamese ntilenniumtowardsitscioseand, withtheadvento' the unitofchangesoonbecamereducedtoacentury.Sincecivilisationiscumulative,theratehas beenprogressively,ifirregularly, speededupduringthe5,000Years ofrecordedhistory.Thisacceleration,duetothetechniquesof science.hasbeenespeciallynoticeableduringthelast3,000years. Addedtotheserapidmodificationswhichsciencemadeonman's environmentandhismodeoflivingcametheTheoryofEvolutiontomakehimmorethanever change-conscious.PoetslikeTennysonflungoflsuchlyricallines as:

"Notinvainthedistancesbeacons.Forward,forwardlet usrange, Letteegreatworldspinforever downtheringinggroovesof change."

Tobesure,herepliedtothese linesinhis"LocksleyHallSixty YearsAfter":

"'Forward',rangthevoicesthen, andofthemanyminewas one:

Letusceasethiscryof'Forward' tilltenthousandyearsbe gone."

Eventhoughweshoulddullour senseofdangerwithanunwarrantedconfidencewecannotescapehistory.Wecandriftwith itofcourse,ascharmedasCleopatraonherburningbarge,with thecultofcomfortandthose mechanicalconvenienceswhose accumulation,inAmericaatleast, isequatedwithcivilisation.To dosoistoallowthePrinceofthis Worldafreehandintheshaping ofhumandestinyforgenerations tocome,andgivewhatSt.Paul terriblydescribesas"theCosmocratsoftheDarkAeon"anunopposedlibertytotracethepatternofthingstocome.Orwecan takeanintelligentandactivepart byco-operatingwiththeParaclete inshapinghistory.Foritisaconsequenceofthesplendidoptimism ofChristianitythatitbelievesGod Himselftobeatworkinhistory, reconcilingtheworldtoHimself. ThosewhoactwithHiminand or.historycandrawontheinexhaustibleresourcesofHisdynamism,andthestrengthfhis Seven-foldgifts,whicharesovitallynecessaryforthattremendoustask."InallthyworksMy Handincludeththine,"cannotbe appliedtothoseehoremainsuspendedinastateofCat-Meeinaction,orwhocallforauniversal retreattotheCatacombstoescapethe"contagionoftheworld's sloesstain."Thecatholicwhois actingontheadmonitionsofIf fermopropoeitodoesreallybelieve that"thereisaDivinitythat shapesourends,roughhewthem howwew;ii"thatnotmereblip' Chance,orFate,rulesthelivesof menandnations,impotentto bringorderoutofchaos,butthat akindlyProvidence,hourby hour,istracingagiganticpattern outofhumaneventswhereinevil itselfhasap'eceandportionin itschiaroscuradesign.Healso realisesthatinsomemysterious way"ourwillsareourstomake themThine,"andthattheParaclete'lookstoourvoluntarycooperationinshapingHispattern ofhumanhisttry.

Historyisgatheringspeedwith afrighteningmomentum.PrefesforJulianHuxleyhasestimated

litthehighnoonofLiberalism menspokeof Utopia-round-the corner.Unrestrictedcommercial enterpriseandautomaticameliorationofsocialevilsweretobring aboutUtopiaonearthtoallten i,fgoodsense.

hemostinterestingofthedammingtheoriesofhistoryinour timecomesfromKarlMarx."Men maketheirownhistory,"hewrote, "buttheydon(tdosospontaneouslyunderconditionsthey themselveshavechosen.Onthe contrary,theymustmakeitupon termsalreadyhandeddownto themanddetermined."The"CommunistManifesto"aswellasthe equallydull"DasKapital"are writtentothethesisthatallhistoryisdeterminedbyeconomic necessity.andthatreligion,art, music,literatureandtheflowers ofchivalryareallmereby-productsoftheeconomicprogress. HenryFordhadabriefer,but morestrikingformula.Toeach stageoftheeconbmicprocessof production,saysMarx.therecor-

ByLiamBrophy,'Ph.B.

TennysonhadcometorealisebeforethephilosophetrsandprophetsofProgressthatchangeand progresstohedesirablemusthe

respondsanappropriatepolitical formandanappropriateclass structure.Thus,thechiefcharacteristicofanygivenperiodof historywillbethesystemofproductionwhichobtainsatthatparticulartime.Theformsofgovernment,law,religionandculture willbefoundshapedonthatsystem."Thegroundworkofeach generationisthewayinwhichit producesthemeansoflife."EconomicnecessitywasforMarxthe Divinitythatshapesour"ends"

sameworshipofmaterialcomfort andwealth,thesameproblemsof urbanisationandthecrammingof citieswithuselesshordeswhohad tohepacifiedwithGovernment doles-"thedesperateunconstructivepropitiationwithwhichwe areallfamiliarinourdays."As theBishopofHippowaswriting, thebarbariansinaveryliteral sensewereatthegates.Rome, themassivekeystoneofcivilisation.hadfallen,andtheduskof theDarkAgeshadalreadybegun. Huthedidnotdespair.Heknew thatChristwouldnotdesertHis ChurchandthatthisveryChurch wouldbethecoreofanewcivilisation,potentialwithagreatness

*Whowouldwishto escapehistoryinsucha challengingtime?

forthebetter.Peaceandprogressatanypriceisastupid code. Beforemankindhadbecome change-conscioushistorywasregardedforthemostpartassomethinglikeamightyriveralong whichmenfloatedinapassive manner.Butnowmenseekto cometogripswithit,tocontrol thatrollingtideanddirectand canaliseittotheirownconceptionsoftheusefulandthegood. Theyhavesetupsuchambitious signpostsasthebeginningofthe FascistEratomaketheintended deflectioninthecourseofhistory. Itisironicalthatadecidedly staticnotionofhistoryshould havecreptintoourchange-consciousage.Tocontinuethemetaphor,therehasgrownupafallacythattheflowofhistorycan bearrestedatcertainstagesas thoughitcouldbedammedup intovastimmobileartificiallakes. Thenmightthesocialreformers comeandgazeatit,likeFaust atHelen'simage,andmurmur: "Verweiledoch,Dubistsoschon." Thus,atthetimeoftheFrench Revolution.menthoughtthey wereusheringinaneraofReason inthenameofthatdividedtrinityofLiberty,EqualityandFraternity.Historywouldhaltwhen thelastkingwouldbehangedby theentrailsofthelastpriest.Furtherchangewouldbeimpossible sincenonewouldwishtopass fromtheperfecttothelessperfect.Soontherevolutionaries foundthatbatteringdownBastillesdoesnotnecessarilymake menbetter.andthatnosocialre formscanexorcisetheSeven DeadlySins-soverydeadlyto schemesofhumanperfectibility

andintheMarxismMillennium theCash-nexuswilltaketheplace ofimperfectChristiancharity whereintherewillbenomore workforProvidencetodosince everythingwillbebloomingin theGardenofEdenthatwillbe theWorldFederationofSoviet Republics."Itisnotsomeindwellingidea,Providence,the World-Spirit,orNaturalReason, whichsecuresthechangeswhich occur,"wroteLaskiinacoalmen, tareonMarx."Thesearecon ceptionsinventedbymenand conceivedbymentoexplainthe characteroftheworldaboutthem. Thecolourandconnotationof curideasisalwaysgivenbyand shapedfromthemannerinwhich menhavetogainthemeansof life."WhentheMarxianUtopia hasatlastbeenreachedbyaprocessofinevitableclass-war,and whenCapitalismandChristianity withwhichitissocloselybound upfortheSoviets,iseliminated. therewillcomeagreatstaticcalm. Therewillbenomorechangelest anothergoodcustom,betterthan Communism,shouldcorruptthe world.

Nobettercontrastcouldbe foundbetweentheCatholicattitudeofhistoryandthatofthe modernscientifichumaniststhan bycomparingthe"CivitasDei" withH.G.Wells'"OutlineofHistory."ReadersofProfessorRos tovtzev's"SocialandEconomic HistoryoftheRomanEmpire" willbestartledattheclosesimilaritiesbetweentheageofSt. Augustineandourown.There wasthesamesenseofthewheels ofcivilisationrunningdown,the samepessimismandpuerilitiesobservableinartandliterature,the

henevermentionsProvidencein the"Outline,"thoughhedidsoin "GodtheInvisibleKing"under theheadingof"Heresies:orthe ThingsThatGodisNot."here H.G.W.getstediouslytangledin histheologyanddragsinDaudet's"TartarinintheAlps"to showthatifyoutemptProvidence,Providencewillletyou downintoadeepcrevasse.)Now thewarhasdealtacruelblow totheUtopiabuiltonsuchsweet reasonableness.Youmightbring thehorse-senseoftheworldto Wells,butobviouslyyoucould notmakeitdrinkofthewisdom thereof.Nowheturnsfurious, andflaysabouthimonallsides inhis"MindattheEndofits Tether."Itwouldhardlyplacatethepetulantprophettoremindhimthathistoryisnot 6 mere"motiophysica"towards biggerandbetterbath-tubs,but animposing"motiometaphysica" toallwhocanseeitsteadilyand seeitwhole.

ToadapttheMacaulayphrase, thereisnootherinstitutionleft standingwhichcantakesucha longviewofhistory,inevery sense,astheCatholicChurch.

ThelateAlexisCarrelthuswrote inhisdisturbing"MantheUnknown":"TheRomanCatholic Churchistheonlyorganisation toharerealisedthattheprogress ofhumanityisveryslow,thatthe passingofagenerationisaninsignificanteventinthehistoryof theworld. Thegovernmentof nationsbymenwhoestimatetime infunctionoftheirownduration leads,aswewellknow,toconfusionandtofailure.Wehave tostretchourtemporaloutlook beyondourselves."

andgloryunknowninthecivilisationsofthepast.Heknewas muchaboutthe"comparative morphologiesofcultures"asHerr Spengler,buthealsorealised veryvividlythattheculturethat wastocomewouldbeunique,and thathistorywouldnot,henceforth, repeatitself.WhenWellswrote hisfantasytheairwasfullof hopeandtrustintheprofessors. Wewereobviouslyonthewayto Utopia,whereofWellshimselfhad laiddownanddrawnuptheplans andblueprintsinhisModern "Utopia" (Noteinpassingthat

TheCatholicChurchhasalways beenchange-conscious.Fromthe verybeginningsheknewthatthe Incarnationmadeatremendous changeinhistory,thattheold orderwaschangedyieldingplace tothenewandthatGodwould henceforthinhumanhistoryfulfitHimselfinmany-easethrough theParaclete.Henceforthevery manwastobegivenhisopportunityofco-operatinginGod'sdesign for"anincarnatedDivineorder," andofhelpingtowardstheestablishmentoftheCityofGodinthe religious,social,political,cultural andeconomicspheres.ThebelieversintheIncarnationwere notmerelytoendeavourto"escapehistory."Theyweretohe piledhighwithitsparticulardifficulties.Inourageweperceive theOssaofCommunismpiledon thePelionofaNeo-Pagancivilisation.Whowouldwishtoescape historyinsuchachallenging time?

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ThefinalcommentonStepinac trialandverdictisadequatelymadebytheLondoncorrespondentoftheMelbourne"Advocate"asfollows:

Noeventhasforalongtime arousedsuchfeelingamongBritishCatholicsasthecondemnationofArchbishopStepinacof Zagreb.AlltheCatholicpapers featurehisfinerecordasa churchmanandapatriot,and pointoutthathisimprisonment ismerelythelong-awaitedcrucialsteptakenbyTitoinhisobjectiveofriddinghiscountryof Christianinfluence.

ItisCardinalGriffin.however, whovoicestheopinionoftheCatholicChurchinBritain.SpeakinginthenameoftheBishopsof EnglandandWales,HisEminence saysinastatementissuedonSeptember25:

"Afterthebitterfightwhich thiscountryanditsallieshave wagedinthecauseoffreedom,it comesasagreatshocktolearn thatoneofthegreatestopponentsofNazityrannyhasbeenarrestedandchargewith'crimes againstthepeople.'

GreatPersonalVirtue.

"TheMostRev.AloYsiusStepinac,ArchbishopofZagreband PrimateofYugoslavia,whohas recentlybeenarrested,isaman ofgreatpersonalvirtue,whoduringthewarneverceasedtoshow hispatriotismandhisloveforhis people.

In1941heenteredasolemn protestagainstlegaldecreesof theCroatGovernmentwhichdiscriminatedagainsttheOrthodox ChurchandenforcedtheconversionofitsmemberstoCatholicism.

"Hewasequallyoutspoken againstthedeportationofallnontAyransandonbehalfofthe Jewsobtainedthewithdrawalof theNuremberglaws.Hewas,as heisnow,anoutspokendefender

oftherightsandfreedomofthe individualofwhateverrace,religionorcolour.

"DuringthewartheArchbishop'sresidencewasacentrebf shelter,refugeandreliefforthe huntedandthehungry.His CaritasorganisationhelpedwithoutdistinctionJewsandChristians,Moslems,OrthodoxandCatholicsalike.

"WeurgeourGovernmentand allthosewhohavetheconcernof thelibertyoftheindividualat hearttoleavenostoneunturned tosecuretheimmediaterelease ofthisgreatdefenderoffreedom."

Today,inWestminsterCathedral,Masswasofferedforthe Archbishop'swelfare.

Tito'sDesignUncloaked.

The"Tablet"seesintheArchbishop'sarresttheuncluakingof Tito'sdesignstoisolatehiscountryfromallWesterninfluences, particularlythatoftheChurch.

"Hewasarrested,"saysthis paper,"becausethereisnoroom foraChurchpreachingthevalue oftheindividualmaninthetotalitarianYugoslaviaofMarshal Tito;becausethetruthsproclaimedbytheChurchthrowherinto oppositioninacountrywhereno oppositionistolerated.Whathe didordidnotdoduringthewar isentirelyirrelevantintheeyes ofTito'sSovietregime.Allthat isrelevantisthatheisaCatholicArchbishopofthestatureof CardinalHlondinPoland,orCardinalMindszentyinHungary,or ofthelateCardinalvonGalen inGermany."

The"Tablet"supportsthis viewpoint-whichistheviewpoint ofthegeneralCatholicbody-by referringtoasignificantfactabout Tito'santi-Catholicspeechmade recentlyatCetinje,thecapitalof Montenegro.

FearlessEnemyofAxis.

"TheSerbianOrthodoxBishop ofthatcity,lessresolutethanthe

majorityofhisfellowsintheOrthodoxepiscopate,hadwelcomed KingVictorEmmanuelofItaly inoccupiedMontenegroduringthe war.ButTitohadnowordto sayagainsthimnow.Hisanger wasreservedfortheCatholic Archbishopwhohadbeentheconsistentandfearlessenemyofthe Axis. ItisbecausetheCatholicChurchistheChurchof WesternEuropethattheArchbishopofZagrebisarrested."

The"Tablet"foreseesthepossibilitythattheSerbianOrtho-

thePapalNunciaturethere,has flownfromRometoinvestigate theGovernment'sactionagainst theArchbishop. AnindexoftheHolySee'sattitudeinthemattermay'begaugedbythecommentofthe"OsservatoreRomano,"whichpraises 'ArchbishopStepinac's"pastoral virtues,patriotismandlovefor hispeople,"andcondemnsthe Titoregimeforits"atheismdisplayedassocialredemptionand oppressionadvertisedasliberty."

"Times"ExposesTyranny.

Timelytestimonyofthisoppressionisgiveninatwo-partarticleinthe"Times"fromitsspecialcorrespondentinYugoslavia

ThiscorrespondentsaysfranklythattheYugoslaviaGovernmentisrapidlytransformingthe countryintoaStateoftheSoviet typeandheaddsthattheforthcominglocalelectionswillnot undothetrendofthelasttwo years.The"People'sCommittees,"hesays,havebeenchanged,astheRussianSovietswere changed20yearsago,fromgenuineorgansoflocalgovernment intoinstruments.ofacentralised systemrigidlycontrolledfrom above,thecontrolbeingexercisedthroughtheCommunistParty.

Thewritergoesontodescribe the"floodofpropagandawhichinvadeseveryvillageinthecountryandeveryminuteofthepeople'slives,"thecompulsionthat isexercisedtomakeworkersattend"spontaneous"demonstrationsandteachersthecoursesin MarxismFinally,hesays: "Theinescapableideology,the tyrannyoverminds,isthesource ofmorediscontentthanthelack ofpoliticalfreedom.ButdiscontentdoesnottroubleTito'sGovernmentbecausewithmanymillionSovietbayonetsbehindit,it feelsabletoignoreallopposition. Inreturn,itwillstandbythe SovietUnionwhateversurprises theinternationalsituationmay bring" Itis,ofcourse,just'becauseit feelssecureunderthewingof Russiaandbecauseits"tyranny ofthemind"isnowfirmlyestablishedthatTito'sGovernment. aftermchthreatening,hasarrestedArchbishopStepinac.

ANGLICANSANDMIXED MARRIAGE

marriages,andisatpainstodemonstrateliturgicallyherdisapprovalofthem,theleastwecan expectofthenon-Catholicparties isthattheyshouldbereadyfor compromise.Onesuspectsthat theonlyreasontheAnglican Churchdoesnottake.astand withitsadherentsonthesubject ofmixedmarriagesisthatitlacks thedoctrinalanddisciplinaryauthoritytodoso.

ActuallywearegratefultoDr. Garbettforhiswarning.Forif exclusivelyCatholicmarriages couldbepromoteditwouldmean animmensestrengtheningofthe Faith.Theonlyreasonforthe relaxationofprimitiveCatholic teachingonthepointisthatin EnglandandAustraliaweareliving,notsomuchinaProtestant environment,asinonewhichis predominantlynon-Catholic.The dearthofCatholicmenorwomen isinitselfadispensingfactor.But evenduringthefortyyearswhen theNeTemereprovisionsapplied, therelaxationdidnotprovebeneficialtotheChurchandatthe riskofgreaterdefectionthePlenaryCouncilinSydneyin1937 madetherestrictionssostringent thatinacasewherethewomanis anon-Catholic,thedispensation is-almostimpossibletoobtain. TheCatholicChurch.therefore hasdoneitssharetoalleviatethe anomaliesofinixedmarriages. Shewouldheveryhappytosee theotherchurchesfacetheirresponsibilities.

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ARCHBISHOPSTEPINAC, MetropolitanofZagrebandPrimateofYugoslavia, -"amanofgreatpersonalvirtue." doxBishopswillonedaybecompelledtoacknowledgethejurisdictionoftheMoscowPatriarch.

PrimitiveView.

CountMichaelBedoyere,editor ofthe"CatholicHerald,"declares thatincountrieslikeNaziGermany,SovietRussia,andtheir puppets,legaljusticeisnomore thanthewillofthedictatorand hisparty.

"Thisprimitiveview,"hecontinues,"denyingasitdoesthe veryessenceofChristianmoral teaching,necessarilymeansthat Christianityandauwholivebyit willbeindictedunderthetaw'or inotherwayspersecuted.In thecaseofsuchcountries,therefore,therecanbenorespectfor anevillawevillypractisedand evillyapplied Titobelieves thattheArchbishopofZagrebis ontrial.Historywilldeclare thatitisTitowhostandsinthe dock."

Vatican'sAttitude.

The"Herald"saysthatthearrestofArchbishopStepinacisconsideredinRometobethemost important,asitisthemostopen, challengetotheChurchmade sincethewar,andthattheVatican,knowingwelltherecordof"a 'saintlyandwiseprelate,"ispreparedtostandbyhimandmake hiscauseatestcaseintheTito persecutionoftheChurch.

ItisreportedfromBelgrade thatBishopHurley.Regentof

TheAnglicanArchbishopof YorkEngland),Dr.C.F.Garbett, addressingafullsynodoftheConvocationofYorkduringtheweek, warnedAnglicanscontemplating marriagewithCatholicsagainst signingawaytheirrightsinconnectionwithpossiblechildren.He rightlypointedoutthattheCatholicChurchrecognisedsuch mixedmarriagesonlyiftheywere performedinthepresenceofaCatholicpriest,whowouldnotattendunlesstheparentssigneda declarationthatanychildren wouldbebaptisedintotheCatholicChurch.Healsostated thattherewasastipulationthat theCatholicpartywoulddoall inhisorherpowertoconvertthe non-Catholicparty.Nowallthis isperfectlytrue,butitisnotvery new.TheNeTemereDecree becameCatholiclawinAugust, 1907,butwemustcongratulate theArchbishopofYorkinraising anissusewhichisamereforty yearsold.Actuallythedecreeis baseduponaprovisionmadeby theCouncilofTrentinfavourof greaterlibertyallowedbythe "new"Decree.

Thepuzzlingfeatureaboutthe Anglicanapproachtotheproblem ofmixedmarriageisthatitdoes not,apparently,atanystageforbidsuchunions,orevendowhat 'itcantodiscouragethem.All thatArchbishopGarbettasksis thatAnglicansshoulddissuade membersoftheChurchofEnglandfromsigning"thisdocument."Butiftheywishtomarry Catholics,andunderstandCatholiclawasitisunequivocallystated,surelytheymustunderstand thattheyarenotinapositionto dictate.SeeingthattheCatholicChurchmerelytoleratessuch

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HowTeresaSoughtGod

GreatCarmeliteAdvises AboutDivineFriendship

Weareallinterestedinthose whocantellusaboutourselves andreadtousanaccountofour failingsandhopes,thedeedswe meanyettodo.Afellowfeelingmakesuswondrouskindand ourheartswarm.tothosewho havesufferedandlivedaswe.

Thatiswhythesaintsareour friendsandwhyinthisbusy modernworld,somanypeople arelookingtothemandwonderingovertheirlivesofprayerand flightfromdistraction.

