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bytheJapaneseinvan'sstudieswereinterin1942.Withhisfel1ntudents,hewasforcedto nnsidebysidewithAust(anniprisonersofwar. - hewasinternedin `Pain}withallthemem:,lecofVunapopeMission.

7,'''MisslienataCochrane,a'W alikeinblacksoutanesand vestAustra-starchedwhitelace,andlayshishandsonJulians /i'flanwhoisteachingatPortMoresby,lastlytheFathers-a"thosehead,askingtheHolySpirit swttoconsultrisasiTtytleleavmiteheirtocomedownonhimand ,'Papua,NewGuinea,sendsthefollowing makehimapriestforever. cfirst-handaccountoftheordinationtoFrmthtehestepsihoofintheSweatrunsdownthefaces sanctuary, oftheattentivenativepeople. thepriesthoodonNovember29ofthefirstrobesspeakstothepeopleinNoonestirs.Inthefront theRorolanguage. row,awomanwithashaven PapuanatMainohana. "God,whoisallpowerful,headweepsquietly.Itisone 'Today,inMainohanavii-high.Somewerenakedexceptcreatedman.Man,bysin,ofJulian'ssisters. JulianEfibecameaforabreechclothandacol-cuthimselfofffromGod.TheBishopplacesthefolded est,thefirstPapuaneverlectionofornamentalbeltsGodsentHisSon,JesuswhitechasubleoverJulian's beordainedinhisownandarmlets,butmostcameChrist,tostandbetween,shoulders,andthenwiththe Country. inshirtsandblueorscarletHimselfandman.Heisdignity,thetendernessand teenyearsbefore,hehadramis. thereforetheonlytruepriest.theholinessoftheChurch, forSt.Mary'sSeminaryRorogirls,tatooedfrom"But,justbeforeHedied,heanointsthehandsofthe 4,VunapopeMissionnearheadtofootindelicate,sooty.JesusChristgavetothenewpriestwithHolyChrism ul."Atfirst,whenIgeometricpatterns,swayedApostlesthepowertostandItisFatherLouis,the Ididn'tunderstandtheirhipsandsettheirfine,beforeGodaspriests.AndPapuanpriestassistingthe itwasallabout,"heyellow-dyedgrassskirtsthoughweareonlymen,weBishop,whobindstheanoint"Butastheyearswentswinging.Roundtheirneckswhoareordainedarepriestsedhandswithawhitecloth. well,thingsseemedtogethungmassivenecklacesofinJesusChrist.Andso,byAndthenthegrey-haired Botanyandphysicsdogs'teeth,plaquesofgold-Hispower,JulianalsowillFrenchBishop,andthe toryIfoundeasy,butlippearlshell,finelyworkedbecomeapriest."broad-shoulderedyoungPaandphilosophy,theyornamentsoftortoiseshell- puan,symbolicallyunitedat TheBishopasksthepeoplethealtar,togethercontinue niarci,andIthinkweallalltheirportablewealthforiftheyknowofanything difficultywithLatintotheprospectivehusbandstowhichmightpreventJuliantheMass. with." seeandadmire. frombecomingapriest.NoThecrowdjostlesand -1000Attend onespeaks.-He PushesroundtheMission House.Thesunbeatsdown ThecrowdgrewdenserasJulian,remindshimoftheoneagerpaintedfaces.From theynearedMainohanaMis-dutieshewillhavetounder-shiningbrownskinscomesa sionStation.Schoolboystake.Beautifullyandmeticu-smellofcoconutoil,slightly dresseduniformlyinbluelously,theceremonycon-rancidinthehotsun.The ramismarchedin;atroopoftinues. redandyellowflowersround Scouts;youngmenwiththeirJulianprostrateshimselfinthetop-knotsoftheyoung facesintricatelypaintedallfrontofthealtar,whilethewomenbegintowilt. overintraditionaldesignsofWaima,RoroandMekeoSuddenly,thereissilence. - tamageOfWarmanycolours;oldwomenpeople.wellaccustomedtoFatherJulian,inhiswhite withshavenheadsandP.OLatin,takeuptheresponseschasuble,thebirdofparadise adornment,nakedpiccanin-oftheLitanyoftheSaints.escapingfromthebrokennet nies-allthepeople-Julian'sJulianrisesandkneelsofpaganism,coniesouttohis people`--camehurryinginforbeforetheBishop.Insilence,peopletogivethemhisfirst theordination. inthefiercehotsunlightofblessing.

theendofthewar, ewasnotasinglebuildleftattheMission.There noquestionofre-opening theseminary.ThenBishop WadeoftheSolomonIslands Cametotherescue.He ghtanArmycampat lictnainhisowndiocese foundedanewseminary, itJulianwasableto 41hisstudies.

lienhereturnedtoPapua reporttohissuperior, -opAndreSorin,M.S.C., tieCatholicMission,Yule td.Broad-shoulderedand assured,quietandwitha .rsmile,heheldhimself -,udinessforhisgreatday. don'tknowwherethe opwillsendme,"hesaid. alltheFathershereare -ittssionariesoftheSacred Read,butthePopeprefers thattheclergyofacountry shouldbetakenfromitsown people.SoifIwishtoremain asecularpriest,Icandoso."

RepresentsStart spokedecisively,well wingthatherepresented )beginningoftheChurch 'Papua.Forthisreason, Bishophaddecidedthat ordinationshouldtake eatthevillageofMainothenaturalmeeting oftheMekeo,Roroand people,inhabitingthe alplainacrossfromYule nisaMekeo,likethe otherPapuanpriest, LouisVangeke,M.S.C., therLouiswasordained dagascar,andthenative ohadneverseenan tion.

onthisSundaymornthepeople,Julian's gotuplongbefore toattendMassand alongthepathsthrough nalgrassandalongthe intheircanoes,that nceintheirunhurried theymightbeingood Motherscarriedtheir innetbagsslungfrom foreheads, veMekeomen,their ycombedfrizzyhair likearound,fullwig, withtheirheadsheld

About4000ofthemgatheredintheopenspacenear thenewlyerectedMission buildings.Theunfinished churchwastoosmalltohouse them,sothevillagepeople hadbuiltasanctuaryoutof doors,highuponaplatform.

TraditionalDesigns

TheyhadusedthetraditionaldesignofaPapuan house,apointedarchrising uninterruptedfromfloorto rooftree.Delicateyoung coconutfrondsoutlinedthe entrance,indicatingachief's house.Thewallswereof localbamboo,tiedwithvines. Thefrontofthealtarwas hungwithanativefishing net,thecentredecoratedwith adesignofflamingbirdof paradiseplumes.Grassskirts hungonthewalls,andmats wovenbythewomenfrom driedsagaleavescarpetedthe floor. ItwasBishopSorin'swish thatthisshouldbeafeast forJulian'speople,thatthey shouldunderstandthatthis wasthebeginningofthe ChurchinPapua.Eventhe embroideryonJulian'snew whitechasublecaughtthe theme-abirdofparadise escapingfromabrokennet, withtaroleavesinthebackgroundtosymbolisethe Mekeocountryside.

"Oursoulwasfreedasa birdfromthesnareofthe trappers:thesnarewas brokenandweweredelivered."

APriestForever

Presentlytheprocession camewalkingunderthe archesofswayingcoconut fronds.Thebrown-skinned schoolchildrenledtheway, followedbytheSistersin theirwhitehabitsandpale bluetens.Thencamethe PapuanLittleSistersIngrey withademurewhitecollar: thenthelaymen,builders, boatmenandfarmersofthe MLssin:theBrothers,EuropeanandPapuan,dressed

Heis

whichwasmadefromhis latemother'sgoldwatch.The watchhadbeenhisfather's gifttohismotherfortheir wedding.Theonyxstonewas thegiftofHisGrace's brother,Mr.PeterKnox,of MidlandJunction. TheArchbishop'sfather, Mr.JohnKnox,camefrom RobinstownCo.Kilkenny,and hismother,EmilyWalshe,fromBrownsfordCastle,Co Kilkenny. HisGracewastheguestof theArchbishopofDublinrecently.Hemetmanyofhis relationsinDublin,Waterfordandotherpartsofthe country.AbouttwentyattendedhisMassinSt.Kevin's ChanelofthePro-Cathedral. Dublin,whenhiscousinOliver Freaney,thecentre-forward forDublin'sfootballteam. wasoneoftheacolytes.

Dr.Knox,Whowasrecently consecratedinRome.visited Irelandin1948andstavedin Vernon-avenue,Clontarr.with hiscousinMr.JohnFreaney.

ArchbishopKnox,thearea ofwhosejurisdictiontakesin theareaofKenyaterrorised bytheMauMau,saidthat despitepersecutiontheChristianKikuyutribesmenhad remainedfaithfultoChristianity.ChristianKikuyus,hesaid, hadbeensubjectedtoIlltreatmentbynon-Christian tribesmenbut,beingpeopleof finecharacter,theyhadrefusedtodeviatefromtheir faith.Themissionshadseveraltimesbeenattackedby

Whilepilotinghis.TigerMothplane fromhisparishofPortHedlandtoparticipateintheclergyRetreat,theRev.F. O'Sullivanfailedtoarriveandasearch wasorganised.HewassightedonJanuary 5,apparentlyunhurt.

TheRev.FinbarO'Sullivanpicturedwithhis'tiger Mothplaneshortlyafterbehadsecuredhisflyinglicence lastyear.

FatherO'SullivanleftCarnarvonforGeraldtonat3.48 p.m.onJanuray4andwas duetoarriveat7.18p.m.

Theplanewassightedover twopastoralstations70to 80milessouthofCameroon, thelastappearancebeingat 6.45p.m.

ApparentlyFatherSullivan ranintothunderstormactivitywhichwasdeveloping inthearea.Hisplaneseeminglyhadtomakeaforced landinginaclaypan,5miles fromWooramelstation,60 milessouthofCarnarvon.

Sightedbythepilotofa M.A.mailplaneonthemorningofJan.5,FatherO'Sullivanwasseenwalkingaround hisplane,apparentlyunhurt.

TheRev.Finbar0'801TM]isanativeofCounty Cork,Ireland.Hereadhis

ecclesiasticalcourseatAll Hallow'sCollege. Father anarrived inGeraldtoninJanuary1949, andwasattachedtothe staffofSt.FrancisXavier's Cathedral. In1952hewasanpointedto assisttheRev.E.Bryanadministerthehugeparishof PortHedland.

FatherBryan,thepioneer flyingpriestoftheGeraldton diocese,wasaseasonedaviator.FatherO'Sullivanlikewisestudiedaeronauticsand gainedhisflyinglicense throughtheRoyalAeroClub.

FatherO'Sullivan'sfirst flightinhisTigerMothwas fromPerthtoGeraldtonto attendtheconsecrationof theMostRev.B.Gallagher, inJune,1952.

POPEAPPROVESSUGGESTION

Rhodes'Scholar IsJesuitPupil

Mr.BernardHendrikLochtenberg,a22-year-oldengineeringstudentattheUniversityofWesternAustralia, wasrecentlyawardedthe WesternAustralianRhodes Scholarshipforthisyear.

Mr.Lochtenbergliveswith hismotheratClaremont. BornatSingapore,heisa Britishsubject.Hisfatherwas onactiveservicewiththe DutcharmywhentheJapaneseinvadedIndonesia,and diedinaSumatranprisonerof-warcampin1945. BeforecomingtoAustralia

Mr.Lochtenbergwaseducated inJava,Hollandandthe UnitedStates.He,completed hissecondaryeducationatSt. Louis'sJesuitCollege,Claremont,from1942to1948. Hewasduxandcaptainof theschoolanddidabrilliant course,securingseveraldis-tinctionsintheLeaving examination.Attheuniversityhewaspresidentofthe Engineers'Clublastyearand istheretiringpresidentofthe GuildofUndergraduates. Hewonafullblueinrowingandhasbeenamember oftheuniversitycrewfortile pastthreeyears. Sofarhehaswoneleven distinctionsinhisengineering courseandexpectstograduatenextyear,havingalready satforhisfinalexaminations

ChildrenToShare InMarianYear

VATICANCITY,Dec.24(Radio,NC)His HolinessPopePiusXIIhasapprovedaworldwide Children'sDayofprayerforpeaceintheworld,to beheldinMayoftheMarianYear.

'ridsbecameknownwiththethem.=3taketheplateoil publicationofanautographdiscordwhichdividesthem; lettersentbytheHolyFatherthatwherethehorrorofanttoHisEminenceMauriceCar-mositiesprovokesgranandruin, dlnalFelton,krehbishopoftreatiesofarenewedfriendship Paris,whohadrecommendedthemayrepacifl*slantsandrespecialobservance.TheexactestablisheverythingInatrandateultheDayofPrayerhasnullityofbranultayandorder." notyetbeenannounced. "Asimilarappeal,distortionInhislettertoCardinalately,Isatill,ofvitallialellaess reitinwhichwaswritteninInourdays."thePontiffder French.PopePlusrecalledthatdared..ttesstaathattheclash duringthevierhehimselfhadofarmscontinuesisheheard appealedeveryyearfortheinsomeMinns.andthat prayersfchildrenonbehalfofspiritsonthesocialandinterpeace.Hesaidthattheneed sincere lin rtsieevffeotareto, mutualu Car titoatni forsuchprayersissunurgent todayandaddedthathewouldandlustunderstanding." personallyaddressawordtoPopePiussaidthathe"conthechildrenoftheworldinduealderswithfavour"aproject tilde. whichIntendstoinspireiv PopePiuscalledattentiontoeveryparishandscholasticinawartimeappealinwhichhe'MuttontheunanimousprayerItadexpressedthehopethattheorchildrenfonpeaceInan powerfulIntercessionofchild-world.Headdedthattheoiler repmightobtainthat"wher-legtoadditionofgeneroussae evergraspinggreedhasinsinn-Mikesbychildrentoethisin ateditself,,fromnowontheretention"correspondswithout, maybelove:thatpardonmaydoubttothegreatIntentionsof supplantrampantInjustice.theMarianrearforwhichna thatharmony.whichbringshavecelledluourrecentencl. spiritscloserandstrengthenselical.PulgensComas"

FOUND

While_14etingilia.derMoth'lane fro*his totiledland pateintheclergyRetreat,the F. O'Sullivanfailedtoarriveandasearch wasorganised.HewassightedonJanuary 5,apparentlyunhurt.

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thetropicmerningtheBishop

BennisCochrane,aWestAustra-alikerchiendbl%av?ikitesoulaacenesandsta3 IlanwhoisteachingatPortMoresby,,lastlytheFathers-alltrite whocouldpossiblyleavetheir ,pua,NewGuinea,sendsthefollowingstationsforalittlewhile.

layshishandsonJulians head,askingtheHolySpirit tocomedownonhimand makehimapriestforever.

t-handaccountoftheordinationtoFromthestepsofthe sanctuary,theBishopinhis priesthoodonNovember29ofthefirstrobesspeakstothepeoplein

theRorolanguage. puanatMainohana. "Ood,whoisallpowerful, Oday.inMainohanavii-high.Somewerenakedexceptcreatedman.Man,bysin, JulianEflbecameaforabreechclothandacol-cuthimselfoffPromGod. t,thefirstPapuaneverlectionofornamentalbeltsGodsentHisSon,Jesus -beordainedinhisownandarmlets,butmostcame trY. inshirtsandblueorscarlet nyearsbefore,hehadminis. forStMary'sSeminaryRorogirls,tatooedfrom VsnapopeMissionnearheadtofootindelicate,sooty. ul."Atfirst,whenIgeometricpatterns,swayed Ididn'tunderstandtheirhipsandsettheirfine, itwasallabout,"heyellow-dyedgrassskirts "Butastheyearswentswinging.Roundtheirnecks well,thingsseemedtogethungmassivenecklacesof Botanyandphysicsdogs'teeth,plaquesofgoldtoryIfoundeasy,butlippearlshell,finelyworked andphilosophy,theyornamentsoftortoiseshelld,andIthinkweallalltheirportablewealthfor cultywithLatintotheprospectivehusbandsto with." seeandadmire. n'sstudieswereInter- 4000Attend bytheJapaneseinva-Thecrowdgrewdenseras in1942.Withhisfel-theynearedMainohanaMis-seMdents,hewasforcedtosionStation.Schoolboys sideby prisonerssidewithAus-&easeduniformlyinblue ofwar.ramiemarched troopof hewasinternedinScouts;youngmenwiththeir ywithallthemem-acesintricatelypaintedall VunapopeMission.overintraditionaldesignsof amageOfWarmanycolours;oldwomen theendofthewar,withshavenheadsandno wasnotasinglebuild_adornment,nakedpiccaninattheMission.Therenies-allthepeople-Julian's noquestionofre-openingpeople-camehurryinginfor seminary.ThenBishoptheordination. oftheSolomonIslandsAbout4000ofthemgathtotherescue.Heeredintheopenspacenear htanArmycampatthenewlyerectedMission theinhisowndiocesebuildings.Theunfinished foundedanewseminary,churchwastoosmalltohouse Julianwasabletothem,sothevillagepeople hisstudies. hadbuiltasanctuaryoutof hereturnedtoPapuadoors.highuponaplatform. porttohissuperior,TraditionalDesigns pAndreSohn,M.S.C.TheyhadusedthetraCatholicMission,YuleditionaldesignofaPapuan Broad-shoulderedandhouse,apointedarchrising quietandwithauninterruptedfromfloorto smile,heheldhimselfrooftree.Delicateyoung dinessforhisgreatday.coconutfrondsoutlinedthe don'tknowwheretheentrance,indicatingachief's opwillsendme,"hesaid-house.Thewallswereof theFathersherearelocalbamboo,tiedwithvines. orlarieeoftheSacredThefrontofthealtarwas butthePopeprefershungwithanativefishing ttheclergyofElcountrynet,thecentredecoratedwith shouldbetakenfromitsown people.SoifIwishtoremain asecularpriest,Icandoso."

Sweatrunsdownthefaces oftheattentivenativepeople:s' Noonestirs.Inthefront row,awomanwithashaven..71* headweepsquietly.Itisone ofJulian'ssisters.

TheBishopplacesthefolded.; whitechasubleoverJulian's Christ,-tostandbetweenshoulders,andthenwiththe' Himselfandman.Heisdignity,thetendernessandPOS thereforetheonlytruepriest.theholinessoftheChurch,e "But,justbeforeHedied,,heanointsthehandsofthe JesusChristgavetothenewpriestwithHolyChrism. ApostlesthepowertostandItisFatherLouis,the beforeGodaspriests.AndPapuanpriestassistingthe thoughweareonlymen,weBishop,whobindstheanointwhoareordainedarepriestsedhandswithawhitecloth. inJesusChrist.Andso,byAndthenthegrey-haired Hispower,Juhanalsowill becomeapriest." TheBishopasksthepeople iftheyknowofanything' whichmightpreventJulian frombecomingapriest.No Julian,remindshimofthe dutieshewillhavetoundertake.Beautifullyandmeticulously,theceremonycontinues.

FrenchBishop,andthe broad-shoulderedyoungPapuan,symbolicallyunitedat thealtar,togethercontinue theMass. Thecrowdjostlesand pushesmeldtheMission House.Thesunbeatsdown oneagerpaintedfaces.Prom shiningbrownskinscomesa smellofcoconutoil,slightly rancidinthehotsun.The redandyellowflowersround Julianprostrateshimselfinthetop-knotsoftheyoung frontofthealtar,whilethewomenbegintowilt. Waima,RothandMekeoSuddenly,thereissilence. people,wellaccustomedtoFatherJulian,inhiswhite Lathetakeuptheresponseschasuble,thebirdofparadise oftheLitanyoftheSaints.escapingfromthebrokennet Julianrisesandkneelsofpaganism,comesouttohis beforetheBishop.Insilencepeopletogivethemhisfirst inthefiercehotsunlightofblessing.

TheRev.MbarO'SullivanpicturedwithhisTiger Mothplaneshortlyafterbebadsecuredhisflyinglicence WIyear.

FatherO'SullivanleftCarnarvonforGeraldtonat3.48 p.m.onJanuary4andwas duetoarriveat7.18p.m.

Theplanewassightedover twopastoralstations70to 80milessouthofCarnarvon, thelastappearancebeingat 6.45p.m.

ApparentlyFatherSullivan ranintothunderstormactivitywhichwasdeveloping inthearea.Hisplaneseeminglyhadtomakeaforced landinginaclay.pan5miles ofCarnarvon.

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ARCHBISHOPKNOXfnr'ifsghst11me 6° bythepilotofa M.A.mallplaneonthemorn-

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insofJan,n5,FattriggOa'roSulli around P.lane,apparentlyunhurt. TheRev,Finbar

Th.MostRev.Dr..i.R.terrorists. vanisanativeofCounty Knox,thenewlyconsecratedArchbishopKnox.whoisCork,Ireland.Hereadhis ArchbishopofMeliteneApos-visitinerelativesinthis tollsDelegatetoEastandState,willbeherefora WestAfricaarrivedinPerthperiodoftwotothree enDec.27, months.

ecclesiasticaltownieatAn College. FatherO'Sullivanarrived inGexaldtoninJanuary1949, andwasattachedtothe staffofSt.FrancisEavier's Cathedral.

In1962hewasatmointedto assisttheRev.E.Bryanadministerthehugeparishof PortHedlund.

PathBryan,thepioneer flyingpriestoftheGeraldton diocese,wasaseasonedaviator.FatherO'Sullivanlikewisestudiedaeronauticsand gainedhisflyinglicense throughtheRoyalAeroClub.

FatherO'Sullivan'sfirst flightinhisTigerMothwas fromPerthtoGeraldtonto attendtheconsecrationof theMostRev.B.Gallagher. inJune,1952.

POPEAPPROVESSUGGESTION

ChildrenToShare InMarianYear

4,6

RepresentsStart spokedecisively,well wingthatherepresented tibeginningoftheChurch Papua.Forthisreason, Bishophaddecidedthat ordinationshouldtake atthevillageofMainothenaturalmeeting oftheMekeo,Roroand people,inhabitingthe plainacrossfromYule isaMekeo,likethe OtherPapuanpriest, LouisVangeke,M.S.C., therLouiswasordained ascar,andthenative hadneverseenan Lion. onthisSundaymornthepeople,Julian's gotuplongbefore toattendMassand alongthepathsthrough igrassandalongthe intheircanoes,that intheirunhurried theymightbein Motherscarried innetbagsslungfrom foreheads.

