The Record Newspaper 13 July 1950

INNassossssmoug Archbishop'sEngagements.

HisGracetheArchbishopwill presideatSolemnHighMassat QueenofMartyrsChurch,Maylands,onSundaynext,16th. inst.,at11a.m.,theSilverJubileeoftheDedicationofthe Church.

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10,000Young FarmersinParis

ForfourdaysPariswitnesseda peacefulinvasionwhenanarmy of70,000youngpeopledescendedonthecityfromfarmsinall partsofFrance.Arrivingin35 specialtrainsandhundredsof automobilesandbuses,they lametocelebratethe20th.anniversaryofthefoundingofthe JeunesseAgricoleChretiefine (YoungChristianFarmers).

Theirconvention,oneofthe largesteverheldhere,wasattendedbymembersofthe FrenchHierarchyandhighgovernmentofficials.

Tolodgethedelegatesahuge campwasbuiltinIssylesMoulineaux,intheParissuburbs, where10,000ofthemsleptin tents."therswerehousedin schools,inventsandprivate homes.Formostofthe"Jacistes,"manyofwhomhadworkedovertimeformonthstoearn enoughmoneytocometothe convention,itwastheirfirsttrip tothecapital.

Duringtheconvention,delegatesattendedreligiousceremoniesandstudysessionsand stagedpageantsinwhichthey displayedtheirvariousprovincialcostumes.Attendancewas sogreatthatmanyeventshadto beheldintheParedesPrinces Stadium,largestinParis.At theclosingMass,ittook120 prieststodistributeHolyCommunion.

Theconventionwasattended byHisEminenceEmileCardinal Rogues,ArchbishopofRennes; HisEminenceAchilleCardinal Lienart,BishopofLille;ArchbishopAngeloRoncalli,Papal NunciotoFrance;Archbishop MauriceFeltin,ofParis,and45 otherBishops.TheGovernmentwasrepresentedbyPre- mierGeorgesBidaultandMinisterofAgriculture,Gabriel Valay.Observersweresentby theUnitedNationsEducational, ScientificandCulturalorganisations.

MonsignorJamesKnoxtobeSecretary toJapaneseDelegation

NewshasbeenreceivedfromRomethatRev.Dr. JamesKnoxhasbeenappointedaMonsignor,and hasbeentransferredtoJapanassecretarytothe ApostolicDelegate,MostRev.Dr.Maximilian Furstenberg.

edforthreeyearswithAhern's Ltd.,andthendecidingonthe priestlyvocation,commenced hisstudieswiththeBenedictine Community,NewNorcia.He sailedforRomeinSeptember, 1935,andwasordainedatPropagandaCollegein1941.Aftqr post-graduatestudieshewas awardedthedoubledoctorate (DivinityandCanonLaw),and

NewTypeofMission

LONDON,June8(NC.)-A new-typemission,beginninga campaignintendedtofollowup thegreatgeneralmissionoflast year,hasbeenintroducedinSt. Augustine'sparish,Tunbridge Wells,Kent.

Catholicsareadmittedtothe missionservicesonlyifthey bringalonganon-Catholic friend.Eachnightthemissionersdealwithadifferentaspect oftheFaithandreplytoquest- ionssubmitted.

waspromotedtotheimportant postofJuniorRectorofPropa- gandaCollege. Duringthewar,MonsignorKnoxwasactivelyconnected withthelocationofAustralian prisonersofwar-aworkcarriedonbytheVaticanRadioInformationBureau.Afterthe captureofRome,heactedas chaplaintotheAlliedtroops. signorForthepasttwoyears,MonKnoxhasbeenattached totheVaticanSeEretariatof State.In1947,afteranabsenceoftwelveyears,hereturnedtothisStateonavisittohis relatives.

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FEASTOFOURLADY OFMT.CARMEL.

TheaboveFeastwill beobservedattheCarmeliteMonastery,Dalkeith, onSunday,July16th MissaCantatawillbe sungat8a.m.Intheafternoonat3,30,Rev.Fr. Dunphy C.Ss.R.will preachtheoccasional sermon.Benedictionof theBlessedSacrament willthenfollowandthe venerationoftherelicof St.SimonStock.

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VATICANCITY,June26.-HisHoliness

RT.REV.MGR.J.KNOX,D.D., D.C.L.

MonsignorKnox,D.D.D.C.L., iswellknowninPerth.Sonof thelateJohnandAliceKnox, hereceivedhisearlyeducatioit at"Mary'sMount,"Gooseberry Hill,andatSt.Brigid'sConvent, MidlandJunction. Afterleavingschoolhework-

Themissionisorganizedby theCatholicMissionarySociety, whichwasresponsibleforthe generalmission.Themission fornon-Catholicswasprecededbyaweek'smissionpreached bytheRevs.JohnHeenanand JohnCallaghan,bothofthe CatholicMissionarySociety,to preparetheTunbridgeWells parishionersfortheirapostolic task.

Themissionfornon-Catholics openedwithacrowdedmeeting inthelocaloperahouse.

HOWTHEFAITHCAMETOKOREA

SEOUL,Korea,June26.-Thewelfareof thesmall,thrivingCatholiccommunityinSouth Koreastoodgravelyimperilledthisweekwiththe launchingoffullscalewarbythenorthKorean communistsonthesouthKoreanrepublic.

(TheCatholicfaithcametoKorea inauniqueway,havingbeenint- roducedbyalaymanwhowasbapt- ized

(Further

PopePiusXIIheldupSt.MariaGorettiasan inspirationtopurityforthemodernworldand entrustedbothchildrenandtheirparentstoher protectionagainstthedangersofmodernimmor- ality,inhishomilyduringthecanonization ceremony. ("Beseechedandensnaredbya wantonyouth.19-years-oldAles-sandroSerenelli,wholivedinthe samehouse,"theyounggirlwho fearedsinmorethandeathitselfresistedconstantlyalltemptations andallthreats,until,ontheafternoonofJuly5,1902,shefellunder thesteelofthewickedyouthand thewhitegownofherimmaculate puritybecamestainedwiththeblood ofhermartyrdom.Shewastaken tothehospitalatNettunowhereshediedonthefollowingday,July 6.Beforeherdeathsheforgaveher killer,prayedforhimandasked thathebepardoned.

Alessandro,however,wascon- victedandsenttoprisonfor30 years,butrepentedlongbeforethe expirationofthesentence.After servinghisterm,Alessandrobecame a asterygardenerfortheCapuchinmonatAscoll,wherehelivesin seclusion. Mariawaspicturedbyherneigh- boursashavingaradiantpersonality. Shewasidolizedbythevillagers. Shewasoffaircomplexionandhadbrightchestnuthair, ThecanonizationofMariatookplace48yearsafterherdeathand threeyearsafterherbeatification).

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STEPHEN'SCROWNTORANSOM CARDINAL

WASHINGTON(NC.)-If theCrownofSt.Stephen shouldbeusedasaransomit shouldbetofreeHisEminence JosefCardinalMindszenty,imprisonedPrinrtteofHungary, theUnitedCatholicOrganization fortheFreeingofCardinal MindszentytoldtheU.S.State Department. Theorganizationwhichhas headquartersinJamaica,N.Y., madethesdggestionafterhearing communistrumoursthattheHungarian regimehasofferedto releaseanimprisonedAmerican businessman,RobertVogeler,in returnforthecrown.Mr.Vogelerwasgivena15-yearprison sentenceinBudapestlastFebruaryonchargesofspyingand sabqtage. Atthesametimetwoother organizationsintheUnited Stateshaveexpressedtheiroppositiontotherumouredexch-

ange.The i'lergymen'sAmericanHungarian Associationprot- estedtoPresidentTrumanand theStateDepartmentthatsuch a the"deal"would"killoutright Hungariannationalsoulandresistance."Thecrownis"the embodimentoftheHungarian nationalConstitution,"theclergymensaid."Webelievethatno humanbeinghastherightnor theauthoritytobartersucha relic."

(TheUnitedStatescameintopos- sessionofthecrownin1945whenAmericansoldiersdiscovereditinan Austriansaltminewhereithad beenhiddenbyretreatingnazi troops.SincethentheHungarianregimehasseveraltimesrequested theU.S.StateDepartmenttoreturnit. Thecrownhaslongbeenoneof themostveneratedobjectsofHung- arianCatholics.Intheirheartsit rankswiththeholyrighthandof St. carriedStephenwhicheachyearwas inimpressiveprocessionthroughBudapestuntiltheReds stoppedthepractice).

TheAustralianNationalPilgrimagepicturedoutsidetheBasilicaofSt. MaryMajor,oneofthefourchurcheswhichpilgrimsmustvisitinorder togaintheHolyYearIndulgences.

(Photobycourtesyof"TheAdvocatePress.")

ATeen-Ager's Challenge

AmongthemanycanonisationsoftheHolyYear, andindeedofmoderntimes, noneisfraughtwithmore significanceforouragethan theraisingtothealtarsofthe 12-year-oldItalianpeasant girl,MariaGoretti.Itisnot basedonmeresentimentalismonaccountoftheSaint's youth,butbecausethisgirl oftenderyearsvoluntarily laiddownherlifeindefence ofherchastity.TheHoly Fatherwascarefultopoint outtothehugethrongthat filledSt.Peter'sSquarethat thecanonisationwasbeing celebrated"withasolemnity unequallyandinaformup tonowuniqueintheannals oftheChurch."Alreadyshe isbeinghailedastheSt. Agnesofthetwentiethcenturyandherimportancefor ourtimesmayout-runthat ofSt.ThereseofLisieux. Ourteenageboysandgirls, forwhomthehedonismof ourdecadentcivilisationprovidessomanyersatzheroes andheroines,mayfindis thatbeautifulflowerofthe Italiancountrysidesomething real,worthyofadmiration andofimitation.

RewardsForHarlotry

Thespuriousglamorgirls andlong-hairedstriplingsof Hollywoodarehorrid enoughinallconscience,but therat-bagpublicitywhich theyreceivefromevenconservativenewspapersisperfectlydisgusting.Werecall thesordidpublicitysurroundingRitaHayworthandIngridBergmanonlybyway ofunderliningthevastand ominoussilencewhichgreetedthecanonisationofMaria Goretti.Chastityisnotnews. Butthebellyofthemawkish publicisneversufficiently crammedwiththeadulteries, riotingsandimpuritiesofthe idolsofHollywood.Therewardsofharlotryareexceedingrich,andthereisrenown forthescarletwomen.But thechallengeofMariaGorettiis,inthewordsofthe CommonFather,"theintoxicatingfragranceofthislily cloakedinpurple toimmensemultitudesonwhom thesupernaturalperfumeof Christianpurityexertsanirresistibleandpromisingfascination.-

ThePathoftheEagle

MariaGorettiproclaimsto ouryouththatlustistame becauseitisuncreative;that itisunadventurousbecause itinvolvessurrender;thatit isservilebecauseitkeeps bothbodyandsoulinbondage;thatitisdefeatistbecauseitspoilsthelovely,true purposeofman'sgenerative

ByFRANCISGILBERT

faculties--childrenformemoryandyounglovesatisfied."Moreinsistently,Saint Mariapointstothepathof theeagle,tothegloryof simplefamilylife,tothepossibilityofcombiningsanctity andnormality,totheradiant influenceofChristian motherhood,tothefactthat thewayofvirtueisperilous andexcitingdemandingvigilance,effortandallthe worthwhileendeavorsoappealingtotheyoung.Maria Gorettithrowsdownachallengetoasordid,dirtymindedworldengulfedimpotentlyinitsownsexuality. Anditisachallenge,which onpurelypracticalgrounds, cannotbeignored.Thelusts ofourtimeillustrateinthe mostrealisticfashionthat thewagesofsinaredeath.

ContagionoftheWorld

Whatcompellingexample forthegenerousimitative heartofyouth!"Inherpurity,"declaredthePope,

"therewasthemostelementaryandsignificantaffirmationofperfectmasteryby thespiritualoverthematfrial."Andifweseekthe crownofherheroismitisto befoundinthepardonshe freelygavetohermurderer onherdeath-bed.Theother virtuesnaturallyclusterabout chastity,allbeingcrowned incharity.ThefoulnessofSt. Maria'smurdererhasbecome todayamoreorlessgeneral fashion,sothatdepravityin films,booksandgeneralconversationscarcelyoccasions comment.Butforparentsit meansanaddedandheavy responsibilitytoguardtheir childrenfromthecontagion oftheworld.Whenchastity isdiscarded,thevisionof Goddimsanddiesforiti., thepureofheartalonethat shallseeHim.Wellmaythe parentsandeducatorsof youthseektheaidofMaria Gorettiindischargingthe heavydutyandnobleobligationthatrestuponthem.

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STATEDIRECTIONORSELFDIRECTION?

Mr.B.E.Bradshaw,a Perthproductionmanager, isreportedashavingaddressedthePresssub-branch oftheR.S.L.ontheproblem ofobtainingaharmoniousrelationshipbetweenworkers andmanagement.Thisrelationshipdependedoneliminatingignorance,fearand suspicion,saidMr.Bradshaw,whichhadarisenin thedepressionyears.Since thetradeunionshadhadto fightforeverythingtheyhad achieved,theycouldhardly beblamedfortheirattitude. Hefeltthatthepolicyof jointconsultation-stillinits infancy-wastheanswerto theproblem.Managements shouldmakecertaininformationavailablesothat workerscouldfeeltheywere trusted.Theyshouldpossess sufficientknowledgeofa company'sfinancialaffairs andcommercialpolicytoenablethemtoacceptacorrespondingresponsibility.This would"forestallimaginations runningriot."

LASTWEEK-HURRY

tionitisinterestingtonote thatthepresentPopewould appeartohavemodifiedthe proposalsofhispredecessor inthisrespect.TotheInternationalChristianSocial UnionatitsRomeCongress attheendofJune,thePope sentamessagewarningthat co-managementinindividual businesswasnotanessential rightoflabour,butpraising its"usefulness."IfweprescindaltogetherfromcontentionsaboutLabour'sstrict rights,itisenoughtorecognisethatIndustrialCouncils couldgoalongwaytowards rationalisingoureconomic system,increasingproduction andeliminatingtheclass hatredinwhichCommunism findsanidealbreedingspot. Wemustimpressuponour mindsthatwecannotlet economicsdriftandthat Statecontrolisanevilto whichwemustfindanalternative.

Sub-Humanism inIndustry

Alternativeto StateControl

Mr.Bradshaw'sproposals havenonoveltyforCatholics sincetheywereoutlinedso comprehensivelybyPope PiusXI.intheEncyclical "QuadragesimoAnno"in I931.Theworld'sunrest culminatinginthesecond WorldWarprecludedthe Pope'sproposalsbeingtried out.But,tobehonest,there wasverylittleevidenceof interestinthemonthepart ofeithercapitalorlabour. ThegrowthofCommunism allovertheworldbolstered bythenewimportanceofthe Sovietaftertheworldhas madeitimperativeforthe democraciestodevisesomethinginthefieldofeconomicswhichwouldcompare withtheirundoubtedpoliticalsuperiority.Evenhere, severalofthedemocracies hadatasteofwhatSocialismcouldandwoulddoifit waslonginthesaddle.Itbecameplainbeyondquestion thattheold-timerelationsof laissez-faireononesideand ofclose-knitorganisation, classwarfareandlackof compromiseontheother couldnotlongerendureif thenationalwelfareanda reasonablealternativeto Statecontrolweretobe found.

EconomicsCannot Drift

Itisonething,ofcourse, toacknowledgethatitispossibleanddesirableforworkersandmanagementtocome togetherinIndustrialCouncils,butquiteanothertorealisethepracticalfulfilment oftheideal.Inthisconnec-

InformationaSolvent?

Mr.Bradshaw'sproposals inthisdirectionareadmirableandindisputablylogical. Thereisnootherwayto meetignorancebutbygivinginformation.Andsinceit isfromignorancethatfear andhatredspring,toprovide knowledgemaywellprovea generalsolventtotheindustrialproblem.Ineverybusinessthereisquiteanamount ofinformationwhichcould bedivulgedtoworkerswithoutendangeringthatproper domesticsecrecyessentialin asystembasedoncompetition.AsMr.Bradshawavers thegivingofinformationwillengenderafeeling oftrustandkindleaspirit ofresponsibility-twoelementsbadlylackinginthe presentindustrialset-up. Thesearesimple,preliminarymeasureswhich,should theyfailoftheirpurpose, coulddonopossibleharm. Whereasintheeventofsuccessthepathtoafull,trustful,responsibleco-operation wouldhavebeenopened. Ourtimesarecriticaland thisproblemisurgent.May wenothopetoseeourlarger concernsgivealeadinthis direction?

WHAT MISSIONARIES

MissionaryBro. North Solomons:Certainlyallyou claim;triedmostinhalantsand injection,butfromnonesuch instantrelief;soeasyand painlesstousetoo-nomore needlesforme-Godbless youforit.

Basically,theproblemis oneofreducingproletarianismtothesmallestcommon factor.TheIndustrialand AgrarianRevolutionshave madeitintenselydifficultfor maninmoderntimestobe hisownmasterinthesense ofenjoyingpersonalownership.Evenontheland, whereitisstillpossible-at leastduringtimesofboom, suchasthepresent-commercialmotivesrobthe modeoflifeofmuchofits dignityandpurpose.Forthe bulkofmen,caughtupin large-scaleindustrialpursuits, ownershipisadreamthat hasdissipated,nevertoreturn.Itistoamelioratethis servile,sub-humancondition thattheIndustrialCouncils havebeenproposed. Throughasystemofprofitsharingtheymaybecome part-owners,throughsharinginthemanagementthey mayhaverestoredtothema senseofdignityandresponsibility.Butthereisnogainsayingthatignoranceand suspicionarestillrifeonboth sidesandthebreakingdown ofthosebarriersisourimmediatetask.