Manybookshavebeenwritten aboutSt.TeresaofAvila,andthe storyofherlifeissimplytheaccountofherwayofprayer.She tellsusthatprayerisnothingelse thanbeingon"termsoffriend. shipwithGod,"thatitislikeenteringevermoreintotheinner roomsofthesoul'scastletofind OurKing,"HisMajesty,"dwelling there,thattheprogressislike thefloweringofabeautifulgardeninwhichwe,likegoodgardeners,dowhatwecan.

Itisthissimilitudeofthesoul asagarden,usedbeforebySt. Bernard,thatTeresaadoptsin thosechaptersofherautobiography(fromchaptersninetotwenty-two),whereshedigressesto speakofprayer.Shehasalready toldusaboutherhomeand childhood,ofhowshewasput intoaconventforhereducation, ofthethoughtsofareligiouslife andherrepugnanceforit,though shecouldseeitwasthesafest way.Shehastold,too,ofhow shebecamelessferventandwas

attachedtocertainfriendships. Shewascuredofaparalysisby prayertoSt.Joseph,butstillhad hotgivenherselfwhollytoher vocation.

Thenachangecame.Her fatherdiedaholydeathandSt Teresawasmoves.ADominicanFathergavenergoodadviceandtoldhernevertoomit hermentalprayer.

St.Teresabegantofollowhis adviceandtellsushowshelovedtothinkofOurLordinthose scenesofHislifevThereHewas mostlonely.Sheusedtogoto theGardeninOurLord'scompanyandfoundcomfortalsoin

formistakesandpossibledelusions. Therearefourways,shetells us,inwhichthegardenofour soulsmaybewateredinprayer. Inthebeginningwehavetoget thewaterfromthewellinbuekets.Wehavealreadybegun toremovetheweedsgrowing there,buttheseedsandplants needwater.Bringingthewater inbucketsisarduous.Itmeans wemustbeconstantlystriving againstourbadinclinations,recallingoursinsandfailings,often meditatingonOurLord'slife. Therewillbearidityanddisgust attheslownessofourlabour.But wemustnotmindthis.Our Lordistrustinguswithacareof thegarden.Hewishestosee thosewholoveHimand"ascertainiftheywilldrinkthechalice,andhelpHimtocarrythe

TheGardenofSpiritual Development

the'thoughtofsaintswhomOur LordhadconvertedagaintoHim. self.

Theexistingautobiography waswritteninstagesandonlyaftermuchanxiety.Thefirst thirty-onechaptersareconsider. edtobesubstantiallythesame asthatwrittenforFraPedro Ibanez,andtheremainderwas addedontheadviceofanother Dominican,GarciaofToledo.At last.in1568,afteraboutsixyears, shewasabletosendher"Life" toBlessedJohnofAvilaforhis approval.Timeandagainwesee herwonderfulhumilityandsubmissiontodirectorsandthedesirethatsheshouldhecorrected

Cross,beforeHeentruststhem withHisgreattreasures."St. Teresaadvises'tobewillingto diginOurLord'sgardenandbe gladtobenearHim.

"LethimhelpHimtocarry theCross,andlethimthinkhow IlecarrieditallHislifelong:let himnotseekhiskingdomhere, noreverintermithisprayer;and solethimresolve,ifthisaridity shouldlastevenhiswholelife long,nevertoletChristfalldown beneaththeCross."

Itwillhelpustothinkoftepof OurLordandputourselvesin Hispresence.Weneednotmake reflectionsallthetimebutmay resttherequietly."Thesoul mayalsoplaceitselfinthepresenceofChrist,andaccustomitselftomanyactsofJovedirectedtoHisSacredHumanity,and remaininHispresencecontinually,andspeaktoHim,prayto Himinitsnecessities,andcomplaintoHimofitstroubles:be merrywithHiminitsjoys,and yetnotforgetHimbecauseofits joys.Allthisitmaydowithout setprayers,butratherwith wordsbefittingitsdesiresand needs."

Thisisasafewaytotravel, saysSt.Teresa,bothinthefirst stageandattheendofour journey.Itgivesusaprecious companionship.

LateronifitbeGod'sholywill, watermaybefoundmoreeasily.

Nowweuseawindlassandbucketsdrawingthewater.Thisis the"prayerofquiet."Thegardenerlosesthedesireofearthly things:comfortsandpleasant thingsmattertohimnothingat all.Thewaterishigherinthe wellandeasiertoget.Sothe memoryandimaginationarenot neededsomuch.Thewillisdirectedeasilytomakeactsoflove anddevotiontoGod.ItisGod's captiveandwantsonlytodoHis willonearth.Allthevirtues thriveinthegardenbecause God'sgraceisunhinderedbyour attachmenttoanyotherwill.We restquietlyinthoughtofGod andconfidentthatHiswillis doneonearthasitisinheaven. Godissonearwedonotneedto sendmessengers,butthesoul "mayspeaktoHimitself,andnot withaloudcrying,becauseso nearisHealready,thatHeunderstandseventhemovementsofits lips."Allthetimedespising ourselves,wemustrememberthat thisgrowthintheorchardisdue absolutelytoGod'sgoodness."In thiswaywegaingreathumilitytheflowersgrowafresh."MarthaandMaryareone.

Intwootherwaysthegarden maybewatered,butthese,more eventhantheothers,areGod's blessing. Itmaybethatastreampasses throughthegardenandthegardenerisnotobligedtobearwater totheflowers.Thesoulisnowen

ontheRoadof

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tirelyatpeace,noneofitsflow. ersareemployed,butyetthe soulfeelsthatitwouldshareits joywithallmen.Nithingin theworldaroundcangiveany pleasure,eating,sleeping,allthat givesbodilyease,arepainfulnow. Thegardenerwouldbegladto leavetheworldaltogetherandbe atrestinGod.St.Teresacries outthatthisisafire,a"heavenlymadness,"andthatitconsists in"thehatredofthislife,thedesertionofitshonours,inbeing utterlyindifferentwhetherwe loseorgainanythingoreverything,providedthetruthbetold andmaintainedforthegloryof God."Andthenthereisthepatheticlittlesentence,"Idonot ,,aythatIamapersonofthis kind,butIwishIwas."

Somedaysthegardenwillbe blessedbyshowersfromthesky above.Nowinthisfourthway ofprayerGodmaygiveholygifts andSaintTeresespeaksofthose tokensofGod'slovewefindin someofthesaints.Butshedoes notfailtowarnuswemustbe cautious,thatthesethingsare God'spuregifts,thatthegardenermustnotbecomecarelessin hisdailyround,thattheground mustbewelldugbytroubles,persecutions.detractionsandinfirmities;therenevermustbeanyself interestnorattachmenttothe leastthing.

NowheredoesSt.Teresaimply thatthegardenerwilldispense withhistoolsusedinearlierdays. northattherewillbenoweedsto remove.Inthebeginningpeopleareoftentooanxious,theyarestiffandrefuseeventosmile whileatworkinthegarden:or theyaredisposedtobetooprudentabouttheirhealth.

Weneednotthinkwecannot dowithoutthisorthat.St.Ignatius,weremember,knowingwe usuallychoosethemorepleasant things,tellsusboldlytopray thatGodwillgiveus,anddis. poseustoaccept,whatismost disagreeableandunpleasant.Like himSt.Teresainsiststhatwe generallyflatterourselves,and thattliirecanbenohopewhile weseektheleastsupportinthis world."Itisthepaceofahen," shesays.Wewillbetemptedby Satantothinkthat"tohaveall werequirecontributestorecollection,becauseanxietiesdisturb prayer,"andatothertimesSatan willsaythatourstateinlifedemandsacertaindignityandobservanceofpolitedecorum,based onworldlymaxims.

Again,somepeoplewillgo aboutfindingthemotesin others,fullofzealtoimprove them,ortheymaybehinderedby tearfrommakingbigresolves.

Thegreatestdangerofallwill comewhenwearetemptedto giveupthetask.Wemaybegin togiveawaythefruitsofthegarden,tooeagerly.Weactnot withouthumility,butwithinsufficientdiscretion.Wethought wenevercouldlovetheold things,butonedaywefindthem riseupanddrawusafter.What shallwedo?Perhapsprayeris onlyamirageafterall.Better nottogoon.Betternottobe hypocrites,keepingupanoutwardshow,whileweknowwe lovethethingsofthisworld.BetternottobeintheGardenwith Judas,andbetrayourMaster. Noblertodesert,bettertofly away.No!criesTeresa.There mustbenogivingupprayer. Thishadbeenherfailing.Let themlearn"toknowandmake muchofthemselveswithahumbleandholypresumption,"let themneverhatethehardroad oftheirearlieryears,prayerwill bringthemtothehavenoflight intheend."They-mustnotbe discouagedunlesstheywouldlose

themselvesutterly.Tearsgain everything."

Normayweimaginethatwe mayeverlosesightofoursins.

Astimegoesonandweseemore withOurLord'seyes,weseeourselvesmoreclearly,inourshame anddisgrace.Wethoughtwe servedGod,nowweseewhatit istobeunprofitableservants.

Thewaterhadseemedclearbut nowthesunshinesthroughitand weseeitfullofathousandimpurities.WhenwelookatGod weareblindedbyHisglory,all Hiswondrousinfiniteperfection. Whenwelookatourselveswe wanttocloseoureyes,sowholly wretched,uncleanarewe.

SodoesTeresaspeakofthe wayshesoughtGodourLordon theroadofprayer.Heraccount isapersonalrecord,justasthe writingsofSt.JohnoftheCross arearecordofhissufferingsand loneliness,orasthe"Spiritual Exercises"telluswhatGod'spilgrim,IgnatiusofLoyola,enduredatManresaandSalamanca,at JerusalemandParis.

Thereisaswordofthespirit, aswordofsorrow,whichpierces men'sinmosthearts,andwhen Teresa,John,orIgnatiuswrite, thoughtsarerevealedoutofmany hearts.

InSt.Teresa'saccountofthe Garden,wefindadistinguishing personalnote.St.Johniscalmer,grave,anaroofnessthatattractsus.Welongtofollowhim wherehehasfollowedOurLord inthedarknightandfreedom fromthisworld'sbonds."At the'endoflifeitisonlovethat weshallbejudged."St.Ignatiuslikewiseiscalm,sweetlyreasonable,drawingustoseehow thingsareofvaluesofaronlyas informedbyprayer.Yetthere aretimeswhenweseehissoul. thewatcherofMontserrat,the pilgrimintheHolyLand,when hetellsustomakeourprayer anexclamationofwonder,orto speakwithGod,asservantswith masters,orasafriendwithhis friend.

NowSt.Teresabothhereand inotherworks,haswrittenmuch, butyoureadwithinterestallthe while.Therearehersimplicity, herlittleanecdotes,herquiet smile,thesuddenbeautifulprayerstoOurLord.sympathyof companyontheroadwhereshe saysshe"walkedsoilland stumbledsooften."-Rev.P. Astley,S.J.

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Thestormofwarislongpast.

Thereisnomoregunfireinthe streetsandoutskirtsofthecity.

Thecannonsnolongerroar; theirlastfarewelltotheHoly Citywasthatdull,gloomyreport whichheraldedthewithdrawalof theGermans.Stillitisinttresa ingtorecallafewpicturesofthat periodandtoassessthemeaning ofthefeelingsandhopesweexperienced.'

ThememorablebattleforRome hadmorethanlocalimportance. Thosedaysandmonths,sorich ingriefandjoy,awakened thoughtsandfeeingswhich touchtheverydepthsofChristianity.Menappearnowasmere figureheads,asinstrumentsinthe world-e.mbracinghappeningsand theeternaltruthswhicheverand everstreamoutfromSt.Peter's intotheworld.

EverythingwesawandexperiencedintheHolyCityduring thosedayswassomehowconnectedwiththetoweringfigureofthe HolyFather,theVicarofChrist andHisTruthonearth.Inall theconfusionofwar,theperson oftheBishopofRometowered likeaboldpeakinthemountain chainofgreatevents.Oftenthe

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eyesoftheinhabitantsofRome wereturnedtotheVatican;often menweredrivenbyanxietyand care,worryanddistress;but often,also,byjoyandgratitude.

Inallthosehopesandfears,Rome andtheHolyFatherwerejoined indeepinteriorunity.

FrontthetimeofthefirststormsignalsoftheunforgettableconflictweseethePopetakingpart inevents.Hesparedhimselfno effort,noexertion,nohumiliation even,inordertoavertthethreateningstorm.Hiswordsrang outeverstronger,evermoreforceful.Oftentheypouredfromhis lipsasawarning,asadeepentreaty,butalsoasathreatof futurepunishment.Itseemed tousatthattimeasthoughthe HolyFatherwererallyinghis wholestrengthtorecallthe statesmentosanity,toawaken theirconsciences,toplaceclearlybeforetheireyestheirgreat responsibilityforthefuturebefore Godandman.ButtheHoly Father'svoicewaslikeoneinthe wilderness.Thestatesmenof Italy,andthosewhocamefrom outside,seemedwithoutearsand withoutfeeling.Whattheyhad plannedwastohappen.

TheterriblewarbrokeoverEuropeandItaly.Thefruitsof blindstubbornnessbegantoripen andappear.Nothingremained nowforthePopebuttostorm theAlmightywithprayersforforgiveness."Misererenostri"echoedfromhisheartlikeanunendingprayer.IlebeggedGod's forgivenessformen'sblindness, fortheirsins:hebeggedthatHe wouldnotpunishmankindtoo harshly.

supportthepeoplewhocameto himindroves.Mothersand widows,oldmenandfathers, soughthisconsolationand strength.TherewereheartgrippingscenesintheVatican whichshowedmoreandmorethe greatloveoftheHolyFather andthefulltrustofthepeople. Wesawtearsflowingthere,but wesawalsolovingcomfort, fatherlyencouragementandconsolation.ThePopelistenedto everyonewithsympathyand withinterest;foreachhefound therightword.

NotonlytheItalianscameto theHolyFatherimpelledbysorrowandneed.Later,when'Italy wasoccupiedbyitsAxispartner.

people.Inplaceofsympathy theGermansoftensawexpiatory processionsinthestreets,likea devoutintimationofguilt.

ButwhenthedefendersleftAfrica,whenSicilyfellandAllied bomberswerenolongeranoveltyintheRomansky,thenwas revealedtherealunityofsoulbetweenthecityanditsFather.Almostamortalterrorseizedeveryoneandforcedhimtoturnhis eyestotheVatican.Thefirst airattackonRome(orrather, onitsoutskirts)wastheherald ofthebattlefortheHolyCity. WhenthePopenowlefttheVaticanandvisitedthebombed places,wedidnotknowatwhom hisindirectprotestwasaimed,

Heart-GrippingScenes attheVatican

theGermansoldiersalsocameto theVatican,ofteninlargenumbers.Thesesoldieraudiences oftenendedupasgreatdemonstrationsfortheFatherofMankindandtheDefenderofJustice. TheGermanofficials,whenthey sawthesedemonstrations,forbadetheirmentoattendtheaudiencesinuniform.Butstillthe

whetheragainstthosewhohad causedthewar,oragainstthose whowerepunishingthewarmongers.Thefactwassimply thatthe"Master"ofthecountry hadtogo. Thencameanewgovernment, butalsonewworries.Greatjubilatienwasmixedwithdeepanxiety.Everybodyleisaskinghim-

defendershadtolaydowntheir armswhentheGermansopened upwithartilleryfire.Theovercrowdedcitystoodingravedanger.Thebasilicasandtombsof themartyrs,palacesandmuseums,forthefirsttimeincenturies,sawshellswhinebyand explode.Feargrippedthepeople,butatthelastmomentthe HolyFathersucceededinobtaininganagreementthattheartilleryfireshouldceaseandthecity behandedovertotheattackers. ThusRomefellintothehandsof theGermansandtheso-called "Neo-Fascists."

WhatfollowedcanonlybedescribedasasadAdvent,asombre autumn-nearlyayearofdeep tension,suspenseandmourning. ThecitywastakenoverandruledbytheGestapoanditstroops; lifeinthestreetsandsquares stopped..TheVaticanwaswatchedbySSsoldiers.Everyone fearedprovocations.Bombsfell ontheVatican;weknewwell fromwhichsidetheycame.An anti-aircraftbatterywasplaced intheneighbourhoodoftheVatican,orartillerywasdeliberately broughtpastit.Nevertheless,a lighteningoftheseworriescame withthewordthatRomewasstill tobeacceptedasanopencity.

Thesewerebuttheexternal events.Initssoulthecitywas experiencingsomethinglikethe daysofthecatacombs.Holy Rome,withitschurchesandconvents,itsdevoutsoulsandholy hearts,openedthedoorsoflove andmercy.Youngmen,honest officials,evenwomenandgirls, ranthedangerofbeingcaptured. Notinfrequentlyweheardthe screamsofthoseseizedtobedeported.Thousandsfoundrefuge andprotectionwiththetruechildrentheHolyCity.Foodwas veryscarce:howweretheseunfortunatesinhidingtobefed?

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Whocanforgetthatmemorable funeralMassinSt.Peter'satthe verybeginningofthewar"All Romewaspresentinthebasilica, asatthegreatfeasts.Butwhat adifference!WhenthePope nteredthebasilica,therewereno shoutsofjubilation,noapplause. Heenteredonfoot,grave,collected;withacrossinhishands,he movedthroughthesurging throng.Tearsstoodinmen's eyesastheysawtheIlolyFather soweigheddownwithcare;itwas likearevelationofthingsto come,liketheprocessionofa-victimtothealtarofatonementand expiation.Thethrongswent homefromthebasilicadeeply apprehensive,oppressedbyadark cloudofforebodings. Thatwasonlythebeginningof trials.

Fromthattimeon,theHoly FatherremainedalmostexclusivelyintheVatican.Hewasno longerseenatpublicceremonies inSt.Peter'sorinthecity.He remainedwithdrawnandretired inhisapartments,butnotinactive-peoplebegantoseekhim outintheVatican.

TheItalianpeopledidnotwant war;theywereopposedtoitwith alltheirheartsandconvictions.

TheshoutsofIntervento!"were notoftheirchoosing.Themen ofItalymarchedtowarunder compulsion,withoutenthusiasm. Themasterstor,rather,the"Master")ofthecountrysoughtto keepupmoralewhenpossible, butthepeoplelivedincareand sorrow.particularlywhenthe "misfortunesandmistakes"occurredatthefront.

TheHolyFatherknewbestof allthesorrowsandheartachesof theItalianpeople.Itseemedto usinthosedaysthatheconsideredithisspecialapostolateto console,strengthen,adviseand

soldierscame-evenProtestants -andfoundtherecomfortand strength.

Asthewarreacheditsclimax, asitbecameclearthatthedefencewasbecomingdesperate andtheoffenceruthless,the Pope'sfirstcarewastomakethe fightashumaneaspossible.When hedidnotsucceedbyentreaties, hebegantouseprotestsand threats.Bothsidesheardsharp wordsaddressedtothem.He didnotalwaysreceiveahearing; neverthelessheaccomplisheda greatdeal.Hewasrespectedbybothenemyandfriend.

TheHolyCityitselfimitatedas muchaspossiblethegreatloveof itsshepherd.Solongaswar wasfarfromitswalls,itshowed anattitudeofprayerandholiness. ofrecollectionandexpiationto thetroopswhomarchedby.But theItaliansreceivedtheir"helpers"withoutjoyorcordiality. TheGermansnoticedthis:they sawthedeepmourningofthe people,sawtheRomanchurches ir.penitentialgarb.Reproachfulglancesgreetedthenewcomerswho,eveninmisfortune, foundnosympathyamongthe

selfwhattheAxispartnersand helperswoulddo.Itwasnow aquestionofsavingthecityand protectingitfrommishap.We heardofthePope'seffortstohave Romedeclaredanopencity.The newgovernmentwasfavourable tothisplan,butmetstiffoppositionfromtheGermans.However,theheadoftheItaliangovernment,MarshalBadoglio,showedcourageinacceptingtheAllied termsforsparingRome.Itwas knownthatthisdeclarationwas theworkoftheHolyFather. EternalRomewastoremainan islandamidtheruins.Itiseasy toimaginethejoyofthecity which, itsrefuglesand casualties,hadgrowntodouble itsnormalsize.Crowdsmarched toSt.Peter's,totheHolyFather, tothankhimandshowhimtheir joy. Butitwasashorhivedjoy. Whentheannouncementofthe armisticecame,theGeramnslost patienceor,rather,theyopenly seizedpowerinItaly.German troopsattackedItaliangarrisons todisarmthem.Thegarrison ofRomewassurroundedonall sides,andthethreedivisionsof

TheVaticanobtainedthenecessarypermissionsfrombothbelligerentstosenditstrucksfreelyintotheprovincesandbringfood intothecity.Alliedobservation. planesfollowedeverytruck;neverthelesstheVaticanmanaged, andmanythousandsof'Romans werethusprovidedwithfoodin thatdifficultandcriticalperiod WeoftensawVaticantrucksgoingthroughthestreetsofRome indroves,markedwiththepapal_ colours.Thegooddriversshowedtheircourageandself-sacrifice: theywereoftenexposedtogreat dangerofbeingmistakenlyattackedbyplanes,particularly aftertheestablishmentofthe beach-headatAnzioandtheevernearerapproachofthefrontto Rome.

Thisdarkperiodlastedallwinter.Silentexpectationanddevoutprayer,heroiccharityand trustingsurrendercontrastedwith oppressionandbrutality,violationofhumanrightsandinternationalpacts.Nomoreyouthto beseeninthestreets,norejoicing.Thecityseemedalmost empty.Onlycripplesandold peoplecouldmoveaboutfreely andwalkacrosstheemptystreets withoutfear.Yetthecitywas overcrowded,andthenumberof inhabitantsashighasever. Nowwaslivedapageoutofthe historyofthecatacombs.Inthe cellarsofhouses,inhiddenrooms, peoplewerepraying,livingin hopeandexpectation.Charity openedmanyaneyetothetrue faith.Thebrightraysofsacrifice.whichstreamedsoabundantlyfromSt.Peter's,erased,gently andimperceptibly,muchhate andbitterness,muchinsuperable opposition.Thecityandits Fatherwereunited! Whenthedayofliberation came,thatwonderful,unforget(ContinuedonPage11

DIOCESANOBSERVANCE. RALLYATCATHEDRAL.

