The Record Newspaper 23 July 1953

St.VincentdePaulMenHear OfTrue Charity

motiveispresent.Ourtask asVincentiansisnotmerely toallieviatemiserybutto assistChristinHisbrethren, for,"whateveryoudotothe leastofMybrethrenyoudo untoMe."Whenwefeedthe hungry,housethehomeless, visitthesick,rememberit isChristwearefeeding, Christwearehousing, Christwearevisiting.When wereachouttotouchour neighbour,wearetouching God.Aslongasanindividualbreathes,GodisinHim, forGodislife.Aslongas

Vincentians,bothclericalandlay,markedthefeastoftheir founderonJuly19,whendevotionswereheldatSt.Patrick's church,Fremantle,atwhichHisGracetheArchbishoppresided.

Largelyattended,oFestivalmeetingfollowedintheSeaman'sInstitute.Someofthosepresentorepicturedabove. branches".Justasthe branchesarejoinedtothe treetogetthesaporthe life,sotoo,wearejoined toChristandshareinHis life;thatisthelifeofGrace receivedthroughbaptism.

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Sixty-FiveNurses

AtGuildMeeting

ParishOpensThree ChurchesInWeek

Withinthecourseofaweek,theparish priestofKondinin,theRev.J.Leech,andhis parishioners,willcreateanecclesiasticalrecordintheArchdiocesebyopeningthree newchurches-atHyden,Kulin,andDudinin.

HisGracetheArchbishop willofficiateatallthree ceremonies.Hewillbless andopentheChurchofOur LadyofSorrows,atHydney,onSunday,July26;the ChurchofSt.Joseph,at Kulin,inthemorningof August2;andtheChurchof ChristtheKing,atDudinin, intheafternoonofthesame day.

Thethreechurches,designedandbuiltbyMr.S. Costelloe,havebeenerected underthesupervisionof FatherLeech.Ofsimilar design,theymeasure50by 25feet,andareconstructed incementbrick.Theywill accommodate60peopleeacn. Stained-glasswindowsgive thesanctuariesadignified andliturgicalsetting.The floorofthesanctuaryisraisedaboutsixinches,the wallsaresoftblue,and statuesoftheSacredHeart andOurLadyareplacedin suitablydesignedniches. Concealedlightingisalso provided.

Servites' StatueIs Donated

SorrowingMother StatueArrives

TherecitationoftheRos-assistamanbecauseheis arywasledbytheRev.T.aman,theyhelpaneighbour O'Byrne,O.M.I.,andtheoc-becauseheisamember sasionalsermondeliveredofthehumanrace;all bytheRev.M.Keohane,ofwhichiscommendable O.M.I.HisGracetheandadmirable,yetispure ArchbishopimpartedPon-philanthropy.Theyoften tificalBenedictionofthelackthesupernaturaleleBlessedSacrament,assistedment. bytheRev.J.Hoganasdeacon,andFatherO'Byrneas sub-deacon.TheV.Rev. J.P.Wilkinson,C.M.,was masterofceremonies.Other priestspresentweretheV. Rev.W.Cowan,O.M.I.,the Rev.S.J.Barry,C.M.,and theRev.E.J.Clancy,C.M.

NotPhilanthropy

Inhisoccasionalsermon FatherKeohanesaid:Intheworksofcharity theSocietyofSt.Vincent dePaulhasbeeninthe vanguardsinceitsfoundationintheyear1833.Millionshavebenefitedbyits influence,itsmembersand itscharity.Whereverthe churchhasraisedherstandardtherewefindthe societyofSt.Vincentde Paulworkingunderone rule.animatedwiththe sameideals,everywhere doinggood.Noworkisforeigntoit,notasktoodifficult,nomanorwoman,o. childseekingsuccouris turnedawayorrejected. Therearenumerouscharitablesocietiesandbodies doinggoodandhelpingtheir lessfortunatebrethren:they

ProfessorFrom

MaynoothHere

Afterspendingfivedays inPerthonvacationleave, theRev.W.Meany,D.D., professorofClassicsat Maynooth,leftbyplaneon July19fortheEastern States.

WhilehereFatherMeaney tooktheopportunityofvisitingformerclassmatesand pupilsamongthepriestsof theArchdiocese.Healso calledonHisGracethe Archbishop.

FatherMeaneywasordainedin1944,andappointedtotheChairofClassics atSt.Kieran'scollege.Kilkenny,Ireland.In1947he wasnominatedforasimilar positioninIreland'smost celebratedseminary.He willreturntothisStatefor anotherbriefvisitbefore leavingforIrelandtoresumehisprofessionalduties.

DivinityinHumanity

Weretheworkandthe idealsoftheS.V.P.to 'egenerateintomerephilanthropywecouldsayofit asChristsaidofthePhari sees:beholdwealreadyhave ourreward.Toassistevery humanbeingirrespectiveof colourclassorcreed,becauseheis,amemberora potentialmemberofChri-A's MysticalBodyis,andmust be,theaimofeveryineTibr oftheS.V.P.Thatwasthe idealwhichanimatedthe patronofthesociety.Saint Vincent,whosefeastdaywe celebratetoday,isthegreat apostleofcharityprecisely becauseheministeredtodivinityinhumanity.St.Vincentsawinthepoorand theneedynotmerelyhumanbeingsbutJesusChristin Hismysticalmembers, Asyouareaware,thelife ofeveryorganicbodymay beregardedundertwoaspects.First,itpossesseslife intherealsense,thatislife whichweassociatewith motionandmovement.That lifebeginsatbirthandends atthemomentcalleddeath, Shelteringunderthatlife, infactcontributingto::t, areotherlives,livesbeyond number,thelivesoftheinnumerablecellswhichcomposethebody.Eachcellhas itsownindividuallifeyet dependsonandsharesin theonelifeofthebody.

HisMysticalBody

Inthespirituallifewe haveanexactparallel.Jesus Christmayberegardedas thelife,andshelteringand dependingonthatlife,are allofus,thelivingcells whichcomposeoneorganic bodywhichwecalltheMysticalBodyofChrist.Itis calledmysticaltodistinguish itfromthephysicalBody ofChristwhichwasborn 2,000yearsago.SaintPaul mentionsthiswhenhesaid: "YouaretheBodyofChrist, andmembersofmember... forastheBodyisone,and hathmanymembers;andall themembersofthebody, whereasthey.aremany, yetareonebody;soalsois Christ".OurDivineLord expresseditinotherwords: "Iamthevine,youarethe

AllofuswithoutdistinctionaremembersofChrist's MysticalBody.Thespecial vocationofeverymemberof theS.V.P.istoassistChrist inHisMysticalmembers. Philanthropistsandpagans maydogoodandhelptheir fellowman,butinexercisingtheirphilanthropythey donotperformworksof mercyifnosupernatural

Sixty-fivemembersofthe CatholicNurses'guildattendedthemonthlymeeting intheFlorenceNightingale clubroomsonJuly15,when theRev.J.McNamaragave anaddressonpsychology. Thenursesandtrainees willnextmeetatthesame venueonWednesday,August19.Theguestspeaker willbeMr.G.Henderson, thedentalsurgeon.

TheenclosedRetreatfor GuildmembershasbeenarrangedatLoretoconvent, Swanbourne,forSunday, September13.TheV.Rev. P.Tatty,C.Ss.R.,willgive thespiritualexercises.

NationalLeaderI

Thespecialobjectiveof theServiteFathersisto propagatedevotiontoOur Ladyunderthetitleofthe SorrowfulMotherstandingbeneaththeCrossof herdyingSon. ImportedfromItaly,the statueofOurLadyofSorrowsiscarvedinwoodand ofartisticworth.Itisthe workofFrankMartinerand Company,ofOrtisei,Italy (illustratedabove).

OnSunday,July26,after the9o'clockMassinSt. Anthony'schurch,Wanneroo,thestatuewillbeblessedbytheRev.H.M.Brunetti,O.S.M.Hewilldeliveranoccasionalsermon, andaprocessionwillclimax theceremony.

ChristianBrothers'ChoirsWill CompeteatSingingFestival

Asaresultoftheeliminationheatsforthe ChristianBrothers'Sing-

ingfestival,whichwere heldduringtheweek, choirsfromC.B.C.,Fremantle.CastledareBoys' home,andC.B.C..Perth, havebeenselectedtorepresenttheirschoolsin theJuvenileChoirsection attheCapitoltheatreon Tuesdaynight,July28.

ShieldContests

Thesechoirsilvhichconsistofboysfromgrades3 and4willcontesttheWalsh shield. ThePellegrinishieldwill becontestedbyJunior choirs(boysfromgradesj and6)fromAquinasCollege,C.B.H.S.Highgateand C.B.C.Leederville.

"Choirsofsuchahigh standard,"saidtheRev.A. Lynch,theadjudicator,"will behardtoplaceinfirst, secondandthirdpositions attheCapitolonJuly28".

BytrainonJuly20,MissMaureenHynes,notionalsecretary oftheNationalCatholicGirls'movement,arrivedtoobservethe operationsofthemovementinthisState. Sheispicturedabove withmembersofthePerthDiocesanexecutiveoftheN.C.G.M., whoentertainedheratdinneronJuly21.

MissHyneswasmetonvisitMarianLodgeatKa-secretaryatthebeginning arrivalbyMissMargaretlamunda. ofthisyear,willreturnto Collopy,diocesanpresidentMissHynes,whowasap-theEasternStatesonJuly oftheN.C.G.M.andotherpointedfulltimenational28. executivemembers.

AfterdinneronJuly21 MissHynesattendeda meetingofN.C.G.M.leadersoftheFremantle branch.OnJuly22shewas presentatameetingofthe ShentonParkbranch.

To-night,shewillgivean addressonthe"Girlat Work,"inthe"Girlof To-day"seriesbeingconductedbytheN.C.G.M.On

AccommodationforAdrianDrage

Throughtheinitiativeof membersoftheSaintVincentdePaulsociety,Adrian Drageandhismotherwill bemet,onarrivalinS,,4ney,byVincentians, willalsoarrangeaccomdationforthemduringif..it Sunday,July26shewillstay.

Mrs.DrageandAdrian leaveforSydneybytrain to-morrow,July24.Adrian willcommencespecialist treatmentforhiseyeconditiononJuly30. Adonationof10/-from "Wellwisher,"Carlisle, bringsthetotalofthefund to£230/1410.

Seniorchoirs(boysfrom grades7and8)fromAquinasCollege.C.B.C.Perth, C.B.C.,Fremantle,and C.B.C.Leedervillewillsing fortheYounesshield.Their "setpiece"is"SheepMay SafelyGraze"(Bach)and eachwillsingapartsong ofitsownchoice.

PrizesonDisplay

TheArchbishop'sshield willgototheschoolacquiringthehighestaggrega:.e pointsinthechoirsandthe Ahernshieldtosecond place;theA.D.Scottshield tothehighestaggregate pointsforsolosandduets; thePresident'sshieldfor elocution.

Theshieldswhichare nowondisplayinNicholsons'swindowwillbepresentedbytheRev.Br.F. B.Garvey.formerlyof AquinasCollegeandrecentlyappointedProvincial oftheChristianBrothers.

MedicalBenefitsMay BeHadFromHACBS

FatherScarfe, NotedinWar/ HolidaysHere

Clontarf'sCitizens Hoststo

S.W.Lads

providedmedicalbenefits for30,000WesternAustralians,manyofthemCatholics,thetimeisopportune tobringtothenoticeofour Catholicpopulationthat thereisinexistencetheir ownorganisationasmembersofwhichtheycanobtainthefullCommonwealth benefits.

TotheEditor,-WiththeThecontributiontothe introductionofthenewFriendlySocietiesHealth CommonwealthMedicalBe-servicesis44/-perquarter nefitsschemeandthenon-foramemberwithdepenregistrationofonelargedantsor22/-perquarter organisationwhichformerlyforamemberwithoutdependantsand17/6per quarterformembersunder 21yearsofage,whichcarriesentitlementstothe scheduledhospitalandmedicalbenefitsoftheFriendly SocietiesHealthservices; theseareascheapandas generousasanyintheCommonwealth,inmanycases moreso.

Werefer,ofcourse,to theHibernianAustralasian CatholicBenefitsociety whichco-operatedwithall otherregisteredFriendly societiesinthisStateto formtheFriendlySocieties Healthserviceswhichhas beenregisteredbytheCommonwealthGovernmentas anapprovedorganisation.

Contributions

ThereareverygoodreasonswhyCatholicsshould supporttheirownsociety.

TheH.A.C.B.S.isprimarily aBenefitsocietywhich grewoutofthetraditional ideasofChristiancharity. Itexiststoprovidematerial benefitsforitsmembers,in timeofsickness.Fullbenefit membership,attractive mainlytoouryoungpeople becauseofagraduatedscale ofcontribution,entitlesa membertosickpayand funeralbenefit.Asmall quarterlydispensarycontributionenablesamemberto havealldoctor'sprescriptionsdispensedateitherthe Perthoroneoftheregional FriendlySocietiesdispensariesforanominalsumand alsoentitlesamembertoa discountonproprietary linespurchasedatthese dispensaries.

CatersforSpiritual

These,ofcourse,include thenewgovernmentsubsidies.Ifamemberdesires thesebenefitsalone,hemay jointheH.A.C.B.S. theassociatemembershipat afeeof2/6perquarteradditionalontheFriendly SocietiesHealthServices contribution.Parentsof childrenseventeenyearsof ageorupwardsareparticularlyurgedtoinfluence theirchildrentotakeout oneofthevarioustypesof membershipofferedbythe H.A.C.B.S.

Apartfromthematerial sideofthesociety,Catholicsowetheirallegianceto theH.A.C.B.S.becauseof itstraditionsandCatholicity.Thename"Hibernian" istakenfromandcarrieson thetraditionoftheAncient OrderofHiberniansinIreland,formedasaguardfor theMassRockandtheBlessedSacramentinIreland':, penaldays.

Throughbranchquarterly Communionsandanannual generalCommunion,and throughenclosedRetreats forbothmalesandfemales itofferstoitsmembers outstandingspiritualbenefits.Thesocietyisanin-

I'VEFOUNDIT'SFUN TOSEWWITHLADA...

ChurchOffice, CathedralGet PhoneChange

TheP.M.G.Dept. advisesthatfromthe issueofthenewtelephonedirectoryin August,1953,the Cathedraltelephone numberswillheas follows:

Churchoffice(office hoursonly),BF2141 (threelines).CathedralPresbytery:BF2143.

Onholidayleaveinthis StateistheRev.R,Searle, Adm.ofBurnieparish, Tasmania.FatherScarfe leftforGeraldtononJuly 29. DuringthewarFathe.: Scarfewasoneofthebestknownandmostsuccessful chaplainstoA.I.F.Hewas astudentatSt.Patrick's college,Manly,N.S.W.with theRev.F.O'Connorand theRev.C.Cunningham.

FatherScarfealsohasthe distinctionofhavingfosteredinhisparishthefirstvocationtotheHomeMissionarySistersofOurLady, alocalreligiouscongregationfoundedin1944and approvedbyRomelast Year.

OnJuly11,aBunburyunder15footballtenni. knownasSt.Patrick's,charteredaspecialrailwayInks tovisitClontarfBoys'town.

DeathandSicknessTakeToll

AnxioustoExpand

LadaSewingMachines

Whatatime-savingblessing!Whatasilentworker! MynewLadasewsbackwardsorforwardswithnever ahitch.Theingenious"Lada"SewingMachineHead ismanufacturedbyoneofEurope'soldestandbest knownfactories,soIknow,too,thatthisnewdelight insewingwillbemineforever.

CABINET MODELS

CENTRALBOBBIN (RoundShuttles -TRADE-INSACCEPTED -EASYTERMS ARRANGEDFROM£10 DEPOSIT. SoleW.A.Distributors A

There-formationwithin thelastfewweeksofthe MetropolitanSocialcouncil ensuresthatinthefuture, thesocietywillbeableadequatelytocaterforthe socialneedsofitsmembers.

Asitisnotpossibleinthe spaceavailabletogive greaterdetailofcontributions,benefitsoractivities oftheH.A.C.B.S.,prospectivemembersshouldinthe firstinstancecontactthe grandsecretary,Mr.J.W. Wallof60Granthamstreet, Wembley(PhoneW1399) whocanreferthemtothe appropriatebranchsecretary, Yours.etc., N.Fernon,GrandPresident J.W.Wall,GrandSecretary (ContinuedPage9)

Severalmembersareill atthepresenttime.Bro. A.McCarthyisinHollywoodhospitalforanoperation.Bro.W.Brownhas beeninvolvedinaroadaccidentinwhichhereceived brokenribs.Othermembershaveminorcomplaints.