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Rev.Fr.-,Mission,New Guinea:Verybestresultsbothmyselfandnatives.My complaintisbronchialcatarrh, butwithAspaxadreneonhand Inevergetacold.(Verytroublesomeforapriestinhisoffice andfunctions.)

Rev.Fr.-,Mission,Bougainville:Oneweekago,afaithfuloldnativenamed-wished toreceiveExtremeUnctionnowheisupandbackatthe village.

Rev.Fr.-,Mission,Guadalcanal:Bro.-hadoperation forcancerinmouthfiveyears ago,consequentirritationcaused frequentfitofcoughing-Aspax, broughtpeace;localboyat MaristSchoolhadchronic asthma-Aspax,soonputastop tothat.

Rev.-,Mission,BritishSolomons:Verygoodreport-K.1 sufferedforyearsbuthasimprovedwonderfully.

Sister-,Convent,British Solomons:Aspaxadrenecontinuestohelpmetoremainon duty-thankGod.

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PFRTH,THURSDAY,.JULY13,1950.

AHALTTOREDAGGRESSION

TheSoviethasbittenoffmorethanitcanchew inKoreaandtheUnitedNationsOrganisationhas stagedadeath-bedrepentance.Thetransition fromthepolicyoftreacherousbutpeacefulpenetrationtothecoupssodeartotheNazismarksa majorerrorinKremlintactics.IImayalsovery wellbethatKoreawasintendedastheprobeto ascertainwhetherthebodyoftheU.N.O.wasas debilitatedasthechaoticsituationinPalestine hadledthenationstobelieve.

Certainlythemutecircumspectionofthe Soviet,itsreluctancetoappearopenlyintheconflictanditsrefusaltoparticipateintheU.N.O. SecurityCouncilmeeting(whereitmighthave defendedtheculprits-itspuppet,NorthKorea) arepointerstotheconclusionthattheKremlin didnotanticipateAmericanarmedintervention andstilllessthatsomanynationsshouldprofferpracticalassistanceundertheU.N.O.flag.

WiththeenergeticactiontakenbytheUnited States,theSovietappearstohavelostagamble inKoreawhileworldpeaceispreservedinAsia, theauthorityoftheUnitedNationsstrengthened andtheworldimpressedbyAmerica'sfirmaction.

ThestringsbywhichtheKremlinmanipulates everymoveofitsNorthKoreanpuppetsaresufficientlyinevidence.Itisobviousandbeyondall denialthattheblowwhichhasbeenstruckagainst SouthKorea-ablowatthesametimeagainst worldpeace,foritisindivisible-wasdelivered onlyafterMoscowhaddecidedthatitsowninterestswouldbebestservedtherebyandhadsoordered.Itwasimmediatelyclearthatifsuchan affronttotheauthorityoftheUnitedNations wereallowedtogounpunished,thealreadydiminishedprestigeofthatbodywouldsodeclineastobealmostnegligible.

Theimportanceofthepromptandresolute actionoftheUnitedStatesisofthefirstmagnitude.ItmeansnolessthanthattheeraofSovietimposedthreatstoworldpeaceandofcommunist-provokedaggressionagainstfreepeoples, tacitlytoleratedbyafrightened,war-wearyworld, isfinallyatanend.Nolongerneedanyindepend- entnationfearforitslifeandlibertyinanticipationofwhathasbefallenPoland,Czechoslovakia, theBalticStatesandsomanyothers.Moreover, theauthorityoftheUnitedNationsisgreatly enhanced.Whereasithashithertobeenbased principallyonmoralforce,itisnowendowedwith effectivematerialsupport.Henceforththeworld willknowthatifthedecisionsoftheUnitedNationsaredisregarded,thecollectiVityofthefree, democraticnationsstandsreadytoenforcethem.

Fromourpointofview,peaceinAsiaisaconditionofoursurvival-areflectionwhichjustifiesourpromptandreadyco-operationwiththe AmericansinKorea.Butthedevelopmentofthe Koreansituationwillhavegreatandbeneficial reverberationinEuropeaswell.Inparticular,the NorthAtlanticPactwillacquireanewsignific- ance;onlythemostobduratecynicscancontinue toprofessthatitismerelyascrapofpaper,devoidofallrealmeaning.Likewise,futurepledges bytheUnitedNationstoupholdthecauseoffree peoplesintheeventofaggressionwillberecog- nisedashavingtruevalue.ThesmallStates,especiallythoseintheshadowoftheSoviet,which areconstantlyunderindirectthreat-Norway, Denmark,Turkey,forexample-willregaina feelingofsecurity.Forthefirsttimeintenyears theworldisabletobreathefreely,tofindcomposure,todarehopeforpeace-alltheresults ofthesituationinthePacific.

WhatwillbeMoscow'sreaction?Undoubtedly theRussianshopedthattheineffectualattitude oftheWesttotheirlatestaggressionwouldanablethemtoestablishanewbridgeheadofassault inSouthKorea,especiallyagainstJapan.Should theWestreactvigorously,theKremlincouldstill disavowtheirNorthernpuppetsandassumearole ofinnocence.Whateverthesuspicionsofthefree nations,theSoviet,asregardsactualcomplicity inKorea,hasbeencarefultoleavethedooropen forahastyexitshoulditsmachinationsfail.Now thattheirbluffhasbeencalled,theRussianscan retreatskilfullywithoutlossofface.Thealternativeisgeneralwarandthereisreasontobelieve thatsuchdoesnotasyetsuittheSovietbook.The riskremains,butitisacalculatedrisk.Inaction onthepartofthefreeworldinKoreawouldhave beendisastrous.Asitistheirarmsmaywellwin notthewar,butthepeacewhichallmendesire.

ADECADEOFCATHOLICACTION

TheArchbishopsand BishopsofAustraliahaverecentlyissuedanofficialstatementon-CatholicActionin Australia,"inwhichthework ofthepast10yearsisreviewedandtheprinciples, practicesandorganisationof thelayapostolateinAustraliaarereaffirmed.Whathave beenthefruitsofCatholic actioninourland?Havewe "advancedonallfrontsto extendChrist'sKingdom,not onlytoindividualsbuttoall theinstitutionsofthesociety inwhichwelive?"The

ChiefObjecti

"Whenthetotalpictureis examined,-theBishops claim,"itisclearthatwhere-, everCatholicActionhasexisted,ithasgivenanew vitalityandzesttoCatholic life,anewmeaningtoreligion."Itisplacedbeyond doubtthatCatholicAction isamissionarymovementin thefullsenseofthewordand notmerelyamovementof preservationanddefence. CatholicAction,however, liketheChurchitself,does notconfineitsmissionto thoseaspectsoflifewhich theshallowmindeddeclare tobe''strictlyspiritual." HencethefieldofCatholic

TripleAimo

Hereisanimmensefield oflabour,forsomanythings inoursocietymilitateagainst familylife-urbanisation,the declineofagriculture,the growthofbigbusinessand monopoly,thedeclineof workingproprietorshipand smallindustry,classwarfare, theemploymentofwomen inindustry,thefailureof modepeducationtoprepare youngpeopleforlife,insufficientwages,theinfluence ofmodernpropaganda (press,filmandradio)thesearetheproblemswith whichCatholicActionmust

Bishopsexpresssatisfaction withwhathasbeenachieved, andindeedthelistingofthe activitiesofCatholicAction isadmittedlyimpressive. TensofthousandsofCatholicshavebeengivenafullervisionofCatholiclife, therebyfulfillingthedefinitionofCatholicActionas .'themissionwithinthe Fold.-Butinadditioncharityhasoverflowed(asisits nature)andhasirradiatedin shops,factoriesandorganisationswhichpreviouslyhad scarcelybeentouchedby Christiantruth.

yetheFamily

Actioniscarriedonfromthe realmoftheindividualsoul totherealmofideas,of socialandeconomicactivities,ofpoliticalinstitutions, orofculturallife.Initsimpactonthesocialorder, CatholicActionfindsits chiefstrategicobjectivein theindependenceandpermanenceofthefamilyunit. ThiswillnecessitateinculcatinginCatholicActionists thetraditionalCatholicview ofthefamilywhichisunfamiliarinthiscountry.Includedinthisviewarethe materialconditionsoflife whichfavoulfamilylifenoneoftheseisbeyondthe scopeofCatholicActiOn.

fApostolate concernitselfinaction.

Hencetheorganisedapostolatehasatripleaim-religious,civicandsocial.

TheBishopsthenreview theorganisationalaspectof CatholicActionandinparticular the"specialised" movementsdemandedby thecomplexityofoursociety.Finally,theroleofthe priestinCatholicActionis exhaustivelyexaminedand theclergyisexhortedtogive absoluteprimacytothework ofCatholicActionabovethe competingneedsofsocieties, sodalitiesandotherlay bodies.

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CENTENARYOFCATHOLICJOURNALISM

everydaybattleoflifethe dicewereloadedheavily againstthem.

AliteraryLitany

ThesepioneerCatholic paperspromotedtheformationofsolidCatholicopinion, helpedtounitetheCatholic bodyandgaveitavoicein thegreatcontroversiesof theage.CardinalGilroyhas written:"Withcouragethat never.faltered,withdirectnessthatneverwavered, thesetwostalwartsstated CatholicprinciplesanddefendedtheCatholicposition oneveryquestionofpublic interest."Theywereblessed inbeingabletodrawonthe bestbrainsandabilityof theCatholic,Irishand othersectionsofthecommunity.Indeedalistofits contributorsreadslikethe indextoananthologyof Australianliterature-Victor Daly,HenryLawson,RoderickQuinn,HenryKendall -sorunsthelitany.And theylivedinstirringtimes. TheFenianmovementwas allovertheworldforadecade;itculminatedinAustraliawiththeattempted assassinationoftheDukeof Edinburgh(sonofQueen Victoria)atClontarf.The schools'questionwasfought unabatedlyuntilParkes wonhisinfamousvictory.

It.wastheageoftheKelly oGang-,ofRobertLouisStevenson(indefenceofFather Damien),oftheEureka Stockade,ofCardinalMoran andFederation,oftheintroductionofdivorcelaws,and oftheBoerWar.

8Years ofAchievement

Itisnodiscredittothe past,withallitsremarkable achievement,tostatethat theCatholicWeekly"commencesthesecondcentury ofCatholicjournalismwith thevigourandmodernity whichourcriticalagedemands.Ineightyears,this progressivepaperhasmore thandoubledthecombined circulationofitspredecessors.Itintroducedaworldwidenewsservicewhich coveredeventswithoutany lossoftime.Newmachinery wasinstalledandthestaff increased.Alltheseimprovementsarenecessaryto wagethefightfortheFaith whichismountingonall sideswithincreasingcunningandferocity.Thework 'ifspreadingthetruthisan arduousandunrelenting task,butitisoftheessence oftheCatholicnewspaper. WesaluteourSydneycont-mporaryonitscentenary aswehavejustpassedour diamondjubilee.Procede, prosperaetregna!

IT'SSTILLHANDSOME

Withthepublicationof itsissueofJune29th.(a veryfineproduction),"The CatholicWeekly"ofSydney marksthecompletionof100 yearsofcontinuousCatholic journalismintheArchdioceseofSydney.Onecentury agoArchdeaconMcEncroe receivedfromtheprinterthe firstcopyof"TheFreeman'sJournal".In1895this pioneerCatholicnewspaper wasjoinedby"TheCatholic Press,"andthetwopapers competedforCatholicsup-theCatholic'aith.Inthe

portuntil1942whenthetwo wereamalgamatedinto"The CatholicWeekly"nowvigorouslyflourishing.The predecessorsofthe"CatholicWeekly"persevered throughtimesexceedingly difficultforCatholics.They wereunitedinbondsofsuffering,arisingpartlyoutof thetraditionsofthreecenturiesofprejudiceandpartly outoftheidentificationin ProtestantmindsofIrish nationalistictroubleswith

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Notsince"SeeHowThey Run"hastherebeensomuch funattheRepertory. Idon't wanttostartanyargumentas totherespectivemeritsof thesetwohugesuccesses;I merelymentiontheonein ordertogivearoughideaof theother.

Comediessuchasthesehave suchpopularappealthatthey doagreatservicetothetheatreinbringingbeforeagreat manypeople'smindsthetruth thatfleshandbloodcanbe muchmoreinterestingthan celluloid.Thiscanbeproved againbytakingastrolldown totheCapitolandcomparing thefilmversionof"TheBarberofSeville"withthedelightfulstageproductionof thisoperagivenbytheItalian CompanyatHisMajesty'slast yeari

TRIUMPHFORDRAMA CLASS.

"JaneStepsOut"isbyKennethHorne.TheRepertory productionisbyJames A.11 Quinn,DirectoroftheRepertoryClub'sDramaClass.All thecastinginthisplayhas beendonefromtheDrama Class,soitisquiteafeatherin thecapoftheproduceras wellasanearnestofthegood workthatcanbedonebyinexperiencedplayerswhenthey receiveproperguidanceand attention.DesmondHowardis themostexperiencedplayerin thecast,andstrangelyenough,

heistheonewhoisleastconvincing.Hehastheroleof anirascibleoldgentlemanMajor-GeneralWilton-whois moreathomeinhisclubthan inthefamilycircle;butMr. Howardrobsthepartofmuch oftherichhumourwhich shouldflowfromit.Hisperformanceisartificialanduneven,anditispracticallyclosingtimebeforehegetsunder waytoanyeffect.

GinaCurtis,asJane,makes asplendiddebut.Sheisrequiredtoportraymanyswiftchangingmoods,andshedoes thiswiththevirtuosityofa veteran.Afeatureofher workistheskilfuluseshe makesoffacialexpressionto aidherfancy.Hertimingis commendable.

PeterHiggs,asBasilGilbert, isaperfectfoilforJane.He isquitecredibleastheastute youngRomeowhoshapes eventstosuithisownends.

GrandmaSimmondsisplayedbyBettyJarman.She looks,acts,andspeaksthepart verywellindeed.Itwasa happythoughtoftheplaywright'stoendowthisold ladywithaformidablebattery ofmodernslang,Itgives forcetohercharacter,andenableshertooccupyanimportantpivotalpositioninthe playwithoutimpropriety.

GloriaAshdown,asthe drawling,tooutterlyutter Margot,hastotakecarethat shesustainsherairofboredomtotheend.Sheposes quiteexpertly,andcollectsa fewwell-deservedlaughson theway.

AnneHolmes,asthevenomousBeatrice,hasathankless tasktoperform.Sheisadequate.Asthemother,ElizabethWagerisnotsoconvinc-

ing.Shepermitsacurious relationshipbetweenherself andherdaughters.Nevertheless,shehashermomentsof achievement.GerryAtkinson, asthemanservant,looksrather youngforthepartdespitehis attempts(notverysuccessful) atgreyinghishair-it'stoo patchy.He'stoostiltedfora youngman,too.I'mafraid butlersareborn,notmade.

Theplaymaintainsafast tempo,andonlyinafewspots doesthetimingfalter.Oneof theseisBasil'smidnightentrance,whenJanetakestoolong todiscoverhimallowingthe crisisofhilaritytopassinstead oftakingitattheflood.The clinchatthefinalcurtainneeds watching,too-Basil'sresponsibilitythistime.-DEGUSTIBUS.

"PUTTINGONAPLAY"

AnExcellentPamphletforallInterestedinActing

tamAndy,especiallyinhisold age.JackHampton(Frank) andHazelLewis(Ellie)typify adequatelythesmall-timevaudevilleoftheRiver. Theexcellentcostumingand stagesetscompleteareallycreditableeffort,andwelookforwardtoevengreaterthings fromtheCityofPerthConcert Artists. -HURTS

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storiesfromthe NewTestament.

Fullscripturalquotationsaregivenineachfilm stripasthestoryunfolds-subjectsofthefilm stripsbeingchosenasacceptabletoallages anddenominations.

Eachfilmstripsuppliedinaluminiumindexed container,the12filmstripsprovidinga totalof625framesinFULLNATURAL COLOUR.

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"PuttingonaPlay,byGeof-theengagingliterarystyleofits freyThomas,isNo.5inthe PlatypusPamphletsseriesissued bytheCommonwealthOffice ofEducation.Itisanextremelywellgot-uppublicationon paperofsmoothtexture,replete withhumorousthumbnailsketchesandhalf-pagereproductions ofscenesfromacoupleofplays byMr.Thomas.Itisahandy guideforthepractisingtheatre worker,andisretailedatthe modestpriceofIs.

GeoffreyThomasisanEnglishplaywrightandcritic,who hasbecomewell-knowninAustralia.Inthispamphlethe writeslucidlyandfranklyon manyaspectsoftheatrewhich occupytheattentionoftheamateuractor;andrightattheoutsethedebunksanyideathat amateurstatusistobesneered at-for,saysMr.Thomas,"Australiansdonotspeakof'amateurcricketers!,Cricketisplayedfortheloveofthegame,and thefinestcricketteamsinthe worldhavebeendevelopedin Australia. Itispreciselythe samewithactors. ."

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author.Thismakesthetreatisedoublyenjoyablefromthe reader'sstandpoint,forinadditiontoreceivingmuchusefulin_ formationheisregaledwitha standardofEnglishwhichisin itselfadelight.Forclarityof thought,freshnessofexpression, andnicetyofpresentationthis littleworkhasfewequals amongmoderntexts.