MissionSundaywasobserved throughoutallparisheslastSunday,withaspecialMissionsermonandExpositionoftheBlessedSacramentallday.

The11o'clockMassatSt. Mary'sCathedralwasbroadcast, andtheoccasionalsermonwas preachedbytheDiocesanDirectorofCatholicMissions,theRev. FatherF.Ryan.

ARallyofPromoterswasheld attheCathedralat3p.m.,with sermonbyRev.Dr.Sullivan,followedbyameetinginCathedral Hall,wherebusinessrelatingto theSocietyofthePropagationof theFaithwasdiscussed,andafternoonteawasservedbyaladies' committee.Attendanceatthe Rallywasapproximately150.

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Masses will be celebratedinthe Cathedralat6,7,5.15,9,10a.m., andaspeciallunch-hourMassat 12.10p.m.

Confessionsinpreparationfor theFeastwillbeheardonThursday.October31,from12noonto 1p.m.;from4p.m.to6p.m.,and aftereveningDevotions.

ALLSOULS' DAY.

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FromnoononFriday.November1,tomidnightonSaturday, November2,thefaithful,having beentoConfessionandHolyCornmunion,maygainaPlenaryIndulgence,applicableONLYtothe soulsinPurgatory.asoftenas theyvisitachurchororatory (publicorsemi-public)andpray fortheHolySouls,andfortheintentionofHisHolinessthePope. Theprayersprescribedforeach visitaresixOurFathers,sixHail Marys,andsixGlories,andthese, atleast,mustbesaidinorderto gaintheIndulgence.

Masses will he celebratedinthe CathedralonAllSouls'Dayat 6.45,7.30,8.15,9a.m.,andalunchhourMassat12.10p.m.

Confessionswillheheardon Friday(November1),afterthe 12.10Mass,from4p.m.to6p.m., andaftereveningDevotions.

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NEDLANDSBRANCH

Thefirstgeneralmeetingwas heldlastSundayeveningafterDe votions,whenbusinesswasfollowedbytabletennis.During theeveningabranchsecretary andtreasurerwereelected.BernieMonisandJoySouthworthare 'tofilltherespectivepositions. Thefollowingwerediscussedduringthegeneralbusinessofthe evening.

Dance.

NextSaturday,the26th.,isthe dateforthedance.Itissome timesincewehadourlastdance, butthisonepromisestobejust asgoodifnotbetter.St.Therese'sHall,cornerofTyrelland Elizabeth-streets,istheplace. You'llbesorryifyoumissthis! DancingClasses.

DancingclassesaretocommenceintheSchoolHallonWednesday,November6.from8to9 o'clock.Socomealong,girls, learntodance,andsoonyou'll bethebelleofourdances.

EucharisticProcession, Asyouknow,alltheyoungwo menandmenaretowalkwith theirparishyouthorganisations onSunday,the27th.,atAquinas College.TheNedlandsN.C.G.M. arewearingwhiteblousesand scarvesandgreyskirts,ifpossible. Weareassemblingaquarterof anhourbeforetimeunderour maroonflag.

WESTPERTHBRANCH.

Allinterestedgirlsoftheparishareaskedtocomealongto ourfirstbranchsocialonOctober30,commencingat8o'clock inthehall.

Youarealsoaskedtotome alongtoHolyCommunionatthe So'clockMassnextSunday,the 27th.

Tennis.

EverySundaywehaveacourt bookedatDeepDene,Adelaide Terrace,beforeyoureachMason andSimonson'sGarage.Commencingat2o'clock,therewill alsobememberstherewhowill assistanywhoneedtheirtennis brushedup.

Dance.

WehopeyouenjoyedyourselveslastSaturdayatour"FunFrolic,"andyouareinvitedtoour nextdanceonNovember2,and shareinthefun.

LEEDERVILLEBRANCH.

GeneralMeeting.

Thelastbranchmeetingwas heldintheBrothers'Collegeon Wednesday,October16,andwas attendedbyabout60girls.Mr.

G.Keatinggaveusabriefbut veryilluminatingtalkonTrade Unions,andstressedthepartthat eachmembercouldplayinthedevelopmentoftheUniontowhich shebelonged,remindingusthat, achainbeingonlyasstrongasits weakestlink,aUnionwouldonly beasstrongaseventhemostunimportant-seemingmembersmade it..WewishtothankMr.Keatingverymuchforbeingsokind astocomealongandaddressthe meeting,andfeelsurethatthere willbeshortlyanincreaseof about60membersinthevarious TradeUnions.

Thenextmeetingwillbeatthe Brothers'onMonday,October28.

RehearsalsforFilm.

OnSundayevening,afterDevotions,therewillbearehearsalfor everyoneatthebackoftheBrothers'College,asMamiewishesto getoneofthecrowdscenesunder way.Shootingofthefilmisto commenceonthefollowingweek, butIhaveitonthebestauthoritythatifeveryonedoesn'tturn uptothisrehearsal,shootingofa verydifferentkndwillbestarting rightthen.

PERTH,WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER23,1946.

THEDIVINEKING

NuFeastofmoderntimeshassocapturedtheimagi- nationoftheCatholicworldasthatoftheKingshipof Christ,whichwillhecelebratedonSundaybyaEucharisticProcessioninhonouroftheDivineMajesty.ThesupremacyofChristandHisultimatevictoryovertheworld, thefleshandthedevil.hasbeenthedominantthoughtof ourmodernmartyrs,andthecrythatwasontheirlipsas theydied:LongliveChristtheKing.Ithasbecome,too, thewatchwordofCatholicAction:"ThepeaceofChristin thereignofChrist."Thesignificanceofthe'Feastwill deepenaccordingas-nationsandtemporaryrulersarrogatetothemselvesauthoritybelongingdirectlytoGodor totheChurch,andaccordingasthetenetsoftotalitarianismtendmoreandmoretostiflespiritualactivity.All temporalauthorityisheldfromChristtheKing,andits validexercisemusthavereferencetoHisteachingand Hiswill.Butthe.;piritofLuciferisstillontheworld. Menwillascend,willgoupandbecomeliketheMost High.ButallthisdeificationofmanisahollowmockeryunlessconditionedbyreferencetotheMan,whois alsoGod,andwhoreceivedHisfirsthomagefromthe EasternkingsinthelowlinessandpovertyofBethlehem.

TheKingshipofChristisnopiousfiction,butan ideafundamentaltothewholeconceptofthenatureof Godandthenatureofman.ChristisKingbyreasonof creation.AllthingsareinthepalmofHishand,owing toHimnotonlythehistoricmomentofcreation,but preservationthrougheveryinstantoftime.GodiscompletelysovereignoverHiscreation,anditistheprimal urgeandnecessityofman'sbeingtopraise,reverence,and serveGod.Humility,whichisthecourageofthetruth thatmanisnothisownmaster,andthereforeindependent,butalwaysandeverleaningonGod.Manisfundamentallyaservant,andnocry-wasevermoremonstrous runnaturalthanLucifer's"nonserviam."ChristisKing also,byreasonofHisredemptivedeathonCalvary.for 1.yHisdeathmankindwasransomedfromthecaptivity ofSatanandelevatedtothefreedomoftheSonsofGod. Moreover,ChristOurLorddistinctlyassertedHis.KingshipinthelasthoursofHislife,where,inreplytoPilate's' "ArtThouaKing,them?"Hereplied,"ForthiswasI lornandforthisIcameintotheworld."

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But,thattheKingshipofChristmaynotremainexclusivetoanyclassorineffectiveasregardsthemassof mankind,itisthebusinessofCatholicActiontorestore thereignofChristinallhearts.Todothistheremust firstbepersonalholinessandknowledgeinthemodern apostles.Nomancangivewhathedoesnotpossess. UnlessChristreignsintheheartsofHisown,howshall Heruleintheworldatlarge?Nextthereisforeach Catholicthepenetrationofhisimmediateenvironment. SocietywillonlybepermeatedbytheimpactofChristian personalitiesintheirrespectivespheresoflabour.Sothe workwillbedonenotsomuchbyartificialandexternal organisation,butbythestrikingspectacleoftheChristian lifelived.Graduallyagreatnumberofsmallcellswill comeintobeingpenetratedbythespiritofChristtheKing. Whenthatnumberisidenticalwiththepopulationofthe wholenation,then,andthenonly,willtheworkbeconsummated.Tothisendmustalldedicatethemselvesin greaterorlesserdegree,thatChristOurLordmaybe trulyKing,recognisedbyallmen,andservedbyall. Christusregnat,Christusimperat.

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iseriminations

"WhereDoWeGo FromHere?"

Thisfilmoffersaverydistorted varietyofmusic,fantasy,farce andhistory.Itmustbenoted, however,thatallhavebeenwhippedtogetherinafreshandentertainingmanner,andthegeneral effectshouldamuseanyanewho doesnotinsistthattheircomelv shouldexcludefantasyandrace.

FredMacMurrayispresentedin themusicalcomedyroleof medicallyunfitvolunteerwithan ardentdesiretojointheArmy andservehiscountry.Ilebefriendsagenie-notthelight brownhairtype-butareallygenialgenie,whodecidestohelpFred tojointheArmy.Uncorl.uriitcly,thegenie'smagicisslightly outoffocus,andinsteadoffindinghimselfinthearmyofto-la!-. ourbewilderedheroistransport edfirsttoRevolutionarydays. whereheencountersGeorgeWa7.11 ington,nexttoChristopherCol umbus'flagship,andshortlyafterwardsheisinvolvedintheour chaseofManhattanfromsomeIn! dians.Duringallhisperegrinationsthroughtimeandspace,the

heroisromanticallydisturbed overbothJoanLeslieandJune Haver.whowithcompletenonchalancetravelwithhimthrough theages.Neitherhasmuchto doexceptlookslightlysweeter thansaccharin.andwiththehelp ofnature.andMaxFactorthisiy easilyaccomplished. Thereisampleevidenceinthis filmthatFredMacMurrayhasa flairforcomedy.InthepastI haveseenthisengagingstar somesoliddramaticroles,andhe hasappearedtobenomoreat easethanacowcrossinganwe fieldonstiltswouldprobablybe Heshouldsticktolightcomedy. Thefilmhasmanypicturesque backgrounds,brightcostuming. andlaughsa-plenty.CarlosRamirez,whowarbledtogoodeffectn "BathingBeauty,"hastostruggle withmanysongsofonlyaverage meritinthisfilm.Heisafine tenor,andonewillcontinueto hopethatHollywoodwilloneday lethimsingsomethingworthyof hisvoice. -"GROUCHO."

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The"StarSystem"

Ithasrecentlybeenreported thatthewellknownHollywood screenwriteranddirector,PrestonSturges,willmakeanattempt tobreakthe"starsystem"ina filmcalled"Vendetta."The"star system,'asmostofusunderst6d itto-day,isbasedontheunwrittenlawthatnofilmwillbea tealbox-officehitunlessitfeaturesafewwellknownnamesto ,attractthepublic.

Sturgesconsidersthe"starsystem"stifling(Idon'tthinkheis farwrong!),andhisformulato beatthesystemistogetigood story.That'swhatI'vegotand that'swhyIdon'tneed'theinsurancethatstarsaresupposedto give.'Allthisremindsoneof "TheLastChance,"atrulymagnificentfilmwhichbytheway, willcommencethesuburbancircuitwithinafewweeks..The filmhadnowellknownstars,and vet,withoutoneexception,it earnedtheplauditsofresponsible criticswhereveritwasshown.AlthoughitwasaContinentalfilm, andaccordinglywasnotaccompaniedbytheusualadvancepublicityandballyhoothatHollyWoodlavishesonitsown,itwas wellreceivedandsupportedby thepublic.Onewillwatchthe effortofSturgeswithgreatinterest.

From"BellsofSt. Mary's"

Lireen Shutters

ANew'PlayfortheCathedralPlayers

Thetheatregroupwhichhas grownupround,.CathedralHall hasanotherplaynearlyreadyfor production.Themembersofthis grouphavecometobeknown, morebyaccidentthandesign,as theCathedralPlayers,andsome

intheimportantroleofJaneMallory.

YoungRepertoryactress,ShirleyGeddes,istohaveherfirst realchancein"GreenShutters," anditwillsurprisemeifshedoes notopentheeyesofmanypeople.

Atributehasbeenpaidtoher abilitybyherselectionforthe difficultpartofJenetta,theseconddaughterandthejuniorlead intheplay.Manywerecalled,but onlyShirleywaschosen.

Othersinacastofexceptional strengthareCoralieCondon,BarbaraBriggs,LesDownie,Peter Kennedy,JimDoogue,Dudley Knight,RonEvans,andPeter Batten.-

ThedecorwillbebySyd.Davis."GreenShutters"willbepresentedintheCathedralHallonNovember13,14,15. Bookingwill opensoonatNicholson's. -DEGUSTIBUS.

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TheShadowofJ. ArthurRank

Itwasreportedinthe"West Australian"lastweekthatoneof thelargesttheatredealsever madeinAustraliawasarrangedin AdelaideonOctober3,whena tenderbyGreaterUnionTheatres forthe20theatresoftheClifford Starcircuitwasaccepted.The dealinvolvedabout£300,000.It issaidthattheG.U.T.organisationisinteresteddirectlyorby wayofassociationin84theatres throughoutAustralia.Nowthe interestingpointabouttheG.U.T. isthata50percent.interestinit hasrecentlybeenacquiredbythat solidlybuilt,Methodistlaypreacher,Mr.J.ArthurRank.

monthsago,itwillberemerdbered,theyverysuccessfullypresent. edClemenceDane's"Granite."

Thenewplayis"GreenShutters,"byMessrs.Dinnerand Morum, AStrongPlay.

"GreenShutters"hasnotbeen presentedpreviouslyinPerth.It haditsAustralianpremiereatthe MelbourneLittleTheatreinNovember-Decemberoflastyear,and eulogisticpressreferencesmade specialmentionofitsbrilliant plotandstrikingcharacterisation.

Becauseitissuchastrongplay, "GreenShutters"makesexacting demandsonitslargecast,andit iscertainthatlocaltalentwill betaxedtoitsutmosttomeet thesedemands.Theproduceris onceagainMissLilyP.Kavanagh.

StakespaidbytheWA. TrottingAssociationlast seasonwere£101,246; thehighestamountever paidbyanyracingorganisationinthisState.

TrottingIsTheKingOf SportsInWesternAustralia

"Hereisamanualonboxingby J.J.Corbett,"saysthebookseller toIngridBergman,whois anxioustoteachthenobleartof self-defencetoasmallboyinthe film."Heneverlostafightuntil Fitzsimmonsknockedhimout.""Really,"saystheSisterSuperior (Bergman)."Well,haven'tyou abookbyMr.Fitzsimmons?" Whosaidnunsweren'tpractical?

DUKEOFYORKHOTEL

NABROGIN

NewLounge,DiningRooms, andCommercialRooms.

ARTHURBOYLAN,Proprietor., PederickContinualHotWater installedthroughout.

Thisgentlemanisoneofthe wealthiestmeninEngland,and hehasnoinhibitionsaboutspendinghisfortunetofurtherhissolitarygrandioseambition.This ambition,whichnoonebefore himhaseverachieved,istobreak thenear-monopolyofHollywood onthemoviebusinessofthe world.Healreadyhasmadeconsiderableprogressinthisdirection.To-dayRankhasagreat partoftheEnglishindustryin hispocket,multipleallianceswith important)Americanproducers anddistributors,andhasbecome theworld'sbiggestmoviemogul inpointofcapitalandfacilities underhispersonalcontrol.He isimportingasmanyHollywood actors,directors,producers,and techniciansashethinkshemay needAndapparentlywillpayany pricetogetthem(ClaudeRains andGregoryPeckareatpresent undercontracttoRank.)Rank isalsoplanningtomodernisehis studioswiththenewestphotographic,soundandlightingequipment.

Briefly,theplaycoversaperiod ofcrisisinthelifeofalittlefamilyinruralEngland,whosedomestichappinessisthreatenedby thesuddenintrusionofayoung manfromLondon.Thisyoung manbringswithhimnotonlythe airsandgracesofthatgreatcity butalsoaruthless,hardmaterialismwhichisdirectlyinimicalto theplacidandsimplemannerof lifeat"GreenShutters,"thehome oftheMallorys.ThereissomethingmoredangerousaboutElleryBaske,though,thanhis Nietzscheanphilosophy.Heis abroodingavenger,cometounravelthemysteryofhisfather's deathmanyyearsagointhis partofthecountry;anditisthe impactofthiscircumstanceon theMalloryfamilywhichmakes thecoreofamostunusualdrama.

ThePlayers.

JamesCondon,asEllen-Baske, isfacedwithabigtask.The rolecallsfortheflippancyand assuranceofthe-man-about-town, whoknowshowtopreyupon women,combinedwiththehardnessandcynicismonewouldexpectfromadiscipleofNietzsche. Baskeisinturnsuave,plausible, cold.merciless.Itisacompellingportrait,andMr.Condonhas auniqueopportunityfordisplayingskillandimaginationsuchas havenotbeendemandedofhim previously.

Idonotintendtodiscussthe evilsofmonopoliesinthiscolumn,asmyfriend,FrancisGilbert,isbettereqUippedthanIto handlethisbigsubject.Although 1haveahealthyhatredofmany aspectsofmonopolies,Icertainly thinkitistimeforHollywoodto havesomestiffopposition.J. Arthurshouldbetheboytoprovideplenty.

EquallycompellingistheportraitofJaneMallory.Shemust beatoncethelovingandlovable motherandtheguardianofa dreadfulsecret.Favouredwith thedelightfulandsometimes amusingconfidencesofhertwo grown-updaughtersandherteen. agesonOliver,sheherselfisable tounburdenherselffullyonlyto herbrotherCharles.NancyLee istomakeareturntostage-work

WithprideAhern'sannouncethisadditionalserviceinCyclaxbeautytreatments.Twoofthese modernlyappointedsalonsarenowinoperation, andtreatmentsareavailabletoyouunderthe supervisionofMrs.ZelmaDoe,theCyclaxconsultant,andtwoexpertoperatorsinMissJean CampbellandMissKathleenHill.Youare cordiallyinvitedtoapersonalinterviewwith Mrs.Doe,whowillgladlyadvisethetypeof treatmentyourskinrequires.

AHERN'S-CMSDEPT.-HAYST.ENTRANCE

JAMESLONDON. hasabigtask.

OldAquiniansHockeyClub

By"Roll-inLondonTavernwasthesceneof aspecialoccasiononWednesdayevening,October2,when,atits well-dressedtables,wereseated membersoftheOldAquinians' HockeyClubandguests,gathered togetherfortheannualdinner.Indeedaspecialoccasion,asitwasthe firstofsuchfunctionssince1940.It markedthecompletionofawon, derfulseasoninwhichtheclubhad shownofitsbestandthatitwas secondtononeinitshockey,ability, initsspiritandsportmanship.The teamshadshowntheycouldlose, butlostlikemen,congratulating theirvictors.Infact,agreattradi nonismakingitselfevidentinthe club-thatnomanwearingtheOld Aquinians'uniformonthefield shouldraisehisvoiceagainstoppo nentorumpire,whetherheberight orwrong,winorlose-atradition tobestrivenforandmastered.

Suchremarksasthesewerecmbodiedinthesecondtoastofthe evening,"AlmaMater,"proposedby PhonScott.Thiswasablyrespon dedtobytheCollegePrincipal,Br. Redmond.

Itwouldbeimpossible,here,to mentionallthetoastsoftheevening, ortomentionalltheguests.OutstandingamongitemswasthebestowaloflifemembershiponGuth Ardagh,averyworthyrecipient. Guthreceivedamementointhe formofasilvertankard,withwhich wentthethanksandgoodwishes oftheentireclub.

Manyremarkswerepassedcon cerningtheclub'sfirstteam,inthe year1932(ithadaringaboutit like1066,butit'sreallynotlong ago),ledbyPhonScott.Thesubjectoftheformationoftheclub andfirstteamisworthyofacolumn ofitsownandwillreceivesuchin duecourse.Sufficeittosaythat achallengewasthrownouttothe presentplayingmembersbyMick Cogan,asoneoftheoriginalteam, andaccepted!Thematchis scheduledforearlynextseasonat AquinasCollege.

Itisextremelydoubtfulwhether StanKelly,aspresident,hasever officiatedoveramorecongenial groupoffellowsthanthisbodyof OldAquinians.Overthetablesof LondonTavern,friendshipsof twenty-oddyears,havingstoodthe testoftime,werereboundmore stronglythanever.Itwasahappy eveningfortheyoungermembers, whorealisedthatwithsuchagrand spiritexistingintheclub,theyhad manyyearsofpleasanthockeyand goodfellowshipinfrontofthem.

Notedamongtheguestswere: Br.Redmond,Messrs.Evansand Kennedy,Snrs.,theHallBrothers HAlecandDinny),PhilCollier,Tom icks,JimHaynesandBobWarner.

Forthesimilarfunctionattheend of1947,itisfelttherankswillhave swelledconsiderablywiththeinflux ofboysduetoleaveAquinasatthe endofthisyear.Itwasonthis notethatthedinnerdrewtoa close-anoteofexpectancyand eagernessforagranderseasonnext year.