SocialFunctions

ThereorganisedMetropolitanSocialcouncilisgettingintoactionrightaway, andhavearrangedtoconductasocialatSt.Kevin's branchonAugust27:other functionswillfollow.

tegralpartbothofour CatholiclifeandofCatholic activity.Membersarerequested,butnotcompelled,Atthefortnightlymeettopayaquarterlycontri-ingofHelpofChristians' butionof3d.towardsabranch,H.A.C.B.S.,itwas bursaryfundforSt.Char-learntthatafellowmember, les'seminary. Bro.J.Savage,hadpassed away,andprayerswereofferedforthereposeofhis Thereareatpresenttensoul.AMasswillbeofmetropolitanbranchesofferedforthesameintenthesociety,atLeederville,tion.Sinceresympathyis Subiaco,ShentonPark,Cot-extendedtohiswifeand tesloe,Claremont,Fre-familyintheirbereavemantle,SouthPerth,High-mnt gate,EastVictoriaParkand intheCathedralparish. Countrybranchesareat Northam,Bunbury,Boulder andKalgoorlie.TheDistrict Boardisatalltimeswillingtoopennewbranches eithermetropolitanorcountrytobringthesociety toallcentresandtomake itmoreaccessibletoits members.Todothisthe societyneedsthesupport andco-operationofallthe clergyandlaityalike.If anyparishisinterestedin formingabranch,theDistrictBoardholdsitselfready toaddressaparishmeeting atanytime.

TennisRevivesAt

NorthFremantle

Thenewly-formedSt. Anne'stennisclubwillconductabarndanceinthe NorthFremantleTownhall onThursday,July30.An excellentorchestraandsupperwillbeprovided.

ItwasareturnmatchforW.A.Footballleaguefor theverykindhospitalitygrantingtheboysafreepass giventheClontarfboyslasttoseethegame. yearwhentheyvisitedIntheeveningthetura, Bunburytowardstheend"MaskoftheAvenger",toofthe1952footballseason.getherwithanexcellent Apartyof25boysshortontherecentreturn togetherwithmanysup-boutofJimmyCarruthers portersarrivedatBoy'sandM.ToweelwerefeaTownaboutnoon.Theturedforthevisitorsby players,undertheveryca-Rev.Br.J.B.Frewen. pablemanagementofMi.KevinDynon,theN.MelMartinFlynn,werethebournecaptain,offeredhis guestsofClontarfforthesgearveic,eswtdasch was seplfaoyradthaet week-end. Duringtheafternoonthe10.30onJuly12,buthad boysweretakentotheN.toretireatthelastmoment Melbourne-W.A.leaguebecauseofhisteam'ssocial matchwhichwasthorough-arrangements. lyenjoyedbyall.SpecialRev.Br.B.Cahillvery thanksaretenderedtheablycontrolled verylledevenly thematch whichwas contestedinthefirst quarter.Neithersidewas abletoregisteramajor scoreandthetermended withClontarf2behindsto St.Patrick'snil.

Inthesecondquarter,by superiorteamwork,Clontarfwereabletolaunch manysuccessfulattacks.

Clontarf'sD.Blackmore,D. ChartersandB.Cherry wererarelybeatenforthe ball,whileJ.Busswellof SttPatrick'smadeseveral excellentopeningsforhis teambyhisfinedashes whichfailedtobringmuch nweaerddygoalsfromthefor-

LocalBallet DiscoversFine TalentHere

OnFriday,July24,athis Majesty'stheatre,Perth peoplewillhavetheoppor- tunityofseeingthegalapremierofitsownBallet Company.

Thosewhosawthepre- viewafewdaysagoagree thatitisaBalletCompany tocomparemorethanfavourablywiththevisiting companiesofthepastfew years. ThedirectorisMadame KiraBouslova,afamous dancerfromthegreatRussianballet,whohasbeen describedasAustralia's greatestteacher. ThestrengthofthecompanyisgainedfromanumberofdiscoveriesamongyoungPerthdancers,some ofwhomwillonedayundoubtedlyachieveworld fame.

Onthesameevening,a bridgepartywillbeheldin thesupperroomofthe Townhall.Playwillcommenceat8.15p.m.Members oftheoldSt.Anne'stennis clubareespeciallyurgedto comealongandenjoya pleasanteveningandrenew oldandmakenewacquaintances.

TwoboysKevanJohnston andGarrySmitharealready amongthefinestmaledancersproducedinAustralia. HanrahanValerieMaxwell,Penelope andMerree Inwoodaretheprincipal soloistsamongthegirls.

TheseandtheotheryoungWestAustraliansoloistsdeserveenthusiasticpublic support,forafteronlya yearofpreparationthey couldfindtheirwayeasily intootherAustralianand overseascompanies.

AmericaPledgedTo LiberatethePoles

DETROIT,Mich.-America'spledgetobringabout freeelectionsinRed-enslavedPolandisaconcrete promise"whosefulfilment weareinhonourboundto pressinsistentlyinthecouncilsofthenations,"Edward CardinalMooney,ArchbishopofDetroit,hasdeclared.

Indicatingthepledgemade atYaltaasathing"ofcontinuingandinsistentconcern,"theCardinalstated: "Intheredemptionofthat pledgethehonourofAmericaisengagedasrarelybefore."

Althoughwellbeatenit thethirdandlastquarters. thevisitorscontinuedto playhardanddeserveda higherscorethanthey achieved.

Thefinalscoreswere:-

ClontarfBoys'Town7 goals10bhds(52pts.):St. Patrick's1goal2bhds.(8 pts.).

BESTPLAYERS:

Clontarf:D.Charters,D Blackmore,B.Cherry,L Gardner,W.Clarke. St.Patrick's:J.Busswel!, D.Simonds,J.Mudford, andR.Taylor. Aspecialdinnerwas providedfortheplayers ofbothteamsandJ.Busswell(St.Patrick's)andD. Charters(Clontarf),were presentedwithtrophiesas thebestplayersofthetwo teams.

theDuringSundayafternoon visitorsweretakenfor ashortsightseeingvisitto Perth,andat4p.m.boardedthebusforBunburyat thePerthrailwaystation.

TheBrothersandboys ofClontarfwerehappyto reciprocatelastyear'stripto Bunburyandoffercongra- tulationstoMr.M.Flynn andhisassociatesinhis hometownfortheirselectionofsuchafineteamof boys.

Non-CatholicsAt NewTalksSeries

Anewseriesofexplan- atorytalksontheCatholic Faithcommencedinthe CentralCatholiclibrary,36 36Pierstreet,onJuly2. Owingtoboisterousweather,theinitialattendances werenotgood,buthave markedlyimprovedsince.

Anypersoninterestedin attendingtheseriesisassuredthathemayjoininat anytimewithoutlossof continuity,asthetalks havebeenarrangedwith thisendinview.TheseriescontinueseachThursday nightat7.45p.m.

PrintedandPublishedbyKeith FrancisSpruhan,"The Record" Office,450HayStreet-Perth.

CATHOLICGIRLS

VocationalGuidanceRetreat

Manygirlsatthemomentareseriouslyfacingthe questionofastateoflife.ItiswiththedesireofhelpingsuchgirlsthatavocationalguidanceRetreathasbeen arrangedatSacredHeartConvent,40MaryStreet,Highgate,August21st.-24th.

Themainthemeofthisretreatwillbe "Yourfutureandhowtoplanit."

Aninvitationtoattendisextendedtoallinterested. ForfurtherparticularsringBA2810.

Belloc'sLiteraryWorkHasInIt

*GovernmentinIndiaAbolishes

Germs

OfLife

ByREV.BR..ALBERTUS,F.M.S.

ClaireBellocisdead.

ButHilaireBellocwill neverdie.Hewillliveas longashisliteraryworks willlive,andtheyhave withinthemthegermof life.

Onehasbuttorecallthe vastarrayofhisliterary productions;betheyhistori*alworks,ornovels,orbelleslettres,orpoemsoressentiallyreligiousworks.

One'smemoryisflooded withawealth."Hetouchednothingwhichhedidnot adorn,"wroteSamuelJohnsonofhisfriend,Oliver Goldsmith.Bellocasyet hasnothisBoswell,ashad Johnson,butBelloc'sbiographerwillhaveahuge wideranddeepfield,rich beyondcompare.

Onereadilyrecallshow thisemigrefromFrance withhiscenturiesoftraditionalFrenchCatholiccultureashisbackground, couldwritesoauthoritatively of"Richlieu,""Danton," "MarieAntoinette,"and "Robespierre"forscolars. and"JoanofArc"for youngerminds.Alwaysand everhistopicortheme was"EuropeandtheFaith." )RayIquotefromthislatter work.Itissotypically Belloc,aBelloctrailinghis coat-tails:

"Considertheparticular (andclerical)exampleof Thomas'aBecket:The StoryofSt.ThomasofCanterbury.

Idefyanymantoread thestoryofThomas'aBecketinStubbs,orinGreen, orinBright,orinanyother ofourProtestanthandbooks,andtomakeheador tailofit."

ForBellocwrotenotonly ofFrance,butofEngland, nonebetter.Onerecalls his"Cromwell"(1934), "Wolsey"(1930),and"CharlesI"(1935).Hisapproachisscholarly.We goback,aswehadnotdone, tooriginaldocuments.

spirits:thereaders'numbers mustbelegion.Then,with himwetaste"aquartof thewineofBrule-which isthemostfamouswinein theneighbourhoodofthe garrison,yetverycheap."

WithBellocwegodown thevalleyoftheMoselle. Welistenasheargueson therelativemeritsofbeer orwine.

"Thosegreatmen,Marlowe,Jonson,Shakespeare, andSpenserbeforehim, drankbeeratrisingand tameditwithalittlebread."

Itisallsodelightfullyintimateandoutdoorishand "easy,"seemingly.

WeidleasBellocdiscusses why"bakersbesuchexcellentcitizensand good men."Butmanysuch divertissementslightenthe way.Therearealways surprisinginterludes.BelloctheCatholic,sanspeur, issonaturalandsological.

"InthefirstvillageI cametoIfoundthatMass wasover,andthisjustly annoyedme:forwhatisa pilgrimageinwhichaman cannothearMassevery morning?"

Allisadventure.He comestoComoandComois inflood.

'Comodrymustbeinterestingenough;Comoflooded isamarvel.Whatelseis Venice?"

Allisenjoyedwithevidentgusto.Hetellsofthe magnificentcityofMilan andofhissittingoutsidea cafetoenjoythesightof theCathedral,"justlythe mostrenownedinthe world."But

"themistsandthewoods, thesnowsandtheinterminableway,hadleftme ill-suitedfortheplace, andIwasashamed."

Forthepastdecade powersdiminished.He birthday.

thegreatauthorfoundhis ispicturedaboveonhis80th.

HauntedHouse,"and"The MissingMasterpiece."Bellocdelightedwithhisdeceptivesimplicity,andyeteach wasasdisarminginits finaleasmuchof "FatherBrown"series.

Designedlyonehasleft tilllastBelloc'spoetry.But, beforedoingso,onemust needsrecallBelloc'schildren'sbookswiththeirquaint rhymesandenticingsimplicity."TheBadChild's BookofBeasts"and"More BeastsforWorseChildren' haveentertainedchildrenof allagesfromnineto90,as did"AMoralAlphabet"and "CautionaryTales."

ButBellocwillbelongrememberedforhisverse. Dobutrecallthatsonnet beginning:

Abovetheharshmorning Inthemerelight.

Abovethespendrift, Andabovethesnow, Wherenoseastumble, Andnowindsblow. Andsohisappealgoeson untilitschild-likebutdeepseatedfaith-

"Ifyouwillmotherme TillIgrowold, Iwillhanginyourchapel Ashipofpuregold."

Graphically,vividly,accurately,Bellocsurveysthe wholefield.Allhasbeen crystalcleartohisacute historicalresearchingmind, andhisprosehasstrength andclarityanddirectness. Battlestakeonnewlifeand vitality,forBellochaslived throughthemagain.

ACatholicslant,nota bias,withintimateknowledge,notonlyofdocumentaryevidence,butofaliving faith,revitalisessuchbooks as"HowtheReformation Happened,""Survivalsand NewArrivals,"asitdid "EuropeandtheFaith."

Earlyafterleavingthe universityhehadwrittena masterpiece,"ThePathto Rome."Manyofusfor yearsreadandre-readit yearly.To-dayithasall thefreshnessandvitality; fromitsarrestingintroduction-

"Toeveryhonestreader thatmaypurchasehere,or receivethisbook,tothereviewersalso(tOwhomitis oftripleprofit),greetingandwhateverelsecanbe hadfornothing."

Icannotforbearfrom quotingBelloc'sprose;itis soentrancing:

"ItwasintheverybeginningofJuneatevening, butnotyetsunset,that1 setoutfromToulbythe Nancygate;butinsteadof goingstraightonpastthe parade-ground"

Bellocwiselyimaginesus there,alongsidehim.Surely hefindshisreaderstobe sympatheticandkindred

Enlivenedwithdelicate sketches,forBellocwasa skilledtrainedartist,the bookmovesondirectto Rome-itsdirectnessasymbolofBelloc'srighteousness anddirectnessofapproach. Finally,alastoosoon,weare atRome, "Therefromthesummit, betweenthehighvillawalls oneitherside-atmyvery feetIsawthecity."

Thenthereisthatfinal songwhichendswithasupplication!

"Letmenotconceal RodeI (Forwhobutcriticscould complain Ofridinginarailway train?)

Acrossthevalleysandthe highlands, Withalltheworldoneither hand, DrinkingwhenIhadamind to, SingingwhenIfeltinclined to. Noreverturnedmyface tohome, TillIhadslakedmyheart atRome. Lector:Butthisisdogg.

Author:Notaword."

Butonejustasreadily recallsothertramps,"Hills andtheSea"and"TheFour Men."Hisessayshavea lightprovokingtouch,be they"OnAnything"or'On Nothing." Onehesitates toselectone:ouranthologiesforyearshavegleaned deeplyandwellfromhis abundantharvest.

Akintohisfrien G.K.C.,hewrotemanya novelanddetectivestory. Onevividlyrecalls"The GreenOvercoat"and"The

"AlmightyGod,whosejustticelikeasun Shallcoruscatealongthe floorsofheaven, Raisingwhat'slow,perfectingwhat'sundone, Breakingtheproudand makingoddthings even."

ItisBelloc'sMagnificat. Thereisdeephumankinshipwiththepoorashe continues:

"ThepoorofJesusChrist, alongthestreet Inyourrainsodden,in yoursnowsunshod, Theyhavenorhearth,nor sword,norhumanmeat, Noreventhebreadof men:AlmightyGod."

Belloccanpaintwiththe fullspectrumofthepalette. Oneselectswithdifficulty fromhisopulenceofverse.

Iquotefrom"InaBoat":

Lady!Lady! Uponheaven-height,

AnomalyofTwoSetsofFeasts

TRIVANDRUM,India,July10(NC).-TheTravancore-Cochingovernmenthasabolishedananomaly bywhichtwosectsofChristiansherecelebrated Christmasandotherfeaststwice.

Thegovernmentstruckofffromthecalendarthree ancientholidaysoftheJacobitechurch,andthusrecognisedtheadoptionofcommonholidaysbyEastern andWesternchurches.

Christmas,HolyThursday,andGoodFridaywere thethreeholidaysoftheEasternchurchwhichwent offthecalendar.HithertotheStategovernmenthad beengivingtwodifferentholidaysforeachofthese threeholidays.

TheEasternchurch,whichhadbeenfollowing theJuliancalandar,changedovertotheGregorian calendarin1951.TheadoptionoftheWesterncalendarrechtifiedtheoddsituationbywhichChristmas, EasterandotherfeastscamelatefortheJacobite ChristiansofMalabar.

SponsoredT.V. GainsFavour

LONDON,July9 INCV-Catholic presscomment-inthenationalcontroversy overwhethertheBritishgovernmentshould permitcommercialtelevisionappearstobe infavourofthesponsoredproduction,ifonly byaslightmarginsofar.

Thisiscontrarytothede-merciallysponsored TV terminedoppositiontocorn-programmepresentedby mercialTVexpressedbyAuxiliaryBishopFultonJ. ChurchofEngland(Angli-Sheehan,ofNewYork. can)andothernon-CatholicNothingofthiskindwould religiousleaders,whopointbepossibleinBritishTVso toAmericanprogrammestolongasitremainsunder arguethatitwouldbemor-governmentcontrol,thearallyharmful. tidesaid.The"Evening

Alyricworthytorank withtheElizabethans. Oneisnotunmindfulof hisepigrams.Whocould everforget:

-WhenIamdead,Ihopeit maybesaid: 'Hissinswerescarlet,but hisbookswereread.'" Norofhisballads.Our earsringwiththecastanets in"Tarantella."Hisdrinkingsongshaveequalvitality.Recalltherefrain:

"Buttherainhemayrain, andthewindhemay blow, Ifthedevil'sabovethere's goodliquorbelow. Soitabound, Passitaround, Burgundy'sBurgundyall theyearround."

Butonemustconclude andneversofittinglyas withBelloc'sownEnvoito thefamed"BalladetoOur LadyofCzestochowa": Princeofthedegradations, boughtandsold, Theseverses,writtenin yourcrumblingsty, ProclaimthefaiththatI haveheldandhold, Andpublishthatinwhich Imeantodie."

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12/6ALLCHEMISTS

The"CatholicTimes"Standard,"whichisowned printedanarticlebyawrit-byLordBeaverbrook,has erwhohashadexperiencesofaropposedsponsored withAmericanTVandwhotelevision. thinksitispreferableto whatshesaysaretheunexciting,cheaply-run,Statecontrolledprogrammesseen inBritain.

Competition,accordingto thewriter,keepsstandards highandalsoallowsfor suchbeneficialtelecastsas thosefromFordhamuniver sityinNewYork,which puttheMassonTVscreens.

Thisviewwasstrengthenedbyanunsolicitedarticle inthe"EveningStandard," popularLondonevening daily,whichcalledattention tothesuccessofthecorn-

H.N.RetreatsUsherIn Revivals,NewBranches

July18-19markedthesecondofthis year'senclosedRetreatsformembersofthe HolyNamesociety.ConductedattheRedemptoristmonastery,NorthPerth,bythe Rev.L.Hansberry,C.Ss.R.,itwasanoutstandingsuccess,thefervourofmembersat theirlecturesandspiritualexercisesbeing excellent.

Maintenanceoftherule ofcompletesilencewas faithfullyobserved.Fortysixmembersmadetheexercises,andthetotalnumber havingmadeRetreatsthis seasonisnowalmost90.

Bythetimethatthefourth Retreatisfinishedatthe endofAugustitisanticipatedthatnearly180H.N.S. memberswillhavemadean enclosedRetreat.

OnJuly12,Margaret RiverandHighgateHill branchesheldtheirannual generalCommunionsand breakfastreunions.MargaretRiver,180milesfrom Perth,isascatteredand sparselypopulatedparish. Branchmembershiptotals 27.ofwhom10arejuniors.

CountryFunction

Despitethegreatdistances overwhichmanymembers havetotravelandtheshockinglystormyweatherexperiencedonthatday,only onemember-andhe throughillness-wasmissingfromthealtarrailsand fromthebreakfastthatfollowedtheHolyNameMass.

Thecelebrantwasthe branchspiritualdirector,the Rev.M.Diviney,whowas preventedfromattending thebreakfastthroughhavingtotraveltoKarridaleto offersecondMass.Guests ofhonourwasRt.Rev.Mgr. J.Wallace,Deanofthe South-Westprovince;other visitorsbeingMessrs.E.J. FarmerandE.O'Mahoney fromthePerthDiocesan union,andMessrs.Ian HandcockandAlanCrofts, fromBeaconsfieldandFloreatParkbranches,respectively.

Afterasumptuousbreakfast,servedintheconvent schoolbytheladiesofthe SacredHeartsodality,the branchpresident,Mr.G. Power,extendedawelcome toMonsignorWallace,and calleduponthe treasurer,Mr.P.Ryan,tosupporthimandtoproposethe toastoftheArchbishopand clergy.

Responding, Monsignor mentionedthatallbishops andpriestshaveahighregardfortheH.N.S..which offerssuchsplendidmeans ofpersonalsanctificationto members,whocan,byfaithfulmembership,earnnumerousIndulgences.HecalleduponpracticalCatholic meneverywheretojointhe ranksoftheH.N.S.

Followingawelcometo visitorsbyMr.G.Power, supportedbyMr.GSher-

vington.responseswere madebythevisitorsfrom theDiocesanunion.

Followingthebreakfast, allreturnedtothechurch, whereMgr.Wallacegave BenedictionoftheBlessed Sacrament,thusbringingto acloseamemorableandexcellentfunction.

HighgateImpresses

AtHighgateHillover110 memberswerepresentat theHolyMassandthe breakfastrally.VisitorsincludedRev.BrotherHall. fromC.B.C.,Highgate; Messrs.J.Lynch,president, andC.White,ofthePerth Diocesanunion,andrepre- sentativesfromLearoyd street,Cathedral,St.Brigid's,WestPerth,andLeedervillebranches.

Introducedbythebranch president,Mr.MarkFoley, theV.Rev.F.E.Hope,Adm., respondingtoaneloquent tributetotheArchbishop andclergy,deliveredbyMr. J.Sullivan,thankedhimand memberspresentfortheir tribute.Heappealedto officersandmemberstobe loyaltothesociety,andpar- ticularlyurgeduponprefects thefactthatfaithfulperformanceoftheirdutieswas absolutelyessentialtothe branch.

Messrs.LynchandWhite, respondingtothewelcome, expressedtheirpleasureat thesuccessofthefunction, atthefervourofmembers, andtheexcellentmanagementofthebranch.

Waroona,Rivervale

Briefnewsfromother branchesrevealsthat:Waroona,untilMaypossessing onlyafewseniorsandno juniormembers,nowhas23 seniorsandeightjuniors,an excellentadvanceandthe forerunneroffurtherexpansion.

Rivervaleestablisheda newbranchduringJune withaninauguralmembershipof14seniorsandfour juniors,withmoreinprospectintheverynearfuture. FloreatPark,veryactive andfervent,andafairly youngbranch,israpidlyincreasingitsmembership, whichnowtotals80seniors and12juniors.The"century"membershipseemsassuredatthisbranchbefore long.

CountryRevivals

Excellentnewscomes fromBridgetown.whose branchhasbeenlongdefunct.Thenewsisthata

branchwillbere-formed therebeforelongwithan openingmembershipofapproximately24.

Katanning,forlongrather dormant,isnowverymuch alive,andmembershipis nowabout40,withfurther gainsinprospect.

Kondininadvises,through theRev.J.Leech,thatthere hasbeennobranchinthat centreforsomeyears,but thatanewbranchwillbe re-formedthereinthevery nearfuture.

Duetothekindco-operationoftheV.Rev.E.Sullivan,officersoftheDiocesan unionrecentlyvisitedthe menattheinstitutionofthe LittleSistersofthePoor atGlendalough.Asaresultofthevisit15-menat thehomearenowwearing thebadgeoftheH.N.S.and fulfillingthedutiesofmembership.

Dr.Sullivanhasarrangedforthesemembersalsoto recitetheHolyNamepledge andmaketheactofconsecrationintheirchapel everymonth.Thesociety officialsaremostgratefulfor thisopportunityofbringing consolationandpersonal sanctificationtotheseveteranslivinginpeacefulretirementatthebeautifulinstitutionofGlendalough.

ParishofVictoria ParkContributes

ToCollegeFund

Thefollowingdonations totheUniversitycollege buildingfundfromthe parishofVictoriaParkare acknowledged:-

20guineas:Anonymous. £20each:P.Kiely,S.A. Hearne,E.Farmer. £1010s.:Mr.andMrs.J.

Fleming.

£10each:K.M.Crisp, RachelBull. £55seach:Rev.J.Challis,P.Hegney,Mr.andMrs. Skinner,F.McIntyre,J.E. Tondut. £5each:MissM.J.Molloy,Mr.andMrs.Maunsell, MissN.Walsh,Mr.andMrs. R.J.Butler,Mr.P.Murphy, Mr.R.C.Rampant,Miss AgnesKiely,Mr.andMrs. JoeSimons,MissE.Fitzpatrick,W.P.McCarren.Mr. andMrs.Knowlesandfamily.

£33s:Mr.andMrs.Jim Fitzgeraldandfamily.

£3:Mrs.E.A.Horgan.

£2lOseach:MissP.Molloy,Mrs.GoodfieldandRoy.

£22seach:Mrs.E. Grant,P.Reilly,MissS. Molloy,F.Steele,Mrs.E. andMr.F.Murphy,A. T,7,. Heagney.

£2each:Mr.Martin Walsh,MissG.Walsh,A Friend,Mr.J.Brown,Miss M.Heath.

£1lOseach:Mrs.Lawrence,Mrs.Morgan.

£1iseach:MissN. Jones,Mrs.T.J.Maddison.

£1each:Mr.J.Waltho, MC.R.Kiely,J.C.Corry, Mrs.W.ADorizzi,MissA. Dorizzi,AFriend,MissM. Cunningham,Mr.C.F.Mottram,MissLewis,Mr.R.F. Taylor,Mr.andMrs,R.Kilpin,Mrs.H.Reilly,MissN. Reilly,Mr.B.Morris,Mr.J. Scheurer,AFriend,Mrs:R. Heath,Mrs.Staude.

lOseach:Mrs.Carrington, Mr.J.Dean,Mrs.E.Ricketts,APensioner,MissI. Kilpin,Mrs.andMr.W. Mason,Anonymous.

6s.:Mrs.H.Thomson.

5s.:AFriend.

4s.:Mrs.J,Palmer.

Totaltodate:£25317s. 1101111011011101111110~11, Ir

TOURNAYS'

Official Engagements

July26:

Blessandopennew churchofOurLadyofSorrows,Hyden. ConfirmationandCanonicalvisitationatChurchof theSacredHeart,Kondinin.

July28: AdministertheSacrament ofConfirmationatSt.Joseph'sorphanage,Subiaco.

July29: AdministertheSacrament ofConfirmationatClontarf Boys'Town.

August2:

Blessandopennew churchofSt.Joseph,Kulin.

Blessandopennew churchofChristofKing, Dudinin.

August3: ConfirmationandCanonicalvisitation,St.Patrick's church,Fremantle.

August9:

Blessandopennew schoolatPalmyra.

August16: Blessandopennew churchatBaker'sHill.

August23:

BlessandopenchurchhallatRiverton.

BlessandopennewJunioratefortheSistersof NotreDamedesMissionsat EastFremantle.

September6: ConfirmationandCanonicalvisitation,St.Mary's church,Guildford.

September7:

Priests'firstRetreat.

September13: ConfirmationandCanonicalvisitation,St.Aloysius' church,ShentonPark. PresideatcentenarycelebrationsofSt.Vincentde Paulsociety,St.Mary'sCathedral.

PresideatSolemnHigh Mass,St.Patrick'schurch, Fremantle.

September18:

10a.m.:Quarterlyconferenceofpriestsofthemetro. politanarea.

7p.m.:Administerthe SacramentofConfirmation toadults,inSt.Mary'sCathedral.

September20: ConfirmationandCanonicalvisitation,St.Mary's church,Leederville

BlessandopenfirstPriory oftheServiteFathersin Australia,atWanneroo.

September21: Priests'secondRetreat.

September27: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitationatSt.Patrick'schurch,Fremantle, andSt.Jerome'schurch. Spearwood.

September29: ConfirmationatLoreto convent,Osborne.

October5: Priests'thirdRetreat.

October11: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitationatSt.Kieran's church,OsbornePark. Blessandopennewpres- byteryatBusselton.

YourDailyMissal

July26:St.Anne,mother ofOurLady.Corn.of9th SundayafterPent.Pref. Trin.LastGosp.ofSunday (white).

July27:St.Pantaleon. Corn.ofSunday(red).

July28:Sts.Nazariusand Celsus,PopesVictorIand InnocentI(red).

July29:St.Martha.Com. ofSts.FelixandComps. (white).

July30:Sts.Abdonand Sennen(red).

July31:St.Ignatius (white).

August1:St.Peter's Chains.ComSt.Pauland theHolyMachabees,Pref. Apostles.

450HayStreet,Perth

OfficialorgantheArchdioceseofPerth

RegisteredattheG.P.O..Perth.for transmissionbyposta.aNewspaper

Phone:BA2837 G.P.O.BoxR1279

PerilsofPeaceExceedColdWar

LavrentiBeria'sdeclineandfallhasbeengreeted!withdryeyesbothinsideandoutsidetheSovietUnion. For,ifpolicemenarenotuniversallyloved,certainly thesecretpoliceareeverywhereexcoriated,andtheir directorisfairlytheobjectoftheprofoundestodium. Forhowmanyhundredsofthousandsoftortures, houndings,fear-riddenlivesanddrawn-outdeaths Beriawasresponsible,Godaloneknows,andGod alonewilljudge.Inexorablyhisstarofdestinywilt setasdidhispredecessors-inviolentdeath,after havingbeendenouncedasatraitorbythesamepeople whohadentrustedtohimthetaskofriddingthemof usurpers.Beriaisyetanothervictimofasystem inhumantothepointofdiabolism.WhatBeria's fallportendsisnoteasytoconjecture,intheabsence ofreliablenewsfrombehindtheIronCurtain.Itis clearlypartofoneofthosepurgeswhichhavebecomecharacteristicoftheSovietsystem.Yetthe timingofitsuggestsamorecriticalexplanation.It concernswhoshallgoverntheSovietUnionandaccordingtowhatpattern.

Stalin'slegacytoRussiainthisrespectwasone ofdubiouspoliticalwisdom,yetonewhichhecould not,perhaps,avoid.HelefttheSovietinthehands ofanunholytrinity-Malenkov,BeriaandMolotovbutfourothers-Buganin,Kaganovich,Khrushchev andZhukov-arealsoinpositionsofrivallingpower. DuringhislifetimeitwaspartofStalin'spolicyto popularisethemembersofthePoliburo,possiblywith theultimateaimofplayingoneoffagainsttheother. Inapoliticalorderwhich,byvirtueofitssheerlyma- terialisticorientation,gavereintothemostunbridled lustforpower,itisclearlyperiloustoleavethesuccessiontoatriumvirate;infinitelymoresointhehands ofaseptemvirate.Itseemsinevitablethatsucha positioncannotbemaintained,forstabilitycan emergeonlyfromeliminationofcontenders.And that,itseems,iswhatisintraininRussiato-day. Unashamedly.asanactofnecessity,dogeatsdog. Thatsuchadeductionisvalidismadeincontrovertiblyclearbytheuneasewhichhascharacterised Malenkov'sstrategysinceheaccededintheKremlin. Ifhemustbepreparedforapurgewhichwillshake theSoviettoitsfoundations,clearlyhecannotcontemplateadventuresabroad,howeverfarpreparations havegoneinthatdirection.So,littlebylittle,he hasbeguntoleashthedogsofthecoldwar.There areeven indications thatheproposestorelaxthe reignofterroragainsttheChurch.Henceitisaper- iodofverygreatdangerforWesterncivilisation,becausetheRussophilesofyesteryearhaveswunginto violentreaction,buttheydonotintheleastunderstandthethingtheyhateanymorethantheywiderstandwhattheyloved.Theymayquiteeasily,especiallythoseinthepressgang,betakingtheSoviet againintotheirbosoms,believingaradicalchangehas takenplace.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthe truth.WhatishappeningnowisaclassicaldemonstrationofSoviet"morality"-expediencyrules.The peaceoffensiveisinfinitelymoredangerousthanthe coldwar,foritwilldeceivemany,theelecteven,if posible.

N.C.G.M.GirlsListAugustFunctions

MAYLANDS.

Concertpracticeisheld SundaynightsatHighgate parishhall.Talentedor otherwiseareaskedtoattend.TicketsforthecombinedpicnictoSerpentine onAugust2areobtainable fromPaulBurrows.

LEEDERVILLE.

Girlsareremindedofthe socialweekendatMarian LodgefromAugust8-9.All interestedareaskedtohand intheirnamesatthenext meetingonJuly31.

SUBIACO.

Thecombinedpicnicis goingtobeheldonnext Sunday,August2,toAraluen.Ticketsare6/-each andareavailablefrom VernaChipper. ThebuswillleaveSt. Joseph'shallat9.45a.m.and

St.Joseph'sConvent SouthPerthLaurels

Inthelistofsuccesses gainedbytheCatholic schoolsattheW.A.MusicalFestival,thefollowing wereomitted:St.Joseph'sConvent, SouthPerth.

PianoSolo,under10: 1st.place,JanHelsham; oungeSuites2nd.place,RosalinSadler.

SCARBOROUGHBEACHROAD,OSBORNEPARK.*

SPECIALISTINLOUNGEREPAIRS.

NEWSUITESMADETOORDER. Callorringanddiscussyourrequirementswithus. Weinspectandgivequotes.Willtakeawayand re-deliver.

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' FES at THECAPITOL.

leaveAraluenforthere- turntripat5.00p.m.

CATHEDRAL.

At ingthenextgeneralmeettobeheldonTuesday, July27,theRev.J.McGillicuddywillvisitthe branchandgiveatalkon music.Allmembersare urgedtoattendandarealso askedtobringaplateof supper.

PALMYRA.

Membersareremindedof thesocialweekendat "MarianLodge"from August1-2,thistimein conjunctionwithEastFremantle.Thereisstilltime tohandinnames.

Thegeneralmeetingoa lastSundaynightprovedto bethemostsuccessfulfor sometimeanditwasvery pleasingtonoticeafew morememberspresent.

NORTHFREMANTLE.

Membersareadvisednot toforgetthebarndanceto beheldintheNorthFremantleTownhallonThursday.July30.

MaylandsAugments UniversityTotal

Furtherdonationsfrost MaylandsparishtoUniversitycollegeareasfob- lows:£3:E.Smithandfamily (2nd.instalment).£22s:Mr.andMrs.H. A.Williams.

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TemplerPraises ClinicConducted

In"NewVillage"

ICAMPONG SIMEE, Malaya,July9(NC).GeneralSirGeraldTempler,HighCommissionerin Malaya,declared:"1have readreportsofyourwork andIhavecometothank youforwhatyouaredoing,"ashearrivedforan inspectiontouroftheCatholicWelfareclinichere.

Theclinic,runbyfour GermanBrothersofMercy underthedirectionofMalaya-bornFatherAnthony Khaw,wasstartedonlylast December,buthasalready gainedareputationasone ofthefinestexamplesof medicalandsocialworkin theMalayFederation.Kampon,gSimeeisoneofMalaya'smorethan500"New Villages"-setupbythe governmenttohouseformer squattersongovernment landasapositivestepin thefightagainsttheguerrillas.TheBrothers-who hadyearsofexperiencein Chinesehospitalworkhavebeensosuccessfulthat theyhavebeenassignedto 14other"NewVillages."

GeneralTemplerwasac'eompaniedonhisinspection byLadyTempler,asocial workerinherownright.At theconclusionofthetour, SirGeraldtoldtheBrothers:"Youarethetypeof peoplewewant.Yoursisa $ wonderfulwork;keepitup. Goodluck,Godblessyou."

Itwasreportedlaterthat atapartythesamenight, thewor1d-famouscommunist-fightinggeneraltalkedoflittlebutthesmall ,Catholicclinic.Hedeclared thatthebighospitalshad muchtolearnfromthe Brothers'unit.

PapalHoliday ForPoorTots

VATICANCITY.July10 (NC.)-Anestimated 800,000Italianchildrenof underprivilegedfamiliesare expectedtospendvacations atseasideandmountain campsthissummerundera programmesponsoredby thePontificalAidCommitteeattheexpresswishof HisHolinessPopePiusXII.

wasprogressingatmore than4,000campstoassure adequatefacilitiesforthe careoftheyoungsters.Besidestheusualrecreational attractions,thecampswill beequippedtocarryon programmesofeducational aid.

AirmailNewsflashes FromCatholicWorld

MassOfferedOn BloodSweatSite

JERUSALEM,Ju1y6 (Radio,NC.)=APontifical Massofferedonthespot whereChristsweatedblood inHisagonyinthegarden wasbroadcastoverthefacilitiesoftheJordanRadio. Accordingtocustom,the Masswasofferedonthe SundayfollowingtheFeast ofthePreciousBlood.Itwas celebratedbyFatherJacinto Faccio,FranciscanCustosof theHolyLand,intheBasilicaofGethsemane. Thebasilicawasbuilt afterWorldWarIthrough thegenerosityofAmerican Catholics:Itcostabouta hallmilliondollarsatthe time.

Stenographers HavePatron

VATICANCITY,July 10(Radio,NC).-His HolinessPopePiusXII hasproclaimedSt.Cassian,thirdcenturyRoman martyr,asthepatronsaint ofItalianstenographers.

ThePope'sactionwas announcedinanApostolic LetterdatedDecember23, 1952,andpublishedinthe latestissueoftheActa ApostolicaeSedis,official organoftheHolySee.

Itwasdisclosedthatthe Popeactedinresponseto numerousrequestsfromdelegateswhoattendedaconventionofshorthandwritersheldatNaplesin1951.

St.Cassianwasapagan whodeclaredhimselfa ChristianatthetrialofSt. Marcelluswhichoccurred duringtheDiocletianpersecutionatTangierinthe year298.Cassian,whowas theofficialshorthandrecorderatthetrial,became soindignantovertheinjusRomano"saidthatwork Areportin"OsservathreticedonetoSt.Marcellus thathethrewdownhispen andproclaimedthathe,too, wasaChristian.Hewas arrestedandafewweeks latersufferedthemartyr's fatealreadyexperiencedby St.Marcellus. St.MarcelluswasacenturionintheRomanarmy whothrewawayhisarms andinsigniaduringafestivalcelebratingtheempe- ror'sbirthday,anddeclaredhimselfaChristian.

SpuriousCharges RevivedinChina

HONGKONG,July4 (Radio,NC.)-TheChinese communistsareexpectedto add"immorality"tothe longlistofspuriouscharges againsteightjailedAmericanpriestswhowillpre'sumablyhavetofaceamob "trial"inShanghai. Thisconclusionisdrawn byinformedsourceshere fromaShanghaireport.It statesthataCatholicgirlin Shanghaiwasdruggedby thecommunistsandwoke uptofindherselfinbedat aparishrectorysurrounded bynewspaperphotographers. Itisexpectedthatthephotographswillbeintroduced atthe"trial"asconvincing evidenceofthe"immorality ofthe Thepriests. Redsaredescribed hereasbeingparticularly anxioustostrikeatthe prieststhroughthe"immorality"charge,becauseof theirgreatsuccessinShanghaiinkeepingCatholic youthfromjoiningcommunistorganizations.

HaveyourRacquetRestrungor RepairedbyNorm.Keast,ex-pertstringer,14BonMarche Arcade.PhoneB2219,

VATICANCITY,July11 (NC.)-TheSacredCongregationofRiteshasconfirmedheretheshiftofthe feastdayofSt.MariaGoretti.modernItalianmartyr ofchastity,fromJuly6to July9.

ThefeastdaywaschangedbecauseJuly6istheoctaveoftheFeastofSS. PeterandPaul.Itwaspoint. edoutthattheliturgical feastofSt.Mariaiscelebratedonlyinsomepartsof ItalyandnottheUniversal Church.

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WindsorScepticalofDefender

ThepresentDukeof WindsorlastyearpublishedabookcalledA King'sStory.

Hewastohavegiven anaddressatadinner ofpublishersjustprior totheappearanceof thebook.Hisbrother, thelateKing,became seriouslyill.ThispreventedtheDukegiving theaddressinperson. Buthereleasedastatementwhichwaspublishedinthedaily newspapersinOctober, 1951.

TheDukepointedout thathewasnotthe firstoccupantofthe throneofEnglandto writeabook;Henry VIII,hesaid.wrotea book.Itwasabest seller.PopeLeoX conferredonhim.asa resultofthisbook.the title"Defenderofthe Faith.""Henry'sdaughter,Elizabeth,"continuedthe Duke, "changedtheFaith,but theKingsofEngland haveclungtothetitle."

Thepresenttitleis apparentlyunintelligibletotheDukeof Windsor.

IrishTypeComic

DUBLIN,July9(NC).

-Irishreligiousandeducationalauthorities-long concernedaboutthelow toneofimported"comic" books-unitedtogreetthe appearanceof"TheLeprechaun,"anewanddistinctivelyIrishproduction.

Theoriginofthenative "comic"bookgoesbacksix yearstothedaywhen FatherRenatoSimoniofthe SocietyofSt.Paulcame herefromItalytoseekvocationsforhiscongregation. Thesocietyhasasitschief worktheapostolateofthe pressandthemovies-and asthefirstfruitsofFather Simoni'smission,sixyoung IrishmenarenowstudyingatheadquartersinRome.

Butwhileseekingvocations.FatherSimoniinspiredanewturninthe "comic"bookfielditself, andtheresultis"TheLeprechaun,"whichwhile primarilyaimedatamusingchildrenalsoplansto providereligiousinstruction andfurthertheknowledge ofIreland'shistoryand language.

SUPPLIERSOF

OfFaithTitle

*WarVeterans PrayForPeace

PARIS,July9(NC.)HisEminenceEugeneCardinalTisserant,Deanofthe SacredCollegeofCardinals, presidedatalargeinternationalpilgrimageofformer servicemenwhowentto Lourdestoprayforthe peaceoftheworld.Cardinal TisserantcelebratedtheclosingPontificalMassforthe group.TwootherFrench Cardinalsalsoattendedthe event.

CardinalTisserantspoke inthenameoftheSovereignPontiff.Afterhavingrecalledtheactionsof PopePiusXIIforthecause ofworldpeace,hepointed outthattheChurchhas workedconstantlyforpeace, atthesametimerespect- ingdifferencesinraceand civilizations.

"Peace",heconcluded, "canonlybeassured.ifgovernmentsaremotivatedbyspiritualandmoralconsiderationsinsteadofmaterialism".

PortugalWorried AtLackofPriests

FlocksIncrease ButLackPastors

InBritishIsles

TheCatholicpopulationof Britainhastrebledinthe past100years.Whore800 priestsworkedin1850,there arenowabout7,000.Where therewerethen600churches,therearenownearly 3,000,andthe70religious housesofacenturyago havebeenreplacedby1,600.

Thediocesanclergyin Britainhassteadilydecreasedinnumberssincebefore WorldWarII.Sincethe peakyearof1936when140 newpriestswereordained fortheWestminsterprovince,whichcoversthe wholeofthesouth,numbershavegraduallydwindled.Thenumbersofnew recruitsduringWorldWar II.werenegligible,andsince thentheaveragehasbeen about60.

TheWestmisterprovince hasoveramillionCatholics widelyspreadoutthrough sixbigdioceses.Someof thenewtownsspringingup withthepost-warshiftof population.havenopriests atall.

DominicanTo RuleOttawa

OTTAWA(NC.)-A prelatewhostudiedinItaly,FranceandEnglandto

theChurchasamissionerin Japan,isnowArchbishop ofOttawa.

DukeofWindsor

VaticansArt ForHolland

THEHAGUE,July9 (NC.)-Animpressive exhibitionofVaticanart treasureswasopenedatthe municipalmuseumhereas agestureofappreciationto theCatholicsofHollandfor theirgiftofashortwave radiotransmittertoHis HolinessPopePiusXIIduringthe1950HolyYear.

Consistingof70precious objects,insuredfornearly L400,000theexhibitionwas believedtomarkthefirst timethattheVaticanhad lentoutsuchaquantityof treasuresfordisplayabroad. Afewoftheitemsare paintingsownedbyItalian museumsandlentoutat theVatican'srequestto givecontinuitytotheexhibition.

LISBON,July'7(NC.)TheLisbonpatriarchatehas alowerproportionofpriests toCatholicsthananyother archdioceseinEurope,HisEminenceManuelCardinal GoncalvesCerejeiradeclared inapleaforpriestlyvocations.

TheLisbonPatriarchaddressedhispleaforvocationstoaChildren'sEucharisticCrusadeheldatthe smartsuburbofEstoril. CardinalCerejeiracarried theEucharistduringthe procession.

TheCardinalestimated theCatholicpopulationof hispatriarchateattwomillion.The1953pontifical yearbooklists344diocesan and160regularpriestsin thepatriarchate.Thiswould givearatioofaboutone priestforevery4,000Catholics. BRYANT

TheMostRev.Marie JosephLemieux,51,isthe firstDominicantoheadthe Ottawaarchdiocese.Since 1944hehasbeenservingas BishopofGravelbourg, Sask.HesucceedsArchbishopAlexanderVachon, whodiedonMarch30in Dallas,Tex.,whileenroute totheNationalEucharistic Congressin DestinedSydney.fortheDominicanmissionsinJapan, ArchbishopLemieuxdii postgraduatestudiesin Rome,missionarymedical studiesatLille,France,and astudyoftheJapaneselanguageandcustomsat Oxford,England.

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A.M.,Perth, writes:

"Whatisthehistoryofthepicture ofOurLadyof Czestochowa?"

A.:Forthebenefitofotherlisteners,willyou pleaseallowmeto explainwhatthis pictureis?

Inthecityof Czestochowa,inthe south-westofPoland,thereisafamousreligious foundation,dating frommedieval times,knownas themonasteryof JasnaGora.Inachapelofthe churchattachedto thismonasteryis keptarepresentationoftheBlessed Virgin,whichhas beenformanycenturiesanobjectof greatdevotionfor thePolishpeople. Thispictureofthe Madonnaispainted oncypresswood, andhasnowbecomedarkenedwith age.Itissometimesreferred toasthe"BlackMadonnaof Itissometimesreferredto asthe"BlackMadonnaof Poland,"butismorecommonlyknownas"OurLady ofCzestochowa."Pilgrimagescome(orusedtocome) fromallpartsofthecoun-tiantimes,andindeedwith trytopraybeforethistheEvangelist,St.Luke.It shrine.Theunveilingof thepictureforthepilgrims issaidtobeaveryimpressiveanddramaticceremony.

Youaskmeaboutthehistoryofthispainting.All

than that.Thereisagooddeal ofdiscussionaboutitsorigin.VariouslegendsconnectitwithearliestChrisseems,however,tobelong totheByzantinetradition ofsacredart,andisthought toshowcertainresemblancestothekindofpaint- ingpractisedinRavenna,in

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SheAteMeatonFriday ButCommittedNoSin.

W.R..SouthPerth, writes: OneFridaymywifeate somesausagesforbreakfast.Atlunch-time,however,whenshevvasabouttoeat rabbit-pie,shesuddenlyrememberedthatitwas Friday.Sherefusedtoeat thepie.andhadsomebread andcheeseinstead.Asshe hadsoconvenientlyforgot-tenatbreakfast,andcommittedthesinofeating

meatonFriday,whyon earthcouldn'tshedoso again?

A.:Because,evenifshe hadcommittedasinat breakfast,whichisnot likely,thatwouldbeno reasonforcommitting anotheroneatlunch.Ifyoudrivepastthetraffic-po- licemanatthecornerof BarrackSt.withoutnoticingthathissignalisagainst you,youdon'tflashbythe manatWilliamSt.witha cheerywave,andsay,"It's allright,Iwentpastthe otherchap,too!"

NoDefianceHere

northernItaly,intheninth century.Ontheother hand,asPolandwasin touchwithGreekChristianitythroughtheUkraine,it ispossiblethattheimage founditswaytoCzestochowafromoneofthose countriesinthesouth-east ofEurope,whereforlong centuriestheByzantineart wascommonlypractised.I amafraiditisnousespecuatingabouttheearlyhistoryofthepicture:theinformationissimplynot available.

Whatismoreimportant isthat,sincethispicture cametoPoland,thePolish peoplehavetakenittotheir heart.Theexpressionon thefaceofOurLadyisone ofrarespirituality,tinged, somethink,bysadness. Therearetwomarkson therightcheekwhichseem tobetheresultofasabre slash-perhapsarelicof some theoutrageattemptedby hereticalsoldieryofone ofPoland'sneighbournationsinpost-medievaltimes

Asonewouldexpect,the faithanddevotionofthose Polishpeoplewhohave prayedbeforethispicture hasoftenbeenrewarded. Thesepeoplehavefoundin thisancientpaintingtheir favouriteexpressionofOur Lady'spersonality;andthe prayerstoOurLadywhich havebeenutteredbeforethis shrinehavesometimesbeen answeredinthemostextraordinaryway.

Butofcourseyouarenot fairtoyourwifeinsaying thatshehadcommitteda sinatbreakfast.Ifyouare goingtototupthetotalof yourwife'ssins,youarenot entitledtoaddanyonfor luck.There'snothingwrong,initself,witheatingmeat onFriday,anymorethan thereisineatingiton Thursday;itjusthappens thattheChurchwants Catholicstomake,onFridays,acertainactofselfdenial,inhonourofthefirst GoodFriday,byleaving outthemeatthattheymightotherwisehavehad.It'snot exactlytheeatingofthe meatthatissinful,butthe doingsoindefianceofthe Church'slaw.Ifyoudon't knowthatthelawisinope- ration,orhaveforgotten aboutit,youcan'tbesaid todefyit.

Absent-MindedSin?

Inyourmind,youareprobablythinkingofsinsas youthinkofcertaincivil offences,whereintention doesn'tcount,andwhere youareautomaticallyon therightsideofthelaw orthewrong.Butsinisa differentmatteraltogether: itdoesnotoccurautomatically,buthasitsexistence withintheconscience,where intentionisall-important. Inthelastanalysis,sinisa deliberateoffenceagainst thelawofGod,andyou don'tdeliberatelyoffend Godinafitofabsent-mindedness.

However,yourindictment ofyourspouseandherreligionisnotfinishedyet. Yougoon: Sheassuredmethat,as shedidn'trememberthatit wasFridaywhensheatethe sausage,shewasnotguilty then,butthatifshehad SupportOurAdvertiserseatenthemeatdeliberately,

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knowingittobeFriday,she wouldhavebeencommittingamortalsin.

A.:Fullmarkstoyour wife!Iseeboththeology andcommon-senseareflourishinginSouthPerth.

Youcontinue: Whatalovelyeasyreligion!Aslongasyoucan forgetanactissinful,ft doesn'tmatter,andGod doesn'tmind.Therefore Catholicscancommitwhateversintheylikewithout blame,aslongastheypre- tendtothemselvesthat they'veforgottenandare notthinkingofitasasin.

A.:Thisiswhereyou pulltherabbitoutofthe hat.Nothinginyourargu- mentsofarremotelyjus-tifiesthisconclusion.Ifyou thinkCatholicismisaneasy religion,haveatryatlivingbyitsrulesyourself sometime.I'veneverfound itparticularlyeasymyselfwhichisn'tthesamething assayingthatIhaven't foundthatitmakesforhap- piness.

Youdon'treallychooseto forgetthings.Youcanput themoutofyourmind,of course,butthat'snotthe samethingasgenuinelyforgetting.Sometimes,it:s true,anactofforgetfulnesswillhavebeenpreparedfor bypreviousoff-handedness andindifference,andthen itwillinvolvesomemeasure ofblame,varyingwiththe degreeofcarelessnessshown andtheimportanceofthe matter don'tneglected.Ifyou wanttorememberthe law,thenofcourseyouare puttingyourselfintheway ofcontraveningit(justasa personwhodrivesinthe darkwithoutheadlightsmaynotintendtoknockany- bodyover,butwouldnormallybeputtinghimself inthewayofdoingso).

Butyouproducenoevidencetoshowthatyour wifetriedtoforgetthat wasFriday,orhabitually tookacavalierattitudeto theexistenceofthislawof

Fridayabstinence.Untilyou do,youcansheetnoblame hometoher.And,ofcourse, nooneisgoingtoconcede thatremarkofyoursaboutCatholicspretendingthattheyhaveforgotten.Ifa Catholicmerelypretendshe hasforgotten,thatisnot goingtohelphimmuch. Eitherhehasreallyforgot- tenorhehasn't.Ifhe hasn't,thenhemustface thefactthathehasdeliberatelydisobeyedthelaw.If hehasforgotten,thenhis forgetfulnesswillhavebeen quiteinnocent,orbrought onby andpreviousindifference soinsomemeasure blameworthy.

Remember,itismuch easiertoforgetaboutsuch athingastheFridayabstinencethanabouttheordinarydirectoffences againstthemorallaw.You don'tsteal,murder,per- jureyourself,orrunaway withyourneighbour'swife, absent-mindedly;butyou canfairlyeasilyforgetthat todayisFridayasyouputthesausagesintothepan. Yourconsciencedoesn't reactautomaticallywith thiskindoflaw,precisely becausethereisnothing wrongintheactionitself,anditonlybecomeswrongforyouhereandnowbecauseoftheChurch'sprohi- bition-aprohibitionwhich is whichpurelydisciplinary,and couldberemoved tomorrow.Thatkindoflaw youcanforgetinallinnocence, themoreespeciallyas Churchonlyrequiresus to abouttakenormalprecautions keepingitinmindat thetimeswhenitcomesinto operation.

CatholicsarenotexpectedtolieawakeallThursday nightremindingthemselves thattomorrowisFriday. Andif,aftertakingnormal theydo onfairlyrareoccasions,to forgetthatthisisFriday andthatitismeatthatthey haveontheirplate,you cannotseriouslychallenge theirsincerity.

PerhapsIt'saBigLeg-Pull

"Chercheuse",Perth, writes: Mydaughterisnota Catholic,butwasataconventinEnglandforthree Yearsbeforeshecameout here.Athomeshewas alwayspitiedbecauseshe wasn'taCatholic.But,at theconventschoolshegoes toouthere,thegirlsenvy her,becauseshedoesn't havetoleaveoutmeaton Fridays,orgotoConfession,andsheisnotobliged togotoMassonSundays.Shehasaskedmetowrite toyoutotellherwhytheyarelikethis.Sheisvery pro-Catholic,andher school-friends'attitudeworriesherconsiderably.

A.:Intheabsenceofthe necessaryfactualknowledge,Icanonlyhazarda guess.Youmustmakeallowanceforthedifference betweenAustralianand Englishgirls.Ithinkthe Australiangirlisperhaps moreinclinedtogoinfor alittlemildleg-pulling.She willsometimesgiveout,in aquizzical,mock-serious kindofway,thingsthatyou arenotmeanttotakequite literally.Itcouldwellbe thatthiswasthemethod whichthegirlsadoptto makeyourdaughterfeel'It home.

SomeyearsagoawellknownCatholicauthoress publishedanovelcalled "FrostinMay"inwhich sherepresentsthegirlsin anEnglishconvent-school practicallyprovokingand coaxinganon-Catholicinto sharingtheirfaith.Idon't knowwhetherthenovelwas

meanttobetruetolifeor not,butinanycaseit mightn'tbeabadthingif thegirlsherewentoutof theirwaytoletyourdaugh- terfeelthatnopressurewas beingbroughttobearonherto Itchangeherreligion. seemsapity,however. that hertheyhavenotgauged havefeelingscorrectly,and onlysucceededin puzzlingher,wherethey probablymeanttoconsole.

Oneotherwordinconnectionwiththismatter.You willoftenfindCatholics grumblinggood-naturedly abouttheirreligiousduties. Itispartoftheirsenseof whatisduetopoorold humannature,whichis alwaysbeing"gotat",as itwere,bythesupernatural., G.K.Chesterton,thefamous convert,whenheheardthe warningbellforMasson Sundaymorning,usedto rollonhisbedinmock agony,quotingforhisown amusementthelineofthe. ancientpaganpoet:"Tosuch anevil broughtpasshasreligion us".Manyofus likesayingthingslikethat, preciselybecausewedon't meanthem.Ihopeitisin thissensethatthegirlsat schoolintendthelanguage whichyoureport.

If,ontheotherhand, thesegirlsseriouslymeant whattheysaid,thenIcan onlyconcludethattheymust bemerelyhalf-bakedCatholics-products,perhaps,of irreligiousfamiliesorbroken homes.Theyarenotlikely, inthiscase,tobeatall typicaloftheordinaryrun., ofgirlsinourschools.

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LONDON,July12 (NC).-Thirtymissionarypriestswereordainedatapacked,colourfulceremonyat Olympia.London's giantindoorarena,before150.000people.

Theirordinationsclimaxedaweek-long VocationsExhibition stagedinthesamecentralhall-normallythe homeoftradefairs.circusesandpoliticaldemonstrations-byover 150religiousordersand societiesaswellasthe diocesanclergy,inthe hopeofsecuringfurtherrecruits.

The30newpriests areallmembersofSt. Joseph'sForeignMissionarysociety,which wasfoundedbythe lateCardinalHerbert Vaughan.Archbishopof Westminster.Theywill leaveLondonassoon aspossibleforEast, West.andCentralAfrica,theSudan.Pakistan,Borneo.Sarawak. thePhilippines,and NewZealand.

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HolidaysinIreland

Mr.RobertCosgrove. PremierofTasmania,and hiswife,DameGertrude Cosgrove,arrivedinDublin recentlyforaweek'sholiday inIreland.Itwastheir secondvisit:theyspenta holidaytherein1949.

Theyattendedareception intheirhonourintheShelbournehotel,givenbythe AustralianCharged'Affaires,atwhichFather PhilipCrosbie,theAustralianpriestwhorecentlyreturnedfromKoreawasalso aguest.

OdysseyOfChaliceAndReturn

In-April,1918,whenthe edintothesmallFrench Australian"44th."trooptownofSallelaSac,inthe Peronnedistrict,theirobjectivewastomakethis thepointofnoadvance fortheGermanforceswho werebentontakingnearbyAmiens.

Weknownowthatthis objectivewasultimatelyachieved,sincethe"44th."not onlystemmedtheGerman advanceatSallelaSac,but werestillfirmlyensconced therewhenthewarconcludedlaterintheyear.

Whilsttheunitwascampedinthislocality,thefirst lineswerewritteninastory thatwastocarryoverthe yearstoaconclusionduring yetanothergreatworld struggle,thesecondwar.

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showedanyinterestinthe objectafterithadbeen provedincapableofproducingmusicwastheCompany cook,PrivateRobertBennie.

Obtainingthepermission ofthefinder,whohadnow lostinterest,PrivateBenniepackedthecupina smallboxtogetherwithone ortwoothersmallobjects, anddespatchedittohis wifeinPerth.

Theparceldulyarrived, andthecupwasremoved andplacedinserviceasa flowervase.Fromitspositiononthesideboard,the distinguishedvasecamein foraconsiderableamount

Worriedbecauseshefelt thevalueofthechalice mightattractthievestoher home,Mrs.BennieapproachedtheofficialsofSt. Mary'sCathedralandarrangedforthechalicetobe exhibitedthereonloan, steadfastlyrefusingtorelinquishownership,but pleasedtohaveittemporarilyoutofherpossession.

Overrulingmanyprotests Mrs.Bennieoncemore claimedthechalicewhen herhusbandreturnedfrom thewar,restoringitagain tothesideboardasaflower vase.

Hereitremainedforthe nexttwentythreeyearsand

rnediatelythingsbeganto move. Theinterestofonsular representative,Dr.Louis Celle,wasarousedand afterinspectingthechalice hesuggestedthatitmight bepossibletoreturnitto thechurchwhenceitoriginallycame.

Thissuggestionmetwith theapprovaloftheBennies andarrangementswereleft toDr.Genetoseethatthis wascarriedout.

Asaresultthesacred chaliceofSallelaSecwas takenfinallyfromthe BennieresidenceatGuildfordandplacedaboarda Frenchwarshipfortransporttotheheadquartersof GeneralDeGaulle.

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Mr.andMrs.Cosgrove werereceivedbyMr.de Valeraandentertainedat dinnerbyMr.Aiken,MinisterforExternalAffairs, andMrs.Aiken.

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RIODEJANEIRO,Brazil,July14(NS).-Ina speechhereassumingthe officeofMinisterofJutice andInternalAffairs,TancredaNevespledgeddevotiontoChristianidealsof socialjustice.

"Iaccepttheideasoffreedom,equality.andofbrotherhood,asofChristian originandsubstance,"Mr. Neavessaid,"becauseChristianityproclaimsthatman isfreeandresponsible,considersallasequalandas brethren.Christianityacknowledgesthatallhave therighttoshareinthe bountyoftheearth,at leastinthemeasureofour needs,forthepurposeof practisingvirtueandattainingourdestiny."

"Iproclaimdemocracyto betheformofgovernment bestsuitedtothepromotion ofthecommonwelfare,"the newMinisteradded.

PrivateArthurLawrence, whilstwalkinginanarea knowntothetroopsas"CrucifixCorner"(sonamedbecauseofalargeroofedcrucifixsetbytheroad)came uponasmallpolishedbox,yearsago,itcametoPerth,servedasaflowwhichbyweightandappearancesuggestedthecon-ervaseuntilrecognised,thenreturnedto tentsmightbeofvalue.FranceduringthesecondWorld Returningtocampwithhis find,Lawrencesoughtas-Strange,butillustratingthewondrous sistanceinforcingbackthe lock,andasthelidcameofGod. awayallneckswerecraned eagerlytoseewhatthebox mightyield.

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Someconsiderabletime passedandnomorewas thoughtaboutthechalice butmonthslateraletterarrivedatGuildfordfromthe general'spersonalchaplain.

July6(NC).-AMacialmessageofgratitudewasconveyedhers toHisHolinessPope PiusXII.onbehalfof England'sfamedOxfordUniversity. Themessagewasin appreciationofadonationofabout£.700by theHolyFathertowardthecostofrestoringtheOldPalaceof St.Aldate,seatofthe Catholicchaplaincyat Oxford, ConveyingthemessagewasFrancesco Mameli,ItalianAmbassadortotheHolySee, whosaidthatPrime MinisterAlcidedeGasperthadrecentlybeen givenanhonorarydegreebytheuniversity andhadbeenaskedon thatoccasiontocommunicateitsrientimentsofappreciation tothePopeforhisgift.

oftheboxappearedtobe thoseofacornetorsimilar musicalinstrument,but whenscrewedtogetherturnouttobeagobletordrinkingvesselofanatureunfamiliartothegrouppresent.

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-Astheresultofits magnificentreliefefforts, theCatholicChurchhas becomeknownasthe "churchofcharity" throughouttheworld,Father JohnJ.Considine,M.M., declaredhere. FatherConsidinesaidthat countlessmillionsinAfrica andAsiahavebenefitted fromthegenerosityofAmericanCatholics.Thelabours ofCatholicmissionariesin additiontothegenerous reliefextendedbythe ChurchhasledtoasubstantialinterestintheCatholicChurch,FatherConsidine said.

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FoundnearasmallFrenchtown35 ofadmiringcomment,and wasconsistentlythesubjectofneighbourlygossip.

Withthelastwaratits heightMrs.Bennie,anxious todoherbit,visitedthe LondonCourtofficesofthe FreeFrenchMovementand obtainedasupplyofwool, tobeknittedintosocksfor Frenchmencarryingon theircountry'sstruggle.

Duringthemonthsthat followedMrs.Benniebecame aregularvisitortotheofficesandoneoftheMovement'smostenthusiastic workers.

Inevitablythechaliceenteredtheconversationon oneofthesevisitsandim-

LourdesPronouncesCure UnexplainablebyScience

LOURDES,July10(NC).-Afteraninvestigationthatlasted18months,theLourdes Medicalbureauhasdeclared"unexplainable bypresent-dayscience,"thecureofColonel PaulPellegrin. AnativeofToulon,theofficerhadfor twoyearsbeenafflictedwithafistula.He wascuredonOctober3,1950,afterimmersion inthepoolatthegrottohere.

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Inhisletterthechaplain conveyedtoMrs.Bennie thegratitudeofthefamous Frenchleaderandgavehis assurancethateveryeffort wouldbemadetofindthe churchtowhichthechalice belonged.Meantimeitwould beusedinthegeneral'a chaplaincyandwaseven nowbeingfittedwitha plateinformingallwho mightseeithowithad beenlost,andrestored,by awomaninfarawayAustralia.

Whetherthechaliceis nowrestinginitsproper placewecannotsaybutit wouldbeaqueerjudgement offateifaftersomany yearsofexileithadnot founditswaytothechurch ofSallelaSec.

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DUBLIN,July14(NC).FrancisP.Fahy,former SpeakeroftheIrishDail, orparliament,diedhereat theageof72.Mr.Fahy hadretiredin1951afteroccupyingtheparliamentary postfor19years. AmemberoftheDail since1927,Mr.Fahyhad beenleadingfigureinthe Irishnationalistmovement. HetookpartintheEaster Risingof1916,whenthe IrishRepublicwasproclaimedbyPatrickPearse. Sentencedtotenyears'imprisonment,hewasreleased afterayear.

Kloz,FamedViolin Maker,IsHonoured MUNICH,July10(NC.) -Thememoryofoneof Germany'smostfamous violinmakers,MathiasKloz, washonouredatMittenwald intheBavarianAlps,where hewasborn300yearsago. Klozwasthefirstinaline ofviolinbuilderswhose instrumentsarestilltreasuredtoday. AfteramemorialMassin Mittenwald,whichtothis dayhasbeenacentreof violinmaking,awood-carvedmemorialtabletwasunveiledatthehousewhere Kloawasborn.Sixtyviolins madebyKlozorhisdescendantswereshowninaspecialexhibitionopenedis connectionwiththeanniversarycelebrations.

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Posty'sWhistle

DearGirlsandBoys,-

Thereisreallynothingto writeaboutthisissue,unless Idrawyourattentionto thosearticlesoncurrentaffairsappearingdailyinthe secondpageof"TheWest Australian."Iknowyouhave plentytodoatschoolbut, yet,itseemstome,thata youngpersonwhosystematicallyreadsthosearticleswouldgainmuchgeneral knowledge.Generallythey arewritteninbright,interestingprose-quiteaneasy styleforanaveragechildto follow.

Ipassthisinformationon forwhatitisworthtoyou, andIhopesomeofthe youngfolkwillreadthem. Bestwishes.

UNCLEMAC.

TheWeek'sWinners.

Ihavepleasureindeclaring M.Massamaswinnerofthe SeniorPrize,and"Anne," (9).ofMt.Hawthorn,asthe JuniorPrize.

Congratulations, girls! Youressayswereverygood.

Please,M.Massam,send youraddressin. Iforget whichschoolyoubelongto, andyourletterhasbeen answeredandgonein.

"Anne"RevivesStory 49HobartStreet, NorthPerth.

DearUncleMac,-Iwould liketobeoneofyournieces. Ihavereadtheotherchildren'slettersandstories, andIlikedthemsomuch thatIthoughtIwouldlike towritesome,too.

Mystoryisabout"Brer FoxandBrerRabbit."I supposeyouknowthis,but itissofunnythatIthought youmightliketohearit again.Cheerio,UncleMac!

Yourlovingniece, "ANNE."

Dear"Anne",-Welcome, mydear,to"TheCorner", andthanksagainforyour BrerRabbitstory.Ithink thatseriesofstoriesisvery,veryamusing,andIdon't wonderlittlegirlslikeyou likethem.Writeinagain, won'tyou?Bestwishes.

UNCLEMAC.

"Anne"GetsJuniorPrize

HowBrerRabbitOutwittedThem

BrerFoxwaspickinghis applesto.gotomarket,and BrerRabbitwaswitching him.

"Whyareyouwatching mepickmyapples,Brer Rabbit?"askedBrer.Fox.

"Nothing,"saidBrerRabbit,andBrerFoxwentin togetreadyformarket.

Whilehewasinside, BrerRabbitgottheladder, climbedthetree,andbegan eatingtheapples.UnfortunatelyBrerFoxcameout suddenly,andsawhim. Veryangrilyhetookthe ladderaway.

"Now,"hesaid,"I've caughtyouatlast.You justwaitthereuntilIfetch BrerBearandBrerWolf." Thenoffhestrode,leaving BrerRabbitveryscared.

Sheepishness

ByandbyMr.Ramcame along."Whatdoyoufeel likedoingto-day,Mr. Ram?"saidBrerRabbit.

"Dying,BrerRabbit.I'm starving.Throwmedown anapple."

"Ifyouliketoplacethat ladderagainstthetree,you cancomeupandgetdozens."

SotheRamdidashewas told.Afterhehadclimbed up,BrerRabbitclimbed downandhidbehinda

Presentlytheterrible threehurriedtothetree, eachonelongingtogetBrer Rabbit.

Up andtheladdertheyraced bumpedintoMr.Ram.

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Mr.Ramdidntlikethat,so hechasedthethreedown evenfasterthantheycame up,andawaypastthebushwhereBrerRabbitwashiding.

"Ha,ha.ha,"laughedthe naughtylittlebunny,"that willteachyou.Buttthem hard,Mr.Ram." NeeseVe-e'Ve"e'esnee'sre"......sn TheWeek'sThought. "Plenty,aswellaswant, canseparatefriends."

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Mary'sMountBoys'College, Kalamunda.

DearUncleMac,-Thisis thefirsttimeIhavewritten toyou. Iwillbe12years oldonNovember22.I liveonawheatfarmat Kondinin,whichis178miles fromPerth.Ihavea youngerbrother,Rodney, whoisstillhomeonthe farm,andababysister namedJennifer.WhenI finishschoolatMary's MountIhopetogotoSt. Louis.Ilikeallkindsof sport,butfootballismy favourite. Ihopetogoto theUniversitywhenIfinish school,andthenIintendto beafarmer;butifIcan't I'mgoingtojointheNavy.

Ilikereadingalotand savestamps;Ihavegot420 stamps.Ihopetobegoing formyJunior.Icameback toschoolonJune3.Weplay footballmatchesonSundays.Thatisallfornow. -Yourwould-benephew, ADRIANGAMBLE.

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DearAdrian,-Welcome to''TheCorner,"Adrian, andthanksforyourvery interestingletter.There's nodoubtyouhaveyour careerwellworkedout,and IhopeGodwillblessyou andguideyou,soyoucan seeyourdreamscometo pass.Writeagain,my boy.Ilikeyourstyle. Bestwishes.

UNCLEMAC.

Grandmother'sBomb

MywifeandIenjoyed manychucklesasweread yourlatest. Iamsureit will"bringthehousedown" whenitisprintednext week.There'snodoubt aboutit,Grandmother,"you wereworthrearing,"asmy father-in-lawusedtosay, andI'msurenoonecould haveevenguessedwhatyou woulddonextwhenyou wereagirl.Bestwishes.

BernardJoinsUp c/oP.O.,Sawyer'sValley.

DearUncleMac,-Iwould liketobeoneofyournephews.Iamsendinga story,andPaulandIare enclosing2s.fortheBushies. Iamnineyearsold, andmybirthdayisonNovember25.Ihaveanuncle whoisamissionerinBombay.-Yourlovingnephew, BERNARD.

DearBernard,-Welcome to"TheCorner,"mylittle man,andthanksforyour kinddonationtotheBushies.I'llrememberyour storywhenitcomestohand. IpraythatGodwillbless yourmissioneruncleinhis greatwork.Bestwishes, Bernard,andwriteagain. UNCLEMAC.

PamelaLikesBooks

St.Patrick'sSchool, HavelockStreet.

DearUncleMac,--Iwould liketobeoneofyournieces. MynameisPamelaGrove. Ihavenotwrittentoyou before.Ihaveabrother. andhisnameisDennis.My schoolisverysmall,butI likeitbetterthananyother schoolIhavebeento.I amtenyearsold,andmy birthdayisonDecember30. Ilikemybirthdayatthat time,becauseitsosoonafter Christmas.IaminstandardIV.,andIlikeitvery much.Mybestsubjects arehistoryandarithmetic. Iliketoreadbooks.Igot threebooksforChristmas andalotofotherthings. MygirlfriendandIbuilta cubby,butmymothersaid itwastoodangeroustoplay in.ThisisallIcanwrite fornow.Iwillwriteyou moreletterssome time.-Yourloving some other niece, PAMELAGROVE.

DearPamela,-Thanksfor yourfriendly,beautifullywrittenletter,andI'mvery gladtohaveyouasoneof mynieces.Yes,I'msure youlikeschool,andI'mcertainyoulikeyour"little" St.Patrick'sbestofall. Afterall,Pamela,aperson isn'tmuchifhedoesn'tupholdhisownschool,ishe? Gladyoulikereadingbooks. Whatsortdoyoulike?Best wishes(andwriteagain). UNCLEMAC.

MemoforJanetGray,St. Patrick's: Thanks,Janet,foryour story.Itwillhaveto wait,however,foraweek orso(perhapslonger),becausetherearesomany entries.Sobepatient, won'tyou? UNCLEMAC.

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LostintheSnowWastesofCanada

Snow!Snow!'Snow!The wholeworldseemedtobe coveredinashroudof white.

Mywearyfootstepswendedtheirwayonward, seeminglyinalandof ghosts;astheuntrodden snowremindedmeofasepulchre.

Ihadbegunmylongjourneyacrossthesnow-plain thepreviousmorning,on mywaytoaposting-house inthevillage.

ThetrackIwastofollow wasoneIhadtraversed sincemyearlychildhood, andknewlikethepalmof myhand.Ihadthought myselfaneasymatchfor thehowlingwind,andthis wastheconsequence-Iwas lostinasnow-storm.

Thesnowyblankethad closedinonme,andIhad leftthetrackforasmall hutIknewtobenotfaroff. However,Imusthaveoverestimatedmyjudgement,as therefugeIsoughtwas nowheretobeseen.Ihad wanderedaimleslysince then;andwasstilllostto theoutsideworld.

NoFoodorShelter

Theflutteringsnowflakes struckmyface,andthe facesofall dead-thingsliving-and formiles around;andmilesbeyond that.Eventhetreesseemed towhineatthetreatment theywerereceiving,and everynowandagain,a branchwouldbegraspedbythefiercewind,andtornoff. Occasionallyasquirrelor beaverwouldpopitshead outofawithredbush,and peepatmeshyly.Eventhese signsoflifegavemefaith inmydyinghopes.

Iwashungry;forIhadn't contemplatedrunninginto aCanadiansnow-storm, andhadboughtnofood withme.

Afterhoursofsearching forahaveninwhichto rest,Icametotheconclusion thatnosuchplacewastobe found;andresignedmyself tothefateofwalking,walking;untilIwouldfinally

MillieTellsofFire St.Patrick'sSchool, HavelockStreet.

DearUncleMac,-Thisis thefirsttimeIhavewrittentoyou.MayIbecome oneofyournieces?Igo toSt.Patrick'sschool,and Iaminfourthstandard. I amenclosingalistofbirtthdaysforthechildreninour class. NowIwilltellyouabout afirewhichtookplacein Kalgoorlie.Inthedistance cloudsofsmokecouldbe seencomingfromthestation.ColinBrown,the next-doorneighbour,rushedtoseewhatwasgoing on.Assoonashearrived atthestationhecouldsee oneofthetrainsonfire,and therailwayworkersthrowingsandonthetraintopre- ventthefirefromspreading.Afewminuteslater thefirebrigadearrivedandstartedputtingthefireout. Assoonasthefirewasundercontrol,oneoftheother trainscameandhauled awaytheremainsofthe burnttrain.Thetrainwas badlydamaged,andthelead onthetrainmelted.The trainwaslaterrenovated.Yourlovingniece, MILLIE.

DearMillie,-Welcometo "TheCorner,"mydear,and Ithankyousincerelyforthe birthdaylistforyour school.ThatwasasplendidgestureMillie,andthe listwillhelpmequitealot. Soit'sverypleasedIam, Millie,sureandbegorraI am.

Thatdescriptionofthefire youwrotewasawonderful penpicture.Whydon'tyou tryalongeroneforthe competition?Bestwishes, andwriteagain. UNCLEMAC.

drop.Visionscametomy mindofawearytraveller inyearstocome,happening tofindmyscatteredbones onthenow-warmearth. Eventually,Icame acrossastuntedtreewitha half-hiddensignattachedto it.Iscrapedthesnowfrom thehiddenportionwitha fallenbranch,andread, 'ThiswaytoCharleston' Belowthiswasapainted handpointingafrozen fingertothefloodingriver afewchainsahead.Charlestonwasmydestination,but theswellingcreekgaveme noencouragement.

HomeatLast

Idecidedthatmybest planofactionwouldbeto restonacomparatively 'dry'stump,andwaituntil thestormblewover,and thewaterhadsubsided.

Thisoccurredmuchsooner thanIhadexpected,asI hadnotbeentheremore thananhourwhenthequietnessof windthebeforehowling struckme.Thesnow hadceased,andtheraging torrentthatwastheriver, becameagently-flowing stream.

Inotedwithgleethe easily-crossedfordthatnow laybeforeme,andhurriedly negotiatedit;althoughin doubtastohowfarmy journeystillhadtotakeme. Nofurtherthanamile frommylaststopping place,Isawthewhiteroofs ofCharleston.Iaccorded thistomyimagination,and tookittobeoneofthe miragesIhadsooftenread about.Igotcloserand closer,butthevisionstill persisted,until,atlast,it becomeareality.

Ihurriedtotheposting- house,determinednever againtomakethatperilous journeyacrossthesnowplain.

Maxine'sEssay

St.Brigid'sConvent, WestPerth.

DearUncleMac,-Iam writingtothankyoufor printingmypoeminthe "Children'sCorner."Ihave writtentoyoutwicebefore andampleasedtobeoneof yourmanynieces.MybirthdayisonJuly7.Ishallbe 13yearsold.

IgotoSt.Brigid'sconvent,WestPerth.There areeightchildreninmy class,seventhstandard.TodayIwenttoseemyfather, whoisinhospital.Hehas beenthereninedayssofar. buthedoesnotknowhow longhewillstaythere.The doctorsdon'tknowifhehas gotgoutorarthritis.They aretreatinghimforbothto findout.

Inthisweek's"Record"a girlinmyclasshadher compositionprinted.She wasverypleasedtoseeit. Inexactlyoneweekandsix daysmyauntyisgetting marriedatSt.Brigid's church.Themansheis marryinghashisbirthday thesamedayasmine.This timeIamsendinginacomposition,notapoem.Wishingyouallthebest.--Your lovingniece, MAXINEDICKMAN.

DearMaxine,-Gladyou wontheprize,mydear,and I'msorryyourbirthday "call"wasmissedthisyear. Butthedateisnotedand you'llhaveit"putover" nextyear.Youressaywill havetobeheldoverfora while,Maxine.HopeDad getsbettersoon.Write againsoon.Bestwishes.

UNCLEMAC.

BirthdayBox

Ahappybirthdayis wished:July26:AnneAllanson, BedfordPark. July26:DolaBunter,Katanning.

Godblessyouboth.

HealthBenefit SchemeDetails

TheCommonwealthGovernmentsNationalHealthServicenowprovidesmedical andhospitalbenefitstoallwhoaremembers ofanapprovedorganisation.AnapprovedorganisationistheFriendlySocieties' HealthServices,withwhichisaffiliatedthe HibernianAustralasianCatholicBenefitSociety.Thefollowingquestionsandanswers aredesignedtodescribetheconditionsof membershipandthebenefitsavailableto membersofthisCatholicsociety.

Q.:WhatbenefitsareappliesonlytotheFund's availabletoaHospital Patient?

A.:TheGovermentpays directtothehospital£2116 perweekandwillpayto thepatientthroughanapprovedorganisationanadditional£1/8perweekprovidedthatthepatientisreceivingnotlessthan£2/2 perweekfromaregistered fund.MinimumBenefits £616perweek.Presentbenefitspayable£8/1/0per week.

Q.:Isthisbenefitavailabletodependantsof membersofanapprovedorganisation?

A.:Yesprovidedtheyare registeredaccordingtothe rulesandthememberis currentlyfinancial.

Q.:CanadditionalHospitalBenefitsbeobtained?

A.:Yesforanadditional contributionof13/-per quarteranextra12/-aday ispaid;for26/-perquarter, 24/-perday;for39/-per quarter36/-perday.

Q.:Isthereanylimitation tothesebenefits?

A.:Yestheyarelimited to70daysperyeartoany oneperson.

MEDICALBENEFITS.

Q.:HowdoestheMedical Schemeapply?

A.:ThisisanothersecnonoftheNationalHealth Servicemadeavailableonly tothosewhoaretryingto helpthemselvesbybeing membersofasociety.Itis intheformofrebatesfor medicalexpenses.

Q.:Forwhattreatmentare therebatespayable?

A.:Forservicesathome, surgeryandathospital,for alltypesofknownmedical treatment,includingprofessionalattendance.anaesthetics,operations,injections,treatmentoffractures anddislocations,andfor pathological, radiological, dentalandopticaltreatment.

Q.:Isthereanywaiting Periodonjoiningthefund?

A.:Yes,eightweeksfor medicalandhospitalbenefits,andtenmonthsformaternitybenefits.

Q.:Isthereanywaiting periodformemberstramferringfromanotherapprovedfundorfromanonregisteredfund?

A.:No.Thereisnowaitingperiodbutmembers mustsignadeclarationof goodhealth.

Q.:Isthereanywaiting periodfortheGovernment benefit?

A.:No,thewaitingperiod

benefits.

Q.:Canapersonsuffering fromachroniccomplaint joinasocietyandgetbenefits?

A.:Yeshecanjoinby signingthequalifieddeclarationformbutforthepresenthedoesnotreceiveany benefitfromthefundfor theparticularcomplaint.He wouldreceivetheGovernmentrebateonly.

Q.:Canapersonjoin morethanoneregistered organisation?

A.:Yes,butthegovernmentrebatewouldbepayablefromonesocietyonly.

Q.:Dotherebatesapply tomaternityexpenses?

A.:Yes,inadditionto hospitalbenefitand13/6for anyspecialante-natalor post-natalvisit,thematernitybenefitisupto£1013s forconfinement,plussurgicalbenefitswhennecessary.

Q.:Isthereanylimitto thetotalamountwhichmay beclaimedinrespectofany year?

A.:Thereisnolimittorebatesclaimedforsurgical, theatre,oranaestheticexpenses.Rebatesongeneral practitionerandspecialist consultation,servicesare limitedto£25peryearper person.Otheritemshave varyinglimits.

Q.:Howistheamountrepayabletoaclaimantdetermined?

A.:TheDepartmentof Healthhasdrawnupascale ofrebateson604different medicalservices.Anyregisteredorganisationmust pay,atleastthesame amountinaddition.

Q.:Whatwouldsomety- picalrebatesbe?

A.:Forvisitstothegeneralpractitioner,atotalof upto13/6pervisitcouldbe paid.Fora consultationspecialist'sfirst upto£2Is. couldbepaid.Anaesthetics carryarebateoffrom15s. to£416s,andtreatmentof fracturesfrom£212s6dto to£446s.Surgicalrebatesrangefrom15s.to £3417s6d.Thetotalrepaymentwillnotexceed90 percent.ofthebillinany case.

Thegovernmentsubsidy onrebatesisavailableonly toregisteredmembersofan approvedorganisation.Do nothesitatetojoinyour ownCatholicsocietynow. Enquiriesinthbfirstplace tothegrandsecretary,Bro. J.W.Wall,60Grantham otreet,Wembley(W1399).

July31RemindsWhat WorldOwestoIgnatius

St.IgnatiusLoyola,whose feastiscelebratedonJuly 31,isanotherofthosesoldier-saints-amanoftremendouscourage,boundless ambition,ironwill-who, thankstoaninjuryreceivedinbattle,reconsidered hisvocationinlife,surrenderedhimselfentirelyto God,Whodestinedhimti betheFounderoftheJesuit Order.ChristopherHollis hascalledhim"oneofthe giganticfiguresofalltime."

THEBEGINNING.

Greatenterpriseswould oftenseemtobetheresult of"chance".Soitwaswith theJesuitswhoseorigincan betracedbacktotheBattle ofPampeluna,1521.Inthis fiercestruggletheSpaniards,thoughgreatlyou:numberedbytheFrench, heldon,encouragedbythe appealsandconspicuous braveryofoneoftheircap- tains,anobleman,Ignatius deLoyola,whoexposedhimselftocontinualdanger,and wasfinallydisabledwhen cannonballstruckhimon theleg.Afterthistheresistancebegantoweaken, andtheSpaniardswere forcedtosurrender;buteven theFrenchpaidtributeto thegallantryofLoyolaand providedaconveyanceto takehimbacktohisfamily castle.

AnOddConvalescence.

Therefollowedaperiodof convalescencewhichwas considerablyprolongedby Loyola'sinsistenceonaresettingoftheinjuredleg whichhadbeenpoorlyset thefirsttime.Toremedy thisdefectthelimbhadto berebroken,andaprotrudingpieceofbonehadtobe sawnaway-andallthishe enduredwithoutamurmur orasigh,exceptaresolute clenchingofhishands,And towhileawaytheendless hoursheaskedforsomethingtoread,someofthe romancesthensopopularle Spain:butnoneofthese couldbefound.Infactonly twobookswereavailable:a lifeofChristandanotherof theSaints.Hardlythesort ofreadingtoberelishedby ayoungambitiouscaptain whodreamtofwinninga greatladyandofdazzling, victoriouscampaigns!

AmbitionsoftheSaints.

Buttherewasnothingelse toread,sohereluctantly dippedintothem,andtohis amazementtheydidnot provesuchdullentertainmentafterall.Hisburning zealformilitaryfamein thearmyoftheEmperor cooledsomewhatwhenhe compareditwiththatother armyofChrist'ssoldiers whofightforinfinitely higherideals-thesalvation ofsouls.Heslowlyrealised thattheSaintswereeven more"ambitious"thanhebutitwasforGod'sgloryandtheemptinessofhisday dreamsgraduallydawned onhim.Hefeltthecallof

Christ,"leaveallthings, andcomefollowMe." Howdifferenthistory wouldhavebeenifLoyola hadnotbeenseriouslyinjuredatPampeluna;ifhe hadbeenabletoreadthose romancesforwhichhecraved.Thatishowthingshappeninahumanlife:the "chance"incident(inGod's

SpiritualExercises,perhaps themostprofound,terse, simpletreatiseonspiritua- lityeverwritten.Nearly threecenturieslaterSt. AlphonsusLigourireferred totheExercisesasa"treasurewhichGodhasreservedtotheChurchinthese lateragesandforwhichHe deservesourdeepestgrati-

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theRev.E.P.Costello,S.J. Providence)whichdeterminesamortaldestinyani aneternity.

Conversion.

Loyolawasnotthesort ofmatwhodidthingsby halves;hisironwillwould neverquailbeforethehardshipshewouldhavetoencounterinhisnewlife;for hisyearsintheSpanish armyhadhardenedhimto

suffering.Soaftermucn prayertoGodandtheBlessedVirginhedecidedto abandonhismilitarycareer andtodevotehimselfentirelytotheserviceofChrist. Andassoonashisleghad healedsufficiently,heleft hisfamilyandpossessions, hunguphisswordbeforea shrineofOurLady,andclad asa"poorandnameless pilgrim,"beganhisnewlife. Butheremainedasoldier throughout-theinflexible will,theindomitablecourage,soconspicuousatthat battleofPampeluna,never lefthim. Originofthsb"Exercises". Ignatiusspentthefollowingyearsinpilgrimage, muchprayer,andsevere penances,andbeganhis famouswork.TheBookof

tude."Butallthistimehis workforsoulswassuffering aseverehandicap-Loyola wasnoteducated.Hedetermined,therefore,tospend lesstimeinprayerandattendclasses.HeretheformerproudSpanishhidalgo wouldlearnhumility,for hehadtostartfromthebeginning,sitinaclasswith boys(ontheground,incidentally)-andhewas thirty-threeyearsold!

HEROICM.A.

Twoyearslaterhewas abletoattendtheParisUniversity,wherehegraduated aMasterofArts."Never surelythereorelsewhere," write'Broderick,"wasan M.A.moredearlywonor morelikeadecorationfor heroisminthefaceofenemies,suchenemiesasadvancingyears,destitution, naturalrepugnance,and eventhedevildisguisedas anangeloflight.Stronger thanallthesehadbeenhis oneally,hispassionforthe gloryofGodandthesalvationofsouls.Ofcourse hehadgivenawayallhis money,sohehadtobegin ordertoDayhisexpenses. "Conqueryourself,"heused tosay;andthatthemegoes rightthroughhislife.

THE"STIFFESTCLAY."

Hisvirilesanctityattractedseveralstudents,and amonghisgreatestconquests wasthatbrilliantyoung Spanishprofessorofthe ParisUniversity,Francis Xavier.Butitwasnoeasy victory.andinlateryears IgnatiusadmittedthatXavierwasthe"stiffestclay"he everhadtohandle.Francis wasambitious,proudofhis rank,ofhisintellectualbrillianceandathleticskill.And therewasLoyola-astudent beggarwhowalkedwitha limp!WhatdidIgnatius discerninFrancisatthis

stagetomakehimwortha siegelastingnearlythree years?Thatishiddenfrom us-butdeepcallstodeep, andagreatheartisquickto recognise,evenunderveils, itsfellow.Loyolaguided hissmallbandofmento greaterheightsofsanctity andself-sacrifice,andthey determinedtodevotethemselveswhollytotheservice ofGodandthesalvationof souls.Inthisspiritthey appliedthemselvesdiligentlytotheirstudiesandwere shortlyafterordainedtothe priesthood, WORKANDSPIRITOF THEORDER. Itwasthisconceptionof anactive-contemplativeOrdercombinedthatIgnatius had(vaguely)inmind,for the"Reformation"withits disruptiveheresieswasshatteringEuropeanddestroyingtheunityofChristendom.TheChurchneeded active,zealousmen,sowhen Loyolaandhiscompanions offeredthemselvestothe Pope,hesentthemtovariouspartsofItaly,topreach, catechise,andgiveRetreats. GodinHismercyblessed theirlaboursandmostfavourablereportsconcerning thezealandvirtueofthe FathersreachedthePope, whoin1540approvedofthe Company,orSociety,aswe knowit.

WHATIGNATIUS DESIRED

Suchwasthebeginning oftheJesuits-awounded soldierwasconvertedinhis sufferings,andafter19years ofhardships.humiliations, andheroiceffortstoacquire learning,foundhimselfthe leaderofasmallcompany ofmen,approvedofbythe Pope,andlatertobeknown astheJesuits.Loyola's finalaimwasveryextensive:hewantedhismemberstobezealous,virtuous, learnedmen,whomthe Popecouldsendtoanypart oftheworldasmissioners, preachers,writers,professors,andspiritualdirectors. Notonlywouldhehave priests,butalsoJesuitlayBrothers,whocouldhelp thepriestsinvariousways, somedoingofficework, othersengagedindomestic orfarmwork.

JOAN HAMMOND and WALTER SUSSKIND

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Moscow'sPeaceOffensive IncludesFaithinHungary

ThestartlingchangesintheHungarianCommunistregimeorepartof agreatgambleriskedbyMoscowin anefforttosplitupWesternunity,to haltrearmament,andtoendtheeconomicsanctionsagainstIronCurtain countries.

ThesearetheMoscow-decreedmeasures suresaimedatdemonstratingthepolicyof leniencytowardtheChurchinHungary:

(1)CardinalMindszentyistobelooked afterwithutmostcare.

(2)ImprisonedArchbishopGroeszistobe transferredtoavilla.

(3)FatherAndreasandotherpriestsimprisonedfor"treason"orotherantistatecrimesaretobereleased.

(4)Imprisonedprelatesaretobepermitted toreceivevisitors.

(5)Thepublicsaleofdevotionalarticlesis toberesumed.

(6)Parentscanregistertheirchildrenfor religiousteaching.

(7)Stateschoolsareinstructedtoprovide facilitiesforreligionclasses.

(8)Nomoreinterferencewithreligious celebrationsinpublic.

IrishSports

MunsterChampionship

MinorHurling: Tipperary,5-10;Cork, 4-4;atLimerick.

LeinsterChampionship

MinorFootball: Kildare,2-7;Wexford, 0-6;atCarlow. ConnachtChampionship

MinorFootball: Mayo,2-10;Sligo,0-5;at Ballymote.

UlsterChampionship.

MinorFootball: Donegal,1-7;Antrim,1-5; atLetterkenny. Armagh,2-9;Derry,1-6; atLurgan Tyrone,3-11;Fermanagh,2-2;atOmagh.

Maynooth'sHead GelsHighHonour

ThePresidentofMaynoothcollege.RightRev. Mgr.EdwardJ.Kissane, D.D.,L.S.S.,D.Litt.,this weekreceivedmanyfelicitationsonhisappointment asaProthonotaryApostolic adinstarParticipantiumheisnowamemberofthe highestcollegeofprelates oftheRomanCuria.His Eminence,CardinalD'Alton, ArchbishopofArmaghand PrimateofArmaghandPrimateofAllIreland,speakingattheannualprizedistributioninthecollegethis week,saidthatitwasan honourthatwasrichlydeservedandonethatbrought honournotonlytohimbut toMaynooth.

VeteranPriestRelatesPoignantExperienceThatIllustrates

"Youcanbank onthe'Wales'"

"Thebusieramanis,thelesstimehecan givetodetailsandthemorehemustrelyon theadviceofexperts.Thesuccessfulbodiless manistheonewhoknowshowtociloo.c hisadvisers.

"Frankly,muchofoursuccessisdueto ourchoiceoftheBankofNewSouthWales as(airhankers."

July25bringsanothergroupofyoung AustralianstothealtarofGodtobeordainedandjointhatgrandarmy,priestsofGod. Yearsagotheyheardthecall.Somesofar backtheycannotrememberwhenorwhence itcame;itseemedtohavebeenalwaysthere.

Othershearditinschoolcarne,shewasanointedand days,assomepriestorBrotherspoketothemofholy thingsandgreatideals.

SomehearditduringsolemndaysofaRetreat, othersagainheardthecall duringaMission;someat thedeathbed,orgraveside ofonetheyknew.

Some,likemyself.heard itinthebusyhoursofwork. Butwheneveritwas, whetherinboyhood,youth ormanhood,theyheardit, likeSamuelofoldtheyanswered:"Speak,Lord,Thy servantheareth."Orwith St.PaulwhenGodcalled himontheroadtoDamascus,'Lord,whatwillYou havemetodo?"

SecretoftheKing

Yes,whetherinchildhood, youth,ormanhood,thecall came,adaytherewaswhen theseyoungmenhadgone tothedearestpersonin theirlives,theirmother-to tellherthe"secretofthe King,"thattheyhadbeen calledtobe#priest.In mostcasesitwasnosecret to,her.Farmoreoften

preparedfordeath.Still herhopewasnotshakened. Herpriest-to-beprayed with,andfor,herbutwith perhapsalessfirmhope.

Theordinationdaycame, stillshelingered,sheeven seemedtorallysomewhat.

Thefatherandtheyoung student'ssisterandbrother wentdownfortheordination.Allheartswerebent ononethought,oneprayer, nexttotheordinationitself, namely,thathismother mightbespared.

Aftertheordination,the youngpriest journeyed homewithhisfather,brotherandsister.Greatindeedwasthemother'sjoy when,thatnight,theyoung priestplacedhisnewlyanointedhandsonherand gaveherhisfirstpriestly blessing.Tearswetthose handsasshetookandkissed them.

MassinBedroom

Theythoughtthereactio mightbetoomuchforher poorfrailbody.Thefirst partofherprayerhadbeen

BytheV.Rev.Mgr.J.M.Cusack,P.P.,P.C. thannot,shehadbeenpraying,hopinganddreamingthatGodwouldchooseher sonforthisgreatdignity, yethardlydaringtohope suchagreatfavourwould behers.

Thedayherboytoldher hissecretwasoneofthe greatest,grandest,holiest daysofherlife.Whowill telloftheheartspouredout toGodinthanksgivingfor suchafavour,orofprayer, thenbegan,thatherboy mightbeworthyandthat shemightlivetoseehim standingatthealtar-a priest.

Mother's.OneHope

ThestoryofthePresentationandSimeon's"Nunc Dimittis"alwaysreminds meofanordinationdayand themotherofapriestmany yearsago.Thisyoungman hadlefthomeandhadgone tostudyforthepriesthood. Astheyearspassedandthe youngmanapproachednearertothepriesthood,acloud loomedonthehorizon.

Hismothersickened, strickendownwithafatal malady.Sheprayedfor butonething;sheboreher sufferingswithheroicpatienceandresignation,offeringalltoGod,makingonly onerequest-thatshemight besparedtoseehersonordainedapriestandhearhis firstMass.

Slowlythemonthsdraggedon,weakerandweaker shebecame,andmoreacute thesuffering.Stillshe prayedandhopedwitha greathope.Thelastweek

granted,wouldGodspare herforthesecond?She hadseenhersonapriestof God-herlife'sprayer,her life'sdream.NowremainedthefirstMassandCommunion.WouldGodgrant this?

Thebishophadgranted theyoungpriestthespecial permissiontosayMassin hismother'shome.An altarwaserectedjustoutsidethebedroomdoor whereshecouldseeand followtheMass-herboy's firstMass.ThatMasswas somethingveryholy-the dyingmother,thebrave, butperfectlyresignedfather, theyoungpriest'sbrother andsisterandafewfriends. Novulgar,evenifpious, crowddisturbedthepeace. 'HowGoodYouAre!'

Slowly,fervently,the Masswenton.Themother seemedtohaveralliedcompletely.Aholyjoylitup herface.WhenthemomentforHolyCommunion came,bighottearsrolled downherpoor,pain-worn cheeks.Whenhersonturned,holdinghisGodand hers,andutteredthewords, "DomineNonSumDignus," herheartoverflowedasshe said:"0Lord,indeedIam notworthy.0God,how goodyouare!"

Thosewhosawthatface asshereceivedherGod fromthehandofherson willneverforgetit.The tearsofjoyandgratitude, gatheredonherworn cheeks,stoodoutlikejewels. Shebowedherheadand whispered:"MyGod,how

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OurLadybeneaththeCrossgavethesublimestexampleofwillingnesstoyieldupherSontoGod. goodyouare.HowcanI thankyou?IloveYou,I loveYou,IloveYou."Her joywascomplete.

FirstMassandLast

Whowillblamehimif thatyoungpriesthadto pausebeforegivingHoly Communiontohisfather, brotherandsister.All eyeswerefilledwithtears, theywerenottearsofsorrow,butofholiest,purest love.ItwasaMass,and aCommunion,suchas angelsmusthavelovedto lookon-ayoungpriest's first,andamother'slast, Mass. WiththefirstMassover, thefamilygatheredtopartakeoftheordinationbreakfast,justthemselvesalone. Everyheartwasbiimfulof loveandjoy.Themother's prayerhadbeengranted. Theyoungpriest'sgreatest joyhadbeenfulfilled,forit isthedreamofeverystudentforthepriesthood,or everyyoungpriest,that theywillhavethehappiness ofhavingtheirfatherand motherattheirordination andfirstMass.

ThanksgivingMass

Thatafternoonsheasked herboytocometoher.as hesatbyherbedsideshe tookhishandinhersand said:"Iwantyoutopromise me,thateverydayyousay MassyouwillthankGod forhavinggrantedmemy prayer.Ihavenothingelse tolivefor.IfIliveda thousandyearsIcould neverthankGodenough. Ineverthoughttherecould besomuchhappinessinone poorheart."

Theyoungpriestbent overthepoorfrailbody; kissingher,hesaid:"Ipromiseyou,mother."With thataholysmilelitupher face.Shelaybackand gaveupherpuresoulto God.Hersufferingatan end,shemetherGod-the motherofapriest.

Thenextmorningwhen theyoungpriestsaidMass inthechurch,peoplewere

surprisedwhenheappearedinwhitevestmentsinsteadofblackforaRequiem forhismother.Hehad decidedhisfirstdutytoGod, andhisdeadmotherwasto offeraMassofthanksgivingforthefavourGodhad granted.Sohissecond MasswasaMassofthanksgiving,andhisthirdaRequiemforthereposeofhis mother'ssoul,asoulthat hadbeenalreadypurifiedin yearsofsufferingpatiently endured.

TearsintheSmile

Inallthejoyofanordinationdaythereissometimesacloudofsorrowthetearsinthesmile;th, cloudinthebrightbluesky which,byitsverypresence, makesthescenemoretouchingandmorebeautiful.It iswhenayoungmanhas reachedthegoalandthose nearestanddearesttohim areabsent,GodhavingcalledthemtoHimself.

Moreoftenitisafather, sometimesamother;less frequently-butsometimesboth;andtheheartsof thosepresentgoouttothe, absentones.Ifonlythey hadlivedtoseethisday howhappytheywouldhave been-Ifonly!ButGod knewbetter,andGod's waysarewonderful.God's waysarenotourways.

StrangeSelfishness

Yetcanitbethereare CatholicmotherswhebegrudgetheirsonswhenGod callsthemtothepriesthood -thepriesthood,thegreatest,grandesthonourGod canbestowonanyboy-to beapriest,hisparentsto bethefatherandmotherof apriest.Strangeselfishness! Thankgodforthenoble' generosityofthemany fathersandmotherswho willingly,and,cheerfully givetheirsonsthatthey mayonedaystandatGod's altar-apriestforever.Well mightweaskwhatgreater honourcanGodbestowon' anymotherthanthehonour ofbeingthemotherofa priest.

RoyalCar

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OfCarfin

EDINBURGH,Scotland,July9(NC.).QueenElisabethslowedtheroyalcartoa crawlingpaceasshe passedtheentranceto theCarfingrotto"theScottishLourdes" -duringherestate visittoScotland.The grotto,locatedinindustrialLanarkshire,is afavouriteshrineof ScottishCatholics.

TheDukeofEdinburgspottedthegrotto duringtheroyaldrive, andtheQueen,obviouslyinterested,turnedto giveaspecialwaveto thechildrenassembled there.Theyoungsters stoodoutsidethegrotto underabannerwhich read:"Carfinchildren areprayingfortheir Queen".

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TitoRevealsHisHandInTaunt AgainstAilingCardinal

VATICANCITY,July13 (Radio,NC.-Recentstatements byMarshalTito,ofYugoslavia,concerningHisEminenceAloysius CardinalStepinac,"confirmtheviolencecommittedagainstthe humanpersonandtherightsofconscience"intheCommunist state.Sostated"OsservatoreRomano,"VaticanCitynewspaper, inanarticlecommentingonanewspaperinterviewgivenbyTito athissummerhomeinBrdo,excerptsfromwhichwerebroadcast overtheBelgradeRadio.

PatriarchIs ToArrange Congresses

VATICANCITY,

July13(Radio,NC/.

-ArchbishopJoseda CostaNunes,ofGoa, PatriarchoftheEast Indies,hasbeen namedpresidentof thePermanentcommitteeonInternational Eucharistic Congressesbythe Pope.

Inthecourseofthe"Os-permissiontovisittheCarservatore"article,theCardinal'sailmentwasdescribedasonethatmaygetbetterorworsetemporarily, butcannotbecured.(A medicalcommissionnamed bytheBelgradegovernmentfoundtheCardinalto besufferingfromacirculatoryconditionwithsevere phlebitisoftherightleg, complicatedbytuberculosis

dinal.ItquotedTitoalso astellinghisinterviewer, that"ifyouwanttosee Stenipac,whydon'tyou persuadehimtoleavethe country,andthenyoumay seehimasoffenasyou wish."

"OsservatoreRomano" wentontochallengeMarshalTito'sstatementthat publicopinion,including oftheleftlung). thatofProtestantsand The"Osservatore"articleCatholics,is"beginningto waspromptedespeciallyby astatementinwhichTito, referringtotheailingCardinal,wasquotedassaying:"Stepinacwantstobea martyr.Herefusedmedicalexaminationandrefusedtogotoaseasideresort forhishealth.Ifhedied there,theywouldsayitwas ourfaultjustthesame. Stepinacisonlyapawnin theVatican'sworldchess game,andwillbeonlya pawnaslongashelives."

understandthepositionof Yugoslaviatowardthe ChurchandCardinalStepinac."Ittookissuealso withhisfurtherstatement thattheVaticanisslowto understandthat"itwill neverbeabletoassumethe

favourablepositionitonce hadinPoland,Austriaand Yugoslavia."Suchdeclarations,"Osservatore"sail,leadtothe conclusionthattheYugoslavgovermentbelievesit canhitatCatholicswithout fearofimmediateconsequences.However,itsaid thiswasofsecondaryconcernonly,inviewofthe Belgradegovernment'simplicitbeliefthatitcan carryonafightagainstthe Churchwithoutregardfor fundamentalhumanrights orevenwithoutabandoning itshypocriticaldistinction betweentheChurchassuch andCardinalStepinac, whomithasbrandedasa "warcriminal."

AloysiasCardinalStepinac

Hesucceedsthelate ArchbishopAlexanderVachon,ofOttawa.Histermas presidentwilllast untilMay12,1960, theexpirationdate forthetermsofthe othercommittee members,whowere appointedforten yearsinMay,1950.

Othermembersof thecommitteeare ArchbishopJohnF. O'Hara,ofPhiladelphia,andBishopJulienLeCouedic,of Troyes,France.

Accordingtothisstatement,"Osservatore"said, TitoaccusedtheCardinalof tryingtobeamartyratany price,andalsoofrefusing offersmadebythegovernment,inordertocauseembarrassmenttoit.

TheVaticanorgansaid !thefactsarethattheCardinal,whoissufferingfrom acirculatorydisorderwhich hasbecomeworseinthe pastfewweeks,hadbeen informedthattheYugoslav authoritieshadwishedto transferhimfromthevillageofKrasic,nearZagreb, wherehehasbeenconfined, toanotherplacefortreatment.TheCardinal,however,refusedtobetransferred,sayingthathewished toremaininKrasic,where hecouldcontinuetocelebrateMassduringperiods ofimprovedhealth.

TheVaticanpaperdeclaredthatMarshalTitoalso hadsaid:"TheCardinalis desirousthattheStategive intohiswishes.Wecannot dothat.Hemaydie,but weshallnotgivein."OsservatoresaidthatTitohad

TheAustralianAmbassador-designatetoIreland, Mr.PaulMcGuire,wasthe guestofhonouratadinner givenbyarepresentative groupofCatholiclaymenin theHotelAustralia,Sydney, onWednesday,June24.TributestoMr.McGuirewere paidbyHisEminenceCardinalGilroy,Mr.W.F. Sheahan(N.S.W.AttorneyGeneral)andMr.JohnO'Neill,whohasbeenassociatedwithMr.McGuirein propagatingthemessageof the"CalltotheAustralian People."Mr.JusticeDwyer oftheN.S.W.Supreme Courtpresidedatthedinner.HisHonourcongratulatedMr.McGuireonhis appointmentandsaidthat Australiawasfortunateto havesecuredtheservicesof suchadistinguishedscholar, authorandlecturertorepresentherinIreland.His EminencecongratulatedMr. McGuireonhisappointment andthankedhimforthe magnificentworkhehad accomplishedinAustralia withinthepastfewyears. Mr.McGuirewasfarewelledinMelbourneonMay20 atadinnerattheHotel Australiabytheexecutive oftheCelticClubandlater bymembersoftheClub.In Adelaide,onJuly20,a dinnerwastenderedby thelaymenofSouthAustralia.ArchbishopBeovich presided. refusedforeignjournalists

Mary'sBlueArmy HasFourMillions

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-ArchbishopThomasA.

BolandofNewarkopened thecongressoftheBlue ArmyofOurLadyofFatimawithBenedictionhere ontheeveofthe36thanniversaryoftheFatimaapparitioninwhichtheBlessedMotherpromisedtheconversionofRussia.

Highlightingthecongres.; openingwasthecrowning bytheArchbishopofastatueofthePilgrimVirginof Fatimawhichiseventually tobeplacedinUnitedNationsheadquartersinNew York.Thestatueitselfhad previouslybeenblessedin PortugalbyBishopJose AlvesCorreiadaSilvaof Leiria.

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CardinalStepinac IsFoundSuffering FromTuberculosis

TRIESTE,July11.-HisEminence AloysiusCardinalStepinacconsentedtothe recommendationofhisdoctorandagovernmentmedicalcommissionthathebe transferredfortreatmenttoeitherGolnich, inSlovenia,orahospitalatSleme,in Croatia.

However,boththeSlovenianandtheCroatian authoritiesrefusedpermissionforthetransferofthe Cardinal,whoisseriously ill.

Cardinalissufferingfrom acirculatorydisorderwith severephlebitis(inflarnatonofthevein)ofthe rightleg,complicatedby pulmonarytuberculosisof theleftlobe.

TheFederalGovernment thenofferedtogivethe ArchbishopofZagrebresidenceatasanatoriumin Serbia.ThistheCardinal declined,itissaid,because heregardedtheofferas lackingsufficientguarantees forbothhissecurityandfor medicaltreatment.

Thisisthesubstanceof reportsreceivedintheTriesteFreeTerritoryfollowingtheexaminationofthe ailingCardinalbyafourmanmedicalteamsentby theBelgradegovernment.

Themedicalcommission substantiallyconfirmedthe diagnosismadebytheCardinal'sphysician,Dr.Riessnet..Theyfoundthatthe

TheCardinalisreported tobestillcelebratingMass buthisphysicalcondition andextremeweaknessmake itdifficultforhimtomove around.Accordingtothe reportsofwitnesses,the Cardinalfaintedtwicewhile offeringMassontheFeast ofCorpusChristi.

CardinalStepinachas beenconfinedtohisnative villageofKrasicsinceDe cember,1951,whenhewas grantedaconditionalreleasefromprisonbyTito. Hehadbeensentencedin 1946to15yearsinprison foralleged"crimes"during theNazioccupationofthe country.

"Astoprivilegedconditionsallegedlyonceenjoyed bytheChurchinYugoslavia,AustriaorPoland,it mustbesaidthatthesehave neverexisted,"Osservatore said."Ontheotherhand, itisknowntohistorythat notafewgovernmentshave beentemptedtomake Catholicismserve'State reasons.'However,Catholics andtheChurchhavealways firmlyopposedsuchattempts."

"Thesamethingishappeningtoday,"Osservatore declared."Governmentswho declarethemselvestobe atheisticandworkaccordingtothelinesofatheistic Marxismaretryingthe samethingwithallthemeansallowedbytotalitarianorgans.Theroyalabsolutionofthepasthasnow beenreplacedbyaCommunistabsolution,which aimsatmakingtheCatholic religionaninstrumentof anti-religioustyranny."

OsservatoreRomano chargedthatYugoslaviais followingtheexampleof other democracies" bytakingalinewhichseeks toimposeitswilluponthe Churchwith"vexatiouslegislationandjuridicalterrorism."

"Wherethisisnotsufficient,"thepapersaid,"it usescrudeviolence.Insuch circumstances,injuriestoa pastorwhodoesnotwishto leavehisdioceseisanact thatcondemnsitself.The newstatementsbythehead ofthestateconfirmtheviolencecommittedagainstthe humanpersonandtherights ofconscience."

FourteenCrosses

ConvergeOnOne OfOldestShrines

LONDON,July14(NC). Fourteencrossesbuilttothe estimatedsizeandweight oftheCrossofCalvarywere broughtfromvariousparts ofWestEnglandduringthe annualpilgrimagetoGlastonbury,siteofoneofthe world'soldestChristian shrines.

Anestimated5,000personswatchedasthecrosses, bornebygroupsofpilgrims,wereerectedonthe hillwhereGlastonburyAbbey,oneofthegloriesof medievalEngland,once stood.

BlessedbyBishopJoseph Rudderham,ofClifton,the crosseswereerectedin memoryofthelastAbbotof Glastonbury-AbbotRichardWhiting-andtwoof hismonkswhoweremartyredfortheFaithduring thedaysofKingHenry VIII.

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BIGGESTEVENTOFTHEYEAR

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Y.C.W.TOSENDDELEGATESEAST

TheDiocesanCounciloftheY.C.W.has approvedthesendingoftwodelegatestothe Y.C.W.NationalCouncilmeeting,tobeheld nextOctoberinMelbourne.

NameshavenotbeenreleaseduntiltheNationalexecutivedecidesonhawmany delegatesandobserversmay attend.

Itisestimatedthatthe sortofthetripwillbe£80. Everybranchshouldstart thinkingofwaystoraise themoney.

STATECONFERENCE.

Sub-committeeshave startedworkingtoorganise theStateconference,from September18-20.

FOOTBALL.

Inmatchesplayedlast

Sunday,VictoriaParkdefeatedShentonParkina yard-foughtgame.

Bothsidessufferedcasualties.B.Roberts(ShentonPark)wastreatedfora tornfingernail,andK.Jensings(VictoriaPark)had twostitchesinsertedabove Isisrighteye.

WhenKevinreturnedto thegamehehadhardly takenhispositionwhenthe ballcamehiswayandhe goaled.

Finalscoreswere:13.20to 6.11. HighgateoverranSubiaco,13.14to5.10.

VICTORIAPARK.

Membershadoneofthe bestwork-outsyetatthe gymlastFridaynight.They arelookingforwardtonext Fridaynight.

Ticketsfor"Koronation Kapers"inthePerthTown ballonSeptember3aresellingfast.Secureyoursnow fromY.C.W.andN.C.G.M. members.

WESTPERTH.

Thethemeofthelest combinedconference,"Dat-

ing,Dancing,Decorum, DressandDrink,"wasdiscussedatasuccessfulcombinedmeetingheldatMrs. Landquist'shomerecently. About30membersofboth movementsalsodiscussed theproposedconcerttobe heldinconjunctionwith otherbranches. SUBIACO. Membersfromother Lranchesareinvitedtoa picnictoAraluennextSunday,August2.Ticketsare 6/-eachandbuseswill leavefromSt.Joseph'shall, Subiaco.

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Thefollowingadditional donationstothe"Marianum"conventoftheHungarianSistersofOurLady ofthePoorSchoolsare thankfullyacknowledged.

£15:FederalCatholicImmigrationCommittee,Sydney;£10each:Santa Sabina,Sydney;Good ShepherdCony.,Melbourne; Mrs.O'Loughlen;£5: SantaSabina.Seni.or Girls;£2/2each:Dominican Sisters,Scarborough;St. JosephoftheSacredHeart, SouthPerth;St.Anne'sN. Home;AlbertE.Lynet; £1/1Mr.E.Edmondson.

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Christ'sMysticalBodyIsBasis

OfApostolateofRealCharity

aheartbeats,Godisbehind it,forHealonecangivethe heartitsrhythm.Aslong asyouseethelightin humaneyes,youseeGod, forHeisthelight.Aslong asthebloodcoursesthrough theveins,itisthecrimson bloodoftheMysticalBody ofChrist.

(Cont.fromCover) Christinothers,trytosee othersinJesusChrist,as membersofHisMystical BodyAmean,slypersonis meanandslyandcannever belikeChristAsmallmind isasmallmindandcan neverbethemindofChrist; yetallwhoarebaptized mustberegardedasmembersofChrist'sMystical Body.

Insuchadoctrineof theMysticalBodycan befoundtheanswerto St.Vincent'sheroiccharity. Thechildrenherescued frominstitutionswhichwere hellsofcrueltyandneglect,the40,000destitute paupersofParisfedbyhim, thegalleyslavesandthe insane,chainedandhunted likebeasts,wereregardedas Christsufferingintheleast ofHisLrethren.Likewise ifwearetoimbibethe ChristlikespiritofSt.Vincent,itisChristwetoo mustserveinthesic:tpoor, thediscardedaged,theabandonedoutcast.Infactwe willbejudgedhereand hereafteronourattitude tothesemysticalmembers ofChrist'sMysticalBody, for,"Iwashungryandyou gaveMenottoeat;thirsty, andyougaveMenotto drink;naked,andyou clothedMenot."

YoubelieveinJesus Christ;thenyoumustbelievethateverymanand womanyoumeetisatemple oftheHolyGhost:YoubelieveinJesusChrist;then youmustbelievethatevery man-white,black,brownor yellowisyourbrother.The kingdomofGodiswithin youandwithinyourneighbourtoo.Therecanbeno realbrotherhoodofman withoutrecognizingthe FatherhoodofGod.

Itmaybedifficultattimes toseeChristinsomepeople.Youwillfailtoseehim inthedown-and-outwho likeOliverTwistcomes backandbackformore;you willfailtoseeasingleresemblancetoChristina small-minded,sly,mean person.Atsuchatime,insteadoftryingtoseeJesus

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IfChrististoenterinto yourworkandlivesand thelivesofothers,thedoctrineoftheMysticalBody mustbelived.Onlyone spectaclewillcompelusto admitthatChriststilllives; thatisthespectacleofaSt. VincentdePaulwho,as chaplaintoacourt,dwelt inapalace,yetlivedalife ofausterity;whoassociated withprinces,yetservedthe poor;whospurnedwealth andrenouncedpleasurein ordertoliveinChristand serveChristinhisfellow man.

TakeUpGauntlet

Todaybecausetheworld hasforgottenChrist'steaching,Christ'sloveandcharity,itislikeabushed childweeping,wandering andbewildering.Fromail landswehearonecry. FromthesteppesofRussia tothewatersoftheEnglish Sea,fromdarkAfricato yellowAsia;itisthecryof menandwomenlostinthe mazeofamadmaterial worldthatisdestroyingitselfbyselfishnessandpleasure. Whatareyoudoingto provethevitalityofyour faith?ThatwasthechallengehurledatOzanam, thatisthechallengehurled atustoday.Ozanamtook upthegauntlet;somustwe. HemadeChristtheperfect idealofcharityandinHis charityheradiatedChrist. Inotherwordshelived,as Vincentdid,thedoctrineof theMysticalBody.Wecan dolikewiseandbydoing soprovetoacynicaland scepticalworldthatChrist stilllives.You,byyour exampleandgloriouswork asmembersoftheSociety ofSt.VincentdePaul,you, bythepracticeofcharity, canplayyourpartinleadingmenandawandering worldbacktoabrokenheartedGod.

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