Theorganisationofatheatre groupislookedatfromall angles,evbntheaudiencereceivingitsrightfulshareofattention.Thepointiswellmade thatnoactivityrequiresmorecollaborationthandoesthe stage.Herethereisworkfor writers,actors,dancers,musicians,scenedesigners,and painters,dressdesignersand seamstresses,carpenters,electricians,advertisingandpublicity specialists,businessmanagers, andofficestaff.Anorganisationchartisincludedinthis pamphlet,aswellasaspecimen rehearsalschedule.

(OurcopybycourtesyofUniversities'Commission.) -DEGUSTIBUS.

"SHOWBOAT"

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Surprise.

InnothavingwitnessedpreviousproductionsbytheCityof PerthConcertArtists,Iamata disadvantageinasmuchascritiquesdo,tosomeextent,depend oncomparativestandards.On theotherhand,however,this lackofpreviousexperience shouldleaveonefreeofpreconceptions.Soitwasthat, oncethecurtainwentupcn "ShowBoat"onSaturdaynight, Iwasreallyastonishedatthe waythemusicalwasmounted. Howeverardentonemaybein appreciationoflocaltalent,one wasscarcelypreparedforsoelaborateanexperienceasthis. MissAnitaFitzgeraldmayhave embarkedonanambitiousproject;herjustificationliesinthe completesuccessofherefforts. Withacast-ofover150players,andfifteenscenes,There wouldbeplentyofpitfalls.It ispreciselyherethatorganisationaltalentandexperience meansomuch,anditishere thatMissFitzgeraldhasscored atriumph.

"ShowBoat"ispackedwith pleasingmelodieswithwhich thefilmanddancebandshave familiarisedmostpeople.But itisnot,ofcourse,enduringstuff liketheSavoyoperas.Even atthisshortdistanceitbears marksofwear,butthenone mustnotexpecttoomuchof musicals.

EdgarNottage,withafairsizedorchestra,distilledthe maximumfromJeromeKern's music,andmetwithexcellent responsefromthelargechoruses -especiallytheladies.The ratherslowtempoofthepiece wastoalargeextentoffsetby thealmostuninteruptedcontinuity.Anotherfeatureofthe showwastheextensiveballets, whichdonot"goover"sowell ontheclassicalside.Robert andSheldaWrightson,however, gaveaverypolishedperformance.

Onthevocalside,therewas generalagreementamongthe largeaudiencethatW.G.Gorman,asNegroJoe,wasoutstanding.Hisvoicesuitsthe partveryhappily,andtherewas anicebalanceofsympathyin hisacting.GaylordRavenalis ratherapussyhero,butPhil Moranplayedtherolewithsurprisingaplomb.Hisvoice, thoughnotrobust,ispleasant andeasyflowing.Itisapity thateachofhissoloswasarrangedtoendincadencerather thanclimax. Perhapsthebestactingofthe femalecastewasturnedinby JuliaPusey,asJulie.Her voiceisnotagreatone,buther

MR.STANO'BRIEN. playsCaptainAndy. dramaticabilitypalliatesthis. PatLauriebringsagooddealof vivacityandingenuousnessto theroleofMagnolia,thoughher voicesoundsstrainedintheupperregister.ParthyAnn,as portrayedbyJoyceHall,issuitablyshrewish. StanO'Brienisnotindemand vocally,butgivesanacceptable all-roundperformanceasCap-

Withregretwerecordthe passingofMrs.Timonyof Egham-st.Toherfamilywe extenddeepestandsincerest sympathy.R.I.P.

Mr.Kinsella,ofSalehamst,isoutofhospital,butis stillfarfromwell.

OurHolyNamemenare notafraidoftherain.It lookedlikearecordattendanceatSundayevening'sdevotions.Itisrumouredthat theH.N.mencanbeatthe womenhandsdownatsinging!Ladies!!!Areyougoing toallowthattopassunchallenged)

Anothermemberofthe ExecutiveoftheChildrenof Mary-MurielTravers-has beentransferredtoMelbourneforsixmonths.Best ofluckMuriel!

AwonderfulcrowdturnedouttotheY.C.W.dance onSaturdaylast.Congratulationsboys!Youaredoinga greatjob.

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Saturdaymarkedtheendofthe firstroundforthisyearandwith onlysevenmorematchestoploy beforetheendoftheseason,all threeteamswillhavetopulltheir socksupiftheywanttomake the"four."

TheAgradehadagoodwinon Saturdayattheexpenseofthe Uni,2-1.Bothgoalscomingfrom W.MelvIn.Thebestplayerswere F.Walsh,P.KennedyandW. Melvin. TheBgraderecruitedfortheir gameoneoftheoldstalwartsof theclub,T.Laylor,andsucceededinbeatingCricketers4-2.All fourgoalscomingfromT.Laylor. TheReservegradecouldonly manageadrawwithUni,1all, muchtothedisgustofthewhole team.Itappearsasiftheforwardlineissufferingfrom"corkscreweyes"bytheamountof shotstheyhad,anditsuffered onSaturdaybyoneoftheforwardswhogoesbythenameof "Tanglefoot,"whokickedtheball morethanhehitit.Thebest playerswereO'Leary,Williamson andPaget. Havejustheardthatoneof theformerMembersoftheclub, G.Melvin,whoisatpresent studyingattheAdelaideUniversqyhasbeenpickedfortheUni CarnivalatBrisbane.

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THECOMMUNIONOFSAINTS

Acorrespondentcalled"One of'Em,"whopresentedmewith somedifficultiessomeweeks ago,has,atmyrequest,comeup formore.Thistime,he,orshe, asksmetodistinguishtheterms "HolyCatholicChurch"and "CommunionofSaints,"asthey arefoundintheApostles'Creed.

Well,thedifficultyisnotinsuperable.TheCatholicChurch isthatinstitutionfoundedby Christforthepreservationand protectionofHisteaching,and tousethespiritualmeansHe hasgiventosecuretheright governmentandthesalvationof souls.AsweknowIt,the Churchisthevisiblesociety whoseheadisthePope,andto whichallegianceisowedbyall men.Butinthewidersenseit goesbeyondtheconfinesofthis earthandembracesinitsfold notonlythosewhohavedied andhavegonetotheirreward inHeaven,butalsothosesouls whoforonereasonoranother aredetainedinPurgatory.Thus youhavetheChurchTriumphantcomprisingthesaints, canonisedandnotcanonised,in Heaven;theChurchSuffering, comprisingthesoulsinPurgatory,andtheChurchMilitant, madeupofthefaithfulstillon earth.NowtheCommunionof Saintsisatermusedforthe mutualhelpthateachofthese branches,ifImightcallthem that,oftheChurchaffordone another.Inhisinimitablestyle, Mgr.RonaldKnoxsaysthat"if youaskedSt.Paulwhathe meantbythe'Communionof Saints'hewouldprobablyhave saidthatwhenonesetofChristiansishardup,anothersetof Christians,inadifferentpartof theworld,sendsroundthehat, andtakesupacollectionfor them."

"That,"saysMgr.Knox,"isa goodillustrationofwhatwe meanbytheCommunionof Saints.TheChurchisdivided intothreelargebits;partofit isinheaven,partofitisinPurgatory.TheChurchinHeaven isAllSaints.TheChurchin Purgatoryisallsouls.the Churchonearthisallsorts.We, onearth,arepoorerthanthe saintsinheaven,soweaskthem togiveussomething.Butwe, onearth,arericherthanthe soulsinPurgatory,sotheyask ustogivethemsomething.It's thesameoldprincipleSt.Paul usedtopreach,ofgiveandtake betweenChristiansallround.

"OneOf'Em's"nextquestion isconcernedwithLimbo.

LIMBO

"WhatisLimbo?"

A.:WhenAdamfell,helost alongwiththegiftsofintegrity andimmortality,thegiftof sanctifyinggraceandwithitnot onlyacertainrighttotheenjoymentofthebeatificvisionof GodinHeaven,butalsothe verycapacitytolivethelifeof Heaven.Thisrighttoand capacityforthevisionofGodis madepossibleonlybythepresenceofsanctifyinggraceinthe soul.Graceoncelostcould onlyberegainedbythefree giftofGod.Hedoesgiveit backweknow,butonHisown terms.SanctifyinggraceisreceivedbyBaptism:"Unlessa manbebornagain hecannot entertheKingdomofGod. (Jn.111/3).Anunbaptised infantcannotattainHeaven.But

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itcannotbecondemnedtoHell. NorwillitsufferinPurgatory. Itmust,therefore,remaininanotherplace,whichwecall Limbo.

MORETHANONE

Inanswertoaquestionofa friend,"OneOfEm"saidthat Limboistheplacewherethe savedsoulsoftheOldTestamentawaitedthecomingof Christ.Heasksnow:

"Isthiscorrect?"

A.:No,itisnotquitecorrect.

Theword"Limbo"comesfrom theLatinword"limbus,"which meanstheedgeorborderofa thing.Limbo,then,isasortof borderlinestateforborderline cases.Babieswhodieunbaptisedare,inasense,borderline cases;notbeingbaptisedthey havenorighttoheaven,andas yettheyhaven'tcommittedany sinstheycan'tbesenttohell; thereforetheygototheLimbus Infantium-theLimboofthe Children.Theretheygoon livingforever,perfectlyhappy, accordingtotheircondition, thoughnotinthepresenceof Godto havewhichhappinessthey noright,nocapacity,and nodesire-fortheyarenotin possessionofthegiftofsanctifyinggrace.

ButtheirLimboisnotthe Limbowhereweregatheredthe soulsofthosefaithfuloneswho diedbeforetheRedemptiveSacrificeofChrist.Wearetaught theholypeople,likeAbraham andIsaacandJacob,thegreat menofIsraelandSt.Joseph, weresavedbecausetheyhad lookedforwardbyfaithtothe comingofChrist,andinthat faithhadlivedholylivesand goneonworshippingthetrue God.Whentheydied,they were,asitwere,earmarkedfor Heaven,buttheywereunableto enterHeavenuntilChristhad diedforsinsandbyHisdeath hadre-openedthegatesofHeaventofallenman.InaLimbo, then,theywaited-aborderline state-butnottheLimboof naturalhappiness,butonefor thosewhosefatewassealed,to whomsanctifyinggracewasrestoredandwhobytheirholy liveshadreapedthebenefitof Christ'sSacrificeofRedemption.

UNLIKELYCASE

"OneofEm"nowasks:

"Wouldanunbaptisedsoulin thestateofvenialsinhaveto passthroughPurgatorybefore itcouldenterLimbo?"

A.:Assumingthatyoucould haveapersoncapableofsinning evenveniallyanddyingwithout insomewayacceptingorrejectingGod,andtherebyaccepting ordenyingwhatis.knownas BaptismofDesire,Ithinkthat suchapersonwouldnotpass throughPurgatorybeforeenteringLimbo.Afterallthesouls inPurgatoryareinaveryreal sensesaved,whereasasoulstill inthestateoforiginalsinisnot saved.Whatform,then,would punishmentduetoitforvenial sintake?Ireallydon'tknow. Andasthequestionishypothetical,Idon'tthinkthere'smuch needtoworryaboutit.Isay itisahypotheticalquestionbecauseitiscommonlyheldthat everypersonreachingadultage isatsometimeorothergiven theopportunitytoacceptorrejectGod.

Thanks,again,"OneOfEm," foryourletter.Theothertopic youraisedI'venothadtimeto preparesufficientlyforpresentationintheshorttimeallowed inthissession.Itcoversavery widefieldandwillneedmore carefulpreparationthatI'veyet beenabletogiveit.Butitwill comeoneofthesedays.

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Thenextlettercomesfrom "Thinker,"ofFremantle.

"Myreligion,"writes"Thinker,""happenstobeChurchof England,butIhaveavery broadoutlookonreligion,and donottakeanyseriously."

A.:Manythanksfortheclue toyourgeneralmakeup.It revealsinaflashthereasonfor yourerrors.Ifyoudonotregardseriouslythesubjecton whichyouponder,yourthinkingmustofnecessitybeshoddy. "YouCatholicsbelieveinone lifeandahereafter,asdoes myownChurch."

A:Thatistrueenough.

"Youalsobelievethatifwe sinanddonotaskGod'sforgivenesswewillsufferforall eternityaccordingtothe natureofoursin."

A.:Thatisnotsotrue.The truthisthatifwesinmortally andfailtoaskGod'spardon, thenisourpunishmenteternal. If,however,oursinisvenial, thepunishmentistemporaland thehappinessofthevisionof GodfollowsourperiodofcleansinginPurgatory.

JUSTDUE

"Whyshouldapersonhaveto sufferforalleternityforsome sinhehascommittedinsay20 or80yearsoflife?Why shouldn'tthatpersongetanotherchancetoputthatright evenafterhehaspassedon?"

A.:Whenapersonsinsmortallyheperpetratesacrime,the likeofwhichisunparallelledin humanexperience.Knowingly andwillinglyhepitshimself againstGod,barteringasitwere thehappinessofeternityforthe passingpleasurehissinaffords. Thishedoes,Isay,withfull knowledge.Throughoutlifehe isgivenchanceafterchanceto withdrawandmakehispeace withGod.Ifthatrefusalis maintainedtodeath,thenhe enterseternityhavingfreely chosenwhathisearthlyeternity willbe.Andonceenteredupon, therecanbenochangeinthe particulartypeofeternityone hasdeserved.Foratdeaththe humanwill,thoughremaining free,isfixedandhenceforthit willchoosegoodalwaysorevil always.Sothatevenwerea chancetoreformoffereda damnedsoul,itcouldnotaccept it.

STANDARDISATION PROPOSAL?

"Thinker"nowquestionsthe fairnessofGodincreatingmen withsomanyandsowidedifferencesinmattersofhealth, socialstanding,andsoon.

"Whyisit,"heasks,"that somearebornblind,someare crippledforlife,Someare bornintopoorfamilies.Some haverichesandallthecomfortstheyrequire. Don't youthinkOurLordisalittle unfairtohavecreatedman withallthosedifferences?"

A.:Ifyouweretojudgefrom thepurelyhumanplane,Isupposeyoucouldsuggestsomeunfairness.Butseeninthelight ofthingsofgreatervalue,these thingsare,allofthem,ofsecondaryimportance.Onthe spiritualplaneallmenare equal.Allaregivenanequal righttoheavenandallaregiven anequalopportunitytowinit. Andthatiswhatcounts.The othergiftisoflife-healthand

plies.Thesehavenotbeen forgotten,thoughthereplies havetakenalongtimeincoming. Ihopethewriterswill bearwithmepatiently.Ishall domybesttowritetothemas soonaspossible.

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sickness,talent,stupidity-these areallmeanstoanend,ifused properlysecuretheend.We lookatasickmanandpity hiscondition.Iwonderthatwe don'tsometimespityotherswho arestrongandwellandwhose veryhealthisthecauseoftheir downfall.Wepity,too,the poor,butwe'velittlepityforthe rich.Andyet"itiseasierfor acameltopassthroughtheeye ofaneedlethanforarichman toenterHeaven."No,Godis notunfair.'Tisourjudgment ofGodthatisunfair,for judgeHimaccordingto humanstandardsand Himfornotmeasuring them.

"LOWERRACES"!

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"Thinker's"concernnowturns tothelowerracesofmankind andtotheanimalkingdom. Whatwillbecomeofthemwhen theworldperishesbyfire?"Will theyallperishwhilewegoto Heaven?"

AsIhavesaidearlier,allmen aregivenanopportunitytoacceptorrejectGod.Thisap- plieseventowhatyoucallthe lowerraces.Godwantsallmen tobesaved,andHewillgive toeachonewhatevergraceis sufficienttosecuretheirsalvation.Thisgraceallmenwill freelyacceptorreject,andon theiracceptanceorrejection willdependtheirfuturelife. Whenyousay,therefore,thatit

isunfairofGodtogiveusop- portunitiesdeniedtothem,you forgetfirstofalltheopportuni- tiesGoddoesgivethem,and, secondly,youforgetthatweare giventhetaskofbringingGod's wordtothemandeitherbydirectoppositionorcoldindifferencewehavefailedtodoso. Thissurelyshouldbeamatter ofself-examinationforallofus, particularlythoseofuswhodo nottakereligionseriously. Iwillleaveyounow, "Thinker,"toponderwhatI havesaid.Ishallreturnto yourletterlater.

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Christ'sPassionandDeathareamystery ofloveratherthanofjustice.Thewhole implicationofChrist'sseeminglyexcessive sufferingsduringHisPassionisthatGod's lovewasmoredifficulttosatisfythanHis justice

WhenSt.PauloftheCross wasaverysmallboy,hewas onedaypuzzledandawedbya big,almostlifesizecrucifixstill tobeseeninthehouseat Ovada,sohewenttohismother toseekanexplanationand askedher:"Mama,whatdoesit mean?"

AJewishtravellerfrom abroad,comingintoJerusalem onthefirstGoodFridayand passingbyGolgotha,would probablyhavebeentemptedto askthesamequestion.Orwould he?Itisquiteaslikelythatthe Crucifixionmighthavebeenfor himjustanothercrucifixion andthatnotevenasuspicionof itsrealmeaningeverflashed acrosshismind.

Whatdoesitmean?

IsthePassionessentiallya mysteryofjusticeoramystery oflove?Itishardtobelieve thataneventofsuchharrowinganddisgustingbarbarityas theCrucifixionwasinanyway necessary.Andyetitmusthave been.OnetearshedatBethlehemwassufficienttoredeem theworld,becausetheDivine PersonofOurSaviourgave everyactofHisaninfinite value.Andyet,iftheshedding ofonetearwasamplysufficient toredeemtheworld,andevena thousandworlds,itishardto understandwhytheFather shouldhaveexactedsucha mercilessandapparentlyexorb-itantretributionfromHisown Son.Ifitisadmittedthatthe Fatherwasimpelledtomake theseexactionsbytheintransigenceofHisjustice,weare givenaharshandterrifying pictureofHim.

MANIFESTATION

ThemotherofSt.Paulofthe Crosswasaspirituallyenlightenedwoman,andtohisquestion,"Whatdoesitmean?"she repliedcorrectly,"Itmeans,

dearest,that.Godlovesyouso muchthatHediedonacross foryoutoshowyouHislove." Heranswerwasafaithfulecho ofSacredScripture'sownanswertotheproblem."Godso lovedtheworldthatHespared notevenHisownSonbutdeliveredHimupforusall."

Afterall,justicecouldnotbe thefinalanswer.WhydidOur Saviourwanttomakeatonementforus?WhatmadeHimso interestedinus?Wesufferwillinglyonlyforthosewelove. Love,therefore,isthecentral explanationofthePassion.The Master'sloveforHisFather madeHimanxioustomakethe maximumreparationforsin; HisloveforusmadeHim anxioustogiveusthemost perfectdemonstrationoflove thatcouldbegiveninafinite humannature,sothatHemight drawusbythecordsofAdamto giveHimareturnoflove.

Divinejusticerequiredneither theholocaustofthePassion norinsistenceonadequateatonementforsin.Godcouldhave condonedtheoffenceofsin. Anyonewhohasbeenthevictim ofinjusticehasanaturalright topresstheclaimsofjusticeand demandfullcompensationfor theinjurydonetohim.Buthe hasnoobligation.Heisperfectlyfreetobehigh-mindedand mercifulandforegohisrights eitherwhollyorinpart.Obviously,Godcouldhaveexercised similarlibertyifHehadthought itwise.

"ITHIRST"

TheimplicationofthePassionis,therefore,thatGod's loVewasmoredifficulttosatisfy thanGod'sjustice.Theshedding ofatearatBethlehemwassufficienttosatisfydivinejustice; thebarbaritiesofthePassion wereinsufficienttosatisfydiv-

inelove."Ithirst,"criedOur LordasHewasnearingtheend ofHisordeal,andamongother thingsHethirstedforfurther opportunitiesofdemonstrating Hislove.ThehorrorsofthePassionwerenecessary: (1)forthereliefoftheSacred heart,and

readinthelanguageoflove. ThePassionisnotafeatofendurance,asupremedisplayof stoicism;ifthatwereitsmeaning,itwouldbenothingbetter thananingloriousmanifestation ofegoisticexhibitionism.The Passionistheexpressionofthe veryessenceoflove-complete

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real,directmeaning islove.Perhapswehavefailed toreadtheBookofthePassion becausewehavemistakenits language.Thisfailureaccounts formanyevils.Manypeople remaindoubtfulabouttheforgivenessoftheirsinsandlivein

WhatDoesItMean?

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(2)inordertomakethePas-surrenderandgivingofoneself sionefficacious. regardlessofthecost.

TheinfiniteloveoftheSacred!Thereis,ofcourse,asensein HeartmadethePassionaneces-whichthePassionisarevelatsity."IhaveabaptismwherewithIamtobebaptized,and howIamstraiteneduntilitcan beaccomplished."Thereis alwayssomethingfoolishabout love;foolish,thatis,tothose whohavenotloved,andwho thereforedonotunderstandthe logicoflove.Theexpressionof lovedependsonthelogicofthe willandtheheart,notonthe logicofcoldreason.

ThePassionwasnotnecessarytopiercethearmourof God'sjustice,butitwasnecessarytopiercethedarknessof humanmindsmadedistrustful ofGodbysin;andthehorrors ofthePassionrepresentadesperate,pathetic,andhumanly incredibleeffortofGodtoconvinceusofHislove.Hewrote Hisloveforusinhuge,gaping, blood-redlettersacrossthesky inthepathetichopethatHis blood-writtenmessageoflove wouldmakeitimpossiblefor meneveragaintodoubtHis love."AndIwhenIbelifted upfromtheearthwilldrawall thingstoMyself."

TOOFEW

"Letthesewoundsspeak," saidthe.proudCoriolanusashe baredhisbreastandshowedthe woundsreceivedinbattlefor thedefenceofRome."Letthese woundsspeak,"isthechallenge ofthesilentfigureontheCross. Hisloveisdisplayedinathousandopenwoundsthattheir silenteloquencemightprove moreconvincingandinspiring thanwords.ThePassionisthe mostperfectpossibleobjectlessonoflove.

Itisheartbreakingtothink (itactuallybroketheSacred Heart)thatevenyetthemajorityofmendonotunderstand. HowwellHeknewus!How wellHe"knewwhatwasin man."Ifwearetemptedto thinkthatthePassionwas overdone,wehaveonlytolook aroundattheprevailingapathy towardtheCrucifiedtofind theanswertoourdoubt.Even yetmendonotbelieveoronly half-believethelovethatGod hasforthem,andJesuscando nomorethanaskpathetically, "WhatmorecouldIhavedone forMyvineyardthanIhave done?"

REDANDWHITE

Whenaromanceisbeing 'printed,thewhite,unillustrated sheetisplacedundertheprintingpresssothenovelcanbe stampedonitinlettersofblack orredorgold.IntheSacred Passion,thewhite,immaculate fleshoftheSonofGodwas placedundertheprintingpress ofthecrossandthecrownand thescourgesandthespear,and theystampedonitinblood-red lettersandopenwoundsthe mostwonderfulromancethat haseverbeenwrittenorever couldbewritten."Itmeans, dearest,thatGodlovesyouso muchthatHediedonaCross foryoutoshowyouHislove. Thisisabookthateverylittle childcanlearntoread."The crucifixisthebookofbooks, andthelanguageinwhichitis writtenislove."Greaterlove thanthisnomanhaththanthat amanlaydownhislifeforhis friend."Tosufferforanotheris togivehimamostgenuine proofoflove;tosacrificeone's lifeforanother,andsimultaneouslytosacrificeeverything worthsacrificing,istogivethe greatestofallpossibleproofsof love.

"Thisisabookthatanychild maylearntoread."St.Paulof theCrosssoonbecameproficientinhisreading.Perhapswe canhardlyreadatall;perhaps notatall.And,perhaps,the reasonisbecausewearetrying toreadinthewronglanguage. ThelanguageofthePassionis loveanditcannotbeunderstood inanyotherlanguage.ThelanguageofjusticemakesthePassionaharshandrepellentrevelation.Anyotherlanguage makesitnonsensical.

ADMONITION

ThebookofthePassioncannotbeunderstoodunlessitis

ionofjustice,thatis,arevelationofwhatwillhappentous ifwerejecttherevelationof love."Ifthesethingsbedone inthegreenwood,whatshall bedoneinthedry?"Ifthese thingsaredonetotheSonof God,overwhomsufferinghas nonaturalrightofapprbach, whatwillbedonetothosewho haveobstinatelyrejectedand despisedtheloveofGodand placedthemselvesdeliberately intherealmofrigorousjustice?

Inthissense,thePassionisa revelationofthehorrorsofhell andtherigourofdivinejustice.

astateofhabitualdiscouragementbecausetheyhavenot graspedthefactthatCalvary provesthatGod'slovewasnot unsaddledbyoursins,orwhy wouldHehaveatonedforthem andassuredusofpardonin advance?TheonlywaytounderstandthePassionistoap- proachitinandwithlove. Thosewhoimaginethattheway ofloveissoftandsentimental haveobviouslyneverreflected whatlovedidtotheCrucified. Manyofourworriesandmost ofourfailurescanbetracedto thefacttkat,unlikeSt.Paulof theCross,wehavenotlearned toread,thebook"whichevery childmaylearntoread."

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TwomillionKoreanshovegiventheirverdict oncommunistruleinNorthKoreabyfleeingover theborderintothesouth.

ThisflightbegansoonaftertheRussiansenteredNorthKoreaatthewar'send.Itcontinuedas longasitwaspossible.toslipacrossthegunguardedline.

"RefugeesfromtheNortharearrivinghere attherateof1,000aday,"IwastoldinSeoulin May,1946.

Italkedwithsomeofthem.

Toescapetheyhadabandoned homesandbelongings.Many hadtravelledbynightover mountainstoeludeguards.

Howmanymorewantedtoflee butcouldnot,ordarednot,is anybody'sguess.

Theinfluxofrefugeesraised theSouthKoreapopulationto 20,000,000.TheNorthKorean populationisaminorityinthe country-nowabout 9,000,000. A Russianmilitarygovernment controllingan"InterimPeople's Committee"ofKoreanReds ruledNorthKoreain 1946. The refugeestoldmethenthat CatholicsandProtestantssufferedfrompersecution,usually, indirect.Conditionshavebecomemuchworsesincethen.

AftertheRussianforces-withdrew,Russianadvisersremained witha Government."newcommunist"People's Theconstitution ofthisregime,proclaimedinFebruary, 1948, includesanassuranceofreligiousfreedom andalsoincludessectionsviolatingit.Itforbidstheteaching ofreligiontopersonsunder21, butmadecommunistindoctrinationobligatory.

Thisfreedom

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Wonsan.InMay,1949,allthese werearrestedwiththeirBishop, theMostRev.BonifaceSauer, aged72.Hediedaprisoner aftera otherfewweeks.Theonly OrdinaryinNorthKorea wasBishopFrancisHong,who wasarrestedatthesametime. Accordingtothelastreportshe wasstillaprisonerwithabout 20ofhispriests,allKoreans.

TheWonsanBenedictines, priests,BrothersandSisters,

Thecommissionwascreatedby aforeignministers'conference atMoscowinDecember, 1945, tohandletheKoreapartition problem.GeneralShtikovwas recalledafteranimpassehad beenreachedregardingKorean representationonaproposed consultativebody.

Eternal"no"

AccordingtoLieut.Gen. JohnR.Hodge,thencommandingtheU.S.forcesinKorea, theAmericansinsistedthatno Koreansbeexcludedwho represented"anysizeable group."Thediscussionswere resumedafteralongdelay,but wereagainfruitless.TheRussianobjectivewasindicated whenGeneralShtikovdeclared thatMoscowwantedaKorea "loyalni"totheSoviet4This Russianwordcomesdirectly fromtheEnglishandFrench word"loyal."

Theforeignministers'conferencehadprescribedatemporarytrusteeshipbeforeKorea becameself-governing.ImmediatelyallSouthKoreanparties, includingcommunists,protested violently,butthecommunists suddenlyreversedtheirposition.ThereaftertheKorean RedsandRussiansalwaysde-

151,000CATHOLICSINKOREA

Thelateststatisticsavailable(June 30, 1949) ontheChurch inSouthKoreaare:totalpopulation, 19,369,270; 157,668 Catholics; 8,516 catechumens;twoVicarsApostolic(Bishops); threePrefectsApostolic; 144 nativepriests; 58 foreign priests. Also 78 majorseminarians; 108 minorseminarians; 385 nativeSisters; 16 foreignSisters;1,611catechists; 464 teachers;46 medicalworkers; 131 missionswitharesidentpriest; 1,243 out-stations; 26 primaryschoolswith 5,197 pupils; 14middleschoolswith 3,800 pupils; nineorphanageswith 896 children;twohomesfortheagedwith 57 inmates;seven hospitals,andfournewspaperswithacirculationof 84,500. (N.C.W.C.NewsService).

includingsomeKoreanand Frenchnationalsaswellas Germans,arestillcaptivesalso. Somereportedlywereseen marchingtoforcedlabourin coalmineslastwinter.The Wonsancathedralhasbeen turnedintoatheatreandthe monasteryintoanagricultural collegebythecommunists.

ThepresentconflictwasforseeableinMay, 1946, whenI witnessedthedepartureof SovietGen.TerentyiShtikov andadelegationfromthe Seoul therailwaystationfollowing breakdownoftheUnited States-Sovietjointcommission.

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Partyfunds?

TheCommunistPartyof SouthKoreahaditsheadquartersinaformerJapaneseprint- ingplantoppositemybilletin Seoulin1946.TheAmerican militarygovernmentgavethem thesameprotectionasother politicalparties.IsawAmericanmilitarYpoliceguarding theRedheadquartersafteran anti-communistcrowdsmashed itswindows.Soonafterwards thepoliceuncoveredahuge counterfeitingoperation,for *hichCommunistPartymemberswerearrestedandconvicted. About3,000,000counterfeit yen-thenabout$200,000-had beenprinted,ThesouthernRed leader Norththendisappearedinto Korea,thepartygoing underground.

Atthe38thParallelnobasis forpartitionwasvisibletome oranyoneelse.Thepeoplelivingonthetwosidesofitare ofthesameraceandlanguage, whiletheKoreanpeninsula formsageographicunit.AccordingtoahighAmericanofficer,thedivisionarosefroma workingarrangementmadeat thewar'send,notfromadipl- omaticpact.TheRussianswere toacceptthesurrenderofJap- aneseabovethe38thParallel andtheAmericansbelowit.

FairRecord

EventsshowedthattheU.S. wasnotpreparedfortheKorean situationwhenthewarstopped.Americantroopslandedin KoreaonlybySeptember8, 1945,threeweeksafterthe fightinghadended.TheRussians,havingfoughtJapanfor eightdays,werealreadyentrenchedinNorthKorea.

TheSouthKoreanGovernmenthasafairrecord,Its friendsmustadmititsmistakes-forinstanceexcessesin policeactionandthefounding ofanationalisticmythcult fosteredbyDr.AnHosang,the German-trainedEducationminister.

Thecommunists,meanwhile, havebeenbusyundergroundin SouthKorea.Thecurrent sayinginSeoullastyearwas: "Believersincommunismare foundnowInSouthKorea only-NorthKoreansknow whatIt'slike."

SWEDENRECONSIDERSCATHOLICRIGHTS

§TOCKHOLM,Sweden,June15.-Agovernmentreporton thereconsiderationofChurchlawsinconformitywiththemodernrequirementsofreligiousfreedomhasbeenpublishedhere. TheCatholicChurchwassuppressedinSwedenwhenKingGustavVasaacceptedtheReformationin1527,andprofessionofthe Faithwasforbiddenuntil1876.Since1527theLutheranChurch hasbeentheStatechurch.

Whilethelastcensusputthe numberofCatholicsinSweden at11,000inatotalpopulationof about7,000,000,therecentinflux ofrefugeesfromBalticStates, Poland,Hungary,andtheSudetenlandissaidtohaveraised thenumberofCatholicstoabout 17,000.

Inthereportitwasannouncedthatacommissionhasbeen appointedtoregulatetheopeningofCatholicschoolsunderthe supervisionofStateauthorities, butatthecostoftheChurch. CatholicchildreninStateschools wouldbeexemptedfromLutheraninstructionunderthere-

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JACALTENANGO,Guatemala,June22(NC.)-"Seven marriagesbeforebreakfastand 103Baptismsbeforelunchin oneIndianvillage,"isthereport oftheRev.PaulJ.Sommer, MaryknollmissionerfromBoston recentlyreturnedfromamission triphere.

"Allthemarriageshadbeen contractedandconsummated sincethelastpriestwasinthat villagemorethanayearago," explainsFather Sommer. "Heavenknowshowmany childrentherearestillunbapt-ized." FatherSommer'sexperiencepointsupthestatisticsrecently releasedbythearchdiocesan chanceryofficeinGuatemala City.Althoughnearly99per centofthe3,000,000Ladinos andIndiansinGuatemalaare Catholic,therearefewerthan 130priests,nativeandforeign, inthecountry.Oneparishin FatherSommer'sDepartment ofHuehuetenangohasonlyone priestfor175,000souls,andthe averagethroughoutGuatemala isonepriestfor30,000faithful.

port'srecommendations,but wouldhavetopassexaminations onCatholicdoctrinebyProtestantauthorities.Non-Catholic childrencouldbeadmittedto CatholicschoolswiththespecialpermissionoftheKing.

Catholicswhowanttomarry wouldstillhavetonotifyaProtestantparson.

Thereportalsorecommends endingtheexclusionofCatholicsfromhighoffice,exceptin theMinistriesofJusticeand Education.Theywouldbeallowedtoteachinuniversities, exceptintheologicalfaculties.

ReligiousOrderswerealso suppressedin1527,andremain, accordingtothereport,incompatiblewithLutheranfreedom ofconscience.However,such Orderswouldbepermittedto openhousesinreducednumber forCatholicSwedeswithvocations,thenumberandkinddependingupontheapprovalof theKing.ForeignReligious wouldremainexcluded.

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LONDON,June29(NC.)Anon-Catholicwoman,who defiedthebanofherantiCatholicfathertomarrya Catholic,haswontherightto shareinhisestateof£226,000. Thefather,CuthbertLeigh Blundell-Hollinshead-Blundell, whodiedin1947,statedinhis willthatanyofhisdaughters whomarriedaCatholicwould forfeitherinterestunderthe will.

Mrs.BridgetGertrudePollen,whowasalreadymarried toaCatholicbeforeherfather's death,wasawardedaverdict inherfavourintheChancery DivisionoftheLondonHigh Court.

ROME,June17.

Australianpilgrims haveflowbeenaweekin Rome,theirimpressions areclearingandthecity isbecomingfamiliar.

Theofficialgroupjubileevisitstothefour BasilicasofSt.Peter,St. JohnLateran,St.Paul'sOutside-the-Walls,and St.MaryMajorwere madewithinthefirst threedaysandwith otherprivatevisitsand thediscoveryofsomeof churchesandhistoric placesandmonuments, aswellasexploratory expeditionstheweekhas beenafullone.

ThefirstjubileevisittoSt. Peter'sBasilica,onMonday, June12,hasalreadybeenmentioned.OntheTuesdaypilgrims werepresentatMasscelebrated intheChurchoftheFourCrowned TitularMartyrs(CardinalGilroy's Church)andafterwards visitedtheChurchofSt.Peter inChains.intheafternoonbuses transportedthemtotheBasilica ofSt.Paul,where,again,the processionwasledbyhisGrace theArchbishopofBrisbane,Most Rev.J.Duhig,leaderofthepilgrimage,carryingthePilgrim's Cross.

Itschaste,impeccabletaste, seenimmediatelyaftertheriotousRenaissancemagnificenceof St.Peter's,providesaprime exampleofthosechallenging contraststhatareeverywhereto bemetwithinRome.Asinall thegroupvisits,therewaslittle timeoropportunityforstandinganddrinkinginthe

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bewilderingbeautyofthe building-thatopportunitypilgrimsmustprovidethemselvesbylatervisits-butthe spiritofthesacredshrine,the abidingpresenceoftheApostle whoseremainsliebeneaththe highaltar,waspredominant.

Here-,andinthesubsequent visitstoSt.JohnLateranandSt. MaryMajor,theAustralianpilgrimswerenotalone.Other groups,largeandsmall,andindividualsthrongedtheBasilicas, singingtheLatinprayersand hymnsandemphasizingthe Catholicityoftheinspiringscene bythediverstonguesofthePentecostGospel.Peopleofall nations,wrappedintenselyin prayer,utteredaloudtheir petitionstoGod,,totheApostles, toOurLady.Counterpointto theAustralians'singingofthe familiarhymn,"FaithofOur Fathers"and"Hail,Queenof Heaven,wasthegloriouslysweet andmovingtwo-partLatinhymn sungbytheyounggirlsofa Romanschool.Strongandclear, theirvoicesandtheirmelodyremainfirminthememoryasan unforgettableexperience.But behindthiswastheunison,recitedprayerofalltheother groups,makingastrangeharmonyofdividedtongues.

ApproachingeachBasilicacan beseendailystreaminglinesof pilgrims,somewithpilgrim crosses,somewithout,reciting theirprayersaloudastheynear theHolyDoors.Youngpeople mountthestepsfirmly,old peopleclimbwithdifficulty, oftenassistedbysomekindSamaritan.Therearewhite,black andbrown.Hitch-hikerscome firsttoSt.Peter'swithoutwaitingtoridthemselvesoftheir

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packs,schoolchildrenareled bytheirteachers,priests,nuns orbrothers;motorbusespour outtheirloadsfromallover Rome;cyclists,withtheirchampion,participantsinthenational roadrace,endtheirgrandparadethroughthestreetstojoin thethrongforthePope'spublic audience.

Throughoutthedaythisexcitedscenegoeson,butespecially inthemornings.Anobserver cansitandwatchandnever growwearyoftheuniquespectaclewhichillustratesasnothing elsecanthatallroadsleadto Rome.Youcannevertellwhat mayhappennext.Therewas,for example,thestrangesightofa bodyofredcladfiguresapproachingSt.Peter's,youngmen andgirlscladexactlyalikeina close-fittingcostume,something likewoollenoveralls.Asthey passedbyandontowardsthe entrancetotheBasilicatheword "Austria"wasseenupontheir backs.

Ihailedoneofthesered-clad figures,brightlysuggestiveof Superman,whentheycameout. Theclean-cutladIpickedon could,fortunately,speakEnglish. Theywere,hesaid,theAustrian WaterballTeam,swimmersand divers,whohadcometocompete withtheItaliansandatthesame timetoparticipateintheHoly Year.

WiththevisittoSt.Paul'sOutside-the-Walls,Australian pilgrimsvisitedalsotheneighbouringthreechurchesatTre Fontane,wheretheywereprivilegedtostandonthesiteofSt. Paul'sexecutionandtoplace theirhandsuponandkissreverentlythepillaratwhichhewas beheaded.HereatTreFontane theysaw,too,theAustralian eucalyptustrees,nowgrowing sothicklyandfragrantlythat theyofferaglimpseandairof home.

Morningvisitsoftheweek tookpilgrimstotheVatican Museum,withitsoverwhelming treasuryofsuperlativeart,to theColosseum,withitsawe-inspiringmassivenessandprecious memoryofmartyrs,theCastel Sant'Angelo,agrimbutinterestingexperience,andother importantchurchesandplaces.

Theafternoonsaregenerally free,andthese,aftertherecommendedsiesta(forRomansdo notcommencetheirafternoon till4p.m.),pilgrimsusefor privateexploration.Among themselves,intheevening,sittingout,Romanwise,onthe footpaths,inthecoolItalian night,theyexchangeexperiencesandadvisethosewho havenotseenthisorthatto losenotimeaboutaddingto theireducation.

*aclocksurmountedbyaninthcenturybronzecockthatrepresentsSt.Peter'sthree-folddenial ofChrist.Thiscock,which weighs96pounds,usedtobeon thebelfryoftheoldBasilica. Romanaltarboys,atypeapart fortheirunaffectedboyishness, waitonalongbenchtoserve the\priests,whomtheyprecede, swingingcarelesslyasortof littlebucketcontainingthealtar candles,thewineandwater cruets,andthebell.

cheeringthatresoundedand echoedfromwalltowall.Handkerchiefsandhatswavedfrantically.Thedinwasdeafening. Yetitroselouderinvolumeas thePopenearedthehighaltar, steppedfromthechairandascendedtohisthrone,whencehe addressedthepeople.Inthe mainlanguages,Italian,French, German,English,hewelcomed thepilgrims,especiallythose whohadcomelongjourneys, andtoldthemthathisblessing wasnotonlyforthem,butalso fortheirrelativesandfriendsat home.Hemoveddown,then, amongthegroupnearthehigh altarandspentsometimespeakingtothem. *

*Itdidnottakepilgrimslong todiscoverthattheycannotget fariftheyentereachchurch theycomeacross,foreachisa treasuryofartisticdecoration andofsacredandhistoriclore. Allthesmallerchurchesround thehotelswherepilgrimsare stayinghavetheirAustralian groupatthemorningMasses. Nearthishotel,therestoredand modernized13thcenturyhome oftheKnightsoftheHoly Sepulchre,isthe8thcentury churchoftheHolySpirit,attachedtooneoftheoldestof Romanhospitals,foundedby PopeInnocentIIIin1198.Part ofthehospital,itisinteresting tolearn,occupiesthesiteofthe oldhospice,orscholaSaxorum, builtbyKingInain727for Anglo-Saxonpilgrimscoming toRome.Thechurchwasrebuilt byPopeInnocentIIIandrestoredbyPopePaulIIIin1541. Itiscompletelydecoratedwithbeautifulmurals;carvingsand gilt.Heresomeofthepriests attheCavaliericelebrate Mass.OthersgototheCarmeliteChurchacrosstheroad.

EachvisittoSt.Peter'srevealsmoreandmoreofitsmarvels.Theonlywaytotakeit inistogofrequentlywitha guidebookandstudytheBasilicastepbystep.Butitisnever moreoverwhelmingthanonthe occasionofthepublicaudiences heldonWednesdaysandSaturdays,whichareopentoallcomers.To-day,Saturday,theaudiencewasheldat6p.m.A greatnumberofAustralianpilgrimswaspresent,thoughaspecialaudienceforthemembersof theAustralianpilgrimageisto begivennextweek.Thosewho liveinRomesaythereisnothing likethePapalaudiencesinSt. Peter's;certainlytherehasbeen nothingsofartoequalthis morning'saudiencewhenmost Australianpilgrims(whoknew nothingoftheseaudienceson Wednesday,soonaftertheirarrival)sawtheHolyFatherfor thefirsttime. IarrivedattheBasilicaat5 p.m.Alreadythousandsof peopleweremakingtheirway acrossthePiazza,busafterbus haltedtounloaditscrowdof passengers,whoquicklystreamedupthesteps.Insideamultitudewasinwaiting.Barriers markedouttheprocessional coursethatwouldbefollowed bythePopeandalongtheseon eithersidethepeoplemassed, withhundredsoflittlechildren hangingoverthepartitions.In severallanguages,instructions weregiventhroughapleasantly modulatedloud-speakersystem, andprayerswererecitedand hymnssung.Fervourofthe Italiansingingof"Christusvivit, Christusregnat,'!especiallyby thechildren,waswonderful. Throughoutthehourofwaiting thecrowdcontinuedtopourin throughthegreatdoorsandas thehourof6drewnearthe Basilicawasprettynighpacked. Thecrowdsvisiblygrew'rest lessasthetrumpetersappeared highoverthecentraldoorand theeyesofthosenearthecurtainedrecessthroughwhichthe HolyFatherappearswerefixed steadilyinthatdirection.Near hereIwasstationed,closeto wherehewouldturnintothe mainaisle,forIhadbeenad visedthatitwasanexcellent position,especiallywhenthe HolyFatherwouldbeleaving theBasilica.Bythistimethe thousandsofmassedvoiceswere raisedintheexultant"Ayes"of theLourdeshymn,whena movementattheheavy,red curtainschangedthehymntoa mightyshoutof"VivaPapa." Therewasarestlesssurgein thecrowdandatthesametime thesilvertrumpetsrangout withthefirstnotesofthetraditionalPapalMarch.Thenthe HolyFatherappeared. *

backThenbegantheprocession alongthemainaisle.The cheeringandshoutingandwavingrecommenceduntilthesedia withitswhitefigurereachedthe turnnearthemaindoor.Here itwasreversed,sothattheHoly FatherfaceddowntheBasilica. Visibly,hewasexperiencing deepemotionashelookeddown upon*echeeringthousands. Hesat,quitestillatlast,with hisarmsrestinguponthesedia. Foraboutaquarterofaminute hegazed,motionless,atthe crowd.

Then,suddenly,hestoodupright,withasinglequickmovement,andstretchingouthis arms,asiftoembracethe world,lifteduphiseyestoheavenandprayed.Thosewho could,inthedensemass,fell upontheirknees.Amoment ortwoaftertheHolyFather lookedonthecrowdagainand raisedhishandinblessing. Clearlyandfirmly,inthehush, hepronouncedtheApostolic Benediction.Then,inabrief passage,hewasgone.

*Manyamanwasseentowipe hiseyesasthedoorswereopenedandthecrowdstreamedout. InthePiazzarainwasfalling, afteraweekofuninterrupted Romansummersunshine.But onecouldonlystandoblivious oftherainwatchingthepeople ofallnationsastheycameforth fromthatmemorablehour.The Basilicaclockstruck7.

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Myfirstimpressionwasoneof surprise.Ihadexpected,from readingcountlessreports,tosee afragile,old,venerable,almost translucentfigure.Butthe white-cladFatherofhispeople whowasafewpacesbeforeme, carriedhighonthesedia,was youthfulinappearanceandin action,hishairnotwhite,buta stilldarkgrey,his,eyesand movementsalert,afigurevigorousandintenselyanimated. Blessingcontinuouslywithfirm, gracefulgestures,hemoved quicklyfromsidetoside,leaninglowoverthearmsofthe chairtospeaktothoseagainst thebarrier,especiallythechildren,ashepassedslowlyby.

Theexpressiononthefaceof PopePiusXII.wasoneofindescribableaffectionforhumanity. Itwasnoofficialsmileormien, butanexpressionthatpenetratedwithitswarmththewhole Basilica,evenmorethanthe myriadlightsthatcametolife astheprocessionmovedalong. Thepiercingnotesofthe trumpetswereanaccompanimenttothegreatmassesof

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*TheHousingProblem: WeCanAllHelpBeatIt!

ByGLADSTONEKIDD,M.Ec.

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Therearethousands

terthanlifeinhousingsettlements,singleroomsintenement housesorhousessharedwith relativesorfriends.Theyhave neverknownthejoyofliving, asafamily,intheirownhome.

Nor,unlesssomethingisdone aboutthehousingproblem,are themajorityofthemeverlikely to.Aglanceatafewrelevant statisticsindicatesthedimensionsoftheproblem.

Theshortageofhousesin 1945wasestimatedatbetween 250,000and300,000;normalannualneeds(exclusiveoflargescaleimmigration)atabout 40,000.Subtractfromthisthe numberofhousesbuiltsincethe war(about180,000)andthe, currentshortagemaybereckonedatsomethinglike270,000to 320,000.

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Withhouse-constructionrunningatlittlemorethan50,000 housesayear,thisbacklogis beingovertakenatanannual rateofabout10,000.Aathisrate itwillbeapproximately30 yearsbeforeAustralia'shousing requirementsareadequate.And thisestimate,itmustbeemphasised,ignoresthehousingrequirementsarisingfromlarge-scale immigration.Toputtheproblem intoproperperspectivewe mustallowfor200,000immigrantsayearoverandabovea rateofnaturalincreaseofabout 70,000ayear.

Themainreasonsforthe presenthousingshortageare:Inadequatebuilding-comparedtomarriages-overthe past50gears.

Thedepression.Buildingactivitiesslumpedfrom£2,621,000 in1929-30to£383,000in 1931-32.Itwasnotuntil1940-41 thatthepredepressionfigure wasagainreached.

Thewar.Homebuildingwas prohibitedfromearly1942onwards.

Fullemployment.Thehigh levelofmoneyincomesina periodofgeneralprosperity hasresultedinanenormous increaseinthedemandfor houses.Thisistheoppositeof whathappenedduringthedepression,whenlargescaleunemploymentforcedfamiliesonlow incomestocrowdtogetherin slumdwellings.

NOTTHELOWEST

Large-scaleimmigration.

Whilstrecognisingthephysicalsufferingsandmoralevils ofthecurrenthousingshortage, weshouldmaintainasenseof proportionandremember,in particular,thatitisincreased demandratherthaninadequate supplythatiscausingthepre- sentshortage.Itisinterestingto note,forexample,thatthere weremorehousesperheadof populationinAustraliain1947 thanin1933or1921.Therewas no"shortage"ofhousesin1933 or1921-becausepeoplecould notaffordmorethanthere were.Moreover,byworld standards,Australiansarebetter-housedthanmostpeoples. InRussia,forinstance,average housingspaceistheequivalent of20personslivingina4or 5roomAustralianhouse.This shouldbecomparedagainstthe resultsofthe1947Census, whichshowedthat,inN.S.W. therewere600,000housesoccupiedbyonefamily-theav-

eragenumberofroomsbeing 5.1,andtheaveragenumberof inmates3.9.

WHATCANBEDONE?

However,quotingstatistics doesn'tgetanyoneahouse, whilstitissmallcomfortto thosesufferingfromthehousing, shortageinAustraliatoknow thattherearepeopleinother partsoftheworldexperiencing evengreaterprivation.

Whatcanbedonetosolvethe housingproblemandtoassist thoseonlowincomestopurchase orrentahome?Thelistisnot intendedtobeexhaustive,but herearesomeofthethingsthat arerequired: Anincreaseintheoutputof buildingmaterials-bricks,tiles, cement,etc.Todothis,more labourisneeded,andtheplacementofimmigrantsinthebuildingmaterialsindustriesshould besteppedup.Toachievethis, Unionco-operationisrequired. Higheroutputperworkerisalso needed,andthisinvolvesconsiderationbyemployersandemployeesofschemesofincentive payments,profit-sharing,workers'participationinownership ormanagement,andthelike. Anotherrequirementiscapital equipmentand,totheextent thatthisisnotreadilyavailable inAustraliaorwithinthesterlingarea,adollarloanwould makepossiblepurchasesfrom theU.S.A.

Anincreaseinimportsof buildingmaterialsandpre-fabricatedhouses.Involvedinthis arethecuttingoftariffsand7o7` Governmentsubsidiesdesigned tobringdownthepriceofnil.portedarticles,downtothelevel ofequivalentAustralianproducts.

Anincreaseintheon-site buildinglabourforce.Estimatesofemploymentprepared bytheCommonwealthStatisticianshowthatwhilsttherewas anoverallincreaseof45per centinemploymentinAustraliabetween1938/39and1948/49. thenumberengagedinbuilding andconstructionrosebyless than26percent.Aspecial trainingschemeforbuilding workers,andawideningof theeligibilityclausesofthe CommonwealthReconstruction TrainingSchemeforex-servicemenaretwomeasuresthat shouldhelptoincreasethelabourforceinbuilding.Higher ratesofpay-withanyincreasedcosttothehome-buyermet byGovernmentsubsidy-might alsobeconsidered. Anincreaseintheproductivityofbuildinglabour.Itis onlynecessarytoquotethepresentandpre-warratesofbricklayingtoillustratethepointthat thereismuchroomforincreasedproductivityinthebuilding industry. Lowproductivity meanslowoutputandhigh costs.Incentivepayments,profitsharing,workers'participationinownershipormanagement,andotherschemesdesignedtogiveworkersafair shareofprofitsandresponsibilityshouldbegivenfullconsideration.

befinancedbyinterest-free loansfromtheCommonwealth Bank-or,atmost,atarateof interest(perhapsto 1 per cent)justbigenoughtocover administeringcosts.ThenecessarydepositcouldalsobeprovidedbytheCommonwealth Bankwith-inthecaseofnewly-marriedcouples-automatic cancellationofportionofthe debtonthebirthofeachchild.

Itislikelythatsuchascheme wouldhaveabeneficialeffect onthebirth-rate,and,ifso, wouldbeacomparativelycheap meansofobtaining"NewAustralians."(Atpresent,each"New Australian"obtainedbyimmigration,costsusabout£1,000.)

Itisnotsuggestedthatthis wouldcompletelysolvetheproblemofhome-finance.Butit isanapproachthatwarrants furtherinvestigation.