COMBINEDSPORTS

ChristianBrothers'Secondary Schools'Association

The10thAnnualCombinedSports oftheChristianBros.Collegeforthe Archbishop'sbeautifultrophywillbe heldattheW.A.C.A.onWednesday, October30,commencingat 1 p.m. ThecompetingschoolsareFremantle, Hihggate,LeedervilleandPerth(St. Patrick's).Amongthecompetitors willbeseveralboyswhoalreadyhold Statechampionshipsandaltogether themeetingshouldbeoneofthe mostinterestinginthehistoryofthe association. Refreshmentswillbe availableduringtheafternoon,while anaddedattractionwillbetheClontarfBoys'TownBandplayingthe verylatestmusicalselections.

ItCostsNoMoretohaveyour PrescriptionsAccuratelyDispensed RobertW.DALBY,M.P.S. Of130OxfordStreet,Losidervillis. carriesafullysupplyofall AccreditedBrandsofToilets,Patent Medicines.FullPhotographicService,Etc.Phone16224andreceive REALService.

St.Kevin'sBranch

THECATHOLICWOMEN'S LEAGUE

ExecutiveMeeting:Wednesday, November6,at2.30.

GeneralMeeting:Wednesday,November13,at2.30.

MassCrusade,HighgateBranch: November10to16.

MembersmakingshirtsforClow tarfareaskedtobringtheminas soonaspossible.

CASTLEDAREBOYS'HOME

ResultsofRafflesfromCastledare FieldDay

TurkeyGobler:D413,F.Crowley, 35MurrayStreet,Bayswater.

SuckingPig:D238,J.E.Smith, Flat3,34YorkStreet,NorthPerth.

SurprisePacket:A849,Miss

DorothyPerm,WrightStreet,South

Belmont.

Beverage"A":D120,Rev.Bro. Serey,Highgate,Perth.

ChristmasCake:D1563,C.B.C., Fremantle.

Slippers:A1586,MissEileen Brown,29McMasterStreet,VictoriaPark.

Gent'sDressingGown:A1445,B. Perron,10CameliaStreet,North Perth.

ChristmasStocking:1521,W. Wisha,225LoftusStreet,Leederville.

SupperCloth:D674,Mrs.E. Green,125ShakespeareStreet,Mt.

Hawthorn

Ham:D1871,D.Goerks,16Farr Avenue,NorthPerth.

FruitCake:D104'7,Mr.sFree man,8McMillanStreet,Victoria Park.

Groceries:6,A.Parcell,85MarmionStreet,EastFremantle, Cushion:C.G.Dyson,2Viewway,Nedlands.

\Vhiskey:D1165,J.Williamc/o Willcox. Wine:D1195,Mrs.O'Neill,Cot, tesloe.

Tea,D1211,Mrs.Martin,Vin, centStreet,WestLeederville, Twopair,SilkStockings:46, M.Tinkler,BoansLtd.

FatLamb:D1725,DanStewart, Castledare.

Dinner,D25,C.O'Brien, 3 HooperStreet,WestPerth. Doll,880,Mrs.Russell,Mt.Law Icy. BoxChocolates:D1906.Mrs.Keenan,1036WellingtonStreet,Perth. Onepair,SilkStockings:D924, Mrs.J.MacKenzie,474Fitzgerald Street,Northam,W.A.

Whiskey:D1976,Mrs.Scott, HighStreet,Fremantle.

H.A.C.B.S.

StaroftheSeaBranch

WiththeattendanceofBro. Keoghatourlastmeeting,afterhis distressingaccident,ourbandof stalwartswascompleteoncemore. Weneedthemtosteadythestream ofnewbloodpouringintothe branch.SisterA.Luffwitnessed theinitiationofhertwosisters.

Talkingofcouncilsanddelegates, Bro.BurrowesattendedtheMetropolitanSocialCouncil.Hewas askedtoobtainmoreinformationon theannualpicnic.Hedidappeal forequipment-badmintonracquets -frontthecouncil.

'TheGeneralSecretaryadvisedthe branchoftheAnnualCommunion, toheheldatSt.Mary'sonNovember24at8a.m.Wearegoingto haveabus,maybetwo,andmem bersaretobepickedupfromSouth Fremantle,EastFremantleand Cottesloe.Watchthisspacefor furtherinformation. Ournextmeetingwillbeheldon November29.

St.Brigid'sBranch, WestPerth

Atthemeetingheldon14thinst. sympathetic,referencewasmadeto thedeathofthelateBro.J.O'Dea, anditwasarrangedtohaveHoly Massofferedforthereposeofhis soul.Afterthemeeting,thefirst semi-finalinthebadmintoncompetitionbetweenSt.Mary'sNo.1and HelpofChristiansNo.wasplayed. Therewassomeveryfinebadminton :.nd,attimes,thematcheswerevery closelycontested.Thesemi-finalwas wonbySt.Mary's.AfterthemeetingonMondaynext,badmintonwill beavailablearidagoodattendance ofmembersisdesired.

Bro.P.Sweeneypresidedovera wellattendedmeetingandfollowing themeetingourbadmintonteam playedagainstSt.Mary'sinthefinal, butthevisitorsprovedtoostrong andalteracloselycontestedmatch retainedtheirwinningsequence.Con, gratulationsweretenderedtothewin nersbyBro.Sweeney.Incidentally, StMary'swereundefeatedduring theseason,sowewerenotdis, graced.

St.Malachi'sBranch, Highgate

Atthemeetingheldon16thinst.

SisterJ.Jacques,Mrs.S.M.Calder andMr.J.T.Lynchwerenominated formembership.ThesecretaryreportedthatSisterNormaScheikowskyhadcalledonhimandexpressed thedesiretoresignfromtheSociety forthereasonthatsheintendsto entertheLeedervilleConventof Mercyon26thinst.Hehadcon gratulatedSisterScheikowskyonher vocationandexpressedregretthat thebranchwaslosingherasamember.Memberswereremindedofthe inter-branchsocialthatwastohave beenheldatSt.Marts,Leederville, butwasnowtobeheldattheHigh gateParishHallon23rdinst.A goodattendanceisdesiredatthe meetingonWednesdaynext.

AnnualGeneralCommunion andBreakfast

Arrangementshavebeenmadewith theAdministratoroftheCathedral, VeryRev.Dr.Kennedy,forthis greatspiritualeventtotakeplaceat St.Mary'sCathedralonSunday,November24,atthe8o'clockMass. TheBreakfastwillbeheldinCathedralHallimmediatelyafterthecon elusion'ofHolyMass.Membersare askedtodoeverythingnecessaryto ensurethattheywillparticipateinthe AnnualGeneralCommunionand Breakfastandmaketheoccasionthe greatestinthehistoryoftheSociety. GrandSecretary. 17thOctober,1946.

St.Patrick'sBranch

Averyhappyatmosphereprevailed atthemeetingheldonMonday,October14,thereasonbeingthe branch'smeritoriouswinningofthe premiershipinthetabletennisand quoitscompetition.Thefinalswere heldatSt.Kevin's,Subiaco,on Thursday,October10,andaftersuccessfullyeliminatingSubiacointhe semi-final,theteamcarriedonthe goodworktodefeatOurLadyof Christiansbranchinaparticularly excitingandclosefinish.Members areremindedthatnextmeetingnight asmall"do"willbeheldtocelebrate thevictory.

OnWednesdayevening,October 23,asocialarrangedbytheSocial andSportsCouncil,willbeheldat St.Mary's,Leederville,andduring theeveningthetrophieswonforthe varioustournamentsheldthroughout theyearwillbepresented.

Amotionwasunanimouslycarried atthemeetingthatthenamesofthe membersofthefightingservicesof thelastwarweretobeplacedonthe right-handsideoftheHonourBoard. andthenamesofthe1914.18memberstoremainontheleftside. therebycompletingtherecordofthe branch.

AletterfronitheDistrictBoard wasreceivedannouncingthedateof theAnnualCommunionandBreak fastasSunday,November24.

Themembersdecidedtosenda fetterofcongratulationstooursocial delegate.Bro.JimCarroll,onthe occasionofhiswinningthechampionshipoftheCatholicLawnTennis Association.

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YCW ACTIVITIES

DiocesanHeadquarters: NationalMutualBuildings.,81St. George'sTerrace,Perth. 'Phone:B2646.

DiocesanHeadquarters

Y.C.W.membersareremindedof theAnnualEucharisticProcessionto beheldatAquinasCollegeonSun day,October27.Theplanofthe routeandtimesaretobefoundelsewhereinthisissue. EachbranchistobringitsBan ner.Poleswillbesupplied.Y.W.C. uniformifpossible.

CathedralBranch

Ithasbeenfoundnecessaryto postponeourbikehikeforaweekor two,sokeepwatchingthecolumn forfinalparticulars. Dance

Ourdancelastweekwasanim provementonourpreviousones. ThenextonewillbeonFriday, November1. Lecture Mr.KeithSpruhanwill,inafew weeks'time,giveusalectureon "SocialJustice,"andthisissome, thingweshouldallbeinterestedin. Thefinalparticularswillappearhere withinthenextcoupleofweeks.

FremantleBranch

DancesandDancingClasses

Ourmaskcarnivaldanceon Thursday,October17wasatremen doussuccess.Averylargecrowd attendedanditishopedthatthesue cessofthecarnivalwillattractmore patronstotheregularThursday nightdances.

ThedancingclassheldonSunday night,October20,wasalsoagreat success.Alargercrowdthanusual attendedand,undertheguidanceof Mr.RayHenderson,thelearners pickedupagreatdealofthefiner pointsofdancing.

Picnic

TherewillbealaunchtriptoGar denIslandonNovember24.Ticketsareavailableat3/6each,and allmembersoftheY.C.W.and N.C.G.M.arerequestedtoattend. Cricket Ournewly-formedcricketteam sufferedabaddefeatinatrialmatch againstSouthFremantleTemperance LeagueonSaturday.Theteam, however,isconfidentofbigsuccess inthenearfuture.

ClaremontBranch

The-Madhatters'Carnival"proved tobeamostsuccessfulfunction. Manyoriginalandamusinghatswere intheGrandParade.Theprizefor thebesthatwasawardedtoMiss ShirleyDay.Owingtountorseen circumstanceswewereunableto presentthefloorshowwehadplan, ned.However,wewillmorethan atoneforitatourChristmasCarrie val. The"Dauntless"leavesClaremont Jettyat10.30a.m.onSunday,October27.Theprogrammeisarivet tripandluncheon,andfromthence toAquinasCollegetoparticipatein theAnnualEucharisticProcession.

SubiacoBranch Tennis

ThefirstmeetingoftheY.C.W. N.C.G.M.jointtenniscommitteewas heldlastThursday(October10). W.Immswaselectedchairman; BettyLogan,secretary;andK. Duffy,asT.C.W.treasurer,also servesthetennisclubinthesame capacity.

Themeetingwasprimarilyheldto clearthewayforanewstartforthe tennisclub.Feeswerefixedat£1 perannumforjuniors,and30/for seniors,bothformenandwomen. Itwasdecidedtolimitmembership to60.Planswerediscussedforextensiverepairsanditwasdecidedto re-surfacethecourtsandrepairthe fences.Arrangementsfortheserepairsareinhand.TheY.C.W.and N.C.G.Marerunningthetennis clubasaservicetotheparishand anyCatholicmayjoinirrespectiveof age,orwhetherornotheorsheis ineitheryouthclub. Debates

InconjunctionwithYouthWeek theY.C.W.tookpartinradiodebatesonWednesday,October16, andThursday,October17.Thesub jestsofthedebateswere:"That

moreharmthangoodhasbeen donebytheadvanceofscience,"and "ThatAustraliashouldhaveone Parliament."Theobjectsofthese debatesaretopresenttoeldersthe thoughtsandideasofyouth,andto drawattentiontotheworkbeing donebyyouthorganisations.Four SubiacoY.C.W.branchmembers comprisedtheteamsfortheY.C.W. todebatewithTeachers'Collegeand AnglicanYouthFellowship,respectively.

Picnic

Arrangementshavebeencompletedforourbranchpicnic,tobe heldonNovember3.Onaccount ofvariousdifficulties,onlyonebus hasbeenobtainedandweregret thatthenumbermustberestricted to50.BuswillleaveSt.Joseph's Hallat10.15a.m.onthe3rd., andthecostofthetripwillbe 3/,,whichincludesadmissionto Areluen.Thispicnicisrunasa preludetomanyotherstobeheld throughtheSummeranditi. hopedtogreatlyincreasethenum berswhichwecangettogether fromtheparish.

LeedervilleBranch

ImportantRally

OnSunday,everymemberof theY.C.W.isexpectedtobeat AquinasCollegefortheEucharistic Procession.Uniformsaretohe wornifpossible.

OnSundaynightitisimportant tobedownatthecollegeby8.30. Therearesomebigannouncements tobemadeandmuchworktobe doneinconnectionwithourfilm.

Cricket

LastSundaymorningwehada practiceatGreenieSquare,although thenumberswerefew.ThesepracticeswillcontinueeverySunday morning.

ChangeofMeeting

Ourmeetingsforthenexttwo Monthswillbeheldonalternate Mondays,noteveryMondayashas beendone.Therewillbeonenext Monday(October28),butthefor lowingmeetingwillbeonNovem ber11.

NedlandsBranch

Thenextdance,tobeheldon November9,willbea"Backto Childhood"party.Soborrowyour youngbrother'srompers,orthe baby'snapkin,andcomealong.Who knows,youmaywinaprize?

Ournextgeneralmeetingwillbe heldonNovember3.Allareinvited.

We'reendeavouringtohiresome courtsforabitofweekendtenni, butsofarhavehadlittlesuccess. Furtherannouncementsin chi. column. OQirt

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TheclosingdateofentryisFriday October25,at4p.m.Theexami nationwillbeheldSaturday,26, at8.30a.mattheCollege. NO

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tableMayday,thepeoplesfirst thoughtwastorushtotheVatican,totheirFather,toshowhim theirjoy,tothankhim.On thatdayRomewitnessedgreat joy;andthegreatestjoywasto beseeninthesquarebeforeSt. Peter's.wherethousandsofpeoplestoodlikeonemanandwatchedthewiseFatherofRomeand ofmankind.Planesshowered rosesonthecrowds,Romewas veryhappy.Thestreetswere againfullofyoungpeople,mergedjoyfull#intheparadesofthe Alliedsoldiers.

TheVaticannowagainbecame thecentreforpilgrimagesfrom allthenations.Thousandsof soldiers,generals,famousleaders andstatesmenpaidreverent visitstotheHolyFather,whoreceivedthemallwithgreatlove andfatherlybenevolence.So endedthebattleforRome.

Thispicturewouldbeincompleteifweweretosaynothingof thegreatworksofcharitythat weredevelopedduringthattime.

Firstshouldbementionedthe PapalInformationBureau,in whichworked-andstillworkhundredsofyoungmenandwomen,nunsandpriests.Informationistransmittedtoallpartsof theworld;themissingaretraced, andscatteredfamliesareunited. Thousandsoflettersaresentout daily,thousandsofmessagesre4 ceived.Inaddition,thereare alsoradiobroadcasts.Currently theVaticanstationbroadcasts dailynewsconcerningprisoners le'war.Thesebroadcastsalone takefivehoursaday,apartfrom theotherworkoftransmittinginformation.'Itiseasytoimagine theconsolationtheybringtoso manysouls.

ThePapallegationsinmany landsandcontinents,allthrough thewar,wereusedascentresof charitableworkforprisonersof war.andthevisitsofPapalLegateswerealwaysaccompanied bypracticalhelp.Onthebiggerfeasts,"Pope'spackages,"as theywerecalled,weredistributed. Particularlyimportantwastheorganisationofspiritualaid.Many priestsshowedgreatself-sacrifice indevotingpartoftheirtimeto thespiritualcareoftheprisoners' camps.Here,too,theVatican providedpracticalhelpbyprintingcatechisms,prayer-books,and copiesofthegospels.InEnglishalone,theVaticanPressturnedout50,000copiesofthegospels.Therewere,inaddition, variouspublicationsinGerman, French,Polish,Russian,Croatian,forsuchplacesasCanada, theUnitedStates,Algeria,Germany,Italy.Attemptswerealso madetolightentheburdenof camplifebysendingsports' goods;effortsweremadetoenablestudentsoftheologytocontinuetheirstudies.Forexample, inAlgiersandFribourg,seminariesforprisonersofwarwereestablished.

Inadditiontotheseservices, Papalworkforwarcasualtiesof alltypeshasbeenespeciallyextensive.The"PontificiaCommissioneAssistenzaProfughi"was amagnificentachievementof charity,andonecansaywithassurancethatthisgreatwork savedthelivesofthousandsof unfortunates.Also,whenastable

governmentwa,setupinItaly, theevacuatedpopulationwas broughtfromthewarzonesinto somekindofshelterandprovidedwithfood.Afterthefallof thegovernment,andparticularly aftertheretreatoftheGermans towardsthenorth,thousandsof refugeeswerewithoutanykind ofcareorprotection.Tothese, too,thefirsthelpwasgivenby theVatican.Onlylaterwerethe refugeecampstakenoverbythe Allies.

Further,especialhelpwasneededbytheinhabitantsofdistricts tornbywar.Thepoorpeople camehacktotheirhomesand foundnothing-nohouses,nocattle,noclothes.nofood:Winter wascreepingclOser,starvation stoodatthedoor.ThePapal Commissionhastenedtotheiraid. FirsttheVaticanorganiseda clothingcollectioninthecountry itself,andprovidedtheneedy withfood.Hundredsofyoung people-priestsandnuns-worked dayandnighttomitigatethe need,atleastinpart.Unaided, theItaliangovernmentwasincapableofdoinganything:selfsacrificeandheroiclovewere needed.TheHolyFatherpersonallyaddressedanurgentprayertotheworldforaid;thepersonalrepresentativeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesproved himselfastrongsupporterofHs appeal.Helpcamefromabroad andtheVaticanwasabletospend millionsoflirefirtheunfortunatevictimsofwar.Clothes,tools, toodandotherthingsweredistribut4,l.Currently,intheProvinceofLazioalone,190painl kitchensarefunctioning,where hundredsofmen,womenandchit. rirenreceivefooddaily,Among furthercharitableservicesisthe PapalCommissionwhicharranges forthereturnofrefugeestotheir homes,andforthetransmission informationaboutthnn. 7his workisnowsoextensivethatits departmentsanddivisionsoc-opy four-storeyhouse.

Stillanotherpapalcommission caresforforeignrefugeeswho overflowedintoItalyfromall ides.Theseunfortunatesreceivedagreatdealofaid,dueto thetimelyinterventionofthe Vatican.Thissamecommission hadalsoasitschargethespiritual careofthewarprisonersinItaly, anundertakingthatdemanded heroiccourage,butwhichbrought greatconsolationbothtotheprisonersandthosewhohelped them.

OnChristmasDay,1945,atthe PontificalGregorianUniversity, theHolyFatherpersonallydistributedChristmaspackagesto 3,000childvictimsofwar.This graciousactofthePopeisonly asampleofwhathedidforthousandsofwarvictims.

Thiswarhasshown,asalways, thattheChurchofJesusChrist walkstheroadtolove,andspares nosacrificetoreachahelping handtotheunfortunate,regardlessofrace.creedororigin.

HolyFatherWants HelpinFactories

Y.C.W.FounderinLondonTells, "HowIBegan"

CanonCardijn,Belgianfounderof theworld-wideYoungChristian Workermovement,onasix-day whirlwindvisittoBritain,toldhow hewenttremblingtoPopePiusXI forthefirsttimewithhisidea.

CanonCardijnsaid:

"Tonightitisadreamformeto behere.Forthefirsttime1am seeingYoungChristianWorkersand workinggirlsinEngland-thehope ofthefutureofourmovement.

"HisHolinessthePopehassaid tome:'IcanwritetheEncyclicals,I canwriteaboutsocialdoctrine,I canspeakontheradio,butIcannot gointothefactories,intotheshops, intotheoffices,intothemines,and Icannotspreadthedoctrinesofthe Church.

"'NorcanBishopsdothis,nor priests,fortheseplacesareclosed tothem. Therefore,theChurch needsthousandsandthousandsof militant,laymissionaries,young workingboysandgirlswhoarethe representativesoftheChurchintheir workingenvironment.'

"Everywherethereisaburning desireforthereconquestofthe massesofthepeople,themassesof theworkingclassesoftheworld."

CanonCardijndescribedhowthe HolyFatherhadrepeatedtohima conversationwithCardinalSaliege, ArchbishopofToulouse.

BIGGESTDANGER

TheCardinalhadsaid:''Holy Father,thegreatestdangerforthe Churchtodayisthattheworking classknowsnothingaboutthesocial doctrineoftheChurch,ordoesnot believeinthatdoctrine."

"Isthat askedtheHoly Father."Fifty-fiveyearsafter'Return Novarum,15yearsafter'QuadragesimoAnno'aCardinalcomestotell methatthepeopleknownothing abouttheEncyclicals,knownothing aboutthesocialdoctrineofthe Church.Isthatpossible?"

"Inthedifferentcountriesofthe worldtherearepeoplewhodonot knowthesocialdoctrineoftheGos pels,ofJesusChrist,ofthePopes, thatImyselfhaverepeatedsooften byEncyclical,byletterandbythe wireless!"

CanonCardijnadded."TwentyoneyearsagoPopePiusXImade thesamepainfuldeclarationtome.

HeaskedmewhatIwantedtoask him.Tremblingatthismyfirst interviewwiththePope,Ianswered: 'HolyFather,Iwanttowintothe Churchthemassesoftheworking classes.'