Mekeomen,their couchedfussyhairround,fullw*, withtheirbeadsheld

adesignofflamingbirdof paradiseplumes.Grassskirts hungonthewalls,andmats wovenbythewomenfrom driedsagoleavescarpetedthe floor, ItwasBishopSwan'swish thatthisshouldbeafeast forJulian'speople,thatthey shouldunderstandthatthis wasthebeginningofthe ChurchinPapua.Eventhe embroideryonJulian'snew whitechasublecaughtthe theme-abirdofparadise escapingfromabrokennet, withtaroleavesinthebackgroundtosymbolisethe Mekeocountryside. "Oursoulwasfreedasa birdfromthesnareofthe trappers:thesnarewas brokenandweweredelivered." APriestForever Presentlytheprocession camewalkingunderthe archesofswayingcoconut fronds.Thebrown-skinned schoolchildrenledtheway, followedbytheSistersin theirwhitehabitsandpale blueveils.Thencamethe LittleSisters1111117 rprigna:denurrewhiteco thenthelaymen, boatmenandfarmersbriff: Mission:theBrothers,IWOpeanandPapuan.dressed

Heiswearinganepiscopal ringwhichwasmadefromhis latemother'sgoldwatch.TheRhodes'Scholar watchhadbeenhisfather's gifttohismotherfortheirIsJesuitPupil wedding.Theonyxstonewas thegiftofHisGrace'sMr.BernardHendrikLochbrother,Mr.PeterKnox,oftenberg,a22-year-oldengineeringstudentattheUniversityofWesternAustralia, VATICANCITY,Dec.24(Radio,NC)--His MidlandJunction. TheArchbishop'sfather, Mr.JohnKnox,camefrom RobinstownCo.Kilkenny,and hismother,EmilyWalshe, fromBrownsfordCastle,Co Kilkenny. HisGracewastheguestof theArchbishopofDublinrecently.Hemetmanyofhis relationsinDublin,Waterfordandotherpartsofthe country.AbouttwentyattendedhisMassinSt.Kevin's ChanelofthePro-Cathedral. Dublin,whenhiscousinOliver Freaney,thecentre-forward forDublin'sfootballteam, wasoneoftheacolytes. Dr.Knox.whowasrecently consecratedinRome,visited Irelandin1948andstavedIn Vernon-avenue,Clontarf,with hiscousinMr.JohnFreaney.

ArchbishopKnox,thearea ofwhosejurisdictiontakesin theareaofKenyaterned bytheMauMau,saidthat despitepersecutiontheChristianKikuyutribesmenhad remainedfaithfultoChristianity.ChristianKikuyus,hesaid, hadbeensubjectedtoiUtreatmentbynon-Christian tribesmenbut,beingpeopleof linecharacter,theyhadrefusedtodeviatefromtheir faith.Themissionshadseveraltimesbeenattackedby

publicationofanautograph lettersentbytheHelyPother toHisWidmer*MauriceCardinalFelten,Archbishopof Paris.whobedrecommendedthe specialobservance.Titsexact date01thebayofPrayerhas sotyetbeenannounced. inhislettertoCardinal reittn waswrittenin French.PopePiusrecalledthat duringthewarbehimselfhad appealedeveryyearforthe prayersfchildrenonbehalfof peace.Hesaidthattheneed forsuchprayersMstillurgent todayandaddedthathewould personallyaddlesawordto thechildrenoftheworldindoe Urns.

PopePiuscalledattentionto awartimeappealInwhichhe hadexpressedthehopethatthe powerfulbinnee01143.1ofchildrenmightMatsthat',breMe grasplegIrma W atednage,fromasaasis Mmaybelove:thatpanlenmay supplantrampant thatharanly.whichbrio. spirit'closeraidatevalabose

discordwhichdividesthem; thatwherethehorrorofanimositiesprovokesgrit,:andruin. treatiesofarenewedfriendship mayrepeclrtspiritsandreestabliabeverythingInatranquilityofhcirmonyandorder." TAsimilarappeal,unfortunately.issttlVetMaidistension 411wrSaps."theroof*&dated,atresdnathattheclash ofarmscontinuestobeheard Insomeregions,andthat spiritsentheserialandinternationallyre.are-faruntil sincereineffortsforamutual saelustunderstanding."

wasrecentlyawardedtheHolinessPopePiusXIIhasapprovedaworldwide WesternAustralianRhodesChildren'sDayofprayerforpeaceintheworld,to Scholarshipforthisyear. Mr.LochtenbergliveswithbeheldinMayoftheMarianYear. hismotheratClaremont.Thisbecameknownwiththethem.,naytaketheplacecot rnatSingapore,heisa Britishsubject.Hisfatherwas onactiveservicewiththe DutcharmywhentheJapaneseinvadedIndonesia,and diedinaSumatranprisonerof-warcampin1945. BeforecomingA Mr.Lochtenberg tan inJava,Holland UnitedStates.He, hissecondaryeducationatSt. Louis'sJesuitCollege,Claremont,from1942to1948. Ilewasduxandcaptainof theschoolanddidabrilliant course,securingseveraldistinctionsintheLeaving examination.Attheuniversityhewaspresidentofthe Engineers'Clublastyearand istheretiringpresidentofthe GuildofUndergraduates. Hewonafullblueinrowingandhasbeenamember attheuniversitycrewforthe pastthreeyet& 80fhehas eleven distinctionsinhis won engineering courseandexpectstoatenextyear,having satforhisfinalexaminations.

PopePiussaidthathe"considerssubfavour"n'newt whichtntendeCO inspiretip everyparishandscholasticinstitutiontheortanininiizprasen ofchildrentotpeaceInthe world.ReaddedthattheoilertnsinadditionofIMPTOU8sae dacesbychtleisenfeethisin tention'correspondswithout. doubttothegreatintentionsof theMarianTearforwhichna navecalledinourrecentmay. diced,PulgensCorona"

FATHERO'SULLIVAN FOUNDAFTERHIS PLANEFORCEDDOWN

WhilepilotinghisTigerMothplane fromhisparishofPortHedlandtoparticipateintheclergyRetreat,theRev.F. O'Sullivanfailedtoarriveandasearch wasorganised.HewassightedonJanuary 5.apparentlyunhurt.

Today,inMainohanavil-high.Somewerenakedexceptcreatedman.Man,bysin,ofJulian'ssisters. -e,JulianEfibecameaforabreechclothandacol-cuthimselfofffromGod.TheBishopplacesthefolded GodsentHisSon,JesuswhitechasubleoverJulian's Christ,tostandbetweenshoulders,andthenwiththe Himselfandman.Heisdignity,thetendernessand thereforetheonlytruepriest.theholinessoftheChurch,

est,thefirstPapuaneverlectionofornamentalbelts Z/tobeordainedinhisownandarmlets,butmostcame A,country. inshirtsaridblueorscarlet ;Sixteenyearsbefore,hehadramis. leftforSiMary'seminaryRorogirls,tatooedfrom atrliapopeMissionnearheadtofootindelicate,sooty. Ratpaut."Atfirst,whenIgeometricpatterns,swayed started.Ididn'tunderstandtheirhipsandsettheirfine, atitwasallabout,"heyellow-dyedgrassskrts "Butastheyearswent.swinging.Roundtheirnecks -well.thingsseemedtogethungmassivenecklacesof r.Botanyandphysicsdogs'teeth,plaquesofgoldhistoryIfoundeasy,butlippearlshell,finelyworked naandphilosophy,theyornamentsoftortoiseshellhard,andIthinkweallalltheirportablewealthfor difficultywithLatintotheprospectivehusbandsto tiwith." seeandadmire.

Audents,hewasforcedto sidebysidewithAusliagmprisonersofwar. 41,2.thewasinternedin TwanywithallthememDe.0.1.afVunapopeMission.

1)amageOfWar

Bytheendofthewar, therewasnotasinglebuildleftattheMission.There asnoquestionofre-openingtheseminary.ThenBishop WadeoftheSolomonIslands

ulsstudieswets,:nte,- .1000Attend edbytheJapanese.inva-Thecrowdgrewdenseras in1942.Withhisfel-theynearedMainohanaMis sionStation.Schoolboys dresseduniformlyinblue ramismarchedin;atroopof Scouts;youngmesswiththeir facesintricatelypaintedall overintraditionaldesignsof manycolours;oldwomen withshavenheadsandno adornment,nakedpiccaninnies-allthepeople-Julian's people-camehurryinginfor theordination. About4000ofthemgath-

"But.justbeforeHedied,heanointsthehandsofthe JesusChristgavetothenewpriestwithHolyChrism ApostlesthepowertostandItisFatherLouis,the beforeGodaspriests.AndPapuanpriestassistingthe thoughweareonlymen,weBishop,whobindstheanointwhoareordainedarepriestsedhandswithawhitecloth. inJesusChrist,Andso,byAndthenthegrey-haired Hispower,JulianalsowillFrenchBishop,andthe becomeapriest." broad-shoulderedyoungPapuan,symbolicallyunitedat TheBishopasksthepeoplethealtar,togethercontinue iftheyknowofanythingtheMass. whichmightpreventJulianThecrowdjostlesand frombecomingapriest.NopushesroundtheMission onespeaks.HeturnstoHouse.The CarJulian,remindshimofthe sunbeatsdownFatherrt'o for O'SullivanGeraldton lefatat318on eagerpaintedfaces.Fromna dutieshewillhavetoundertake.Beautifullyandmeticulously,theceremonycontinues.

shiningbrownskinsconiesa smellofcoconutoil,slightly rancidinthehotsun.The redandyellowflowersround thetop-knotsoftheyoung womenbegintowilt.

TheRev.FinbarO'Sullivanpictured Slothplaneshortlyafterhehadsecured lastyear.

p.m.onJanuray4andwas duetoarriveat'7.18p.m.

Theplanewassightedover twopastoralstations'70to 80milessouthofCarnarvon, thelastappearancebeingat 6.45p.m.

Julianprostrateshimselfin frontofthealtar,whilethe Waima,RoroandMekeoSuddenly,thereissilence. people.wellaccustomedtoFatherJulian,inhiswhiteApparentlyFatherSullivan Latin,takeuptheresponseschasuble,thebirdofparadiseranintothunderstormactivoftheLitanyoftheSaints.escapingfromthebrokennetitywhichwasdeveloping Julianrisesandkneelsofpaganism,comesouttohisinthearea.HisplaneseembeforetheBishop.Insilence,peopletogivethemhisfirstinglyhadtomakeaforced inthefiercehotsunlightofblessing. landinginaclaypan.5miles cam fromWooramelstation,60 acenear etotherescue.Heeredintheopensp milessouthofCarnarvon. be!arlitanArmycampatthenewlyerectedMission

ARCHBISHOP

KNOXSightedbythepilotofa. *triainhisowndiocesebuildings.Theunfinished M.A.mailplaneonthemornfoundedanewseminary,churchwastoosmalltohouse hhisstudies. hadbuiltasanctuaryoutof

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HOLIDAY inn aaJaane.e151,Fyallciienre,Oa'rSouulnlidreJulianwasabletothem,sothevillagepeople lenhereturnedtoPapuadoors,highuponaplatform. hisplane,apparentlyunhurt. reporttohissuperior,TraditionalDesignsTh,MostRev.Dr.J.R.terrorists. TheRev.FinbarO'SulliTheyhadusedthetra-Knox,thenewlyconsecrated ditionaldesignofaPapuanArchbishopofMelitene,AposhouseapointedarchrisingtoileDelegatetoEastand

opAndreSorin,M.S.C., leCatholicMission,Yule id.Broad-shoulderedand .sassured,quietandwitha ge smile,heheldhimself tidinessforhisgreatday.

Idon'tknowwherethe hopwillsendme,"hesaid. 'AlltheFathershereare MissionariesoftheSacred heart,butthePopeprefers thattheclergyofacountry shouldbetakenfromitsown people.SoifIwishtoremain asecularpriest,Icandoso." RepresentsStart espokedecisively,well owingthatherepresented ,;beginningoftheChurch Papua.Forthisreason, Bishophaddecidedthat ordinationshouldtake ceatthevillageofMainothenaturalmeeting oftheMekeo,Roroand apeople,inhabitingthe alplainacrossfromYule nisaMekeo,likethe otherPapuanpriest, rLouisVangeke,M.S.C., therLouiswasordained dagascar,andthenative ehadneverseenan tion.

onthisSundaymornthepeople,Julian's gotuplongbefore toattendMassand alongthepathsthrough naigrassandalongthe intheircanoes,that riceIntheirunhurried theymightbeingood Motherscarriedtheir innetbagsslungfromforeheads.

yeMekeomen,their combedfrizzyhair likearound,fullwig, withtheirheadsheld

ArchbishopKnox.whoisvanisanativeofCounty visitingrelativesinthsCork,Ireland.liereadhis State,willbeherefora uninterruptedfromfloortoWestAfricaarrivedinPerthperiodoftwotothree rooftree.DelicateyoungonDec.27. months.

coconutfrondsoutlinedtheHeiswearinganepiscopal entrance.indicatingachief'sringwhichwasmadefromhisRhodes'Scholar house.Thewallswereoflatemother'sgoldwatch.The localbamboo,tiedwithvines.watchhadbeenhisfather's

Thefrontofthealtarwasgifttohismotherfortheir wedding.TheonyxstonewasIsJesuit

Pupil

withhis'liter hisflyinglicence ecclesiasticalcourseat Hallow's('ollege.

All

Father0Sulliianarrived inGeraldtoninJanuary1949, andwasattachedtothe staffofSt.FrancisXavier's Cathedral.

In1952hewasanpointcdto assisttheRev.E.Bryanadministerthehugeparishof PortHedland.

FatherBryan,thepioneer flyingpriestoftheGeraldton diocese,wasaseasonedaviator.FatherO'Sullisanlikewisestudiedaeronauticsand gainedhisflyinglicense throughtheRoyalAeroClub

FatherO'Sullivan'sfirst flightinhisTigerMothwas fromPerthtoGeraldtonto attendtheconsecrationof theMostRev.B.Gallagher, inJune,1952.

POPEAPPROVESSUGGESTION

hungwithanativefishingthegiftofHisGrace's nofflamingbirdof net,thecentredecoratedwith

Mr.BernardHendrikLochadesig brother,Mr.PeterKnox.of MidlandJunction. tenberg,a22-year-oldengineeringstudentattheUniparadiseplumes.Grassskirts hungonthewalls,andmats TheArchbishop'sfather,versifyofWesternAustralia, wovenbythewomenfrom Mr.JohnKnox,camefroni RobinstownCo.Kilkenny,and driedsagoleavescarpetedthehismother,EmilyWalshe, floor. fromBrownsforclCastle.Co.

ItwasBishopSorin'swishKilkenny. thatthisshouldbeafeastHisGracewastheguestof forJulian'speople,thattheytheArchbishopofDublinreshouldunderstandthatthiscentiv.Hemetmanyofhis wasthebeginningoftherelationsinDublin,WaterChurchinPapua.Eventhefordandotherpartsofthe embroideryonJulian'snewcountry.AbouttwentyattendwhitechasublecaughttheedhisMassinSt.Kevin's theme-abirdofparadiseChapelofthePro-Cathedral. escapingfromabrokennet,Dublia,whenhiscousinOliver withtaroleavesintheback-Freaney,thecentre-forward groundtosymbolisetheforDublin'sfootballteam. Mekeocountryside. wasoneoftheacolytes.

"OursoulwasfreedasaDr.Knox,Vitowasrecently birdfromthesnareoftheconsecratedinRome.visited trappers:thesnarewasIrelandin1948andstavedin brokenandweweredeliv-Vernon-avenue,Clontarf.with ered." hiscousinMr.JohnFreaney.

APriestForever ArchbishopKnox,thearea Presenrlytheprocessionofwhosejurisdictiontakesin camewalkingundertheby theareaofKenyaterrorised theMauMau,saidthat archesofswayingcoconutdespitepersecutiontheChrisfronds.Thebrown-skinnedtianKikuyutribesmenhad schoolchildrenledtheway,remainedfaithfultoChrisfollowsa bytheSistersintianity. theirwhitehabitsandpaleChristianKikuyus,hesaid, bluetAls.ThencamethehadbeensubjectedtoillPapn:,oLittleSistersingreytreatmentbynon-Christian withademurewhitecollar;tribesmenbut,beingpeopleof then,helaymen,builders,finecharacter,theyhadreboat! andfarmersofthefusedtodeviatefromtheir NW:5it,theBrothers,Euro-faith.ThemissionshadsevpeanamidPapuan,dressederaltimesbeenattackedby

wasrecentlyawardedthe WesternAustralianRhodes Scholarshipforthisyear.

Mr.Lochtenbergliveswith hismotheratClaremont.

Bornatin,apore,heisa Britishsubject.Hisfatherwas onactiveservicewiththe DutcharmywhentheJapaneseinvadedIndonesia,and diedinaSumatranpiisonerof-warcampin1945.

BeforecomingtoAustral', Mr.Lochtenbergwaseducated inJava,Hollandandthe UnitedStates.He.completed hissecondaryeducationatSt. Louis'sJesuitCollege,Claremont,from1942to1948.

Hewasduxandcaptainof theschoolanddidabrilliant course,securingseveraldistinctionsintheLeaving examination.Attheuniversityhewaspresidentofthe Engineers'Clublastyearand istheretiringpresidentofthe GuildofUndergraduates. Hewonafullblueinrowingandhasbeenamember oftheuniversitycrewforthe pastthreeyears. Sofarhehaswoneleven distinctionsinhisengineering courseandexpectstograduatenextyear,havingalready satforhisfinalexaminations

ChildrenToShare InMarianYear

VATICANCITY,Dec.24(Radio,NC)His HolinessPopePiusXIIhasapprovedaworldwide Children'sDayofprayerforpeaceintheworld,to beheldinMayoftheMarianYear.

Thisbecameknownwiththe publicationofanautograph lettersentbytheHolyFather toHisEminenceMauriceCardinalFelton.Archbishopof Paris.whohadrecommendedthe specialobservance.Theexact dateoftheDayofPrayerhas notyetbeenannounced.

InhislettertoCardinal ',chinwhichwaswrittenIn French.PopePiusrecalledthat duringthewarhehimselfhad appealedeveryyearforthe prayers:fchildrenonbehalfof peace.Hesaidthattheneed forsuchprayersisstillurgent todayandaddedthathewould personallyaddressawordto thechildrenoltheworldindine

PopePlatecalledattentionto anarthneappealinwhichhe hadexpressedthehopethatthe powerfulintercessionofchildrenmightobtainthat"wherevergraspinggreedhasInsinpateditaelffromnowonthere maybelove:thatpardonrev supplantrampantInjustice. thatharmony.whichbrings spiritscloserandstrengthens

them.maytaketheplaceot discordwhichdividesthem; thatwherethehorrorutant:nositiesprovokesgriefandrunt. treatiesofarenewer;friendship intyrepaelf'yspiritsandreestablisheverythinginatranquilityoflitxtri.ttv:,ridorder" "Asimilarappeal.unfortunately.isstillofvitaltimeliness Inourdays.-thePinuilldeclared.stressingthattheclash ofarmscotillion,toheherd Insomer.gions.and!hal spiritsonthesocialandinternational!evesarefarwon sincereineffortsforamutual andJustunderstanding."

CopePIUSsaidthatrte"eonshierswithfavour"nproject whichIntendstoinspireiv everyparishandscholasticinstitutionthetinotitnioicFprayer, ofchildrenInpeaceInth, world.Headdedthattheoder InaInadditionofgeneroussac rhlicesbychildrenforthisIn tention"correspondswithout doubttothegreatIntentionsof theMarianl'Perforwhicht harecelledInourrecentencyclical.PulgensCorona"

MoreConvertsInKorea ThanInPreviousYears

SEOUL,Korea,Dec.

MoreKoreansbecameCatholicslastyearthaninsay previousyearonrecord.

Thetotalof10,057conversionsreportedbythesixmissionterritoriesinSouth Koreafortheyearending June30,1953,ishigherthan anyyear'stotalpreviously recorded,evenforallKorea.

Koreancatechumens-personstakinginstructionas prospectiveconverts-numbered14,502inSouthKorea lastJune30.Thatisalsobelievedtosurpassanyprevious year'sfigure.evenforall Korea.

FiguresShow

SouthKoreatakesinabout two-thirdsofthecountry.Inthecommunist-rulednorth allpriests,Koreanand foreign,arecaptiveordead andreligiousteachingisbanned.)

Accordingtolatestreports, thereare167,977Catholicsin atotalpopulationof21,354,000 inSouthKorea.Presentconditionsmakeanaccuratecensusalmostimpossible.however.In1949,Catholicswere estimatedat157,660inaSouth Koreanpopulationof19.369,000.

NostatisticsforNorth Koreahavebeenavailablefor years.ManynorthernCathoneshavefledsouth.Catholics renaininginthenorthcan herdlynumbermorethan 50.000.ThusthetotalnumberofKoreanCatholicswould bebetween200,000and220,000.

Therearenow(Dec.1953) o'!yabout250priests(exclud- ingchaplainswithforeignUrces)forthe21-million r'elationofSouthKorea. t'nut200ofthesepriestsare 1Threan,some40ofwhomare chaplainswithKoreanarmed ems.

Foreignmissionarypriests IiSouthKoreanumbera me-ger 54.

Thereare65Koreanstudentsinthemajororhigher sereinaryhereand150inthe enliorseminary.In1949the nemberswere78and106.

Thereare392KoreanSis- teeand21foreignSistersin someeightcommunitiesin FaithKorea.In1949they were385and16.

HISGRACELAYS FOUNDATIONSTONE

Sunday,December27,wasamomentousoccasionforthedistrictofSpearwood whenHisGrace,theArchbishop,presided overthelayingofthefoundationstone forthenewschool.4,

Precedingtheactuallaying ofthestone,HisGracespoke feelinglyoftheunflaggingef- fortsoftheparishpriest,the Rev.J.Chokolich,andthe wonderfulworkdonebythe Sistersundersuchadverse conditions.

Theceremonymarkedthe beginningofthefulfilmentof adreambroughttorealityby untiringendeavorofFather Chokolichandhissmallband ofwillinghelpers,whose donationsofstoneandungrudgingassistancehadmade itpossible.

IsAMonument itsThecompletedschool,inall graceandsymmetrywill standforgenerationsasa monumenttothefarsightednessandtenacityofpurpose displayedbythosemostconcerned,anditistobesincerelyhopedthattheentire communityofSpearwood. whetherCatholicornot,will realisetheinestimablevalue ofsuchanadditionandtake apersonalprideingiving practicalhelptowardsthe speedycompletionofthework alreadycommenced.