Governmentfinancialassistancedesignedtoinduceowners oflargehomestodividethem intoanumberofseparatehousingunits.Housingstatistics fromthe1947Censussuggests thattherearethousandsof homeswhich,withsomealteration,couldbeadaptedtoaccommodatemorepeople.Ownersof large'homesmightwellbeofferedsomepecuniaryinducementtoconvertthemintothe maximumnumberofseparate housingunits.

Anincreaseinthenumberof home-builders.Therearecomparativelyfewoperationsin house-buildingwhicharebeyondtheskilloftheaverageunskilledman.Evidenceofthis arethenumbersofpeoplewho areto-daybuildingtheirown homes.Thesavingincostis enormous-somuchsothatthe proportionofhome-seekerswho couldnotaffordtobuildtheir ownhomeswouldbeverysmall.

Thetask,thoughtedious,issatisfying;thereisnoprouder home-ownerthanthemanwho buildshisownhome.

"LOVEYOURNEIGHBOUR."

This,asIseeit,isthefield inwhichwe,asindividuals,can domosttosolvethehousing shortage.Thevastmajorityof ushaverelationsandfriends whoaretryingtobuyorrenta home.Whatarewedoingto help?Theopportunitytohelp inapractical,tangiblemanner isthereifwecaretotakeit.Not onlyasindividuals,butas membersoffamiliesandsocietieswecanassist.

"Loveyourneighbour..." Whenhepurchasestheblockof landnextdoorandstartsto build,dowetakeoffourcoats andhelphimputdownthe piers,laythefloorjoistsand bearers,erecttheframe-ordo wejuststandandwatchhim work,interruptinghimperiodicallytotellhimwhatsocieties webelongto,howshrewdwe weretobuytenyearsago.

Fantastic?Notatall.It's happeningeverydaytothe home-builder-andoftenthe worstoffendersareChristians withthebestcredentials.

Anincreaseintheuseofmethodsofmass-productionand pre-fabricationaimedatraising efficiencyandcuttingdownthe timerequiredtoerecthouses. Howevermuchwemightobject tomassproductiononaesthetic grounds,amass-producedhome isbetterthannohomeatall. Inanycase,wecheerfullyacceptthebenefitsofmass-productioninmotorcars,refrigerators,clothes,furniture,andso on.Whybaulkathouses?

Improvedmethodsofhomefinance.Itisvirtuallyimpossiblefortheaveragewageearnerto-daytobuyahome. Withinflatedrealestateprices, thewould-behomepurchaseris confrontedwitha"gap"of£500

IfIhavedevotedsomuch spaceinthisaspectofthehousingproblemitisbecauseIbelievethatitisatthesametime themostChristianandeffective wayofdealingwiththeproblem.GivenappropriateGovernmentactioninthefieldsof materials-supplyandfinance, itisuptousasindividuals,and asmembersofsmallco-operativegroups(families,societies, etc.),totackletheproblemourselves-andnotwaitforanallpowerfulStatetodoitforus.Is itpossiblethatoneofthebasic reasonsforthetrendtowards SocialismisthefailureofChristianstobehaveasChristiansand totacklesocialproblemsina charitable,practicalandbusinesslikemanner?-From"CatholicWeekly."

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DearCornerites

Ithinkyouallknowthestory ofLucy,FrancisandJacintathethreechildrentowhomOur LadyappearedatFatima.You knowhowwelltheyprayed,how muchtheylovedOurLordand OurLady,andthewayinwhich theyprovedtheirlovebymany littlesacrifices.

Perhapsyouarealittleinclinedtothinkaboutthemlike this:"Oh,it'swelltobeyou,and hardtobelikeyou!"True,these littlepeoplewerechildren fortyyearsago,butOurLady stillwantstheprayersandsacrificesofchildren,inorderto helphersavetheworld.And hereisthestoryofalittleboy whodied,notfortyyearsago, butinthisveryyear-1950.I

ishedaNovenaonthatday, eithertocurehim,orforperfect resignationtoGod'sWill.Itwas FatimaSaturday,andhetook achangeintheafternoon,was anointed,andenrolledin_the Scapular.Hebecamemuch worse-practicallysemi-conscious.HediedonourFeastDay, March8th,claspingtheCrucifix andtheBlessedCandleinhis hand.Iwaswithhim,alsoa priestwhowasapatientinthe oppositeroomandveryfondof Tony.Hisparentshadsatup dayandnight,practically,since Saturday.

Hewasanonlychild,abeautifulangel,andwhenhewas deadthedoctors,priestsand laitymarvelledatthelovely smileonhiswaxenface.One priestsaidthat,inourlifetime,

GOSSIP

Beforesheremovedher wraps,weheardthenewcomer crybreathlessly,"I'vejust heardthemostawfulthing aboutNellieGraham,andI've runallthewaytogethereto tellyouaboutit.Butyoumust everyonepromisenotto breatheittoalivingsoul."

Asgoodasherwordshe proceededtohaveeachmake thepromisestrictly:Itwasthen that,muchtoouramusement,I heardtheonegirlwhodislikes gossipsayquietly,"We'veall promisedfaithfullynottotell thestory,Edith;nowhadn'tyou betterpromise,too."

EXAMPLE

"Downthecentreofthe broadavenuethereroareda powerfulfire-truckwitha dozenfiremenstandingonits runningboardsandclingingto thesiderails.Hundredsstopped togazeattheredmeteorasit thunderedpast.Whatcaught myattentionwasnottheperfection,ofthatpowerfulpieceof mechanism,notthedistant cloudsofsmokerisingagainst theblueofaclearafternoon's sky;itwasanactoffaithmade publiclybymanyofthesebrave fireladsastheypasseda Catholicchurch.Clingingwith onehandtotheswayingrails, eachman'srighthandraised hishelmetreverentlyinhonour ofhisEucharisticGodand King,onemadethesignofthe Cross."(Rev.C.J.Mullaly,S.J.)

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thinkIwilltellittoyouinthe wordsofthenunwhonursedhim inSt.JohnofGodHospital,Subiaco,W.A.

"Tonywasadmittedtohospitalsomemonthsago-achild offourwiththeintelligenceof cneoften.HehadagreatdevotiontoOurLadyofFatima,and whenthedoctorsdeclaredhim incurable,theChaplainpreparedhimforHolyCommunion, whichhereceivedmanytimes.

OnthedayofhisFirstHoly Communion,whichwasmadein ourConventOratory,inthepresenceofhisfatherandmother, hesaidafterwardstohismother thathethoughtthepriestwould neveropenthelittlegoldendoor forJesustocometohim.

Hehadbeenaverysickchild, butneveroncecomplained.The doctorsenttotheU.S.A.fora certainserum,whichappeared toproduceaslightimprovement, andTonywasallowedhomeonlytoreturninafewdays,his conditionmuchworse.

HelovedtheCrucifix,and oftenspokeofthecruelmenwho nailedOurLordtotheCross. ThefirsttimeheassistedatBenediction,hewentrightthrough theceremonyonreturningtohis littlebed,andtoldhismotherhe wouldbeapriest.

WehaveaGrottoinourConventgrounds,andhisfatherhad totakehimeachdaytovisit OurLady.Twoweeksbeforehis death,hetoldhisfatherthat OurLadywavedtohim,and, whenhewasnolongerableto gothere,theSistersplaceda tinystatueofOurLadyofFatimaonhistable,withvasesof rosesoneitherside,andthishe calledhislittleGrotto.

HewasConfirmedonFriday andreceivedHolyCommunion onSaturday.Theparentsfin-

weshallneveragainseea childlikeTonyTomlinson.

Tonywaslaidoutinabeautifulwhitesatinrobe,madeby theGoodShepherdnuns.His littleCrucifixandwhiteRosary wereinhishands,andwhite rosesonthebed.

Wefeelwehavealittleintercessorinheaven,anddoubt notthathewillbringmany sinnersintoourHospitalduring HolyYear,whomightotherwisedieimpenitent.Hisfather andmotherarebothadmirable Catholics."

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Thereyouhavethestoryof Tony,whowasonemonthshort offiveyears.Idohopeitwill makeyourealizethatyou,too, maybegoodandholy,with OurLady'shelp.Praythatthis maybeso.Pray,too,for Tony'sfatherandmother,who mustbemissinghimsovery much.Youwillrememberthat theymadetheirNovena,either .forTony'scure,orthatthey themselvesmighthaveperfect resignation.,Thereismuchto comforttheminsuchahappy, holydeath.

Notallofusareaskedtosuffertosuchanextentasthis littleboy,thoughyoumayrecall thatlittleJacintaofFatima cheerfullyandlovinglyendured greatpainbeforeshedied.But mostofushaveanoccasional "littlemisery"-perhapsaheadacheoratoothache-whichwe canofferuptoOurLadyof Fatima.Everylittlehelps,and eachpainordisappointment, bravelyborne,canformapart ofthatpenanceforwhichOur Ladyasked,thatsinnersmaybe saved.

YourstrulyinMary, Jacinta (from"TheScapular")

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CONDEMNSCENSORSHIP OFCATHOLICPRESS

MADRID,June30.-TheCatholicChurchhas

6 therighttohaveitsownuncensoredpressaccordingtotheprovisionsoftheSpanishCharter,His EminenceEnriqueCardinalPlayDeniel,ArchbishopofToledoandPrimateofSpain,saidinapastoralletter.

Heissuedthepastoralonthe eveofCatholicPressDay, whichistraditionallycelebrated inSpainontheDayofthePope, June29.

Itshouldbeunderstoodthat aswecannothavealicentious andcorruptivepress,wecannot have,either,apresslinkedto statetotalitarianism,theCardinalsaid.Theremustbea freeandresponsiblepress,a pressworthyofaChristiannation,headded.

Atpresentabout.500.newspapersandmagazinesarebeing publishedbyCatholicpriests, religiousOrdersandCatholic Actiongroups.Exceptfor60 ecclesiasticalofficialbulletins andmagazinesofthelayapostolateofCatholicAction,suchas "Ecclesia,""SignofCatholic Youth,"and"Tu,"aworkers' organ,themajorityofthese publicationsaresubjecttoState censorship.

Thiscensorship,theArchbishopsaid,violatestheguarantees offreedomofthepress,ases-

Peace-ataprice VATICANCITY,June27 (Radio,NC.)-Thenorth Korean"people's"armyisattemptingtobring"thepeaceof prisonsandcemeteries"tosouth Korea,OsservatoreRomano, VaticanCitydaily,statesinits firstcommentontheKorean war.

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Thepaperchargesthatthe northKoreanarmyis"boundto Moscow."

tablishedinArticle12ofthe SpanishCharter.This,theprelatecommented,isnotanacademicmatterbuta"lawdeclaredbasic"byanationalplebiscite.

"TheCatholicpressisthat whichaimsatdefendingthe doctrinesandjudgmentofthe Church inastrictsense, thosepaperspublishedwithecclesisticsupervision.

"Wedonotfailt6consider otherpapersasbeingCatholic, providedtheyarenotoffensive todogmaormorals,orwhich contribute,onthecontrary,to thediffusionofnewsfavourable totheChurchanditsdoctrine."

However,afterpointingout' that"thedegreeoforthodoxCatholicism"ofthispressrests upon"thegreaterorlesserreligiouspreparationandpractical Catholicismofitseditors,"the pastorallamentsthatsome newspapersheldtobeCatholic, maketheirpagesavailableto "pernicioussensuality."Citing adecreeofMay3,1939,theCardinalsaid:

"IftheChurchisrecognisedas aperfectsociety,suchasacknowledgedbytheSpanish State,shecannotbedeniedthe righttohaveherownpress;not onlytheecclesiasticpress(such asdiocesanbulletins) but alsoitsapostolateofthepressof doctrineandinformation,since inthisepochthemannerin whichinformationispresented hasanimportantinfluenceon readers oftenpractically morethandoctrinalexplanation itself. ."

AnthropologistShowsHuman BrainUnique

Definitedistinctionfromnearest"relatives"

WASHINGTON(NC.)-Inoneofthemostexhaustivestudiesofthehumanbraineverattempted,theRev.Dr.Cornelius J.Connolly,headoftheanthropologydepartmentoftheCatholicUniversityofAmerica,here,hasconcludedthatthereisa definitedistinctionbetweenthehumanbrainandthatofthemost highlydevelopedanimal,

Hereachedhisconclusions afteracomprehensivestudyof 538brainsfromthe50species intheU.S.NationalMuseumin thiscity.Hisfindingsarecont-

Homesfor "NoFamiliy"s

WASHINGTON,(NC.)AlthoughAmericanfamilies reportedlyareexpandingIn size,whathasbeendescribedas "birthcontrolhousing"isgoing upalloverthiscountryasnew constructionpeaksarereached monthly.

Akeyindextohousingis providedbytheFederalHousingAdministration,whichinsuresthebulkofnewrentaland homeconstruction.Statisticsof FHAfor1949showthe"median"newrentaldwellinghas onlyfourrooms,excludingthe bath.The"median"singlefamilynewhome,builttosellorto beoccupiedbythebuilder,has only4,6rooms,alsoexcludingthebath.

These"median"livingfacil- itieswouldprovideamaximum oftwobedroomsperfamily, hardlyenoughforanyfamily withmorethanonechild,ac- cordingtorecommendedstandardsintheU.S.

TheFHAdefines"media" asthecentraliteminadistribution,synonymouswith"typ- ical."Whilethe"median"figuresaredisturbingenough,the percentageofnewhousingunits adequateforonlythesmallest familiesisevenmorestriking.Ninety-threepercentofFHAinsuredrentaldwellingshave underfiverooms.Morethan85 percentofFHA-insurednew single-familyhomeshavefive roomsorless.Ineachcase,the bathisnotcountedasaroom. Thekitchen,ifseparate,is countedasaroom;akitchenette wouldcountasafractionofa room.

ainedinhiswork,"External MorphologyofThePrimate Brain,"whichhasbeenreceived favorablybyscientistsinthis countryandabroad.Thevolumenumbers385pagesand has343illustrations.

Beginninghisresearchwith thebrainsoflemurs,lowestof theprimates,heworkedthrough AfricanandSouthAmerican monkeystogibbonsandthe greatapes.Evenatthebottom ofthescale,hediscovereda primatebrainpatternisappar- ent,which,hesaid,"couldnot easilybeconfusedwiththepatternofanyotheranimalbrain."

"Thebrain,"Dr.Connolly declares,"isthemostimport- antfactorindistinguishing between1.-ehistoricmenand apes.Noskullhasyetbeen foundwhichshowsanintermediatestagebetweenthebrainof theapeandthatofman.The castsoftheinsideoftheskulls oftheso-calledape-menfound inSouthAfricashowthatthe brainsweredefinitelyofanthropoidapes."

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VALLEYFIELD,Que.(NC.) -J.OctaveCossette,oneof thelastsurvivorsoftheCanadianvolunteerswhowenttothe defenceofPopePiusIXin1870, willbe100yearsoldonJuly4.

Mr.Cossettehaslongbeen knownforhiscivicenterpriseandhisdevotionasaCatholic. Despitehisage,hewalksto Mass proudesteachmorning.Amonghis possessionsarethree medalswhichhereceivedforhis serviceasaCanadianvolunteer forthedefenceofthePope. Itwaswhilemakingavoyage toMontrealasariverpilotthat helearnedabouttheouaves whoweresendingacontingent tothedefenceofthePopeatthe timethePapalStateswere seizedbyItaly.OnAugust28, 1870,hesetoffwithotheryouths todefendtheHolyFather.

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Thenextletterisfrom"Magpie,"whowrites: "Itwasstatedinthenewspaperssometimeagothatthe Popedonated£10,000forthe rebuildingofchurchesinEngland.Doyounotthinkthat themoneywouldbebetter usedifitwasgiventothe starvingChinese,starving Greeksoramongstthepoverty strickenItalians?Ifthishad beendone,Ithinkitwould havebeenahumaneand Christianact,helpingthe poorandneedy.Therebuildingofchurcheswouldnot,in myopinion,beofanyhelpto themillionsofstarvingand homelesspeople."

A.:Yourcarpingcriticismof theHolyFather'sreportedactionremindsoneforciblyofa similarremarkmadebyJudas Iscariot.Perhapsyouremembertheincident.Maryof Bethany,asasignofheraffection,hadpouredpreciousointmentovertheheadofChrist. Judascomplainedthattheointmentcouldhavebeensoldand themoneygiventothepoor. Youarewelcometoyourpatron. Ifyouimaginethatyouhavea morelivelyinterestinthesad lotofthestarvingandthehomelessthantheHolyFatherhas,

youaresufferingfromadelusion.Itisonlyveryoccasionallythatthealmsgivenbythe Popereachthenewspaperheadlines.That,ofcourse,isinaccordancewiththeGospelinjunctionnottoletthelefthand knowwhattherighthandisdoing.Still,eventhoughyou havenoothersourceofinformationthanthedailypapers,you oughttoknowthatthepresent Pope,followinginthistheexamplesetbyhispredecessors, hastakenactiveandextensive interestinthereliefofthe starvingandhomeless.Did youknowthattheTurkserected astatuetocommemoratethe ChristiancharityoftheHoly Seeincaringforthestarving andhomelessvictimsofWorld WarI.?

Sinceyouevidentlythinkthat jnanlivesbybreadalone,itis hardlyworthwhilediscussing youropinionthattherebuildingofchurchesdoesnothelp thepoorandhomeless.Onthe wholeIthinkyourchoiceofa penname,"Magpie,"isveryapt indeed.Yourletterdoesrather recallthediscordantsquawksof thatbirdwhenannoyed.In happiercircumstancesthebird iscapableofamorepleasant song.Perhapsyoucouldtake ahint.

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Thenextletterisfrom "M.M.D.,"whosendsmea lengthyepistlefroma-friendof his,withhisfriend'sconsent,in thehopethatImayhavesome commenttomake.Ithinkit willbebestifIgivemycommentsintheformofanswersto thetwoquestionswhich'are raisedimplicitlyratherthanexplicitly.Thefirstwouldbe:

"HastheCatholicChurchany Scripturalwarrantforthe worshipofimages?"

A.:Strictlyspeaking,noCatholicworshipsanimage,and consequentlythequestionofa Scripturalwarrantdoesnot arise.Ifyourfriend,"M.M.D.,", hadbeenclearonthatpointhe wouldnothavewastedsomuch timeindiscussingpassagesfrom Scripturewhichhethinks,erroneously,areadvancedbyCatholicsasajustificationofthe worshipofimages.Whatthe Catholicdoesistomakeuseof imagesandemblemsofonekind oranothertorepresentandremindhimofsacredthings.The images,onaccountofthesacrednessoftheobjectswhich theyrepresent,takeonacertain kindofsecondarysacredness. Hencetheyaretreatedwithrespect.Themanwhowhen passingawaysidecrucifixraises hishatisnotworshippingan image.HeisshowingreverencefortheRedeemerwhose deathonacrossforoursalvationisrecalledtohismindand representedbythecrucifix.The actofreverenceisdirectedto God,nottotheimage.Wehave heardsomethingrecentlyabout salutingtheflag,buteveninthe numberofsillylettersIsawin thepressonthatsubjectthere wasnosuggestionthatitwas idolatrytoshowrespectforour flag.Ifthemaninthestreet canunderstandthatinshowing respectfortheflagheisinfact testifyinghisloyaltytothehead oftheState,whyshouldthere beanydifficultyinunderstandingwhatweCatholicsintend whenweshowrespectforan imageofChrist,orHisMother, oroneofHissaints,or,evenas theJewsdid,byGod'scommand,forarepresentationof anangel?ImayaswelladmitthatIfinditveryhardto havepatiencewiththesenonsensicalaccusationsofidolatry.The secondquestionmightbeput thisway:

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"A.McG."asksaquestion whichmaybeofinterestto thosewhohavetheopportunity ofattendingceremoniescelebratedbyaBishop.Theques- tionisthis:

"WhydoesaBishopmakeuse oftwodistinctmitres?"

A.:Actuallytherearethree differentmitres,butthethird oneismorerarelyseen.The twowhichyourefertoarecalledthePreciousMitreandthe GoldenMitre.Thereasonfor theuseofasecondmitrewas originallyapracticalone.The Bishop'smitreusedtoberichly ornamentedwithpreciousstones andmetalornaments.Theexuberanceofthedecorationresultedinthemitrebecoming veryheavy.Ifsuchahead coveringweretobewornallthe timeduringlongceremoniesthe wearer'sfatiguemightwell havebeenconsiderable.Hence theintroductionofamitreof lighterweightmadefromcloth ofgold.TheBishopwaspermittedtosubstitutethisforthe muchheavier"Precious"mitre duringthelesssolemnpartsof theceremony.Atthepresent timeIdoubtwhetherthereis muchdifferenceinweightbetweenthetwomitres.The Preciousmitre,whichisbest recognisedbyitsnotbeingthe clothofgoldone,nowlooks ratherlesssplendidthanthe Goldenone.

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Therewillbeahousepartyat Beeson's,26Kalgoorlie-st.,Mount HawthornonJuly19.Allgirls areaskedtoattendandtobring aplate. ThepicnictoAraluenwillbe earlyinAugust,thedatehasnot yetbeenfixed.

MAYLANDS

Thefirstgeenralmeetingwhich washeldonTuesday,July4,was suchasuccessthatbytheendof themeetingithasbeensuggested thatinsteadofmonthlymeetings, weshouldholdfortnightlyones. Thissuggestionwasenthusiast( ticallyapprovedbyallandwe havedecidedtohaveeverysecondoneentirelydevotedtosocial activities,andtheothertoCatholicActionTraining.

Specialmentionshouldbegiven tothewaytheGospelDiscussion washandledandleaderswere congratulatedbyChaplainRev. McKeonfortheirsummaries.

Itwasdecidedduringgeneral businesstoholdaGrandCarnival DanceattheMaylandsTownHall 'dateasyetuncertain.

SUBIACO

Wewerealittledisappointedin theattendanceatourlastmeeting-itwasagoodonetoo.The highlightoftheeveningwasa talkbyEileenRowbottomon"Films."Thiswasverywelldone, andclearlyshowedwhatourattitudeshouldbewithregardto thisveryrealinfluenceonour lives. Wehavesomeratherinteresting plansafootforthenextmeeting onTuesday,August25.Sodon't forgetthedate,willyou

Also-readthedirectionsabout theCombinedConferencecarefully,becausewehopethatabig contingentofSubiacopeoplewill attend.

VICTORIAPARK

TheJulygeneralmeetingistc beheldafterDevotionsonTues.day.WeproposetohaveaQuiz asthefeatureofthismeetinganditwouldalsobeappreciatedif eachgirlcouldbringalongsomesupperandthusmaketsomethingofasocial.Youarere-. mindedthattheNCGMisforall girlsbetweentheagesof14and 25soifyouknowofanybodywho hasnotyetbeenalongorifyou

haven'tbeenyourself,whynot comealongonTuesdaynight? ThereistobeaGeneralCommunionatthe7o'clockMasson July30,andwehopeitwillbe assuccessfulatthelastone,but thisisuptoyou.Alsoonthis daytherewillbeacombined YCW-NCGMConferenceatSouth Perth,whichwehopeyou'llall attend,butmoreofthislater. Ihearthattheconcertwhich wasonlyarumourisnowafixture.Itwillbeinterestingtosee thearrayoflocaltalent.

SHENTONPARK

TheGeneralMeetingforthismonthwillbeheldonTuesday eveningnext,the18th.These aretwoveryinterestingandimportantfeaturesforthismeeting, sodashalongandjoininthe fun.Afterthemeetingsupper willbeserved.

CLAREMONT

AtSt.Thomas'ChurchonSunday,June18,theRev.Dr.Sullivanpresentedbadgestotheseven newleadersoftheClaremont NCGM,followingwhichhegave averyenlighteningtalkontheaimsandidealsofthismovement. AdjoiningtotheSchoolHall, the80oddguestsfromvarious branchesoftheNCGMandYCW wereentertainedwithbothcomedyanddocumentaryfilms,followedby.supperandgeneral chatter. Justafortnightlaterthefirst GeneralMeetingwasheld,and althoughtheattendancewasnot asexpected,wearehopingfora goodrollupatournextmeeting onTuesday,July18,at8p.m.

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July14:WestPerth. July15:Subiaco. July22:VictoriaPark. July22:Nedlanscl(St.Theresa's JulyHall). 24:YCWExecutiveDance. YALHall.

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Agrade:Leederville1dFremantle2,32-18;VictoriaPark1 dFremantle1,18-17;Subiaco1 dCathedral1,21-7;VictoriaPark 2dMaylands1,23-12.

AReservegrade:Leederville2 dCathedral2,19-15;WestPerth 1dShentonPark1,15-13;FloreatParkdPalmyra,14-4;MidlandJunction1dHighgate,33-5.

BGrade:Maylands2dSubiaco 3,23-12;Leederville3dShenton Park2,10-6;VictoriaPark3i Fremantle3,25-14;Cathedral3 dCottesloe1,31-8.

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Basketball:WeplayedourfirstmatchagainstCathedralYCW lastSunday.Thegamewasexceptionallyfastwiththeforward onbothsidescombinedwell. Cathedralhadaclearadvantage athalf-time-18pointstonil. Afterhalf-time,however,Claremontplayedtheirbestbasketball anddrewwithintwopoints.Cathedralsealedthegamewithtwo goalstorunoutwinners37points to31.Goal-scorers,Cathedral: O'Connor16,McAdam11;Claremont:P.Sullivan23.Ifyou're interestedinplayingcomealong anySundayafterdevotions.

Meeting:GeneralMeeting,Friday,July21.

VICTORIAPARK

AttentionYCW's.YouareremindedthattheCombinedYCWNCGMCommunionwilltake placeatthe7o'clockMasson Sunday,July30.Membersare askedtoatendinfullforceand wearuniformsifpossible.

TheprogrammefortheCombinedConcertisgraduallytakingshape.RememberfellowMovementmembers,August4isthe bignightsomakeVictoriaPark yourrendezvousthatevening. Furtherdetailslater. LEEDERVILLE

TheGeneralMeetingwillbe heldnextTuesdaynight,alsothe DiscussionGroupwillholdits fortnightlymeetingonMonday night.Thosewishingtoattend areaskedtocontactthesecretary.

RejectDivorceCourt

OTTAWA,Ont.(NC.)-The peopleofQuebecandNewfoundlandwillnothaveadivorce courtforceduponthem.They willcontinueastheonlytwo provincesinwhichdivorce courtsdonotoperate.

Thisbecameclearwhena privatemember'sbillbeforethe HouseofCommons,which wouldmaketheExchequer CourtofCanadaadivorcecourt forQuebecandNewfoundland, wasdefeatedbyavoicevote.

PRE-CANACONFERENCE

Thesecondpre-CanaConferencefor1950,organisedbythe CatholicActionYouthMovements,willcommenceonFriday, August11th.,andconcludeonSunday,August27th.

ThisConferenceisopentoallCatholicsengagedtobe married.ApplicationsshouldbemadetotheDiocesan SecretaryoftheCatholicGirls'Movement,81St.George's Terrace. i.......m...........,......,,,........,..........m.......,....................................i.....p........

N.C.G.M.-Y.C.W.COMBINED CONFERENCE tobeheldin

St.Columba'sParish,SouthPerth, onSunday,July30th,1950.

THEME:

"MoralandSpiritualPreparationfor Marriage"

-PROGRAMME-

9.30a.m.ParishMassinSt.Columba's Church,ForrestSt. (Onaccountofthehour therewillnotbeageneral assemblyattheMass).

10.45a.m.OpeningofConferenceinSt. Columba'sHall.FirstTalk: followedbydiscussion.

12.00noon.Re-assembly-Summingup.

12.30p.m.Lunch.

2.00p.m.SecondTalk:Followedby discussion.

3.15p.m.Re-assembly-Summingup.

4.00p.m.AfternoonTea.

4.30p.m.BenedictionoftheBlessed Sacrament.

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AIRMAILNEWSFROMIRELAND

Inanarticleentitled"CatholicsintheModernWorld"inarecentissueoftheBritishweekly newspaper,TheTablet,ChristopherDawsonstatesthatthedynamiccentreofCatholicismin theNewWorldistobefoundin theUnitedStates,whereinthe courseofthelast10yearsthe Catholicpopulationhasincreased fromsome100,000toatotalof 25,000,000,sothattheyhavebecomebyfarthelargestandmost influentialsinglereligiousbodyin thecountry.

Mr.Dawsonunderlinesthepart playedbytheIrishinthisdevelopmentsaying:"Infactthe turning-pointinthehistoryof CatholicismintheUnitedtates istobefoundinthefailureof theIrishpotatocropin1845,and fromthatdateuntiltheimmigrationlawsof1917theCatholic populationhasbeenfedbythe tideofmigrationwhichledthe starvingandoppressedmassesof Europetoseekrefugeacrossthe Atlantic.Throughoutthemigra- tionperioditwastheIrishwho werethepioneersandorganisers oftheCatholicpopulation,and evenwhentheywereoutnumbered bytheGermansandlateronby theoverwhelmingincreaseofmigrationfromSouthernandEasternEurope-Italians,Pole, CzechoslovaksandUkrainians-theystillpreservedtheircontrol oftheCatholicorganisationand actedasintermediariesbetween theimmigrantsandtheirAmericanenvironment.

"ThusitistotheIrishelement thatthedistinctivefeaturesof AmericanCatholicismaredue. UnlikethemajorityofCatholics fromEuropewhowereaccustomedtoaccepttheestablishedorderinChurchandStateand toadoptanattitudeofsocialconformity,theIrishwerereadyto throwthemselvesintothe rough-and-tumbleofAmerican lifeandtofightagainstsocialand religiousoppositionwithoutfearingtogiveorreceivehardblows. Thtirswasnotafugitiveand cloisteredvirtue;theyweremanuallaborersandsaloon-keepers andpolicemenandwardpoliticians.

"Moreover,theIrishhavesucceededininfectingtheotherracialminoritieswiththeirvitality,theiradaptabilityandtheir optimism,withtheresultthat AmericanCatholicismhasacquiredacharacterofitsown,very unlikethetraditionalCatholic societiesoftheOldWorld"

WALTERWINCHELLONIRISH

INUNITEDSTATES

InhisSt.Patrick'sDaycolumn intheNewYorkDailyMirror, WalterWinchellhadthistosay oftheIrishintheUnitedStates (reprintedbykindpermissionof Mr.Winchell):

"Between1820and1920more than5,000,000Irishimmigrants reachedourshores.Morethana thousandAmericancitiesandvillagesarenamedaftercities,villagesandcountiesinIreland.For example,Baltimore.Thelunacy ofbigotry:Liescirculatedabout Irishimmigrantsduringthe1800's werealsousedtowhipuphatred againstotherrefugeesyearslater. Andthesamefalsehoodsarestill beingspreadbyrabble-rouserstoday.Acenturyagotherewere 'restricted'hotelsinNewEngland tokeepouttheIrish!

TherampantbitternessofantiIrishbigotryisstrikinglyexemplifiedbythisfact;therewasa lawbanningtheerectionofCatholicchurchesinNewYorkuntil 1785.Britishersmanagedtoform numerousToryregimentsbuttheytriedandfailedtoraiseIrish regimentstofightagainstthe ContinentalArmy.Asamatter offact,manyIrishmenemigrated fromtheirnativelandjusttoenlistwiththeYankeeDoodlers: 38percent.ofWashington'sarmy wereIrish.

GeorgeWashingtonwrotein 1788:'PatriotsofIreland!Championsoflibertyinalllandsbe stronginhope.Yourcauseis identicalwithmine.In1776the Irishrepresentedone-thirdof America'spopulation.AnindicationofthevitalroleSonsofErin haveplayedinourhistory:10 PresidentswereeitherIrishor hadIrishancestors.

FournativesofIrelandandfive ofIrishdescentinkedtheDeclarationofIndependence.CivilWar heroGeneralPhilipSheridan marchedinSt.Patrick'sDayparades.

ThereareIrish-JewsinIreland -butanti-Semitismhasnever taintedthatnation.Bytheway, whenUSfilmsdealingwithantiSemitismwereexhibitedinIrelandrecently-citizenstherewere baffled-sincetheproblemisunknownintheEmeraldIsle.DuringeveryUSwartheIrishadded glorytotheirfightingtraditions.WhentheCivilWarexploded therewasacallforanall-Irish regimentinN.Y.About1000

ofInternationalmatchesforthe ScnaeferCup.

volunteerswereneeded-7000responded.ThomasHunter(thefounderof HunterCollegewasborninIreland. Sayaprayerofthanksfor ThomasDonganwhowasthe IrishgovernoroftheEnglishprovinceknownasN.Y.duringthe 17thcentury.Heisresponsible forthecharterwhichsetuppublicschoolshere-andalsoproclaimedthedoctrineofreligious liberty.AgroupofIrishcolonists foundedMethodismintheUS-St. Patrick'sCathedralwaserected entirelyfromfundsraisedbylocal Catholics.JamesDuane(hewas theinitialBigTownMayorafter theRevolution)camefromCountyGalway.TheIrishgaveNew YorkDr.JohnByrne-oneofthe earliestresearchersincancer. Themosteloquenttributesto Irishsoldierscannotmatchthe glorytheyreapedonbattlefields -fromValleyForgetoIwoJima. Theirdeephatredoftyrannywas thereasontheIrishwerethefirst toadvocateindependenceforthe 13Colonies.WhentheBritish Parliamentinvestigatedthecauses oftheRevolutionaryWar-their reportnotedthewarcouldnot havebeenwonwithouttheaid ofIrishMinuteMen.ThesparklingrecordofIrishsoldiersduringtheWarofIndependencewas themajorreasonfreedomofreligionwasguaranteedintheBill ofRights. WhichiswhytherainbowalwayswearsabitofthegreenandsomeofthegoldinallIrish hearts."

USCONGRESSMENON PARTITION

StrongpleastotheUSHouse ofRepresentativestosupportthe resolutiondeclaringthatitisthe senseofthatbodythat"theRepublicofIrelandshouldembrace theentireterritoryofIrelandunlesstheclearmajorityofallthe peopleofIreland,inafreeplebiscite,determineanddeclaretothe contrary"weremadeinWashingtonbyRepresentativesEmanuel CellerandWalterA.Lynch,New YorkDemocrats.

Mr.Cellersaidthat"mycoreligionistsandmyself,perhaps morethanothergroups,can readilyappreciatetheintensityof feelingwhichpartitionhasgeneratedintheheartsoftheIrish andthoseofIrishantecedents everywhere."TheIrish,"headded,"havenotbeenniggardin theirsupportofJewishaspirations inPalestine,and,Ibelieveitis dueinparttotheirownhistoric struggleforfreedom pendence.Theytoo,havelong felttheyokeoftheoppressor." "Ithasoccurredtome,that someofmyconstituents,absorbed astheyhavebeen.1riasimilar struggleinPalestine,mayhave lostsighttemporarilyoftheproblemwhichhasbedevilledthe Irish.Tothem,theestablishment oftheRepublicofIrelandmay meantheendofthematter.To theIrish,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth."

Mr.Cellarappealedtothewhole HousetosupporttheAnti-Partitionresolution.Representative Lynchdeclaredthat"Britainmay delaytheday,butshecannot evadethedaywhenallIreland shallbeunitedasonenation."He saidthatifselfdeterminationis grantedtoanypeople,itshould begrantedtothepeopleofIrelandbecausethecountrymeets everyrequirementofaunited government."

Heurged"withallthesincerity atmycommand,"thatthe ForeignRelationsCommittee bringinafavorablereportonthe Irishresolution.

HONORFORIRISH SOPRANO

TheNationalArtsFoundation ofNewYorkhasannouncedthat theIrishsoprano,MissMargaret Burke-Sheridan,formerprima donnaofLaScalaOpera,has agreedtoremainatleastone yearonthestaffoftheFoundationtoadviseonthemusical trainingofyoungAmerican singers.MissSheridanwillimpart tationherknowledgeandinterpreoftherolesshehasmade famous,toyoungsingersselected bytheFoundation. TheFoundationisaphilan- thropicorganisationtostimulate creation,intepretationandappreciationoftheartsandtoincrease theinterchangeofartandartists betweennations.Amongthe musicaladviserstotheFoundationareDr.BrunoWalter,Ezio Pinza,SergeKousesvitskyand RalphVaughanWilliams.

INTERNATIONALGAELIC FOOTBALLMATCH

OnJuly30anIrish-American AllStarteam,selectedbythe GaelicAthleticAssociationof GreaterNewYorkwillplay Cavan,theIrishFootballLeague SeniorChampionsinCrokePark. Dublin,inthefirstofaseries

Accordingtopresentplans,this gamewillinaugurateaseriesof annualeventstodeterminethe world'sGaelicchampions.The gamewillbeplayedalternatively inDublinandNewYork.

ItishopedthatAustraliamay enterateamlater.GaelicFootballandtheAustralianRules gamearesimilarinmanyrespects.

C.B.C.Eisteddfod

OnThursday,July20th., ChristianBrothers'Collegeswill presenttheirthirdAnnualChoir Competitions.Sixschoolswill thisyearcontestthevarioussectionsinChoralandSoloSinging, togetherwithSoloArtof Speech.

Twothousandboys,under thetuitionoftheChristianBrothersareeligibleforthiscontest,thusshowinganotherinstanceofhowtheCatholic schoolscaterfortheculturalaspectoftheirpupils.

TheservicesofMr.E.Black, oftheAustralianBroadcasting Commission,Mr.Nottage,ofthe EducationDepartment(Music Branch),andMr.N.Haywood, oftheA.B.C.,havebeensecured asadjudicators,

Soloeliminationswilltake placeatthetheatrette,C.B.C., St.George'sTerrace,onSaturday,20th.July,commencing9 a.m.,towhichallwhoareinterestedareinvited.

Choirsaretestedintheir 4 schoolsonMondayandTuesday, July17and18,andthethree finalistsineachofthefivesectionswillappearattheCapitol onthefinalnight,Thursday, 20th.July.Admission3s,and a 2s.Ticketsmaybeobtained fromPellegrini's,Nicholson's, "TheRecord"Office,orfromany oftheChristianBrothers.

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VATICANCITY,June26(Radio)-The nameofSt.MariaGoretti,virgin-martyr,hasbeen inscribedinthecatalogueofSaintswithceremoniesunparalleled-inthePontiff'sownwordsintheirsolemnityandunique,inthelonghistory oftheChurch.

UnderaneveningskyastheSupremeHeadofthe cleanandshiningastheChurch. virtueofpurityforwhichAnd-wonderofwonders theItalianpeasantgirldied-neverbeforehasamother amartyr'sdeath48yearshadtheunsurpassableprivago,this"humbledaughterilegeofseeingandhearing ofthepeople"wasraisedtotheelevationofherown supremehonorsofthealtar.daughtertotheexalted dignityofSainthood.From awindowhighupinthe ApostolicPalace,tothe rightofSt.Peter'sBasilica andoverlookingthesquare," Mrs.AssuntaGoretti,the newSaint's 84-year-old mother,andhertwodauihterswitnessedthesolemn proceedings,andlistenedto hymnsandprayersrising heavenwardfromthelipsof theestimated250,000.

NeverbeforeinthehistoryofChristianityhaveso manyfaithfulpersonally witnessedacanonization, themostsolemnactinthe LiturgyoftheChurch. Neverbefore-sohistorians say-hasSt.Peter'sSquare beenthesceneofthecreationofanewsaintthrough infalliblepronouncementby

SAINT'SMOTHERADVISESMOTHERS

VATICANCITY,July1 -Itrequiresno providentialwisdomorsecretformulatotraina Saint. Youcantakethatfromtheonlymotherin historywhohaslivedtoseeherchildproclaimed oneofGod'selectinHeaven:SignoraAssunta Goretti,whosedaughterMariawasrecently canonized,lessthan50yearsafterherdeath. thatallcarelessmothersinthe worldshouldbespanked,"she said.

SignoraGorettireceivedmein thehallwayoutsideherroom inSt.Martha'spilgrimage homeintheVatican.Cladin thesimplestkindofplainblack dressandwithapeasant's scarfhanginglooselyaround hershoulders,the84-year-old mothersatvisitingwithwomenfolkasIapproached. IintroduoedmyselfandexplainedthatIwouldlikeaword ofadviceforalltheCatholic mothersoftheworld.She misunderstood.Herreply,accompaniedbyatwinkleofher eyeandavigorousgesture,was thatallcarelessmothers,and nottheirchildren,shouldbe spanked.

Sheenjoyedthemistakeas muchastherestofuswhen sheunderstoodwhatIhad reallyasked.Answeringmy originalrequest,shesaid:

"Tellthemthatfromthe beginningIputlittleMariaon thedirectpathandkepther there.Itwassimplyamatter ofteachinghertoloveGodand theBlessedMother,whatwas rightandwhatwaswrong,and keepingherawayfrombad companions."

"Wastherenothingspecial aboutwhatyoudid?"Iasked. "Noparticularsecretormethod whichyoufollowed?Nothing whichseemedtomarkMaria asachildofpredilection?"

"Nothingatall,"shereplied. "Itwasjustthestraightand directwayoflovingGodand doinggood."

ThenwithalittlelaughSignoraGorettireturnedtoher firstremark."Butitisstilltrue

Hungarian Round-up

AreportbroadcastbyVatican Radiostatedthatnearly1,000 priests,monksandnunswere roundedupinBudapeston June9andtransportedtoconcentrationpoints. Takingnoteofthebad treatmentgivenReligious throughoutthecountry,the headsof45ordersofmen'and womenrecentlysentamemorandumtothegovernment.It chargedtheregimewithtreatingReligiousas"second-class citizens,"robbingthemoftheir houses,andisolatingthemfrom thepeoplelike"bearersofcontagion."

"Signora,howdoyouyourselffeel?Whatitisliketobe themotherofaSaint?"I questioned.

Acandidlookandanexpressiveshrugansweredmore

SignoraGorettiregardstheportrait ofhersaintlydaughter eloquentlythanhersimpleadvice:"Beyondwhatanyof usthoughtordreamed,Maria hasnowbecomeamodelfor allofus.Tellthemammasand words."Itisutterlyunbelievable,"shesaid."IknowMaria wasathoroughlygoodchild andthatafterdeathshewentdaughterstofollowherexample toHeaven.Butwhowouldeverandtopraytoherforhelp." dreamathinglikethis?" Ileftwiththeknowledge

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NewExcommunitionDecree

VATICANCITY,June30(Radio)-The Vaticanhastakenthesternestdisciplinaryaction againstthosepriestsandmembersofthelaitywho cooperatewithRedregimesindisruptingecclesiasticalauthority.

Adecreeissuedby.the SacredCongregationofthe Councilautomaticallyexcommunicatesallthosewho attempttooverthrowecclesiasticalauthorityand thosewhoacceptorhold churchofficesorbenefices withouttheproperecclesiasticaldesignation.Theexoommunicationisspecially reservedtotheHolySee.

Thedecreeisaimedexpresslyatthreecategories ofpersons:

1.Anyonewhoplots againstthelegitimateecclesiasticalauthoritiesor seeksinanywaytooverthrowtheirpower;

2.Anyonewho,without canonicalestablishmentor provisionmadeaccordingto canonlaw,occupiesanoffice, beneficeorecclesiastical dignity,orallowshimselfto beinstalledinsuchorretainsit;

3.Anyonewhodirectlyor indirectlyparticipatesinthe aforementionedcrimes.

Thebasisforthisdrastic action,thedecreestates,is thefactthattheCatholic Church"bytheinstitution ofJesusChristisaperfect society,hierarchicallyconstitutedwhosesupremerule andjurisdictionarevested intheRomanPontiff,the

successorofSt.Peterin primacy."

"Forthisreasonnoone withoutlegitimateestablishmentandcanonicalprovision canpresumetothrustoneselfintoecclesticaloffices andbenefices.ortoplace othersthere,"thedecree adds.

Suchprinciples,according tothedecree,haveexisted sincetheearliestdaysofthe historyofcanonlawand havecontinuallybeenthe basisoflawandprocedure. Theywerereaffirmedbythe CouncilofTrentandhave beenincorporatedinmodern timesinthecodeofcanon law.

Commentingonthedecree acompetentChurchofficial statedthatthepresentsituationintheIronCurtain countriesexceedstheprovisionsofcanonlawandcalls forspecialmeasures.The generalchurchlaws,hesaid, concernedindividualinfractionscapableofbeingdealt withbyecclesiasticalauthoritiescasebycase.Butnow thesecrimeshavebeen raisedtothestatusofageneralsystembycivilauthorities.

Whilepreviouslysuch casesweretobeconsidered individuallyandsentence

passed,thepenaltyisnow automatic,hesaid.

PreviouslytheVaticanissuedindividualexcommunicationsforviolationsof thiskind.Examplesarethe casesoftheRevs.Jan Dechet,communist-appointed "administratorapostolic"of theBanskaBystricadiocese, Czechoslovakia,andAndrew AgothainRumania.

Excommunicationsforsuch crimesarenowautomatic.

EX-STUDENTPRIESTS ATKILMORE.

Amongthe300oldboyswho attendedtheAssumptionOld Collegians'annualre-union Mass,dinnerandgeneralmeetingheldatKilmore,Victoria, werethefollowingpriests: Rt.Rev.MonsignorJames Hannan(SouthYarra),who preachedthespecial,sermon;Rev.BruceCreely. S.S.S.(St.Francis'Church); Rev.FredNolan(St.Patrick's Cathedral),whowascelebrant ofthere-unionMass,offeredfor deceasedBrothersandex-students;Rev.VinCochrane(Benalla),Rev.WillCasey(Box Hill),Rev.DaveKilmartin (Bendigo),Rev.PeterDeCampo (Benalla),Rev.TomElliott (Springvale),Rev.PhilSmith (EastBrunswick),Rev.Will Harney(Myrtleford),Rev.Ray Skehill(WestMelbourne)and Rev.RonPoulsen(Balaclava).

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BRANCHPATRONS.

Itisforverygoodreason thateachbranchofourSocietyisfoundedunderthepatronageofOurLordorOur Lady,underaspecialtitle, orofoneoftheSaints.Distinguishingbetweenthebranchescouldhavebeenachievedbytheadoptionofany schemeofnames.Butthe foundersoftheHibernianSocietyborefaithfullyinmind theCatholicnatureofthe Society,andsowehaveour branchescarryingnamesof deepsignificance.

ThebranchesinthisStateare namedandlocatedasfollows:

St.Mary's,atKalgoorlieand Leederville.

StaroftheSea,atFremantle. MirrorofJustice,atBunbury.OurLadyHelpofChristians,at EastVictoriaPark.

OurLadyof ShentontheHolyRosary,at Park.

St.Anthony's,atMidlandJunction.

St.Brigid's,atWestPerth.

St.Canice's,atCottesloe.

St.Columba's,atSouthPerth.

St.FrancisXavier's,atGeraldton.

St.Joachim's,atVictoriaPark.

St,Joseph's,atNortham.

St.Kevin's,atSubiaco.

St.LawrenceO'Toole's,atMaylands.

St.Malachi's,atHighgate.

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Donotforget-Saturdayand Sunday,2nd.and3rd.September,Men'sRetreatatRedemptoristMonastery,andLadies' RetreatatSacredHeartConvent,Highgate.Thesuccessof ,theseRetreatswillmeanthe successoftheSociety.Wewill notconsidertheresultsoffailure.Eachmembershouldbecomeanapostle,toaidinorganisingapartyfromhisorher branchtoattendtheRetreats. Saturdayafternoonsportisnot affected,asthestartingtimeis after5p.m.

BIENNIALDISTRICTMEETING.

ThisinConferenceyear,the bigeventbeinglistedtotake placeatClaremontonFriday andSaturday,24th.and25th. November.Startdiscussionsin thebranchesnowonsuggestions orideaslikelytobenefittheSocietyoritsmembers-andremembertoprayforthesuccess oftheConference. Intheabsenceofthepresident, ourvice-president,Sr.Egan,pre-sidedoverthemeetingheldon 4thinst.Wewerepleasedtosee thatBro.Candleriswellagain, butsorrytolearnthatBro.Stan Kentisstillonthesicklist.We wishhimaspeedyrecovery.Duringthemeetinganewmemberwasadmitted,intheperson ofBro.NoelRoberts,whowas initiatedandwelcomedbythe Vice-president.Itwaswith'regretthatwelearntthatweare toloseourTreasurerandM.S. CouncilDelegate,Bro.Tony Whitely,whoisbeingtransferred toBunbury.Wecertainlyare goingtomisssuchastaunch workerandsolidsupporterin ourgames.However,ourlosswill beBunbury'sgain.Bestwishes, Tony,fromyourfellowmembers, andmaysuccessbeyours.

AfterthemeetingourNo.1 BadmintonteamengagedSt. Mary'sNo.1team.Wewere beatenbutallthroughlyenjoyed thegame,aswellasthesupper whichfollowed.

Membersareremindedthaton the17thinst.atHolyRosaryBranch,thefirstroundofthe dartschampionshipwillbeplay- ed,andthesecondroundatSt. Patrick's,onAugust10th.So members,don'tforgettokeep thosedatesclear. Ournextmeetingwillbeheld St.Brigid'sbadmintonteamwill bevisiting. OurLadyoftheHolyRosary Branch,ShentonPark. Atthefortnightlymeetingof thebranchonMonday,26th. June,Bro.M.Brownpresided. Afterdealingwithroutinebusiness,discussiononseveralsocial andcompetitionmatterswas held.Thetabletennisand quoitscompetitionslistedfor 10th.AugustatSt.Patrick's Branchwaschangedto7th. AugustatHolyRosaryBranch. Membersarelookingforwardto thedartscompetitionon17th. July,andtheproposedMetropolitanSocialCouncildance. Thebranchmeetsagainon Monday,24th.July. St.Malachi'sBranch,Highgate. Therewasafairattendance atthemeetingonWednesday, 5th.July,withBro.D.Felton

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presiding.Adartsteamwill bevisitingHolyRosaryBranch on17th.July.Thefollowing wereadmittedasbenefitmembers:JohnFrancisSlattery,PatriciaEileenSmith,andVeronicaKathleenSmith.Therewas discussiononthepracticability ofhavingthemeetingssetoutas prescribedintheRitualBook. Afterthemeeting,severalmembersenjoyedgamesofbadminton.Thenextmeetingwillbe heldonWednesday,19th.July.

St.Joseph'sBranch,Northam.

Inviewofspecialcircumstances,meetingsarebeingheld onthe,secondSundayofeach month,afterthe9,30a.m.Mass.

AtthemeetingheldonSunday 9th.July,Bro.FrankOrrell presided.

TheGrandSecretary,whohad travelledfromPerthtoattend, waspliedwithquestions,which showedthekeennessofmembers toobtaininformation.The Secretary,Bro.TedGrant,and theTreasurer,Bro.CharlieMcCarthy,areespeciallykeento builduptheBranch.Further clearancesofmembersofother Branches,residinginNortham, areexpected.

TheBranchmeetsagainon Sunday13th.August.

St.ThomasAquinasBranch Claremont

TheDistrictBoardvisitedthe Branchingoodnumberson Monday10th.July.Duetoillness thoGrandPresidentandthe branchsecretarywereunable to dressedattend.ThemeetingwasadbytheGrandVicePresident,Bro.J.Brown,theGrand Warden,Bro.V.Medley,andthe GrandSecretary,Bro.W.I. Keogh.Membersquestionedthe GrandSecretaryregarding manyaspectsoftheSociety's affairs,showingtheirkeeninterest.

Arrangementsweremadefor theduplicationofanumberof circularstoenablethelaunching ofthe"HibernianSocialClub" inClaremont,withthefirst eventonMonday24th.July.

GrandAfterthemeetingthevisiting Officerswereentertained withawelcomesupper.

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OnSundaylastV.Rev. FatherWilkinsonaddressed theparishionersonthevalue ofdevotiontoOurBlessed Lady,especiallythroughthe MiraculousMedal.ThedevotionoftheNovenawillbe commencedatSt.Mary'son Wednesdayeveningat7.30 andbeheldweeklyafterwards,

ThefinalBallCommittee meetingwasheldonSunday evening.V.Rev.FatherMcCarthythankedallpresent forthegrandworkperformedsoharmoniously,after thereportwasreadbythe energeticsecretary,Mr.Ed. Bracknell.

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OnMonday,August7th, thesocialwilltaketheform ofaCardEveningandall cardlovers(ladiesorgentlemen)andwell-wishersof theCatholicWomen'sLeague areinvitedtoattend.The workoftheLeagueconstitutesahighstandardof CatholicAction.

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