"Hestoppedmeandsaid:'This isthefirsttimeanyonehascometo meandsaidthathewantedtowin themasses.Everyonesays"Iwill formanelite;Iwillformalittle groupofgoodChristians.Itisnot anelitethattheChurchneeds,not asmallgroup,butthemassesofthe workingclasses.'

inglifeofthedifferentnations.This isthewishofthePope.

"ThePopehasrepeatedtome:'I wantforthefutureoftheChurcha verystronginternationalorganisation ofYoungChristianWorkersinevery country.'Thatiswhyhe'cotIse toAmerica."

CanonCardijnmadethispoint: "PeopledonotbecomeSocialistsor Communistsbecausetheyareagainst theChurchandreligion,butbecause theyseeabottthemtheirfellowswho aresuffering,whoareslaves,and theydonotfindintheChristian workers,Christianyouth,stheleaders theyneed."

CARDINALGRIFFIN

CardinalGriffinsaid:

"Itisessentialforprieststohave sympathywithworkers,butyoucan't havesympathyunlessyouhaveum derstanding. TheYCWisoneofthemostim portantandvaluableapostolatesto dayandonethatfitsinsowellwith modernconditions,andwiththe needsofthepresentmovement.

"Yousee,wewantalltheseboys andgirlstobecomeapostlesfor Christandwewantthemtobereally keen,askeenontheChurchandon whattheChurchteachesastheCornmtmistsareinspreadingtheirfalsetheirperniciousdoctrine.

"Wemustinsistonthespiritual background,otherwisewemightas wellpackup."

ArchbishopAmigosaid:

"Iamverymuchinterestedin yourfamilycampaign.Youknow. womendreadme;theythinkIcare onlyformenandboysandhaveno interestinwomen.Thatisnottrue.

'ThegreatestofGod'screatures wasawoman.

"Ifthewomenoftodaylooked upontheMotherofGod,ifthey imitatedherandprayedtoher, thingswouldbeverydifferent. muchdependsonthewomen.

"Futurepriestsshouldtakeanin, terest-adeepinterest-inthe YoungChristianWorkers.Thatis whyIamsogladtoseesomany seminarists-andespeciallysomeof myseminarists-heretoseewhat theycandotofollowCanon Cardijn."

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Thecrisesofthepostwarperiodhaveoncemoreunitedthe FatherofMankindwiththesuffering.Letushopethatbetter timeswillnotletthememoryof hischarityandthatofhispriests disappearfromheartsandminds. Gratitudeandlovearestillthe finestqualitiesofthehuman heart.Evenintheeventuality thattheItalianpeoplefindthemselvesmomentarilydisorganised, theHolyFather'sachievementin thecountry'sworsthouroughtto remindmenofwheretheycanescapefromconfusionandfindsolid supportinthemidstofintellectualchaos.

PiusXIIspokelovingwordsto hiscountryinitsbittertrial,but, morethanthat,heshoweditlovingdeeds.Letushopehiscourt. trywillnotdisappointhiminits hoursoffreedomandprosperity. AndwhatwesayofItalymaybe appliedtomanyanotherlandto whichtheHolyFatherhas stretchedouthishand.

'ThenthePopesaidtomethe wordsyouhaveheardrepeatedso often:'Thegreatestscandalofthe 19thcenturyisthattheChurchlost themassesoftheworkingclass.The greatestserviceyoucandothe Churchistowinthemback.The massesoftheworkingpeopleneed theChurch,buttheChurchneeds themassesoftheworkingpeople.'"

Speakingofthecorruptionof workingyouth,CanonCardijnsaid: "Ifirstmadecontactwiththis problem51yearsago.Iamnow64 and51yearsagoIhadtogoto work.ThenIbeganthousandsand thousandsofinquiriesaboutworking youth.

TOLDCARDINAL

"AftertheordinationIwentto seeCardinalMercierandIshowed himalltheinquiriesIhadmade.

"Mydearseminarists,wehaveno righttoblametheworkingyouth ifwedonotdoallwecanforthem Itisnotsufficienttohavegood schools-theycannotsavetheworkingpeople.Afterschoolthework oftheschoolsmustbecontinuedby ourmovement.

"Inthegreatestnationsofthe worldwemusthavethebiggest YCWmovements,thattheymaybe strongerinthefightagainstCommunism,againstpaganism,against thematerialisticconceptionofwork

The Van or( theL N.C.R.M. AN

GRASSVALLEYGROUP.

OnSunday,October20,our groupreachedthe8th.meeting setoutintheprogramme.Presentwere:FatherRyan(Diocesan Chaplain!,FatherC. Stinson (parishpriest),Mr.andMrs.J. Shipway,MissK.Sermon;Messrs. T.Antonio,D.Antonio,P.Antonio,MissShirleyAntonio.Absent:Mr.LorrySermon,Itwas onlyaweeksincethelastmeetmg,butsincetherewouldbeno meetingontheFeastofChrist theKing,duetomanyintending togototheprocessionatAquinas, thismeetingwasbroughtforward.

TheGospeldiscussionwaslongerthanusual.Thebusinesspart ofthemeetinghadtodowith arrangementsforthecoming FieldDayonSunday.November 7 Thisdistrictmeetingisbeing heldonthesubjectof"SoilErosion."Dr.TeeckleDepartment ofAgriculture)haspromisedto givealectureanddemonstration onsoilconservationasappliedto thelocality.ThefarmofMr AngusCooknon-Catholichas beenselectedasthesiteofthe demonstration.Aladies'committeewillprovideafternoontea onthespot.

Handbillsarebeingprintedfor distributionthroughouttheneighbouringdistricts.invitingallfarmerstobepresenttohearour State'sbestauthorityadvising themononeofAtistralia'sworst problems,onethatisespecially badintheGrassValleyand SouthernBrookdistricts.

SOUTHERNBROOKMEETING.

AtthehomeofMr.T.Antonio, onMonday,October21.besides theAntoniofamily.inlcuding Torn,Mrs.AntonioRose).Shit-

ley,DaveandPat,therewereMr. andMrs.Watson,Mr.BillO'Neill, andMrs.O'Neill.

Mr.TomAntonioledtheRosary.DaveAntonioexplained thatthemeetingwascalledto considerthepossibilityofforming aRuralGroupin Southern Brook,providingtheparishpriest consideredittimely.

Itwasconsideredmoreinstructiveforthenewcomerstogo throughthe"SecondMeeting,"as laiddowninthehandbook,so thattheywouldseewhatameetingconsistedof,howitwasrun, andthegeneralaimofCatholic Action.

ThediscussionoftheSpiritual part,andoftheEnquirywas quitelivelyenoughforafirst beginnings,thetalkingreallylivenedupwhenthefinalprayerhad beensaidandsupperappeared.

'Itwasdecidedthatthenext meetingwouldbeheldonMonday,November11,at8p.m.

KATANNING.

ArallyofmenoftheGreat SouthernDeaneryisbeingheldin KatanningonSunday,November 3 TheprogrammeconsistsofBenedictionat3p.m.,andsermonby FatherC.Cunningham(Diocesan ChaplaintotheHolyNameSociety);aHighTeawillbeserved intheTownHallat4p.m.Talks byvisitingspeakersonCatholic ActionandtheCatholicsocialand economicprinciples.Thespeakers: Dr.Sullivan:"CatholicAction."

Dr.Goody:"ChristianEconomic Principles."

FatherMcBride:"CatholicSocialPrinciples." FatherF.Ryan:"TheNational CatholicRuralMovement." Therallyendsat7p.m.,toenablethosetravellinglongdistances toreturnhomeatareasonable time.

AllCatholicmeninthearea fromNarrogintoAlbanyareinvitedandurgedtoattend.

DARDANUP.

Mr.JHynes,ofWaterloo, writestosaYthatsincetheMissionafreshinteresthasbeentakenintheformationofaRural Group. Hesendsformembershipcards andbadges. Henotifiesusthattwopaid-up membershaveneverreceived theircopiesof"RuralLife,"and thisisbeingattendedto.

JENNACUMBINK

Mr.andMrs.MatthewClarke, KevinClarke,Mrs.Leeson.Miss BettyGill,andFatherJ.Nolan conductedthefirstRuralGroup meetingatthe.Iennacubbine HotelonTuesdayevening,October22.TheDiocesanChaplain, FatherF.Ryan,waspresent. MissGillwaselectedasGroup Leaderfortheoccasion,andshe acquittedherselfwellinleading thediscussionaccordingtothe questionsaslaiddownintheprogramme.

FatherNolangaveaninspiring littletalk,urgingthegroupto contactmoremembersbeforethe nextmeetingonTuesday,November)2.

SANITYIN Reconstruction

THREEBOOKSFORSOCIAL THINKERS.

FlightFromtheCity.

By

RalphBorsodi.

aunorthisbook.The author,ofcourse,insiststhatthe, promotionofthecommongood, tetiliforill'andeternal,isreallythe solerelionfortheeviittnce.ofall governments,democraticorother, andsheItildithereforebethe.dominantmotiveinevesr,exereik.of theirauthority.Hestil'e'ssuch neededwarningthatgovernments .shouldnottrenchupontherights ofthefamilyortheChurch,nor takeawayfromsubordinatebodies thoseactivities'thatcanbeefficientlylookedafterbythem.He makesastrongplea-andthiswill provethemostinterestingpartof hisbook-fortherecognitionof functionalgroupsasthebest meansofrelievingthecentralgovernmentofamassofdetailed isorkwithwhichitisincompetent todeal;ofpromotingthecommongoodofthecitizens,andof maintainingthebalancebetween theauthorityoftherulersand thelibertyofthesubjects."The authoriswidelyknownasAssistantEditoroftheMelbourne"Advocate."

Limpedition,3/6.)

RegionalisminAustralia

"RegionalisminAustralia"isa pamphletwrittenbyMessrs.F.K. MaherandJ.I.Sullivan.andpublishedbyAraluenPublishingCompany.Inanintroductorypassagetothepamphletitsauthors statethattheirpurposeistosupplybotha"philosophy"ofregionalismandsomeelementary informationonthesubject.

Theytakeastheirstarting pointtheill-balancedsocialand economicsystemandthemal-distributionofpopulationwhichare featuresofAustralianlifeto-day.

Theyenumeratetheevilswhich theyattributetothesecauses andargueconvincinglythatcontinuedcentralisationoflegislative andadministrativefunctionstends toperpetuateandintensifyrather thantocuretheexistingcondition ofaffairs.Thepoliticaladvantagesresultingtotheindividual fromhisclosercontactwiththe machineryofadministration,particularlyinanagewhengovernmentalactivityis,perhaps,inevitablyincreasing,arealsoclearlyshown.

withsuch'matterswithin"an areaofland_Whichhasnatural geographicho'undaiiesandwhich isunited thecharacteristics ofitsnaturaltesourcesandsocial andeconomicinterests"isthereforeclaimedtobenecessary,and those,whohavenotyetacquired verymuchinformationonthe subjectwillfindthispamphleta mostvaluablestartingpointfor theirenquiries.-F.G.G. (56pages,papercover,price ls.)

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Thoughthisbookwaswrittenin 1933,inthemiddleoftheeconomicdepression,itsmessagehas beenstronglyendorsedbythe passingwaryearsandthedevelopmentofuncertaintyinburnationalsocialthinking.Theexperimentdescribedinthisoutstandingbookhasthathumaninterestwhichappealstoallpeople,especiallytothosewhofeel unsatisfiedwiththeirpresent modeoflifeanddisturbedby futiireprospectsforthemselves andtheirchildren.Menarefast losingconfidenceintheefficacyof theirgovernmentstobringthem securityandpeacefullivingand areseekingforsomeothermeans whichwillmakethemtoanextentindependentofthecrises throughwhichourcivilisationis passing.ThestoryoftheBorsodifamilywiththeirexperiment ofcreativelivingonlanddoes offersuchachanceforpartialindependence. (127pages,strong papercover,illustrated,2/6."

DemocracyinAustralia.

ByJamesG.Murtagh,M.A.

Nobetteroutlineofthepurpose andnatureofthisbookcouldbe foundthaninthesewordstaken fromtheforewordofthisbook. HisGrace,Dr.\fannix,ArchbishopofMelbourne,writes:"Differentagesanddifferentnations havetackledtheproblemsofgovernmentindifferentways.But everywhereandalwaysthetask ofreconcilingauthorityandlibertyhadtobeface°andweare stilllookingforaperfectbalance. Toputthisvitalprobleminits properperspectiveinrelationto Australiaandtohelpinitssolu-

Manyoftheproblemsandactivities,social,economic,educationalandcultural,whichthe authorsenvisageasbeingwithin thesphereoftheproposedRegionalAssociationscouldnotbe dealtwithbytheexistingMunicipalAuthoritiesandarenotsatisfactorilydealtwithoyStateor CommonwealthAuthorities.A bodyhavingauthoritytodeal

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IsChrist'spresencein theEucharistmerely Symbolical?

Doubter,"WestPerth:

'Inoneofyoursessionsrecently heardyousaythatnoCatholic findshischurchescoldand emptybecauseofthepresence ofOurLordinthetabernacleon thealtar.NowIwouldlike toknowifCatholicsbelievethat intheBlessedEucharistthe breadisactuallychangedinto therealBodyofChrist,oris itasymbolicalpresence?"

tA.:TheCatholicChurchbelieves thatintheBlessedEucharistthe substanceofthebreadand:he substanceofthewinearechaiced intotherealBodyandBlood Christ.Asfarasthesensedgo, teecanperceivenochange.The taste,thecolour,theshape,the weightandotherappearances, whichoursensesperceive,remain tmchanged.Butthesubstance, thatwhichisknownroibythe senses,butbythes;.,nitualorimmaterialmind-thatha been changedbythepower::fGodrato therealBodyand!IioodciChrist Thepresenceis,theref)r-!.not merelysymbolicalnmetapherical,butreal.Oursenseswould leadustothinkthatiatheBlessedEucharist,beneaththeappealanceofbread,the isthe5.11).

4 stanceofbread-but..erethe wordofChristcomesintoc2:rect ourjudgment,andtotellusthat ChristHimselfisthere,.110Illt thesubstanceofread.

howChristcouldgivethemHis Bodytoeat.TheJewswould rotacceptChrist'sword.The ApostlestrustedChristperfectly. TheybelievedwhatHesaidwas true."Lord,"saidSt.Peter,"to whomshallwego.Thouhast thewordsofeternallife.And wehaveknownthatThouartthe ChristtheSonofGod."(Jo.VI., 69.70.1

OntheeveofHisdeathChrist keptthispromise.Hetook breadintoHisHands,blessedit, brokeit,andgaveittoHisApostles,saying:"Takeyeandeat; thisisMyBody"(Mt.XXVI.,261. "Dothisincommemorationof Me."(Lk.XXII.,19.)TheApostlesandtheCatholicChurchbelieveandobey.Thewordsare clear.Tomakethemtrue,one needsthepowerandthegoodness ofGod,andthatispreciselywhat wehave.

CuresattributedtoSt. Anneperfectlytrue

"JustAnotherProtestant,"Bayswater:

thenumberofvotiveofferingsleft intheshrineandthecrutches,etc. totestifytofactthatthepoor sufferersneededthemnolonger.

in1876theoldChurchwasreplacedbyabeautifulbasilica,200 feetlongand100feetwide,built bymeansofcontributionsfromall overCanada.Thiswasburned downmaliciouslyby.afire-bugin hatredofthefaithin1922,butit hassincebeenreplacedbyaneven n-oremagnificentChurch,towhich theCanadiansflockonpilgrimage, yearlyintheirhundredsofthousands

RealHappeningsat Beauprein1922

Yourlettercontinues:

"Tome,iftherewassuchafire, howdidthecrutchesescape,and also,whywasnottheBoneconsumed,andwhatsortofletters wouldbehungonthewallnear by,thattheywoulddefythe ravagesoftime.Imustsaythat IamnotaCatholicandhavebeen inthehabitofputtingmyown constructiononwhatIread.

andIthinkthatmostpeopledo oratleasttheyoughttodoso. NordoIthinkthatYoucanshift theblameforwhatyoucallyour scepticismontoyourage.I shouldratherblameacertainlack offair-mindednessduetosome oldprejudicesthatyouhavenot beenabletoquiteshakeoff.Itis nottoolateforyoutotrytoview thingsconnectedwiththeCatholic Churchwithanunprejudicedeye, togivecredittoCatholicsofbeing fairandhonest,togivethemthe creditofsincerityintheirbeliefs andintheirdesiretoexplain themforthebenefitofothers.

Yousayinyourletter:

TheVatican'sinterestin MonteCarlo

"IoftenlistentoyourCatholic AnsweronSundaynightsandI amafraidyoudonotalways giveastraight-outanswerto simplequestions.Suchasthe questionabouttheVaticaninterest,"financial"inMonte Carlo.Oneoftwowordswould haveansweredthatquestion eitherYesorNo."

onlytothedisciples?,Theearly Christiansdonotappearto havedefendedthemselvesagaiustattack,exceptbywithdrawingandbyprayer."

A.Withreferencetothefight putupbytheSwissguardsIthink youmusthaveinmindtheheroic defenceoftheTuilieriesonAugust 10,1792,whenitwasattackedby theParisianmobduringtheRevdlution.Butinthisinstanced theSwissGuardsweredefending theKingandQueenandtheRoyalFamily.Theyweredoingtheir duty,aswehopeourownLife Guardswould'doinsimilarcirculmstances,wereBuckingham Palaceattackedbyamobwith murderousintent.

?OurLordnevertaughtthatit waswrongtorepelanunjustattack,especiallyifitwasone'ssolemntrustanddutytodoso,asin thecaseofmenemployedtodefendinnocentwomenandchildren.

Christtoldusthisfactvery clearly."ThebreilwhichIwill giveisMyFleshfor:halife theworld."(JohnW.,52).The Jews,towhomHewastaikag, understoodHimperfectly.But theyhadnotenoughbelieffcr HimtoacceptHisword.They didnotseehowChristcould changebreadintoHisBodyand theyconcludedthatHecouldnot doit.Theylimitedthepower ofGodtothesmalllimitsoftheir humanintellects."Theystrove amongthemselves,saying:"How <anthismangiveusHisFlesh toeat?"Jo.VI.,52.) They thoughtChristcouldnotdowhat HesaidHewoulddo.,ButHein sistedthattheymustbelieveHis word."Amen,Amen.Isayunto you,"Ileansweredtheirobjection, "unlessvolteattheFleshand drinktheBloodoftheSonofMan, youwillnothavelifeinyou.He thateatethMyFleshanddrink. ethMYBloodhatheverlasting lifeandIwillraisehimuponthe lastday."(Jo.VI.,54-55J Apostlesperfectly understoodChrist

Infiveconsecutiveverses,St. Johngivesusfiverepetitions madebyChristofthesametruth. ButtheJewswouldnotbelieve Him."Thisisahardsaying," theysaid,"andwhocanhearit?" Andmanyofthemwentaway, andwalkednomorewithHim." 1Joh.VI..61-67.1 OurLorddid notrecallthemandchangeHis doctrine.Onthecontrary.He turnedtoHisApostlesandsaid tothem:"Willyoualsogoaway?" HewouldhaveallowedHisApostlestogoawayhadtheyrefused tobelievethat"thebreadwhich HewouldgivewasHisFleshfor thelifeoftheworld."TheApostlesacteddifferentlyfromthe Jews.BothJewsandApostles heardandunderstoodperfectly whatChristsaid.Neitherthe JewsnortheApostlesunderstood

Inreadingabook,title"BeautifulCanada."byVernonQuinn, onpages10'2to104,mentionis madeofSt.AnnedeBeaupre,with itsnotedshrinetoLaBonne SainteAnne.Visitedannuallyby aquarterofamillionpilgrims: variousmiraclessupposedtohave takenplacethere,thesemiracles recordedbytheJesuitsintheir Relations. ;Atthetimeofthedisastrous firein1922,greatstacksofcrutches wereinevidence.TemporaryChurchwasatonceerected. A newCathedralsoonstarted,so pilgrimageswereuninterrupted. ThousandsofCatholicscontinue tokneelatthefootofthemiraculousstatueandpraytothe motheroftheVirginMaryforher intercession.Tos.atholicsthe pricelesstreasureattnesnrmeisa pieceofthewrist-boneofSt.Anne, itisauthenticallyvouchedforby letterswhichhangontheWallnear by. Wouldyoupleasetellmeis thissomefigmentoftheauthor's imaginationoristhereanytruth init?"

amnowanoldman,maybethat iswhyIamsosceptical" A.Inthegreatfireof1922,that portionoftheChurchofSt.Anne deBeaupre,calledtheMemorial ChapelorShrine,inwhichthe relicsarekeptandinwhichmany ofthevotiveofferings.etc.are kept,wassavedfromtheflames, withitscontents.