HisGraceaskedforGod's blessingontheSistersand theirpupilsandonthepeople ofSpearwood,especia11y thankingthosewhosecontributionsweresofreelyand gladlygivenwiththeadded hopethatallwouldcontinue togivetheirloyalandunstintingsupporttotheir parishpriest.

DuringtheceremonyHis Gracewassupportedbythe Rt.Rev.Mgr.J.J.Rafferty, Adm.,FatherChokolichand Fr.Masloyar,assistantpriest atSpearwood.

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AMPUTEE INROME

ROME,Dec.18(NC)-After walkingmorethan1000miles onhiscrutches,aFrenchamputee.aveteranofthewarin Indo-China,hasarrivedin Rome. HeisGastonMoreel,29. whohasbeenreceivedin audiencebyHisHolinessPope PiusXIL Thewarveteranmadea vowtomakeapilgrimageto Romeafterundergoing32 operationsin-whichhelost hisleftlegandaneye.He leftBrezollesinwestern FranceonAugust3andarrivedhereearlierthismonth.

MotherMcKillop'sFirst

NoviceDiesAfter70Yrs.

SisterMaryIsabelle(Col-1, vineanintimatefriendofl MotherMaryMcKillop,foun-1dressoftheInstituteofSt. JosephoftheSacredHeart, diedatSt. HawthornJoseph'sConvent. East,Vic.,onDec. 13.inthe70thyearofher religiousprofession.

BorninCountyCavan,Ire- land,thedaughterofThomas ColvinandMaryAnnRiley,shecametoAustraliawhen twelvesearsofageandenteredtheInstituteofSt. JosephinAdelaidein1880. WhenthenovitiatewasestablishedatNorthSydney, shebecamethefirstnovice underMotherMarywhenshe wasMistressofNovices.

InManySchools

AfterprofessionSisterIsabellespentsomeyearsinNew ZealandatWaimateandwas thecompanionofMother Mary.then'sufferingill- health.whenshevisitedthe Dominionto"takethe waters."Onthatoccasion. theNewZealandGovtput aspecialtrainatthedisposal ofMotherMaryMcKillop.

SisterIsabellereturned fromNewZealandatclose

PriestSupplies

NylonKneelers

LONDON.Dec. 24 (NC):TheladiesattendingSt.Anthony'sChurch InLeedshadbeencomplainingthatthehard kneelersweremining theirnylons. fore.Theerejoiced,therewhenFatherPatrickO'Connel,thepar- ishpriest.announcedhe wasspendingcloseon £300onnewrubber kneelerstobeinstalled beforeChristmas. "Nodoubttheladies willsoonsavethat amountontheirnylons." FatherO'Conneltold Sundayconeregations. adding: "1hopetheywillsee thatIgetthemoney baek."

School,Footscraaandat; pointedtoSt.monica'si intep

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ChristmasMassTelevised ForFirstTimeInRome

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VaticanCity,Dec.25childrenmountaspecialpin (Radio.NC).-Thefirst ChristmasMainevertobe televisedinRolhealonghistorywasthatofferedinone oftheEternalCity'smost ancientandhistoricchurches: TheChurchofAraCoeliwithchildrenandtheta (AltarofHeaven)onthemothers,fathersandfriendi CapitolineHill. whoproudlylistenasthi FordaysbeforeChristmas,youngstersrecitetheir*cell barefootedmonkshelptele-Anhistoriceventinradii visiontechnicianslaywiresinBritainoccurredonJame andmakeotherpreparationsary10,theFeastoftheHolt toensurethebestpossibleFamily,whenMasswasislet transmissionnotonlyofthewisedforthefirsttimetrork Massitselfbutalsoofthe,St.Anne'sCathedral fienousstatueoftheChristiLeeds.BishopJohn Child(SantiasimoBambino;HeenanofLeedspreatti d'AraCoeliewhichisonediandFatherAgnellueAndrew thetreasuresofthechurch.10.F.M.,advisertotheBBC FriarsMinorhavebeeninreligiousprogrammee,pro chargeofthechurchsincevidedacommentary. 1252.ItwasbuiltonthesiteTheBritishradiobroadea ofatempleofJupiter.The,ChristmascarolsonDeceinbei originofthestatueofthenand andmg°nr.TIR:traliadY'Lloeceinbx.r:: ChristChildislostinhistory,I"' butthestatueItselfisknownnownedBritishauthora toeverychildofRome. 1preacher,spokeovert nationalnetworkon AccordingtoanoldcestonalleffectofChristmas."

BritishGainsLast YearTotal61,500

London,Dec.18(NC):TheCatholic populationofEnglandandWalesincreases by61,500lastyeartoanofficialestimated totalof2,918,700,accordingtotheCatholic Directoryfor1954.

ThesearetheCatholicsGreatBritainoutsidetail wholiveregularlyinoneIrishRepublic. !parishandareknowntotheAlargeshiftingpevniatiaa clergy.However,thereareofCatholicswhoattendMaw manymore,andthegeneralandtheSacramentsfaithfulI figureisusuallyputatbe-existparticularlyinthein tween4,000,000and5,000.000dustrialareas.Itisnoticeable oratenthofthewholepope-thattwoofthemostIndus- 'anon. trialdioceses.Liverpoolane ScotlandhasanotherLeeds,returnthesame 1,000.000(thelatestofficialblankettotalof430.000an' estimrtowas748,463)and181,000regularly.Thereal; NorthernIreland500.000,alsoafew makingaroundtotalofany-fromEuropewhoarenotlist. thingupto6,500,000foredinthenew aseverywhere,the"occasion- ofthecenturyandwasap- al"Catholicswhoallowthee childrentobebroughtupin theCatholicFaith. varioustimestaughtatJose- Inanycase,theknownin

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VAR'S,Dec. NC)-Theper- sonalityofBelieCotywho,thoughadescendantofaProtestantfamilyishimself aCatholic,contributedmuchtowardhis

teenthballotofthedeadlockedNationalAssemblyat Versailles,constitutesadefinitesuccessofthemoderate politicalgroups.Theydefeatedtheplanspursuedbythe socialistsandcommuniststo winovertheRadicalSocialistsfortheformationofa new"popularfront."

Catholicscomparedwit/ lateofKimberley,hasbeen includingLondon LoSonudtho$e Order'snovitiateandHouseofsouthoftheRiverThames4, StudiesatStrathfield. has290,000against285.000.

FatherMcGinley,brotherofAllthestatisticsbasedoia theRev.FatherB.McGinley,returnsattheendof195.10 AdministratorofSt.Canice'sshowanincreaseoverlas parish,ElizabethBay,N.S.W wasthefirstNewSoutnyear.Conversionset11,51 WelshmantojointheSocietyare172better,schoolsa' oftheCatholicApostolate2i1171 are46morearia electionasPresidentofFrance. curchesat2.909are14more. (popularlyknownastheerearealso928Driven Hiselection,onthethir-libertiesandofmoralandPallottineFathers:. -apele.withatleastweekly HeServedLepersMass,comparedwithOlelast. HewasordainedinSydneyyear'

spiritualvalues.Byprofes- sion,heisalawyerandconsideredanexpertonconstitutionalquestions.Thoseacquaintedwithhispoliticalac- tivitiesdescribehimasbeing alwaystolerant,liberaland courteousandstrivingto keepoutofpassionatepoliti- calpolemics.

M.Coty,whois71yearsold and,politically,amoderate conservative,ismarriedto thedaughterofaCatholic shipownerinLeHavre.Heis thefatheroftwodaughters andhastengrandchildren.

ninegirlsandoneboy. Oneofhisgranddaughters isanursewhotakespart eachyearinapilgrimageto Lourdes.Anothergrand- daughterhasstudiedphiloso- phyatagirls'schoolconductedbyDominicannuns. Severalothergrandchildren areactiveingirlscoutwork.

Forthepast30years,M. CotyhasrepresentedLe HavreinvariousFrench nationalpoliticalbodiesand atthetimeofhiselectionwasvice-presidentoftheSenate. Hehasalwaysbelongedto moderatepoliticalgroupswho supportedPoincareandTardieu(bothpastFrenchPrime Ministers)andapolicyof nationalunion.AftertheliberationofFrancehewasthe leaderoftheIndependentRepublicansintheNational Assembly.

M. showsCoty'spoliticalrecord beenhimtohavealways adefenderofreligious

AKEGETSDEGREE

Washington-theFourUnited StatesCardinalsandscoresof ArchbishopsandBishops watchedasPresidentDwight D.Eisenhowerreceivedan honorarydoctorateoflawsand BishopBryanJ.McEntegart wasinstalledasrectorofthe CatholicUniversityof.America onNov.19. PresidentEisenhowerwasthe thirdU.S.chiefexecutiveso honoured.

Clergytotalatage-4...17 priestsand2.483ormostofhispriestlylifeamongderpriests-against 15,904to552,192.infantbaptismsby692to89,645. WhileatDerbyhealsoministeredtotheleprosarium there. Father SydneyMcGinleyarrivedin

dim!Gilroyandhasspentdiocesan in1946byHisEminenceCartheaboriginesintheKimber-1 Leyte Schoolchildrenincreasedb3 2,455twelvemonthsago 4.296ano

Hehasalwayskeptaloof fromseekingministerialhonors.In1931,forinstance, whenhewasofferedaministerialposthedeclinedin ordertodemonstratehis loyaltytoPremierTardieu whohadbeenoustedina politicalupheaval. Duringthemeetingsofthe NationalAssemblyinVersailles,M. inth Cotyremainedcompletely ebackground.AllfromallReligiousInstitutions thesecircumstancescontributedtowardwinninghim thesupportofpracticallyall membersoftheDeGaullist groupandofthemoderate Radicals.

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MoreConvertsInKoreaAMPUTEE INROM ThanInPreviousYears

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SEOUL,Korea.Dec.17-4,--- --onhiscrutches,aFrencham-ofthe was EternalCity'smostuptotheFeastoftat MoreKoreansbecameCathoputee,aveteranofthewarinancientardhistoricchurches:EpiphanythechapelLspacket' lieslastyearthanin:my previousyearonrecord. HIS

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UNDATIONSTONE

Rome. Indo-China,hasarrivedhiTheChurch.ofAraCoelinvithchildrenandthen CapitolineHill. whoproudlylistenasOa

(AltarofHeaven)onthemothers,fathersandfrienta

Thetotalof10.057conver- HeisGastonMartel,29 sionsreportedbythesixmissionterritoriesinSouthFO whohasbeenreceivedin audiencebyHisHolinessPopeFordaysbeforeChristmas,Soungstersrecitetheirpiece* Koreafortheyearending PiusXII barefootedmonkshelptele-aAnhistoriceventinradii June30,1953,Ishigherthan anyyear'stotalpreviously recorded,evenforallKorea.

Koreancatechumens-personstakinginstructionas prospectiveconverts-numbered14,502inSouthKorea lastJune30.Thatisalsobelievedtosurpassanyprevious year'sfigure.evenforall Korea.

FiguresShow

'SouthKoreatakesinabout two-thirdsofthecountry.In thecommunist-rulednorth allpriests,Koreanand foreign,arecaptiveordead, andreligiousteachingisbanned.)

Accordingtolatestreports, thereare167,977Catholicsin atotalpopulationof21,354,000 inSouthKorea.Presentconditionsmakeanaccuratecensusalmostimpossible,however.In1949,Catholicswere estimatedat157.660inaSouth Koreanpopulationof19.369,000.

NostatisticsforNorth Koreahavebeenavailablefor years.ManynorthernCathol'cshavefledsouth.Catholics remaininginthenorthcan h-rdlynumbermorethan 50.000.ThusthetotalnumberofKoreanCatholicswould Lcbetween200,000and220.000.

ThewarveteranmadeavisiontechnicianslaywiresinBritainoccurredonJanul vowtomakeapilgrimagetoandmakeotherpreparationsary10,theFeastoftheFloit Romeafterundergoing32toensurethebestpossibleFamily,whenMasswastele:/ operationsinwhich'helosttransmissionnotonlyoftheised,forthefirsttimefro hisleftlegandaneye.HeMassitselfbutalsooftheSt.Anne'sCathedralis leftBrezollesinwesternruinousstatueoftheChrist1,,,..,.BishopJohn OS FranceonAugust3andar-Child(SantissimoBambino.HeenanofLeetispreach forthenewschool.4E----------______ rivedhereearlierthismonth,d'AraCoelii,whichisoneof,andFatherAgnellusAndrew thetreasuresofthechurch.O.F.M.,advisertotheBBCo ofthestone,HisGracespoke MotherMcKillopsFirstchargeofthechurchsince, FriarsMinorhavebeenin.religious sidedacommentary. programmes,pro. s

Precedingtheactuallaying feelinglyoftheunflaggingef- TheBritishradiobroadtais, 1252.Itwasbuiltonthesitei NoviceDiesAfter70Y ofatempleofJupiter.The( originofthestatueofthetaand carolsonDecennia,- fortsoftheparishpriest,the Rev.J.Chokolich,andthe Yrs. on.Tuesday.Decemi.e wonderfulworkdonebythe ChristChildislostinhistory,14''46"RonaldKnox're* SisterMaryIsabelle(Col-is-- butthestatueMelt'IsknowtanownedBritishauthoram Sistersundersuchadverse

Sunday.December27,wasamomentousoccasionforthedistrictofSpearwood whenHisGrace,theArchbishop,presided overthelayingofthefoundationstone 'preacher conditions.

Theceremonymarkedthe beginningofthefulfilmentof adreambroughttorealityby untiringendeavorofFather Chokolichandhissmallband ofwillinghelpers,whosedonationsofstoneandungrudgingassistancehadmade itpossible.

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Therearenow(Dec.1953) mayabout250priests(excludinechaplainswithforeign traces)forthe21-million IreflationofSouthKorea. /`out200ofthesepriestsareHisGraceaskedforGod's 1-rean,some40ofwhomareblessingontheSistersand plainswithKoreanarmedtheirpupilsandonthepeople I.es. ofSpearwood,especially ForeignmissionaryprieststhankingthosewhosecbntriliSouthKoreanumberabuttonsweresofreelyand me-ger54. gladlygivenwiththeadded Thereare65Koreanstu-hopethatallwouldcontinue dentsinthemajororhighertogivetheirloyalandunseelinaryhereand150inthestintingsupporttotheir jeiiorseminary.In1949theparishpriest. memberswere78and106. DuringtheceremonyHis

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London.Dee.18(NCt:A leadingBritishCatholiclaywomanreturnedtoLondon fromamonth'svisittothe SovietUnionconvincedthat religionlestillalivingforce here.

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_Mrs.Bower,thewifeofa ritishnavalcommander. whowasformerlyaConservativememberofParliament. describedherexperiencesin aworldcopyrightarticlein theCatholicHeraldofLondon.

Sherecalledthatshewas inMoscow'sFrenchChurch ofSt.LouisontheFirstPityinDecember,whenabout si0personsattendedLow MassandBenedictionofthe BlessedSacrament.Shesaid thatatEasterthechurch had8,000communicants.

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WASHINGTON.-Critics whopan"thesyntheticpiety ofjukeboxreligion"willgave toanswertoaBuenaIrish girlwhosereligiouslyrics-she likestocallthem"sermonsin song"-comefromherheart andaresellinglikehotcakes.KathleenTwomey,whose"SerenadeoftheBells"in UMpushedreligionintotop spotonthehitparade,says religioussongsarehereto stay. What'smore,shesays, they'vegotarighttostay.

ofCalvary,"soaringupoutof* TinPanAlleyintonational popularity,MissTwomeyis nowlaunchingintoaseriesof "sermonsinsong,"including rhymesaboutVeronica'sveil, thestoryofSt.Dominicand theRosary,etc.

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Writingin GuardiantheNottingham Journal, BishopsaidthattheGovernment'sofferofanextrafour shillingsaweekwhichthe menhadrejecteddidnot bringtheirstandarduptoa livingwage.

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Bolivia'stwoArchbishopsand13Bishops haveservednoticethattheywill"oppose byeverylawfulmeans"anyattemptto establishasingleeducationalsystemin thecountryandthusbringaboutaStale monopolyineducation. TheHierarchy'sstatementshallfeelourselvesobligedto cameinthewakeofreportsriseupinabodyandinitiate thatthenewNationalRevolu-anenergeticopposition throughalllicitmeansagainst acommunistormasonicitnPositions' tionarygovernmentheadedby PresidentVictorPazEstenssorowaspreparingabillfor widespread"reforms"ineducation.Itwasrecalledthat lastyeartheMinisterofEducationintheformergovernmentshelvedabillthat threatenedtostifleCatholic educationinBoliviabysetting upaStatemonopolyineducation. TheBishopsannounced theywereinfavorofmodernisingtheschoolsandspreadingthebenefitsofeducation toallsectionsofthepopulation,ruralandurban.However,theyinsistedthatreligionmustcontinuetohave aplaceineducation,and said: "Werepudiatemoststrongly, asanoffenceagainstGod,, society,conscienceandthe rightsofparents,secular,neutralorco-educational schoolswhichjeopardisethe religiousmoral,andsocialformationofthosewhoare trainedinthem."

"Werepudiateandwillop-try."BishopFANsalt"This posewitheverylawfulmeansisthefundamentalproblem asingleschoolsystem,"thethatmustbeborneInmind Bishopsadded,"becauseitwheneverwediscussthis meansamonopolyofeduce-strike.Thatanadvancein liononthepartofthestate,wageswillbeoffsetbyan withtheobviousdangerofadvancehipricesneednet pervertingyoungmindswithnecessarilyfollow. materialisticandaliendoctrineswhichareunacceptable toapeopleofdeeply-rooted Catholicconvictionssuchas ours."

DeclaringthatBolivia's Catholicschoolsandcolleges "meritthesupportofthestate inthefreedevelopmentof theirwork,"theBishops warned:

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"Myfriends-Jewishand Protestants-areinterestedin myfaith.Theywanttoknow abouttheBlessedMother,why IsaytheRosary...IfIcan tellthemaboutitinsongTm goingtodoit-andletothers complainabout'jukeboxassaultsontherampartsof faith!'" Withherlatestsong,"Robe

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Bethlehem,Jordan,Dec.28: Bristlingbarrierswerepartedtopermitpilgrimstocome hereinobservanceofthe feastoflove. Whatisbelievedtobethe largestnumberofChristians sincethe1948HolyLandwar waspermittedtocrossamenacingno-man'slandtocelebratetheFeastofChrist's birthherewhereGod" lovedtheworldthathegay itHisonly-begottenSon." AboutathousandIsraeli Catholicsandmorethana scoreofdiplomaticofficials andmembersoftheUNstaff inIsraelcrossedfrom toJordanatJerusalem' MandelbaumGatetoattend theSolemnMidnightMassa theShrineoftheNativity here.

"Thereareotherelements besideswageswhichenter intothequestion.Ajust wagewillbeanincentiveto keenerwork,andwillthus promotethegreaterefficiency andoranisationenvisaged.It ismyhopeandprayerthat immediatestaswillbetaken torightanobviousinjustice affectingsolargeabody."

Morethanhalfthesongs shewritesareonreligious themes-"notforgain,butfor thegoodImightbeableto do."(Otheroften-heard themes:"SweetThing," "This-a-way.That-a-way.") PeopleWillListen

"Peoplewhowon'tlistento sermons,willlistentoasong," shesays-andtodaymore peoplethaneverarelistening. "FiveyearsagoIfIsubmittedasongaboutthe Crucifixionthepublishers wouldhaveshuddered."Todayher"RobeofCalvary"des- cribesthecrucifixioninsuch lyricsas:

"SoldiersgambledforHis garment Whilethesunturneddark above, Butthemenwhocrucified Him WereforgivenbyHislove."

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"Religionhasalwaysbeen partofmusicandyoucan't stripit offeredfrompopularsongs," MissTwomey.During astudytouronAmericanfolk musicshelearnedthatAmericanslongagoputtheirreligiousidealsinsong.Present returnofthattraditioncan't bechalkedupto"jukebox eommercialism,"sheinsisted.

Nonewcomertothecomposingfield,theblue-eyed Irishshort-storywriterturnedtosonglyricsin1942,broke intothemusicalbigtimewith herfirstsong,"Johnny DoughboyFoundaRosein Ireland."Sincethen,she's beenturningouthits. Hersecret:"Idon'twrite aboutmoonandJune-Ttell story."

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(NC)-FatherAgnellus Andrew,Britain's"radio priest,"saidonhisreturnfromavisittothe UnitedStatesthattelevisionwastendingto create"ahypnoticbackground"inAmericas life. "Thereseemstooemore familylifeinthesensethat peopledon'tgooutforentertainmentasmuchasthey usedto,"hetoldtheCatholicHeraldofLondon."There seemsdefinitelytobeless realfamilylifeinthesense thatpeoplesitindarkened rooms,theirnosesgluedte aTV conversationscreen.Theareofgood andevenread ingarelanguishing,"headded. UndertheAmericansystemofcommercialtelevision ahostofsmallstationswere springing'p.mostlywith indifferentlocalprogrammes andfewnation-widebroadcasts,heexplained.Oneof theexceptions,headded. wagtalshopFultonSheen's programme-"anational phenomenon"-whichhad 2.5,000,000viewersfront coasttocoast.

Sunday,Jan.17,isthedate oftheNewYearpartybeing arangedbyMesdamesSmith, Rigg,andMissChessonfor theoldladiesatGlendalough, theHomeoftheLittleSistersofthePoor.Acordial invitationisissuedtoallwilts caretocomealong;anenjoy-ableafternoonispromised.

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Best,performanceoftheshorts,in55.8secs. daywasbyFrankO'Connell whoranawell-judgedracein the440yardstowinin49.8 secs.Thistimewasonly 9ilathsofasecondoutside thestandardforselectionand wasthesecondbest440yards inWAthisseason.

EvanReid'sruninthe100 yardswashisfastestthisyear andhesprintedwelltodefeat MaxEvansandGraham Ward.Evan'stimewas10secs. Intheseconddivision,Brian Peachyfinishedthird;he,like twoorthreeothers,waspromotedtoAGradetofillgaps leftbyabsentees.

Awelcomecomebackwas madebythepresidentofthe club,BrianRyan.intheA Gradepolevault.Brian showedexceptionallygood formtowintheeven..with9 feet.

Inthelongjump.Kevin Saltwasunluckytofinish3rd. Hewasbeatenbyacoupleof inchesbytwoathletes,Kevin himselfclearing21ft.6lin. Unfortunately.BillO'Gradyis ontheinjuredlistandit seemsthathewillbeoutof actionforsometime.Bill, besidesbeingachampion jumperisalsoaveryuseful all-rounderandhisabsence willbefeltheavilybythe team.

RayWatersranauseful3rd intheonemileandwasa memberofthemedleyrelay teamwhichfinishedsecond. Othermembersoftherelay wereFrankO'Connell440 yards),EvanReid1220yardsm. andBrianPeachy220yards).

BrianPeachyalsoranin the440yards,120yards hurdlesandthrewthe JackPittswasalast-minute promotiontoAGradeforthe hurdlesbutfoundtheoppositiontough,asdidotherB Graderspromotedfortheday.

BGradewonagain,this timeby23pointsfromCanningDistrict.Outstanding YCWperformerswereTerry KeysonandAdrianHaydock, eachofwhomcompetedin3 or4events. Terrywassuccessfulinwinningthe100yards(10.7secs) and440yards453secs),while Adrianwondivisionsofthe shotputt,440yards153.4secs) and120hurdles(16.2secs).

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thesprintsandrelaywerethe Aquinaspair,CliffCardona andMurrayWard.Murray ranwelltowinhis100yards eventin104ecswhileCliff s wasprominentforhis220 yardslegoftherelay,which waswonin3mins52.4secs.

InCGrade,Peter O'DonoghueandTonyWalsh weretheoutstandingpair, eachfeaturinginmorethan 2victories. Bothladswonintheshot putt,100yardsandlongjump, whileinthe"quarter,"each scoredagainwithTonyin secondplaceandPeterfirst.

Tony'sbestperformance woshis10.7secsforthe100 yardswhilePetersurprised withaleapof19feetinthe longjump.

J.Ouvrierscoredwellinthe shotputtandwasplacedin thelongjumpandmile events.

BobSmithranagoodrace inthe400yardsafterinjuring hisankleinanearlierevent, andwasalsoamemberofthe victoriousrelayteam.

DGradewaswellrepresentedandsprintinghonors onceagainwenttoRon Davidsonwhodid10.8secs for100eardsand53.2secs for440yards.

JimRussellwontheshot puttwithaheaveof38feet, ColinRussellbeinglittleinferiorwith35ft.6lin.Ted Reevewonadivisionofthe sameevent,besidescompeting alsoin100yards,440yards andrelay.

ColinRussellalsoraninthe 120yardshurdlesandrelay, BobHoynebeinghiscompanioninthehurdlesevent. Colinwonhisdivisionin17.8 secs.

MurrayMcDonaldhada busydaywhenhecompeted inthe100yards,440yards, javelinthrowandrelay.First placingcamehiswayin3of his5events,agoodallaround performance.

DesDeGruchyandKevin Millersharedhonorsinthe "junior"grade.Deswonthe 100yardsin11secs,thelong jumpwith18ft.5ln.,the120 yardshurdlesin16.5secs, besidesbeingamemberofthe winningrelayteam.

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Ithasbeensaidinthesecolumnsthatthe liftingofpricecontrolwouldprovideasocial testforthesocialresponsibilityoflocaltraders. Alreadyatestofsortshasarisenandhasbeen met,notwithbuyerresistanceonthepart thepublicbutonthepartoftheretailers.That mustsurelybehailedasasymptomofhealthy socialreactionwhichshowsthatourtraders areawareoftheplightoftheworkingmanon afixedwageandresolvednottoexploithim.

TheFatimaShrineisat-Gratifyingaboveallisthe tractingmanyvisitors, Adevotionofthechildren.It largenumberofboysfromisfeltthatastheMarian Castledareand Ciontarf OrphanagescameonapilgrimageonWednesdaynight andrecitedtheRosary.Two religiouscommunitieshave alsomadeapilgrimage.Besides,manysmallerparties includingsomenon-Catholicsvisitedtheshrineduring thepast10days.

Althoughatanytimeof thedaytheshrineevokes sentimentsofadmiration,it iswhenthefullbatteriesof thespotandneonlightsare directedonit,thatonegets thefulleffectofitsexquisitebeautyanddevotionalatmosphere. Already,ithasbeenresponsiblefortheawakening ofagreaterloveanddevotiontotheMotherofGod. ThisisevidencedonSundays beforeandafterMasses, whenveryfewpasswithout atleastashortprayer.

Yeargrowsolder,thisloveof Marywillgrowstronger,in theheartsofherchildren, greaterconfidenceinHer powerandwillingnesstohelp willbeengendered,and countlessblessingswill'descendonthehomesand familieswhohonorher.

And,maybe,becauseof thatloveanddevotionand confidenceofherfaithful childreninthisyearofGrace thisyearofMary,willusher intheradiantdawnof peace,andscatterforeverthe loweringcloudsofwar.

Maywehope,thattheRosaryShrineofFatimamay playevenaverysmallpart inhasteningthedaywhenthe forcesofevil,vanquished, andthepoweroftheRosary, oncemorevindicated,the chainsofbondagewillfall fromtheChurchpersecuted inmanylands. =000000000000000C

SOLEUNIVERSITY OFIRONCURTAIN

TheLublinCatholicUniversityistheonlyonebehind theIronCurtain.Itbegan theschoolyearthisfallwith anenrolmentof1,986studentsand145professorsand lecturers.Theschoolhasfour departments:thehumanities, philosonhy,theologyand canonlaw.

Twoyearsagotheuniversityhad3,500studentsand 9vedepartments.Itwasforcedtodropitsdepartmentof law,economissandsocial sciences.

Ofthestudentsnowenrolled1,287arestudyingtie: humanities:435philosophy, 238theolon,and26canon law.

Oneofthemaindrawbacksforgraduatesofthe universityhasbeentheirinabilitytofindsuitablejobs inthecommunist-dominated stateadministration.

Cardinal'sPost VaticanCity,Dec.19 (Radio,NC)-HisEminence GaetanoCardinalCicognani hasbeennamedbyHisHolinessPopePiusXIIasa memberoftheApostolic SignaturaandofthePontificalCommissionfortheInterpretationoftheCodeof CanonLaw,itwasannounced here.

TheApostolicSignaturais thesupremetribunalofthe Church.Itdealswithappeals fromtheSacredRomanRota andothermattersarising fromthatcourt.Itisalsoa courtofappealforthecivil andcriminaltribunalsof VaticanCity.

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DUBLIN,Dec.14 (NC)-Astirringenthusiasmhasbeenshown throughthelengthand breadthofIrelandfor theMarianYearsinceit wasopenedwithspecial ceremoniesinchurches andcathedralsthroughoutthecountry. Upanddownthecountry therearemanylovingsigns ofaffectionfortheQueenof Ireland-theImmaculate MotherofGod. Therearethemoresensationalmarksofdevotionsuch asfloodlitchurches,illuminatedstatuesandornatelydecoratedshrines.Butthemost impressivethingisthedeep loveoftheordinarymanin thestreetfortheBlessedVirgin.Irishworkerscanbeseen visitingthechurchesontheir waytoandfromwork.Many kneelbeforetheshrineofthe BlessedMotherinthechurch tosaytherosary.Theylight candlesinhonouroftheVirginwhentheyleave.

ThePope'sprayerforthe MarianYearissomuchindemandthatithasbecomea "bestseller"inIreland.

Itisindeedunfortunatethatasemi-governmentalinstrumentalityshouldhavebeensoilladvisedastochoosethisparticularmomentto raisetheirfeesinthemoreexclusiveservice theyofferthepublic.Itisnotparticularly tragicthatpersonswhocanaffordtopay£25 perweekforhospitalisationshouldnowbe charged£30.Onthecontraryithasbeensuggestedthatthemovehasbeenmadeinorder, asitwere,by"soaking"therichtomakeup thelossesincurredbymaintainingpublicbeds atthepresentrates.

Howeverthatmay"be,theraisedcharges comeunhappilybywayofexampleanditwill besurprisingiftheprivatehospitalsdonot capitaliseongovernmentalexample.Ithas beensuggestedbyusthatthetimeisoverdue foranenquiryintohospitalcharges;sucha probecouldnotbuttakecognisanceofthegeneralpolicyofgovernmentregardingthecapital costsinvolvedinbuildingandmaintainingthe typeofhospitalweknow.Itseemstousthata generalspiritofextravaganceisprevalent whichaddsnothingtotherecoveryofhealth butasizeableburdentothealready'overburdenedtaxpayer.

Itseemstousthatthegovernmentismore concernedinbuildingpalacesratherthanhospitals.Itmaywellbethatthespateofmarble andterrazzoworkisinthegeneralinterestsof antisepsis,andthatdecorativefeatureshavea profoundpsychologicaleffectontherecuperativeoutlookofpatients.Butitwouldbewellat thesametimetoconsiderthattherateofmortalityisnotconsiderablyincreasedbywhite wallsorcementwork,especiallywhenthetaxpayerissupplyingtheluxuriousextras,and thatmanypeoplerecoveredtheirhealthbefore thedawnofthemodernage.

Itiscertainthattheworkingmanwillsoon notbeabletoaffordtheluxuryofillnessinsofarasitinvolveshospitalisation.Itmaywellbe thatthealternativewillbeareversiontosome systemofhomenursingwhichwillbenobad thingformanypeople-especiallythevery youngandtheveryold.Inthemeanwhilethere isobviouslyanunanswerablecaseforincreased Governmenthealthbenefits,onsuchascaleas toreallyremovetheeconomicworrieswhich accompanycompulsoryimmobilisation.Itis idletoboastoftheadvanceofsciencewhenits practicalapplicationtothemassesisfinanciallyoutofthequestion.

PopeWritesPrayer ForHomelessFolk

GENEVA,Switzerland,Dec.25(NC)-The Pope'sdeepsolicitudeforthehomelessisdemonstratedinanewprayerhehaswrittento"OurLady oftheEmigrants."

ManyIrishfamilieshave erectedspecialshrinesto Maryintheirhomesforthe MarianYear.Thefamily gatherstherefordaily prayers. TheMarianYearenthusiasmisevenevidentinthe shopsandfactories.Atthe endoftheworkingdaythe personnelofmanyestablishmentskneelsaroundastatute oftheVirginandrecitesthe rosaryorotherprayersto Mary Truthbecomesobscuredas oftenbythenegligenceof thosewhoprofessitasby theassaultsoferror-Johnof Salisbury(d.1180) TennisRacquetsRestrungby expertsatWimbledonSports Depot,14

MarcheArcade.

AnEnglishtranslationofthe prayer-originallywrittenin Italian-hasbeenreleasedby theNewsBulletinoftheInternationalCatholicMigration Commissionhere.

Theprayerreads:

"MostHolyVirginMary,Escortofexiles,whotrudgethe roadsofalltheworldinsearch ofworkandbread,lookwith compassiononoursituation andblessallwhohelpus;you whohaveknownexileyourself, beevermindful,weimplore,of usuprootedbywantandof those,ourbrothers,whogenerouslywelcomeustosharein thenhardtoil.

"0VirginMary,Helpof ChristiansandConsolationof theAfflicted,bealovingmothertouswhomfatenasforced

tolivefarfromournative lands,burdenedwithapprehensionsasweworkforourselves andourfamilies,withseldom afriendwhocanunderstand ourproblemsfullyandinon; familiarnativetongue.Invigorateourflaggingspier.

"Withyourconsolingkindness,withyourstrongmotherlyassistance,throughyou prayersofintercession,protec usinexileandouranxio familiesathomethat,sustain asweallarebyPtah,hopeand charity,wemaywalkInthe fearofGod,insubmissionto MaDivineWill,fait'fulto ChristandHisChurch,and thusmayen?oythefruitsof redemptionandmeritthereby earthlypeaceandheavenly happiness.Amen"

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THISBISHOPISSUED PASTORALONRATS!

MANILA.Dec.24(NC)Ishop(GerardMongeau, 'O.M.1.,ofCotabato,Issuedone ofthemostunusualpastoral lettersintheannalsofthe churchinthePhilippines.Its Abjectwas-rats.

Theexplanationisthis: Forthepasttwoyears,the provinceofCotabato,oneof therichestricegrowingareas lathecountry,hasbeeninfestedwithaplagueofrats thathavedestroyednearly70 percentoftheannualrice andcorncrop.

Thoughthegovernmenthasgivenampleassistanceby providingsuppliesofpoison andsendingoutteamsofexpertstoteachthefarmers howtouseit,itseffortshave beenbalkedbythesuperstit- iousattitudeofilliteratefarmerswhobelievethatthe ratsareGod'schastisement,'andattemptstoexterminate themwouldonlybringDivine angeruponthem.

crimeagainsttheirowncommunity. Urgingthefarmerstoturn alsotoprayetasameansof endingtheplague,Bishop MongeausuggestedespeciallydevotiontoBlessedMartin dePorres,thesaintlyNegro Dominicanwhowasbornin Lima,Perms,in1579.and diedtherein1639.

(Accordingtooneofthe storiestoldaboutBrother Martin,hewas.once.given thejobofexterminatingthe ratsinthecellarofaconvent.Insteadofkillingthem hespoketothemandtold themtogotoanoldshack downthehill.Latertherats wereseenleavingtheconventinabodyandgoingto theotherbuilding).

Arab-Israel PeaceStages

BishopMongeauinstructed thepeopleinhispastoral thatitisagravesintobe-UNITEDNATIONS,N.Y., lievethatitiswrongtokill therats.Hesaidthatthe farmerswhorefusetoco-op- eraeintheextermination programarecommittinga

FijiansRubNoses

AgainstReliquary

FijiIslands,Dec.17(NC).-

IntheFijis,kissingisstrictly taboo,evenwhenitcomesto veneratingsacredobjects.

Dec.14(NC):TheinternationalisationofJerusalem waslistedherebyDr.Charles Malik,Lebanesedelegateto theUnitedNations,among majorconditionsforanArab peacewiththeStateofIsrael.

AddressingtheUNSecurity Council,Dr.Malik,theonly ArabLeaguememberofthe Council,saidthatanother conditionwasthereadmissionof850,000Arabrefugees wholeftPalestineduringthe 1948Arab-Israeliwar.

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officialhistories.Butsonic pornographyofprintasturningUNOintoasewt notbe blackreadilyundone.The legendsagainstCatholicism,evenwheretheyhave ceasedtoexistashistory,continueaseviltraditionsand areyetdeeplyingrainedin peopleofBritishstock.Only well-writtenrepetitionwill eventuallyremovethem.

ResponsibleIs

Dr.Malik'sdemandwasfor implementingUNresolutions favouringtheinternational-

ColumbanFatherMichael J.Cryanfoundthisoutwhenhebroughtafirst-classrelic oftheLittleFlowertobe,isationofJerusalem.Itwas kissedbyhiscongregationinharmonywithfrequent afteraMassinherhonor.declarationsbytheVatican

Thepeoplerubbedtheirthatsuchastepistheonly nosesagainstthereliquarywaytosafeguardChristian insteadofkissingit. shrinesinthearea.

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VATICANCITY,Dec.17(Radio,NC)-

'MembersofaRomeparishweregivenaMarian YearsloganbyHisHolinessPopePiusXIIwhich wassimilartoonemadefamousbyFatherPatrick Peyton,C.S.C.,America'sworld-renownedfamily prayercrusader.

ThePope'ssloganwas:

"TheFamilythatpraysisa familythatlives."Itwas reminiscentofFatherPey--ton'srallyingcry:"The Familythatpraystogether staystogether.'

TheHolyFatherusedthe phraseinatalktotheRome parishioners,eachofwhom hadbeguntheMarianYear bypledgingtorecitetheRosarywiththeirfamiliesevery day.

ThereisNoneBetter

DescribifigtheRosaryas oneofthesimplestandmost completeofallprayers,Pope Piussaiditwasalso"oneof themostbeautifulwaysof puttingoneselfincommunicationwithHeaven."

"Theproperlifeofa ttristlanSoul,aswellasof aChristianfamily,isthe divinelife,anditisthrough ,raverthatweconservethis life,therebeingnonebetter thantheRosary,"hecle dared.

BodilyHunger

RecallingChrist'swords hatmandoesnotliveby breadalone,HisHoliness

clubforgoodpeople.Sucha commentinvitesabrusque reply,suchas:"Becauseofa rat Nations--bagelement,theUnited Organisationhae beenlargelysabotaged.Will 1 itimproveittoadmitmore rat-bags"?

NoHelpToPeace hearHerMajesty,inher thewarinIndo-China,is Anotherangle,regarding Xmasbroadcast,cutthrough thatitistoogeneralisedto thearrantcantthathasbeen saythatthefermentinAsia bandiedaboutsincetheCoro- that is to nationtotheeffectthatshe ispro-andanti-Com- wasalmostareincarnationof ElizabethI(savingtheScots) inthegripofnationalistfervor

ButIthinkwewillaccept thatthosewhodebasethe pressinsuchflagrantfashion wouldbeasmallminority amongpublishers. Couldthepress-ownersnot frameaconstitutionwhich wouldoutlawsuchconduct amongtheirmembers?As forimportedpornography theGovernmentcouldexercisecontrolthroughapanel representativeAustralian AsResponsible'ipubhshers,thusextendingthe !princifleofselfimposedre strainoverthewholefield. Nothingwouldsofosterthe idealofsocialresponsioility

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PerfectInversion theSovietitself.ItisBaffle cientthattheyhaveandretheShe mighthavesaidthat financingofBritainin tarothepositionsofpower. ItIsaneasymatterto herreigndidnotrestonthe seizureofchurchpropertyat cavilatthetypeofdemocracy home,regalpatronageof thatisbeingfoistedonthe piracyabroadandthesavage GermansandtheJapanese repressionofreligiousliberty. andtobeshockedthatitgoes Not handinhandwithrearma- onlydidElizabethnot havehusbandorchildbutit mentandthespiritofmillwouldappearthat,atthein- tarisin.Itistoofaciletolay stigationofCecil,shesimply allthis,asaburdenofblame, atthefeetoftheAmericans, toyedwiththenotionofmarWhyaretheintellectualsnob riageinpursuitofthetortuousTudordiplomacy.Orper- honestenoughtorecognise thatallthishasbeenforced hapssherealised,asmodern historianshavedone,that onthemandonusbythe barrennesswouldhavemark- Marxistlustforworlddomination. edamarriage,owingtothe unfortunatecircumstancesof

cialhistorystilllingeramong saiditwasclearalsothatthemasses.Almostevery hecannotlivewithoutbread.schoolboystillthinksof Headded' QueenMaryas"bloody"and "If,therefore,itisanti-ofQueenElizabethas"good." Christianandanti-humantoAmoreperfectinversionof reducethelifeofmantoafactwouldscarcelybepos- problemonlyofbread,itissible.ItrepresentsthecornneitherChristiannorhumanpletelie,withoutsubtletyand toremainindifferentandin-withoutshame. activeconcerningit,intheThosevitalperiodsofRefaceofthehungerandmiseryformationhistoryhavebeen ofone'sbrothers. re-written,fromLingardto

Mr.EricJOLIISt011,presi-astheexercise.ofit.Itwould dentoftheMotionPicturealsobewithoutshameifthe AssociationofAmerica,saidPeopleconcernedactedfrom recently,inNewYork,thatconscientiousmotivesrather theindustry'sproductionthanfromGovernmentalcocodewasbasedonthe"etern_ercion.Therearepronounced alandunchanging moralstirringsthroughoutthe verities"derivedfromtheCommonwealthwhichshould TenCommandments.Theshakethepressbaronsinto codewasnot,hesaid,in_therealisationthatsomething tendedtolayadeadhandonif3goingtobedonewhether creativeandartisticendeavortheylikeitornot.Ifthey andintegrity. arewisetheywillmakea Thefirstarticleofthecodevirtueofnecessity. providesthatcrimesshall neverbepresentedinsucha withthecrime.' AnotherarticleprovidesComfortTo thatthesancityofmarriage andthehomemustbemain-n tained.

Scenesofpessionmustbe treatedinsuchamanneras nottostimulatephysical emotions.

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In thedealingwithreligion, codeprovidesthatno filmorepisodemaythrow ridiculeonanyreligiousfaith. Weshouldbehappytoadmitthatthereislittleblatantimmoralityinfilmsproducedunderthecode,althoughtheslantonlifeis, forthemostpart,anything butChristian.Still,ina hopelesslysecularsocietywe havetobepreparedtotake halfaloaf.

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"ThusisitnecessarythatBellocandhisdisciples.Even allworktirelesslytocreatenon-Catholicshavecontriformenhonestandfruitfulbutedlargelytodebunking humanconditionsoflife.Buttheoutrageousbiasofthe letusrememberthewordsof Jesusto'seekfirsttheKingdomofGodandHisjustice, andallthesethingsshallbe givenyoubesides.'"' Afterurginghishearersto praywithoutceasingfortheir dailybreadandforallother goodthings,theHolyFethei concludedbysaying' "If.asyouhavepromised yourecitetheRosaryunited inyourfamilies,youwilltaste peace,andyouwillhavea harmonyofheartsinyour '713HayStreet. home.Inaworlddividedby! somanyhates.blessedare Phony133779 thosewhofindanoasisof peaceintheirownhomes"

Itoccurstomethatthe principleofaself-imposed moralitymightproveamiddlewaybetweenGovernmentalcensorshipofpornographicliteratureandthefree-foralllicentiousnessnowprevailing. Whilewedonotsubscribe totheoldfashionednotionof untrammelledfreedomof publication(inwhichthe presshasavestedinterest) wedonotcareforcensorshipfromaboveifanyother systemcanbedevised,preferablyoneinwhichtherestraintwillspringfromfree. humanactions.

Onecannotsoreadilyput one'sfingeronthesponsors

'Thattheinnernatureof Communismisnotbyanymeanscomprehendedbyour intellectualswaspainfullyrevealedinthe"Nation'sForum oftheAir"onDec.30when severalcommentatorsgave theirviewsontheprospect for1954.ThepanelofspeakersincludedprofessorMcMahonBall,professorL.Fitzgerald,Mr.DavidRivettand otherswhomightbedescribed asintellectuals.WhatIobject toisthatmostofthesegen- tlemen,in ofinternationalpolitics,perpetu- atetheleftslantthatcharacterisedalargesectionof theworld'spressuntilvery recently. Itisinaverytruesensea partylineforitfollowsthe beatentrackineveryinstance.RedChinashouldbeserveanypurpose,savemisadmittedtoUNO.saidone,chief,forourownintellecbecausewedidn'twantthetualstobelendingaidand worldtothinkweonlybar-comforttothedistortionsof rackedforourfriends,thustheenemy.

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laandElays.:As bbIll1~1and ijpidlydiminishing, *hatyoueastdoto remedy. anychild'snameis tbftheJan.andFeb. dayBoxes,willthey letmeknow.

dnowaveryhappyand holy1954toyouall. -UNCLEMAC.

Kath'sBadLuck

DearUncleMac:Iam verysorrythatIhave not writtenforsuchalongtime, butlet'sforgetthisforafew minutes.

OnSundayafterMass, mummysaidthatwecould gotothebeachfordinner andcomehomefortea.Dad saidhewouldgoaroundt9 thegarageandgetsomepetrolforthecarwhilemummy cutsomelunchtotakewith

Wehadtorush,because daddywasbackbeforewe couldturnaroundandsay "JackRobinson".Ihadto rushintomyclothesand jumpintothecarthenoffwe wentforthedayatthebeach -theminutewegotthere andwantedtogointhe watertomakethingsworse, Islippedonabigbitofglass asIwasrunningdownto thewater,soIhadtoput aband-aidonit. 'thatmeantIwasnotallowedtogointhewaterfor afewminutes.Wehadour lunchandwenthomepleased. IsaidmyRosaryandwent tobed. Godblessyou, Yourlovingniece, KATHLEENOVONNOR St.Patrick'sSchool HavelockStreet WestPerth DearKathleen:Thanks foryourlovelylongletter. Youcertainlydescribedthat dayatthebeachvividly Whatbadluckthatpieceof glasshadtodisputeyourrightofvray!Butnevermind, all'swellthatendswell. Bestwishesfor1954and writeinsoon).

-UNCLEMAC

"beltneleMae:Iam verysorryIhaven't'written toyouforsuchaIonatime. IsawmynameintheBirthdayBox. FormyChristmasholidays IamgoingtoManjimup.In myexamsIcamethird.We hadourconcertonaThursdayandIwasagipayinthe operetta.Iwaxalsointhe singingandversespeaking. ThisisallIcanwritefor nowsoIshallsaygood-bye. Yourlovingniece. PAMGROVE St,Patrick'sSchool HavelockStreet, WestPerth DearPam:Thanksfor rememberingme.andIhope youenjoyManjimupand theholidays.Let'sknowall aboutthem,won'tyou?

Bestwishes.

--UNCLEMAC

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JudyLikedConcert

DearUncleMAC:Thank yousomuchforputtingmy letterin"TheRecord-.I wasverypleasedwhenI sawit.IamverysorryIdid notwritebefore.

Wehavejusthadourconcert.ItwasonDec.10,and wasagreatsuccess.Wehad aplaycalled"Mechanical Jane".andanoperettacalled"LittleGipsyGay."There wasquiteacrowdthere. Imustclosemyletternow, andGodblessyou. i Yourlovingniece.

HUGHES

JUDITH

St.Patrick'sSchool HavelockStreet, WestPerth DearJudith:.Thanksfor writinginagain.Ihopeto hearallabouttheholidays inasfriendlyawayasyou toldabouttheconcert.Best wishesfor1954.

-UNCLEMAC

WEEK'SWINNERS

IhavepleasureIndeclaringRosalieRichardst12),St. Joseph's,Fremantle,andS.G. Halse,Scarborough,asthe winnersoftheseniorand specialprizesrespectively. Congratulations,youngfolk! Finework!

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BIRTHDAYBOX

January,1964.

Jan.1:BeverleyDrinkwater,St.Mary's, Leederville.

Jan.4:AnneTaylor,It. Mary'sLeederville.

Jan.4:GaynorRigby,St. Keenan's,OsbornePk. Jan.7:JosephineFrank, St.Thomas',Claremont.

Jan.8:JudithHughes, St.Patrick's,West Perth.

Jan.11:MichelleDewar, St.Thomas',Claremont. Godblessyousill

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DearUncleMac:Howare yougettingon.Iamvery sorrythatIdidn'twriteto yousooner.Webrokeupon Thursday,Dec.17.OnDec.10, wehadourannualconcert. Itwasagreatsuccess. WehadourexamsandI camesecond-Iamsureyou willbeverygladtoknowthat everybodyintheroompassed. Well,UncleMac,thatisall fornow,andIhopeyouhave amerryChristmasanda happyNewYear. Godblessyou, Yourfondniece

PATRICIABLOOMER

St.Patrick'sSchool HavelockStreet, WestPerth DearPat-ormustItbe Patricia?Thankyouvery muchforwritingin.Ithink it'swonderfulthewayyou girlskeepmeinformedabout thehappeningsatSt.Patrick's.Yesdear,Iamvery gladeveryonepassed.Write meagainsoon. Bestwishes

-UNCLEMAC

MaryGoodAtMusic

DearUncleMac:Ihope youarekeepingwell.Ihad mymusicexamtwomonths agoandaweeklatermy reportarrivedsayingthatI had81marks. Wehadourconcerton ThursdaynightandIwas "GipsyGay".When we break-up,thatisonThursday,wewillbegoingstraight uptoPiawanning,exactly100 milesawayfromPerth. Wearegoingupfora Christmastreewhichwillbe onFridaynight.That'sall thenewsfornow. Good-bye,God.blessYou, Yourlovingniece, MARYCRIDDLE

DearMary:Thanksfor yourlovelyletter.I'mglad youdidsowellintheexams. andIwasthrilledtohearof thesuccessoftheconcert.I hopetheholidaysareenjoy- ed.Bestwishes.

-UNCLEMAC

DearMillie:

Thanksforrememberingme andIhopeyouwriteinagain andtellmeabouttheholi- days.Iwantyoungfolkto writeInduringtheholidays sothat"TheCorner"canbe keptgoing.SocanIdepe-1 onyou,dear? BestNewYearwishes. UncleMac.

MemoforGreatAunt(Nth

Perth):Thanksforthegood wisheswhichareheartilyre- ciprocated.Yes,donationsfor theBusbiesarestillgratefully acknowlaccepted,buttheyare edgedindividually. Thanksforyours,Great Aunt.MayGodblessyou.

MYLIFE-BYADOGS

borninanoldcottage,where THELOSTCALF livedashepherdandhiswife. Mymotherwasanexcellent sheepdog,andmanywere thetimessheandIran throughthegatesandover meadows.carefullywatching everysheeplesttheyshould stray.Thenoneday,mymother toldme,withtearsinher hindlybrowneyes,thatIwas tobesold,inordertogaina smallamountofmoneyfor Myowners,whowerehaving somefinancialdifficulties.

Severalyearsago,IwasSpecialPrizeGoestoS.G.Halse breathingheavily.Soona gentlepatteringcouldbe heardandthreedingoesappeared,closetothetanand whitepatchwhichlaysilent., inthemottledmoonlight. Terrified,thecalfsprangto it'sfeetandfledintothe night,itsfearforcingouta hoarsecryeverynowand then.

Everythingwasstilled.The hotAustralianbushwas indulginginitsdailysiesta. Eventheinsectswerehushed andallnatureseemedto standstill. Buttherewasonething moving.Asmalltanand whitecalfhadstrayedfrom itsmother,andwaslost.It showeditsfearandutter helplessnessinitsactions. Thelittlecreaturewould paceforwardslowly,then stopandutteratentative cry,asifexpectingitsmother tosuddenlymaterialisefrom thehot,silentbush.

NaturallyIwasverysad, butmysadnessturnedto horror,whenmynewmaster cametogetme.Hewasnone otherthanmyfather'spre-Atlastthecalfseemedto viousowner,whohadbrokenlosehope,foritplodded poorDad'sback,thuscausingslowlyanddejectedlyforhimtobeshot. ward,notknowingwhereit

Butweakenedasitwas,it hadnochanceagainstthe ruthlessscavengers,which rapidlydrewuptoher.One madealeapatherthroat, butsheshookitoff,andincreasedherspeed.Gradually however,shesloweddown. Therewasaflurryofbodies inthemoonlight,anagonised scream,andthenahorrible scrunchingsound.

Thereisnothingmore patheticthanalostanimal. Thefearfulwayitavoids eventhemosttrivialobjects, andstartingattheslightest sound,asiftheywerefrightenedthateverything,and everybodywasagainstit..

Thelookofutterdejection initseyeswrenchesone's heartwithpity.Thatwas howthecalfwas,shyingfrom littlebushesandtrees.

ForthreedaysIputupwasgoing,thnaotritagivingcre.any withJockJenkin'sviolentill-indication treatment,thenindesperationImakeupmymindto runaway.IwaitedtillIhad beengivenbyeveningmeal (whichwasverymeagre,consideringJenkin'slargeincome),thenwheelingquickly, Idodgedthekennelman's legs,andwithabarkoftriumph,clearedthelowgate, whiletheword"free"hummedinmyears. HowlongItrottedalong,I cannotsay,butIdorememberrunningbreathlesslyinto thefrontgardenofahouse, whereIwaspettedandfussedoveruntilIfellasleepon aruginfrontofawarm cracklingfire.

Astheafternoonwore on, andtheheatbeganto wane,thelittlecalf,seeminglyrecallingitsparent'sudder,gaveventtoitslonging byagentlecall.Butnothing happened,exceptperhaps theshadowslengthened.

Nextmorning,thesun peepedthroughtheleaveson thebloodstainedremnantsof thetanandwhitecalf,that had,onlythedaybefore, beenskitteringhappily aroundthefeedingground withtheotheryoungofits kind.

S.G.HALSE(14)

170RavenscorStreet. Scarborough

LISBON,Portugal,Dec.24 (NC)-ThewifeofthePortuguesepresident,Mrs.Bertha CraveiraLopes,distributed prizestotheparentsof120 largefamiliestoculminate Mother'sDayobservance here. Abouquetofflowerswas giventoa100-year-oldmother whowasmarriedtwiceand had16children.sixofwham

WhenIawoke,Ifoundmyselflookingintotheeyesof aneight-year-oldboywhoNightfell,andstillthelost murmured:"Ishallcallyouanimaltravelled.butitwas Spotty.DadsaysImaykeepvisiblyweakening.Aftera you."HisDadhadadvertised,timeitfloppeddownonits andnobodyhadclaimedmeside,andlaythereforlornly,arestillalive.

AtthepresenttimeIlive veryhappily.Thereis an abundantsupplyoffood,a warmbedatnightandany amountofloveandattention.Istilldon't,know' what.lademechoosethis house,whenIpassedmany others-perhapsitwasinstinct!RS

RICHARDS(12)

St.Joseph'sCollegeFremantle

DearThanks,dear,foryourlet- terofthanksandforthe prettyXmascard.I'mvery gladyouhaveyourpenfriend. Youmaybeabletovisither oneday.Donnybrookisn't farfromyourplace. BestNewYearwishes. UncleMac.

DearPam: Thanksforrememberingme andgivingmeallthenews.I hopeyourepeatyourkindness soonandsohelptokeepthe postey'swhistleblowingduringtheholidays,Willyou?

Bestwishesfor1954. UncleMac. UncleMac.

apdBoys:As 91bNitlettersand tispidlYdiminishing, Whatyoucandoto 7eremedy.

leIij tOfrgecrand.'snaclinlereb 13 dayBoxes,willthey p1 letmeknow.

ndnowaveryhappyand holy1954toyouall. -UNCLEMAC.

Kath'sBadLuck

DearUncleMac:Iam verysorrythatIhavenot writtenforsuchalongtime, butlet'sforgetthisforitfew minutes.

OnSundayatterMass, mummysaidthatwecould gotothebeachfordinner andcomehomefortea.Dad saidhewouldgoaroundtq thegarageandgetsomepetrolforthecarwhilemummy outsomelunchtotakewith us. Wehadtorush,because daddywasbackbeforewe couldturnaroundandsay "JackRobinson".Ihadto rushintomyclothesand jumpintothecarthenoffwe wentforthedayatthebeach -theminutewegotthere andwantedtogointhe watertomakethingsworse, Islippedonabigbitofglass asIwasrunningdownto thewater,soIhadtoput aband-aidonit. ThatmeantIwasnotallowedtogointhewaterfor

15ItirUncleMac:Iam verysorryIhaven'twritten toyouforsuchahangtime. IsawmynameintheBirthdayBoit. FormyChristmasholidays IamgoingtoManjimup.In myexamsIcamethird.We hadourconcertonaThursdayandIwasagipeyInthe operetta.Iwasalsointhe singingandversespeaking. ThisisallIcanwritefor nowsoIshallsaygood-bye.

Yourlovingniece, PAMGROVE St.Patrick'sSchool HavelockStreet, WestPerth DearPam:Thanksfor rememberingme,andIhope youenjoyManjimupand theholidays.Let'sknowall aboutthem,won'tyou?

Bestwishes.

-UNCLEMAC .-It

JudyLikedConcert

DearUncleMac:Thank yousomuchforputtingmy letterin"TheRecord"".I v:asverypleasedwhenI sawit.IamverysorryIdid notwritebefore.

Wehavejusthadourconcert.ItwasonDec.10,and wasagreatsuccess.Wehad aplaycalled"Mechanical Jane",andanoperettacalled"LittleGipsyGay."There wasquiteacrowdthere. Imustclosemyletternow, andGodblessyou. Yourlovingniece. afewminutes.Wehadour JUDITHHUGHES lunchandwenthomepleased. St.Patrick'sSchool IsaidmyRosaryandwent HavelockStreet, tobed. WestPerth Godblessyou, DearJudith:.Thanksfor Yourlovingniece, KATHLEENO'l'ONNOR

St.Patrick'sSchool HavelockStreet WestPerth

DearKathleen: Thanks foryourlovelylongletter. Youcertainlydescribedthat dayatthebeachvividly Whatbadluckthatpieceof glasshadtodisputeyour rightofway!Butnevermind, all'swellthatendswell.

Bestwishesfor1954and writeinsoon),

UNCLEMAC

writinginagain.Ihopeto hearallabouttheholidays inasfriendlyawayasyou toldabouttheconcert.Best wishesfor1954.

-UNCLEMAC WEEK'SWINNERS

IhavepleasureIndeclar-, ingRosalieRichards112),St. Joseph's,Fremantle,andS.G. Heise,Scarborough,asthe winnersoftheseniorand specialprizesrespectively. Congratulations.youngfolk!

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BIRTHDAYBOX

January,1964.

Jan.1:BeverleyDrinkwater,St.Mary's, Leederville.

Jan.4:AnneTaylor,St. Mary'sLeederville.

Jan.4:GaynorRigby,St. Keenan's,OsbornePk.

Jan.7:JosephineFrank, St.Thomas',Claremont.

Jan.8:JudithHughes, St.Patrick's,West Perth.

Jan.11:MichelleDewar, St.Thomas',Claremont. Godblessyouall!

Pat'sPalsPassed

DearUncleMac:Howare yougettingon.Iamvery sorrythatIdidn'twriteto yousooner.Webrokeupon Thursday,Dec.17.OnDec.10, wehadourannualconcert. Itwasagreatsuccess. WehadourexamsandI camesecond-Iamsureyou willbeverygladtoknowthat everybodyintheroompassed. Well,UncleMac,thatisall fornow,andIhopeyouhave amerryChristmasanda happyNewYear.

Godblessyou, Yourfondniece PATRICIABLOOMER

St.Patrick'sSchool HavelockStreet, WestPerth DearPat-ormustitbe Patricia?Thankyouvery muchforwritingin.Ithink it'swonderfulthewayyou girlskeepmeinformedabout thehappeningsatSt.Patrick's.Yesdear.Iamvery gladeveryonepassed.Write meagainsoon.

Bestwishes-UNCLEMAC C C C

MaryGoodAtMusic

RosalieRichardsScoresSeniorWin

Severalyearsago,Iwas borninanoldcottage,where livedashepherdandhiswife. Mymotherwasanexcellent sheepdog,andmanywere thetimessheandIran throughthegatesandover meadows,carefullywatching

MYLIFE-BYADOGC SpecialPrizeGoestoS.G.liaise

THELOSTCALF

Everythingwasstilled.The hotAustralianbushwas indulginginitsdailysiesta. Eventheinsectswerehushed andallnatureseemedto everysheeplesttheyshouldstandstill. stray. Buttherewasonething

Thenoneday,mymothermoving.Asmalltanand toldme,withtearsinherwhitecalfhadstrayedfrom hindlybrowneyes,thatIwasitsmother,andwaslost.It tobesold,inordertogainashoweditsfearandutter smallamountofmoneyforhelplessnessinitsactions. myowners,whowerehavingThelittlecreaturewould somefinancialdifficulties. paceforwardslowly,then

NaturallyIwasverysad,stopandutteratentative butmysadnessturnedtocry,asifexpectingitsmother horror,whenmynewmasterthelyentmabush.terialisefrom cametogetme.Hewasnone hote,s otherthanmyfather'spre-Atlastthecalfseemedto viousowner,whohadbrokenlosehope,foritplodded poorDad'sback,thuscausingslowlyanddejectedlyforhimtobeshot. ward,notknowingwhereit

ForthreedaysIputupwasgoing,norgivingany withJockJenkin'sviolentill-indicationthatitcared. treatment,thenindespera-Thereisnothingmore tionImakeupmymindtopatheticthanalostanimal runaway.IwaitedtillIhadThefearfulwayitavoids beengivenbyeveningmealeventhemosttrivialobjects, (whichwasverymeagre,con-andstartingattheslightest sideringJenkin'slargein-sound,asiftheywerefrightcome),thenwheelingquickly,enedthateverything,and Idodgedthekennelman'severybodywasagainstit.. legs.andwithabarkoftri-Thelookofutterdejection

DearUncleMac:Ihope youarekeepingwell.Ihad mymusicexamtwomonths agoandaweeklatermy reportarrivedsayingthatI had81marks. Wehadourconcerton ThursdaynightandIwas "GipsyGay".When we break-up,thatisonThursday,wewillbegoingstraight uptoPiawanning,exactly100 milesawayfromPerth. Wearegoingupfora Christmastreewhichwillbe onFridaynight.That'sall henewsfornow. murmured:"Ishallcallyou Good-bye,God-blessYou,Spotty.DadsaysImaykeep Yourlovingniece, you."HisDadhadadvertised

MARYCRIDDLE

DearMary:Thanksfor yourlovelyletter.I'mglad youdidsowellintheexams, andIwasthrilledtohearof thesuccessoftheconcert.I hopetheholidaysareenjoy-ed.Bestwishes. -UNCLEMAC

DearMillie:

Thanksforrememberingme andIhopeyouwriteinagain andtellmeabouttheholidays.Iwantyoungfolkto writeinduringtheholidays sothat"TheCorner"canbe keptgoing.SocanIdepeal onyou.dear?

umph,clearedthelowgate,initseyeswrenchesone's whiletheword"free"hum-heartwithpity.Thatwas modinmyears. howthecalfwas,shyingfrom HowlongItrottedalong,I butIdoremember littlebushesandtrees. cannotsay, runningbreathlesslyintoAstheafternoonworeon, thefrontgardenofahouse, theheatbeganto whereIwaspettedandfuss_wane,thelittlecalf,seemingedoveruntilIfellasleeponlyrecallingitsparent'sudaruginfrontofawarmder,gaveventtoitslonging cracklingfire, byagentlecall.Butnothing WhenIawoke,Ifoundmy-happened,exceptperhaps selflookingintotheeyesoftheshadowslengthened. aneight-year-oldboywhoNightfell,andstillthelost animaltravelled,butitwas visiblyweakening.Aftera timeitfloppeddownonits side,and

andnobodyhadclaimedme. AtthepresenttimeIlive veryhappily.Thereisan abundantsupplyoffood,a warmbedatnightandany amountofloveandattention.Istilldon'tknow whatrademechoosethis house,whenIpassedmany others-perhapsitwasinstinct!

ROSALIERICHARDS(12) St.Joseph'sCallege Fremantle

DearWanda: Thanks,dear,foryourlet-terofthanksandforthe prettyXmascard.I'mvery gladyouhaveyourpenfriend. BestNewYearwishes. Youmaybeabletovisither UncleMac.oneday.Donnybrookisn't C C C

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farfromyourplace. BestNewYearwishes. UncleMac.

Thanksforthegood wisheswhichareheartilyreciprocated.Yes,donationsfor theBushiesarestillgrate- fullyaccepted,buttheyare acknowledgedindividually. Thanksforyours,Great Aunt.MayGodblessyou. Bestwishesfor1954. UncleMac. UncleMac.

DearPam: Thanksforrememberingme andgivinguseallthenews.I hopeyourepeatyourkindness soonandsohelptokeepthe posterswhistleblowingduringtheholidays.Willyou?

breathingheavily.Soona gentlepatteringcouldbe heardandthreedingoesappeared,closetothetanand whitepatchwhichlaysilent, inthemottledmoonlight. Terrified,thecalfsprangto it'sfeetandfledintothe night,itsfearforcingouta hoarsecryeverynowand then. Butweakenedasitwas,it hadnochanceagainstthe ruthlessscavengers,which rapidlydrewuptoher.One madealeapatherthroat, butsheshookitoff,andincreasedherspeed.Gradually however,shesloweddown. Therewasaflurryofbodies inthemoonlight,anagonised scream,andthenahorrible scrunchingsound.

Nextmorning,thesun peepedthroughtheleaveson thebloodstainedremnantsof thetanandwhitecalf,that had,onlythedaybefore, been skittering happily aroundthefeedingground withtheotheryoungofits kind.

S.G.!RUSE(14)

170RavenscorStreet, Scarborough

MOTHERS

HONORED

LISBON,Portugal,Dec.24 (NC)-ThewifeofthePortuguesepresident,Mrs.Bertha CraveiraLopes,distributed prizestotheparentsof120 largefamiliestoculminate Mother'sDayobservance here. Abouquetofflowerswas giventoa100-year-oldmother whowasmarriedtwiceand had16children.sixofwheat laythereforlornly,arestillalive.

middle-brow)and -bestofall-amagnificent abilitytoinspirehisaudience." L'-okestimatedBishop Sheen'stelevisionaudienceat almost20millionviewers. Theprogramiscalled"Life IsWorthLiving."

I3estinedtobecomea nationalpilgrimagecentre(if India,thesanctuaryisa miniaturereproductionofSt Peter'sBasilicainRome ConstructedinGothicstyle, theprincipaldomeofthe reliquarytowersabovethe surroundingcocoanutplanta-tionsandcommandsapicturftsouesceneryofconvergincrivers.

Thegreatgatheringof Catholicspackedthesimicircularenclosureofthe shrineandconvertedthistiny ,hamletintoavasthavenof Christiandevotion.

COTTAGEWORK

MAYHELPIN YOUTHCRIME

MANILA,Dec.14(NC): CatholicYouthOrganisation leadershereurgedtraining youngpeopleincottageindustriesasaneffectivemeans tocurbjuveniledelinquency inManila.

DelegatesattheCYO'sannualconventiondeclaredthat thecity'syouthcouldeasily betrainedinsuchhomeindustriesasmatandrug makingandceramics,Thes saidthatsuchworkwould notonlyincreasethefamily incomebutwouldtakeup menyhoursthatotherwise Wouldbespentonthestreets inidlenessandmischief.

Ifyouwishtocontrolthe increaseofpopulation,you mustrememberthatGodhas giventomanthepreceptof continence,andthisconstitutesarightandadutythat manmustuse-MadameRajkumariAmritKaur,Minister ofPublicHealthforIndia,

DEATH,JAILOREXILEFOR185

BISHOPSATHANDSOFREDS

defeated,killedandburied anunknowngraveinthe marchesofDobrudscha.

Marxisthatredofreligionhasbroughtdeath, imprisonment,expulsionandsufferingto185 BishopsandotherheadsofSeesthroughoutthe world. Anexhaustivesurveybytilehavebeeneithermurdered, N.C.VV.C.NewsServiceshowsimprisoned.expelledorare howdecisivelyinternationalotherwiseimpededfromexcommunismhastakentoit-ercisingtheiroffice. selfthepersecutor'smantleThesemodernconfessorsdroppedsuccessivelybyandmartyrsdotalmostevery Nerowhenhekilledhimselfpartoftheglobewherecont- endbyDeciuswhenhewasmonismhasseizedpower. Theylieinhumblegraves andlanguishInReddungeons fromCzechoslovakiainthe WesttoKoreaIntheFar East.

Thelistcompiledbythe N.C.W.C.NewsServiceshows thatfourCardinals,32Archbishops,117Bishopsand32 Monsignori--thelatter servingasl'refects,AdministratorsorVisitatorsApostolic--havebeenvictimsof communistpersecution.They

Despitetheimpressive numberofnames,theNCWC listdoesnotmentionevery BishoporheadofSeewho haseversufferedatCommunisthands.Itnamesonly thosewhohavebeenmurdered,imprisoned,placed underarrest,expelled,forced intoorkentinexile,orare otherwisepermanentlybarredfromperformingtheir episcopalduties.

Nordoesitincludetne scoresofvicarsgeneralwho havesufferedRedpersecutionaftertheyattemptedto takeoverthedirectionofa dioceseupontheRedeliminationoftheBishop.

ClericalAdvisers AreHopefulSign InFilmIndustry

LONDON.Dec.24(NC): Oneofthemosthopefulsigns inthemovieindustryinrecentyearshasbeentheincreasingacceptanceofclericaladvisersinthemakingof films. HisEminenceBernardCardinalGriffin.Archbishopof Westminster,madethisstate-. mentinatalkbeforethe, CatholicFilmInstitutein! whichhestressedthat"itis' nouseourjustsittingback andcondemningwhatothers haveproduced.Wemustbe willingtoofferpracticalas-, sistanceandadvicetothose, whosebusinessitistopro- ducefilms."

"Occasionally,"hesaid,"our' peoplecryoutinhorrorat someinaccuracywhichreflectsupontheChurchand thepracticesofourFaith. Moreoftenthannot,however, thereisnoquestionofillwill onthepartoft'filmpro- ducers.Itismerelyignorance,andifpriestsofcompetentlaymenwereavailable tohelpwithadvice,then theseerrorswouldnotnocur."

MASSINMINE Z1PAQUIRA.Colombia,Dec, 14tNCI:AChristmasmidnightMasswillbeheldinan "undergroundcathedral"for thesecondyearinarow, The"cathedral,"2,600feet underground,isaformersalt minewhichhasbeenconvertedtoliturgicaluse.The conversionwasmadeunder thedirectionofarchitectJose MariaGonzalezConcha.

Paris,Dec.18INC)WhilhelmKorpf,formerGestapo sergeant,hasbeensentenced todeathbytheParisMilitaryTribunalforthemurder of5FrenchpriestsandBenthersduringthelastdaysof theGermanoccupation.

PersonalTitle OfArchbishop

ForDr.Liston

Auckland,NewZealand, Dec.17Radio,NC):Bishop

JamesM.ListonofAuckland hasbeengiventhepersonal titleofArchbishopbyHis HolinessPopePiusXII,it wasannouncedhere.AnativeofDunedin,Archbishop Listonwasbornin1881,and ordainedin1904.Hebecame BishopofAucklandIn1929, afterhavingservedfora

ThepriestsandBrothers werekilledforhavingconcealedweaponsforthe Frenchresistanceforces.

DuringhistrialKorpfadmittedmachine-gunninghis victims after torturing them,butclaimedhehadactedontheordersofhiscommandingofficer,Col.von Kaminsky.Later,afterprosecutionwitnesseshadtestified otherwise,heconfessedto havingkilledthemonhis ownauthority.

GrailHead GoesToUNO

NewYork(NCI.-Dr.LsdwinevanKersbergen.presidentoftheGrailinthe UnitedStates,hasbeen namedconsultantatthe UnitedNations,itwasannouncedhere.ShewillrepresenttheInternational Movement forFraternal UnionamongRacesend PeoplestU.F.E.R.).

Dr.vanKersbergensae chosenbecauseofherfirsthandknowledgeofEurope. Australia,Americaand Africa,wheresheassactive inleadershiptrainingfor women.

GivenBaptism

Taipei,Formosa,Dec.39 (NC)--ArchbishopAnthonyRiberi,PapalNuncioto China,administeredBaptism tothekingandqueenand 171membersofanaboriginal tribeatCaion,southern Formosa.

ArchbishopRiberioffered aMassintheCapianchapel beforethebaptism.Theking. Puraruyan,tookthebaptismalnameofPeter.His queen,Mallullu,tookthe nameMaryRose.

The tainaboriginesaremoundwellersandwereformerheadhunters.Before beingconvertedtoChristianitytheyhadnospecialgodsororganizedrelieion.However,onceayeartheysetasideanumberof(laysto givethankstothespiritof naturefortheharvests.The numberofdayssetasidedependedontheabundanceof theharvest.

Forthebaptismalceremonies,thecatechumens woretheirSundayclothesof multi-colored,wovencloth andanimalchins.Toshow theirappreciationofthe Nuncio'svisit,theaborigines performeddancestothebeat ofprimitivemusic.

ForDistinctiveWork ofanydescriptionconsult

Followinghisconfessionhe triedunsuccessfullytocommitsuicideinhiscellat ClsercheMidiprisonhereby numberofyearsasCoadjutorslashinghiswristswitha Bishop. penknife.

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Protestantchurchesdisputeamongstthem-,As-,rctaineci,notforany1MonsignorRonaldKnox.saidNew York NC,.-"TheIrelandhasissenstetm&* .reasonsconnectedwiththeinhisEssay,"WhyIamaworldwouldbeadrearyplacedecliningInpopulationtot selvesaboutthenatureoftheChristianideaofApostolicSuccession,Catholic,"writtenafterhewithout butforreasonsofstatecraft.hadabandonedtheChurchofhumorof the sTiVt7L-Yettthat morethan says.e century, tutrITI's"or ,clergyneededcontrol.andAnglicanOrdersvalid therewerenodisputesaboutthematterintneithattothatendBishopswerethemselves'whichhehad eIrishnationisinothercenturytheIrishrim. ing---,willhavevanished,"continues Bravedangerofvanish ',heseOrdersshouldbecontinued,andreverentlyused andesteemedinthisChurch ofEngland."

ministrydescribedintheNewTestament.ButlTheCrownheldthattheEngland,thatevenwerueliiswhatcouldhappen. oustrendcontinues.InanprimitiveChurch. 'requisite;and,accordingly,ceasedtobelieve,therewas 'Bishopstherewere."

Therewasanordinationto Infact,manyAnglican thepriesthoodbythelaying writerstodaydenythenecesonofhands,thosethuscon- cityofthethree-foldministry secretedhavingastheirmain ofBishops,priestsanddeadutiestheofferingofthe cons.Theydeclarethatitis EucharisticSacrificetoGod, agoodandusefulsystem, theadministeringofthe beneficial,butnotessential. Sacraments,andthepreach- TheChurchofEnglandhas logoftheWordofGod. nevergivenanyofficialjudg-

Yetdespitethisdeclaration ofhisintentions,althoughhe preservedepiscopacyasan externalform,hedidnot succeedinpre,,ervins n valid

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stillacompletelackofcorn-accordingtoanewhooksFatherO'Brien. missionfortheirexercise'TheVanishingIrish,"Pub-!Promatotalpopulationin derivedfromtheApostles.lishedherebythsMcGraw1841of8,1'77,945,Ireland Andhesaidthathewasnot content"toexerciseajuris- dictionwhichproceeded,in thelastresort,fromnomore respectableasourcethana Tudorqueen."

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clemned ministriesthenon-episcopal, ofNonconformist Churches esuitsTakeOver

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Andtheirauthorityorcoin- rnentinsistingonthedoctrine missionwasderived,notfrom 4"ApostolicSuccession,"nor themembersoftheChurchto lotsiteverofficiallyconwhomtheyministsred.butby transmissionfromtheApostleswhohadthemselves received H.fromChrist,the DivineFounderoftheChurch

Theformofgovernment prevailingintheChurchWI notsoclearlydescribedinthe NewTestamentandinthe! earliestChristiandocuments.' butcertainlyonlyoneform wasknownbythesecond century,eachChurchhaving ItsownBishops,priestsand deacons,alltheBishops linkedasaunitedbodyand abletomeetattimestodefine doctrinesandlegislateIncthe wholeChurch.

When,therefore.Crannies, publishedhisnewOrdinalin:1550.duringthereignofCranmerdidnotsucceedin EdwardVI.heintroduceditnreservingavalidpriesthood, withtheprefatorystatement. thenewChurchofEns"Itisevidenttoallmen land. diligentlyreadingHolyScrip-

tureandancientauthors. thatfromtheApostles'timeChristianpriesthuodforthe therehavebeentheseOrdersnewChurchofEngland. ofministersinChrist'sTheAnglicanBishopof Church:Bishops,mriests,andDerby,DrRawlinson,saysin deacons." hisbook,"TheGeniusofthe AndheaddedtrodhisnewChurchofEngland"(1949). Ordinalwas"totheintentp.U,"ContinuityofBishops

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Reprintedbypermission from"TheAnnals,"Kensington,N.SW. havingadoptedmanyofthe teachingsoftheReformers ontheContinent,hadlostall beliefintheMassandina sacrificialpriesthood.Hehad nointernams'a-wraiths those.

QkI.University

HisGraceArchbishopDuhig,ofBrisbane,recentlyannouncedthatowingtopressureofmissionworktheVincent=Fathershavefelt compelledtoretirefromthe directionofSt.Leo'sCollege intheUniversityofQueensland. Heexpressedhisregretat thenecessityforthechange andvoicedhisdeepapprecitionoftheservicesrendered bytheVincentianFathers. St.Leo'swillnowbeentrustedtothecareofthe JesuitFathers.

Thisconclusionisreached bythebook'seditor,Father JohnA.O'BrienoftheUniversityofNotreDame,anda groupofIrishwriters,playwrights,novelistsandscholars whocontributed"Woman-shy Irishmen;"SeanO'Faolain. "LoveAmongtheIrish": KathleenMorris,"Muted WeddingBells;"andMargaretCulkinBanning."There isStillHope."

Thebookstatesthat61per cent.ofthepeopleofEireare unmarried.InAmerica,the situationofthosewho migratedherefromIreland, isnotquitesobad,theauthor says. Butevenhere,toomanyof theIrishcarryovertheiridea ofnotmarryingatallorof marryingatalatedate.As aresult,"therearemoreold bachelorsandspinstersamong theIrishinAmericathan amonganyothernational group,"theeditorstates.

BRITISHPAPERS BOYCOTTRELIGION

Mgr.RonaldKnoxwasnot contenttoexerciseajurisdictionfromnomorerespectableasourcethanTudor Queen

Moreover. ,.11tomsfor hisnewOrdinalof1550he deliberatelyomittedtospecify towhatpriestlyorepiscopal powerthecandidatewasbeingordained.Notuntil112 yearslater,in1662,werethe wordsadded,intheonecase, "fortheofficeandworkofa priestintheChurchofGod"; intheother"fortheoffice andworkofabishopinthe ChurcnofGod."

Itfollowsthatevenitthe formswereputrightthen,a century'suseoftheoldforms hadleftnoonevalidlyconsecratedtotransmitpriestly powerstoothers.

When.therefore,In1896, PopeLeoXIIIgaveajudgmentrequestedofhimconcerningthevalidityofAnglicanOrders,hedeclaredthem nullandvoidfromtheviewpointofCatholicrequirements throughdefectofintention anddefectofform,adding laterthathisverdictwas permanentlybindingand irrevocable.

TheArchbishopsofCanterburyandYorkatthattime promptlyvoicedtheirprotests andpublishedtheirofficial reply,tryingtomaintainthe validityoftheirOrders,yet showinginthatveryreply thattheyhadnotarightidea oftheChristianpriesthoodat all.

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ArtistsNamedTo AdviseCardinal

AboutCathedral

London,Dec.28(NC):A consultativebodyoffour Catholiclaymenhasbeen appointedtoadviseHis EminenceBernardCardinal Griffin,ArchbishopofWestminster,ontheinterior decorationofWestminster Cathedral.

Thisfollowedcriticismin thepressbyleadingarchitectsandartiststhatthe marblingworkonthewallsof thevastByzantinecathedral -anationalmonumentnotbeingcarriedoutina cordancewiththeorigin plansofitsgreatdesigner, JohnFrancisBentley.

Theunorthodoxredbrick cathedral,apopularlandmark withitstall,domedcampanile,onlylastweekcelebrated the50thanniversaryofits opening.Theworkoffedecoratingtheinteriorwith mosaicsandmarblinghas goneonslowlyovertheyears asfundspermitted.Itisnot likelytobecompletedfor another100years.

intensityandvigorwith whichweopposethemenace OfCommunism.Wewelcome theirconfidenceinus,but weaskinreturnthatthere shouldnotbebitterattacks uponusandthatweshould begivenafairhearina."

entlyArchbishopGodfreyapparwasreferringtorecent AnglicanandFreeChurch pamphletsaccusingCatholics ofunfairmethodsofproselytisingandcriticisingCatholic teachings.

London,Dec.24(NC):LordPakenham, prominentLaborPartysupporter,toldaluncheonclubmeetingherethattheworstfeature oftheBritishpresstodayisitsvirtualboycott ofreligion. Declaringthatthepressis notanti-religious,butis silentaboutreligion,Lord Pakenham,aconverttothe CatholicFaith,saidthat mostpeoplewouldsaythat religionwasthemostimportantissueintheirlives, "yetthissupremetopicisexcludedfromthenewspapers byakindof'gentlemen's agreement.'" "Editorssaythepublicis notinterestedinreligion,but thatstatementcannotbe substantiated,"LordPakenhamstated,adding: "Indeed,itisuntrueand knowntobeuntrue.Yetthe Englishmanisbeingencouragedbythenewspapersto thinkandtalklessandless aboutreligion. 1hopetime presswillgivetentimesas muchspacetothesubject nextyearthanthis." AtaCatholicmeetingin Derby,ArchbishopWilliam Godfrey,formerApostolic DelegatetoGreatBritainand nowArchbishopofLiverpool oreviouslycomplainedthat theBritishnationalpress hadtoagreatextentignored thebigCatholicrallyheldin Londonrecentlytoprotest againstthenewwaveofanti-Christianpersecutionir. CommunistPoland.

Writingonthissubjectin the"NationalReview"of September,1925,p.73,the AnglicanBishopKnox,of Manchester,said,"ThePope refusedabsolutelytorecognise ourAnglicanOrdersonthe groundthatourChurchdoes notordainprieststoofferthe SacrificeoftheMass.In spiteoftheattemptsmadeby ourArchbishopstoconceal thisdefect,thePopefromhis pointofviewwasunquestionably"Itright. istruethatcertain priestsoftheChurchof Englandofferso-called Masses,tutastheywerenot ordainedbytheChurchwith theintentionthattheyshould offertheBodyandBloodof ChristtotheFather,the Sacramentoftheir0:dinationisforthispurposea failure.ThePrayerBook andtheOrdinalaresimply uncatholic,sincetheyshow nosignoffulfillingthemost importantofallCatholic functons!"

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"Wefeel,"ArchbishopGodfreysaid,"thataprotestsuch asthismeritsmorespacein ourpresssothatthepeople ofthiscountrycanknowhow wearestandinguptotheattacksonreligion.

"Manypeoplewhodonot shareourFaithadmirethe CatholicPOWIn KoreaHodMass Seoul Korea,Dec.26 (RadioNC):Catholics amongtheanti-communist ChineseandKoreanprisoners ofwarheldbytheIndian custodialforcehadMass.'n ChristmasDay. AccordingtoanIndian spokesman,thefourIndian priestsbroughttoKorea afterathree-monthdelayto actaschaplainstotheprisonersenteredtheenclosures afewdaysbeforeChristmas andbegantheirwork. Ticefourpriestsarrivedin KoreaonDecember11,but, apparently,Indianauthorities haddelayedforafurther10 daysbeforeenablingthe prieststobegintheirwork

Thefourexpertsnamedby theCardinalare:

H.S.Goodhart-Rendel,"a formerpresidentoftheRoyal InstituteofBritishArchitects andoftheDesignandIndustriesAssociationandpresidentoftheCatholicGuildof ArtistsandCraftsmen;Sir JohnRothenstein,directorof London'sTateGallery:Arthur Pollen,thesculptor,and ThomasBodkin.professorof fineartsat.Birminghaiti University.

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Sportsshirtsareamustto,summercomfort,and you'llnowherefindabetterrangethanthatat Pilkington's.Thereyou'llseemanymakesatprices rangingfrom25/-inshortsleeved,and55,6inlong sleevedstyles.Andofcoursethere'sthefamous CaliforniaCasualairefrom59/6to82/6.Comeand takeyourpickatPilkington's

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Therearethehazardsthat instoreforthosewho :linprivateapparitionsof ekind.Yet,eveninthis cticageofatomicexlosionsandtelevision,man's :e-oldbeliefinghostsoften rviveshisbeliefinGod.

Iamnotreferringtothe ranticanticsofearnestmedurnsandtheirclientsin iiritUalistleseances;nordo meanparticularlythatagosticstakeanymorekindly unbottledspiritsthanthey etothediscardedtruths fWhatChristianity. Idomeanisthatan yratemillionsofcommon-gardenBritons,withfew lusionsaboutlifeandfewrpretensionsabouttheology, aveheldontothisone raillinkconnectingthe resenteraofreligiousapthywiththeforgottenera ftheFaith.

Thescientist,thesociologistandtheCatholicapolostwilleachhaveaseparate xplanationforthiscurious act;anditisbesidemypreentpointtosiftandcompare hattheyhavetosay.

HowNotToDoIf Notlongago,theBBCtook itstelevisioncamerasintoa hauntedhouse,andenraged orboredtotearsthevast majorityofBritishviewers by(ailingtocapturethe localghostinthelenses. That,surely,mustbethe lassieexampleofhowNOT seeaghost. Initsduller,butequally worthyway,alearnedbody ownastheSocietyfor PhysicalResearchhasbeen compilinglaboriouslyfor manyyearsshredsofevidence,observedandnotedby itsfield-workers,aboutthe habitsofspiritsandpoltergeists.Theymayormaynot behelpingthecauseof science;theyarecertainly goingthewrongwayabout gainingthecollaborationof the_ghoststhemselves.

inhisunearthlycomingssaid goings..Itraceditnottothe "BloodyTower"ofLondon, wherehemetdeathwitha courtlyjestundertheexecutioner'saxein1535;notto thecitychurchofSt.Peterad-Vinculawherehisbody wasburied;noteventoSt. Dunstan'sinCanterbury, wherehisheadliesinaleaden boxtothisday;buttoa sprawlingTudormansionin theruralsettingoftheSurrey Sussexborder.BaynardsHall isthenameofthehouse, andatthetimeofMore's deathitbelongedtothe Roperfamilyintowhichhis beloveddaughter,Margaret hadmarried. Allcivilised toregretthe mencontinue cruel,untimely

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Therearefewsubjectsunderthesunthat anyrationalcreaturecanaffordtobedogmatic about,andpossiblythemostdelicateofall isthesubjectofghosts:

soul,confidedthat"theseghosthunting.Tomygrowing localyokelswillseeallsortsastonishment,Ilearnton ofoddthingsiftheythinkitthatramblingrideacrossfour willgetthemafreedrink."countiesofSouthernEngland Iprickedmyearsupwhenhethathewaspartlyresponsible added:"TheheadofThomasformostoftheotherspirits More,though.That'sadif-whosecontradictorytracksI ferentmatter.I'veneverwasseeking. seenit,butI'veahealthyButHenryVIIImustnave respecforsomeofthosewhocausedmoreghoststorise have." restlesslyfromtheirgraves

Oneofthesewasanalert,thananyothermanInEngintelligentladyofthedistrictfishhistory.Forhewasthe whosegrandfatherhadformerlyownedBaynards.The Hallhaschangedhandsmany timessincethemid-sixteenth century."IamnotaCatholic,"shetoldme."ButI haveagreataffectionanddevotionforSirThomas." Shebecamesuddenlyalmostsecretive:"I'veseenas wellasheardthehead,"she said,anddescribedhow, whenshelivedasagirlinthe greathouse,thesoundof measured,descendingbumps couldoftenbetuagrdonthe stairsatdeadofnight.

"Onenight,greatlydaring. Igotupandlooked.There wastheheadofMorebouncingjauntilydownthestairs. Ididn'tfeelafraid.I thoughtitratherfunny."

LingersInLocality

ST.THOMASexceptionallymildandquietinhis unearthlycomingsandgo-

Itseemstomethatthe scientificallycuriousshould aveaslittletodowith hecreaturesaspossible.One annomoretrytowritea oherentthesisorbookwhich ,111explainthemawaythan mnecantryinanexcessof onunercialenthusiasm,to irojectthemonthetelevision-screen.Norisitfeasible togototheotherextreme anddismisseveryghostlyappearanceasafigmentof someexcited,overheatedimagination. Theuniversal testimonyistoostrongand persistenttoadmitthepossibilityofuniversalhallucination.Suchasolutionistoo siemle-andtoounreliable.

(-hostOfSt.Thomas

InrecentweeksIhavebeen onthescentofseveralreputedghostssointeresting andunusualthattheyhonestlydeservetobebetter known.Noneislessthanfour centuriesold;andtheexistenceofeachisbothbelieved anddeniedbyscoresoflivingwitneses.Inaddition,I havebeenabletogleansome furtherfactsfromlocalrecordsandtheaccountsof localhistorians.

Thefirstghostonmylistnnuestionablythemostinm.dibleofall-issaidtobe thatofabrilliantscholar, wit,statesmanandcharacter ofEnglishhistorywhohappensalsotobeacanonised saint.ImeanSirThomas More,thelastCatholicin thislandtoholdthehigh officeofLordChancellorof theRealm.

endofthiseminentperson, oneofthegreatestofhis age,whopreferredtolose everything-includinghisown life-ratherthanacknowledge theshallowclaimsofthepetulantKingHenryVIIIas "SupremeHead'oftheEnglish Church.EnglishCatholics hailhimastheirfirstmartyr oftheReformationperiod-a modelforalllaymen.

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"Funny"ishardlytheword mostsobermenandwomen wouldapplytothesightof adisembodiedheadbounding andbouncingonastaircase withoutreason.Thisladydescribedthelongtraditionin herfamilyabouttheself-propelledheadofSirThomas: ItseemshelovedBaynards whenhewasalive;andthey believedhelovedstilltoreturnthereintheunorthodox unconventionalwayinwhich hehadlefttheearth. Itisnoteasytoassociate socontentedandgentlea manasMorewithanything socreepilyspectacularasa haunting-eveninjest.Itis evenmoredifficulttoaccept, nowthattheChurchhas placedherformalsealonhis sanctityandraisedhimtothe altars.

Onthescaffolditself,Sir Thomaswashisgay,impertubableself."Seemesafelyup MasterLieutenant,"hesaid. "FormycomingdownIcan shiftformyself."Whenthey tookhisbleedingheadaway toexposeitonapike,MargaretRopercamefearlessly forward.She succeeded somehowinsavingitfrom thatfinalignominyand,at somerisktoherself,travelledwithitinanoakcasket toBaynard'sHall,thehome ofherfather-in-law,before layingtheheadtorestinthe familyvaultatCanterbury. Thecasketcanbeseena' theHalltoday. Meanwhile,howeverstrange unacountablethingshave beenhappeningatintervals. Duringthesecondworldwar, whenBaynardswaspartlyrequisitionedbytheBritish Army,nosoldierinhissenses couldbepersuadedtotake theconvenientshortcut whichledpastthesideofthe house.

VariedWitnesses

Yetthevividreportsofhis occasionalreappearances-and thoseofMargaretinthe grounds-lingeroninthe localityoftheHall.Andlike allgoodghostyarnsthere aresomeneatvariations.

Iwastold,forinstance, thatSirThomas,complete withhisheadthoughshowingontheneckadeep,red axe-scar,madeapointof leavingBaynardsonceayear todriveinstateoutofthe groundstowardsthetownof Guildford. Thatwasinthedaysbeforetheautomobile.Thelady whowasbroughtupinBaynardsclaimsthatthiswasa regularoccurrence;andthere areafewwhosupporther.

SpellmanOn Sacrilege

HENRYVIII caused moreghoststoriserestlesslyfromtheirgraves thananyothermanin Englishhistor kingwhodissolvedthemonastriesandinsodoingdestroyedacivilisationbyturningoversomeofthespoilsto anewbreedoflandednobles.

Unliketherestof the spiritsIencounteredatsecondandthirdhand,thatof SirThomasappearstobe exceptionallymildandquiet

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Severalmenwhohaddone sowereterrifiedbythesuddenapparitionofasadyoung womaninwhitewhowas obviouslylookingforsomething."ItwasMargaretof course,forgetfullysearching forherfather'shead."commentedawizenedoldman whoworksontheestate."I've seenhermyselfabouthalf adozentimes.OnceIspoke toher,shelookedsadlyat me,seemedtocollecther witsandjustvanished."

Similarpersonalstories weretoldmebyfourother localpeople,withlittleor noimaginativeembroidery.I wasstillasunsatisfiedas theresoluteghost-detective shouldbe,andnextdaywent uptoBaynardsHallitself. Therethehead-butler,a coldmanwitharationalist

BychanceIlaterdiscoveredthisextractinatersely writenbookaboutthedistrict:"TheghostofSir ThomasMoreused,byrepute, toissueinacarriagefrom Baynardsonceperannum, anddriveaccordingtosome toaplacecalledLoseley, nearGuildford The Loseleyghost-whoeverHE was-wasreputedtodrive backhenextyearrepaying More'scourteousvisit."

Itmaybe,astheearnest ladysuggestedtome,thatthe ghostofSirThomasisoneof thoserarespriteswhichloves torevisitaspotwherehe knewgreatjoyasaman.

Itmaybethatthepeople aroundBaynards,whosemode oflivelihoodandstolidoutlookhavealteredrelatively littlewiththecenturies,are equippedwithsomeofthe saint'sgeneroussenseof humor.Itmayevenbe,asG. K.Chesterton(echoedbymy mother),wouldputit,that beerisbest.

HenryVIII,theprofessional widower,isreallythesceneshifterinthisrecordof

Spellman'sworkwasre-iamtheConqueror.which visedaitdbroughtuptodate in1888bytwoAnglican clergymenwhohadspent yearsfollowinguptheclues whichtheindustriousSir Henryhadfirstuncovered. Theirswasanambitiousyet largelysuccessfulundertak-wouldknownopeace."le lug. Ifoanditextremelyhelpfulandenlighteningformy immediatepurposeswhenI gotoutofmycaroneevening,inthesoftrainofthe Englishstimmer,toinspect theburnt-outremainsof CowdrayHouse,inSussex.I walkedupthecrumbling stonestairwaystorooms

SirHenrySpelman,who livedinthelasthalfofthe 16thandearly17thcenturies, spentmuchtimeandthought onabook,whichwaspublishedlongafterhisdeath.His posthumouseditorcalledit. "TheHistoryandFate01 Sacrilege,"andittraces throughthegenerationsthe grimtollofsufferingand losswhichovertookasurprisinglyhighproportionof thosefamilieswhichgrew richontheplunderseized fromtheChurch.

liesabout20milessouth-east ofCowdrayHouse. WhilehewasdisposSessing themonkswithanarmed band,oneofthelasttoleave turnedandpronouncedadevastatingcurseonhim.He sleepingorwaking,ineating ordrinking,inhisincomings andoutgoings."

Furthermore,thiscomprehensivemaledictionapplied notonlytoFitzwilliam.but tohisheirsandsuccessors, andtoanywhoshoulduse thedesecratedlandsand stones"forpleasureorprofit."Thosewhodidsowere whichoncelookedoutoverdoomedtodie"byfireand therollinggreenlandscapeinwater." thereignofHenryVIII.

FruitsOfCurse?

Hisdaughter,QueenElizabeth1,hadstayedthere:and Ikeptwonderinginwhich bedroom,withwhichviewof theexquisiteparklandshediedwithoutheirsin1542; andtheestatespassedtoSir AnthonyBrowne,latercreated BaronMontague,whosefamilycrestIcouldStillmakeout onthechapel-porchatCowdray.

hadsleptin.Istoodpensivelyintherooflesschapel, wheretheBenedictinenuns hadoncesungtheOffice,and triedtoguesswhichsaints' statueshadonceadornedthe fire-blackenednichesinthe barewalls.

StrangestOfAll

ForthestoryofCowdray House,itsfar-offcowledghost anditscurseissurelyoneof thestrangestandmostsignificantofall.

ThenunneryofEasebourn wasgrantedtotheFitzwilliam familybyHenryVIIItwo yearsafterthbbeheadingof SirThomasMore.Withit wasthrowninthedemesnes ofaPriory,amansion,arectory,andthreechapelswith alltherevenues.

SirWilliamFitzwilliamwas alsogiventhebuildingsand propertyofBattleAbbey,the wealthyandfamedBenedictineHousefoundedbyWill-

Asithappened.Fitzwilliam didnotlivelongenoughto enjoyhisdarkinheritance.He

Fortwo-hundredyearsthe curseslept,andtheBrownes probablythoughtlittleofthe prowlingblack-cowledmonk ofAbbey,whooccasionally appearedbynight.Then,in 1793,aftertheestatehad passedfromchildlessdescendantstocollateralmembersoftheBrownefamily, thecursebegantoworkwith avengeance.

InSeptember,Cowdray Housewasburntoutinamy- steriousfire;inOctober, GeorgeSamuelBrownewas drownedintheRhinewhile attemptingtoshoottherap- idsofSchaffhausenbeforehe learntoftheconflagrationat Cowdray.

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Therecordisallthemore fascinatingbecausetheSpelmanfamilywasonewhich wasoriginallyenrichedIn thismanner.SirHenry,as ownerofthelandonwhich theformerabbeysofBlackboroughandWormgayhad stood.wesreducedtocornparati,epovertybyaseries ofcomplexandexpensivelawsuits.

Finally,hegaveupposses sionwiththeruefulthought thatthoughhewas"agreat loser",itconsoledhimto realise"theinfelicityof meddlingwithconsecrated places."Hethendecided abouttheyear1516,tocompileadetailedrecordof whathappenedto25neighboringfamilies-whichhad alsosharedinthesacrilegious loot-duringthesameperiod ofthree-quartersofacentury;andtherecordshowed withfatalconsistencythat temporalsacrilegeonthis scale,bringsitsowndreadful temporalpenalties.

AnglicanResearch

It13sometimesconveniently overlookedthatsomeCatholics,too,intheireffortsto getthetestofbothworlds, wereimplicatedinthesack oftheChurchlands.They, likewise,hadtoendurethe misfortunesthatbefellthe vastmajorityoftheplunderers,includingtheancestors ofthepresent.DukeofNorfolk.

IhavementionedSirHenry Spelmanandhispainstaking researchesbecausetheyhave anindirectbearingbothon thesubjectof"monastic ghosts"andonmyowntour oftheruinsofseveraldespoiledabbeysandreligious houses.

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Pope'sMessageWasSent OutIn23Languages

Nooneshouldunderestimatethesignificanceofthe Move.hetoldtheHouseof Commonsandadeed,"weall knowwhatthismeans." Heexpressedregretthat thhePolishregimehaddethanded theoathandsaid the"immediateobjectiveof thePolishGovernmentisthe severanceofrelationsbetween theVaticanandthePolish

ageintheknowledgethat theHouseofCommonsis awareoftheirmisfortune. andresentsthembitterly."

AwareofConditions

LONDON,Dec.21(Radio,NC)-ThedayafterthePolish bishopstooktheforcedoathofloyaltytothecommunistregime 0Poland,BritishUnderSecretaryoftheForeignOfficeArthur Dodds-Parkertermeditamovetocutthehierarchyofffrom theVaticanandheagainexpressed"instrongesttermsthe (British)government'sabhorrenceofreligiouspersecution." ganisedbytheveteran CatholicSocialist,82-year-old DavidLogan.Theoriginal motionwasdraftedinNovemberandsignedbyneeds,60 membersofallparties.However,owingtothetimefactor,thisdraftwasshortened. Otherwiseitwouldnothave reachedtheHousethissession.

beenclosedformorethan seventy-fivepercentof Catholicschoolsshut.

"Ihope,"Mr.Hutchinson said,"thereisaprospectour viewscanbemadeknownto thePolishGovernment.I hopeitwillconveytherepug- nancefeltthroughoutthis countryandthefreeworld fortheactionthatgovernmenthastaken."

Thestatement,presentedby SirGeoffreyHutchinsona non-CatholicConservative, notedthatsevenPolishBishopshadbeenjailed,more than2,000priestsjailedor hierarchy." deportedand37executed, However,henoted,"it,isathatnearlyone-halfofthe weaknessintheircasethatcountry'sreligionshouseshad theyhavegonetotheextent ofarrestingandremoving themostpopularandrevered figurein Poland,"the nation'sprimate,HisEminenceStefanCardinalWyszn- ski. hasTheBritishgovernment hadnoofficialwordon whathashappenedtoCardinalWysznski,hesaid,nor haditheardthattheprelate hadbeentakentoMoscow.

OppressionRecord

DuringtheHousedebateon religiouspresecution,initiated byagroupofCatholicnonpartymembers,theBritish under-secretarysaidthatsince theendofWorldWarIIthe Polishregimehasbeenattemptingtorootoutthe Churchandtosecurecontrol ofit.Sincethestartofthe presentanti-Churchcampaign inautumnhepointedout, thePolishgovernmenthas beenseekingtosetupasubservienthierarchy. Aprotestresolution,putbeforetheHouseby11membersincludingfiveCatholics, anAnglican,aJewanda Methodist.said:

ThedebateofthePolish persecution,delayedandcurtailedowingtothedemands ontheHouseofCommonsto discusstheBermudabigthreetalksandthedomestic railstrikebeforetheChristmasrecess,cameuponthe finaldayofthesession.

UnderSecretaryDoddsParkerpromisedtogiveseriousconsiderationtoaproposalmadebyaCatholic memberoftheSocialistparty, HughDelargy.Theplancalls forBritaintobackthecreationofanAdHocCommitteeintheUnitedNationsto investigatereligiouspersecutionanywhereintheworld.

Theresolutionprotesting

"ElieoppressedpeopleofPoland'spersecutionofthe Polandwillgathernewcour-Churchwasinitiatedandor-

PioneerAviator's

Prayer

Washington(NCi-Aprayer bypioneerairmanOrville Wrightthattheaeroplane wouldservepeaceratherthan destructionwasrecalledas GeorgetownUniversityhonoredthe50thAnniversaryof poweredflight. SpeakingattheUniversity, AndrewB.Shea,presidentof PanAmericanGraceAirways, Inc.,stated: "EverymanIknowinaviationsharestheferventwish expressedbyOrvilleWright whenhetolda

VATICANCITY,Dec.24(Radio,NC)ThePope'sChristmasmessagewasheard simultaneouslyoversixnationalnetworks, itwasannouncedbytheVaticanPress Officehere. InadditiontobeingheardoverVatican Radio,themessagewasheardoverthe nationalnetworksofBelgium,France, Holland,Ireland,ItalyandSpain.Insome ofthesecountriesthelistenersheard simultaneoustranslationsofthePope's Italianmessage,itwasreported. ImmediatelyafterthePopefinishedhis addressoverRadioVatican,thestationbegantransmissionofhismessagein23 languages,includingEnglish.

MaristBrother IsDecoratedBy QueenHerse

InSuvalastFriday MajestytheQueenconferred theOrderoftheMember theBritishEmpireonveteran Marist,theRev.BrotherAl. phonsua.FMB.(Archibald PhiLson),almostcertainlyth6 firstAustralianmissionaryin thePacificIslandsandnoir nearly89yearsofage.

TheMBEwasawardedto BrotherAlphonsusinthe lastNewYear'sHonorsList forhisenergyandzealinthe causeofeducationonthe island.

BrotherAlphonsus,aforme; AustralianProvincialofhis congregation,hasbeenwearingtheMaristhabitformore than70years.

to PremierMalenkovofSovietRussia.

Themessagewassentby JohnJ. CatholicCampbell,aGlasgow lawyer,whofor yearshasbeenurgingpray- ersfortheconversionof Russia'srulersandthe liberationoftheRed-enslaved nations.

"InEngland,whileyour predecessorMarshalStalin layonhisdeathbed,"M. Campbelltoldthepresenttop Sovietleader,"monksbesoughtGodtoforgivehimhis sinsandtohavemercyonhis soul.

"Andnow,too,thisChristmasEve,ineveryland,many willbeseechtheInfantJesus toblesstheRussiannation andtoleadyouandyourcol- leaguesoutofthedarkness ofyourownprison."

Mr.Campbell,itwasrecalled,wasresponsiblefor arrangingallthrough1952a monthlynovenaofMasses offeredfor"thespeedysalvationofRussia'srulers."

DeclaringthatChristians everywhere Christmasareprayingthis fortruepeacein

PriestSaysProblemOfYouth RestsWithAdultDelinquents

Boston.-"Thereareno teenagerspublishinglurid booksorproducingcon- demnedfilms,"saidMonsignorJosephE.Schieder, directoroftheNCWCYouth Department,inlayingthe blameforjuvenildelinquencyatthedoorofmodern adults.

Speakersataseriesof NationalCatholicYouth meetingsheregavethefollowingreasonsfordelinquency:Theparentaldelinquencyofbadexampleand brokenhomes;awidespread 'contemptforyouth,"rang- ingfrombirthcontroland housingrestrictionstogross indifferenceaboutyouth's problems;andtheexploita- tionofyouthbypurveyorsof indecencyandnarcotics.

"JuveniledelinquencyIs reallyadultdelinquency," ArchbishopRichardCushing ofBostontoldtherepresen- tativesofsome6,000,000 youthsatthesecondNational CatholicYouthconvention: "Inverygreatmeasure,the problemofjuveniledelinquencyistheproblemof delinquentparents."

Therootsoftheproblemof juveniledelinquency,the Archbishopsaid,"areIm- mersedinthecontemptfor youthatwhichthisotherwise greatcountryofourshas

arrivedinItssmugconceptionofcivilisation. "Birthcontrolisaconspiracyaimedattheyoung beforetheyareevenborn: privatehomeshaveplaceda banonpresentandfuture children,whilehousingprotects,withtheirlackof leadership,goodexample, inspiration,andrecreational facilities,createaghettoof immoralendlicentiousliving habits.

theworld,Mr.Campbellasked PremierMalenkov: "Againstthisbrighthopeof Bethlehem,whatkindof peacehascommunismto offer?InRussia,alas,your ownlifeisbesetbyconspiracy andperils-allinseparable fromcommunistdictatorship. If,therefore,inyourown sphere,youcannotestablish peace,howcanyouofferitto others?"

peaceandsympathyand,aboveall,freedom,"the Scottishlawyerconcluded withthefollowingappealtotheSovietdictator:

"IfyoureallyloveRussia, nowisthehourtoshowyourdevotion.Renouncethiscrazy warBnGod.Calloffthe persecutionofHisfaithful. Throwopentheprisonsandfreethecaptives.Celebrate joyfully,asdidyourforefathers,thisHolySeason.

"BringbackSantaClaus. Replacetheicons.Light thecandles.Enjoyoncemore theforgottenspectacleof happy,smilingfacesofRussianmothersandchildren, gatheredaroundthemanger, singinghymnsofpraiseto theirSaviour.Thisisthe surepathtopeace.Followit,brother,andfearnot."

"Oureducationalsystems aregearedonlyforthebrilliantfewtothedisadvantage ofthemediocremany.Industryhasseenfittoconcern itselfonlywiththeprestige PhoneBJ1345 tion,withscantprovisionfor andprofitsofitsowngenera-TEDRUSSELL,Manager. theyouthfu.whoareourhope andfuture.

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VaticanCity,Dec.24:HisHolinessPopePiusXII,inhis15th 414thet theMarianear Dream motbesuppressedini ChristmasEveaddresstoafear-riddenworld,toldmankindonce thatcountryothervrise'll againthattruepeaceisathingofthespirit.Hewarnedagainstthe "thecultaMa""uldkiorneTruefalseconceptionofanewmaterialismthatpeacecouldbeattained intheendprevailover `thecultofMarxandTokuyama,Japan,Dee.24throughtechnologicalprogress.

Catholicweeklyhere,quoted fromaspeechitsaysJoseph 'Revel,headofthepropaganda sectionoftheHungarian communistcentralcommittee, gaveinBudapestatameeting ofculturalworkers.

WouldPrevail

(NC)-Hengary'schief INC):ProudestmaninthisThePontiffappliedhisdevotedtosettingforththe lenin." !cityduringthededicationofcounselparticularlytothegravespiritualdangersaris- AdispatchintheStandard.anewchurchbyBishoppeopleofEurope.Heurgedingfromthefalsedreamof themtogetawayfrom'aexpectingasolutionofall materialapproachtotheofmankind'sproblemsfrom problemofpeace,"andtore-whathetermedthe"techslat"certainbusypeacenoiogicalspirit"andthe agents"whothinkthatthe"technologicalconceptof wholepeaceproblemcanbelife." solvedbyincreasedproduc-ThePopemadeclearthat tionandhigherlivingstun-hiscriticismshouldnotbe dards. understood"asacondemns-

"Ifweshouldallow,"the paperquotesRevel,"the Catholicreactionaryandconservativeelementstocarryout inHungary'scountryside, withoutanyrestrictionsand interference,theirprogramof specialdevotiontotheVirgin Mary,thecultofMarywould jntheendprevailoverthecultofMarxandLeninand medievalsuperstitionwould againwinavictoryoverthe Mindsof

"TheHungarianyouth. revivalofthefaith daringtheMarianYearwill bemoredangeroustocornlinutistrulethanafleetof anperhembersfromthecapitalistworld."

Thepaperreportsthatin :Czechoslovakiathecommunist Ministerofeducation,Zdenek Nejedly,hasorderedallschool principalstodeliveratleast twospeciallecturestoeach classexplaining"thedangers OfthecultofMarytothe people'sdemocraticgovern- hient"

EarlyMarriage CreatesProblem

ForTheParents

Thegreatdesireoftheir childrentomarryveryyoung issomewhatofaproblemto parentstoday.Earlymarriagesseemtocomeincycles,andcertainlythisage,like theVictorian,seemstoincline toearlymarriage.

Perhapstheuncertaintyof thetimeshassomethingto dowithsnapdecisions,adesiretotakehappiness,onthe Wing,asitwere.Someparents feelthatthechoicemadein .theteensorveryearly twentiesIsnotthechoicethat wouldbemadewhenoneor eitherpartyismoremature.

Ontheotherhand,parents whomaltyyoungarestill youngwhentheirchildren growup,andtheylearnyoung tomakesacrificestokeepthe homegoing.

ArgumentAgainst

Itistruethat,fromlatest accounts,thedivorceratehas increased,andhastymarriage paybeoneofthecontributingcauses.

Itistruealsothatsonic younghusbandshavestaggeredunderaheavyburden ftancially,becauseofayoung wife'sincompetenceorextravagance;conversely,a youngwifemaysufferfrom ahusband'sconvivialityor gamblingpropensities.

Veryyoungmarriagescut Shortyouthitself,withIts Carefreeatmosphereandits ssonsthroughtheonlymennthatitvalues,experience. tisnaturalforparentsto Worryandinsteadofbeing Mnful,youthshouldtake oncernasproofoflove.

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Olftbwra,SJ,ofHiroshimawas Toknyama's"oldest"parish- ioner.Hewaswitnessinga25year-olddreamcometrue, Mr.Kotoyama,anativeof TokioandfirstCatholicever tosettleinTokuyama,moved herearound1929.Almostimmediatelyhebegantoplead withtheJesuitFathersin Hiroshimatocomeandstarta ChristiancentreinTokuyama. At classesfirst,onlycatechism wereheld.Latera monthlyMasscentrewas organised,andthen,3years later,inasmallprivatehouse, aresidentpriestwasinstalled. Andnow,atlast,Mr.Kotoyamshashis"properchurch." Thepastorofthenewstucco churchisFatherJoseph MariaRuizdelaHermosa,SJ whohasspentalmost20years inJapan-10oftheminthe Tokuyamamission.

Inamooingappeal totionoftechnologicalprogress Christianstatesmen,tooinitself,"which"comesfrom HolyFatheraskedthemtoGodandsoitcanandought take"reasonablerisks"IntoleadtoGod." strivingforthecontinental -- unionofEurope'speoples.Heisgivenno,morethanitspro- exhortedthemnotto - "----perplaceInthehierarchyof gravatesocialtensions'invalues,thePopewarned,"this theirowncountries"bydra-,eraoftechnologicalprogress maticallyemphasisingthem.'willachieveitsmonstrous

Tothosewhocallfor"amasterpiece,makingmaninto so-calledrevolutioninChris-agiantofthephysicalworld. tionconsc'ences,"hepointedattheexpenseofhissoul,reoutthatitisnotChristianitydncedtoapygmyinthe thathasfailedinthesocialrealmofthesupernaturaland fieldbutthatthefailureiseternal."

"inthemindsofherac-"Secureandlastingpeaceis ----- cusers." aboveallaquestionofspirit-

DemandGrows For`Marilyke

ThegreaterpartoftheualunityandofmoraldisHolyether'seldress,maepositi07)5 MPpresentmate

Dresses

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ThousandsofCatholicgirls alloverthecountryaredemandingofclothiers"Marilykemodestdresses"asthe MarilykecontestofthePurityCrusadeofMaryImmaculatemovedintoitslastdays.

Thenationwidecontest, whichstartedOctober7and wastoendDecember23,is designedtoextendtheuseof the fore"Marilyke"tag,heretorestrictedtobridalgowns andformals,toincludeother typesofdressesandtopopu- larisethetagovertheentire nation.

Manyclothingstoresand factoriesarebeingswamped withrequeststoadopttheMarilyketagintheirestablishments.Thetag,attached tothedressesdisplayedin thestore,isthepatron's guaranteethatthegarment ismodest,Mary-like.

ThecurrentMarilykecontestisthefirstphaseofan intensivecampaigntounify thescatteredeffortsofvariousgroupstocreateademandintheclothingmarket formodestclothes.

TheHolyFathergavetheworldatimelywarningthatnotonlyispeaceneeded buttherightsortofpeace.

IndianHolyManStarts LandReformMovement

ofaffairswillnotimprove. unlessallnationsrecognize commonspiritualandmoral endsofhumanity and mutuallyagreeto°marethe causeofdivisionreigning amongtheminthediscrepancyofthestandardoflivingandofproductivity."

Theworkforaunionof Europeisstronglyencouraged, thePopesaid,by"themanifestfailureofthecontrary policyandbythefactthatthe ordinarypeopleinthesecountriesexpectitandconsiderit necessaryandpossible."

"Whycontinuetohesitate?" thePopeasked."Theendis clear,theneedsofnationsare obvioustoall."Turningto thosewho,inadvance,askfor "anabsoluteguaranteeof success."thePontiffsaid.

"Thesupremeincitementto actionisthegravityofthe momentthroughwhichEuropeisstruggling.Thereisno securityforherwithoutrisk. Todemandabsolutecertaintyistofailingoodwilltoward Europe."

Inthecourseofhisaddress thePopepointedouthowthe "technologicalconceptoflife" harmsnotonlymanindividuallybytransforminghumansocietyinto"acolourless

mass"butalsothreatens familylife,"ahichisthe strongestprincipleoforderin society."

Moderntechnologicaldevelopment,thePopeadded,is "nothingelsethanaparticu- larformofmaterialism"as farasitoffersamathematical formula astheultimate answertotheau, ofexistence."

theThe"technologicalconcept" Popecontinued.distorts "thehumanandChristian conceptofwork"andtempts man"toconsiderleisuretime asanendInitself."Asaresult,hesaid,"Sundaylosesits uniquedignityasthedaydevotedtotheworshipofGod andbecomesinsteadmerelyoneofthefreedaysinthe courseoftheweek"

"Thedangerissogreat," thePopewarned,"thatwe havehadtoutterverygrave words,evenattheriskofpro- vokingstillgreaterfears.But onemayalwayshopethat. withthegraceof'Goreitwill beasalutaryandefficacious fear,thatwilllead0,unions ofnationsandthus.trengenthepeace."

InimpartingtheApostolic Blessing,thePontiffprayed that"Ouranxiousprayers maybeheardbytheMother ofGodandtheMotherof men,MaryImmaculate,at whosealtarsinaspecialway thisyearthepeoplesofthe earthkneelinsupplication,thatwithmaternalcareshe mayintercedefortheworld atthethroneofGod."

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InIndiathesocialexperi-religioussignificanceShave mentwhichhascaughtup theimaginationofthepeople isnottheGovernment'sfiveyearplan.Neitherisitthe legislationwhoseobjectisto breakupvastlandholdings. Itisamovementstartedby adiscipleofMahatmaGandhi,AcharyaVinobhaBhave. AtfirstblushBhave'sexperimentsoundsnaive.Hisaim istosecurefreegiftsof50 millionacresoflandby1957, tobedistributedbyhimto India'slandlesspoor.

Yet,asRevJeromeD'Souza

SJ.,recounts,theIndianholy manhasalreadyobtained2 millionbycoveringabout 7,000milesonfootincentral andnorthernIndiainhis quest.

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Afreegiftsystemofdistributingland,ofcourse,will notsolveIndia'sagrarian problem.Nevertheless,BhoodanYagnahascreatedmuch enthusiasminIndia.Prime MinisterNehruhaswarmly approvedit.Jayaprakash

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INMEMORIAM

GOODOFVERNACULAR FORCERTAINRITES

"Icanseethatgoodcancomefromhavingtheceremoniesinanlanguagethatcan beunderstood,foralldomesticoccasions, astheymaybecalled,"saidBishopGrimshaw,ofPlymouth,inaninterview. Dr.Grimshawhasbeenwayswantwhattheyhavemaderesponsibleforthenitgot.Ashipwascoming translationofpartsoftheintoPlymouth,andonboard "Rituale"forgeneralprivatewereanAnglicanchaplain andpublicuse. andaCatholicchaplain.The Abouttransiaticinhesaid:AnglicanwasveryHigh "lfirstbecameinterestedinChurch;thepriestwasvery thiswhenIhadaparishofkeenonthevernacular.The myownandusedtoreadshipwasnearingportand translationstothepeopleoftimewasshortforthemorntheprayersIhadsaidiningservice.Thepriestwas Latin.Iwasusingtherubrichurryingtheprayersofhis whichsaystheceremoniesLatinMass,sothathewould mustbeexplained.' havetimetosaysome

HauntedManors

(contd.fromP.9

Thepropertynextwentto hisonlysister,whosetwin maleheirswerenotlongafterwardsdrownedinasailingaccidentofftheSussex coastintheEnglishChannel. Thesurvivingdaughterssold, thelandtotheEarlofEgmont,whodiedwithno children.

beyinthatyearwasincorporatedintheNationalTrust. Byron,inhisfinepoemon NewsteadAbbey,described theghostthus:

"FACETHERISK"

TheBishopcontinued: "Oftentranslatorshiton SomeEnglishphrasewhich theysaysexactlywhatthe Latinsays';itisascholar's perfecttranslation.Butit maymeannothingtothe peoplewhoaretoreadit Viepeoplewhoaretohear andsaytheprayersmustbe keptinmindallthetime.The languagemustbeonethat theycangrasp.Atranslationmaybeverygoodas translationbutquiteuseless forpublic,worshipandquite unintelligibletothepeople." Heinsistedthattheargumentsforandagainstthe veniacularmustbeproperly weighted."Wemustrealise weshallbelosingagreat dead.TheLatinlanguageof theliturgyisagreatpossesston." Askedifhedidnotthink thattheLatinliturgymight bepreservedbythemonasterieswhilsttheparishesusedthevernacular,Bishop Grimshawreplied:"No,we can'ttreattheliturgyasan nationalmonumentandthe monastriesasmuseumsfor housingit.No,wemustface *theriskthatwemaylose somethinofatvalue."

ANS LATIN

"ThatandthefactthatIprayersattheendinatanwasbroughtupandhaveal-guagewhichhismenwouli waysworkedamong,simple,understand.TheAnglican ordinarypeopleandIthinewashurryingthePrayer thatIknowthelanguageBookserviceinordertohave theyuse,aremyonlyqualifi-tinieto_sayaLatinMass. cations,"saidtheBishop, "MUCHGOOD" andthenadded,smiling,"Butforthedomesticoc"andthefactthatIamacaslons,"saidtheBishop Bishopwithcomparatively"that1sfortheanointingof littletodobesidewatchingthesick,thereceptionofa theseaandthebroadacresconvert,baptism,sickcornofthreecounties." mullion,marriageandceremoniesofthatsort,perhaps alsofortheprayersfollowingabsolutionintheSacramentofPenance,Ithink muchgoodcancomefrom havingtheminalanguage thatcanbeunderstood.When theChurchisdoingsometoaman'ssoul,it mitwellbeinalanguage whchwilltellhimwhat19 happening.ItIsthese'descriptive'prayersthatwe reallydoneedtohavein English.Peoplewouldknow whatisbeingsaidanddune andwhy." Iaskedhowfaradvanced theworkoftranslatingis. TheBishopreplied:"W shouldhavesomethingready, Ihope,quitesoon." HisLordshipsaidthatthe Latinwouldbekeptforthe actualformofthesacrament butexpressedtheopinion thatifEnglishwereadmittedforallthesurroundingprayersitmightbeonlya matteroftimebeforeItwas allowedfortheformsofthe sacramentaswell. Hespokeagainoftheneed forarealisationofwhatwas beinglost."Therearedeep issueshere.TheLatinformulascanneverbeentirely abandoned.Theyexpress withexactitudeandperfectionwhatisthemindofthe Church.Agoodexampleisto befoundinthedecreesof theCouncilofTrentrelating tothepresenceOyaLordin theBlessedSacrament.The meaningisprecise,andeach wordhitsatsomeparticular heresy.

Tothequestionasto whetherthevernacular wouldnothelpcommunal participationintheMass,by enablingthecongregationto saytheresponsesandthe othercongregationalparts mineeasily,hereplied:"No, Idon'tthinkso.Ihavenever myselffoundtheslightest difficultyintrainingpeople toanswerLatinresponses.Iftheyaretrainedtheycan answertheresponsesatMass perfectlyeasilyandunderstandwhattheyaresaying. Oftenweareinclinedtobe lazyaboutthis.Justbecause thepeoplecan'tunderstand straightawaywedecidethat itmustbetranslated.But peoplecanbetrainedperfectlywelltounderstandthe LatinMassandtousethe 'congregational'parts.The amounttheyhavetomaster Wmuchlessthanappearsatfirstsight."

TheBrownesarenowextinct.AndCowdrayHousetodaybelongstotheLordof hatnamewhosofrequentlygetsintothenewsby stagingpologamesinwhich theDukeofEdinburghtakes part!Meanwhile,BattleAbbey itselfhadbeenacquiredby afamilycalledWebster.

Theirtestae,issimilarly chequeredwithmisfortune, andthelinewhichcanbe tracedfrom1699wasfinally extinguishedin1923,when SirAugustusWebsterthe8th Baron,diedinaHastings nursinghome.

Sixyearspreviouslyhiswife anddaughterweredrowned whilebathingintheAbbey estatelake;andinthatsame year,1917,hisonlysonwas killedinactioninFrance. TheghostofBattleAbbey,a rathersinisterrestlessapparition.hasbynomeansforsakenhishaunt.

Thosewhohaveakeennose forsuchthingsclaimtodetectmuchmorethancoincidenceinthesuddenfire, earlierthisyear,whichdestroyedawingoftheWebster'sformerhome,nowan exclusivegirls'school.

NewsteadAbbey

Intheheartofmidland Nottinghamshire,notvery farfromthatSherwoodForestwherethe'outlawRobin Hoodoncepracticedhisindividualisticbrandofsocial justicein"takingfromthe richtogivetothepoor,"the moss-grownremainsofNewsteadAbbeymarkanother placeWhereanejectedmonk extractedhisghostlydue fromthefamousByronfamily.

HenryIIfoundedandendowedtheAbbeyinpart-expirationforthemurderof ThomasaBecket,thesaintly ArchbishopofCanterbury. HenryVIII,ofcourse,putit promptlytomoreprofane uses.HisCommissionerssold itatagoodpricetoSirJohn ByronofColwick,whobuilt animposingmansionoutof thedomesticbuildings,and withstonestornfromthe churchitself.

". Amonkarrayed Incowl,andbeads,and dustygarbappeared, Nowinthemoonlight,and nowlapsedinshade, Withstepsthattrodas heavy,yetunheard, Bythemarriagebedof theirlords,issaid, Heflitsonthebridaleve; And'tisheldasfaith,to theirbedofdeath.

Hecomes-butnotto grieve."

Thereismuchmore,in similarvein.Andthesceptics willnodoubtmaintainthat Byron'sghostwasadelusion causedbyanotherkindofintoxication-theintoxicationof apoeticimagination.

ConsolingHistory

Bynomeansalltheancient ghostsofEnglandareattributabletoHenryVIII.I wishIhadthespacetounfold,forexample,theconsolinghistoryofBaddesleyClinton,intheShakespearecountryofWarwickshire.

FLORALTRIBUTES

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EARLE(Helen):OnDecember23,1953,belovedwifeof thelateStephenEarle,fond motherofJack(deceased, Sr.M.Philomena(St.John ofGodHospital,Subiaco), Fred,Amy(deceased)and Lilian.ImmaculateHeart ofMaryprayforher.

PopeHonours

GeneralFranco

Mc :Ofyour prayforthereposeof soulofKevin,whoseat versaryoccurson Jana 8.Rememberedalways hislovingmother family. -T

INMEMORIAM

FiTZGERALD:Iny4charityprayfortherepose. ofthesoulofLeslieJ.Fitzgerald,sonofMr.andMap. W.FitzgeraldofMaylande lovingfatherofJillana Anne.Eternalrestgiveto him,0Lord.

INMEMORIAM

BRANLEY:Inlovingmemore ofWilliamHenryBranief, whodepartedthislife8th January,1951.Sweetheart ofJesus,havemercyonkW soul.Insertedbyhisloving wife,daughtersLomaandSheilaandson-in-law Kevin.

ACCOMMODATION

FIRSTFRIDAY

"Ifitwereallinthevernacularweshouldhaveto changethetranslationevery hundredyearsasthemeaningofthelanguagechanged. Butwemustalwaystryto doastheChurchwishesus anditmaybethatthemind oftheChurchischangingin regardtothevernacliarin theliturgy.

"ItmaybethattheChurch isbeginningtofeelthatcertainoftheworld'slanguages aresufficientlyestablished,, andmaynowbedepended upontoexpresstheideas containedintheliturgical prayers.Allthesame,Ithink thatweshalldiscoverthat shewillalwaysinsistonthe possibilityofeasyreference totheLatinoriginals."

Onlythecloisterwalksand themutilatedWestFrontnow stand,mutewitnessestothe insensategreedofthemonarchandhisgraspingfollowers.However,theghostof aBlackAugustinianCanonis reportedtohavebeennotso muteintheinterveningcenturies.

Byron'sTestimony

Certainlyhisallegedpresencewasaccompaniedbyan almoststeadycycleofdomesticunhappinessandbad luckfortheByrons.Severe financialloss,violentdeath, childlessness-thesewerethe familiarwoesencountered.

Forfourteengenerations theFerrerfamilywerein continuousoccupationandin allthoseyearsitwasa strongholdoftheCatholic Faith.Evenintheblackest periodsofpersecution,after theReformation.Masswas saidthereinsecret, Ithasitspriest-hole,its hiddenrooms-andinevitably itsghost-room;thoughthe spiritwasnotthatofan evictedmonkorapriestmartyredforhisreligion,butof achaplainslaininafitof fairlyrighteousangerbythe masterofthestrongholdin the15thcentury. Thedetailsareunimportant,butthe.*localparish churchisamemorialtothe fact.TheChurchauthorities madethemasterbuildand endowitbywayofatonement.

WhatExplanation

Today,itisinAnglican hands;andthePoorGlares livetheirexemplarylivesof intercessionandpenance closeby.Therehavebeenfew complaintsofthisparticular ghostforalong,longtime.

Itwouldneedamodern Spelmantodojusticetothe armyofspiritswhichbesiege manyofEngland'soldest homes,notablythoseconstructedonsacredground. Factsareslipperythingsto handle,nomoresothanin theobjecivehandlingof ghoststories.Whatevermay be'thoughtofthecursing spirits,andtheirrealorimaginaryinfluenceonthe familyfortunesofmanyReformationgentry,itisundeniablethatifthetragedies aresheercasesofcoincidence thenthelong,cruelarmof coincidencemustoccasionally stretchveryfarindeed.

Madrid,Dec.24(Radio, NC).-ArchbishopIldebrando Antoniutti,newPapalNuncio toSpain,presentedhiscredentialstoGeneralFrancisco Franco,theSpanishChiefof State,atthenationalpalace here. AtthesametimetheArchbishopinformedtheGeneral thatHisHolinessPopePius XIIhadconferredonhimthe SupremeOrderofChrist, highestpapaldecorationfor laymenandreservedforsingularservicestotheChurch. Bestowalofthishonouron GeneralFrancomarksonly thesecondtimethatPope PiusXIIhasconferreditin his15-yearpontificate.The otherrecipientwasPrince FrancescoChigi,latecommanderoftheNobleGuard. WhenpresentinghiscredentialsthePapalNuncio deliveredanaddressunderscoringthefidelityofSpain totheChurchandthe heroismofitspeopleinthe sorrowfuldaysofthecivil war.HerecalledtheBishops priests,religiousandfaithful whopreferredtosacrifice theirlivesratherthanfailin theirdutiestotheirGodand country.

phasizedArchbishopAntoniuttiemtheHolyFather's affectionateinterestand paternallovetowardSpain which,hesaid,affirmsits traditionalpositionbeforethe entireworldwithdignified valourandindomitable courage.

Priest'sPlan

TOKYO,Dec.17(NC)FatherWilliamKaschmitter, M.M.,isthepromoterofan originalsolutiontothetwin problemsofover-population andunder-productionoffood inJapan.

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"LOWMARKS"

'OftheAnglicanliturgy, BishopGrimshawsaid:"You manycatechisemanyAnglicansonthemeaningof phrasesintheBookofCommonPrayerandyou'llfind they'llgetprettylowmarks, inspiteofthevernacular liturgy."

TheBishoptoldthisstory to_Illustratehowpeopleal-

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InSouthAmerica

disguisedRedpropaganda amongLatinAmericans.

Isuggestedthatthislast. remarkwasborneoutbythe easewithwhichY.C.W. groupscanbetaughtthe DialogueMass,andfindit inspiring."Yes,"SaidHis Lordship,"andmanygood Catholicsaresurethatthere issomethirratherfine abouthavingaspeciallanguageforourprayers.The? aresomething SanJose.CostaRica.Dec. setapart.t24(NC):Sinaturesobtained isfitting.tohaveaspecialinLatinAmericaforthe lengea,forthem.And;11Stockholmcommunist"Peace principleitseemstobetheDeclaration"werecitedhere Church'smindthatitshouldbyLaNacion.SanJosedaily, beso.TheHolyFatherem-'aeevidenceoftheextentof hasisedthevalueofthe LatinMute-in"Mediator Del."

Thenewspaperreported thatthecommunist-dominatedWorldCouncilfor Peacehadclaimedtotalof 8,000,000signaturesire12Latin Americancountries.

Argentina3,000,000,Brazil

3,000,000,Bolivia8,500,Colombia25,000,CostaRica34,000, Cuba850,600.Chile500,000, Mexico 300,0130. Paraguay 16,000.Peru5,578,Uruguay 216.000,andVenezuela45,000.

Undoubtedlythemostcolorfulrecordwehave,ifnot necessarilythemostaccurate,isinthewritingsofthe sixthLordByron,thepoet. Thismorbid,highlysensitive,club-footedeccentric cameintopossessionin1798. Heekedoutaprecarioussubsistencefromtheestatefor 20years,thengladlysoldthe AbbeytoColonelWildman anoldschool-fellow,wholavishedthesumof£150,000on repairs. SoonthewealthyColonel wasreducedtoharshfinancialstraitshimself,partlyby thecostsofupkeep,partlyby theActofParliamentemancipatingslaves,forhisfortunehadbeenmadein humantrafficking.

Newsteadpassedtothe Webbs.whowerealsovisited bysuccessiveafflictions,which virtuallywipedoutthefamily.In1930,theStateunwittinglybecamethetargetof theavengingspirit:theAb-

Norshoulditbeforgotten thatjustasthereisauniversaltendencytobelievein ghosts,sothereisauniversaltendencytobelievein thetemporalretributionthat followssacrilegetogether,and youhaveapowerfulcombination. Mymindisopenonthe questionofghosts,theirrealityandtheirpurpose.Andto thosewhofeelIhavecravenlyshirkedtheissueletme sayonlythis:

"Tothosewhobelieve.no explanationisnecessary.

"Tothosewhodisbelieve, noexplanationispossible.'

DAILYMISSAL

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ThepriestiseditorofTosei NewsService,aCatholicnews serviceforsecularpapershere. Along-timestudentof Japaneseeconomics,thepriest spenteightmonthsinthe U.S.makingknownhisplan togovernmentandChurchofficials.Underthenovelplan, Japanwouldsendfarmersto cultivateleasedlandinthe westernUnitedStatesandin Brazil.Theirharvestswould thenbeshippedbacktoJapan tofeedthehungrypeople here.

Commentingontheplan, TheSigh,Passionistmonthly magazine,statedthat"itmay betooidealistic,butitlacertainlyrefreshinglyChristian."

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