A.No,thisisnofigmentofthe author'simagination,butthesober truth.DevotiontoSt.Anne,in Canada,goesbacktothebeginningofNewFrance(asCanada wasfirstcalled),andwasbrought thitherbythefirstsettlersand earlymissionaries.St.Anneis thePatronessofBrittanyin Franceformwheremanyofthe hardypioneersandequallyhardy missionariescame.Thesepioneers beganatoncetotillthefertilesoil oftheBeauprehillside-thename theycalledittellsusitsbeauty anditsrichness.Thefirsthouses heredatefrom1650.Norwasit longbeforethesettlersbuiltthemselvesachapelwheretheymight meetforMass.OnMarch13, 1658,themissionary,FatherVignal chosethesiteandblessedthe foundationsofthenewchapel, whichbygeneralconsentwasdedicatedtoSt.Anne.Fortwocenturiesandahalfithasbeenthe centreofpilgrimage.Through theintercessonoftheSaint,AlmightyGodhasbestowedhisfavoursontheCanaditnpeople,who haveflockedthere,filledwith FaithinHimandwithconfidence intheprayersofSt.Anne.AlmightyGodhaswilledtoreward theFaithofthepeoplewithhundredsofmiraculouscures,allof whichhavebeenauthenticatedby strictmedicalsupervision.Hence

.Thelettersyouaskaboutarethe documentsfromRomestating thatthesebonesveneratedinthe ShrinewerebroughtfromtheHoly LandtoConstantinoplein710, wheretheywerekeptinthe ChurchofSantaSophiaThey werestillinthatChurchin1333 Portionsofthesebonesweresent todifferentpartsofEuropewhere St.Annewasvenerated.,MonseigneurdeLaval,thefirstBishopof Quebec,receivedfromtheCanons ofCarcassonneinFrance,one largepieceofbone,whichwasexposedforvenerationatSt.Anne deBeaupreonMarch12,1670.The greatRelic,thewrist-bone,measures4inchesinlength,andwas broughttoBeauprein1892from Rome.Thesedocumentsare framedandpreservedfromdamp anddecay,andasneedarises,can berenewedandofficiallysigned andsealedagain,sothatthereis nothingtocauseamazementif theystillhangonthewallsofthe Shrine.Theytooweresaved fromthefire.

Ishouldliketomakeitclear thatbythesedocumentsthe Churchdoesnotstatethatthese bonesaretheactualbonesofSt. AnnethemotheroftheBlessed VirginMary,butthatfromavery earlydatehavebeenveneratedas such.Theyarethereforeintimatelyconnectedwiththewidespreaddevotiontothemotherof OurLadyfromveryancienttimes andarethereforeworthyofthe highestrespectinherhonour. ActuallywehavenohistoricalaccountofthemotheroftheBlessed Virgin.Butonethingwedo know,andthatisthatshedid existandthatasshewasthe motheroftheImmaculateVirgin MotherofGod,shedeservesour reverenceanddevotion.She,too isandhasprovedherselftobea mostpowerfulintercessorwithGod inHeaven.

A.Well,perhapsIamtoblame fornotgivingtheliedirecttothe assertionmade.Buttoputyour mindatrest,Ishalldosonow. TheVaticanhasabsolutelynofinancialinterestinMonteCarlo. Youhaveanotherquestiontoask me: "AlsoIoftenhearCatholicssay, ImustgotoChurchtopayFatherSoandSo,mydues.Not beingaCatholicIwasignorant enoughononeaccasiontoask whatthatmeant,and,ofcourse wastoldinnouncertainway thatpriestshavetoliveand someonehastoprovidethem withanIncome.Now.wouldI beaskingtoomuchiftheFathersfilledinanIncomeTax Form,asIhavetoandpayIncometaxalso?"

A.Ofcoursetheyhavetolike anyothercitizen.Bytheway. YourCatholicfriendsmustbeparticularlyferventonesifyouhear themsooftensaying:'Imustgo toChurchtopaYFatherSoandSo mydues'.Forasyouknow,Iam sure,"Dues"whichareusuallygivenatChristmasandEaster,are perfectlyvoluntaryofferings.

Sothatfinishesmyratherlong replytoyourletter. Mydelay inansweringyourletterwasdue tothefactthatIhadtowrite awaytogetthelatestinformation abouttheShrineofOurLadyof Beaupre.Ihopeyouarequite satisfiedwithmyanswertoyour doubts.andItrustthatyouare notnow,anylonger"JustAnother Protestant",butonewithabetter understandingofthingsCatholic andwithlessbiasagainstthem.

Lawfultoresistunjust attack

R.43.Stainthorne-Marshall,VistoriaPark.

"ItisquitesometimesinceI haveaskedforinformationon yourdoctrine;Iappreciatethe wayyougiveastraightanswerto aplainquestion.Whenyouhay,' thetimeIwouldlikeyoutotell meaboutthis:

Yousay,"JustAnotherProtestant,"thatyouhavebeeninthe habitofputtingyourownconstructiononwhatyouread.Well surelythatistherightofevery man. havealwaysdonethat,

ThewordsofOurLordinthe SermonontheMount,"ButI saytoyounottoresistevil:but ifonestriketheeonthyright cheek,turntohimalsotheother:" (Mt.V.,39)aregivenasacounsel ofperfectiontotheindividualfor thepersonalsanctificationofthe individual.OurLorddidnotsay norcouldweeverimagineHim sayingit:Ifonestrikethywifeor thychild,donotresistbutlet himstrikethemagain.Andwhen HerebukedSt.PeterintheGardenofOlivesfordrawinghissword andcuttingoffthecaroftheservantoftheHighPriest,fiedidso becausetheactionwasrashand quiteunnecessary,forasOurLord pointedout,ifhehadwishedto resistarrest,Hecouldhavesummonedtohisaidtwelvelegions ofangels.

Itisevident,thenthatthere areoccasionswhenitbecomesan actofvirtueandsometimeseven ofduty,todefendoneself,or one'snearestanddearest,orone's countryorone'streasuredpossessions.

TheEarlyChristianswerea handfulofoftenpooranddefencelessmenandwomen,whocould donothingelsebutpracticetheir new-bornfaithinhiding.Tomake anydefencebyarmswouldhave meantimmediateextermination. Hencetheyunobstrusivelsprayed andpractisedtheirreligion,waiting fortheday,whentheproudEmpireanditsrulerwouldbrSwmeeklybeforetheCrossofChrist.We mustremembertoo,thatamong theseearlyChristianswerevery manysoldiersoftheImperial Armies.Sothatitwasevident thattheearlyChristiansdidnot thinkjtwrongtobesoldiersand tofightfortheircountry.Wecan recallthemanysoldiersaintsand martyrsoftheday'sofpersecution.Itisinterestingtoknow thatalmostcertainly,historically, thefirstChristiansinBritainwere Romansoldiers.

HastheChurchever usedphysicalforce againstherenemies?

Ireadin"TheRecord"ofthe greatfightputupbytheSwiss GuardsinwhatyearIforget, butthequestionis,isitconsistentwiththeteachingofJesus touseforcetorepelattack? ThereistheSermononthe Mount;wasitmeantforall ChristiansorwasJesusspeaking

Yournextquestion,Mr..Marshall is: "WhendidtheChurchfirstuse physicalforceagainstitsenemies? andbywhoseauthority? Ithink theChurchhasused-forceforother thanpurelydefensiveaction,there

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IsChrist'spresencein theEucharistmerely Symbolical?

-'Doubter,"WestPerth:

'Inoneofyoursessionsrecently heardyousaythatnoCatholic Andshischurchescoldand emptybecauseofthepresence ofOurLordinthetabernacleon thealtar.NowIwouldlike toknowifCatholicsbelievethat intheBlessedEucharistthe breadisactuallychangedinto therealBodyofChrist,oris itasymbolicalpresence:"

A.:TheCatholicChurchbelieves thatintheBlessedEucharistthe substanceofthebreadandthe substanceofthewinearechaseed intotherealBodyandBlood,.; I.'hrist.Asfarasthesense:go, ecanperceivenochange.The taste,thecolour,theshape,the weightandotherappearances, whichoursensespesceiYe,remain unchanged.Butthesubstance, thatwhichisknownrotbythe senses,butbythe3piiit.uniorimmaterialmind--thatha Leen changedbytheje.wer;,fGodinto therealBodyandBleedciChrist Thepresenceis,therefsr,,not merelysymbolicalna-inetaphcrica:,butreal.Oursenseswould leadustothinkthatiatheBlessedEucharist,beneaththeappeal anceofbread,theisthesals stanceofbread-but.:.erethe wordofChristcomesintoc"-rest sirjudgment.andtotellusthat ,7.hristHimselfisthere, not thesubstanceof1-read.

howChristcouldgivethemHis Bodytoeat.TheJewswould rotacceptChrist'sword.The ApostlestrustedChristperfectly. TheybelievedwhatHesaidwas true."Lord,"saidSt.Peter,"to whomshallwego.Thouhast thewordsofeternallife.And wehaveknownthatThouartthe ChristtheSonofGod."(Jo.VI., 69-70.

OntheeveofHisdeathChrist keptthispromise.Hetook breadintoHisHands,blessedit, brokeit,andgaveittoHisApostles,saying:"Takeyeandeat; thisisMyBody"(Mt.XXVI.,26). "Dothisincommemorationof Me."Lk.XXII.,19.)TheApostlesandtheCatholicChurchbelieveandobey.Thewordsare clear.Tomakethemtrue,one needsthepowerandthegoodness ofGod,andthatispreciselywhat seehave

CuresattributedtoSt. Anneperfectlytrue

"JustAnotherProtestant,"Bayswater

thenumberofvotiveofferingsleft intheshrineandthecrutches,etc. totestifytofactthatthepoor sufferersneededthemnolonger.

In1876theoldChurchwasreplacedbyabeautifulbasilica,200 feetlongand100feetwide,built bymeansofcontributionsfromall overCanada.Thiswasburned downmaliciouslybyafire-bugin hatredofthefaithin1922,butit hassincebeenreplacedbyaneven n-oremagnificentChurch,towhich theCanadiansflockonpilgrimage, yearlyintheirhundredsofthousand

RealHappeningsat Beauprein1922

Yourlettercontinues:

Christtoldusthisfactvery clearly."ThebreelwhichIwill giveisMsFleshfar.:hclife-.1 theworld."JohnVI.,52).The Jews,towhomHewastalking, understoodHimperfectly.But theyhadnotenoughbelieffor HimtoacceptHisword.They didnotseehowChristcould changebreadintoHisBodeand theyconcludedthatHecouldnot doit.Theylimitedthepower ofGodtothesmalllimitsoftheir humanintellects."Theystrove amongthemselves,saying:"How anthismangiveusHisFlesh toeat?"Jo.v1.,52.1 They thoughtChristcouldnotdowhat HesaidHewoulddo.,ButHein sistedthattheymustbelieveHis word."Amen,Amen,Isayunto you,"Heansweredtheirobjection, "unlessyoueattheFleshand drinktheBloodoftheSonofMan, youwillnothavelifeinyou.He thateatethMyFleshanddrink5thMrBloodhatheverlasting lifeandIwillraisehimuponthe lestday."(Jo.VI.,54-55., Apostlesperfectly understoodChrist

Inreadingabook,title"BeautifulCanada."byVernonQuinn, onpages102to104,mentionis tradeofSt.AnnedeBeaupre,with itsnotedshrinetoLaBonne SainteAnne.Visitedannually'br aquarterofamillionpilgrims: variousmiraclessupposedtohave takenplacethere,thesemiracles recordedbytheJesuitsintheir Relations. .Atthetimeofthedisastrous firein1922,greatstacksofcrutches wereinevidence.Temporary Churchwasatonceerected.A newCathedralsoonstarted,so pilgrimageswereuninterrupted. ThousandsofCatholicscontinue tokneelatthefootofthemiraculousstatueandpraytothe motheroftheVirginMaryfurher intercession.Toathnlics,the pricelesstreasureattneshrineisa pieceofthewrist-boneofSt.Anne, itisauthenticallyvouchedforbyletterswhichhangontheviallnear by. WouldYoupleasetellmeis thissomefigmentoftheauthor's imaginationoristhereanytruth init?"

"Tome,iftherewassuchafire, howdidthecrutchesescape,and also,whywasnottheBoneconsumed,andwhatsortofletters mouldbehungonthewallnear by,thattheywouldclefythe ravagesoftime.Imustsaythat IamnotaCatholicandhavebeen inthehabitofputtingmyown constructiononwhatIread. I amnowanoldman,maybethat iswhyIamsosceptical."

,A.Inthegreatfireof1922,that portionoftheChurchofSt.Anne deBeaupre,calledtheMemorial chapelorShrine,inwhichthe relicsarekeptandinwhichmany ofthevotiveofferings.etc.are kept,wassavedfromtheflames, withitscontents.

andIthinkthatmostpeopledo oratleasttheyoughttodoso. NordoIthinkthatYoucanshift theblameforwhatyoucallyour scepticismontoyourage.I shouldratherblameacertainlack offair-mindednessduetosome oldprejudicesthatyouhavenot beenabletoquiteshakeoff.Itis nottoolateforyoutotrytoview thingsconnectedwiththeCatholic Churchwithanunprejudicedeye, togivecredittoCatholicsofbeing fairandhonest,togivethemthe creditofsincerityintheirbeliefs andintheirdesiretoexplain themforthebenefitofothers.

Yousayinyourletter:

TheVatican'sinterestin MonteCarlo

"IoftenlistentoyourCatholic AnsaeronSundaynightsandI amafraidyoudonotalways giveastraight-outanswerto simplequestions.Suchasthe questionabouttheVaticaninterest,"financial"inMonte Carlo.Oneoftwowordswould haveansweredthatquestion eitherYesorNo."

onlytothedisciples?Theearly Christiansdonotappearto havedefendedthemselvesag. ainstattack,exceptbywithdrawingandbyprayer,"

A.Withreferencetothefight putupbytheSwissguardsIthink youmusthaveinmindtheheroic defenceoftheTuilieriesonAugust 10,1792,whenitwasattackedbytheParisianmobduringtheRevolution.Butinthisinstancd theSwissGuardsweredefending theKingandQueenandtheRoyalFamily.Theyweredoingtheir duty,aswehopeourownLife Guardswould insimilarcircutnstances,wereBuckingham Palaceattackedbyamobwith murderousintent.

OurLordnevertaughtthatit waswrongtorepelanunjustattack,especiallyifitwasone'ssolemntrustanddutytodoso,asin thecaseofmenemployedtodefendinnocentwomenandchildren.

Infiveconsecutiveverses,St. ,1.'hogivesusfiverepetitions madebyChristofthesametruth. ButtheJewswouldnotbelieve Him."Thisisahardsaying." theysaid,"andwhocanhearit?" _kndmanyofthemwentaway, andwalkednomorewithHim." ,Joh.VI..61-67.,OurLorddid notrecallthemandchangeHis doctrine.Onthecontrary.He turnedtoHisApostlesandsaid tothem:"Willyoualsogoaway?" HewouldhaveallowedHisApostlestogoawayhadtheyrefused tobelievethat"thebreadwhich HewouldgivewasHisFleshfor thelifeoftheworld."TheApostlesacteddifferentlyfromthe Jews.BothJewsandApostles heardandunderstoodperfectly whatChristsaid.Neitherthe JewsnortheApostlesunderstood

A.No,thisisnofigmentofthe author'simagination,butthesober truth.DevotiontoSt.Anne,in Canada,goesbacktothebeginningofNewFrancelasCanada wasfirstcalled),andwasbrought thitherbythefirstsettlersand earlymissionaries.St.Anneis thePatronessofBrittanyin Franceformwheremanyofthe hardypioneersandequallyhardy missionariescame.Thesepioneers beganatoncetotillthefertilesoil oftheBeauprehillside-thename theycalledittellsusitsbeautyanditsrichness.Thefirsthouses heredatefrom1650.Norwasit longbeforethesettlersbuiltthemselvesachapelwheretheymight meetforMass.OnMarch13, 1658,themissionary,FatherVignal chosethesiteandblessedthe foundationsofthenewchapel, whichbygeneralconsentwasdedicatedtoSt.Anne.Fortwocenturiesandahalfithasbeenthe centreofpilgrimage.Through theintercessonoftheSaint,AlmightyGodhasbestowedhisfavoursontheCanaditnpeople,who haveflockedthere,filledwith FaithinHimandwithconfidence intheprayersofSt.Anne.AlmightyGodhaswilledtoreward theFaithofthepeoplewithhundredsofmiraculouscures,allof whichhavebeenauthenticatedby strictmedicalsupervision.Hence

.Thelettersyouaskaboutarethe documentsfromRomestating thatthesebonesveneratedinthe ShrinewerebroughtfromtheHoly LandtoConstantinoplein710, wheretheywerekeptinthe ChurchofSantaSophia.They werestillinthatChurchin1333. Portionsofthesebonesweresent todifferentpartsofEuropewhere St.Annewasvenerated.,MonseigneurdeLaval,thefirstBishopof Quebec,receivedfromtheCanons ofCarcassonneinFrance,one largepieceofhone.whichwasexposedforvenerationatSt.Anne deBeaupreonMarch12,1670.The greatRelic,thewrist-bone,measures4inchesinlength,andwas broughttoBeauprein1892from Rome.Thesedocumentsare framedandpreservedfromdamp anddecay,andasneedarises,can berenewedandofficiallysigned andsealedagain,sothatthereis nothingtocauseamazementif theystillhangonthewallsofthe Shrine.Theytooweresaved fromthefire.

A.Well,perhapsIamtoblame fornotgivingtheliedirecttothe assertionmade.Buttoputyour mindatrest,Ishalldosonow. TheVaticanhasabsolutelynofinancialinterestinMonteCarlo. Youhaveanotherquestiontoask me: "-AlsoIoftenhearCatholicssay, ImustgotoChurchtopayFatherSoandSo,mydues.Not beingaCatholicIwasignorant enoughononeaccasiontoask whatthatmeant,and,ofcourse wastoldinnouncertainway thatpriestshavetoliveand someonehastoprovidethem withanIncome.NowwouldI beaskingtoomuchiftheFathersfilledinanIncomeTax Form,asIhavetoandpayIncometaxalso?"

A.Ofcoursetheyhavetolike anyothercitizen.Bytheway. yourCatholicfriendsmustbeparticularlyferventonesifyouhear themsooftensaying:'Imustgo toChurchtopayFatherSoandSo mydues'.Forasyouknow,Iam sure,"Dues"whichareusuallygivenatChristmasandEaster,are perfectlyvoluntaryofferings.

ThewordsofOurLordinthe SermonontheMount,"ButI saytoyounottoresistevil:but ifonestriketheeonthyright cheek,turntohimalsotheother:" (Mt.V.,39)aregivenasacounsel ofperfectiontotheindividualfor thepersonalsanctificationofthe individual.OurLorddidnotsay norcouldweeverimagineHim sayingit:Ifonestrikethywifeor thychild,donotresistbutlet himstrikethemagain.Andwhen HerebukedSt.PeterintheGardenofOlivesfordrawinghissword andcuttingofftheearoftheservantoftheHighPriest,Hedidso becausetheactionwasrashand quiteunnecessary,forasOurLord pointedout,ifhehadwishedto resistarrest,Hecouldhavesummonedtohisaidtwelvelegions ofangels.

Itisevident,thenthatthere areoccasionswhenitbecomesan actofvirtueandsometimeseven ofduty,todefendoneself,or one'snearestanddearest,orone's countryorone'streasuredpossessions.

Ishouldliketomakeitclear thatbythesedocumentsthe Churchdoesnotstatethatthese bonesaretheactualbonesofSt. AnnethemotheroftheBlessed VirginMary,butthatfromavery earls'datehavebeenveneratedas such.Theyarethereforeintimatelyconnectedwiththewidespreaddevotiontothemotherof OurLadyfromveryancienttimes andarethereforeworthyofthe highestrespectinherhonour. ActuallywehavenohistoricalaccountofthemotheroftheBlessed Virgin.Butonethingwedo know,andthatisthatshedid existandthatasshewasthe motheroftheImmaculateVirgin MotherofGod,shedeservesour reverenceanddevotion.She,too isandhasprovedherselftobea mostpowerfulintercessorwithGod inHeaven.

Yousay."JustAnotherProtestant,"thatyouhavebeeninthe habitofputtingyourownconstructiononwhatyouread.Well surelythatistherightofevery man.'Ihavealwaysdonethat,

Sothatfinishesmyratherlong replytoyourletter. Mydelay inansweringyourletterwasdue tothefactthatIhadtowrite awaytogetthelatestinformation abouttheShrineofOurLadyof Beaupre.Ihopeyouarequite satisfiedwithmyanswertoyour doubts.andItrustthatyouare notnow,anylonger"JustAnother Protestant",butonewithabetter understandingofthingsCatholic andwithlessbiasagainstthem.

Lawfultoresistunjust attack

H.G.Stainthorne-Marshall,VistoriaPark.

"ItisquitesometimesinceI haveaskedforinformationon yourdoctrine;Iappreciatethe wayyougiveastraightanswerto aplainquestion.Whenyouhave thetimewouldlikeyoutotell meaboutthis'

Ireadin"TheRecord"ofthe greatfightputupbytheSwiss GuardsinwhatyearIforget, butthequestionis.isitconsistentwiththeteachingofJesus touseforcetorepelattack? ThereistheSermononthe Mount;wasitmeantforall ChristiansorwasJesusspeaking

TheEarlyChristianswerea handfulofoftenpooranddefencelessmenandwomen,whocould donothingelsebutpracticetheir new-bornfaithinhiding.Tomake anydefencebyarmswouldhave meantimmediateextermination. Hencetheyunobstrusivelyprayed andpractisedtheirreligion,waiting fortheday.whentheproudEmpireanditsrulerwouldItthwmeeklybeforetheCrossofChrist.We mustremembertoo,thatamong theseearlyChristianswerevery manysoldiersoftheImperial Armies.Sothatitwasevident thattheearlyChristiansdidnot think,itwrongtobesoldiersand tofightfortheircountry.Wecan recallthemanysoldiersaintsand martyrsoftheday'sofpersecution.Itisinterestingtoknow thatalmostcertainly,historically, thefirstChristiansinBritainwere Romansoldiers.

HastheChurchever usedphysicalforce againstherenemies?

Yournextquestion,Mr.Marshall, is: "WhendidtheChurchfirstuse physicalforceagainstitsenemies? bywhoseauthority? Ithink theChurchhasused'forceforother thanpurelydefensiveaction,there

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Makeyourownaccessories frommaterialsofferingit Foy'snewHomecraftSection. Hereyoumaypurchasespeciallyselectedskinsinsuitable lengthsforbags,belts,dress trimmings,cushions,table centres,etc.,atveryreasonableprices.Youwillfindthese materialsdelightfullyeasyto makeupandtheresultswill thrillyou.

Feltisanotherexcitingmediumthatoffersunlimited scopeforyouringenuity.Itis onsaleinFoy'sHomecraft Sectioninmanylovelycolours. Hereisagrandopportunityfor youtosavemoneybymaking yourownChristmasgiftsthis year.

mileAWHILE.

Handscanbeextremelybeautifulthings,"declaresanartist. Especiallywhentheycontainfour aces.

Scientistsaresaidtobeendeavouringtodiscoveraprocesswhich willrenderamaninvisih!eFootballrefereesareallinfavourof it. *

Thesuperioryoungpersonhad beenshowntohisroominthe hotel.

"Sothisisforme?"hegrun. bled."Ratherlikeaprison,don't youthink?"

"Well,it'sjustamatterofwhat oneisusedto,sir,"repliedthe manager.

Teacher:Theprofessorisgoing togivealectureonthesun,and Iwantallofthepupilstobe there.

Tommy:"Idon'tthinkIcan go,miss."

Teacher:"Whynot?"

Tommy:"'Causememother won'tletmegosofarfromhome."

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Theywererestingbetweendances.Hewaspointingoutthe variouslocalcelebritiestohis partner.

"Seethatwomanovertherein black,"hewhispered,"that'sold AldermanGroves'daughter.She mustbewelloverthirty."

"Married?"askedthegirl.

"Notyet,"hereplied,"butI hearshe'sgoingtobesoon."

"Who'stheluckyman?"asked thefairdamsel.

"OldGroves,"helaughingifreplied.

TheCityinvestorwasentering theStockExchangeonemorning whenhefeltatugonhisarm andturnedtoseeawire-whiskered oldchap.

"Eh,mister,thisistheStock Exchange.isn'tit"

"Yes,"hewastold.

"Wellit'safunnything.Ibin 'erefortwohoursand'aven'tseen acoworanythingyet.Isthere abackentrancewheretheybring themin?"

* * *

"Yesterday,aftertheconcert, thewholeaudiencecongratulated thesinger'sgrandfather."

"Whythegrandfather?"

"Heisstonedeaf."

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Dentist'sWife:"Whydoyou openthedoorofthewaitingroom whenIsing?"

Dentist:"Iwanttoshowother clientsthatthenoiseisnotmade bythepatientinthechair."

LankyItoShorty):"Imagine notknowinghowtoharnessa horse.I'llguaranteethatany9year-oldAustraliankidknows thatthefirstthingthatshouldbe putonahorsearethewinkers."

Shorty:"Verywell,ifyouwant toprovethattheory,askthiskid comingalongtheroad."

Lanky:"Hey,sonny,doyou knowthefirstthingthatanyone wouldputonahorse?"

Sonny:"Tooright.Adeener eachway."

* * * ArmyDentist:"Myman,you don'thavetopayforteethextractionintheArmy."

ScotchRecruit:"Iknowthat. mon,butI'mjustcountingmy moneybeforeyouputmeunder gas"

* * AnArabwasparticularlyearnestinhiseffortstosellacarpet toan-Aussie.

'Takeyourstinkingcarpet away,"saidtheAussie.

"Sir,"saidtheoffendedArab. "carpetnostink.It'sme."

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VeryFatMan:"Hasanyone seenmybeltaroundthehouse?"

Wife:"Idon'tknow,dear.Did youputitroundthehouse?"

Ayoungwomanwelladvanced inyears-enteredthechemist's shopandleanedconfidinglyacross thecounter.

"Iwant,"shesaid,inlowtones, "somethingforrestoringthecomplexion."

Theyoungchemistsmiled. "Restoring,madam?"heannounced."Youmeanpreserving." Hethensoldhersixdifferent brands,amountinginalltothirty shillings.

Aburlymanpushedhiswayto thecounterofapostoffice,demandingapennystamp.The girlbehindthecounterwastryingtoexplainsomethingtoan oldwoman.

"Isay,miss,"heshouted,"I've gottocatchatram'

"Whatisthis?"exclaimedthe editor."Mr.Yarnerislyingat death'sdoor'Makethatread laying."

"What!"exclaimedthereporter,insurprise,"that'snotcorrect."

"No."repliedtheeditor,butit isbettertomakeagrammatical mistakethanoffendYarner'srelatives.Hisreputationforveracityisnotoriouslybad."

* * Thevicarwasaddressing a mother'smeeting.

"Ithascometomyknowledge," hesaid,"thatawomanwhoissittingamongyouto-dayisnotcarryingoutherdutiesasawife shoulddo.Insteadofpreparing amealforherhusbandonhisreturnfromahardday'swork,she spendshertimegossiping.The consequencesarethatherhusbandspendsmostofhisevenings intheBoar'sHead.Sooneror laterthiswillleadtodomestic strife,Sothatyouwillknowto whomIrefer,Iwillthrowthis bookather." Theyallducked.

* * * AnAmericantrainwastravellingatagoodspeedonabranch line,whensuddenlytheengine lefttherails.Anegroporter,who badbeenstandingbyawindow inthesaloon,wasthrownthrough theglassandflungsomedozen yardsbeforehewasbroughtup shortbycrashinghisheadagainst aconcretepost. Forafewmomentshelaydazed.thenhesatupandrubbedhis head.Acrowdofpassengerswere quicklyonthescene.

"Goodheavens."criedoneof them."Wethoughtyoumusthe dead."

"No."repliedthenegro,slowly. "Abreckonsthatconcretepost musthavebrokenmafall."

Theclerkturnedandsaidquietly:"DidyousayyOuhadtocatch atrain"

"Idid,"snappedtheman.

"Thenit'sarailwaystationyou want-thisisapostoffice!"

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Aclerkwascommiseratingwith anotherwhohadjustbeendischarged. "I'mawfullysorryforyou,old man,"heobserved.

"Well,itisn'tgettingthesack 1mind,"saidtheother."It's thebosssendingmetothenewspaperofficewithanadvertisement forablinkingoffice-boy."

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"WherethedickenshaveYou beenallthistime?"demanded thedinerofthewaiter.

Thewaiterglaredfuriouslyat him."Doyoutakemefora blinkin'racehorse?"heretorted. indignantly.

"Well,notexactly,"thedinerreplied,"althoughitsurprisesme howoftenyou'retipped-"

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Aspeakerwasholdingfortfito amixedaudience.Tomakehis statementsmoreimpressivethe speakergraduallylethisvoice sinktoawhisper.

Aburlynavvyatthebackof thehallstoodupandshouted: "Speakup!Wecan'thearyou!"

Silencereignedsupremefora fewsecondsonly,whenalittle manatthefrontofthehallstood upandshoutedbacktotheinterrupter:"Sitdown,andbethan) ful."

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"Oh,yes-I'mrathermusically inclined,y'know,Indeed,I'vejust completedtheinventionofanew musicalinstrument-asortof combinationofasaxophone,concertina,and'cello."

"Acombinedsax,concertina. and'cello?Goodheavens!That's rotaninstrument-it'saweapon!"

Wednesday,October23,1146

THECATHOLICANSWER

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vieretheCrusadesforinstance;I amnotquiteclearastohowmuch theChurchwasresponsiblefor them,butanywaywhenyouare abletodosoperhapsyouwilltell usofthesethings,itmaybeof interesttoothersbesidesmyself.

Thankyouforyourtroublein explainingthingsIamsurewe wouldbelessintolerabletowards theotherfellowifwebetterunderstoodhisviews."

A.StrictlyspeakingtheChurch assuch,hasneverusedphysical forceagainstherenemies,except insofarassheimposedcorporal penancesonthosewhowereguilty ofgraveandscandaloussins.In thistheChurchwouldbefollowing theexampleofherDivineFounder,ChristOurLord,Whowhen beheldtheTempleofGod made"adenofthieves"bythe buyersandsellersandthemoney -changers,madeascourgeoflittle cordsanddrovethemoutofthe temple.(Jo.11.15.XXI.45.)

When,however,therebecameattachedtothehighofficesinthe rhurchobligationsofapurely temporalnature,suchasthedutiesofsovereigntyoverestatesand landsownedbytheChurch,then, ofcourse,ascrudrulersthePope orBishopswouldhavetomaintainthesecurityoftheirpeople andpossessionsbyforceofarms.

"Dukes,clerics,monks,oldmen youngpersonsandchildrenwere tobeseensettingoutonthemarch withoutanyonebeingabletopreventthem.Aninnumerablearms wasraisedtogotoJerusalem."

WhenEuropehadbeenstirred byPeter,UrbanheldagreatopenaircouncilatClermontinFrance. ThePopepleadedthecauseofthe EasternChristianswithpassionateeloquence,andcalleduponhis hearerstomarchforthagainstthe enemiesofGod.Inreplytothis appealtheassembledmultitudes criedout,"ItistheWillofGod." Thousands,thenandthese,u6und themselvestotakepartinthe crusade.

Thepopularenthusiasmwas suchthatthousandsformedthemselvesintobandsandsetouton footfortheHolyLand,underthe leadershipofPetertheHermit. AdvisedatConstantinoplebythe Emperortoawaitthearrivalofa Christianarmshewasunableto restrainthezealofhisfollowers, whocontinuedtheirmarchand wereslaughteredbytheTurks.

AfterthefalloftheWestern RomanEmpirein476.theRomans lookedtothePopesforprotection againsttheinvadingbarbarians and,toallintentsandpurposes, theSupremePontiffbecamethe temporalgovernorofRome.In 752Aistulf,kingoftheLombards, capturedRavennaandannexed mansoftheimperialterritoriesin Italy,hethensentambassadors toRometodemandhomageof thePope.PopeStephenhaving appealedinvaintoConstantinople totheEasternEmperor,turned forhelptoPippin,KingofFrance, whocrossedtheAlps,defeatedthe Lombards,and,756,forcedAistulf tosignadeed,knowninhistoryas the"DonationofPippin"bywhich theLombardterritoriesconquered byPippinwashandedovertothe Pope.InthismannerthePapal StatesandtheTemporalPower thePopescameIntobeing.

THECRUSADESOFOLD

Thefollowingyear,1097,took placethefirstcrusadeproper consistingof600.000soldiersunder theleadershipofGodfreydeBouillon.PassingthroughConstantinopletheyattackedanddefeated theTurksinAsiaMinor.Then advancingintoSyria,theylaid seigetoAntioch,whichtheytook in1098.InMarch1099,theymarchedonJerusalem,whichtheycapturedafteranobstinatedefence bytheSaracens.Unfortunately theCrusaders,angeredbythelong seigemassacredthegarrisonof Jerusalem.Palestinewasformed intothekingdomofJerusalemundertheruleofGodfreydeBouillon andtherestofPalestinedivided upintofourLatinStatesunder Christianrulers.

INTERESTINGFEATURESOF THIRDCRUSADE

TENRICORD

"ITALYWILLKEEP LATERANTREATY"

"Wehavefullconfidencethat theItalianpeopleanditsGovern meatwillalwaysbeconsciousof thebenefitswhichcomefromthe recognisedpermanenceoftheLat erantexts,"saidtheHolyFather whenhereceivedinaudienceSignordeNicola,ProvisionalPresidentofItaly,andPremierde Gaspeci,inSeptember.

"Wehavefullconfidencethat thepeopleandGovernmentwill staketheirhonourtoshowthat theirincorruptiblefaithandthe permanenceandtruthofthene gotiatedpacts,receivedasaheritagefromtheirforbears,areimmutablelawto-dayandforall times."

Italianextremistshavebeen agitatingfortheabolitionofthe LateranTreatyandtheseverance ofrelationsbetweenChurchand State.

ThePresidentandPremierdrove totheVaticanaccompaniedby theMarquessDiana,ItalianAmbassadortotheHolySee,General Albert,heardofthemilitary household,andofficialsofthe householdandforeignministry.

MilitarySonatas.

Militaryhonourswererendered attheboundaryofItalyandthe VaticanState.inSt.Peter's Squarethepartyweregreetedhs theMarquessSerafini,Vatican Citygovernor.

ThePresidentandhissuiteenteredtheVaticanandwereescort edfromthefootoftheNoble StaircasetotheThroneRoom. wheretheHolyFathergreeted thematthethreshold.

ThePresidentaloneentered withHisHoliness.Theirconversationlasted45minutes.SignorGasperiwasthenvdmitted Latertheothervisitorswerein troducedtotheHolyFather.

Charlemagne,thesonofPippin, intheyear800,suppliedPopeLeo IIIwithaFrankishbodyguard forhisprotection.Itwason ChristmasDayofthesameyear thatLeocrownedCharlemagne EmperorinSt.Peter's,Rom.eThis wastherestorationoftheWestern RomanEmpire,butnowaRoman EmpiresanctionedbyGod;the holyRomanEmpire.

Youwouldlikemetogiveyou ashortaccountoftheCrusades. Well,hereitisasshortasIcan makeit.

TheSecondCrusade(1147-48) wasacompletefailure.Oneofthe newChristianStates,Edessa,was capturedbytheTurksin1144,and thenewsofthedisasterwasthe causeofthisCrusade,whichwas preachedbySt.BernardofClairvaux.Twoexpeditionsstarted, oneundertheEmperorConrad IIIandtheotherunderLouisVII ofFrance,theyachievednothing andthemonarchsreturnedhome withthemiserableremnantof thearmies.ButtheThirdCrusade hasmoreinterestforus,foritwas inthisonethatourownKingRichardtheLion-Heartedfigured.

Aftertheaudienceandvisitto St.Peter'stomb,thePresidentre turnedtotheGiustinianiPalace whereCardinalTedeschini,accompaniedbyArchbishopBorgonginiDuca,NunciotoItaly,immediatelyreturnedthevisit.

NewEraBegins.

AfterwelcomingthePresident andPremier,HisHolinesssaid:

"Aneweraisabouttobegin andItaly,situatedbetweenEast andWest,occupiesaplacewhere responsibilityescapesnoone.

"Inthemeantimethepeople, crushedbytormentandanguish, awaittheworkoftheirrulersto bringthemfromtheturbulent presenttoamoretranquilandinvitingfuture.

Palestinewasconqueredbythe Arabsin637A.D.TheyweretoleranttowardstheirChristiansubjectsandallowedpilgrimstovisit theHolyPlaces.In980theMohammedansofEgyptoverranthe countryandsubjectedpilgrims tovariousinsultsandindignities. Mattersbecameworsein1073when PalestinewasinvadedbYthe Turks,aMongolianpeopleofCentralAsiawhohadembracedIslam andbecomerulersoftheArab EmpireoftheEast.Indignation attheoutragesperpetratedbythe TurkswasarousedinEurope mainlythroughthepreachingof PetertheHermit.Thisenthusiast hadbeenasoldierandhadturned hermit.Hemadeapilgrimageto theHolyLandin1093.Onhis returnheinformedPopeUrbanII ofthesufferingsinflictedonthe Christiansandtheprofanationof theHolyPlacesbytheTurks. ThePopecommissionedhimto preachaCrusade.PeterthereuponwentthroughItaly,France andGermany,mountedonamule andwithcrucifixinhishand.The enthusiasmwhichhestirredup,is thusdescribedbyacontemporary writer:

TheHolyCityofJerusalemwas lostin1187,takenbytheyoung KurdistchiefSaladin,whohadrecentlyconqueredEgypt.The martialspiritofEuropewasaroused,andtheThirdCrusadewas organisedundertheleadershipof thethreemostrenownedwarriors oftheage,theEmperorFrederick Barbarossa, Philip Augustus, KingofFrance andRichardI,KingofEngland. ThecrusadersstormedAcre,but wereunabletotakeJerusalem, RichardofEnglandsignedatruce withSaladin,bywhichChristian pilgrimswereallowedtovisitthe HolyPlaces.Therewerefive otherCrusadesoflesserimportance thelastbeingin1276ledbySt. Louis,KingofFrance. Inspiteofmanyabuseswhich mustariseinhumanaffairs,and aboveallintimeofwar,theCrusadesconferredlastingbenefitson Europe.theyelevatedandennobledChristianwarfare.TheyfosteredtheideaofEuropeanunity, thatis,ofagreatsocietyofChristiansleaguedtogetheragainstthe infidel.Theyalsogaveagreatimpetustocommerce,andpromoted theartsandsciencesbybringing thepeopleofEuropeintoclose contactwiththecivilisationofthe GreeksandtheArabs.TheCrusadesdidnotobtaintheirimmediateobject,namelytheliberationoftheHolyLandfromthe yokeoftheinfidel;buttheyunquestionablygaveastrongand enduringimpulsetothespiritual, intellectualandeconomiclifeof Europe.

"Hewhoisconsciousofthe greatnessofthisundertakingand whoknowsthatiftheLorddoes notbuildthehousetheylabour in\-ainwhobuildit,willlifthis eyesandhearttotheGiverofall goodandinvokeHishelpforthe Italianpeopleandforthosewho havethemissionofre-elevating themandleadingthemfromsufferinganddepressiontonewdignityandrenewedvigourina peaceoftruthandjustice.

"Buthowcantruthandjustice fullyprevailwheretheSupreme Fountoftruthandjusticeand theverynameofGodi.,ignored?

VigilanceNeeded.

"Inthisworkofrebirthandreconstructiongreatvigilanceand foresightwillbenecessary,virile constancyandimperturbableresolutiontodiscernthetruefrom thefalse,thebeneficentfromthe destroyingforces,themeansof healthfrominebriatingpoisons, andtore-educatethepeople, whoseserenityofjudgmentmight bedisturbedbysomanysorrow fuldelusions,toasecureknowledgeofwhatreallyservestheir goodandofwhatmightbecome awellofmisfortune.

"OntheChurchfallsanimport. anttasktowhichsheisconsecratingherselfwithafervourthe greaterastheneedsofthepeople aremoreimpelling.

"ItisnecessarythattheChurch shallbeassuredofthatcomplete libertyofmovementanddevelopmentwhichderivesfromthewill ofitsDivineFounder.

JesusasBoyandMan

RelatedbyanIrishSisterofCharity

Thepeopledidastheywere told,becausetheyknewtheorderhadcomefromOurLord,and thoughtheydidnotknowwhat Hewasgoingtodo,theydidknow thatanythingHesaidwasright. Whentheywereallsittingdown inorder,theApostleswentback towhereOurLordwasstanding, lookingdownatthecrowd.He tookthefiveloavesandlooked uptoHeaveninprayer,thenHe blessedthemandbrokethemup andgavethebrokenbitsintothe Apostles'hands,toPeterfirst, thentotheothersastheycame uptoHiminturn,togodown andgivethemouttothepeople; thenthesamethingwiththetwo fishes.

Whentheybegantogiveout thebread,handsseemedtobe stretchedout,everywhere,toget it.Soontheyhadfinishedall theyhad,sobacktheywent'to OurLordandHegavethemas muchasatfirst,andofftheywent againandworkedeversohard,in andoutoftheranksofmenand womenandchildren,backtoOur Lordanddownagaintillallhad some.Then,roundagainwith

moretothosewhowerestillhungryandholdingouttheirhands formoreByamostwonderful miracle,asOurLordbrokethe loavesandfishes,Hewasmultiplyingthem,andmakingmore andmore,givingittotheApostles tilleveryonehadhadquite enoughtoeat.Theyhadbeen suchalongtimewithoutfood, andthepartyonthegrass, straightfromOurLord'sown Hands,wassuchabeautifulsurprise,thattheydidenjoyit.

TheyknewthatitwasjustHis greatloveandcareforthemthat madeHimdoit.Andtheyfelt theirheartsburningwithlovefor andthankfulnesstoHim.Then, OurLord,whenallhadhadas muchastheywanted,becauseHe hatedwaste,toldtheApostlesto goroundagainandgatherupany bitsthatwereover.So.inand outtheywentagain,amongthe happy,well-fedcrowdandfilled twelvebasketswithwhatwas over.

Themen,now,astheystood talkingtogetheraboutthismost wonderfulthingthatJesushad done,gotmoreandmoreexcitedaboutHimandbegantowonderwhoHereallywas;theyfelt sureHewasthegreatProphet whohadbeenpromisedtothem, byGod.yearsandyearsago,the Messiahwhowastocomeinto theworldtosavethem.

TheybegantogouptoHim andtobegHimtobetheirKing. TheywantedtomakeagrandprocessionrightawayandbringHim alongandcrownHimastheir kingandthrowofftheruleofCaesarwithoutanotherdaypassing by.

Jesusspoketothemverygentlyandveryquietlyandexplain-

edthatHewantedtoreignas Kingintheirhearts,andthatHe wouldnothaveanycrowningsuch astheyhadplanned,andHetold themtogohomenow.

OurLordsenttheApostlesaway, firstofall,intheboatThen, HeHimselfbydegreessentall thecrowdawayinlittlegroups, happyandcontented.Soonall hadmovedoff,andHewasleft quitebyHimself,inthat,desert place,whereHehadheldthe WonderfulPicnicforfivethousand menbesidewomenandchildren.

AFTER.

ThePicnicwasover,andevery onewasgone.TheApostles wereoutonthelakeandthey weresorryforthemselves,itwas coldandgettingdark.Andit hadbeensuchalovelyday;they hadsoenjoyedthemselves,giving outbreadandfish,goingupand down,everyonesmilingatthem andcallingthemandtelling them,theywouldMAKEJesus betheirKing.Thenthegatheringup.Theywerefrightfullyexcitedaboutitall.Andsuddenly -Jesuscalledthem.TheyhurriedtoHim.,But,whenHesaid: "Godownintotheboatandcross over,Iwillfollowlater"-they couldn'tbelieveHemeantit.To sendthemawaylikethat,before everyone,andjustwhenthere wassomuchtodo.Theystood, lookingimploringlyatHim,mak-' ingnomovetogo.Jesuslooked sternandsaidagain:"Go."

Peterturnedandwent,therest followedsadly.Itwashardto leaveJesus.Whentheylooked back,thepeopleweregoingtoo. Astheypushedofftheboat,they sawJesusallbyHimself,andthe wild,lonely,desert-landlookeddesolateandempty,inthedusk.

Nightcamequickly,themountainbehindJesusloomedbigand black.Heturnedandbeganto climbupintothedarkness.The windwashowlingdismally,but uphewent,upandup.Thestars cameout.Heknewallabout themandwhattheylookedlike near,butHeonlythoughtofHis FatherWhomadethem.lie stoppedandbegantopray;praisingGodandthankingHimand askingforGracesforusall.

Heprayedandprayed,thestars movedacrossthesky,andstillIle prayed.Hehadsomanytopray for:youandme,aswellasthe lest.,Heknewusthen,andall aboutus,ourhomesandevery oneinthem;allthegoodthings weshouldeverdoandallthe bad;allthehelpweshouldever want:alltheConfessionswe shouldevermakeandallthe HolyCommunions.Hesaweach oneseparately.

'IfwecouldonlyseeHimpraying.weshouldneverforgetit, thereverenceandawe,intheway Hestoodorknelt;Hecouldsee HisFatherplainly,aswenever cantillwedie.

AndupinHeaven,alltheAngelswerelookingandGodsatlistening,andtheprayerofJesus waslikeincenseandlovelymusic. AndGodpouredGracesdownon alltheworld,thenandeversince andnow,andHewill,ontothe endoftime.

AndJesuswasprayingforthe Apostles,veryspecially.HelovedthemandHeknewtheyloved HimandHewantedthemtodo greatworkforHim.

AndthepoorApostleswereout onthelake,ingreattrouble.They hadnotbeenlongatseawhena fierceshriekingwindcamedown fromt!heoppositemountain,it dashedagainsttheboatandbeat itback. Theyhadtouseall theirstrengthtokeepitfromsinkingorturningover.Then,the wavesroseuplikemountainsand dashedagainstthemandbroke overthem,fillingtheboatwith water.

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DearCornerites

NextSundayisonceagaina dayofveryspecialimportance,beingtheFeastofChristtheKing. Corneritesinthecitywillno doubtbeanxioustoattendthe EucharisticProcessionatAquinas College,whicheachyearprovides aremarkabledemonstrationof faithbytheassembledlaity.All thevarioussocietiesandorganisationswithinthe,Churchwillbe represented,andallwillunitein doinghomagetoChrist,theKing ofkings.Thosewhocannotbe presentshouldjoininspiritwith theparticipantsinthisinspiring annualfunction.Weshouldall beproudfollowersofChriston nextSunday,whenweremember inspecialmannerHisKingship.

-Sincerely,

AUNTBESSY.

LET'SHAVEAPOEM

Fewoftheshorterpoemswritten byLongfellowaremoredeservedly popularthanthefollowing,whichhas hardlyaversethatdoesnotcontain somerarebeautyofpoeticthought andexpression.Thelongingforquiet andpeaceattheendofastrenuous dayhasneverbeenbetterconveyed inpoeticform,andthepurepleas uresofagoodman'sdomesticlife areherecelebratedintheworthiest verse.Thelaststanzaofthepoem isafavouritequotation.

TheDayisDone

Thedayisdone,andthedarkness

FallsfromthewingsofNight, Asafeatheriswafteddownward Fromaneagleinhisflight.

Iseethelightsofthevillage

Gleamthroughtherainandthe mist, Andafeelingofsadnesscomeso'er me

Thatmysoulcannotresist; Afeelingofsadnessandlonging Thatisnotakintopain, Andresemblessorrowonly Asthemistresemblestherain.

Come,readtomesomepoem, Somesimpleandheart-feltlay, Thatshallsoothethisrestlessfeeling Andbanishthethoughtsofday.

NotIronsthegrandoldmasters, Notfromthebardssublime, Whosedistantfootstepsecho ThroughthecorridorsofTime.

For,likestrainsofmartialmusic, Theirmightythoughtssuggest Life'sendlesstoilandendeavour: AndtonightIlongforrest.

Readfromsomehumblerpoet, Whosesongsgushedfromhis heart

Asshowersfromthecloudsof summer, 'Ortearsfromtheeyelidsstart:

Who,throughlongdaysoflabour Andnightsdevoidofease, Stillheardinhissoulthemusic Ofwonderfulmelodies.

Suchsongshavepowertoquiet

Therestlesspulseofcare, Andcomelikethebenediction Thatfollowsafterprayer.

Thenreadfromthetreasuredvolume

Thepoemofthychoice, Andlendtotherhymeofthepoet

Thebeautyofthyvoice, Andthenightshallbefilledwith music, Andthecaresthatinfesttheday Shallfoldtheirtents,liketheArabs, Andassilentlystealaway. -H.W.LONGFELLOW.

WORDS-that willneverbeForgotten!

PilatethereforesaidtoHim:Art

Thouakingthen?Jesusanswered: Thousayest,thatIamaking.For thiswasIborn,andforthiscameI intotheworld:ThatIshouldgive testimonytothetruth.Everyone thatisofthetruth,hearethMy voice.

'JohnXVIII,3'7.

.huntBessy's LETTERBOX

GiftofStamps. UsedstampshavebeenreceivedfromJudy,andalsofromP. Thompson(Winchester). Subiaco.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed pleasefindP.N.for£2,inthanksgivingforfavoursreceived.WishingtheL.B.everysuccess.-Yours faithfully, R.M.

DearR.M.,-Thank,you.You havebeenaloyalfriend,andGod willsurelyrewardyouforyour charitablework.Wehopetobe abletomakeanothersubstantial contributionthisyeartothefund foraidingtheBushies.-Sincerely.

AUNTrsiI&SY.

DearAuntBessy,-Sending5s. foryourBusbies.Godblessyou foryourgoodwork.Maythose dearchildrennevergoawayfrom theirholyreligion. JUSTAFRIEND.

DearFriend,-Yourdonationto ourBushier'Schemeismostwelcome,andIechoyourwishconcerningthechildren.Inanage whenreligionisregardedvery lightly,itisparticularlynecessary tosowtheseedoftruthinthe heartsofchildren.--Sincerely.

AUNTBESSY

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosedis 4s.,athanksgivingofferingforfavoursreceivedthroughtheLittle FlowerandSt.Bernadette:also somestamps.Wishingyouand theBushieseverysuccess. JUDY.

DearJudy,-Thankyouforyour kindness.Itisaconstantencouragementforustoiknowthat wehavefriendswhowatchand prayforus,anddonotforgetto sendsomelittlematerialhelp whenconvenient-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

Gingin-road,UpperSwan.

DearAuntBessy,-Ihopevon arewell.Iamwritingthisletter totellYouthatIhavefilledthe prickcardthatyousentme.We hadoursportsatCaversham.We wenttotheShow.Iamnine andmybirthdayisonthe27th.of February.Wearegoingtothe GinginpicniconOctober28. 1 amsendingforanotherprickcard. Iwillclosenow.-Yourloving niece, KATHLTEN(CONNOR).

DearKathleen,--Goodforyou! Oneprickcardnosoonerfilled thananotheraskedfor.That's thewaytohelptheSchemealong. IhopeyouenjoyedtheShowand theSportsatCaversham.You seemtobehavinglotsoff Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

46Elvira-street,Palmyra

DearAuntBessy,-Ihopeyou willacceptmeasyourniece.I ameightyearsold,andgotoSt. Gerard'sSchool.Iaminsecondstandard. Ihavetwobig sistersandonebrother.We arehavingourBallonTuesday night.Willyoupleasesendme aprickcardfortheBushiesI willtrYtogetitfilled.Iwill writetoyouagainsoonifyou willhaveme.-Yourssincerely.

DOROTHYBAKER.

DearDorothy,-Iamdelighted tohaveyouasaniece-oneof ourveryyoungCornerites.Iam sendingyouaprickcardasrequested,andhopeyouwillbe abletointerestyoursistersand yourbrotherintheBushies' Scheme,too.Don'tforgetto writeagain.--Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

QUESTIONS;' C7Answers

ThisWeek'sQuestion

WhyDoSomeFacesin PicturesSeemtoFollowUs?

Answer:Facesinpicturesareeither alwayslookingatus,whereverwe lookatthemfrom;orelsetheyare neverlookingatus,whereverwe lookatthemfrom.Theruleis verysimple.Ifthesitterwaslookingatthepainteroratthecamera, then,whereveryoustandhewill seemtobelookingatyou.Ifhe waslookingononeside,then,whereeveryoustand,hewillseemtobe lookingonthatsideofyou.This worksveryfunnilyifyouhavea groupofpeoplewhowerealllooking atthecamerawhentheywerephoto graphed.Ifyoulookatthephotographfromoneside,theyallseem toturntofollowyou,andthento turnbackifyoulookatitfromthe otherside.Butiftheywerenot lookingatthecamera,youcannever getthemtolookatyou.

JesusasBoyandMan

RelatedbyanIrishSisterofCharity

Thepeopledidastheywere told,becausetheyknewtheorderhadcomefromOurLord,and thoughtheydidnotknowwhat Hewasgoingtodo,theydidknow thatanythingHesaidwasright.

Whentheywereallsittingdown inorder,theApostleswentback towhereOurLordwasstanding, lookingdownatthecrowd.He tookthefiveloavesandlooked uptoHeaveninprayer,thenHe blessedthemandbrokethemup andgavethebrokenbitsintothe Apostles'hands,toPeterfirst, thentotheothersastheycame uptoHiminturn,togodown andgivethemouttothepeople; thenthesamethingwiththetwo fishes.

Whentheybegantogiveout thebread,handsseemedtobe stretchedout,everywhere,toget it.Soontheyhadfinishedall theyhad,sobacktheywent'to OurLordandHegavethemas muchasatfirst,andofftheywent againandworkedeversohard,in andoutoftheranksofmenand womenandchildren,backtoOur Lordanddownagaintillallhad some.Then,roundagainwith

moretothosewhowerestillhungryandholdingouttheirhands formore.Byamostwonderful miracle,asOurLordbrokethe loavesandfishes,Hewasmultiplyingthem,andmakingmore andmore,givingittotheApostles tilleveryonehadhadquite enoughtoeat.Theyhadbeen suchalongtimewithoutfood, andthepartyonthegrass, straightfromOurLord'sown Hands,wassuchabeautifulsurprise,thattheydidenjoyit.

TheyknewthatitwasjustHis greatloveandcareforthemthat madeHimdoit.Andtheyfelt theirheartsburningwithlovefor andthankfulnesstoHim.Then, OurLord,whenallhadhadas muchastheywanted,becauseHe hatedwaste,toldtheApostlesto goroundagainandgatherupany bitsthatwereover.So.inand outtheywentagain,amongthe happy,well-fedcrowdandfilled twelvebasketswithwhatwas over.

Themen,now,astheystood talkingtogetheraboutthismost wonderfulthingthatJesushad done,gotmoreandmoreexcitedaboutHimandbegantowonderwhoHereallywas;theyfelt sureHewasthegreatProphet whohadbeenpromisedtothem, byGod.yearsandyearsago,the Messiahwhowastocomeinto theworldtosavethem.

TheybegantogouptoHim andtobegHimtobetheirKing. TheywantedtomakeagrandprocessionrightawayandbringHim alongandcrownHimastheir kingandthrowofftheruleofCaesarwithoutanotherdaypassing by.

Jesusspoketothemverygentlyandveryquietlyandexplain-

edthatIlewantedtoreignas Kingintheirhearts,andthatHe wouldnothaveanycrowningsuch astheyhadplanned,andHetold themtogohomenow.

OurLordsenttheApostlesaway, firstofall,intheboat,Then, HeHimselfbydegreessentall thecrowdawayinlittlegroups, happyandcontented.Soonall hadmovedoff,andHewasleft quitebyHimself,inthatdesert place,whereHehadheldthe WonderfulPicnicforfivethousand menbesidewomenandchildren. AFTER.

ThePicnicwasover,andevery onewasgone.TheApostles wereoutonthelakeandthey weresorryforthemselves,itwas coldandgettingdark.Andit hadbeensuchalovelydaythey hadsoenjoyedthemselves,giving outbreadandfish,goingupand down,everyonesmilingatthem andcallingthemandtelling them,theywouldMAKEJesus betheirKing.Thenthegather. ingup.Theywerefrightfullyexcitedaboutitall.Andsuddenly -Jesuscalledthem.TheyhurriedtoHim.,But,whenHesaid: "Godownintotheboatandcross over,Iwillfollowlater"-they couldn'tbelieveIlemeantit.To sendthemawaylikethat,before everyone,andjustwhenthere wassomuchtodo.Theystood, lookingimploringlyatHim,mak-' ingnomovetogo.Jesuslooked sternandsaidagain:"Go."

Peterturnedandwent,therest followedsadly.Itwashardto leaveJesus.Whentheylooked back,thepeopleweregoingtoo. Astheypushedofftheboat,they sawJesusallbyHimself,andthe wild,lonely,desert-landlookeddesolateandempty,inthedusk.

Nightcamequickly,themountainbehindJesusloomedbigand black.Heturnedandbeganto climbupintothedarkness.The windwashowlingdismally,but uphewent,upandup.Thestars cameout.Heknewallabout themandwhattheylookedlike near,butHeonlythoughtofHis FatherWhomadethem.lie stoppedandbegantopray;praisingGodandthankingHimand askingforGracesforusall.

Heprayedandprayed,thestars movedacrossthesky,andstilllie prayed.Hehadsomanytopray for:youandme,aswellasthe rest.,Heknewusthen,andall aboutus,ourhomesandevery oneinthem;allthegoodthings weshouldeverdoandallthe bad;allthehelpweshouldever want:alltheConfessionswe shouldevermakeandallthe HolyCommunions.Hesaweach oneseparately.

IfwecouldonlyseeHimpraying,weshouldneverforgetit, thereverenceandawe,intheway Hestoodorknelt;Hecouldsee hisFatherplainly,aswenever cantillwedie.

AndupinHeaven,alltheAngelswerelookingandGodsatlistening,andtheprayerofJesus waslikeincenseandlovelymusic. AndGodpouredGracesdownon alltheworld,thenandeversince andnow,andHewill,ontothe endoftime.

AndJesuswasprayingforthe Apostles,veryspecially.HelovedthemandHeknewtheyloved HimandHewantedthemtodo greatworkforHim.

AndthepoorApostleswereout onthelake,ingreattrouble.They hadnotbeenlongatseawhena fierceshriekingwindcamedown fromtheoppositemountain,it dashedagainsttheboatandbeat ithack. Theyhadtouseall theirstrengthtokeepitfromsinkingorturningover.Then,the wavesroseuplikemountainsand clashedagainstthemandbroke overthem,fillingtheboatwith water.

(TobeContinued.)

DearCornerites

NextSundayisonceagaina dayofveryspecialimportance,beingtheFeastofChristtheKing. Corneritesinthecitywillno doubtbeanxioustoattendthe EucharisticProcessionatAquinas College,whicheachyearprovides aremarkabledemonstrationof faithbytheassembledlaity.All thevarioussocietiesandorganisationswithinthe,Churchwillhe represented,andallwillunitein doinghomagetoChrist.theKing ofkings.Thosewhocannotbe presentshouldjoininspiritwith theparticipantsinthisinspiring annualfunction.Weshouldall beproudfollowersofChriston nextSunday,whenweremember inspecialmannerHisKingship.

-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

LET'SHAVEAPOEM

Fewoftheshorterpoemswritten byLongfellowaremoredeservedly popularthanthefollowing,whichhas hardlyaversethatdoesnotcontain somerarebeautyofpoeticthought andexpression.Thelongingforquiet andpeaceattheendofastrenuous dayhasneverbeenbetterconveyed inpoeticform,andthepurepleas, oresofagoodman'sdomesticlife areherecelebratedintheworthiest verse.Thelaststanzaofthepoem isafavouritequotation.

TheDayisDone

Thedayisdone,andthedarkness FallsfromthewingsofNight, Asafeatheriswafteddownward Fromaneagleinhisflight.

Iseethelightsofthevillage

Gleamthroughtherainandthe mist, Andafeelingofsadnessconiesoei me Thatmysoulcannotresist; Afeelingofsadnessandlonging Thatisnotakintopain, Andresemblessorrowonly Asthemistresemblestherain.

Come,readtomesomepoem, Somesimpleandheart-feltlay, Thatshallsoothethisrestlessfeeling Andbanishthethoughtsofday.

Notfromthegrandoldmasters, Notfromthebardssublime, Whosedistantfootstepsecho ThroughthecorridorsofTime.

For,likestrainsofmartialmusic, Theirmightythoughtssuggest Life'sendlesstoilandendeavour; AndtonightIlongforrest.

Readfromsomehumblerpoet, Whosesongsgushedfromhis heart Asshowersfromthecloudsof summer, 'Ortearsfromtheeyelidsstart; Who,throughlongdaysoflabour Andnightsdevoidofease, Stillheardinhissoulthemusic Ofwonderfulmelodies.

Suchsongshavepowertoquiet Therestless'pulseofcare, Andcomelikethebenediction Thatfollowsafterprayer.

Thenreadfromthetreasuredvolume

Thepoemofthychoice, Andlendtotherhymeofthepoet Thebeautyofthyvoice.

Andthenightshallbefilledwith music, Andthecaresthatinfesttheday Shallfoldtheirtents,liketheArabs, Andassilentlystealaway.

WORDS-that willneverbeforgotten!

PilatethereforesaidtoHim:Art

Thouakingthen?Jesusanswered: Thousayest,thatIamaking.For thiswasIborn,andforthiscameI intotheworld:ThatIshouldgive testimonytothetruth.Everyone thatisofthetruth,hearethMy voice.

JohnXVIII,77

I- .litittBessy's LETTERBOX

GiftofStamps. UsedstampshavebeenreceivedfromJudy,andalsofromP. Thompson(Winchester).

Subiaco.

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosed pleasefindP.N.for£2,inthanksgivingforfavoursreceived.WishingtheL.B.everysuccess.-Yours faithfully, R.M.

DearR.M.,-Thankyou.You havebeenaloyalfriend,andGod willsurelyrewardyouforyour charitablework.Wehopetobe abletomakeanothersubstantial contributionthisyeartothefund foraidingtheBushies.-Sincerely, AUNTMISSY.

DearAuntBessy,-SendingSs. foryourBusbies.Godblessyou foryourgoodwork.Maythose dearchildrennevergoawayfrom theirholyreligion.

JUSTAFRIEND.

DearFriend,-Yourdonationto ourBushies'Schemeismostwelcome,andIechoyourwishconcerningthechildren.'Inanage whenreligionisregardedvery lightly,itisparticularlynecessary tosowtheseedoftruthinthe heartsofchildren.-Sincerely.

AUNTBESSY

DearAuntBessy,-Enclosedis 4s.,athanksgivingofferingforfavoursreceivedthroughtheLittle FlowerandSt.Bernadette:also somestamps.Wishingyouand theBusbieseverysuccess. JUDY.

DearJudy,-Thankyouforyour kindness.Itisaconstantencouragementforusto,knowthat wehavefriendswhowatchand prayforus,anddonotforgetto sendsomelittlematerialhelp whenconvenient.-Sincerely, AUNTBESSY.

Gingin-road,UpperSwan.

DearAuntBessy,-Ihopeyou arewell.Iamwritingthisletter totellYouthatIhavefilledthe prickcardthatyousentme.We hadoursportsatCaversham.We wenttotheShow.Iamnine andmybirthdayisonthe27th.of February.Wearegoingtothe GinginpicniconOctober28.I amsendingforanotherprickcard. Iwillclosenow.-Yourloving niece, KATHLTEN(CONNOR).

DearKathleen,-GoodforYou! Oneprickcardnosoonerfilled thananotheraskedfor.That's thewaytohelptheSchemealong. IhopeyouenjoyedtheShowand theSportsatCaversham.You seemtobehavinglotsoffun.Sincerely,

46Elvira-street,Palmyra

DearAuntBessy,-Ihopeyou willacceptmeasyourniece.I ameightyearsold,andgotoSt Gerard'sSchool.Iaminsecondstandard. 4havetwobig sistersandonebrother.We arehavingourBallonTuesday night.Willyoupleasesendme aprickcardfortheBusbies I willtrytogetitfilled.Iwill writetoyouagainsoonifyou willhaveme.-Yourssincerely.

DOROTHYBAKER

DearDorothy,-Iamdelighted tohaveyouasaniece-oneof ourveryyoungCornerites.Iam sendingyouaprickcardasrequested,andhopeyouwillbe abletointerestyoursistersand yourbrotherintheBushies' Scheme,too.Don'tforgetto writeagain.--Sincerely,

AUNTBESSY

QUESTIONS;' L7Answers

ThisWeek'sQuestion

WhyDoSomeFacesin PicturesSeemtoFollowUs?

Answer:Facesinpicturesareeither alwayslookingatus,whereverwe lookatthemfrom;orelsetheyare neverlookingatus,whereverwe lookatthemfrom.Theruleis verysimple.Ifthesitterwaslookingatthepainteroratthecamera, then,whereveryoustandhewill seemtobelookingatyou.Ifhe waslookingononeside,then,where everyoustand,hewillseemtobe lookingonthatsideofyou.This worksveryfunnilyifyouhavea groupofpeoplewhowerealllooking atthecamerawhentheywere'photo, graphed.Ifyoulookatthephotographfromoneside,theyallseem toturntofollowyou,andthento turnbackifyoulookatitfromthe otherside.Butiftheywerenot lookingatthecamera,youcannever getthemtolookatyou.

BUSHIES' CORNER

Thefollowingdonationstothe

gratefullyacknowledged: