The Record Newspaper 10 January 1959

Thursday,January3,1957

Classified Advertising

DEATHS

DUNNE:OnDecember27.

Cecelia,dearlybelovedwife ofMauriceJosephDunne, of122Vincent-st.,North Perth,lovingmotherof Jackie(deceased). Eternalrestgrantunto her,0Lord.

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INMEMORIAM

DONOHOE(W.L.):Of yourcharitypleasepray forthesoulofWalterLeo: onJanuary2,1956.Mayhe restinpeace. Insertedbyhisloving wife.

DOVE:Ofyourcharity prayforthesoulofMary AnneDove,whodiedJanuary9,1954.Immaculate HeartofMary,prayforher. Rememberedbyher daughters.

DUFFY:Ofyourcharity prayforthereposeofthe soulofoursonandbrother, Bernard,whodiedonJanuary1,1956. Eternalrestgrantunto him0Lordandletperpetuallightshineuponhim. Mayherestinpeace.

SWAN(AgnesLucy):In lovingmemoryofourdevotedmotherwhopassed awayJanuary4,1956.My Jesus,mercy. Insertedbyherloving family.

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THANKS

MR.&MRS.M.ROSS of50Vincent-st.,Mt.Lawley,desiretoTHANKtheir manyfriendsforallexpressionsofsympathyintheir recentsadbereavement,especiallyHisLordshipBishop Rafferty,Mgr.Wallace, FathersMcKenna,Quinn, FarrellyandMcKeonfor theirmanyactsofkindness; alsoHisGrace,Archbishop Prendiville,Clergy,Religiousandallwhoattended theRequiem.MayGod blessyouall.

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HowDevotionToMiraculous MedalHasGrownInPerth

IfeveryougotothechapeloftheSisters' ofCharityinParis,youwillfindoverthe HighAltarthesewords:"Cometothefoot ofthisaltar!Here'abundantgraceswill begiventoyou."

Sixyearsaftertheappa-restored,dangersaverted, ritionsofOurLadyin1830,prodigalsreturnhome,specialblessingsaregranted. Herearebutthreeofthe manyletterswrittenby gratefulAmericans;they makeencouragingreading:

thenumberofMiraculous Medalsdistributedthroughouttheworldexceededno fewerthantwelvemillions. "Thediffusionofthis "MiraculousMedal,"Pope PiusXIdeclared,'appears toUsmostmarvellous."As aconsequence,thesame Pontiffremarks:"Thewhole worldhasbeenfilledwith miracles."

Oneofthesemiracleswas wroughtbyOurLadyin Germantown,Pennsylvania. Theyearwas1915.In thanksgiving,theVincentian FathersofGermantowndecidedtoconductthe MiraculousMedalNovena fourtimesayear.Yetso greatwastheresponse,so greatdidthepeopleap- preciatetheirNovenathat theywantedittobeeverlasting. Thus,onDecember8th, 1930,thecentenaryyearof theMedal,thefirst"per- petual"Novenawascommenced.Todayfifteento t.'entythousandpeople cometothisCentralShrine ofOurLadyoftheMiraculousMedal,whereevery Mondaythenovenaisconducted,withoutinterruption,frommorningtonight.

4,000Parishes

FromPennsylvania.the Novena,liketheMedal, "diffused marvellously." SoonitspreadtoNewYork, whereinSt.Patrick's Cathedral,threesessions areconductedeveryMonday.Parishpriestswere quicktoseetheabundant gracesflowingthroughthe prayersoftheNovena,and sotodayfourthousand parishesthroughoutthe U.SA.cherishthisdevotion toOurLady.

Inothercountries,the PerpetualNovenahasnot caughtonquitesoquickly, except,ofcourse,inIreland.CrowdsofIrishmen literallyflowintothestreets ofDublinduringthe NovenaonMondaynights. SoenthusiasticaretheDublinersfortheNovenathat thepicturetheatres(withouttheuseofanyshillelaghs)closedowneach Monday.

1,200Attended IntoourownvastArchdiocese, theperpetual Novenafirstcamein1948, when theVincentian FatherstookchargeofSt. Charles'Seminary,Guildford.ThefirstSolemnNovena,inSt.Mary'sCathedral,wasconductedbythe Seminarypriestsinthe Augustofthesameyear. Attendanceduringthenine daysaveragedfromthree tofourhundred. Sincethen,theNovena, duemainlytothezealof DeanHogan,iscontinued eachWednesdayevening withsteadilyincreasingattendance.During1952,for example,theaverageattendance,onWednesdayeveningsrosetosixhundredand duringthesolemnNovena lastweek1,200attended eachnight. WherevertheNovenais established, innumerable favoursfollow.TheNovena "thankyou"lettersarelike biblicalstories;healthis

"Iamoverwhelmedwith gratitudeattheanswersto lilyprayerstoOurLadyof theMiraculousMedal.I madeagoodconfessionand receivedHolyCommunion forthefirsttimein26years, andtodayIsecuredamuch neededposition.Letnoone everdoubtthepowerof prayer." Aonceveryworried motherwrites:"Iwishto acknowledgepubliclymy thankstotheBlessedMother forhelpreceivedthrough myninedaysofprayerto herattheMiraculousMedal Novena.WhentheNovena opened,Ineededsomuch helpthatIwastimidabout seekingsomanyfavours, butastheNovenaadvanced mytroublesseemedtobe vanishingonebyone.

FavoursReceived

"Themostimportant favourIreceivedwasthe breakingofmydaughter's companionshipwithadivorcedman.TheNovenaIam makingnowisinthanksgivingforOurLady'sassistanceinobtainingthese gracesforus."

Weoftencomplain:

"What'stheuse!I'vebeen prayingnowfor ."The writerofthefollowingletterprobablyfeltthesame, butshecontinuedonand thereforeshecouldwrite:

"Iwishtoexpressmy thanksforamostmomentousfavourreceivedthrough theintercessionofOur LadyoftheMiraculous Medal.Myhusbandwasa non-Catholicandalthough thechildrenwereraisedas Catholicsandheattended churchservicesonoccasions, heneveropenlyexpressed hisdesiretoembracethe Faith.

"Istartedmakingthe NovenatoOurLadyand aftertwo-and-a-halfyears ofcontinuousattendance, myhusbandwasstricken withasevereheartcondition.Itwasduringthis illnessthatheexpressed hisdesiretotalktoapriest. HewasbaptisedaCatholic onthefeastofthemost HolyRosaryanddiedafew weekslateronthefeastof OurLadyoftheMiraculous Medal."

FidelityPromise

HowToStart OffNew.Year

Januaryisalwaysthetimeforthemaking ofanewstart.Anewyear,anewstart... Eventhepagansbelieveinthisslogan.Only, theirstartisoftenratherfoolish-astart onnewplansandprojectsthataredeeply andunyieldinglyunimportant.

Thereisneverarealisalsoawayofreceiving reasonforbeingdiscouragedoverthemistakesofa yearthathascometoan end.Thereisalwaysthe opportunityofmakinga newbeginning.Sosaysthe Catholicreligion,whichis thereligionofoptimism, promiseandhope.

Whatisthebestwayto startanewyear?The answerisverysimplesimpleforthosewhohave faith,orbetterstill,THE Faith.Thebestwayto startanewyearisTO MAKEAGOODCONFESSION.

ChristinstitutedtheSacramentofConfession.Confessionisabreakwiththe past,astartforthefuture. Itis,therefore,thebestpossiblewaytobeginthenew year. Youcanthenstartouton thenewyearwithyoursoul washedandwhitenedbythe absolutionofthepriest,your sinssentdownthedrainof theconfessional. Howoftenshouldyougo toconfessionduringtnis newyear,1957?Atleast onceamonth.Mostofyou whoarereadingtheselines couldgoonceaweekwithouttoomuchinconvenience. Itisnotonlyawayof havingsinsforgivenbutit

specialhelpsfromGodand specialprotectionagainst committingsininthefuture. Andifitsohappensthat youhayenothingtotellin confessionbecauseyoureceivethesacramentevery week,justdothis.Kneel downbeforethepriest,bless yourselfandsay:

"Blessme,Father,forI havesinned.Itisoneweek sincemylastconfession.I ammarried(single).Ido notknowofanysinsIcommittedsincemylastconfession ButIamsorry forthesinsofmywholelife especiallythoseagainstthe fourthandsixth(fifth, seventh,oranyothercommandment)."

Thatisallyouhaveto do.Youreceivetheabsolution,andyouarereadyto goforthandfightthebattlesofGodoncemorewith renewedstrength.

Assoonasyoucanin 1957,putinanappearance beforeapriest.Beforeyou dothat,getreadyforconfessionbymakingagood examinationofconscience. Theninhumilityandsinceritymakeyourconfession. Never,neverwillyouhave achanceofstartingthenew yearinabetterway.

AHappyNewYear!

-"The.T...iguorian."

AtChristmasItalianChildren

PreachSermonsInChurches

Rome,Dec.27.-DuringtheperiodbetweenChristmasandEpiphanythetopof theCapitolinehillechoesthesoundofchildren'sChristmaspoemsand"sermons."

OurLadyoftheMiraculousMedal moralcourageandastrongerfaith.Bothpetitions havebeenanswered.Ipromisedmydearmotherto spreaddevotiontoyou wheneverIcan,andnever tomisstheNovenadevotionsinyourhonourunless somethingveryunforeseen shouldkeepmeaway."

December8isherfeast day,thedayonwhichwe shouldmakeagifttoher. HowhappyOurMother

wouldbe,ifwetoo,made thepromisetoher,"never tomisstheNovenadevotionsinyourhonourunless somethingveryunforeseen shouldkeepmeaway;"if we,too,couldleadhomea prodigal,convertasoulto thetruechurch,orgainthe couragetolivemoremorally.Maryalwaysdoesher part.Itonlyremains,for ustomakethepromise- andtokeepit!

RussiansLiftCurfewFor HungariansAtMidnightMass

Vienna,Dec.26.-OnChristmasEvethe communistradioofBudapestplayedarecordingof"SilentNight"andtheRussiansupportedgovernmentliftedthecurfewto permitCatholicstohoveMidnightMass. Thegovernmentactionedhimfromprisonafew wasinterpretedhereasadaysbefore. signPremierJanosKadarAccordingtothereports, istryingtoappeasetheinthefrontseatofthesmall peopleovertheChristmasroomwith22otherpersons holidays. wastheCardinal's82-yearListenerssaiditwastheoldmother.ShehadatfirsttimetheyhadheardtendedhisChristmasEve "SilentNight"overthemidnightMassandplanned communistradioinHungarytostaywithhimtheday sincetheRedstookcontrolafterChristmas,theeighth shortlyaftertheendofanniversaryofhisarrestby WorldWarII. theHungarianReds.

Andsotheimpressive storyofgracefulletters goeson,provingthefact thattheMiraculousMedal NovenaistrulyaNovena ofgraces.Thesamestory couldberetoldwherever theNovenais. Letmequoteonemore letter.Iselectthisonefrom themanylettersreceived weeklyattheCathedral,not becauseitisthemostimpressiveorcaptivating,but becauseitcontainsabeautifulpromise.Theletter reads: "Ihastentothankour BlessedMotherforansweringmypetitionsduringthe SolemnNovenainhonour ofOurLadyoftheMiracu-onNovember4,itwasrelousMedal.Iaskedforported.Rebelshadreleas-

AllthechurchesinBudapest,testant, werefilledon ToysGiven bothCatholicandProChristmasEveandChrist-Rome.-Thechildrenof masDay,reportsreachingmembersoftheUnionof herestated.ThepeopleSalesianCo-operatorsgave walkedpastRussiantanksalltheirChristmaspresents andarmouredcarstoreachtothechildrenofHungartheservices,theysaid,andianrefugeesinItaly. thecommunistsdidnotstopThetoyswereincludedin peoplefromlayingofparcelswhichweresentto wreathsonthegravesoftherefugeecentresandinrebeldead. stitutionswhereHungarian HisEminenceJoszefCar-childrenhavebeengatherdinalMindszentycelebrateded.ThepackagescontainMassonChristmasDayatedclothes,toys,candyand anofficedeskintheAmeri-asmallsilkHungarianflag. canlegationwherehesoughtTheUnionofSalesian politicalasylumwhentheCo-operatorsisakindof RussiansattackedBudapestlaythirdorderaffiliated withtheSalesianSocietyof

Theobjectofitallisa Becauseitisbelievedto woodenstatueoftheGesu Bambinowhichiskeptin thechurchofAraCoeli there. Childrenofmanynationalitiesclimbthe124steps leadingfromthestreetto thechurchandthenwait theirturntoascenta junior-sizepulpitinfront oftheChristmasCribto recitetheir"sermons"beforetheInfantJesus.

havehealingpowers,the sickoftenaskthatitbe broughttothem.There stillexistsarihlydecorated carriagewhichusedtobe usedforthatpurpose. ItisnotedinsomehistoriesofthecitythatwhenevertheBambinowasbeingcarriedthroughthestreet initscarriagethepeople usedtokneelasitpassed.

Theversesaregenerally inthesimplelanguageof children.Somearerepeatedwhichwerecomposedseveralcenturiesago,othersStateoccasions,butspared showevidenceofbeingtheonethatPopeLeoXII freshlyborninthefertilehadbuiltfortheBambino.

WhentheRomanRepub- licwasproclaimedon August15,1849,themobs inPiazzadelPopoloburned thecarriagesusedbythe Popeandthecardinalson imaginationoftoday'schildren.

Onepoemwhichhasbeen preservedformanyyears becauseofitsinnocent beautyreads: "Thisnightatmidnight AbeautifulBabywasborn, Whiteandredandallcurly, Forgiveme,sirs, IfImakesomeerror, Thesearethingsofchildren Andnotoflearnedmen."

Anotherpoemcontains theline:"Mybelovedlittle Infantthisunhappyone standsbeforeYouanddoes notknowwhattosay."

Thecustomofthe"sermon"isanoldone.Their styleischaracteristicof theRomanidiomandmany ofthemhavebeenhanded downfromfathertosonin theoldRomanfamilies.

Informertimesthechildrenwouldgiverealsermons,gravelydiscussingthe subjectsoftematationand sin,quotingvarioustexts, andveryseriouslyexhorting thosepresenttodopenance.

Onesuspectsalsothat theyreceivedmorethana littlecoachingfromproud parents.Things'havebecomemoresimpletoday.At mostonecanhearoccasionallyashortunprepared speech.TheGesuBambinoofAra Coeliisastatuetwofeet tall.Traditionsaysthatit wassculpturedfromthe woodofanolivetreeof GethsemanebyaFranciscan monk.Itwassupposedly broughttoRomeduringthe firstpartofthe16thcentury.

Mailaddressedto"The ChildGesuofAraCoeli, Rome"isreceiveddailyif thechurch.Letters,short scribblednotes,specialdeliveryandregisteredletters andcablesinalllanguages aresentaskingtheInfant Jesustograntsomepar- ticularblessing. Mostoftherequestscome fromNewZealand,India, theUnitedStates,Egypt, Libya,Germany,the Netherlandsandfromthe SouthAmericancountries.

Whenlettersarereceived, theyareplacedonthe altaratthefeetoftheBambinoandremaintherefor threemonths.Afterthat timetheyareremovedand destroyedwithouthaving beenread.

MissWyndham's StudentsSucceed

MissMarjorieC.Wyndham,ofWestPerth,has receivednotificationthat fourofherstudentshave beenawardedLettersof Commendationfromthe Universityinconnection withtherecentmusic examinations.

Theyare:-1stgrade, RodneyMarsh;4thgrade, MariannaPudovskis;5th grade,ElizabethLiddell;6th grade,MarjorieTaylor. PeterLiddellandRedmondKinsellabothgained theirA.Mus.A.

ProofOfRed

WhiletheKremlinanditsparrotsinthe seelliteshavebeenchanting"nodeportationsfromHungary,nodeportationsfrom Hungary,"refugeesstilltricklingintoAustriahaveevidencetothecontrary:pitiful messagestramtheirlovedonesnowincap- tivityintheSovietUnion.

Oneyoungmetalworker wasabletosendbackthis tellingmessage:

InGoodForm

BoysJustLeavingSchool

Aseriesoftalksforyoungmen,spanY.C.W.dominatedthesoredbytheY.C.W.,cateringespeciallyfor inter-club4x110yardsladswhohavejustleftschool,willbeheld attheCatholicCentreonTuesdaynights, relaycompetitionsatLeedervilleovalonSaturday, Jan.5,winningallfourdivisions.

YouthExtermination

TheHungarianpatriots,Themessagesbearthis whoweredeportedinseal-out.Agirlwhohadbeen edrailwayfreightwagons,attendinganartscollegein wereforthemostpartBudapestsentthefollowing youngmenandwomen,messagetoherparents: someofthemgirls.of16 "AttheUzhgorodrailway and17, station,astheboyspassed Themessagesweregivenbyourwagondoor,they toparentsandlovedonesbadeusgoodbye.Thesight bymembersofagroupofwastragic.Man.,ofthe about40whoreturned.youngfreedom-fighterswere Woundedandtooweakforbadlybeatenbyguards manual shippedlabour,theywere backtoBudapest, afterbeingscreenedby"Isawyoungboysun- Sovietdoctors.Manyabletowalk;onestrong broughtmessageswrittenbystudentwasbeatensoter- theircompatriotsonoddriblythathewasmoaning scrapsofpaper. inthewagon.Manyyoung

Someofthesemessagesworkershadtheirhands -onefromayouthabouttoboundbehindtheirbacks. beexecuted-havenow Apriestalsohadhis beentakenintoAustriabyhandsboundbehindhis refugees.One16-year-oldback.Thefrost'wasbiting girlnamedIlonkawrotetothewoundsandsoresofthe hermother: freedom-fighters"

"Thelast48hourshave beenfrightfulones,andit seemedasifwewouldn't beabletolivethroughit

Thenightofinterminablenightmarespentinthe wagonwillneverleavemy memory.Wewereliterally packedinthewagons,the airsuffocating.Mydear mother,Ican'twriteany more.WillIeverseeyou again?"

DeportationRoute

The frompictureemerging themessagesisthat theinitialdeportationswere madetheweekfollowingthe springingoftheSoviettrap inHungaryonNovember4. Sovietsecr^tpolice roundeduphundredsof Hungarianyouthata tookthemtotherestored A.V.O.H.(Hungariansecret police)headquarte"sforinterrogation,andthenoffto theGellertHillPrisonin Budato

Thenceawaitdeportation. theyweretaken totherailwaystationatCegledinarmytrucks guardedbyRedArmvtanks

AtCegledtheywerenerd- edintoaspecialtrainand takenbywayofSzolnok,DebrecenandZehonyto Uzhgorod,theformerHun- gariantownofUngvaran- nexedtotheSovietUkraine in1945.

"Theverydaythatour trainreachedUdhgorod,the interrogationsbegan.HungarianA.V.O.H.menacted asinterpreters.TheRussianswereveryangry,and theytiredhundredsofques- tionsastowhywe,particularlytheBudapestworkers, revoltedagainsttheregime.

"Theyhadananswerfor thestudents'partintherevolt;theysaidthestudents belongedtotheremnants oftheHungarianbour-geoise.Butus,theyoung Hungarianworkers,they couldnotunderstand.

"NordotheMuscovites makeanysecretofthefact thattheirmainobjectisexterminationoftheyoungerHungariangeneration. AhighrankingRussian policeofficerwhowasinvestigatingtheuprisingad-mittedquitefrankly:"We aredeterminedtogetrid, onceandforall,ofthis cancerinHungara.Ithas beenourgreatestpolitical danger.onlyweneverrea- liseditasmuchaswedo now'."

YOUMUSTKNOWSOMEONE!

"ConversionistheworkofGodinthesoul andiseffectedbytheunitedactionofGod andman."-Mos:.Rev.A.G.Cicognani.

Wearewillingtopray forourneighbours.buthow manyofusarewillingto takeanystepstohelpthem toaknowledgeofthetrue faith?

WemaybesurethatGod iswillingtodoHispart, butare'wewillingtodoour share?

Everyonemustknowsome non-Catholicwhomheor shecouldbringtotheDay ofEnquiryonSunday,Feb. 3,atLoretoConvent,Claremont.

Thedayv..l11beginat 10.30a.m:andconcludeat, 4.30n.m.,anditishoped thatmanynotofthefaith willbeledtoattendthe newseriesoftalksonthe Catholicreligionbeginning onThursday,Feb.7,atthe 'CatholicDonationsCentre.Victoria-sq. todefraythe expensesofthisworkmay beleftat"TheRecord"of'ccorattheCatholicCen-ltre.

Intendingguestsofthe

Feb.3,shouldnotifyRev.J. .Depiazzi, Victoria-sq.,CatholicCentre, Perth(B2546), before5p.m.onWednesday, Jan.30,inorderthatlunch maybepreparedforthem.

ThanksForAid

TheDiocesanDirectorofthePontificalMissionAid SocietiesinNewNorciaDiocese(Rt.Rev.Mgr,J.Cam- eron)wishestothankall fortheirgenerositytothe Missionsduring1956.

StorageSpace

TheHighgatebranchof theSt.VincentdePaul Societyurgentlyrequires spaceforstorageofclothes, furniture,etc..donatedfor thepoor. Wouldanyontharinga garage,shedorotheraccommodation available. LoretoSistersonSunday,kindlyring

Performancesindicated thatclubstrengthisconcentratedalmostcompletely in clubthesprintevents,butthe isextremelyweakin fieldevents,whereDes Foleyisforcedtoplayalmostalonehand.

The"A"gradeteamis holdingitsown,butmost othergradesareperforming wellbelowthestandardset inWhilepreviousyears.JohnGoodmanis stillnotreadytocompete, his"OlympicSpecial"shoes morethanplayedtheirpart, particularlyincarrying GerryLambeintoaplace inthetwo-mileBGrade.

AclubtriptoDonny- hrookwillheheldonSun- day,Feb.10.Raceswillbe runonahandicapbasis,so itishonedthatallmem- berswillattendandcompete. Detailsoftransportationarenotyetcomplete,but furtherinformationmaybe ^titatnedfromJimde (leucliv.TonyWalshorIan Lehane.

DuringcoachLance Shearer'sabsencefora fortnight,thecommittee wouldliketoseemembers maintaintheirearlyseason enthusiasmintrainingto- getherontheEsplanadeon TuesdayandThursday evenings.

BishopGoesTo IrishSocial

Alargecrowdattended theIrishClub'sannual ChristmasdinneratHighgateTheparishhallrecently. dinner,whichwasin buffetstyle,includedarare oldIrishtreat-"TheCrui- been."

Whilstmembersandtheir friendswererenewingacquaintancesandexchangingChristmasgreetings'nen O'Brienandhisminstrels providedliltingIrishmusic tolendatmospheretothe occasion.

Feb.5andFeb.12. Talksintheseriesare givenbyprominentCatholiclaymenandapriest,and aredesignedtoanswerthe manyproblemsthatyoung peoplemeetintheworld ofwork.

Enrolmentformsare availablefromtheY.C.W. secretaryattheCatholic Centre(telephoneB2546).

HIGHGATE: forThefirstgeneralmeeting

NunsTakeVows

ReligiousCeremonies1956. Throughoutthecourseof theyear1956,nineteen youngSistersgaveevidenceoftheirheedingChrist's call"Ifthouwiltbeper- fect.come."eitherbydedi- catingthemselvestoGod's serviceattheirReligious Professionorbytakingthe

theyearwillbeheldonfirststepinReligiouslife Monday,Jan.14inthebythereceptionofthehabit palishhall.Electionfo branchoffice-bearersfo 1957willbeheldatthi' meeting,andplansforactivitiesduringtheearl, partoftheyearwillbediscussed.

LEEDERVILLE:

Abigcrowdofmembers fromWestPerthandLeedervillebranchesattended theregionalChristmas socialheldinLeederville parishhallonDec.16. Featureofthenightwas ashorttalkonthereal meaningofChristmas,given bytheY.C.W.diocesanpre- sident,RonBennison.

Thesuccessofthisfunctionissuretoleadtodiscussionatthefirstcombined generalmeetingforthe year,tobeheldonSunday, Jan.20intheparishhall afterdevotions.

Membersfeelthatasimilarfunctionshouldbeheld withouttoomuchdelay.Girlswhohavejustleft schoolwillbeparticularlywelcomeatthemeeting.

,faSisterofMercyata lothingceremonyinthe onventThosechapel.professedwere:FINALVOWS:-Jan.16. SisterM. (Poland);KostkaKaspryzk SisterM.AssisemWright(Kalgoorlfe)t"SisterM.dePaulCarroll 'VictoriaPark),SisterM. WinifredMolloy(Victoria mar:;).Sept.3:SisterM. ScholasticsRyan(Co.Lime- ick.Eire),SisterM. FidelmaCollins(Co.Clare, '.ire),SisterM.Vincent ')'Sullivan(Co.Limerick, ,Are),SisterM.Calasanc- 'usCollins(Co.Limerick, Eire),SisterM.Austin Dancing,partygamesandl",owe(Co.Limerick.Eire). supperprovidedfortheTEMPORARYVOWS:- socialsuccessoftheeven-Aug.22:Sr.M.Giuseppa ing. Prince(SouthPerth). Thosewhoreceivedthe holyhabitwere:April9:MissLetaVan Crellekom(Holland)(Sis- terM.Liedwiena,MissJoan Kelleher,Co.Cork,Eire (SisterM.Venard). Aug.22:MissMaryKeely,Perth(SisterM.Stenhen), MissClaireKeating,DoubleView(SisterM.Antoinette) MissAnneDillon,Nedlands(SisterM.Colombiere), MissMaureenMcMahon, PALMYRA: Kalgoorlie (Sister M. TheN.C.G.M.andY.C.W.Chanel). ofPalmyrainvitealltheDec.12:MissJoyRyan, youngpeopleoftheparish,Wembley(SisterM. especiallythosewhohaveJuliana).MissMaureen justleftschooltoattendMcCarthy, Peaeonsfield asocialfunctionwhichwill(SisterM.Giovanni),Miss beheldinthehallonSun--AileenRafferty,Wembley day,Jan.20. (SisterM.Helen).

ShentonParkParishioners

AverywelcomevisitorPay

TributeToTheir

Pastor wasHisLordshipBishop Raffertywhomingledwith ThemainclassroomatSt.Aloysius'VMS themembers,whoareevercrowJedtocapacitywhenparishionersassembledtohonourtheirparishpriest,the mindfulofhismagnificent addresstothemlastseason.

Theclub'schaplainRev.Rt.Rev.Mgr.E.Collinsinrecognitionof Father YuletidersMcCuddenandthe gatheringdelightedthe withtheirren- deringofthebeloved Christmascarols.

Mr.TomAhernandMr. Mahoneywereotherwelcomevisitorsandincluded amongtheclergywereRev. FatherSorahan(Vice-President),FathersMcKenna, Quinn,McKeown,Duffyand Ahern.

Manynoveltyitemswere interspersedbetweenthe dances.

Mr. (president)MartinKavanagh gatheringaddressedthe wishingthemon behalfoftheclubahappyChristmasandnewyear.

Mr.Kavanaghreferredto hisrecentvisittoSydney asrepresentativeofthe IrishClubattheofficial openingoftheIrishCultu- ralCentre.

Thecentrewhichcost over£80,000hadtobeseen tobebelievedandincluded initslibrarywasacopyof thefamousBookofKells.

Mr.Kavanaghexhortedmemberstoremaintrueto theidealsandaspirations oftheclub forthcomingandhopedthe yearwouldbe afruitfulone.

Highlightoftheeveningwasthesinglingoutofper- sonswho standinghadgivenoutservicetothe causeofIrish-Australian friendshipandunderstandingandbestowingonthem honorarymembership.

Mr.Kavanaghsaidthat thisyear'shonourhadbeen conferredonMr.andMrs. W.Dwyer,whocouldright- lybecalled"Fatherand Mother"oftheIrishClub.

thehonourconferreduponhim.

Thechoirwasoccupiedbychequecontributedbyvol- Mr.KevinDuffywhoinauntarysubscription. briefaddressofwelcomeMonsignorCollins,inthe spokeofthesignificanceofcourseofhislesoonse,ex- theoccasionandthesatis-plainedthedifferentde- factionwithwhichthean-greesinDomesticPrelates nouncementofMonsignorandthankedthepeopleof Collins'elevationtotheShentonParkfortheirloyal .anksoftheDomesticPre-supportofallhehadunder- lateshadbeenreceived. taken.

Mr.D.O'BrienspokeonAnenjoyableconcertpro- behalfoftheparishionersgrammewasfollowedby andtoldoftheaffectionintheservingofsupper.The whichMonsignorCollinsisarrangementsfortheeven-heldinShentonPark.Heingwereorganisedbya presentedtheguestofcommitteerepresentativeof honourwithahandsomeparishsodalities.

SodalistsPlanActivities

OnSunday,Jan.6,theChildrenofMary ofSt.Anthony'sChurch,Wanneroo,elected officersfortheyear1957.

LucyAriteisthenewpre-aftertheseveno'clockMass sident.FloraRoccawillonSunday,Feb.3. fillthedutiesofsecretary. Treasurerforthenewyear isRosieSinagra. TheChildrenofMary duringthemeetingoutlined aplanofoperationthatwill maketheinfluenceofthe organisationfeltinSt. Anthony'sparish.

Amongthosewhorenderedmusicalitemsweremeansforraisingfundsfor Mr.EdmundBrook,MissSt.Anthony'sChurch,Wan- BerylCraig,Mr.TonyCQPkneroowillbeacteduponat andMr.PatO'Malley. thenextmeetingtobeheld

TheMassesatSt. Anthony'sChurch,Wannerooareatsevenandnine

SheBuildsChurch Miyazaki,Japan,Dec.27: Thankstothezealand generosityofaJapanese convert,atinyvillagein Thegrouppledgedthem-theprefectureofMiyazaki selvestoassistanceatdailyfinallyhasitsownchapel. MassonthefeastdaysofAclerkinthevillagepost theBlessedVirgin;weeklyoffice,MisSFukamizu,be- careofthechurchandde-cameaCatholic20years corationofthealtar;choirdutiesattheseveno'clockliervillageiseightmiles MasseachSunday;assistatfromthenearestchurch,so theHolyNamesocialheldshedeterminedtosaveher eachmonthintheparishmoneytoprovideachapel hall;influenceotherstoas-fortheCatholicsofher sistatMassonSundaysandvillage.holydays. Afewweeksago,thenew Thesuggestionthatthechapel,builtinthegarden ChildrenofMarydeviseaofherhome,wasfinishedandblessed.

Miss nearlyFukamizusaved £500topayforthe chapel.

ProofOfRedDeportations

WhiletheKremlinanditsparrotsinthe satelliteshavebeenchanting"nodeportationsfromHungary,nodeportationsfrom Hungary,"refugeesstilltricklingintoAustriahaveevidencetothecontrary:pitiful messagesfromtheirlovedonesnowincap- tivityintheSovietUnion.

TheHungarianpatriots,Themessagesbearthis whoweredeportedinseal-out.Agirlwhohadbeen edrailwayfreightwagons,attendinganartscollegein wereforthemostpartBudapestsentthefollowing youngmenandwomen,messagetoherparents: someofthemgirls.of16 "AttheUzhgorodrailway and17. station,astheboyspassed

Themessagesweregivenbyourwagondoor,they toparentsandlovedonesbadeusgoodbye.Thesight bymembersofagroupofwastragic.Manyofthe about40whoreturned.youngfreedom-fighterswere Woundedandtooweakforbadlybeatenbyguards manuallabour,theywere shippedbacktoBudapest,YouthExtermination afterbeingscreenedby"Isawyoungboysun- Sovietdoctors.Manyabletowalk;onestrong broughtmessageswrittenbystudentwasbeatensoter- theircompatriotsonoddriblythathewasmoaning scrapsofpaper. inthewagon.Manyyoung SpmeofthesemessagesWorkershadtheirhands -onefromayouthabouttoboundbehindtheirbacks. beexecuted-havenowApriestalsohadhis beentakenintoAustriabyhandsboundbehindhis refugees.One16-year-oldback.Thefrost'wasbiting girlnamedHonkswrotetothewoundsandsoresofthe hermother: freedom-fighters"

"Thelast48hourshave beenfrightfulones,andit seemedasifwewouldn't beabletolivethroughit Thenightofinterminablenightmarespentinthe wagonwillneverleavemy memory.Wewereliterally packedinthewagons,the airsuffocating.Mydear mother,Ican'twriteany more.WillIeverseeyou again?"

DeportationRoute fromThepictureemerging themessagesisthat theinitialdeportationswere madetheweekfollowingthe springingoftheSoviettrap inHungaryonNovember4. Sovietsecretpolice roundedunhundredsof Hungarianyouthatatime, tookthemtotherestored A.V.O.H.(Hungariansecret police)headquartersforinterrogation,andthenoffto theGellertHillPrisonin Budato Thenceawaitdeportation. theyweretaken to Cegledtherailwaystationat inarmytrucks guardedbyRedArmytanks.

AtCegledtheywerenerdedintoaspecialtrainand takenbywayofSzolnok,DebrecenandZahonyto Uzhgorod,theformerHun- gariantownofUngvaran- nexedtotheSovietUkraine in1945.

Oneyoungmetalworker wasabletosendbackthis tellingmessage:

"Theverydaythatour trainreachedUdhgorod,theinterrogationsbegan.Hun- garianA.V.O.H.menacted asinterpreters.TheRussianswereveryangry,and theyfiredhundred,sofques-tionsastowhywe,particu- larly revoltedtheBudapestworkers, againsttheregime.

"Theyhadananswerfor thestudents'partintherevolt;theysaidthestudents belongedtotheremnants oftheHungarianbourgeoise.Butus,theyoungHungarianworkers,they couldnotunderstand.

"NordotheMuscovites make,anysecretofthefact thattheirmainobject'isexterminationoftheyounger Hungariangeneration.

AhighrankingRussian policeofficerwhowasinvestigatingtheuprisingadmittedquitefrankly:"We aredeterminedtogetrid, onceandforall,ofthis cancerinHungar3.Ithas beenourgreatestpolitical danger.onlyweneverrea- liseditasmuchaswedo now'."

YOUMUSTKNOWSOMEONE!

"ConversionistheworkofGodinthesou/ andiseffectedbytheunitedactionofGod andman."-Most

Rev.A.G.Cicognani.

WearewillingtoprayFeb.3,shouldnotifyRev.J. forourneighbours,buthow.Depiazzi,CatholicCentre, manyofusarewillingtoVictoria-sq.,Perth(B2546), takeanystepstohelpthembefore5p.m.onWednesday, toaknowledgeofthetrueJan.30,inorderthatlunch faith? maybepreparedforthem.

WemaybesurethatGod iswillingtodoHispart, butare'wewillingtodoour share?

Everyonemustknowscme non-Catholicwhomheor shecouldbringtotheDay ofEnquiryonSunday,Feb. 3,atLoretoConvent,Claremont. Thedaywillbeginat10.30a.m:andconcludeat 4.30p.m..anditishoped thatmanyno+ofthefaith willbeledtoattendthe newseriesoftalksonthe Catholicreligionbeginning onThursday,Feb.7,atthe CatholicCentre.Victoria-sq.

Donationstodefraythe expensesofthisworkmay beleftat"TheRecord"of.'ceorattheCatholicCentre.

Intendingguestsofthe LoretoSistersonSunday,

ThanksForAid

TheDiocesanDirectorof thePontificalMissionAid SocietiesinNewNorciaDiocese(Rt.Rev.Mgr.,J.Cam- eron)wishestothankall fortheirgenerositytothe Missionsduring1956.

Stamm!Space

TheHighgatebranchof theSt.VincentdePaul Societyurgentlyrequires spaceforstorageofclothes, furniture.etc..donatedfor thepoor. Wouldanyonehavinga garage,shedorotheraccommodation available. kindlyringEti2168.

Y.C.W.Athletes

InGoodForm

Y.C.W.dominatedtheinter-club4x110yards relaycompetitionsatLeedervilleovalonSaturday, Jan.5,winningallfourdi- visions.

Performancesindicatedthatclubstrengthiscon- centratedalmostcompletely inthesprintevents,butthe clubisextremelyweakin fieldevents,whereDes Foleyisforcedtoplayalmostalonehand.

The"A"gradeteamis holdingitsown,butmost othergradesareperforming wellbelowthestandardset inpreviousyears.

WhileJohnGoodmanis stillnotreadytocompete, his"OlympicSpecial"shoes morethanplayedtheirpart, particularlyincarryingGerryLambeintoaplace inthetwo-mileBGrade.

AclubtriptoDonny- brookwillbeheldonSun- day,Feb.10.Raceswillbe runonahandicapbasis,so itishonedthatallmemberswillattendandcompete.

Detailsoftranstaortation arenotyetcomplete,but furtherinformationmaybe ^,-twinedfromJimde (lriictiv,TonyWalshorIan Lehane.

DuringcoachLance Shearer'sabsencefora fortnight.thecommittee wouldliketoseemembers maintaintheirearlyseason enthusiasmintrainingto- getherontheEsplanadeon TuesdayandThursday evenings.

BishopGoesTo IrishSocial

Alargecrowdattended theIrishClub'sannual ChristmasdinneratHigh- gateparishhallrecently.Thedinner,whichwasin buffetstyle,includedarare oldIrishtreat-"TheCrui- been."

Whilstmembersandtheirfriendswererenewingacquaintancesandexchanging ChristmasgreetingsTem O'Brienandhisminstrels providedliltingIrishmusic tolendatmospheretothe occasion.

Averywelcomevisitor wasHisLordshipBishop Raffertywhomingledwith themembers,whoareever mindfulofhismagnificent addresstothemlastseason.

Theclub'schaplainRev. FatherMcCuddenandthe Yuletidersdelightedthe gatheringwiththeirrenderingofthebeloved Christmascarols.

Mr.TomAhernandMr. Mahoneywereotherwelcomevisitorsandincluded amongtheclergywereRev. FatherSorahan(Vice-President),FathersMcKenna,Quinn,McKeown,Duffyand Ahern.

Manynoveltyitemswere interspersedbetweenthe dances.

Mr. (president)MartinKavanagh addressedthe gatheringwishingthemon behalfoftheclubahappyChristmasandnewyear.

Mr.Kavanaghreferredto hisrecentvisittoSydney asrepresentativeofthe IrishClubattheofficial openingoftheIrishCulturalCentre.

Thecentrewhichcost over£80,000hadtobeseem tobebelievedandincluded initslibrarywasacopyof thefamousBookofKells.

Mr. membersKavanaghexhorted toremaintruetotheidealsandaspirations of forthcomingtheclubandhopedthe yearwouldbe afruitfulone.

Highlightoftheevening wasthesinglingoutofpersonswhohadgivenout- standingservicetothe causeofIrish-Australian friendshipandunderstandingandbestowingonthem honorarymembership.

Mr.Kavanaghsaidthat thisyear'shonourhadbeen conferredonMr.andMrs. W.Dwyer,whocouldright- lybecalled"Fatherand Mother"oftheIrishClub.

Amongthosewhorenderedmusicalitemswere Mr.EdmundBrook,Miss BerylCraig,Mr.TonyCqok andMr.PatO'Malley.

UsefulTalksWillAssist BoysJustLeavingSchool

Aseriesoftalksforyoungmen,sponsoredbytheY.C.W.,cateringespeciallyfo ladswhohavejustleftschool,willbeheld attheCatholicCentreonTuesdaynights,,

Feb.5andFeb.12. Talksintheseriesare givenbyprominentCatho- liclaymenandapriest,and aredesignedtoanswerthe manyproblemsthatyoung peoplemeetintheworld ofwork.

Enrolmentformsare availablefromtheY.C.W. secretaryattheCatholic Centre(telephoneB2546).

HIGHGATE:-

NunsTakeVows

ReligiousCeremonies1956,Throughoutthecourseof theyear1956,nineteen youngSistersgaveevidence oftheirheedingChrist's call"Ifthouwiltbeper- fect,come,"eitherbydedicatingthemselvestoGod's serviceattheirReligious

ThefirstgeneralmeetingProfessionorbytakingthe fortheyearwillbeheldonfirststepinReligiouslife Monday,Jan.14inthebythereceptionofthehabit paiishhall.Electionfo branchoffice-bearersfo' 1957willbeheldatthi' meeting,andplansforactivitiesduringtheearly partoftheyearwillbediscussed.

LEEDERVILLE:

Abigcrowdofmembers fromWestPerthandLeedervillebranchesattended theregionalChristmas socialheldinLeederville parishhallonDec.16.

Featureofthenightwas ashorttalkonthereal meaningofChristmas,given bytheY.C.W.diocesanpre- sident,RonBennison.

Dancing,partygamesaiagl supperprovidedforthe socialsuccessoftheevening.

Thesuccessofthisfunctionissuretoleadtodiscussionatthefirstcombined generalmeetingforthe year,tobeheldonSunday, Jan.20intheparishhall afterdevotions.

Membersfeelthatasimilarfunctionshouldbeheld withouttoomuchdelay. Girlswhohavejustleft schoolwillbeparticularlywelcomeatthemeeting.

PALMYRA:

TheN.C.G.M.andY.C.W. ofPalmyrainviteallthe youngpeopleoftheparish, especiallythosewhohave justleftschool.toattend asocialfunctionwhichwill beheldinthehallonSunday,Jan.20.

,faSisterofMercyata lothingceremonyintheonvent

Thoseprofessedwere:FINALVOWS:-Jan.16: SisterM.KostkaKaspryzk!Poland);SisterM.Assis- 'urnWright(Kalgoorlie)( sisterM.dePaulCarroll 'VictoriaPark),SisterM. 'VinifredMolloy(Victoria "ark).Sept.3:SisterM. ScholasticaRyan(Co.Lime-ick.Eire),SisterM. FidelmaCollins(Co.Clare, ?ire),SisterM.Vincent ')'Sullivan(Co.Limerick, ,Are),SisterM.Calasane`WsCollins(Co.Limerick, Eire),SisterM.Austin r,owe(Co.Limerick.Eire).

TEMPORARYVOWS:Aug.22:Sr.M.Giuseppa Prince(SouthPerth).

Thosewhoreceivedthe holyhabitwere:April9:MissLetaVan Gellekom(Holland)(Sis- terM.Liedwiena,MissJoan Kelleher,Co.Cork,Eire (SisterM.Venard).

Aug.22:MissMaryKeely, P"rth(SisterM.Stephen), Miss ViewClaireKeating,Double (SisterM.Antoinette)MissAnneDillon,Nedlands (SisterM.Colombiere), Miss KalgoorlieMaureenMcMahon, (Sister M. Chanel).

Dec.12:MissJoyRyan, Wembley(SisterM. Juliana),MissMaureen McCarthy, Tleaconsfield (SisterM.Giovanni),Miss AileenRafferty,Wembley (SisterM.Helen).

ShentonParkParishioners

PayTributeToTheirPastor

ThemainclassroomatSt.Aloysiuswas crowdedtocapacitywhenparishionersassembledtohonourtheirparishpriest,the Rt.Rev.Mgr.E.Collinsinrecognitionof thehonourconferreduponhim.

Thechairwasoccupiedbychequecontributedbyvol- Mr.KevinDuffywhoinauntarysubscription. briefaddressofwelcomeMonsignorCollins,inthe spokeofthesignificanceofcourseofhisiesponse,ex- theoccasionandthesatis-plainedthedifferentde- factionwithwhichtheannouncementofMonsignorCollins'elevationtothe anksoftheDomesticPre- lateshadbeenreceived.

Mr.D.O'Brienspokeon behalfoftheparishionersandtoldoftheaffectionin whichMonsignorCollinsis heldinShentonPark.He presentedtheguestof honourwithahandsome

greesinDomesticPrelates andthankedthepeopleof ShentonParkfortheirloyal supportofallhehadundertaken. Anenjoyableconcertprogrammewasfollowedbytheservingof arrangementssupper.The fortheeven-ingwereorganisedbya committeerepresentativeof parishsodalities.

SodolistsPlanActivities

OnSunday,Jan.6,theChildrenofMary ofSt.Anthony'sChurch,Wanneroo,elected officersfortheyear1957.

LucyAriteisthenewpre-aftertheseveno'clockMass sident.FloraRoccawillonSunday,Feb.3. fillthedutiesofsecretary.TheMassesatSt. TreasurerforthenewyearAnthony'sChurch,Wanne- isRosieSinagra. rooareatsevenandnine

TheChildrenofMary duringthemeetingoutlined aplanofoperationthatwill maketheinfluenceofthe organisationfeltinSt. Anthony'sparish.

Thegrouppledgedthemselvestoassistanceatdaily Massonthefeastdaysof theBlessedVirgin;weekly careofthechurchanddecorationofthealtar;choir dutiesattheseveno'clock MasseachSunday;assistat theHolyNamesocialheld eachmonthintheparishhall;influenceotherstoassistatMassonSundaysand holydays.

Thesuggestionthatthe ChildrenofMarydevisea meansforraisingfundsfor St.Anthony'sChurch,Wanneroowillbeacteduponat thenextmeetingtobeheld

SheBuildsChurch

Miyazaki,Japan,Dec.27: Thanksto generositythezealand ofaJapanese convert,atinyvillagein theprefectureofMiyazakifinallyhasitsownchapel.

Aclerkinthevillagepost office,MiisFukamizu,becameaCatholic20years ego.

Hervillageiseightmilesfromthenearestchurch,soshedeterminedtosaveher moneytoprovideachapelfortheCatholicsofher village.

Afewweeksago,thenewchapel,builtinthegarden ofherhome,wasfinishedandblessed. Miss nearlyFukamizusaved £500topayforthe chapel.

arsday,January10,1957

WillAssist ingSchool

youngmen,sponteringespeciallyfor school,willbeheld onTuesdaynights,

unsTakeVows 'igloosCeremonies1956. Throughoutthecourseof year1956,nineteen ungSistersgaveevidence theirheedingChrist's II"Ifthouwiltbepert,come,"eitherbydeditingthemselvestoGod's iceattheirReligious ofessionorbytakingthe tstepinReligiouslife thereceptionofthehabit aSisterofMercyata thingceremonyinthe ventchapel.

Thoseprofessedwere:FINALVOWS:-Jan.16: terM.KostkaKaspryzk land):SisterM.AssismWright(Kalgoorlie)g terM.dePaulCarroll ictoriaPark),SisterM. inifredMolloy(Victoria rk).Sept.3:SisterM. holasticaRyan(Co.Limek.Eire),SisterM. delmaCollins(Co.Clare, re),SisterM.Vincent Sullivan(Co.Limerick, e),SisterM.CalasancsCollins(Co.Limerick, e),SisterM.Austin we(Co.Limerick.Eire).

EMPORARYVOWS:g.22:Sr.M.Giuseppa ince(SouthPerth). Thosewhoreceivedthe lyhabitwere:April9:MissLetaVan Ilekom(Holland)(SisM.Liedwiena.MissJoan lleher,Co.Cork,Eire laterM.Venard).

Aug.22:MissMaryKeely, "th(SisterM.Stephen), ssClaireKeating,Double w(SisterM.Antoinette)

ssAnneDillon,Nedlands isterM.Colombiere), asMaureenMcMahon, lgoorlie (Sister M. anal).

ec.12:MissJoyRyan, mbley(SisterM. liana).MissMaureen Carthy, 'neaaonsfleld isterM.Giovanni),Miss leenRafferty.Wembley isterM.Helen).

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Parishioners

TheirPastor tSt.Aloysius`was enparishionersasrparishpriest,the sinrecognitionof onhim.

camecontributedbyvoltarysubscription. 1VonsignorCollins,inthe rseofhisiesnonse,exinedthedifferentdeesinDomesticPrelates dthankedthepeopleof entonParkfortheirloyal portofallhehadunderen. Anenjoyableconcertproammowasfollowedby servingofsupper.The angementsfortheevenmmitteewereorganisedbya representativeof rishsodalities.

Activities

eChildrenofMary Wanneroo,elected 7. rtheseveno'clockMass Sunday,Feb.3. heMassesatSt. thony'sChurch,Wanneareatsevenandnine heBuildsChurch Miyazaki,Japan,Dec.27: ankstothezealand nerosityofaJapanese veil,a prefecturetinyvillagein ofMiyazaki allyhasitsownchapel. Aclerkinthevillagepost ice,MissFukamizu,beaaCatholic20years ervillageiseightmiles rathenearestchurch,so determinedtosaveher neytoprovideachapeltheCatholicsofher age. fewweeksago,thenew pel,builtinthegarden herhome,wasfinished dblessed. iss rlyFukamizusaved £500topayforthe pel.

Tpuraksy,January_10._1951

THERECORD

BarbecuesTakeUsBackToPhilippinesGrow

Manila,Dec.28:Since 1036thenumberofPhilip= pinebishopsandSeeshas morethandoubled.

Great-grandfatherandmotherwhenthey werepioneeringinWestAustraliaoften grilledtheirmeatoveracamp-fireinthe bush,throughnecessityratherthanchoice.

Lateronwhentheyhad builtthemselvesthoselittle cottages,oneortwoof whichcanstillbeseenin Perth,theircookingapparatusconsistedofasquare brickovensituated,notindoors,butoutsideinthe garden,undertheshadeof atree.

Asthecolonygrewand moreskilledlabourand materialbecameavailable theyhadironovensinstalledinside.

Duringthepastfewyears, however,thevogueofoutdoorcookinghascomeinto being.Barbecuesarenow consideredagoodwayof givinganevening'sentertainment,sothatoncemore steaksandchopsarebeing grilledovertheoldbrick oveninth,garden.

selffromthecommonherd ofcooks."

"OhHenri,you'reso right.I'llbetthatwaybacir Escoffierwasoneofyour relatives,"weagreed.(T2 keepHenristeadilydoing allthehardworkitis necessarytolayontheflatterythickatapprovedintervals).

"Now,rubthehotgrill withpiecesofsuettokeep themeatfromsticking.Sea: steaksquicklyonbothsides andthen,turningthemconstantlywiththetongsfinish thecookingofthem.

BarbecueSauces

Mostmodernhomeslackingone,however,themanufactureofbarbecueequip-sneakontoahotplate,melt menthasbecomebigbusi-olittlebutteronitandit'si each,. "Youcanserveitwith oneofthosebarbecuesauces fyoulike,butmyopinion swhymasktheflavourof teakthathasbeenartisicallycooked?"

"ManInGreyFlannelSuit" ContrastsWarAndHomeLife

fthen1ea_ctiglsothth:t in Ltrt:; will

refrigerator

"Putonthegrillerand cookovermoderateheat until nicelybrowned. SocietyallalongtheCote D'Azurravesoverthis dish."

"Societyallalongthe CoteD'Azurcangoonravingoverit,asfaraswe're concerned,"wesaidrudely, gettingupoutofourchairs andadvancingtowardsthe hamburgers. ness. Youcan,ofnurse.produceaperfectlysatisiactory grilledsteakbykindlinga fireofgum-leavesanddried sticks,andwhentheames havedieddown,holdinga; steakononeofthosecheap wiretoastersoverit,tillit iscooked.

PortableGriller I

Personally,Ithinkthey tastegoodthisway,eaten alongwithafewcrumbsof charredwoodthatusually getmixedupwiththemeat. Ifyouareaperfectionist, however,youwillprobably however,youwillprobablybuy a portable

Twentyyearsago,there were14ecclesiasticaljurisdictionsinthePhilippines: 2archdioceses,10dioceses, and2prefecturesapostolic. Todaythereare6archdioceses,15dioceses,7prelaturesnullius,3vicariates apostolicandprefectures apostolic-32ecclesiastical jurisdictionsinall. Ofthe37membersofthe PhilippineHierarchy,23are Filipinosand 14 are foreigners.Theforeign Bishopsareallmembersof religiouscommunities.

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OfInterest

"Whenthesteaksarc prettywellbrowned,which willtakeabouttenminutes, sprinklegenerouslywith saltandpepper(ifyouput saltonbeforethisstageit drawsthebloodout.leav-ow",r4orviivicacjrifscowir.arosi#5)istallaure.' ingthesteakdry).Flopthe

ToWomen

DRIP-DRYFROCKSAREBOON

"Hamburgersarecheap andpopular,butthegrilling ofthempresentstwoprobems(1)Themeatisinclinedtostick:(2)Minced meatcoolsdownprettyfait outdoors,andthentastes eathery.Watchme,however,overcomethesedifficulties.

TheHamburger

"FirstIminceupsome

Bestbuyoftheweekfortheyoungwomen whohavetobudgettheirdress-allowanceis thegroupoffloral,drip-dryfrocksbeingofferedinthecityfor69/6. Seasonbyseason,newwater-pistolscontainingink. stylescomeandgo.Onesquirtedinkoneachother's summerintroducesthelow-silicone-finishcottonblous waistedH-lineandthenextandgym-slip.Then,as ushersintheclosely-fittingdo,theywipedthestains princessstyle.Butwithun-offwithacloth. failingregularityitistheUnfortunatelyasindiggaycottonfrockofthenip-nanttelephonepatrons pad-inwaistsandfullskirtpromptlyrangandinformed traditionthatprovesaper-theB.B.C.,thestainsreennialbest-seller. mainedjustwherethey Itisabasicstylethatwere--ontheuniformsinmoreorlesssuitseverysteadofonthecloth!

"TheManintheGreyFlannelSuit"showingatthePiccadillyisreminiscentof"The Best'YearsofOurLife,"butitsflash-back ofthehero'swar-timeexperiencesoreinfinitelymoredramatic.

Itsstoryisthatofayoung American,whoattheoutbreakofWorldWarIIin hiscountry,exchanged,like somanyothersofhisgeneration,thegreyflannel suitthatistheuniformof theyoungexecutiveforthe khakiuniformofUncle Sam.

Survivingit,in1946he againdonsthesamesuit andtakesupfamilyand civilianlifeagain.Thegrey flannelsuitisthesame,but themaninsidehaschanged irrevocably.

Asheexplainstohiswife, itwouldbeamiracleifa manwhohadkilledinfaceto-facecombat-27ofthe enemy,cutthethroatofa youngGermansoldier,and hadstaggeredthrougha Pacificjungleravingtoa doctorthatthemortally woundedcomradeinhis armswasstillalive,remainedexactlythesameasbefore. Hispresent-dayfamily lifeasamiddle-classhusbandandfatherofthree childrenisconvincinglyportrayed,instarkcontrast withbrutallyrealisticflashbacksofthewarhefought.

Anotherlessspectacular, butnonethelesstragic facetofwarisemphasised whentheItalianmotherof hisillegitimatechildwrites tenyearslaterfromRome formoneyfortheboy, whomunderthestressof badeconomicconditionsshe isfindingdifficulttokeep.

Shockedandoutragedby thisrevelationatfirst,his Americanwifenevertheless charitablyhelpshimmake arrangementsthrougha lawyertofinanciallyaidthis childwhomhehasnever actuallyseenandprobably neverwillsee.

Runningthroughthefilm isaminorthemeoftheunsuccessfulfamilylifeofhis boss,aself-madeAmerican millionaireandinterludesof Americanbgbusiness methods,butcomparedwith thewar-scenesandhomelifedramaoftheherothey lackforceanddrag.

GregoryPeckandJenniferJonesactextremelywell, thoughMissJoneswhenexpressingdetermination(as shefrequentlydoesduring thecourseofthefilm) screwsupherfacelikea crossmonkey.

chucksteakandformitinto softpatties.NowIarrange woman.Thelatest'drip-Thegirlshad,byanoverglowingwrought

I.:ard.forcingitintothe grainofthecloth, instead ofwipingitgentleoff. Siliconepolishisalready beingsoldinPerthshops. Itisspreadon,lefttodoits workawhileandthesurP:uswipedaway(norubbingneeded).

-ironbarbecue tornofitwithalayerof dry"processwithwhich themononeofthoseinex- sight.beenhandedanearcoke,wheelitout thesecottonmaterialshave pensivewiretoasterr,and clothandhad.morereadytoimpresstheneighhstheirentreatedhasincreasedj.'Y popularity,forwash thegardenandgetsetthetoasterontopoftheover,intheirenthusiasm boorswhomyouhavein-grillwithasmallstone ,mistakenlyrubbedtheink vitedalong. cornertopropingthemnowissimply matterofwhiskingthem itup,sothatthemeatdoes Henriisaperfectionist throughthesuds,hanging (heistheFrenchmanwhomnotcomeindirectcontacttItemonthelinetodry,and Iwroteaboutinthispagewiththebarsofthegrill (thispreventssticking).slippingthemonagainwith somemonthsago).So.of"Turnthehamburger ineiioriginal,pristinefreshcourse,henotonlygothimbothsidesandwhileitis nessrestored. selfoneofthesegrillers,'occasionallytobrownitonlionisthemanufacturer's but afancypairof claimthatthenecessityof ki coongseasontotasteironing tongsaswell,forhandling iseliminateduntrue. thesteaks. (withsaltandpepper. Theyreallydoretaina

"Ihavetwoopinions,,Meanwhileplaceathicksmooth,uncreasedshape aboutbarbecuecooking,"1efrying-panorgriddleonthewithoutsomuchasasingle hihcontainsa also,which addressedusthenightofhisgrillstrokeofironing. barbecue,"itisprimarilyagenerouslumpofbutterandButinacompetitivemarman'sjob,andawoman,ifanequalamountofWor-ketmanufacturerscannever sheissmart,willkeepitcestershiresauce. restontheirlaurels,and thatway."

HenriTheArtist

"Hear,hear,"weapplauded,fromthecushioned softnessofoutdoorloungingchairs.

"Theladies,"wenton Henri."candotheplanning andthemarketingandthe hostessing,butthemanwill dotheactualcooking."

"Thatisonlyasitshould be,"weassuredhim,"You, afterall,areanartist." Gratified.Henricontinued "Oneotherthing-thecook shouldbeabletodothe jobwithoutunsolicitedadvice.Thereisnothingmore anttospoiltheproceedings thantohavemeddlers meddling.

"ButIhavediscovereda surewaytocurbthese people.Itiemyapronon tothem,retiretoacomfortablechairandhavea long,cooldrink.Thatfixes them."

"Youcancountonusto doabsolutelynothingto helpyou."wetoldhim, slidingintoamorecomfortableposition.

ImpartingAroma "Iwillbeginwithapor- terhousesteak,"hesaid,"whichisaboutoneinch thick,andhasmostofthe fattrimmedoffit.Now,my fireofcokehasburned downtoagood,thickbed oflive,redcoals. "Coke,whichIamusing, issteady,butitlacksthe fragranceofwoodsmoke,so Ilayafewtwigsofapple woodorrosemaryorsage onittoimpartaroma-not gum-leaves,though,becausetheeucalyptusodourmay Penetratethemeat.Itis toucheslikethese,thatdistinguishanartistlikemy-

"Whenthehamburger nattiesarecookedtransfer themtothehot,butteryfryingpan,turningthemover oncetocoatbothsides Servethemfromthefryingpan."

GrilledCrayfish

"Anotherdishwhichlends itselfgraciouslytothebarbecueisgrilledcrayfish. Parboilit,splititinhalf andremoveitsintestinal veinandstomach.

"Brushthewhitemeat wellwithmeltedbutterand cookforacoupleofminutes,fleshsidedown,then turn,bastelavishlywith morebutterandfinishgrillingwiththeshelltothe fire.

"Thiswilltaketenminutesorso,dependingon thesizeofthecrayfish."

"Theserecipes,"Henri concluded,"aresimpleones, tfortheordinaryrunof people.TheoneIamnow abouttoshowyou,afavouriteofmynativelandincidentally,isforthediscerningofpalate,theconnoisseur."

Wehadanuneasysuspicionthathewasnotincludingusinthiselitecategory. Nevertheless,welookedand listened.

"Selectsmallfrog'slegsfreshonesarenotobtainableinPerth,buttinsof themimportedfromFrance maybeboughtatthedelicatessenofanyofthe largercitystores.

"Tietheendsofthelegs togetherandsoakthemin garlic-flavoured, melted butterforafewminutes,

nextseasonshouldseein theshopsthelatesttriumph oftheback-roomboyssilicone-treatedmaterials whicharestain-resistant andwaterproof.

Firstcousintoglass,siliconeswhenmixedintocottonornylonclinground eachseparatethreadofthe material,formingaseries ofseparate"sausage-skins" whichkeepmoisturefrom soakingintoorbetweenthe threads.

Thisformsaresistantbarrierthatcausesanyliquid liketea,coffee,ink,that shillonadressto rolloffthefabricinaharmlessway.

Butifitisamoreserious accidentandsomeofthe spilledstuff,liketomato ketchup,forinstance,does cling,thentheproblemsof washingorofremovingthe morepermanentstains,are muchreduced,andarinse incoldwaterwillusually dealeffectivelywiththe matteruntilthegarmentor fabriccomestoneeditsnormallaunderingorcleaning.

Thereisoneimportant thingtoberemembered, however.Thesefinishesare stain-resistant,notstainproof,sothatstainsshould begentlyspongedoffwith awetclothandthenrinsed inwater.Onnoaccount shouldthestainingfluidbe rubbedvigorouslywitha dryhandkerchiefinanefforttowipeitaway,asthis willmerelysucceedindrivingitrightintothecloth, preventingthecoffeefrom rollingoffasitisintended todo.

ThiswasillustratedratheramusinglyinEnglandon

PrintedandPublishedbyKeithtelevision,wheninadeFrancisSpruhan."TheRecord'monstrationprogrammetwo Office.450HayStreet.Perthschoolgirls,armedwith

Thenthesiliconestake over,workingthemselvesup tothetopandspreadingin ahard,brilliantfilm.This supershinestaysforaconsiderabletime,abarrier againstfingermarksand spills.

GregoryPeck,whocametofamein"TheKeysof theKingdom"(pictured)turnsinafineperformance inthisfilm.

RedCarpetTreatmentIsHandedOut

ToVisitingReds

ThegrassfirewhichwaskindledbytheAnglican ArchbishopofPerthonhisreturnfromRedChina hasbeenincontinentlyfannedintoafirst-classconflagrationbytheAnglicanPrimate,Dr.Mown.As onecomparesthestatementsofthetwoprelates, oneisstruckbythesimilarityofevasionandillogic. Italmostseemsasifthetwobishopswerereading fromthesamepaper-anot-too-skilfulpropaganda hand-out.Forwhatevertheirintentionsmaybe insupportingtheatheisticregimeofMaoTse-tung, thereisnodoubtaboutitseffectonthepublicmind -indignationanddismayamongtheinformedand deep-dyedconfusionamongthosewhosimplydon't know.

Itisnotwithoutvaluethatthecudgelsinthe EasternStateshavebeentakenupbynon-Catholic clergymen.Andtheirreplyisnotsubstantially differentfromourowntoArchbishopMoline.For allthatthereisverytendertreatmentforthe Anglicansinourmorningpress.TheviewsofDr. Mowll,wearetold,areentitledtorespectbecause hehaslivedinChinaandspeaksthelanguage.That seemstomeanextraordinaryview.Itappearsto methatpreciselyonthosegroundshisopinions shouldberejectedwithsomethingnearcontempt. Afterall,Dr.Molineonlysawwhathewasshown andonlyheardwhathewastold.ButthePrimate hadthepotentialtomakeindependentinquiriesandfailedwretchedlytodoso.

ItisindeedcuriousthattheAnglicanprelates havecometouseeventhestrangeterminologyof theCommunists,whichineffectmeansthemurder oflanguage.WhenamansaysthattheChurches inChinaare"completely"freeandinthesame breathadmitsthattheRedshaveclosedchurches, schoolsandhospitals,hehasclearlylosttouchwith reality.Heissayingthat,exceptforbeingefficiently manacled,religionisatliberty.Heisguiltyofa grotesqueabuseoflanguage,forheisattributing totheideaandexpressionoffreedomallthe attributesofslavery.However,itbe,itiscertain thatneithertheCommunistsnortheAnglican prelatesareusingwordsinthesenseinwhichthey areemployedbysanemenintheWest.

Ofcourse,thecruxofthematteristhatthe Anglicansareneitherknavesnorfools.InChina

By FrancesClibe,o

underrecenthumiliations,suchareactionisnatural enough.Itisnonethelessmistaken.

InthefirstplaceBritainandFrancewerenot primarilyconcernedwiththecontainmentof Communism,norevenwithArabaspirations.Their interestwasexclusivelyvenal.Americaonthe otherhandhasnovitaleconomicinterestinthe MiddleEastoilexcepttopreventtheSoviet'sseizing it.FurthermoreinsofarasCommunism'sexpansion maybehaltedbyeconomicassistancetheAmericans aretheonlyoneswhocangivefinancialaidas analternativetotheSoviet.CertainlyBritainand Franceareinnopositiontofinanceanybodybut themselves.AgainAmericanresolutionshould stiffenthemoraleoftheMiddleEastnationswhich uptillnowcouldonlyseethemselvesontheanvil ofpowerpoliticsbetweenEastandWest.

InthisrespectAmericapreservedadecent neutralityovertheSuezquestionandcanbe acceptedatleastonanequalbasiswiththeSoviet amongtheArabbloc.AndifthedebacleofBritain andFranceinEgyptdoesnotprovetheneedof Americanintervention,certainlythethreatfrom SyriaandYemenarguesthatsomeeffectivepower ontheWesternsidemustbeinvokedtopreventwar,evenifitcannotimmediatelyensurepeace. Aboveall,theEisenhowerdoctrinemayspellthe endoftheinterminabletalksand"summit"meetings withtheSovietwhichweremeanttoprovethat co-existencewaspossible.Thetimefortalking exceptintermsofmassivestrengthhaslongsince passed.

SCHOOLFORTRAININGWIVES

theyhavecapitulatedtoChouEn-lei'sdemandfor thetripleautonomies.IneffectthatmeanstheyUtrecht,TheNetherlands,trainabout20,000girlsfrom haveconsentedtobecomeafeebledepartmentofDec.29TheMaterAma-factoriesandshops, theState.Noristhatanewroleforthem-itwasbilisschoolsforyoung womencelebratedtheir10th anniversarythismonth.

theconditionoftheirconception400yearsago.But eveniftheycannotreasonablybeexpectedopenly toconfesstheirsubserviencetotheState,they oughtatleastrefrainfromlendingtheweightof

FoundedbyMissM.C. Schouwenaars,theschools theepiscopalofficetothesupportofanatheisticaimtopromoteandstimulatethefullspiritualde- andtyrannousregime.Oncetheyacceptedthe invitationtoChinatheywere,ofcourse,compro-velopmentofCatholicgirlsintoCatholicwomen. raised,butsilencewouldhavebeenlessodiousthan evasion,half-truthsandworse.

Thetrainingintheschools child-carenursing,

Meanwhile,despitetheshockingrevelationsofincludes. marriagecourses,cooking, CommunistbrutalityinHungary.propagandaforinteriordecorationandsew- therecognitionofRedChinahastakenanewleaseing. oflifeandtheAnglicanStatementsmustbeseenThe131MaterAmabilis inthatcontext.Mr.Nehru,thatfeeblefellow-schoolsintheNetherlands traveller,hasbeenin.theUnitedStatespeddling thatlinewithindifferentsuccess.Andlocallythe comingoftheChineseClassicalTheatrehasbeen

Official Engagements

January12: FinalProfessionceremony atSt.Joseph'sConvent, Fremantle. January18:

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RedCollapseMayBringAnarch

WhattheheroicHungarianshaveachievedvir tuallywithbottlesofpetrolwillonlybekno fullyintheperspectiveofhistory.Buttheyhay demonstratedinaremarkablemannerthatth powerofthespiritisamorepotentthingth. tanksandwarplanes.Itisnotthefirsttimetha suchaphenomenonhasbeenseeninthiscentury,TheSpanishpeoplegavetheworldanimpressiv lessoninthatdirectionandtheHungarian,at terriblecost,haveunderlineditmagnificently.In additionHungary,itwouldseem,hasbeentheanvil onwhichthehammerofinternationalCommunism hasbeensplit.Thereisevidentaterriblecleavage intheSovietEmpirewhichnostop-gapmeasures willclose.

Inthesatellitenationswhichhavegroanedunder. Communistbondagesincetheendofthewarthere areominousstirringswhichhaveforcedthe Kremlintoapretenceofliberalisation.Notablyin Polandimportantconcessionshavebeenwrested fromMoscow,ifonlytemporarily.Thesatellites recentlyinvitedtoBudapest,possiblytoinaugurate anewCominform,arestrikinglyfewinnumber, therebyconfessingtotheSoviet'sfearsofthe reliabilityoftheothers.Itisinthislighttothat Nehru'svisittotheUnitedStatesmustbereadfor itwouldappearthathismainpurposewasto persuadeAmericaoftheneedto"disengage"itself inEuropeinreturnfortheliberationoftheIron Curtaincountries.

Butmostimportantofthesesignsofdisintegration arethosewithintheSovietitself.Studntclashes haveoccurredinMoscow,Stalingrad,Leningrad, KievandTiflis.TheSovietpressitselfadmits seriousfailuresineconmicoutput.Inthepast weekithasbeendisclosedthatfiveofthejuniorDeputyPremiersweresackedbeforeChristmas,one hassincebeensackedandonehasdied.Malenkov aloneremainsandabovehimarethefiveSenior Deputies.TheeconomictrendoftheSovietindicates thatconcessionswillhavetobemadeintheproduc- tionofconsumergoodsattheexpenseofheavy industry-preciselythedecisionforwhich KhrushchevdisplacedMalenkov.Agriculture- againKhrushchev'sbaby-iswellinarrearsand therearedemandsforaworkingweekcomparable withItcapitalism's. isclearthatthisatrocioussystemofdehumanisationandtyrannycannotlast.Itisalreadyreeling onitsbase.Butinitsfallitmaywelldragdown theentireworldintoirreparableruin.Sucha revolutionwasnotandcouldnothavebeenforeseen eventwelvemonthsago.Whathasbroughtit aboutcannotbeexplainedonsheerlynatural grounds.Assuredlythefidelity,theprayers andthesufferingsofthesecaptivepeoplehave Receptionceremony,Sac-stirredtheheartofGodtosuccourthem.Butas redHeartConvent,High-eventsmovetothecrisisthereisimperativeneed gate.

January29:

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forChristendomtoredoubleitsassaultonheaven thatanarchymaynotprevail.Itwillhavebeen smallconsolationtoseetheRedempiretoppleif alltheworldisshatteredwithit.

LesFernWedsClareMassamAtWestPerthChurch Workedforagooddealmorethanitisworth."The WestAustralian,"withthatcurioussenseofnews valueswhichcausedittogivetheHon.Tony Monihanfront-pagetreatment,hasplayedupthis propagandisttroupeinafashionthatfewvisiting celebritieshavereceived.

Weweretoldwithpicturesandcaptionsthat ourCommunistvisitorsweremetbynofewerthan '150people.Theirperformancereceivedvice-regal patronage,theredcarpetwasappropriatelyunrolled atacivicreceptionandProfessorAlexanderwasat hisblandbest.Onesincerelyhopesthatourcivic leadersandpresswillbeabletomustersomesuch cordialityfortheHungarianrefugeeswhenthey arriveastheydofortheirenemies.Thereis somethingnotquitespontaneousandcertainlydisproportionateaboutthesefelicitations.Whyinthe nameofcommonsenseshouldwereceiveCornmunistswithordialitywhentheyaresointenton layingourworldinruins?Havewethewillto survive?

WhatEisenhowerDoctrineMayBe

WhattheEisenhowerdoctrineportendsinconcretetermsisasyetunknownoutsideofAmerican governingcirclesandcertainlythefinedetailwill onlyberevealedashistoryunfolds.Butitissomethingquitenewandhopefulinthedemocraciesto haveeventheword"doctrine"appliedtopolitics. Itispreciselythelackofclearlyconceivedand sharplydefinednotionsthathasledtheWestinto therealmofunrealismofwhichPopePiusXII complainedinhismagnificentChristmasmessage. WhethertheEisenhowerdoctrinecontemplates anythingmoremeatythanthevagueTruman aspirationsforthe"confinement"ofCommunism remainstobeseen.

ButonethingiscertainintheMiddleEastas elsewhere,thatifRussiaistobestoppedthe Americansalonecandoitandtheirownsurvival dependsupontheirswiftandresoluteaction.I. forone,believethattheAmericansknowthat betterthananyoneandthattheyarewillingand abletodischargetheirhistoricmission.Asregards theirMiddleEastpolicyagredtdealofemotional guffisbeinggivenouttotheeffectthattheUnited StatesnowproposestodowhatBritainandFrance triedineffectivelytodoandforwhichtheyincurred worldodium.Herethereisapitiableconfusionof thoughtforthetwocasesarepolesapart.Smarting

OnDec.29,atSt.Brigid'sChurch,WestPerth,ClareMassam wasmarriedwithNuptialMasstoLeslieAndrewFern. Thebrideisthedaughterwithvelvetforget-me-not5Theweddingbreakfast, andacircularlace-edgedieldatRosettaLodge,Mt. veil. Cawley,wasattendedby 'elativesandfriendsofboth families.

ofMr.andMrs.T.A.Massam,ofNorthPerth,while thebridegroom'sparents areMr.andMrs.F.R.Fern ofMorleyPark. Thebride'sgownconsistedofaguipurelacethreequartersleevebodiceanda bouffantskirtofnylontulle withasmalltrain.

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Thebridesmaid,hertwin sisterMargaret,worea frockofwhitepink-floweredorgandieoverpinktaffeta.

ThebestmanwasMr. DonaldFern,brotherofthe bridegroom.

Thehappycouplewentby trainthesamedayfortheir honeymoonintheSouthWest.Ontheirreturnthey willmaketheirhomein Coode-street,MorleyPark. 0v00000000000000000000000:00000000000000000

NotFascist

London,Dec.31.-ChargesmadeherethatHisEminenceJoszefCardinalMinds7enty,PrimateofHungary. isa"reactionaryandfascistinfluence"weredenouncedintheHouseof CommonsbyaCatholic memberoftheHouse. Wing-CommanderRobert Grant-Ferris,CatholicConservativeMemberofCommons, chargesarguedagainstthe madebytheBritish Communistparty.

Mr.Grant-Ferrispointed outthattheCardinalmade abroadcastonNovember3 thatwasmonitoredbythe BritishBroadcastingCorporation.Init,saidMr. Grant-Ferris,Cardinal Mindszentydeclaredthathe stands"outsidepartiesandwillcontinuetostandoutsideparties Wewanta classlesssocietyandastate wherelawprevails."

Mr.Grant-Ferrispointed outthatthesewerehardly thewordsofafascist,but rather"thewordsofaman whohasprovedhimselfone ofthegreatestleadersany nationcouldwishtohave."

Lucky13th

Lisbon,Dec.31.-Twelve brothersandsistersattendedthebaptismoftheirbaby sisterbyHisEminence ManualCardinalGoncalves Cerejeira,PatriarchofLisbon,inhisprivatechapel. ManuelaThebaby,namedMaria inhonourofthe Cardinal,istheyoungestof 15childreninthefamilyof Mr.andMrs.Henrique Loretti,aworkingclass coupleofLisbon. baptisesCardinalCerejeiraalways thetenthandsubsequentchildrenofany couplelivingintheLisbon patriarchate.

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ingAnarchy haveachievedvirillonlybeknown y.Buttheyhave mannerthatthe potentthingthan thefirsttimethat eninthiscentury, orldanimpressive theHungarian,at magnificently.In hasbeentheanvil tionalCommunism aterriblecleavage stop-gapmeasures avegroanedunder dofthewarthere haveforcedthe sation.Notablyin avebeenwrested ily.Thesatellites iblytoinaugurate yfewinnumber, iet'sfearsofthe nthislighttothat -smustbereadfor npurposewasto o"disengage"itself erationoftheIron nsofdisintegration f.Studentclashes lingrad,Leningrad, pressitselfadmits tput.Inthepast fiveofthejunior foreChristmas,one hasdied.Malenkov arethefiveSenior theSovietindicates adeintheproducexpenseofheavy sionforwhich ov.Agricultureellinarrearsand gweekcomparable stemofdehumanitisalreadyreeling aywelldragdown bleruin.Sucha havebeenforeseen athasbroughtit nsheerlynatural lity,theprayers ptivepeoplehave ourthem.Butas isimperativeneed assaultonheaven Itwillhavebeen dempiretoppleif

.tFascist

on,Dec.31.-ChargeherethatHisEminzefCardinalMindsPrimateofHungary. reactionaryandfasfiuence"weredeintheHouseof nsbyaCatholic roftheHouse. -CommanderRobert Ferris,CatholicConeMemberofComarguedagainstthe madebytheBritish nistparty.

Grant-Ferrispointed ttheCardinalmade 'castonNovember3 asmonitoredbythe BroadcastingCorn.Init,saidMr. -Ferris,Cardinal ntydeclaredthathe "outside ntinuepartiesand tostandoutrties Wewanta ssocietyandastate lawprevails."

Grant-Ferrispointed tthesewerehardly rdsofafascist,but "thewordsofaman sprovedhimselfone greatestleadersany couldwishtohave."

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n,Dec.31-Twelve sandsistersattendbaptismoftheirbaby byHisEminence 1CardinalGoncalves ra,PatriarchofLishisprivatechapel. baby,namedMaria lainhonourofthe .1,istheyoungestof dreninthefamilyof :ndMrs.Henrique aworkingclass ofLisbon. inalCerejeiraalways sthetenthandsubtchildrenofany livingintheLisbon chate.

Muchagainsthiswill,DomSalvado, atthebehestofhisbishop,setout forEurope.Hetakestwosmall nativeboyswithhimandfindsgreat interestintheexileislandofNapoleon.Theinterestofhisblack chargesisentertaining.

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of1854byamemberofLoreto community,"Osborne,"Claremont.

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PART18

DomSalvadoIsSentToEuropeByBishop

Onthe12thDecember,IreceivedfromtheBishop aletterorderingmetosendthewooltohiminPerth. AlthoughIhaddecidednottotakeatriptoPerth thistime,asBrotherButlerhadfallenillIhadto accompanythecatechistFowleranddriveoneofthe twocarts.Whenthenewsofthejourneywasspread amongtheblacksmanyofthembeggedmetotake themtoPerthwheretheyhadneverbeen.Agreat numberofyoungboysalsomadethesamerequest, andIchosethefirsttwowhohadaskedme,aswell assomeoftheolderyouths.

Asthesetwochildrenwereatthemissiononly abouttwomonths,everythinginPerthwasasubject ofgreatwondertothem.Whatastonishedthemmost wasalittleboatwhichtheytookforahugefishor someserpentmakingitswayalongthewater.They couldnotunderstandhowthisbeastalloweditself tobedrivenfrombehindseeingthathorses,asthey said,keepthecurbintheirmouthsandnotintheir tails;theyhadtakenthecableoftherudderforthe reins.Thenwhentheysawthebigships,theythought theywerethefathersofthelittleboats,andthey askedmewouldthelittleonesgrowbiglikethe bigships.Poorchildren,everythingwasnewto them! AfterafewdaysrestFowlerwentbacktothe mission,andatMonsignor'sdesireIremainedin PerthtillafterthecelebrationofChristmas.After thefeast,Iwaspreparingformydeparturewhen unexpectedlyashipboundforEuropecameinto Fremantle.HisLordshiphavingsuddenlychanged hismindabouthistriptoEurope,orderedmetogo inhisstead.Isparednoreasonsintryingtoconvince himthatIwasaltogetheranunsuitablepersonfor suchamission,butinvain,andhehadfinallyto givemeaformalorder.Astherewasnootherpriest inthediocesebutmyself,Monsignorordainedthe catechistDonovan,whoinafewdaysreceivedall theordersfromtheminorordersuptothepriesthood. AsIhadtobeattheordinationIhadnoteventime tovisitmybelovedNewNorcia.

TwoNativeLadsOnEuropeanWalkabout

ThetwoyoungladswhomIhadbroughtfrom NewNorcia,hearingofmydeparture,beggedme insistentlytoasktheBishoptoallowthemtocome withmetoEurope.Heverywillinglygrantedtheir request.Thesechildrentooobtainedpermissionfrom theirparents,whowerenolittleelatedatthe proposal.Igoteverythingreadyforthevoyageand onJanuary6ththeywerebaptisedbyHisLordship. whoallowedthemtokeepthenamesIhadgiventhem inthemission,viz.:FrancisXavierConaciandJohn BaptistDirimera.SirR.R.MaddenandLadyMadden weretheirgod-parents.Duringthesamemonth,on thesameday,andatthesamehourin1846,Ihad landedinAustralia,andafterasojournofthreeyears IwasleavingitforEurope!

Itwasnowthemorningofthe8thJanuary,1849.

The"EmperorofChina,"underCaptainBrowneas mastersetsailfromFremantletoEurope.Onthe 3rdFebruarywepassedsomeonehundredandfifty milessouthofMadagascar,andafteraweeksighted thehighestandmostsoutherlymountaininAfrica.

Wehadhadasplendidtripuptothattime,buton the12thFebruaryataboutthreeo'clockinthe morningwewerebesetbyafuriousstorm,accompaniedbyviolentcrashesofthunderandcontinuous flashesoflightning.Athunderboltburstingbesideus itseemedasifweweredoomedtosinkintothe waves,andincessanttorrentialrainaddedtothe horror.Twohardyseamenthenworkingatthe helmwerecompletelyknockedover,.

thelineat20deg.E.Longitudeintorrentialrain whichdidnotwholelystopfortwelvedays.The temperaturewasonly30deg.(R.).Aftercrossingthe linewesawseveralwhales,andoneapprachedthe shipsocloselythatwecouldeasilyhaveharpooned andkilledit.Fortenminuteswewereabletostudy itatourease. Flyingfishoftenlandedonourship,someofthem aslongashalfafoot(Englishmeasure).Thesefish havefourfins,twoneartheheadandtwosimilar oneshalfwaydownthebody,bymeansofwhichthey cankeepthemselvesintheairsometimesashighas 20feet.andtheycanflyratherfar.Theyflywhen theyarepursuedbydolphinsoranyotherlarge fish.

OnthefifthofApriltowardsthefalloftheday, flyingfishcalledSechesandCalmarsbore,downupon uslike.rain.ItwasthefirstandthelasttimeIsaw suchflying,fish.Theybalancedthemselvesinthe airbythehelpoftheirtails,whichspreadouttaking theformofalance,andwhichgoesinfrontofthe headwhenflying.Nextmorningtherewasan obundantsupplyatbreakfastofthesefishandthey weremuchappreciatedbythepassengers.Asit wasHolyThursdayIdidnotindulge.

TrainsIntrigueNativeCharges /K

Onthe9thand10thweobservedagreatnumber ofzoophytes,acalephes,alsocalledseaurchinsand knowntothesailorsbythenameofPortuguese Warships.Theseareveryprettylittlelivingcreatures whichsailliketinyshipsonthesurfaceofthesea. Onceasailorcaughtoneandontouchingitwasseized byaterribleirritationoftheskinwhichmadehim almostfrantic.However,anapplicationofrum madethepaingoasifbyenchantment.

4,

Onthefollwingday,theseabeingcalm.we enteredtheCapeofGoodHope.Iwentashoreat oncewithmytwoyoungAustralians.Greatwas theirastonishmentwhenforthefirsttimetheyheard amilitarybandplaying.Forseveraldaysafterthey neverstoppedtryingtoimitatethemovementsofthe 'musicians,andwiththeirvoicethesoundofthe instruments.MonsignorGriffith,VicarApostolate oftheCape,cordiallywelcomedustodinner,and fromhimIfirstlearnedthatDomSerrahadbeen consecratedBishopofPortVictoriaonthe15th August,1848.

OnSaturdaythe24th.theeveofthefirstSunday inLent,wesetsailfortheislandofSt.Helenawhich wereachedaftertwelvedaysofsteadysailing.With otherpassengersIwentashoretovisitthisland celebratedinhistoryasthesceneofNapoleon'slast years.Thehousewhichhefirstinhabitedwasbeside alovelywaterfall,notfarfromtheshore,andoverlookingasmalltownof5,000souls,calledbythe EnglishJames-Town.

Theotherhouseinwhichhedweltafterwards andwherehediedissixmilesfurtherontowardsthe interioroftheisland;itisinastateofcompleteruin anddegradation.Astableismadeoutofthevery bedroomwherethegreatwarriorgaveuphissoulto God.Theemptytombwherehisdeadbodyhadlain. Baascoveredwithsomerottingstrawwithnosignof respect.Therewasstillstanding,however,theiron balustradewhichsurroundedanotherwoodenone. asinglecypressandthreeweepingwillows.Thus endshumanglory.Thismanwhowasatonetimethe arbitrorofallEurope,whowasthevictorinahundred battles,whodisposedofsomanykingdoms,endedhis daysanexileinastrangeland.

Atsunrisetherainhadstopped,butthewaves werenowlikesteepwalls,sohighthatitseemed impossiblefortheshiptonegotiatethem,andthen theabyssesfromwhichitappearedasiftheycould nevercomeup'again.Theveryclouds,nowslow, nowrapid,passedoverourheadstingedwitha sinisteryellowishgleam.Inthemiddleofastorm soterriblyletloose,ourcourageouscaptainbya skilfulchangingofsailsintheoppositedirectionwas abletomaketheshipassteadyasareefinthemidst ofthewaves.Butthestormgraduallysubsidedand althoughtheseawasstilluncertainandcontinually threateningtoswallowusintoitsdepths,wewere abletoadvanceonourway.Theshiphadaspeedof eightmilesanhourbutthecurrentssweptonat thirty-twomilesanhour.

VisitingTheExileOfNapoleon

Thisdaythe30thofourvoyagewesightedaship (thefirstwehadseensinceweleftAustralia)which wasmakingfromCalcuttaforLondon.Now,although therespectivedistancescoveredbythetwoshipswere almostequal,yetourshiptooktwelvedayslesson itswaythantheother.Onthe15thofthesame monthwesawTableMountainandtheCapeofGood Hope,whichwereatleastfiftymilesaway.The followingdaywepassedthelighthouseonNeedle Pointandonthe18thwesawararesightwhich remindedmeofthefairyMorganaintheStraitof Messina.Twoshipswerefollowingours,whenover themintheairthereappearedtwootherships,the facsimileofthefirsttwo,exceptthattheirsailswere fartallerthantheoriginalones;sothatinsteadof twoshipstherweretoallappearances,whether fl000ukr.edatwiththenakedeyeorwithfieldglasses,

WeirdExperienceOfFlyingFish TheislandofSt.Helenawasdiscoveredonthe 21stMay,1502,bythePortugueseJuan-de-NovaCastello.ItsfirstinhabitantwasaPortuguesedeserter bythenameofFerdinandLopes,leftintheisland byAlbergerquein1513togetherwithsomenegroes. Hollandtookpossessionofitwhenin1645itwas abandonedbythePortuguese.Sixyearslaterthe EastIndiaCompanytookitoverfromtheDutchwho againrecaptureditin1672,butthefollowingyearit wasbackagaininthehandsoftheEastIndia Company.

Onthe12thwewereasfarnorthasLisbon,and onthe13thwelostsightoftheAzoresbetweenwhich wehadpassed.Nextdayaviolentwindcameon whichtoreintoshredstheforesailsgivingsucha lurchtotheshipthatoneofmyyoungAustralians fellontothefloorofthedeck,bumpingthebackof hishead,andremainedthereasifhewerehalfdead. Thebadweatherlastedforfourdays,butatlaston the27thApril,afteravoyagewhichwaspleasanton thewholewearrivedattheEnglishportofSwansea.

Icannottellyouwithwhatcourtesyandkindness wewerereceivedbyMr.CharlesKavanagh,whogave ushospitalityandeverycarewhilewestayedinthe town.Heevensupplieduswithmoney,ofwhichwe wereingreatneed.Myfirstcarewastohavemy twoAustraliansvaccinated,inacountywheresmallpc):wasunknown.Dr.Long,aSwanseadoctor. carriedouttheoperation.

ThroughthekindofficesofMissMaryNichol] andhersisterwhopaidourpassage,.wewereenabled togotoLiverpoolonMay2nd,andthence.toDublin wherewearrivedonthe5th.There,Mr.JohnSmith, Dr.Brady'sagent;informedmeofthestateofaffairs inthemission.Ilearnedthatthefirstpaymentfor thelandwehadacquired,hadalreadybeenmade byDomSerra..Thatwasagreatconsolationtome. Thereremained,however,theothertwoinstalments whichmademedecidetosetoutatonceforParis :IndthenforLyons,tomakeknowntotheCouncil ofthePropagationoftheFaiththepositionofour NewNorciamission.

OnMay11thweleftDublin.andintwenty-four hourswewereinthestreetsofLondon. -Ifthe steamshipshadcausedmuchsurprisetomyyoung Australians,itwouldbedifficulttodescribethe impressionmadeonthemwhentransportedwith lightningspeedfromoneplacetoanotherbythe trains."Why,"theysaid,"doyounotbringinto Australiathiskindoffire.Withouthorsesoroxen wecouldthengomuchquickerfromNewNorciato Perth,andfromittothemission."

Continuednextweek

TheterritoryofSt.Helenaisabouttenmileslong bysevenmileswide,andhasacircuitofthirtymiles. Itsareaisaboutthirtythousandthreehundredacres ofwhich18.000areundercultivation,andtheybelong asmuchtoprivateindividualsastotheEastIndia Company.Thehighestmountain,Diane,islessthan 2,700feetabovesealevelandthecountryiswatered bymanystreams.James-Town,theonlytowninthe island,dominatesthebeach,andissituatedina valleysurroundedbytwovolcanicmountainsanda steepscarp.

Therearetwo!'rtestantchurchesontheisland. butnoCatholicchurch:andonenquiryIfoundthere wasnoCatholicpriestontheisland.Thegeneral aspectofSt.Helenaisnotinviting.Natureseems tohaveplayedatrickinitsformation,andthen castingitthereinthemiddleoftheAtlanticocean, wherethehandofmanaddingtoitsalreadynatural fortificationshavemadeitalmostasforbiddingas Gibraltar.

OnMarch9thwesetsailagainleavingonour righttheislandoftheAscensionwhichwasscarcely visiblethroughafieldglass.Onthe20thofthe samemonth,ateighto'clockintheeveningwecrossed

"Englishman,"Muswellbrook:OnApril22,youstatedthatEnglandcannolongerbeconsideredaChristiancountry.

R.:YoumustnotcreditlishmanarethattheRomaninstitution.Idon'tbelieve mewithhavingbeenorigi-CatholicChurchiswrongitis.There'snothingwrong nalinmakingthatremark.andthattheothersdon'tinitselfwithasweepstake JohnGalsworthy,theEng-matter." onfootballresults.Soyou lishwriter,saidthat"theMoreseriously,thelatemustnotthinkIwasconaverageEnglishmanlongArchbishopGarbett,ofdemningthefootballpool agoceasedtobeaChristian,York,inhisbook:"Theasananti-religiousactivity. andbecameaConfucian."ChurchofEnglandToday," Igaveitasanexample published1953,says(onp.ofanon-religiousinterest 29)ofthatbook:"Thegreatwhichhadcometomean massofthepeopleareigno-moretotheaverageEngrantoftheelementarylishman,thananyreligious truthsoftheChristianfaithinterest.Isaytheaverage andtreatreligionassome-Englishman,fortherear" thingirrelevanttotheirmanyEnglishmenstillwho warlives." are"trulyreligiousmenand Q.:Yousaidthepeoplewhoalsoinvestinthefootwouldbemoreinterestedballpool. infootballpoolsthaninButtheyareaminority thequestionofPrincesscomparedwiththosewho Margaret's nations.religiousinch-haveallowedthefootball pool,andmerelysecularinR.:Iwascommentingonterestsgenerally,tocrowd Thefirstimpressionis theover-enthusiasticsug-religionoutoftheirlives mostimportant gestionthat,ifPrincessandsupplantitaltogether. Margaretweretobecomea Catholic,itwouldsend Anglo-Saxonsenmasse

RecentlytheAnglican

YourBusinessCardisbacktothereligionthey yourintroductionandItabandoned400yearsago. thereforedemandsspecial attention.

Discountingthat,Isaid thatthereactionofmost peopleinEnglandwouldat mostbeanexpressionof "TheRecordISsurprise,followedatonce byaninquiryaboutthenext footballpool.Thatillustrationwasmerelymeantto stressthefactthatsecular interestshadsupplanted religiousinterestsinthe livesofmostEnglishmen. IhadnointentionofdeMMiliMINELclaringthefootballpoolas .ammmrh suchtobeananti-Christian

Q.:Consideringyourview onEngland'swayoflife, wouldyonsayAustralia isamoreChristiancountry,inspiteoftheS.P. betting,pokermachines andlotteries?

R.:Youhavemistaken myviewonEngland'sway oflife.IfIsaidEngland isnolongeraChristian country,thatwasnotbecauseofthefootballpool, towhichIhavenoobjections,butbecauseofthe prevailingindifferencetoreligionandimmersionin purelysecularandmaterialisticinterests.

AsforAustralia,indulgenceinS.P.betting,poker machinesandlotteriescannotberankedasunchristian oranti-christianpursuits,of theirverynature.Individualsmaysinbyover-indulgenceinthem,totheneglect ofotherobligations;but thatistheirindividualresponsibility.

InaskingwhetherAus-traliaismoreorlessa ChristiancountrythanEnglandwemustaskwhether religiousbeliefsandpracticesmeanmoreormean lesstoAustraliansgenerallythantheydotoEnglishmengenerally,orwhetherpurelysecularandmaterialisticinterestshavecrowdedoutreligionjustasmuch inAustraliaasinEngland.

Fromthispointofview statisticalreligioussurveys showthatproportionatelyconditionsarebetterin AustraliathaninEngland.

Q.:SinceyourChurchis openlyconnectedwith ArtUnionsand"Housie" games,howdoyoureconciletheseactivitieswith yourownChristianprin- ciples?

R.:Thereisnothingin artunionsor"Housie" games,anymorethanin football000ls,opposedto soundChristianprinciples; provided,ofcourse,that theyarefairlyconducted. 'Asfortheattitudeofthe CatholicChurchtowards them,shemerelyteaches thatthereisnothingintrinsicallywrongwiththem.

ItisnotpartoftheCatholicreligionthatsuchactivitiesmustbeadopted.

ButifmembersoftheCatholicChurchwhoarein chargeofhospitals,charitableinstitutions,schools, etc.,orburdenedwithother financialresponsibilities,decidetomakeuseofsuch methodstoraisenecessary funds,theirChurchmerelytellsthemthatthere'snothingmorallywrongorunchristianintheirdoingso.

There'snodifficulty,then, inreconcilingthesethingswithCatholicprinciples.If youdonotagreewithCatholiceprinciplesinthismatter,I'llbeonlytoopleased to mightdiscussanyreasonsyou wishtourgeagainst them.4

"Catholic,"Sydney:In alettertothe"Daily Telegraph,"Archdeacon T.C.Hammondsaid:"Dr. RumbleinvokestheauthorityoftheVaticanCouncilforthetitleofhis Churchalreadyquotedby Mr.Hayes."

R.:IfArchdeaconHammonfailedtoperceiveit, everybodyelsewhoread myletterwouldhaveseen clearlythatIinvokedthe authorityoftheVatican Counciltoshowthatthe CatholicChurchofficially rejectedthetitlewhichMr. Hayeswronglydeclaredto havebeenacceptedbythe Popes,namely,thatof"The RomanCatholicChurch."

Mr.J.S.Hayes,withall thefervourgivenhimby hisaffiliationswiththe OrangeLodge,wantsCatholicstobecalled"Roman Catholics."Itisnotthat heparticularlywantsProtestantstobethoughtofas Catholics.Hebelievesthe expression"RomanCatholics"likelytofostertheprejudicesagainsttheCatholic ChurchwhichtheOrange Lodgeexiststopromote.

Ihavenoobjectiontohis doingwhathebelievestobe hisduty.Butwhenhedeclaresthetitle"Roman Catholic"isofficiallyacknowledgedbytheCatholic Churchitself,Iamentitled topointoutthattheVaticanCouncil,in1870,officiallyconsideredandunanimouslyrejectedthattitle.

Q.:AccordingtoDr.Rumble,writesArchdeacon Hammond,comingtothe rescueofMr.J.S.Hayes, "thetermRomanCatholic isabsurd,whiletheterm CatholicRomanhasinfallibleauthoritybehind it."

R.:Onewhocannoteven stateanother'spositioncor- rectlyisnothimselfina positiontodiscussitintelligently.Imadenoreference totheterm"Catholic Romani"

Inthejudgmentofthe VaticanCouncilthetwo words"Roman"and"Catholic"cannotbeusedtogetherinanywaywhichwould suggestthattheword "Roman"hasalimiting senseinregardtotheword "Catholic."Fortheword "Catholic"means"universal"or"unlimited,"andone cannothavea"limitedunlimitedChurch."

TheCouncilapprovedas afulldescriptionofthe trueChurchtheexpression: "One,Holy,Catholic,Apos-tolicandRomanChurch," theword"Roman"being quiteseparatedfromthe word"Catholic,"andused, nottoqualifythatword, butsimplytodesignatethe factthatthetrueChurch hasitsheadquartersin Rome.

Needlesstosay,thetrue Churchhasgottohaveits headquarterssomewherein thisworld-orhavenone atall,whichwouldbeabsurd.IfArchdeaconHammondfindsallthisbeyondhimheshouldletitgoas toodeepforhimandturn hisattentiontosimplermat- ters. Hefranklyconfessesthat heisunabletofollowthe argument;butbythathe meansthathebelievesthe argumgnttobefalse,for heeneavourstoproveit wrong.

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AGAINSTHISTORYOFSAINTS

J.V.W.,Newcastle:Itisthecustomof manyCatholicstohaveamedalwithafigure ofamanwithachildonhisbacksupposed torepresentSt.Christopher.This,andprayerstohim,aresupposedtoprovideacertain amountofprotectionfromharm.

R.:Thepracticeisquite asensibleone;andthere areverymanyindeedwho areconvincedthatGodhas preservedthemfromaccidentsandphysicalinjuiries inviewoftheirdevotionto St.Christopherandhisintercessionontheirbehalf.

Apersonwithoutthe samespiritoffaithand pietymightfeelunableto sharesuchabelief;butit wouldbeimpossibletoprove theconfidenceofthosewho dorelyuponSt.Christopherunjustified.

ThelegendaboutSt. Christopheris,ofcourse, wellknown.Endowedwith greatphysicalstrength,he dweltnearthefordofa turbulentriverinwhich manypeoplehadbeen drowned.Fortheloveof Christ,heactedasaferryman,carryingpeopleacross safelyonhisshoulders.

Onenightachildcameto himandaskedtobetaken across.Ashewadedthrough thewaters,thechildgrew heavierandheavier,andon completingthejourneythe exhaustedChristopherasked whohewas.

Thechildreplied:"Iam HeWhoboretheweightof thesinsoftheworld."So Christopherwassaidto havehadthehonourof bearingonhisshouldersOur LordHimself,whohadsaid: "Whatsoeveryoudounto others,youdountoMe;"and hehasbeenregardedfor centuriesasthepatron saintandprotectorof travellers.Somuchforthe legend.

Q.:Ihaveeveryreasonnow forbelievingthewhole thingpurelyamyth.

R.:Yougivenoindication ofwhatprovidesyouwith everyreasonforyour opinion.Butthatisnot necessary.Foritiscertain thatthelegendaboutSt. Christophercannotbetraced backbeyondtheninthcenturyinWesternChristendom,andbeyondthesixth centuryintheEast. is,ifyoulike,a"myth" inThesenseofbeingthe personificationofanabstract idea,namely,thatcharityin one'sheartmakesonea Christ-bearertoothers,and isrewardedbyChrist.

Thousandsofsuchlegends havegrownupthroughthe agesaroundthelivesofthe saints,providingtheimaginativevaluesodearto peoplewhowelcomedany symbolismwhichcouldbea helptopietyanddevotion.

Totrytodoawaywith suchthingswouldbetode- privehumannatureitselfof allimaginationandfeelings. Thesaintslivedveryclose

ASSUREWITH

toGod.TheirlivesexemplifiedthespiritoftheGospel.AndGodgavethem somethingofHispower.

Believingthesaintsexistedforthegoodoftheir brethren,menhadrecourse totheirintercessiontobe deliveredfromevilsofsoul andbody.

Thestoryistoldofan archaeologistandanartist. Thearchaeologistadmired thebeautyofthemasterpiececreatedbytheartist, butsaidthatscientifically archaeologyprovedmany detailsinittobehistoricallywrong.

"Nevertheless,"hesaid, "likeallpoetryandart, yourpicturemakesasublimeidealreal,andcan claimahigherdegreeof truththanmerehistorycan provide."

Q.:HastheChurchpositiveproofthatsuchapersonasSt.Christopher everexisted? R.:Allthatcanreasonablybeexpected.Indealingwiththelivesofthe saint&wearedealingwiththescienceofhagiography, notmerelywiththescience ofhistory.

Anditisamistaketo condemninthenameof historywhatwasnotintendedashistory,butas edifyingillustration.Hagiologycanemployanyliteraryform,poety,parable, myth,fableorromanceto expressthetruthofanidea. Itistobesimplydullto demandhistoricalfacts,rejectingthesymbolismof gloriousdeedsandselfless chivalryandpressinginsistentlyfordetailedevidence.

Still,onewhowantstodo soitentitledtosiftlegend fromhistory;andinthecase ofSt.Christopheronewho doessoisleftwiththebare certaintythathediedasa martyrinthemidstofthe thirdcenturyA.D.,under theEmperorDecius.

TheveryProtestant"DictionaryofChristianAntiquities,"editedbySmith andCheetham,acceptsthat. Theneutral Britannica""Encyclopaedia doessoaswell. The"CatholicEncyclothepaedia"sayssimplythat existenceofSt.Christophercannotbedenied,but thatnothingbeyondthatis historicallycertainabout hislifeanddeath.

All martyrologiesquotetheearliest andthefact thatchurcheswerededicatedtohimbeforethelegends aroseconcerninghim;and thatinbothEasternand WesternChristendom.Doubt ofhisexistenceisunreasonable.

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ORYOFSAINTS

Itisthecustomof eamedalwithafigure onhisbacksupposed opher.This,andprayedtoprovideacertain fromharm. toGod.TheirlivesexemplifiedthespiritoftheGospel.AndGodgavethem somethingofHispower.

Believingthesaintsexistedforthegoodof,their brethren,menhadrecourse totheirintercessiontobe deliveredfromevilsofsoul andbody.

Thestoryistoldofan archaeologistandanartist. Thearchaeologistadmired thebeautyofthemasterpiececreatedbytheartist, butsaidthatscientifically archaeologyprovedmany detailsinittobehistoricallywrong.

"Nevertheless,"hesaid, "likeallpoetryandart, yourpicturemakesasublimeidealreal,andcan claimahigherdegreeof truththanmerehistorycan provide."

Q.:tiveHastheChurchposi-

proofthatsuchapersonasSt.Christophereverexisted? R.:Allthatcanreasonablybeexpected.Indealingwiththelivesofthe saint&wearedealingwith thes:denf!eofhagiography, notmerelywiththescience ofhistory.

Anditisamistaketo condemninthenameof historywhatwasnotintendedashistory,butas edifyingillustration.Hagi- ologycanemployanyliteraryform,poety,parable, myth,fableorromanceto expressthetruthofanidea. Itistobesimplydullto demandhistoricalfacts,re- jectingthesymbolismof gloriousdeedsandselfless chivalryandpressinginsistentlyfordetailedevidence.

Still,onewhowantstodo soitentitledtosiftlegendfromhistory;andinthecase ofSt.Christopheronewho doessoisleftwiththebare certaintythathediedasa martyrinthemidstofthe thirdcenturyA.D.,under theEmperorDecius.

TheveryProtestant"Dic- tionaryofChristianAntiquities,"editedbySmithandCheetham,acceptsthat. The Britannica"neutral"Encyclopaedia doessoaswell. The paedia""CatholicEncyclosayssimplythat theexistenceofSt.Christo-phercannotbedenied,but thatnothingbeyondthatis historicallycertainabout hislifeanddeath.

Allquotetheearliestmartyrologiesandthefact that edchurcheswerededicattohimbeforethelegendsaroseconcerninghim;and thatinbothEasternand WesternChristendom.Doubt ofhisexistenceisunrea- sonable.

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InGermanyTheyPray "UniteUs,0Lord!"

By

AdolphSchalk)

Niederaltaich,Germany,Dec.29.-Inasmallchapel,high abovethemassivebaroquemainaltarinthebasilicaoftheAbbey ofNiederaltaich,15menaregatheredbeforeasmallaltar.It is6.30a.m.,andthecandlelightflickersinthedarknessofthis Benedictinechurch.Kneelingthereare11monks,2Catholiclaymen,anAnglicanclergymanandaLutheranministerastherecitationbegins: Thismagazineispublish-Protestants.Especially,he edbytheKyrios-Verlagathasincreasedhislovefor MeitingennearAugsburg.theBible,andhascometo Ithassubscribersin17marvelattheparticipation countriesamongbothPro-ofProtestantcongregations testantandCatholicclergy.intheservices.

"BecauseourmisunderstandingwithournonCatholicbrothersisoften causedbyourderision,our spiritualpettiness,orexaggeration,thatweareintolerant(eveninnon-doctrinalmatters)andmake harshjudgmentsagainstnowalittleoverayearold, them- havecomeProtestantand

Membersofboth,faithscon-Too,hespeakshighlyof tributearticlestothethebeautifulProtestant periodical. hymnsandtheProtestant

Tothe"MeetingHouse,"resourcefulnessatmeditationanddirect,openprayer toGod.

"Forgiveus,0Lord! Catholicleaders,bothclergy

"BecauseweCatholics,inandlaity,fromEngland,thecourseofhistory,oftenJapan,India,andtheUnited sinnedbytheuseofforceStates. againstour,.ProtestantLutheransandAnglicans brothers'andwholegroupsoftheo-

"Forgiveus,0Lord! logians,includingonefrom

"Becausewewithourun-theSwedish(Lutheran) christianlivesretardtheChurch,havecomehereto workofgraceinthesoulsdiscusstheirproblems. ofourChristian,butsepa-"Theycomenottoargue ratedbrothersorquarreloverpolemics,"

"Forgiveus,0Lord! explainsFatherSartory, "Transcendingourstu-.butrathertoahome pidity,ourprejudice,and ---theycanmeetCathOlicsouremotionalmalevo-withoutulteriormotiveand hence-- compulsion,withoutprose-

HereinGermany,these isagrowingliturgical movementinLutheranism. Anumberofministersare fosteringauricularconfession,usingtheoutward formoftheMassintheir services,andaretraining their Gregoriancongregationstosing chant.

ChangedAttitudes

Oneprominent.minister haswrittenabookintributetoMary.

ChinaHasAGreatHumanisticHeritage LifeIsBetterOnFormosa

Taipei,Formosa,Dec.28.-Avisitinglost,theartofspintaneous economicsprofessorfromHongKongUniversitysaidherethatthelifeoftheaverage FormosanismuchbetterthanthatofChinesepeopleonthemainland.

Dr.E.StuartKirby,whoDespitetheuewiy-painted recentlymadea10-daytourtemplesandpalaces,there ofthisisland,compareditwasacheerless,dull,atmoswithhisthree-weektripphereandpeoplewereobthroughRedChinainDec.,viouslyafraidtospeak 1955. freely.

"DinginessandpovertyConstantrepetitionofthe haveinvadedthespiritandword"peace"wasanother outlookoftheChinesetechniqueusedtoimpress peopleonthemainland,"hevisitors. said."Thelivesoftheaver-peaceAnd.Soldiers agepeopleonFormosaare A muchbetter." gainandagainthecornDr.Kirbywashereonamunistswouldsaytothe lecturetourattheinvite-visitors,"Peace,wewant LionoftheChineseUnitedpeace."AndeventhechilNationsAssociation.Hedreninkindergartenshad spokeprimarilyabouthisheentaughttosay"peace" visittothecommunist-heldinEnglish. mainland. While"peace"wasbeing

"Thereisallthediffer-repeatedbyeveryoneand enceintheworldbetweenwaswritteneverywherein freeChinaandChina'slargeideographs,Dr.Kirby mainland,"saidtheEnglishmanwhoteachesatthe BritishCrownColony'suniversity.

Indescribinghittrip throughRedChinaayear agowithagroupfromHong KongUniversityattheinvitationofthecommunists, Dr.Kirbytoldofthe methodsemployedtoimpressvisitors.

Hesaidthetechniqueof constantlyrepeatingthe newnessofallthatwas good,andtheevilofall thatwasold,workedonly forthosewhohadnotpre- viouslyvisitedChina.

WorkersUnhappy

Hishosts,hesaid,would pointtosomethingpraise- worthy,andwouldsay, "Thisisnew-intheold dayssuchdidnotexist."

"However,Ihadbeen therebefore,bothin1938 and1948,"saidDr.Kirby, "andwasabletotellthem thatitwasnottrue-becauseIhadformerlyseen justsuchthings." Whilevisitingthecoal minesofAnshaninManchuria,Dr.Kirbynotedthat theproductionofcoalap- pearedtobemuchthesame asitwassomeyearsago. But,henoted,theworkers nowlookverysubduedand lacktheoldcheerfulness.

Infact,aterribledrabnessandgloomwasseeneverywherebytheeconomist.Thiswasparticu- larlyevidentinPeking,whichhesaidhehadalwaysknownasacityof cheerful,friendlypeople.

enjoyment.Whileaperson sawmanygroupsvisiting theparksandonexcursions, such,outingswerecompulsory,regimentedaffairs.

Inspeakingoflivingstandardsonthemainland,Dr. Kirbysaidtheywerelow forall.

"Ordinaryroughclothwas relativelycheap,aswereessentialhouseholdgoods,"he said."Butanythingeven approachingluxury,suchas aslightlybettercloth,was muchmoreexpensivethan inHongKongornrmosa."

"Foodwasseverelyrationed,"Dr.Kirbystated."butwhattherewasofthe simple,essentialfoods_such asrice,wascheap."

However,thereappeared tobeashortageofeventhe essentialfoodstuffs,andDr. KirbynoticedthatinCantonvegetableoilwasvery scarce.

RedsLiveHigh saidhehadneverseensoTheordinarypeoplewere manysoldiers. cladmostlyinroughcot-

"Itwasalmostembarrassing-itseemedthatany timeItookaphoto,even ofatemple,therewasalwaysasoldierinthepicture,"hecommented.

Somepersonsinhisparty wouldnotbelievethatthe uniformsweremilitary.Dr. Kirbysaidhehadtopoint outthewords"People's LiberationArmy"onthe uniformsforthedoubters.

Interpreterswere'omnipresent.Andvisitorswho knewChinesewerenotallowedtointerviewanyone inthattongue.Becauseall interviewshadtobe throughInterpreters,they wereveryunsatisfactory, theuniversityprofessorremarked.

EverythingPrepared

Onarrivingatanew place,thevisitorwashandedalonglistofthingshe couldsee.Itwasanimpressivelistandgavethe ideaofunlimitedfreedom.

"Inpractice,however,one neverhadtimetoseemore thanafewofthethings listed.Besidesthat,everythingonthelistwasapreparedobject,"Dr.Kirby said.

Hisonlyimpressionof universitycampuses in Chinawasoneofdrabness.

Dr.Kirbysaidhecouldget noevidenceofthesituation inthecollegesandnever hadtheopportunityto speaktoastudent. Itseemedthattheyoung peoplehad,lost,or'almost

toncloth,andseemedto leadverydrab.lives.Communistofficials,ontheother hand,hadcarsandgood housing.

"OnsawsomeAnaterial progress,"commenTedthe professor,"butagreat spiritualdullnessisapparent,evenamongtheintellectuals."

Whenaskedwhetherhe thoughtaHungarian-type uprisingwaspossibleinRed China,Dr.Kirby,anonCatholic,saidhefeltthat thecommunistsystemwould collapseofitself.

"Chinahasagreat humanisticheritageand cannotlongendurethepresentsystem,"hesaid.

PopeLaudsU.K.

London,Dec.19.-His HolinessPopePiusXIIsent amessagethankingGreatBritainandherpeopleforwhattheyhavedone"for Hungaryandthissad nation'srefugees."

TheHolyFather'smessage,wasreadbytheApostolicDelegatetoGreatBritain,ArcfhbishopGeraldP. O'Hara,ataspecialMass attendedbysome300Hungarians.

Helauded"thekind,the nobleandtheChristian peopleofEnglandwhohave giventheirheartsandopen- edtheirhomestoaperse- cutedpeople."

Thus,menofthe"reli-lytising,todiscusstheologian, giousfaithsjoininprayer culturalticalandevenpollduringthecelebrationofa problems. specialvotiveMassfortheStudyingTogether "reunionofallChristians"Itisahome,also,where inonefaith." theycancomesimplyto Manstudy,touseourlibrary, yFacets andtoseehowourmonks ThevotiveMassandre-livetheliturgy." citationofthespecialprayerThesevisitorsspeakon isafrequentatleastweeklysuchbasictopicsas"What occurrenceatthisabbey,aLutheranMeansby whichisdedicatedprimarilyFaith,"and"WhataCathotothetaskofreunitingalllicMeansbyFaith."Anim- Christiansinonefaith. portantdiscoveryofthese Carvedinstoneoverthetalksisthattheymake abbey'sgateistheheraldicCatholicslearnanew mottoofAbbotEmmanuelvocabularyinordertobe MariaHeufelder,O.S.B.,understoodby.Protestants. "InChristoUnum"(OneinAlso,bybeingforcedto Christ). explainone'sfaithtoaperThismotto,takenfromSt.sonwhodoesnotshareit, Paul,expressesthegoaltoCatholicsarerequiredtorewhichtheBenedictineshapeandsharpentheir monksof dedicated.theabbeyaretheologicalresourcesandto readmorewidely.

TheirabbeyisoneoftheFatherSartorypointsout centresofGermany'sgene-thathehaslearnedagreat ration-oldUnaSancta(OnedealfromhiscontactwithandHoly)movement.And, ayearago,AbbotHeufelder41' dedicatedawingofhis

abbeytobeusedformeet- CardinalWarns

ingsofProtestantand Catholicclergy. Armagh,NorthernIre- TheworkofUnaSanctalandDec.29:Young -thegreatdialogue ' betweenCatholicsandProtestants-iscarriedonallherebythqCardinalacrossGermany.ItsmanyArchbishopofArmaghfacetsincluderesearchthatviolentactswould centres,discussiongroups,notadvanceasolutionto radioandtelevisionad-theunjustpartitionof dresses,andco-operative worksofcharity-allwith properguidanceandpermission. HereatNiederaltaich,two importantactivitiesare underway.Bothareconductedunderthename "Hausder-Begegnung" (MeetingHouse).

ItisherethatProtestants cancomeand,inafriendly atmosphere,discusstheologicaldifferences;workout plansforbetterunderstanding;workforaunionin

Ireland.

HisEminenceJohnCardinalD'Alton,Primateof allIreland,hasdirectedhis prieststoreadagainatall publicMassestheJanuary, 1955,statementoftheIrish hierarchywhichcontained aclearpronouncement againsttheuseofunauthorisedforce.

ExampleOfReds lardinalD'Altontoldhis pastorstoimprespupon theircongregationsthatthe charity,ifnotinfaith. bishops'instructionscon- AtPope'sBehesttinuetobind.Heaskedhis

ThefirstbigtaskisthePeopletopraywithspecial specialseminaryandinten-earnestnessforpeacein sivetrainingcentretopre-Ireland. paremenforeventualapps-"Forovertenyears,"he tolicworkinRussiaand,said, "Communists,by other.orthodoxregions. ceaseltssprocessofindocUnderthedirectionoftrination,madeeveryeffort Russian-bornFatherChry-torobtheyouthofPoland, sostom,O.S.B.,theaimofHungary,andelsewheriof thiscentreistotrainandancestralbeliefsandspiriPreparepriestsforordina-tualideals.ButtheBabeat LionintheByzantineRite.

But,mindfulofthePope PiusXI'slettertothe order'sAbbot-Generalon March24,1924,AbbotHeufelderhasassignedFather ThomasP.Sartory,O.S.B., toworkexclusivelyonthe UnaSanctaproject.

InthePope'sletter,the Benedictineswereaskedto "dosomethingsoontomake contactwithOurLutheran brothers."

Infulfillingthisrequest,FatherSartorygivesnumeroustalksalloverGermany, makesradioaddresses,and editsthe'periodical"Una Sancta."

Recently,whenthiswriter wenttointerviewaLutheranminister,heexcused himselfforbeinglateby sayingthathehadbeen "hearingconfessiOns."

Theministerswhocome tothe"MeetingHouse"at theAbbeyofNiederaltaich, however,donotdepartas convincedCatholics.Inthe majorityofcasestheyremainferventProtestantsthoughseveralconversions havebeenaresultofthe UnaSanctamovement.But theirattitudetowards Catholicismisoftenchanged profoundly.

Oneministervisiting Niederaltaich,wasaskedby thisreportedwhetherhe washavingalotofdiscussions.

"No,"heanswered,"we talkalittleeachday,but notagreatdeal.Wespend mostofourtimeinprayer. Thatisthemainthing.The primarythinginthewhole UnaSanctamovementisup toGod."

OnViolence

thanthemostruthless' tyrannyever." BishopNeilFarren,of Derry,deploredthethreat ofviolenceandtheincidents thatoccurredinrecent weeks. Hecounselled patienceandrestraint.

StateMustAid

Madras,India,Dec.22: ThemagnitudeofsocialreliefneededinIndiaisso greatthatithasgonebeyond theresourcesofprivate agencies,andtheycannot continuewithoutGovernmenthelp,declaredArchbishopLouisMathias,S.D.B. ofMadras-Mylapore. Speakinghereatarecent conferenceonsocialwork, ArchbishopMathiaspleadedfortheextensionofState aidtoprivatereliefagencies.Heemphasisedthat thepolicyoftheGovernment'shouldbetosupplement,ratherthantakeover, theworkthattheagencies do.

Anappealtoprivatecitizenstooffertheirtimeand servicesin"thebattle againstpoverty,sickness andmisery"wasmadeat BethlehemandtheFaithHethemeetingbyGovernorA. inspiredprovedstrongerJ.JohnofMadras. leialWor

SCHOOLHOLIDAYS

Theidealtimeforthat FamilyGroup oraphotoof TheChildren

ThisIsMostSignificantNewspaper

Infiveyears,inthesummerof1961,the"Osservatore Romano"willbeone-hundredyearsold.Therearenotmany newspapersintheworldwhichareone-hundredyearsold, andevenfewerarethenewspaperswhich,likethe"OsservatoreRomano,"havebeenaridstillareprotagonistsofhistory.The"OsservatoreRomano,"asamattejoffact,inits ninety-fiveyearsoflifehasparticipatedintheonlyhistorical processwhichcountssofarashumanprogressgoes--thatis tosay.,inthedebateofreligiousandmoralideaswhichare theimportantleavenofcivilisation.

Thepublicfunctionofanewspaper,asitisknown,is bornfromfreedomofthepressandthisfreedom,inEurope atl4ast,maturedinastablewayonlywiththeliberalrevolutionsof1848.InItaly,afterabriefinterludeduringthe firstwarforindependence(1848-1849),thisfreedomsurvivedinPiedmontandpartiallyinTuscany,too;itdisappeared intheotherstatesofthepeninsulaandthereforeinthePapal Stateaswell.Adecadelater,withthewarof1859and 1860andtheensuingproclamationoftheKingdomofItaly (1861),thisfreedomagainaffirmeditselfeverywherewith theexceptionofLatium,whichhadremainedinthepossession ofthePope,andVeneto,stillaregionsubjecttotheAustrianHungarianEmpire.

Withthecomingintobeingofdemocraticparliamentary institutionsalittlebiteverywhere,thecitizenwascalled directlytoparticipateinadecisivewayinthelifeof.the community.ThisnewrealityrequiredtheRomanCatholics thedutyofanactiveparticipationinthelifeoftheirrespectivecountries.Suchparticipation,forobviousreasons,could notbeincontrastwiththeirfaith.Asamatteroffact,often theRomanCatholicshadnoothermeanstodefendthefreedomoftheirfaiththanthroughanactiveparticipationin publiclife.TheChurch,whichacceptseverypoliticalsystem thatassuresthepreservationofreligiousfreedom,didnot havetogivepoliticaladvicetotheCatholicsbuthadtheduty torequestthattheirpublicactionsshouldnotbeincontrast withtheirfaith.

WhyTemporalPowerIsNecessary

Inasimilarsituationitwasevidentthattheproblemof thereligiousandmoraltrainingoftheCatholics,inrelation totheirnewtasks,wasanurgentone.Hencethenecessity ofaCatholicnewspaperwhichcouldbenotonlythechannel

causehisown,evenattheriskofawar,withoutimpairingbeenfoundedbecameforthisreasonallthemoreintense hisuniversalmission. 'indefenceoftheChurch.Aswehavesaid,itwascommon

Therefore,aftertheillusionsof1848,movementsandten-conviction,heldevenbythefoesoftheChurch,thattheend deridesofananti-clericalandanti-Catholickindprevailedihoftemporalpowerwouldgreatlydiminishtheprestigeofthe Italy.Theywereveryviolentandbii:erinasmuchasitwasChurchandwouldperhapsdestroytheHolySee.Man', clearthatthePopewasnotpreparedtorenouncewillinglydoubtedthatthePopecouldremaininRomeandformany hisownStates. yearsaFrenchwarship,the"Orenoque",wasanchoredat

Thereisalwayssomeonewhocontendsthatt'-.ePopedidCivitavecchiatotakeaboardPiusIX,shouldhedecidetoleave notactcorrectlyinresistingthesetrendsandthathesr.ouldRome.TheAustrianambassador,inoneofhisreportsshortly haveyielded.Wemustremindthesepossiblecriticsthatforaftertheconc(uestofRome,spokeabouttheRomanCuria morethantencenturiestemporalpowerhadbeenconsiderede,sofancldclockwhosemechanism,wornoutbytime, sloweddownitsmovementsandwasneartothebreaking point bytheCatholics,notonlyinItalybutinanyothercountry oftheworld,aguaranteeofthepracticalindependenceof theHolySee;thetemporalsovereigntywasthereforecon- ThePoperemainedinRomeandcouldremainthereonly sideredabasisoftheuniversalspiritualsovereigntyoverbyconvincingthewholeofChristianitythatHe,afterSepsouls.SincethePapalStatesbelongedmorallytoallCatho-tember20,hadnotbecomeanItalianBishop,asortofcourt lies,PiusIXcouldloosethemonlythroughviolenceandnotChaplainofVictorEmrrianuelII.Thisisperhapstheinner surrenderthem.Ontheotherhand,evenamongthefoesmostreasonforthecontinuousprotestsforthesuffered therewasthewidespreadconvictionthatwithoutthePapalspoliationsandoftheseattitudesthe"OsservatoreRomano' StateCatholicismwouldcollapse.GuiseppeMazzini,forex-Iwasthefaithfuldailyecho.ForitsfaithfulnessTheHolySee ample,consideredtheconquestofRomenecessarynotonlyconsideredthatitdeservedtobe,forcertaincommunications, inordertounifyItalybutalsotodestroythePapacy. itsdirect,officialspokesman.

Thisisthelittle-knownstoryofthefounding anddevelopmentoftheworld'smostsignificant newspaper,publishedinVaticanCity,intimately expressiveoftheviewsandofficialpronouncementsofthePopesforalmostahundredyears, studiedattentivelybydiplomatsandheadsof state,anindispensiblesourceofinformationfor everynews-gatheringagency.

InFebruary,1871,thenewspaperpublishedfirstan"InstructionontheSacramentsofMarriage"proclaimedinthe nameofthePopebytheCardinalVicar.InJulyofthesame year,itpublishedaletterofthePopetoCardinalPatriziand aninstructionoftheCardinalprohibitingCatholicsfrom readingcertainviolentlyanti-Catholicpoliticalnewspapers.

Itwasinsuchaframeofeventsthatnewspapersofopen CatholicadherencewereborninItaly,newspapersthatwere opposedtosuchaviolentandpassionatepolemic.InPiedmont,wheretheconstitutionalregimestartedin1848had ofofficialandformalcommunications,butanarenaofdis-beenmaintained,wealreadyhadanexamplewith"Armonia" cussionsandapolemicalweapon,a.permanentreminderof(aCatholicnewspaperofTurineditedbyFatherMargotti). fundamentalprinciples.

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InItaly,thesituationwasauniqueone.AfterthebriefRomano"wasfoundedinMilanandthe"UnitaCattolica"in neo-Guelfperiodof1848,duringwhichhighhopeshadbeenFlorence,thenthetemporaryCaptialofItaly.

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putinan"Italian"Pope,PresidentofafederationofItalian InRomethe"OsservatoreRomano"hadalreadystarted states,thepeninsulawasshapingupinto3nationunitedpublicationinthesummerof1861(July1st,1861).The againstAustriaandthePope.Theneo-Guelfismin1848had:apitalofChristianityhadbeen,foroneyear,almostina beensubstantiallydisappointedbecausetheRomanPope,stareofsiege.In1860,therichestprovinces(Emilia,Marche, universalpastorofthefaithful,couldnotmakeanationalUmbria)hadbeenlostandonlytheEternalCityandthe Latiumterritorysurroundingit,andatthetimeabandoned, remainedtothePope.Thisconditionlastedforaboutten yearsamongcontinuousfearsofinvasionsandriotsprovoked bytheneighbouringkingdom.TherewasanofficialnewspaperoftheGovernmentwhichchangeditsnameseveral times;itwas"DiarodiRoma";subsequentlyinJanuary,1848, was"DiarodiRoma";subsequentlyinJanuary,1848,it itchangedto"GazzettadiRoma";then,underMazzini'sRepublic,hadassumedthenameof"MonitoreRomano";in July,1849,ithadchangedintoanofficialPapalNewsorgan withthetitleof"GiornalediRoma."Itcarried"religious sections,"an"officialsection,"anda"newssection"ofevents takingplaceintheState.

Obviously,theGovernmentformalitymadethisnewspaperverylittlesuitedtosuchpolemicalfunctionsasthe timeswarranted.Therefore,in1860,twolawyers,Bastia andSanchini,plannedanewspaperwhichmightsupportthe argumentsagainsttheChurch'spolicy,apapertobecalled "L'AmicodellaVerita."Oneyearafter,instead,"L'Osservatore Romano"appearedanditsfirsteditorwasMarquisAugusto Baviera.born,likePiusIX,inasmallcityintheMarche, Sinigaglie. Whywasthetitleof"OsservatoreRomano"preferredto thetitleproposedbyBastiaandSanchini?Thenamewas certainlydictatedbythefashionofthetimesand,onthe otherhand,itseemedtoexpressafeelingofsereneobjectivity.

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Accordingtotherulesthatgovernedthepressinthe PapalStates,everynewspaperinordertobepublishedhad tobeauthorised.MarquisBavieraobtainedfromPiusIX notonlythepermitbutalsotheprivilegethatnoother newspaperinRomecouldcompetewiththe"Osservatore Romano".Consideringthosefactsinthelightoftoday's mentality,thefavourmightseemexcessive,butwemust gobacktothosetimesandremember,too,thatuntilthat momentonlyonedailywaspublishedinRome:theOfficial Bulletinmentionedabove.

ItissufficienttorememberEuropeanhistoryduringthe yearswhichprecededandfollowed1870tobecomeaware ofthegreatimportanceofthefunctionperformedbythe O "OsservatoreRomano."Thenewspaperfolloweddaybyday fromacertaineditorialstand,butwithobjectivity,thegreat eventsthatchangedItalyandEurope'sface.Itwaspublished untilthe19thofSeptember,1870,when.theItaliantroops werealreadyatthegatesofRomeand,afterhavingbeing suspendedforafewweeks,itreappearedcommentingon theinjurysufferedbythePopethroughtheviolentspoliation. Thepolemicalfunctionforwhichthe"Osservatore"had

Themostclamorousepisodetookplacein1878andwas concernedwiththediseasewhichledtothedeathofKing VictorEmmanuelII,theconquerorofRome.Acommunique ofthe-CsservatoreRomano",appeaingonJanuary10-11, said:"AssoonastheHolyFatherwasinformedoftheseriousnessofKingVictorEmmanuel'sillness,hesentavenerable clergymantotheQuirinalenotonlyinordertoinquireabout thestateoftheKing'shealthbutalsototakecareofthe patient'ssoulsothatwheneverhewascalledbyGodto appearinfrontofHimhemightdeserveHisMercy.The clergymanwasnotadmitted,butweknowfromanother sourcethattheKinghasreceivedtheSacramentsandhas declaredthathewasaskingthePope'sforgivenessforthe wrong-doingsforwhichhewasresponsible ."

IncrdertounderstandfullythemeaningofthiscommunicationonemustrememberthatVictorEmmanuelIIwas themandirectlyresponsiblefortheviolentspoliationsuffered bytheRomanPontiff.Thefactthathehadrecognisedhis wrongdoingswasanimplicitrecantationofhispastactions and,toacertainextent,itre-openedthequestionofthe lawfulnessoftheannexationofRome.Thereactionwasvery Continuedonnextpage

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the"OsservatoreRomano",however,confirmedthenews onedayafterandonceagain,evenmorefirmly,initsJanuary 12-13,1878,issue.VictorEmmanuel'sdeathwasfollowed afewmonthslaterbythatofPiusIX.Alltheissuesthat followedthePontiff'sdeathdocumentthecharacterwhich the"OsservatoreRomano"hadassumed:thenewspaper,denyingimplicitlycertainrumoursofwidespreaddiffusion,announcedthattheConclavewasgoingtobeheldinthe Vaticanandfolloweditspreparation,developmentsandconclusionswhichledtotheelectionofGioacchinoPecciwho tooupthenameofLeoXIII.

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WiththenewPope,thenewspaperassumednewvigour. MarquisBaviera,whohadworkedassiduouslyformanyyears, wastired;thefinancialconditionsofthenewspaper,which werefarfromflourishing,demandedare-organisation.In Rome,duringthattime,theFrench-Catholicspublisheda -JournaldeRome"whichhadcertainlymanygoodqualities butalsoafundamentalflow:towit,thatofconsideringthe problemofCatholicismfromaparticularviewpoint.The editorsofthisnewspaperthoughtofbuyingthe"Osservatore Romano".ThePopepreventeditbyinterveningthrough CardinalRampolla,SecretaryofState.In1884,Marquis CesareCrispoltisucceededMarquisBavierainthedirection ofthenewspaper.MarquisCrispoltihadrecordedthefirst audiencethatheobtainedfromLeoXIII.ThePopeestablishedtheprogrammaticdirectionofthepaperandrecommendedthatheimproveittechnically:"Please,manage thingsinsuchawaythatifthepaperisnotamongthe firstitwillnotbeamongthelast,either ." Crispolti,infact,broughtintothenewspapersomepersonalitiesofgreatvalue,amongwhomwasGiambattista Casoni,ajournalistofgreatconviction,whoassumedthe directionsixyearslater(1890),andheldituntil1900,the yearinwhichtheresponsibilitywashandedovertoGiuseppe Angelini.Thenewspapermaintaineditscharacteristicsof faithfulspokesmanoftheHolySeewhileatthesametime developingitsowncharacter.

Intheliberal-democraticpoliticalsystemwhichhadprevailedalmosteverywhereinEurope,theCatholics,aswe havesaid,werepresentinpubliclifesincetheyknewthat thedefenceoftheirliberties,whichwereoftenendangered byaprevailinganti-clericalinspiration,waspossibleonlyin theframeoflawfulnessthroughanactive,conscious,and enlightenedconscience.InItalytheCatholicsremainedstill isolatedbecauseofthe"RomanQuestion"whichremained ,47',muchaliveunderthePapacyofLeoXIII.

CondemnedModernismUnderSt.Pius ee"OsservatoreRomano"duringthoseyearspublished es,dayonthemenchetteofthetitleaprotestagainstthe violentspoliationsufferedbythePope.UnderPiusX,even inItalytheprohibitionofparticipatinginpubliclifeinorder rottorecognisetheactofviolenceof1870(nonexpedit) becameattenuated-atleastasfarastheadministrativeelectionswereconcerned. Insuchasituation,themissionof theCathoiicnewspapersbecameincreasinglymoreengage: tne,hadtobeatoncethespokesmenandfaithfulinterpretersofthegreatgeneralteachingwhichwasimpartedby theMagisteryoftheChurch(wemustrememberinLeoXIII's case.theEncyclicalRerumNovarum).

Atthesametime,theCatholicshadtomanagethingsin suchawaythatinthefreeapplicationtheyattemptedin variouscountriestherewouldnotbeimpulsiveness,improvisefloeandincoherence.Inotherwords,theywerecalledto action,butthisactionshouldnotbe"activism",whichisto sa,disorderlyorincoherentmovementboundtoendup sometimesinseriouserrors.

TheCatholicpress,therefore,hadaserioustask.Andan extremelyserioustaskwascertainlythatofthe"Osservatore Romano"which,underthePapacyofPiusX,announcedthe condemnationofmodernismandfounditselfforcedtosupporttherightsoftheCatholicsandtherightsoftheChurch techwereoppressedinmanycountries,includingFrance. T:eelatter,in1904,repudiatedtheConcordat,passedanticl al andseparatedtheStatefromtheChurch.

I-,autograph,giveninJune,1911,byPiusXtothe"Osservatore,"recognised,praisedandblessedthesemerits.Then cametheFirstWorldWar.ThelastcryofthedyingPope, eassawareversedEurope,appearedinthe"Osservatore" c August1,1914.UnderBenedictXV(whosucceeded G.useppeSarto),thenewspaperinterpretedfaithfullythe

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actionthatwascarriedinordertomaintaintheChurchabove theconflict,althoughclosetoallhumansuffering.Thewar bulletinsthatwerepublishedasapublicservicewerealways precededinthoseyearsbyadeclarationwhichunderlined theChurch'sindependence.Thepartplayedbythe"Osservatore"intheattempttomediateapeaceduringAugust, 1917,wasremarkable,indeed.

PiusXIshowedhispredilectionforthenewspaperwhen, aftertheconciliationwithItaly,HeinsistedthatitbetransferredtotheVaticanCity.In1919,CountGiuseppeDella TorrehadsucceededGiuseppeAngelini.Thelatterhas directedthenewspaperforthirty-sevenyearswithfirmand serenecourageandastrengththattimeshavenotweakened. Thepolemicsagainstfascism,nazism,andnowagainstcommunism,areyesterday'sfactsandcannotbeforgotten.FaithfulineverymomenttothedirectionofthePope,thepaper foughtforjustice,lawfulness,personalfreedom,andfreedom ofthepressinageneralregimeunderwhichcontroland suppressionlokameincreasinglymorerigid.

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TheDirectionandtheEditorialDepartmentofthe"OsservatoreRomano"carry,therefore,greatresponsibilitiesand extremedifficulties.Theeditormustbeendowedwithgreat culture,anadequatereligiouseducation,aperfectknowledge ofthedocumentsoftheEcclesiasticMagistery,ascrupulous adherencetoobjectivityand,therefore,acriticalsencequite accurateinevaluatingthesources,whicharethesamefor ournewspaperasforallothernewspapers:newsagencies, specialcorrespondents.

PublishesForeign,SundayEditions

Anewspaperofthiskindisnotdestinedtobewidely read.Inthespecificcase,itsdiffusionislimitedbyother reasonsofextrinsiccharacter:the"OsservatoreRomano"publishesafewweeklynumbers.Oneoftheseissuesisin ItalianandisaimedattheItalianclergy;asecondone,in French;athird,inSpanish,editedintheVaticanCityand printedinBuenosAires,issoldinSpanish-American.countries.Itisclearthattheseweeklyissueslimitthecirculation ofthedailycopy.

TheSundayEditionofthe"Osservatore"hasaplaceof itsown.ItisatraditioninItaliannewspapersthatanillustratedpopularissueispublishedonceaweek.Forinstance, thebestItaliannewspaper,the"CorrieredellaSera",of

Duringcertainyearsbetween1935and1939the"Osser-'Milan,publishesaSundayissuecalled"DomenicadelCorvatoreRomano"wasoneofthemostpopularnewspapersinriere",aperiodicalofgreatcirculationwiththefirstandlast Italyandoneofthemostreadaswell,notwithoutrisksonPagesincolour.ThisisnotaSunday"Supplement"buta weeklyperiodicalautonomousinstyleandofdifferentformat.

thepartofitsreadersanditseditorialstaff.Itsupportedto thelasttheactionforpeacemadebyPiusXIand,immedi- Ifacomparisonispermissible,onecansaythattheSunday. atelyafterwards,byPiusXII,firstinordertopreventtheissueofthe"Osservatore"isequivalenttotheSundayissue generalwarandsecondlytosaveItalyfromthedisastrousofthe"CorrieredellaSera"("DomenicadelCorriere").No intervention. onehaseverattemptedtocomparetheSundayissueofthe

When,immediatelybeforeItaly'sintervention,Ambassador"Corriere"withitsdailycounterpart.ThecaseoftheSunday CianoprotestedagainsttheattitudeoftheVaticanPress,"Osservatore"issomewhatdifferent,duetothesimplefact CardinalMaglione,SecretaryofState,ashehimselfhasthatitispublishedintheVaticanCity,printedbythesame written,answeredthatthe"OsservatoreRomano",althoughpressofthe"OsservatoreRomano",andoftenonegivessimiwritteninItalian,"isaspokesmanoftheHolySee,andlarweighttotheSundayissueandtothedaily"Osservatore". cannotbeconfusedwithItaliannewspapers.Ifitisactually differentevenmorefromItaliannewspapers,astheAm-UniquePaperApproachesCentenary bassadorsays,itisnotbecausethe'OsservatoreRomano' Forthisreasontheanswergiventoareaderwhoasks,for hasabandonedthelineswhichithasfolloweduntilnowinstance,whetherboxingispermissibleornot,isconsidered butisbecauseforafewdaystheItaliannewspapershaveatalatertimebytheItalianandInternationalPressastobe been'redhot'. amnotdiscussingthisphenomenon,but,amattertobedecidedupononlybytheHolySee.Suchan rather,leavetheresponsibilityofittowhoeverhasassumedextension,aswehavesaid,isarbitraryevenwhenarticlesof it. mustremindyou,however,thatthe'OsservatoreRo-the"OsservatoreRomano"themselvesareconcernedandbemano'cannotfollowtheothernewspapersonthepolicycomestoofar-fetchedifreferredtothe"Osservatoredella thathasbeenseenemerging. havealreadyrecommendedDomenica".Thelatter,itisusefultopointoutonceagain, the'OsservatoreRomano'tobeprudent,objectiveandmoder-isaweeklyofgreatcirculationwhichisread,inthemajority ate. donothaveanydifficultyinrepeatingthisadviceasofcases,bypeoplewhodonotreadanyothernewspaper, dofromtimetotime.Butitiswisetorealisethatifforsincetheyliveinremoteplaces.Thecriterionfollowedby the'OsservatoreRomano'itisadutytomaintainitselfontheeditorsofthe"OsservatoredellaDomenica"is,therefore, theagreedpolicywhichithasfollowed,thisisalsoinItaly'sthatofofferingtoitspublicpleasantandhealthyreading bestinterest.Everywhere,andespeciallyabroad,onemustmatter,togetherwithanationalandinternationalnewsservice seethatthe'OsservatoreRomano'isreallythenewspaperwhichis,asfaraspossible,complete.Andthestyleone oftheHolySee,impartialandserene;onlyunderthesecon-choosesmust,perforce,bekeyedtothepubliconewritesfor. ditionsthe'OsservatoreRomano'willbeable,ifneeded,to The"OsservatireRomano"approachesitsfirstcentenary sayawordoftruthandjusticeinfavourofItaly." withthefirmgoal toitstraditionandtoits

WhatIsRelationOfPaperToHolySee? missionwithawillingness,too,tobetteritselfandtomake ThismanuscriptnoteofCardinalMagnonewasconcerneditselfbettersuitedtotheexigenciesofthetimes. withanofficialsteponthepartofItalywhichtookplace

onApril10,1940.Onemonthlater,the"Osservatore", whichhadpublishedallthepleasandspeechesofthePope aimedatpreventingtheconflict,publishedthetextofthe telegramwrittenbyPiusXIItotheRulersofHolland,Belgium andLuxemburg,overturnedbyHitler'saggression.Thereactionwasveryviolentand,duringthewholemonth,attacks againstthedistributors,vendors,andreadersofthenewspaperwereveryfrequent.The"Osservatore"wasburnedin thesquaresbecause,inharmonywithitsmission,ittried toservetruth,justiceandfreedomasitcontinueddoing throughoutthewholedifficultwar-period.

Whatisthenthecharacterofthe"OsservatoreRomano"? IfitanorganoftheHolySee?Documentsofgreatauthority confessthisopenly;thefactthatthe"'OsservatoreRomano" hasthehonourofbeingthedirectandimmediatespokesman oftheHolyFatherwhogivesallhisspeechestotheover, theotheractsofhisMagistery,thedecreesandtheorders oftheRomanCuriawouldconfirmthissupposition,although forthirty-eightyearstherehasbeenatrulyofficialpublication thatgathersandpublishesofficialannouncementswithsystematiccriteria.The"ActaApostolicalSedis"arethetrueofficial publicationsoftheHolySee.

The"Osservatore"istheorganoftheHolySee;butonly partofwhatitpublishescanbeconsideredtrulyofficial,to wit:thenewsprintedundertheheading"NostreInformazioni,"thespeeches,theotherdocumentsoftheMagisteryof theChurch,suchastheEncyclics.Asfortherest,thenewspaperhasawell-definedpolicyinlinewiththeleachingand theattitudesoftheChurch-aHitewhichtheeditorialstaff followswithfullanddirectresponsibility.

BenedictXVusedtoreadthepapercarefully;attheend ofeachmonthhewouldexpressanevaluationofthework done.DirectorAngelini,andafterhimCountDellaTorre,felt thattheywerecontinuouslyontrial.OnedayAngelinireceivedattheofficesonMignatelliSquareacopyofaliberal Italiannewspaper,which,onthemarginofanitemofnews reported,hadthisnoteinthePope'sownhandwriting:"If amthepublisherofthe'OsservatoreRomano',whicham notworthyofbeing,wouldhavedeniedthisnewsand 'wouldhavereplied."

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Birmingham,England,Dec.27.-ArchbishopFrancisGrimshawofBirmingham presidedatanIrishrallyhereatwhicha RepublicGovernmentMinisterfromDublin condemnedsubversivegroupsencouraging communism.

TheMinister,Patrick Lindsay,whoisParliamentarySecretaryforIreland's Gaelic-speakingarea,was obviouslyreferringtothe bomb-throwingself-styled. IrishRepublicanArmy,condemnedbytheChurch, whichhasbeenterrorising theNorthernIrelandborder.

"Iwanttotakethisopportunityofadvisingmy fellow-countrymenand womentoavoidgroups whoseinfluencesare,inthe main,subversiveandwhose centresarebeingcleverly usedforcommunistinfiltration,"Mr.Lindsaysaid.

"Whereforceisnecessary ordesirableitistobeused onlybytheauthorisedgovernmentwiththesanction ofParliament.Whereforce isneitherdesirablenornecessary,constitutionalaction istheonlyactionthatcan commandtherespectofthe freeworld."

TheMinisterwasspeakingtoacrowdedgathering ofBirminghamIrishatthe openingofanewhallfor St.Anne'sparish,onthesite ofaformerhallbuiltby CardinalNewman.

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"MyadvicetoallIrish menandwomen,notalone inBirminghambutinthe wholeofGreatBritain,isto begoodandloyalcitizens andtogiveoftheirbestto thelandoftheiradoption, thelandwhichprovides themwiththeirlivelihood and,inmanycases,thelivelihoodsofthefamilieswhich theysupportathome,"he said.

"TheIrishabroad,in everywalkoflife,areIreland'sambassadorsandin thatrespectgreatandgrave responsibilityisthrustupon them.Bytheirconductwill theircountrybejudged.

"Byestablishinggoodrelationswithyourfellow.countrymenhereyoucando muchtopromotethealready greatandgrowingfundof goodwillbetweenthetwo countries.

"Thedeep-seateddistrust onbothsides,bornofpast events,isgraduallydisappearing.Bothcountriesare comingtoarealisationof howmuchtheymeanto eachother.

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FatherMartinBrennan, ofWaroona,whOreturned thisyearfromavisittohis familyinIrelandrecently, receivedthesadnewsofhis father'sdeath.

AfarmerofClareRoad, Innis,Co.Clare,Martinwas 82yearsoldandissurvived byawidowandtwelvechildren.Twosons,Josephand James,areChristian Brothers,andtwosonsare priests,FatherMartinof Waroona,andFatherThomas,ofCardiff,Wales.One daughterisanuninthe OrderofThePoorServants oftheMotherofGod.

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Rome,Dec.26:Thereposeofthesoulofthelate neweststarinItaly'sMartinBrennan. sportingworld,OlympicHisLordship,theBishop cyclingchamp.ErcoleofBunbury,theMostRev. Baldini,isamilitantL.J.Goody,presided,assistedatthethronebythe memberofCatholicAction.Rev.R.Kelly,andtheV.

The23-year-oldcyclist gainedinternationalfame thisyearthroughhismany victories,mostoutstanding ofwhichwereworldtitles forpursuitracingandroad racingintheOlympic games.

Mostsensationalofhis featsWasanewworld'srecordfordistancecoveredin onehour'stime.Heexceededallpreviousrecordswith adistanceofalmost30 miles.Heaccomplishedthis atMilanlastSeptember.

Uponhisreturnfrom MelbourneErcoleBaldini wasreceivedinaudienceby HisHolinessPopePius XII,whocongratulatedhim forhisvictoryandforthe moralqualitieshehaddisplayedalongwithhisphysicalendurance.

"Thesetwoelementscannotbeseparated,"HisHolinesssaid,"ifonewantsto achievetrueandlasting conquests."

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Warsaw,Dec.31.-Theyearjustended hasbroughtmarvellousrelieftoCatholic Polandinhersorrows,butthedawn newyearisfarfromcloudless.A increaseoffreedomhereinrecent haschangedtheentireatmosphere, ingtoPolesandforeigners.

Thechangehasbeenso greatonecanhearpeople speakingofthe"revolution"oflastOctober.

Perhapsthemostintimatelyfeltchangehasbeen thereleaseofthousandsof menandwomenfrom Polishprisons.Estimatesof thosereleasedhavevaried from30,000to70,000.

AdditionalPolishprisonershavebeenrepatriatedfromremoteSoviet labourcamps.About3,000 personsarereportedlyreturninghereeachmonth. Rev.M.A.Giles. Someofthesehavebeen FatherMartinBrennanawayfromPolandfor10 celebratedtheMass,theto12years.

V.Rev.E.Kennywasdea-SinceStalin'sdeathin con,andtheRev.M.Casey1953anestimated100,000 wassub-deacon. Poleshavebeenrepatriated

Apriests'choirledbytheIfromSovietRussia.

Rev.M.K.Duffyandthe

Rev.G.Crocetti,rendered thesolemnmusicoftheRequiem. Presentinthechoirwere Rev.JohnMurphy,theV. Rev.M.Holohan,Rev.H. Kelly,Rev.R.Dowglass, andRev.J.McCarthy.

TheparishionersofWaroonafilledthechurchto expresstheirsympathyto FatherBrennanandoffer theirprayersfortherepose ofhisfather'sfoul.Atthe conclusionoftheMass;His Lordshipgavetheabsolutionoverthecatafalque.

TheceremoniesweredirectedbyRev.T.O'Neill.

ToFatherBrennan,tohis mother,andtohisbrothers andsisters"TheRecord" expressessinceresympathy. R.I.P.

DiplomaticStatusOfPope's EnvoyInU.K.IsUrged

London,Dec.26.-AleadingEnglish Catholiclayorganisationreportedthatit misses"nosuitableopportunity"ofpressing forfulldiplomaticstatusfortherepresentativeoftheVaticaninGreatBritain.

TheCatholicUnionsaid, however,that"thereisstill muchprejudicetobeovercome."

"Rememberatalltimesin eithercountryinmattersof nationalconcernandnationalobjectivesitisonly theestablishedgovernment dulyelectedbythepeople thathastherighttopromote thenationalwell-being politicallyandeconomically."

Archbishop Grimshaw thankedtheIrishforbringingtothiscountry"the treasureofyourFaith."He urgedthoseemigratingto England'sindustrialcentres tomakefriendsnotonly withtheircountrymenthere butalsowiththeEnglish buttomakesurethatthose friends"arethesortyou wouldhavemadeathome."

TheLordMayorofBirminghamsaidthatthecity hasabout80,000Irishpeople inatotalpopulationof 1,200,000andthatheisglad theyhavebeenabsorbed andthatthereisno"Irish quarter."

Therehasbeennopapal nunciotoBritainsincethe Reformation.TheHolySee hasonlyquasi-diplomatic representationtothiscountryintheoersonofthe ApostolicDelegate,whois ArchbishopGerald P. O'Hara.

WhiletheBritishGovernmentdoesnotaccepta papalenvoywithdiplomaticstatusinLondon,itdoes haveaministerplenipotentiaryattheVatican,now SirDouglasFrederick Howard.

DelicateMatter

TheCatholicUnion, pointingoutthesituationin itsannualreportsaid:

"Effortstosecurethe grantoffulldiplomatic statustotheVaticanrepresentativeinthiscountry havecontinued.Stepshave bentakentoensurethatthe viewsstronglyheldamongBritishCatholicsonthis subjectareclearlyputbeforeHerMajesty'sGovernment.

"Theobjectionoriginally, raisedthatitwouldbedifficulttogivediplomatic statustoaBritishsubject inthiscountryceasedto applywhenArchbishop

O'Hara,aUnitedState'scitizen,wasappointedtobe Apostolicdelegate. "Butthereisstillmuch prejudicetobeovercome andthematterisoneof considerabledelicacy.The council(oftheCatholic Union)has,however,had thequestionverymuchin mindandnosuitableopportunityofpressingthe matterwillbeneglected."

NoOfficialStatus

InthePolishprisonsno chaplainswereallowed.In someSovietprisoncamps priestswereamongthecaptives.

ForemostamongtheprisonersreleasedinPoland sincetheOctoberuprisings isHisEminenceStefanCardinalWyszynski,Primateof Poland.

"HeIsOurPride"

ThePolishCardinal ranksasthesymboland leaderofthePolishpeople. "Heisourpride,"one Polishwomantoldme.

IheardCardinalWyszynskipreachthesermon atmidnightMasson Christmas.Thepeople, crowdedaroundhispulpit, werestandingtightlypackedwithfacesuplifted,their eyesfixedonhim.

ofthe general months accordChristmaseve,Isawpeople streamingacrossWarsawto thecity'smanychurchesfor midnightMass.Icystreets, bitterwind,andswirling snowdidnotstopthem.

Meanwhile,astheyear drewtoaclose,discussions onCatholicquestionscontinuedbetweentwobishops, representingthePolish hierarchy,andtwoGovernmentrepresentatives.

FourWeeklies

Governmentpermission hasalreadybeengranted forthepublishingoffour diocesanweeklynewspapers.Thesejournalsmade theirfirstappearancein threeyearsinmid-December. TheGovernmentnowallowseachdiocesetopublish onepaper,butreligiousordershavebeenrefused publishingrights.On

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Christmasday,Tygodnik Powszechny (Universal Weekly),aCatholicpaper ofhighreputeedited laymenwithecclesiastical approval,madeitsreappearanceinKrakow.

Earlyreportsshowthat largenumbersofparents haveformallyrequestedreligiousinstructionfortheir childreninpublicschools. UndertherecentChurchStateagreement,suchinstructionispermittedupon parentalrequest.

MotherOfSorrows

Thus,greatchangeshave takenplaceduringPoland's Marianyear,whichbegan lastEastertide.Thisyearlongcelebrationcommemoratesthe300thanniversary ofKingCasimir'sproclamationoftheBlessedVirgin asPoland'squeen.

ButPoland'squeenhas beenoftenaMotherofSorrows.Andcrowdsof prayerfulPoles,thronging thenation'shistoric churches,rememberthat SovietRussiaisstilla jealousneighbour. Theyrememberalsothat thosewhoholdtheruling powerinPolandstillprofess theprinciplesofatheistic Communism.

ReportOnCommunionsShow

RichPromiseOfN.GuineaMission

Alexishaven,N.G.,Dec.26.-Duringthe pastfiscalyearthe66priestsintheAlexishavenVicariatedistributednearly700,000 CommunionstoNewGuineaCatholics.

Thesefigureswereincludedintheannualreport madebyBishopAdolphA. Noser,S.V.D.,VicarApostolicofAlexishaven,toHis HolinessPopePiusXII.

Hepreachedfor35 minutesandthecrowd stoodthroughout,intenton everywordandgesture. Hardlyacoughcouldbe heardonthecoldnightair intheunfinishedcathedral. IsawgrounsofPolish soldiersatMassinthe cathedralandother churches.Ayearago,they werenotallowedtoattend church.

Christmasshowedthat fervourfor-thefaithisstill stronginPoland. Soonafter11p.m.on

BishopNoseralsoreportedthateachofhis66priests hadbaptisedanaverageof 90convertsinthisnation whosepopulationis60per cent.pagan,30percent. Protestant,and10percent. Catholic.

TheBishopsaidheministeredthesacramentofConfirmationontheaverageof 53timeseachweek.

StatisticsforCatholic missionschoolsdirectedby DivineWordMissionaries andHolyGhost.Missionary Sistersshowanenrolment of14,500boysand12,500 girls.

Becauseoftheyrowinv

OrdainedAt76,Dutchman HasHadRemarkableLife

needsofthemissionand shortageofmissionarypersonnel,BishopNosersaid hewillenlisttheaidof20 laymissionariesin1957. Laymissionaryassociations fromEuropewillfurnish thenecessarypersons,said theBishop.

BlueArmyIs SaidToHave StrifeAtShrine

London,Dec.31:Church officialshererefusedto commentonastatementin aLisbondailythatthePortugueseepiscopatehasrefusedtoallowtheBlue Army,anorganisationdevotedtothespreadofthe messageofFatima,toestablishitselfinPortugal.

Underthepresentset-up, theApostolicDelegateisinvitedtomostdiplomatic functionsandisgenerally acceptedandconsultedas theHolyFather'senvoyhere althoughhehasnoofficial status.

DuringWorldWarII

ArchbishopO'Harawasofficiallyacceptedasthe Vatican'sdiplomaticrepresentativetothePolishGovernment-in-Exilehere.This hasofficiallyceasedtoexist, however.

TheCatholicUnionisa representativebodyofthe laitywhichconcernsitself withCatholicinterests,especiallyinmattersconcerninggovernmentaction.Its presidentistheDukeof Norfolk,thehereditaryEarl MarshalofEnglandandthe leadingCatholicspokesman intheHouseofLords.

Oosterhout,TheNetherlands,Dec.29.PietervanderMeerdeWalcheren,author andconvert,wasordainedaBenedictine priesthereattheage FathervanderMeer enteredthemonasteryin 1954,twoyearsafterthe deathofhiswife.

PietervanderMeerbecameaconverttotheFaith in1911,withtheFrench Catholicwriter,LeonBloy, ashisgodfather.Bloy, leaderoftheFrenchCatholicRenaissanceoftheearly daysofthiscentury,played abigpartintheconversion ofFathervanderMeer.

StrangeHistory

Knownespeciallyasthe authorof"TheWhiteParadise,"abookdealingwith Carthusianlife,Petervan derMeeroriginallyentered theBenedictinemonastery atOosterhoutin1930.At thesametimehiswife, Christine,enteredaBenedictineconventinFrance.

Aftertwoyears,however. Christine'shealthfailedand

of76. shewasforcedtoleavethe convent.

BecauseRome'spermissionhadbeengivenwith thestipulationthatifeither Pieterorhiswifewereto leavemonasticlife,the otherhadtodothesame, Pieterleftthemonasteryat thesame,time.

Itwasnotuntil1954,two yearsafterhiswifehad died,thatFathervander Meerwasabletore-enter theBenedictinemonastery.

Presentathisordination wasMotherChristine,his daughter, aBenedictine nun. Ason,alsocalled Pieter,diedattheOosterhoutAbbeyin1933.

FathervanderMeerwas thefounderoftheinfluentialDutchliterarycircle called-"The,Community." Hewrotemanyarticlesfor magazines,andcontinues hiswritingsaspartofhis monasteryduties.

ThenewspaperDiario Ilustrado,claimedthatthe actionhadbeentakenby thePortugueseBishopsbecauseofthealreadyexistingNationalPrayerAssociationofFatimaCrusaders, wh9sepurposeisthesame asthatoftheBlueArmy.

Thearticlestatedthat thoughthebishopsobjected toanyactivityoftheBlue ArmyinPortugal,they wouldallowtheinternatinal headquartersofthegroup toremainatFatima. 4

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SelfSufficiencySapsDemocracy

(Pope'sChristmasMessige,Continuedfrom LastWeek)

Evenadmitting,foritistrue,thatmanfeelsthe impulsesofmanynaturalactsandoffunctionalcomplexes,yetheremains-quitedifferentlyfrommatter, Plants andanimals-abovethem,and,though acknowledgingtheirmeaningandimport,hewill alwaysbetheirmaster,who,withfreecausality, insertstheminsomewayorotherintothecourseof events.Mandominatesthoseactionsandcomplexes becauseheisaboveallaspiritualbeing,aperson,a subjectoffreeactionoromission,andnotmerelythe meetinggroundwherethosenaturalprocessesunfold.

Inthisdoeshisdignityconsist-andhislimitation. too.Forheiscapableofdoingbothgoodandevil. Heiscapableofactuatingallthepossibilitiesand positivedispositionsofhisbeing,butheisalso capableofendangeringthem.

Nowbecauseofthegreatvaluesatstake,itispreciselythisriskthathasassumedmassiveproportions inthetwentiethcentury.Itisthisthatcreatesand explainsthepainfulcontradictionnoticedbyour contemporaries.Toovercomeitthereisnoother remedythanareturntotruerealism,toChristian realism,whichembraceswiththesamesureness man'sdignityandhislimits,hiscapacitytoconquer himselfandtherealityofsinaswell.

Notsothatfalserealism,someofwhoseunfortunate applicationswewishtopointout.Itisclearthatit isthiswhichstrikesattherootsofprivateandpublic moraliy,emptyingofallmeaningtheidealsofconscienceandresponsibilityandweakeningthatoffree will.

Equallyharmfularetheconsequencesinthefield ofeducation,ascanalreadybeseenwhereveritis underthemoreorlesshiddeninfluenceoffalse realism.Thereareschoolswheretheefforttoteach isnotproposedatall,oronlyinasubordinateway. Parentsarerenderedpracticallyunabletoeducate theirchildrenproperlybyexampleandguidance.

UnrealismHarmsEducation

Allthatismuchmorethecauseofthefailurein educationopenlydeploredtodaythanthedefectsor mistakes,seriousthoughtheybe,ofthepupil. Educatorsandchildren,nolessthanthemature individual,should,inpreparingforlife,oncemore acknowledgetherealityofsinandgrace,refusingto listentomouthingsaboutpureandsimplepredispositionswhichwillbecaredforbymedicineand psychology.

Falserealismfindswiderapplicationinthepresent daystructureofdemocracy,whoseinsufficiency,as Wehavepointedout,woulddependonmeredefects ofinstitutions,tobeattributedtothestillincomplete knowledgeofnaturalprocessesandthecomplexiyof thesocialmechanism'sfunctions.

ButeventheStateanditsformdependonthemoral characterofitscitizens,especiallytoday,whenthe modernState,initskeenawarenessoftechnicaland organisationalpossibilities,is,unfortunately,inclined throughpublicagenciestodeprivetheindividualof thoughtandresponsibilityforhisownlife.

Amoderndemocracythuserectedwillthus necessarilyfallwheneveritdoesnot,orcannot,any lcngerreferitselftotheindividualmoralresponsi- bilitiesofitscitizens.Butevenifitwishedto,it couldnotdososuccessfully,foritwouldnotmeet aresponsewhereverthesenseofthetruerealityof man-theawarenessofhumannature'sdignityand it:,limitations-arenolongerflourishinginthepeople.

HistoricReality,FreeActs,Religion

Thereareeffortsatcorrectionthroughlarge-scale institutionalreforms,oftentoobroadinscopeorbased onfalseprinciples.Butthereformofinstitutionsis notasurgentasthereformofconduct.Thislatter reform,inturn,canbeaccomplishedonlyonthe feundationofman'struereality,suchasislearned, withreligioushumility,atthecribofBethlehem.

EveninthelifeofStatesthemoralstrengthand weaknessofmen,sinandgrace,haveadefinitepart. Twentiethcenturypoliticscannotignorethis,nor allowcontinuanceoftheerrorofwishingtoseparate theStatefromreligioninthenameofalaicismthat hasbeenincapableofjustificationbythefacts.

Theseconderrorofso-calledrealisticthought whichisatthebottomofthepresent-daycontradic- tionconsistsintheclaimtocreateasocietyentirely new,withouttakingintoaccountthehistoricreality

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ofman,neithertherealityofhisfreeactwhich determinesitnorofthereligionwhichthisliberty fostersandapproves.Itisimpossibletoforeseeall theconsequencesofthiserror,butthemost immediateconsequencewillbethedestructionofthat securitywhichtheworldardentlydesires,butwhich isatpresentsoprecarious.

Therejectionofthethreevalues-historicalreality, freeactandreligion-asdeadweightwhichslows downorimpedesinitscoursetheshipofmodern progress,isaconsequenceoftheattitudeofthe realisticthoughtalludedto,whichadmitsofnolimits toman'spower,treatseverythinginatechnical mannerandfosterscompleteconfidenceintechnologicalabilityandwithouttheneedtotakelessons fromthepast.

Thislatter,onthecontrary,beinglinkedwithall mannerofprejudices,butparticularlywiththose connectedwithreligion,wouldweakenconfidence andtemperitsconstructiveimpulse.

Modernman,consciousofandproudtolivein thisworldasinahousewhichhe,andhealone,is building,allotstohimselfthefunctionofcreating. Whatoncewasdoesnotinteresthimnordetainhim. Thewholeworldbecomesforhimalaboratorywhere heisevergatheringtogetheragain,withstrict mathematicalconnections,theforcesofnature,distributingthemagainaccordingtofixedproportions, andshapingandorderingeventsinadvance.

Society'sInviolablePatterns

Thereisnodoubtthattherearestillreactions, therearestillfacts,inwhichnatureseemstoresist thewillandplansofmanandpointstoawhole whichcanbebrokendowninitsultimateelements onlyatthecostofseriousconsequences,ifnotof uttercatastrophe.

Henceitisnottobewonderedatthatmodern man,inapproachingsociallife,doessowiththe gestureofatechnicianwho,afterhavingdismantled amachineintoitsconstituentparts,setshimselfto reconstructitaccordingtoapatternofhisown design.But,whenitisaquestionofsocialrealities, hisdesiretocreatethingswhollynewismetbyan insurmountableobstacle,namely,humansocietyitself initsinviolablehistoricalpatterns.

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Sociallife,infact,issomethingwhichhascome slowlyintobeingwithmuchlabour,and,asitwere, throughthesuccessivestrataofthepositivecontributionsfurnishedbytheprecedinggenerations.Only bysupportingthenewfoundationsonthoseestablishedstrataisitpossibletoconstructsomething stillnew.Theruleofhistoryoverthesocialrealities ofthepresentandofthefutureis,then,beyond question,anditcannotbeneglectedbyanyone desiringtosetusgraduallytoimproveoradaptthem tothenewera.

Butthesupposedrealists,withtheintentionof overcomingatallcoststheresistanceofhistorical reality,directtheirzealfordestrudtionagainst religion,whichis,accordingtothem,guiltyofhaving createdandofwishingtoretaininlifeallthatisof thepast,andespeciallyitsmostdecadentforms.

Religionisguilty,aboveall,ofconsolidatingthe socialideasofmenwithinschemeswhichare absolute,andsoimmutable.Itthereforeestablishes anobstacleinthepathofthefutureand,forthis reason,mustberemoved.

Beyonddoubt,theChristiandoesrecogniseand respecttheruleofhistoryoverthepresentandthe futureofhumansociety,becausethebelievercannot ignoreandrejectallthatistruereality.Heknows that,atthefoundationofhumanrealityandsociety, thereisnotaneventhappeningaccordingto mechanicalnecessity,butthefreeandeverbeneficent actionofGod.

ThereatthemangeratBethlehemthedeepsense ofman'shistory,pastandfuture,istransformedinto humanshape,andembracesitspresent,howeversad, whichtheChristianapproachesintheconsoling convictionofsecurity.

ManAsALaboratoryObject

Security!Thatisthekeenestdesireofthosealive today.Theyaskforitfromsocietyanditsplans.

Buttheself-styledrealistsofthisagehaveproved themselvesincapableofgivingit,becausetheywish toputthemselvesintheplaceoftheCreatorz-Vd makethemselvesarbitersoftheplanofcreation.

Onthecontrary,religionandtherealityofthe pastteachthatsocialstructures,suchasmatrimony andfamily,thecommunityandprofessionalgroups andsocialunioninpersonalproperty,areessential cellswhichsecureman'sfreedomand,alongwith it,-hisfunctioninginhistory.Hencetheycannotbe tamperedwithandtheiressencecannotbethesubject ofarbitraryrevision.

Assuredly,whoeverisseekingfreedomandsecurity oughttorestoresocietytoitstrueandSupreme Lawgiver,persuadinghimselfthatonlyaconceptof societywhichhasitsorigininGodprotectsitselfin itsmostimportantundertakings.Thosewhothrough atheism,intheoryoreveninpractice,makegodsof technologyandthemechanicalprogressofevents inevitablyendbybecomingenemiesoftruehuman liberty,sincetheydealwithmankindaswith inanimateobjectsinalaboratory.

Theseconsiderationsarelessextraordinaryand lessdivorcedfromactualfactthantheymayappear tobe.However,WeextendOurapprobation,which hasbeenacceptedinthoseplaceswherethoughtis beinggiventotheimprovementofsomewhat undevelopedterritoriesoftheso-calleddepressed areas.Thecaredevotedtothebetteringofexisting socialstructureswhicharesusceptibleofimprovementiscertainlypraiseworthy. Butitwouldbeanerrortouprootmanaltogether fromtradition,undertheimpulseoftechnologyand modernorganisation.Likeplantspluckedfromtheir ownsurroundingsandtransferredtouncongenial conditions,thesemenwouldfindthemselvescruelly isolatedandwouldfallvictimsthereafter,perhaps,

Inthiswayrespectforwhathistoryhasevolvedis thesignofthegenuinewillforreformsandthe guaranteeoftheirhappyoutcome.Thisisvalid throughouthistory,thatkingdomofhumanrealityin whichsocialmanmustoccupyhimselfnotonlywith theforcesofnature,butwithhisownself.Heis responsiblebeforehisancestorsandhisdescendants, andtohimhasbeengiventhedutyofmolding continuouslythelifeofthecommunity.

Inthisthereisalwaysadynamicdevelopment bymeansofpersonalandfreeaction,butwithouta tamperingwiththesecuritywhichexistsinsociety andwithsociety.Inthis,ontheotherhand,thereis ?lsoever-presentanassuredfundoftraditionsant unchangingvaluestoprotectitssecurity,yetwithout `akinghornsectionsofsocietythefreeandpersonal. actionoftheindividual.

Inthisfashionmanweaveshisownhistory,or ratherco-operateswithGodinbringingintobeinga realityworthyofthesubjectand,atthesametime, worthyofthedesignoftheCreator.Itisaduty,as exaltedasitisdifficult,whichonlyhewhounderstandshistoryandfreedomwillbeabletocarry throughwithsuccess,byharmonisingthedynamism)freformswiththeunchangeabilityoftraditionsand thefreeactwiththesecurityofthecommunity.The Christianwhoprostrateshimselfbeforethemanger atBethlehemunderstandsfullyitsnecessityand seriousness,butfromthesamemangerhedrawslight andstrengthtoaccomplishworthilyhisimportant duty.

(TobeConcludedNextWeek)

Posty'sWhistle

Deargirls,boysand tinies:Inthisnewyearthat isbeforeus,letusmaketwo NewYearresolutions.Firstlythatwewillallthrough theyearberesolutesoldiers ofourKing,Christ.

That,havingputHim backintoChristmas,with severalmillionsallover theworld,wekeepHimas partofourlives,andyou willfindthatyourlivesthis yearwillbefulloffun.

Secondly,thatwealways sayThankYoutoGod,and toallthepeoplewhomwe meetinourdailylivesthat donicethingsforusdaily, hourlysometimes,likethe SistersandBrothersand Fatherswhodevotetheir livestoteachingus.

Rememberthetenlepers. Jesuscuredthem.One camebacktosaythankyou.

Apartfromextremebad manners,itisaveryblack charactermarktobeungrateful,or,andIthink thisisreallythecase, thoughtless.

ThisyearIreceived Christmascardsfromboys, allgrownupandmarried 'now,whohadstayedwith usatourhomeduringthe waryears.Theyhavenever missedasingleChristmas.

Oneracedthisyearinthe famousGrandPrix,the fatalityraceofSwitzerland.HisnameisGuy. WhenyouseethegreatflyingIndianoncars,youwill knowtheybelongtothis boy'sfather.Heinvented theGuyMotors.

Anotherwasaconsular representativeintheSudan. Hesentmeacardwithall theSudanesebandsmarching.AnotherisatWhitehall.

AllwereNavalofficers, mostlysubmariners,who satatthebottomoftheIndianOceanandgotashcanned,etc.forus.Sodon't forgetthosetworesolutions.

HappyNeyYear,love. -AUNTMOLLIE.

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HowMonthsGainedTitles

Atthebeginningoftheyear,withits12 monthsaheadofus,theoriginoftheirnames givesusanintelligentlookintothefuture.

Allthegodsaredead,arybecameagain,thelast Centurieshavepassedsincemonth. inthedaysofearlyRome,ButFebruarystillisodd. menbelievedinthem,per-EveryfourthyearFebruary secutedforthem,andnam-getsabonusofaday,beedthedivisionsoftheyearcauseitistheoddestlittle thatwecallmonthsaftermonthoftheyear.Thisis them. addedbecausethefullyear

Thesenamesoftheconsistsof365days'and6 monthsaretheirall-timehours,andattheendofthe epitaph.Januaryisnamedfourthyear,theseodd6 afterJanus.Wereyoutohourshavemounteduptoa wishto-worshipJanusto-fullday. day,hadnotChristianityThenamecomesfromthe oustedhim,itwouldbeRomanfestivalofthepuridifficult.ForthetempleofficationnamedFebrua,in Januswasalwayskeptlock-honourofLupercus,and edintimesofpeace. strangelyenoughinEurope, InRome,thereisapie-etc.,thehousewifedoesher tureofallthemonths,andspring-cleaningaboutthis initJanusisdepictedwithtimeto,asthefirsthotrays twofaces.Hewasthegodofthesunwakeupasleepofbeginningsandendings.ingnature.

ity.SoIforonepreferJuno andherpeacocks.

Itseemsapitythatthe nicestmonthoftheyearin Rome,whenthestatelygardensarefullofroses,should havefornameparentssuch sillypeople.

July,oddlyenough,was namedafterthepersonI likebestinthisseriesof god-pictures,JuliusCaesar. Whenthehotch-potchof monthswastaking-place, withFebruarydarting about,Julywasthefifth month,andMarchthefirst. SoJulywascalledQuintiles(whichmeansthefifth month).

Wembley. 41N4ansonSt., DearAuntMollie:Ibelongedtothe"Children's Corner"whileUncleMac wasthehead,butsinceyou tookoverI'mafraidIhave beenverylax.Seeingyou' knownothingaboutmeI'll commencetotellyou.My nameisJulieMaryPhilomenaLucyHasselandI liveat41Nanson-st., Wembley. Thisismyfirstyearat VictoriaSquareCollegeand I'minfirstyear.Iusedto gototheBrigdineSchool, Wembley,butmostunfortunately,itonlywentupto 6thclass.Ilikedthatschool betterthanVictoriaSquare butthelatterisverynice.

Itakereligion,mathsA andB.French,history,English, graphyart,sewingandgeoscienceandmusic.

Iamenclosingastory whichIhopeyoulike.It's Called 'TheLadybird Story."

Ihaveonesisterandone brother.Mybrotheris19 andmysisterisfive.Iam 13.Thereisabigdifference inouragessowe'renot muchcompanytooneanother.Mybirthdayison the6th_ofFebruary,theday thelateKingdied.Itwas

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verysadatmypartywhen weheardthenews.Well, AuntMollie,Imustclose thisbriefnote.Allthebest fromyodrprodigaldaughter.

-JULIEMARYPHILOMENALUCYHASSELL

(Bitofamouthfulisn'tit), DearJulie:Iamabitlate inansweringthis.Have beenawayandamonlyjust catchingupwithmymail. Ihaveaskedsomeoneto dealwithitbuttheycould not,beingill.SoIamracingagainsttimetopickup thethreads.

Ihopenowthatyouhave joined,youwillbearegn. larcorrespondent. Only originalworkplease.It wouldbewonderfulifit wastyped.Love,

-AUNTMOLLIE.

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setapart,"beingthelast monthoftheyear.Thenit wasplacedafterJanuary, andagainMarchwasmade thefirstmonth,soFebiu-

AllworshippingRomans whowerestartingor.end- MarchForWar ingaproject,businessad-Marchcomasclatteringin venture,orevenmarriage,inachariot,ofthewargod consultedJanuswhohadMars,drawnbytwohorses twofaces,andlookedbackTerrorandFlight.Winds intothepastandforwardriotandroarintheheavens intothefuture. inMarch,andintheRoman HewastheRomanSt.mindMarswasindomitable. Peter,forinhislefthandManysacrificeswereofhecarriedalargekeywhichferedtoMars.Theyprayed openedthegatesofheaven.tohimforrain,consulted Hewasalsoregardedashimintheirprivateaffairs, theprotectorofgatesandandofferedonhisaltar .doors,andentrances. magpies,horses,sheep, February,atonetimeledwolvesorvultures,and theprocessionofthewhenthesoldierswentto months,andwas"amonthwar,theycarriedwiththem acageofchickenssacredto Mars,andwouldfeedthese preciousbirdscorn,eagerly watchingtoseeifthebirds ateitup.

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Iftheydidallwaswell andMarsontheirside.If thechickensleftitthenthe menwentintobattlewith heavyheartsandoftenlost. Thechild-likebeliefof thesegrownmenstretched alsotothefactthatMars wasrepresentedbythe woodpecker,whotappedout thegod'sanswerstotheir petitions.

April,followingonthe heelsofMars,wascalled theopener,andrepresented byanangel,theangelof spring,diaphanous,tender andkind,coveringupthe bloodytrailofMatswith spring.Fillingthe"ruts andgashesmadebyMors' fierychariotwheelswith flowers.""Omniaaperit." theycried,"itopensall things."

FromPaganGods

Mayiscalledafterthe goddessMaia,thedaughter ofAtlas,whoupheldthe world.Weallknowthe pictureofpoorAtlas,with theround,heavyworldon hisstoopingshoulders.He hadsevendaughters,but Maiawasthebestknown, becauseshehadafamous son,Mercury,whoranall theerrandsforthegodsand goddesses.

Jupiter,thefamousfather ofallthegods,tookthe sevengirlsandplacedthem closetogetherintheheavens asstars,andSO,wegetthe Pleiades,whichissupposed tobeMaiaandhersisters. (MembersofthePleiades Club,pleasenote.)

June,isafought-over month,bothJunothebeautifulwifeofJupiterwhowe rememberaschildren"ridingeternallyinherpeacock drawnchariotacrossthe milkyway"elbowsamere manJuniusoutoftheway finallytoclaimthemonth, butJuniusstillhasagroup thatclaimhegavethe monthhisname.

Juniuswasaproud,haughty,andgrumpyman, arrogantandwithoutchar-

CameJuliusCaesar,conqueringnationafternation. Thisaccomplished,heset abouttomakewiselaws, andwroteimmortalbooks. Thenheturnedhismindto thecalendar,andchanged themonthsabout,Julybecomingtheseventh.Soas hewasborninthatmonth hetookuphisquill,and withaflourishnamedit Julyafterhimself.

August.FollowingCaesarcamehisgrand-nephew, Augustus.Inthebeginning heruledwithMarkAnthony andLepidus,asyourememberfromyourhistory.In thosedayshisnamewas Octavius.Thepeopleloved him,andchangedhisname toAugustus,meaningnoble, andcalledAugustafterhim.

SeptemberRobbed Eveninthosedaysjealousyreareditsuglyhead. Thefactionpro-Caesar,.and Pro-Augustdecidedthatas Augustonlyhad30daysanotherdaywastobeadded, sothatthetwogreatEmperorsshould.godownto posteritywithamonthof equaldayseach. SopooroldSeptember hadadaytakenoff,and tackedontoAugust.All thechiefeventsofglory inAugustus'reignhappenedinAugust.Writerslove himbecausehefosteredthe arts,andunderhisreign theyprosperedandflourished.

VirgilandHorace,who gaveussuchheadachesat school,wereofthistime, andlibrariesandtemples werebuilt,andflourished, andinthemidstofallthis progress,thegreatestthing onearthhappened.

Itwasinthereignof Augustus,ifyouremember your.gospelthat"aHoly Childwasbornawayinremote,almostunknown JudeaAsmallBabe,Creatorofallthepagan-named months,whosereignasEmperoroftheearthhasnever ended.Nomonthnamed afterHim,butthegreatest religiononearthChristianity,andthegreatestfestival, Christmas.

ProsaicNames

Nowcomethereluctant, drooping-facedmonths,who havenorighttothenames theypossessreally.They arethehangoversoftime. SeptemberisSeptem,really meaningseventh.

Ayearlymonumentin timetothetrialanderror oftheperiod,asisOctober, "neithergod,norgoddess, butanothersimpleunromanticfigureVIII."Anotherpillarinthetempleof thoseancienterrors.

SofollowsNovember,anotherfiguremonthasisDecember.Decemberisglorifiednowbythebirthof Christ,andNovemberushersinbonfiresandthesinisterbutheroicfigureof GuyFawkes,whileOctober wrapsherselfroundinhar-

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Brolgas,Brolgas,outonthe plain, DogoonwithyourdanceagainInandout,inandout, Settopartnersandturn about; Skipandhop,skipandhop, Flapyourwingsandthen youstop.

Brolgas,brolgas,outonthe plain, Danceforme,danceforme, onceagain; Stretchyournecksandclapyourbeaks Icouldwatchyouforweeks andweeks.

Brolgas,brolgas,outonthe plain, Whydoyoudanceinthe windandrain?

Inandout,inandout, Settopartnersandturn about; Skipandhop,skipandhop, Flapyourwingsandthen youstop.-ThePerfesserandAlter Ego,inFrolicFair.

PatIsSport,

DearAuntMolly:Iam writingyouthisletter thankingyouforpublishing andsendingmefiveshillingsformycomposition. OnWednesdaywearehavingourschoolsports,and allthegirlsareveryexcited aboutthem.IaminGreen teamandhopethatitwill win.

LastyearIwasinGreen also,anditcamethird.For thethree-leggedraceIam withthecaptainandsheis biggerthanI.Sistersaid wearenothavingabook racebutasackraceinstead.

Last\,eekweplayed basketballwithSt.Joseph's school,Mundijong,andwe beatthembysixgoals(I wasgOal-thrower).

Theyweregoodsports andsaidthattheymight winnexttime.Imust drawtoaclosenow,Aunt Molly,hopingthatthis won'tbethelastletter.I remain,yourlovingniece, -PATRICIAGERRARD

DearPatricia:Didyou thinkthatyourletterwas last?Well,itwasmislaid, soallyournewsisstale,but nevermind.It'sagood letter.Lotsmoreofyour nicecompositionsthisyehr, Pat.Love. -AUNTMOLLIE.

vestfeasts,andSeptember locksthedooroftimewith ameekchallenge.

"Movemeifyoudare. Menmadethesesillyerrors. andIremindyouofthem," sheseemstosay.andafter allsevenisagoodnumber sevendays'inaweek. sevendeadlysins,seven giftsoftheHolyGhost.etc. Well,children,thereyou are.Thinkthatyoucanrememberallthatasyoutear eachmonthoffthecalendar thisyear?Tryitandsee. Knowingwhymakeslifeso muchmoreinteresting. AUNTMOLLIE.

Perhapsoneofthe quaintestofCatholiccustomsobservedinpartsof CatholicGermanyisthe annualHorseman'sMass. The horsemen-amongthemthepriestswhoare mountedandwearingsurpliceandstoleandbiretta -ridethroughthewhole paradeaskingGod'sblessingonthelandandits people.Theycarrybanners andstandardswhichindicatethedistrictsfromwhich theycome.

Allthevastmultitudeof horsemengatherinavast openingandwaittillMass issaid.Afterthefinal blessing,thegreatmounted procession,uniqueinthe world,movesoff. Aprocessionofpairs proceedsthroughthestreets ofGymnich,andnohunt meetinghaseverbeenmore impressive. Itissaidthatmanyconversionsfollow.Thereare splendidhorsesreserved speciallyRA'thisoccasion, whichisthehighlightofthe year.

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Grandma'sStory

146SurreyIto., Rivervale.

DearAuntMollie:Iam writingtoyounow.Grandmotheris94.Wewentto seeherandshetoldus aboutMr.Gilesbringingthe firstlotofcamelstoPerth. Therewere15ofthemand theycameundertheTown Hallarches,andallthe peoplefedthemonbread, andsomegavethemflowers inabunchandtheyate them. Grandmotherwas 11 yearsoldthenandshe walked12milestoseethem.

Theband,conductedby Mr.Bryant,played"The CampbellsareComing," Alltheoldladieslike grandmotheroutatthe homeandshelikesthem.

DidyouhaveaniceholidayinMelbourne,Auntie PhylliswasattheOlympic Gamestoo.Wehavegota JuneandHazellivingwith usnow.Weallgotoschool. Wegetholidayson Thursday.Ourteacheris notaSisterbutasecular one.Weonlyhavetwo SistersandMrs.Carter. Imustsaygoodbyenow' toyouandweallhopeyou haveahanpyChristmas. Mumsaid.Fromyourlovingniece,

-MAXINE.

DearMaxine.-Itisnice tohearaboutGrandmother again.Whenthisheatstops wemustallcelebrateher birthdayinarrears.Allgo tothebeachthesedays.Do you?Writeagainsoon. Love.

-AUNTMOLLIE.

ThoughtForWeek

Anotherdayishere.Wha fun. Let'sfillitfullofgoo thingsdone.

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ysadatmypartywhen heardthenews.Well, itMollie,Imustclose sbriefnote.Allthebest myocirprodigaldaughULIEMARYPHILONALUCYHASSELL itofamouthfulisn'tit).searJulie:Iamabitlate answeringthis.Have nawayandamonlyjust chingupwithmymail. haveaskedsomeoneto alwithitbuttheycould t,beingill.SoIamracagainsttimetopickup threads. Ihopenowthatyouhave ned,youwillbea correspondent.regnOnly iginalworkplease.It .uldbewonderfulifit typed.Love,-AUNTMOLLIE. * a *

orsemen'sMass

Perhapsoneofthe 'aintestofCatholiccusinsobservedinpartsof tholicGermanyisthe nualHorseman'sMass. The horsemen-among emthepriestswhoare ountedandwearingsuriceandstoleandbiretta ridethroughthewhole radeaskingGod'sblessgonthelandandits ople.Theycarrybanners dstandardswhichinditethedistrictsfromwhich eycome. Allthevastmultitudeof rsemengatherinavast 'eningandwaittillMass said.Afterthefinal essing,thegreatmounted rocession,uniqueinthe orld,movesoff. Aprocessionofpairs roceedsthroughthestreets Gymnich,andnohunt eetinghaseverbeenmore pressive. Itissaidthatmanyconersionsfollow.Thereare .1endidhorsesreserved .eciallyfofthisoccasion, hichisthehighlightofthe ear.***

Grandma'sStory 146SurreyRd., Rivervale.

DearAuntMollie:Iam 'ritingtoyounow.Grandotheris94.Wewentto eherandshetoldus boutMr.Gilesbringingthe rstlotofcamelstoPerth. herewere15ofthemanal eycameundertheTown allarches,andallthe eoplefedthemonbread, ndsomegavethemflowers bunchandtheyate c Grandmotherwas 11 earsoldthenandshe 'alked12milestoseethem.

Theband,conductedby r.Bryant,played"The ampbellsareComing," Alltheoldladieslike randrnotheroutatthe omeandshelikesthem.

DidyouhaveaniceholiayinMelbourne,Auntie hylliswasattheOlympic amestoo.Wehavegota uneandHazellivingwith snow.Weallgotoschool.

Wegetholidayson horsday.Ourteacheris c,taSisterbutasecular ne.Weonlyhavetwo intersandMrs.Carter. Imustsaygoodbyenow oyouandweallhopeyou eveahappyChristmas, emsaid.Fromyourlovngniece, -MAXINE.

DearMaxine,-Itisnice ohearaboutGrandmother gain.Whenthisheatstops emustallcelebrateher irthdayinarrears.Allgo othebeachthesedays.Do ou?Writeagainsoon. ove. -AUNTMOLLIE.

ThoughtForWeek

Anotherdayishere.What fun. Let'sfillitfullofgood thingsdone.

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Ilkarsday,January10,1957

THERECORD

AllMustBeLayApostles

DuringhisfirstvisittotheDioceseofPort Pirie,SouthAustralia,HisExcellencythe ApostolicDelegate(theMostRev.R.Carboni)gavethefollowingstrikingaddress. ChristestablishedtheChurchasoneandholy.It ismostconsolingandencouragingtofindthatoneness givenactualityinthesentimentsandactivitiesof Catholics,inthewarmthoftheircharityandinthe generosityoftheirmutualcollaboration;thentruly theChurchcanbesaidtoliveinadioceseas,touse thewordsofHisHoliness,"acommunionincharity."

ThedeepesthappinesswecangivetoHisHoliness isofcoursethatofbeingChristianstotallydedicated toChrist.Weprovethedepthofourdedicationto ChristnotonlybyourfrequentationoftheSacramentsbutalsobyourloyaltytotheVicarwhomon earthHehasplacedattheHeadofHisChurch.And infactunlessweareattentivetothedirectivesand counselsoftheVicarofChristourapostolicefforts willruntheriskofbeingout-dated.

Inhisdiscourses,HisHolinesscontinuallyharks backtothecentralmeanswherebywecanrender moreprofoundourdedicationtoChristandmore fruitfulourapostolicendeavoursforHissake.The principalmeanswherebywecandrawclosetoChrist istheSacrificeoftheAltar.TheEucharisticSacrifice is"thesourceandcentreoftheChristianreligion."

IntheMasswefindChrist.IntheMasswearecalled tojoininthere-enactmentoftheSacrificeofChrist. IntheMassweareinvitedtoletChristenterour veryselves.

IntheMasswefindChrist.PopePiusXIIhas offeredusunprecedentedopportunitiestofindChrist. intheMass.Hehaspermittedthecelebrationof Massintheevening.Therearefewofuswhocould findareallyseriousreasonfornotsharinginthe Massatleastoneweek-dayeachweek.Ibegof youtomakeuseoftheseprivilegesallowedbyHis Holiness.TheresponseoftheworkersintheSydney areastotheweek-dayeveningMasseshasbeenfor measourceofconsolationandencouragement.If thehourofmorningMassisinconvenientforus,we havenownoexcusefornotunitingmoreoftenwith ChristinaneveningMass.

LaityShouldLearnDialogueMass

HisHolinesswantsusnotonlytobepresentat Massbuttotakepartintelligentlyandactivelyin theMass."Itisimportantforallthefaithfulto undersandthatitistheirdutyandhighestprivilege totakepartintheEucharisticSacrifice totake partinitnotpassivelyornegligently butwith suchactivedevotionastobeinclosestunionwiththe HighPriest toofferittogetherwithHimand throughHim." "Exterioractionstrengthensandintensifiesinterior intention.Catholicswillgraspmorevividlytheir privilegedroleasactiveparticipants,co-offererswith thepriest,oftheSacrificeoftheAltar,ifatleast occasionallytheyunitethemselvesexteriorlyaswell asinteriorlywiththepriest.Weapprovetheefforts ofthosewhowanttomaketheliturgyasacredaction inwhich,externallyalso,allwhoarepresentmay reallytakeapart."TherearethewordsofPiusXII himself.SoIurgeyou,mydearCatholiclaity,to respondgenerouslytothewishesofthePopeinth); matter.LearntodialoguetheMass.Learntosing appropriatehymnsduringtheMass.Becomewell acquaintedwiththeRomanMissal. Lettherebeneverheardsuchstatementseither frompriestorpeopletotheeffectthatthedialogue Massdisturbstheoneortheother.Weneedtolearn toactasacommunity.Weneedtoloveoneanother evermoreintensely.Thebestwaytolearntolove anduniteinactionwithoneanother,istopraywith oneanother.Thefamilythatpraystogetherstays together.Themostfittingprayersfortheparochial familytosaytogetherareofcoursetheliturgical prayers,theprayersoftheChurch,especiallythose oftheMass.IntheMass,Jesusofferstocomeinto ourhearts.Weshouldbemostgenerousinaccepting Hisinvitationtocometous.Formerlysomemay haveallegedtheEucharisticFastwasalittletrying. HisHoliness,PopePiusXIIhasremovedeventhat excuse.Hehasfacilitatedforallthedailyreception ofthePreciousBodyandBloodofourDivineLord.

CommunitySpiritInSacredEvents

Communityparticipationintheliturgicalact'ons wouldendangeradeepcharityamongtheindividual members;andtodaywhenwearebesetwithproblems thatsometimesoccasiondifferenceofopinioninthe sphereoftechnicaldecisionweneedmorethanever theprofoundreligiousunityofwhichIhavespoken. SpeakingtotherecentLiturgicalCongressofAssisi, HisHolinessstates: "Shepherdsandtheflock,theteachingChurchand theChurchtaught,formasingleindividualBodyof Christ.Sothereisnoreasonformaintainingsuspiciousrivalries,openorhiddenopposition,whetherin thoughtorinthemannerofspeakingandacting. Amongthemembersofthesamebodythereoughtto reignbeforeallelseharmony,unionandcollabora- tion.ItiswithinthisunitythattheChurchprays, makesitsoffering,growsinholiness;andonecan thereforewithjusticedeclarethatpublicworshipis theworkoftheChurchinitsentirety."

responsiblecitizen.Hemustknowandexercise intelligentlyhisdutiesandrights.

CatholicActionassuchdoesnotengageitselfinthe purelytechnicalsphere,inthefieldoftemporal objectives.ButtheCatholicActionistmust-nutas CatholicActionist,butasaChristiancitizen.Asin. ,thereligiousapostolatesoalsointhesphereoftemporalobjectives,theissuesofourdaywilloften demandnotonlyindividualactionbutalsoorganised groupaction.IfgroupactionisnecessarytheChristianmuststudytheproblemsinvolved,andmakea conscientiousdecisionastowhomhisChristian AddressinghimselftotheMissionfields,His AddressinghimselftotheMissionFields,His Holinesssetoutclearlytherelationshipbetween CatholicActionandtheactivitiesofCatholicsinthe purelytechnicalorder.Hedeclared:"Althoughit isclearthatCatholicActionshouldexerciseits influenceprimarilyinpromotingtheworksofthe apostolate,itsmembersarenotpreventedfromjoining otherorganisationswhosepurposeistoreformsocial andpoliticallifeaccordingtotheprinciplesand teachingoftheGospel;infacttheirparticipationnot onlyascitizensbutasCatholicsalsoisarightwhich theypossessandadutytowhichtheyarebound."

InvalidsAndSickPeopleMay FindSolace,StrengthInBible

HereisagoodresolutionforallCatholics, butmoreespeciallyforinvalidsandsick peopleforthenewyear,1957:toreadsomethingfromtheBibleeverysingleday,and thusgrowfamiliarwithandlearntolove thewordofGod.

ForallChristians,of course,thereadingofthe Scripturesisawonderful meditationonthethingsof GodandHisgraciousprovidenceinrulingtheworld.

Fromitcanflowpeaceof mindandcalmconfidence forallthefaithfulbeneath theCrossGodhasgiven themtocarryinHisname. -L.F.Hylandin"The Liguorian."

TheCatholicChurchis sometimesaccusedofkeepingtheBiblefromherchildren;farfromit,sheeven grantsthemaspecialindulgenceforreadingitfor atleast15minuteseach day.

UnprecentedChanceToFindChristAtMass

Iamconvincedthatwecouldbringaboutacompleterenewalofourcommunityspiritifwewould butcarrytheabovetypeofcelebrationbacktothe trulycommunitycentre-theparishhallforexample; expenseswouldbelow,thewholeparishwithout exceptionwouldfeelwantedandwelcomeatthe normalbuffetreception.ClosetoChrist,intheMass andCommunion,moreintimatewithourlocal Christiancommunitythankstooursacredcelebrations beingcommunityones,wewouldenterintothework oftheapostolatewithgreaterenthusiasm,amore ardentcharity,amoreprofounddesireandwillof collaboration. AlthoughlitUrgicalworshipistheworshipofthe Churchinitsentirety,neverthelessitisnotonthat accountthewholeChurch;itdoesnotexhaust"the fieldoftheChurch'sactivities.Thereremainstill thetaskofteachingandpastoralcare.Tothehierarchy ofcourse,belongstheroleandfunctionofofficial TeacherandPastor.Buteachofthefaithfultothe extentofhiscapacityandabilitymustassistthe Bishopinthatrole.Inhiseverywordandaction hemustbetrulyanimitatorofChrist..Beingan imitatorinspirit,mind,andmodeofaction,ofChrist, hewilltrulybearwitnesstoOurLord.Bearing witnessinwordandactionhemayregardhimself asinrealityanapostle:onedoingwhatbyhisbaptism andconfirmationhehasbeencommissionedtodo.

Inthematerialisticcrisisofourtimeweneedlay apostleswhopreparethemselveswithardourand seriousnessfortheirrole.NolongercanaCatholic schooltrainingbesaidtosuffice.Christianfoundation mustbecontinuedthroughthelaterteenageandadult years.Thelaitymustrememberthattheyareinthe front'ranksoftheChurch.Theymusthaveanever deepeningconsciousnessofnotonlybelongingtothe ChurchbutofbeingtheChurch.

Everyonemustbealayapostle.Wheneverpossibleandbecoming,everyCatholicshouldbelongto somelayapostolateorganisationorother.Inourage manytaskscanbeaccomplishedonlythroughgroup action.IwouldexhortthemoreyouthfulCatholics tojoinnotonlylayapostolateorganisationsingeneral butinparticularaCatholicActionorganisation.

LongAndExactingFormation

Sheonlywarnsthemthat bytheirownprivateand punyjudgmenttheycannot hopeentirelytounderstand andinterpretit.

ShecautionsthemasSt. PetercautionedtheChristiansofhisowntime, speakingofthelettersofSt. Paul:"Intheseepistlesare certainthingsdifficultto understand,whichtheunlearnedandunstabledistort, justastheydotherestof theScripturesalso,totheir owndestruction"(2Peter 3/16).

OfSpecialValue

Letthefaithfulreadthe Scriptures,byallmeans,but alwaysinhumblesubjection totheteachingauthority giventoHisChurchby Christ.

Forinvalidsandsick people,thereadingofthe Biblecertainlyshouldbeof specialvalue.Theyneed meditationandprayermore thanmost:hereisthesource ofthebestandmostprofitablespiritualthoughts.

Here,inthefourGospels, theycanstudytheexample ofpatienceinsuffering givenbythesupremeexemplar,Christ.

HeretheycanreadofHis loveandpityforthesick anddistressed,andderive strengthfromtheevidence ofhownearanddearthey aretotheheartofGod.

PapiniSpoke OfSuffering

Thefollowinglinesare takenfromthelastworkof theItalianpoet,Papini. Theyweredictatedingreat painwhileheawaitedhis death. Itsurprisesmethat somanypeopleareastonishedatthepeacewhichI showinthesemiserablecircumstancesofmyillness. Yes,Ihavelosttheuseof mylegs,myarms,my hands;Iamnearlyblindand dumb;Icanneitherwalk norshakehandswithmy friends;Icannotread,and itisalmostimpossiblefor metoconverseordictate.

FurthermoreinthesamespiritIwouldsuggest thatwemakeallthesacredeventsofourlivestruly communitycelebrations:Baptism,FirstCommunions, Confirmations,Weddings,ReligiousProfessions.The wholecommunityshouldrejoiceonoccasionssuch asthese.Unfortunately,thepaganatmosphereinwhichwelivehasinducedsometoconcentratemore ontheprofanethanohthereligiousaspectofsome oftheseevents-marriageinparticular.Insteadof beingatrulycommunitycelebrationtheweddingbreakfasthascometobelookeduponassomething demandingwhenpossibletheartificialsettingpro- videdbyprofessionalcaterers.Expensesrise,guests arenecessarilylimitedinnumber,thecelebration isnolongeracommunityone.

CatholicActionistheofficiallayapostolate.It demandsofitsmembersnotmerelyaspecialised trainingforaparticularaspectofthelayapostolate. Itrequiresthattheysubmitthemselvestoggeneral training;theyaretobesoldierscapableandready toactonanysectoroftheChurch'sfront:trainedin thespiritandmindofChristandHisChurch;they willbeableanddesirousofactionwhereveraproblemorissueconfrontstheChristianconscienceorthe CatholicChurch.Theformationwillbelongand exacting.Butthesalvationofsoulsandthepropagationofthefaithinthefuturewilldependmoreand moreonconvinced,determined,trained,generouslay apostles.

Muchremainstobedoneinthereligioussphere. Muchremainstobedoneinthesocialdomaininthe wayofspreadingthesocialthoughtofChrist.Much needstobedoneinthelineofbringingthespiritof Christtopermeateallsocialliving.Butmuchremains tobedonealsointhesphereoftemporalaction,in thepursuitoftechnicalorprofaneobjectives.Inthis lastspheretheChristianactsnotonlyasaChristian apostlebutalsoasacitizen.Hereheisobligedfor thegoodofthecauseofChristaswellasforthe goodofhisnationandcommunitytoactasathinking

Lettheinvalidorsick person,then,alwayskeepa copyoftheBible,oratleast theNewTestament,athis bedside.Makesureitis oneoftheauthorisedCatholicversions,suchasthat publishedbytheAmerican ConfraternityofChristian Doctrine,orMonsignor RonaldKnox'sbeautiful translation,approvedbythe BishopsofEngland.

MeditativeReading

Itiswisetosetasidea certaindefiniteperiodof timeeachday-ahalfan hour,orattheveryleast, 15minutes,forcloseattentiontotheinspiredword.

Thereadingitselfshould beslowandmeditative,allowingtimetosavourthe fullmeaningofthetext.If theinvalidisunabletodo anyreadifighimself,he mightaskamemberofhis familytoperformthisact ofcharityforhim.

"Thesedisabilities'are especiallytrying,becauseI alwaysenjoyedvigorous walks,readingdayand night,happytimes.Iloved towriteeverythingwithmy ownhands-letters,articles, musings,books and"Buteventhoughpersons andobjectsappearweak indistinct,asthough viewedthroughagreyveil Ican happinessstillenjoythe broughtbythe brightnessofthesunorthe lightofalamp.Whenclose tomyrighteyeIcanstill distinguishthecolourofa flowerorthefeaturesofa face Butmorethanall this:Ihavepreservedmy faith,myspirit,mymemory, myimagination,mypassion forthinking,andalsothat innerilluminationwhichis calledintuitionorinspiration "Myfatewouldbefar worseif,whileableto movetotalk,toseeand towritemysplitweredisturbedanddry,myintellect sterile,mymemoryand imaginationextinct.Wnatwouldbetheuseofadead soulinabodythatpointlesslysurvives;ofwhatuse speechifIhadnothingto say?

"Ihavealwaysprofessed thesuperiorityofthespirit abovemerematter.Iwould bealiarifIchangedmy mindtodayinthehourof trial,under-pressureof sickness.Ialwayspreferred sufferingtostupidity."

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AfterThreeYearsInJail WasSentencedByPerjury

Berlin,Dec.31.-ThePolishgovernment radioannouncedthatBishopCzeslawKaczmarekofKielcehasbeenreleasedfrom prisonandthathisconvictionthreeyears agowasillegal.

BishopKaczmarekwas firstplacedunderhouse arrestinJanuary,1951, afterbeingchargedwith spyingfortheVaticanand theUnitedStates.Hewas subsequentlyimprisoned.

BroughttotrialinSeptember,1953,heallegedly "confessed"toallthecrimes hisRedprosecutoraccused himof,includinganti-State propaganda,wartimecollaborationwiththeNazis, andbetrayingthe"people's democracy."Hewassentencedto12yearshard labour.

AccordingtoRadioWarsaw,the61-year-oldprelate wasfreedandexonerated onordersfromPoland's SupremeMilitaryCourt. TheGovernmentradio broadcastsaidthatthreeof theBishop'sco-defendants, twopriestsandaSister, havealsobeenfreed.

typicalCommunistpropagandaplay.Itinvolvedthe namesofHisEminence FrancisCardinalSpellman, BishopStephenWznicki,of ArchbishopofNewYork; Saginaw,Mich.,U.S.A.,and thelateArthurBlissLanb, formerU.S.Ambassadorto Poland.

AtthetimeCardinal Spellmancondemnedthe trialasa"fraudand mockery"andcalledBishop Kaczmarek'ssentence"absurdandcruel."

BlowAtCaritas

BishopWoznicki,longa leaderinAmericanrelief workforPoland,saidthat thetrialwasreallyanattempttodestroyCaritas,the PolishCatholicCharities organisation.

"Themainobjectofthe RedsinPolandnowisto discreditallthisreliefwork

intheeyesoftheirown peopleandtopresentit beforetheworldasan activitydirectedagainstthe Government,"BishopWoznickisaidin1953. Hepoinedoutthathehad neverhadanycontactwith thePolishunderground,as theRedshadcharged.

MockeryOfJustice

Atthesametime,AmbassadorLaneissuedacategoricaldenialofthecharges thatBishopKaczmarekhad conveyedespionagematter tohim.

"BishopKaczmarekisa personalfriend,buthe nevertransmittedtomeany informationderogatoryto Polandorthepolish people,"thediplomatdeclared.

TheU.S.StateDepartmentlabelledtheKaczmarektriala"mockeryofjustice"andanunsuccessful "attempttodiscreditorganisedreligion."

AccordingtoRadioWarsaw,Poland'sSupremeMilitaryCourtnowadmitsthat thewholetrialwasbasedon falseevidence.

BritishIslesHadRecordRafe OfConversionsDuringLastYear

BishopKaczmarekwas theonlyPolishbishopwho actuallywas"tried"ina PolishCommunistcourt. Othermembersofthehierarchywhoweregaoled,and whowereallfreedlastfall, wereneverbroughttotrial. London,Dec.31.-TheCatholicpopula- *tionofEnglandandWalesincreasedbymore Seer than100,000lastyear,accordingtofigures publishedintheCatholicDirectoryfor1957.

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London,Dec.31:Lt.

ThefiguresaretakenConversionsfortheyear fromdiocesanestimates1.1955-56numbered13,291, basedonreportsfromindi-anincreaseofmorethana vidualpastors.Thefiguresthousandovertheconverare,therefore,conservative,sionsinthepreviousyear. sincetheydonotincludeThisisthehighestannual whoforvariousreasonsarefigureeverrecorded.

AnthonyMoorhouse,thenumberofCatholics youngBritishArmyoff)-notregisteredatanyparish. cerwhowasmurderedObserversheresaythatD I

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JesuitsWillConferThisYear

Rome,Dec.31.-FatherJohnBaptistJanssens,GeneraloftheSocietyofJesus,has calledforageneralcongregationofthe ordertobeheldinRomeinSeptember,1957. Thecongregation,itwas* said,willdiscussproblems concerningtheorganisation oftheorder.

AccordingtoJesuitconstitutions,ageneralcongre- gationisheldincaseofthe deathoftheFatherGeneral, toelectanewone,orwhen problemsofparticularimportancetotheentireorder arise.

Thecomingmeetingwill bethethirtiethheldsince theorderwasfounded400 yearsago.Itisexpected thatabout180representativesofthesociety,from itsvariousmissionsand provinces,willattend.The headofeachprovincewill beaccompaniedbytwo otherReligiousselected fromhisprovince.

TheSocietyofJesusis thelargestoftheChurch's religiousorders,withover 30,000membersin25provincesorvice-provinces throughouttheworld.Onesixthoftheorder'smembers workintheforeignmission fieldsoftheChurch.

FatherJanssens,67,isthe 27thFatherGeneralsince theorderwasfoundedby St.Ignatius.ABelgianby birth,FatherJanssenswas electedbythegeneralcongregationheldinSeptember 1946.

IndiaDefines VisaPolicy

NewDelhi,India,Dec. 31:Inacommunicationto theCatholicBishops'ConferenceofIndia,theGovernmenthasoutlinedits visapolicy Christiantowardsforeign missionaries.

Workers'Priest

Bologna,Italy,Dec.28: Anewlyordainedpriesthas celebratedhisfirstsolemn MassintheRizzoliworkshopherewithallthe plantemployeesinattendance.

AfterreadingtheGospel theyoungpriest,Father GianniVignoli,addressed theplantmanagersand employees,saying:

"Ithankyouforthehelp youhavegivenmetoreach thepriesthood.Iwasable tomountthestepsleading tothealtarthroughyour workandyoursacrifices. Myfather,asamatterof fact,isoneofyou.

"Withhisworkhewas abletomeettheexpenses ofmystudiesattheseminary.Iamthankfultohim anditiswithdeepemotion thatIkisshiscalloused hands.Ipromisetodevote myministrytoyou."

FatherVignoliwasastudentattheSantaCristina seminary,whereyoungmen preparetoserveaschaplainsamonglabourers.

Thursday,January10,1957.

afterhewasatPortSaid, Egypt,wasadevout Catholic.Hisdisappearancehassparkedanother argumentbetweenBritain andEgypt.

The20-year-oldofficer, memberofawell-known Catholicfamily,wasservingintheWestYorkshire RegimentwiththeBritish forceswhichoccupiedPort SaidduringtheSuezCanal crisis.Hewasheldupat gunpointinthestreetand carriedawayinanautomobile,presumablybythe Egyptianunderground.

Prayerswereofferedin manychurches,Catholic andnon-Catholic,forhis safereturn:afterfirstunconfirmedreportssaidhe wassafe,aMassofthanksgivingwasofferedby BishopJohnHeenanof Leeds.

OnChristmasDayhis familylearnedthatPresidentNasserhadstatedthat Lt.Moorhousehadbeen killed.

Lt.MoorhousewaseducatedatStonyhurst,the JesuitcollegeinLancashire. *

itwouldbereasonableto1 putthenumberofpractis-1 Catholicsatfourmillion,ScreenedMass togEnglishandWelsh lionCatholicsinScotland, withperhapsanothermilPreston,England,Dec.31: NorthernIrelandandtheBritain'soldestCatholic ChannelIslands.

societysincetheReformsThetotalfortheUnitedtion,theCatholicBrethren. Kingdomwouldbeaboutformedinsecretin1731in fiveorfiveandahalfmil-Preston,hascelebratedits lion,outofageneralpopu-225thanniversary, lationofoverfiftymillion. Thesocietywassetupby 40CatholicmenwhenPres-

PopePraises'Town."becauseofitsreTruth ton-originally"Priest's ligiousreputation-hadno church.

VaticanCity,Dec.29:HisThepracticeofCatholic- Holinessismwasstillconsidered PopePiusXIIhas sentalettertotheCatholictreason, anddisguised TruthSocietyofHongKongpriestsandfaithfulstaged blessingitsactivities,es-privatepartiesattaverns penallythepublicationofwiththerealpurposeof CatholicworksinChinese.

Inhisletter,theHoly Fatherreferredespeciallyto aChinesetranslationof "LifeofJesusChrist"by AbbotGiuseppeD.Ricciotti, consultorfortheSacred CongregationofReligious. Thefour-volumehistory involvedmanyyearsof

ters.

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celebratingMassandattendingMassinoneofthe upstairsrooms.

Thepurposeofthesociety istopractisecharityinever, waypossible.Theoriginal membersofthegrouppaid afixedcontributioneach week.

ChristianBrethrenreworkandrequiredtheusecordsshowthatpartofthe of700,000Chinesecharge-moneyhadtobespentfor hiringroomsandbuying beertodivertattention fromtheMassinprogress upstairs.

Themoneycollectednow isusedforthetrainingof priestsabroad,helpingthe poorandthesick,buryia,,,a, thedead.

PrelateSays MigrantsFare WorseAbroad

Dublin,Dec.28:HisEminenceJohnCardinal D'Alton,PrimateofIreland, calleditapitythatsomany Irishyoungpeopleareready toleavetheirhomelandand livein underforeigncountries conditionstheywould nottolerateathome.

SpeakingatthededicationofanewCatholic school,theCardinalsaid: "Ibelievethatifthese youngpeoplewereprepared toworkhalfashardat homeastheymustdoa,;;09) theygoabroad,theycould earnadecentlivingamongtheirownpeople.Wemight thenhearlessofThevanishingIrish.'"

ArchbishopJosephA. FernandesofDelhi-Simla, iointsecretaryfortheconference,wastoldbythe HomeMinistrythatall foreignmissionarieswho leaveIndiamustobtainnew visasiftheyseektoreenter. Thispolicystatementap- pliestoanymissionaries whodeparttemporarilyon leaveorforotherreasons.

Thecumbersomevisareentryregulationprocessincludesmakingapplication toan abroad,Indianembassy obtainingasponsor missionary'ssuperiorinInfortheapplicationfromthe dia.andalsoarecommendationfrom Conference.theBishops' ConferencePreviously,theBishops' hadcomplainedaboutthegrowingnumber ofmissionaryvisarefusals bytheGovernment,and saidthatthisgavethem "causeformuchanxiety."

Theconferencerecalled thefactthatduringan18monthperiodin1952-53, only98of272visaapplicationsbymissionarieswere approved.

Rome'sJewry HonoursPope

Rome,Dec.26:The Jewishcommunityhere honouredHisHolinessPopePiusXIIamong63Roman citizenswhoaidedandprotectedtheJewsduringthe periodofviolentantiSemitisminGermanyand Italy.

Theceremonywasheld inthepresenceofthemayor ofRome.Thepresidentof theRomanJewishcommunity,OddoCagli,recalledthedaysofpersecution andthechiefrabbiofRome, Dr.ElioToaff,thankedthe citizensofRomewho"did nothesitatetobravegreat dangerstoaidthosenotof theirfaith."

Dr.Taoffrecalledhowthe HolyFatherhadbeenthe firsttoofferfinancialaidto thepersecutedJewsofGermany,howhehadspoken outagainsttheracismofthe Nazis,andhadevenoffered topaytheransomdemandedbytheNazisforthe200 headsof familiesimportantJewish threatenedwithdeportation.

Amongtheotherscited fortheirbraveryandaid wereanumberofpriests andchurchofficials.

StudentsPray InReparation ForParis

Paris,Dec.28:Sixthousanduniversitystudentsof Paris,madeapilgrimagefor peacefromthecathedralof NotreDametothebasilica oftheSacredHeart,prayinglitaniesofreparation andsinginghymns.

Spectatorsatfirstthought thattheywerewitnessinga politicaldemonstrationor somesortofstudentuprising.Theywereastonishedwhentheyheardthe wordsofthepilgrims.' litany:

"ForParis,abandonedt, pleasure,webeseeclThee,0Lord. ForworkingParis,w( beseechThee,0Lord ForsufferingParis

ForweepingParis

Seventypriestsheardthe confessionsofthestudents whentheyarrivedatthe basilicaoftheSacredHear; onMontmartre.Confessions wereheardinFrench,German,Dutch,Spanish,English, Vietnamese, and Arabic.

AMasswassaidatmidnightand5,000studentsreceivedHolyCommunion. Itwasreportedthatmany non-Catholicsjoinedinthe procession.

NewNorciaShowsHighest RecordEverForMissions

EveryparishoftheNewNorciaDiocese gavegreateraidtotheMissionsin1956than everbefore,toraisediocesanreturnstoa newrecord.PropagationoftheFaithincreasedbyover60%andHolyChildhoodreturnswerethehighestyet,Rt.Rev.Mgr.J Cameron(director)announces.

PROPAGATIONOFTHEFAITH

Moora

Trayning

SouthernCross Goomalling Wyalkatchem:Parish,£68/17/6. School,£18/15/6

WonganHills-Calingiri

NewNorcia

Dalwallinu

St.Ildelphonsus'College.N.N.

St.Gertrude'sCollege,N.N.

St.Joseph'sBoys'Town,Bindoon SundryDonations

Paris

28:Sixthouitystudentsof pilgrimagefor thecathedralof tothebasilica dHeart,prayofreparation hymns. atfirstthought rewitnessinga monstrationor ofstudentupwereastonisheyheardthe thepilgrims' abandonedto webeseech Lord. ingParis,we Thee,0Lord ingParis ngParis riestsheardthe ofthestudents arrivedatthe eSacredHeart re.Confessions inFrench,GerSpanish,Engnamese, and assaidatmid,000studentsreCommunion. ortedthatmany sjoinedinthe

ssions rciaDiocese in1956than returnstoa heFaithin-

reRev.Mgr.J.

THREEWANT EXTRA FAST

ThreeAustralianrecordsweremadeonthe turfintheyearjustended.Theywereoverfive, nineandtenfurlongsand allinSydney.

InSeptember,Advocate registered1.491/5fornine furlongsinaremarkable comebacktoracing.Onthe samecourseandlatein September,EmpireLinkreducedtheAustralianmile andaquartertimeto2.1 3/5. Withtheyearnearingits dose,Sydneyracing broughttolightanother championinTodman.This colt,inhisfirststartin arace,scamperedoverfive furlongsin574/5seconds. TodmanequalledtheAustralasianrecordofBlue TroutandPastel,whoput eptheirtimesatRiccarton.

AnothernotableperformancewasthatofEvening Peal,gallantwinnerofthe MelbourneCup.

EveningPealranthetwo milesin3.191,equalling ComicCourt'sAustralian recordforthatdistance.

OnlyinQueenslandand WesternAustraliadidState recordsremainintactduringthepast12months.

SteeplechaserAllardwas theonlyhorsetoestablish anewrecordinVictorialit thepast12months.

Inwinningovertwomiles andhalfafurlongatFlemingtoninNovemberherecorded3.48,whichbettered Benarca'spreviousrecord by21seconds.

TheSettler,Victoria's jumpingfindoftheyear, equalledWarLoan's31mile steeplerecordof6.481in theAustralianSteepleat CaulfieldinAugust.

Sydneytwo-year-oil GreyPrinceequalledthe Caulfieldrecordof471 secondsforfourfurlongs heldbyEsperanto.

HisChance

PerthmareManiana,who nowhasthedistinctionof havingwonracesinfive States-WesternAustralia, SouthAustralia.Victoria, NewSouthWalesand Queensland-equalledthe Randwicksixfurlongsrecordof1.91heldbySpearhy whenshewassuccessfulin theCarringtonStakes. Shebrokedowninthe lastfurlongoftherace.

SouthAustralianstar Matriceclippedonesecond offtheStaterecordfor sevenfurlongspreviously heldbyBonnyDash. Hisnewfiguresof1.237/10thisstillwelloutside Freckles'sAustralianrecordof1.22,putupatRandwickinNovember,1924.

BeauRegisisanothernew record-holderinSouthAustralia. His1.50-9'10sec.fornhse furlongsis1.'10thofasecondbetterthanthepreviousbest.

InTasmaniaGayLungi weeniejoint-holderwith RoyalHunteroftheElwick recordof1.25-2/5sec.for sevenfurlongsless23yds.

FourWere Locally Bred

OFTHEeightbig racesrunattheChristmasracinaandtrotting carnivals,fourofthe winnerswerebredin thisState.

Thoseweregallopers ElBoom(Railway Stakes)andNiccolite (ImperialStakes)and thepacersRobertSheen TrottingCup)andBeau Don(NewYearHandicap).

KarrakattaPlatewinnerSanvistaandDerbywinnerLadyOrator camefromNewSouth Wales.Victoriaprovid- edthePerthCupwinner Elmsfield,andNewZea- landthe:pacerPortree, whowontheChristmasHandicapfinalatGlou- cesterPark.

W.A.Will BeWell CoTheFore

THEtrottingcarnivalatGloucesterPark isover,butitwon'tbelongbeforewehave thebiggestofallmeetingsstagedinthis State.

Thiswillbetheinter-DominionChampionships, whichwillberunhereonFebruary20,23,27and March2.HorsesfromallAustraliaandNewZealand havebeenenteredfortheseries.

DuringtheChristmascarnivalseveraloftheW.A. entrantsfortheinter-Dominionperformedwell.

TheNewZealandbred marePortreewonthe

ChristmasHandicapfinalin racerecordtimeof2.81 andRobertSheenbeatthe strongestfieldevertocontesttheW.A.TrottingCup. ThereweremanyinterDominionpacersinthat field,whichproducedthe bestraceeverinthehistory oftheCup. Abigbunchofhorses sweptoverthelinetogether. Theracewascleanlyrun andtheterrificfinishkept theseason'sbestcrowdin asimmerofexcitement.

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PerthRicher

ForVisit

Thebrillianttennis playedbythefourmembersofJackKramer's touringtroupeatRoyal King'sParkwillensurea greatwelcomewhenever theyplayinPerthagain.

Anothervisitmaybe madebeforethesummer endsandPerthtenniswill bethericherforit.

Theraceshouldgivethe sportagreatboost. TheadvanceofW.A. Itwasfittingthatthebestcricketwasexemplified fieldeverintheCupshouldbytheinclusionoffour haveyieldedaStaterecordW.A. fortwomiles.David'sRe- playersintheStan D JackOroandBeauMcCabe-BillO'Reilly Don,second.thirdandTestimonialmatchinSydfourthintheCupallrated!neY 2.71,whichbeattheoldThisisthebestrepresenrecordbyaquarterofatationW.A.hashadina second. matchofthissortandshows FrostyNelsonregisteredhowW.A.crickethascome a2.7kratebutfinishedout-totheforefront. sidethefirstfour. Inthelastmatchinwhich Portreeisoffthefrontrepresentativesfromall markoftheChampionshipsoverAustraliatookpart,as andFrostyNelson,JackapreviewtoAustralianXI OroandtheNewYearHan-selectionfortheEngland dicapwinnerBeauDonaretour,onlyonefromthis allon24yards. Stateplayed.Thatwas RobertSheenisofftheJohnRutherford. frontofthemileandahalfButintheoneplayedthis series,andison12yardsweekinSydneyW.A.had inthemileandfivefur-twobatsmenandtwobowllongsandtwomilesevents.ers.

FromSydney WiththetourofNew Zealand,thenonetoSouth ThebrilliantSydneyAfricaccmingup,there's!pacerMineralSpring,whoplenty forAustralian Ison24yardsinbothcricketerstostrivefor. event.Thatwasthe£3,000TheAustralianteamfor seriesattheinter-DominionNewZealandwillprobably wonVictoria'stoptrottingbeknownsoon,astheside A.G.HunterCup. leavesinthelastweekof Inthatracethesix-year-,February. oldSpringfieldGlobehorseThetouroftheDominion wonby10yardsfromHalt,willlastaboutsixweeksand withPacingGiftthird.14playersareexpectedto MineralSpringrecordedabenamed.

2.91/5rate. Justhowtheteamwill

AmongMineralSpring'sbecomposedremainstobe winsinSydneythisseasonseen.Possiblyitwillbea weretheFlyingMilefrommixtureofveteransandless amobilebarrier.Minerd?!experiencedplayers,whose Springwonin2.11/5fromformwillbecloselywatchVanHallandBrilliantedwithaviewtotheSouth Moon. Africanvisit.Itmaynotbe W.A.'sMarineDealerwasafullstrengthAustralian fifth.MarineDealerranaXI. good,butunluckyraceinItwasunluckyforStrauss theW.A.TrottingCup.Hethatheshouldhavebeen couldnotgetaclearruntroubledbyinjuryinthe andfinishedjustbehindtheSydneygameashehaddone placegetters. wellinSheffieldmatches

AdecisiononMineralthisseason. Spring'svisittoPerthwillButfastbowlerGaunt bemadeaftertheSummerandbatsmenSimpsonand CarnivalatHaroldPark,inShepherddidwellthereand Sydney. willprobablybeconsidered

OnthelastnightoftheforNewZealandselection.

carnivalonJanuary25

MineralSpringwillrunin the£5,000SummerCup. Beforethattherearethe FlyingMileandaFreeFor-All,eachworth£1,000.

SUCCESSWAS

HEARTENING

THEsuccessofthe Christmastrottingcarnival atGloucesterParkishearteningfortheinter-Dominionseriestobeheldhere inFebruary.

Come ALong Way FORCOUNTRY PLAYERS

COUNTRYweekcricket startsinPerthonFeb.6. Countryweekisanimportantpartofourcricketin thatithasproducedmany goodplayerswhowenton toweartheStatecap.

Attendanceandtotalisator turnoverfigureswerebetterthanfortheChristmas meeting12monthsago.The totalisatorturnoverwas about£18,000higherthan forthe1955-56meeting. InthissuccessW.A.is notalone.Atoneofthe fixturesintheChristmas roundinAdelaide,theattendanceof25,000wasthe bestfor,twoorthreeyears atWayville.

About30yearsago,HaroldFidock,fromWoodanilling,andJoeLanigan,from NewNorcia,werecountry weekplayersofdistinction whowentontobigger things. Theninlateryearscame playerslikeByfield,Langdon,Sheaandothers. ThereareVacanciesfor umpiresfortheCountry weekgames.Thedaily paymentforservicesinthis regardhasbeenincreased to £1/131.Application shouldbemadetothe W.A.C.A.bythosewilling toofficiate.

WhatIsThe Explanation?

Morethan10yearsagoayoungEssendonbatsmanwashailedasacomingworldchampionas hehitcenturyaftercenturyinMelbournedistrict cricket. Andtomostcricket followers,thisbatsman, p:esentW.A.captain KenMeuleman,hasliveduptothatearly promise.

Thisseason,withcenturiesagainstSouthAus traliaandQueensland, andafighting65against Victoria,hehasproved thatheisstillasgood asever.

Butsomewherealong thelineMeulemanmust havemadeamistake. Thatcanbetheonlyexplanationofhisomission fromtheStanMcCabeBillO'Reillytestimonial matchplayedinSydney lastweek-end.

Meuleman's strange dealfromtheAustralian selectorsbeganin194647whenhewasnamed as12thmanforthefirst threeTestsagainstHammond'sM.C.C.team. Afterthathewas droppedwithoutatrial.

ThismeantthatMeulemanwasoutoffirstclass cricketformorethana monthandhefailedto strikeformwhenheresumedplaying.

Itwasnotuntilthe 1953-54seasonthat Meulemangothischance ininternationalgames.

Now.playinginW.A., heacceptedaninvitation tojoinGeorgeDuckworth'steamtotour India. Despitethepresence ofstarslikeFrank Worrell(WestIndies) andRegSimpson(England),Meulemanheadedthetouraggregate with1,158runs,includingthreecenturies. Hewasalsotopofthe Testaverageswith55.62. InsixSheffieldShield matchesthisseason, Meulemanhasmade438 runsatanaverageof 48.66.

Histwocenturiesthis seasontookhistotalfor W.A.tofour.Only WallyLangdonhasa bettercenturyrecord thanthis.Langdonmade five.

A.W.TAYLOR

FAMILYBUTCHER

CornerJohnandFitzgerald Streets,Perth.

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W.A. NowIn Fourth Place

WestAustraliaisin fourthplaceontheSheffieldShieldtable,but couldyetmovefurtherup thelist.

NewSouthWalesisin theleadwith21points,then followQueenslandwith16, Victoria12,W.A.10and SouthAustraliafour. VictoriaandSouthAus, traliahaveplayedonegame lessthantheotherStates. W.A.hasyettoplaytwo gamestocompleteitsfirst yearinfullSheffieldShield status.

Thosegameswillbe:v. SouthAustraliafromJanuary26to30andv.VictoriafromMarch1to5. W.A.beatboththose Stateswhenontourofthe EasternStates,sothereis everychancethatwecando soagaininPerth.

Otherfixtureswhichremaintobeplayedare: Queenslandv.SouthAustralia,atBrisbane;New SouthWalesv.SouthAustralia,inSydney;Queenslandv.Victoria,inBrisbane;NewSouthWalesv. Victoria,inSydney.

ForSegura,Trabert, SedgmanandHartwiggave usatennistreat. Theyplayedgreattennis ineverymatch.Therallies werelongandwellcontestedand,thestandardoftenniswasallthatcouldbe expectedoftheworld's leadingplayers.

Theyplayedforbig moneyinprizes-£1,500 and£1,000weretwoofthe pursesoffered-butthat didnotpreventthelighter touches.

Inthisdepartment,the EucadorianPanchoSegura ledtheway.Theveteran, Segura-he's35-frequentlychidedhimselffor missedshotsinawaythat hadthegalleriesalways withhim.

NowthatAustralia'sKen Rosewallhasjoinedin Kramer'sprofessionalband, weshouldgetameasureof thestrengthsoftheprofessionalandtheamateur games. Lookingonatthebrand oftenniaplayedbytheprofessioralshere,theopinion wasformedthattheprofessionalstandardwasvoy high.

Theprofessionalsplay considerablymoretennis thandotheamateursand, withbigmoneytobewon, theyhavetobeattheirtop arlthetime.

Thedaymaynotbetoofirdistantwhentherewill aworld'stournamentfor bothprofessionalsandthe amateurs.Thepros.andthe amateursmeetincompetitivegolf,sowhynotin tennistoo?

ThoughAustraliahasnow lnstKenRosewallforDavis Cupplay,itsreservesare sostrongthatourprospects ofholdingthefamousCup arestillgood.

Australiahasbettertennisreservesthananyother nation.

Theyoungplayerswho willbemakingabidforthe DavisCupteamsofthe futurehavehadconsiderableinternationalexperiencealready,andAustralia canlookforwardtoholdingtheCupforyearsto come.Thisisagoldenera ofAustraliantennis.

OLDSTARSHINES BRIGHTLYAGAIN

It's15yearssinceStanMcCaberetiredfromfirstclasscricketbecauseoffoottrouble,butat46the forfnerstarretainshisbrilliance.

McCabedelightedspectatorsatthefestivalmatchin SydneyplayedinconjunctionwiththeTestimonialmatch.

McCabehadarunnerwithhimatthewickets,butthe runnerhadlittletodo.In27minutesMcCabecracked up68runsand58ofthemcamefromboundaries.He hit13foursandasix.

ThefirsttwoballsMcCabereceivedhehookedthem forfourandthenhehitasixoffthebackfoot,intothe crowdbehindsquareleg.

McCabeplayedwithallthegraceandtimingforwhich irewasnotedwhenhehitTestbowlerstoallpartsof thecompasssomeyearsago.

McCabeplayedwithallthegraceandtimingforwhich andbrilliance-andhedidsoagaininhistemporary comebackinthefestivalgame.

Howbrightcancricketbecomesometimes?Inthat festivalmatch558runswerescoredin'snuursandthey included73foursand12sixes.Reallyacricketfeast.

MEULEMAN

THERECORD

nary10,1967 Thursday,_...Jannary10,1957

THREEWENT EXTRA

FAST

28:Sixthouitystudentset pilgrimagefor hecathedralof tothebasilica dHeart,pray.. ofreparation hymns. atfirstthought rewitnessinga monstrationor .fstudentupwereastonisheyheardthe thepilgrims' abandonedto webeseech Lord. ingParis,we Thee,0Lord 'ngParis ngParis ." Testsheardthe ofthestudents arrivedatthe eSacredHeart re.Confessions inFrench,GerSpanish,Engnamese,and assaidatmid000studentsreCommunion. .rtedthatmany sjoinedinthe ighest ssions rciaDiocese in1956than returnstoa heFaithin-

reRev.Mgr.J.

ThreeAustralianrecordsweremadeonthe turfinthe wyear justended.Theyereoverfive, nineandtenfurlongsand allinSydney.

InSeptember,Advocate registered1.491/5fornine furlongsinaremarkable comebacktoracing.Onthe samecourseandlatein September,EmpireLinkreducedtheAustralianmile andaquartertimeto2.1 3/5. Withtheyearnearingits dose,Sydneyracing broughttolightanother championinTodman.This colt,inhisfirststartin arace,scamperedoverfive furlongsin574/5seconds. TodmanequalledtheAustralasianrecordofBlue TroutandPastel,whoput uptheirtimesatRiccarton.

AnothernotableperformancewasthatofEvening Peal,gallantwinnerofthe MelbourneCup.

EveningPealranthetwo milesin3.191,equalling ComicCourt'sAustralian recordforthatdistance. OnlyinQueenslandand WesternAustraliadidState recordsremainintactduringthepast12months.

SteeplechaserAllardwas theonlyhorsetoestablish anewrecordinVictoriain thepast12months. Inwinningovertwomiles andhalfafurlongatFlemingtoninNovemberherecorded3.48,whichbettered Benarca'spreviousrecord by23seconds.

TheSettler,Victoria's jumpingfindoftheyear, equalledWarLoan's31mile steeplerecordof6.481in theAustralianSteepleat CaulfieldinAugust.

Sydneytwo-year- oIl GreyPrinceequalledthe Caulfieldrecordof471 secondsforfourfurlongs heldbyEsperanto.

HisChance

PerthmareManiana,who nowhasthedistinctionof havingwonracesinfive States-WesternAustralia, South.Australia,Victoria, NewSouthWalesand Queensland-equalledthe Randwicksixfurlongsrecordof1.91heldbySpearby whenshewassuccessfulin theCarringtonStakes. Shebrokedowninthe lastfurlongoftherace.

SouthAustralianstar Matriceclippedonesecond offtheStaterecordfor sevenfurlongspreviously heldbyBonnyDash. Hisnewfiguresof1.237/10thisstillwelloutside Freckles'sAustralianrecordof1.22,putupatRandwickinNovember,1924. BeauRegisisanothernew record-holderinSouthAustralia. His1.50-9/10sec.fornilfs furlongsis1/10thofasecondbetterthanthepreviousbest.

W.A.Will BeWell ToTheFore

THEtrottingcarnivalatGloucesterPark isover,butitwon'tbelongbeforewehave thebiggestofallmeetingsstagedinthis State.

Thiswillbetheinter-DominionChampionships, whichwillberunhereonFebruary20,23,27and March2.HorsesfromallAustraliaandNewZealand havebeenenteredfortheseries.

DuringtheChristmascarnivalseveraloftheW.A. entrantsfortheinter-Dominionperformedwell.

TheNewZealandbred marePortreewonthe ChristmasHandicapfinalin racerecordtimeof2.81 andRobertSheenbeatthe strongestfieldevertocontesttheW.A.TrottingCup.

ThereweremanyinterDominionpacersinthat field,whichproducedthe bestraceeverinthehistory oftheCup.

Abigbunchofhorses sweptoverthelinetogether. Theracewascleanlyrun andtheterrificfinishkept theseason'sbestcrowdin asimmerofexcitement.

Theraceshouldgivethe sportagreatboost.

Come ALong ay

TheadvanceofW.A.

Itwasfittingthatthebestcricketwasexemplified fieldeverintheCupshouldbytheinclusionoffour haveyieldedaStaterecordW.A.playersintheStan fortwomiles.David'sRe- -McCabe-Bill ward,JackOroandBeau O'Reilly Don,second.thirdandTestimonialmatchinSydfourthintheCupallratedneY 2.71,whichbeattheoldThisisthebestrepresenrecordbyaquarterofatationW.A.hashadina second. matchofthissortandshows

FrostyNelsonregisteredhowW.A.crickethascome a2.71ratebutfinishedout-totheforefront. sidethefirstfour. Inthelastmatchinwhich

Portreeisoffthefrontrepresentativesfromall markoftheChampionshipsoverAustraliatookpart,as andFrosts,Nelson,JackapreviewtoAustralianXI OroandtheNewYearHan-selectionfortheEngland dicapwinnerBeauDonaretour,onlyonefromthis allon24yards. Stateplayed.Thatwas RobertSheenisofftheJohnRutherford. frontofthemileandahalfButintheoneplayedthis series,andison12yardsweekinSydneyW.A.had inthemileandfivefur-twobatsmenandtwobowllongsandtwomilesevents.ers.

FrornSydney

WiththetourofNew Zealand,thenonetoSouth

ThebrilliantSydneyAfricacomingup,there's pacerMineralSpring,whoplenty forAustralian ison24yardsinbothcricketerstostrivefor. event.Thatwasthe£3,000TheAustralianteamfor seriesattheinter-DominionNewZealandwillprobably wonVictoria'stoptrottingbeknownsoon,astheside A.G.HunterCup. leavesinthelastweekof Inthatracethesix-year-February. oldSpringfieldGlobehorseThetouroftheDominion wonby10yardsfromHalt,willlastaboutsixweeksand withPacingGiftthird.14playersareexpectedto MineralSpringrecordedabenamed. 2.91/5rate. Justhowtheteamwill

AmongMineralSpring'sbecomposedremainstobe winsinSydneythisseasonseen.Possiblyitwillbea weretheFlyingMilefrommixtureofveteransandless amobilebarrier.Mineralexperiencedplayers,whose Springwonin2.11/5from!formwillbecloselywatchVanHallandBrilliantedwithaviewtotheSouth Moon. Africanvisit.Itmaynotbe

InTasmaniaGayLungi becamejoint-holderwith RoyalHunteroftheElwick recordof1.25-2/5sec.for sevenfurlongsless23yds.

FourWere Locally Bred

OFTHEeightbig racesrunattheChristmasracingandtrotting carnivals,fourofthe winnerswerebredin thisState.

Thoseweregallopers ElBoom(Railway Stakes)andNiccolite (ImperialStakes)and thepacersRobertSheen TrottingCup)andBeau Don(NewYearHandicap).

KarrakattaPlatewinnerSanvistaandDerby winnerLadyOrator camefromNewSouth Wales.Victoriaprovid- edthePerthCur.winner Elmsfield,andNewZea-

pacerPortree, whowon

W.A.'sMarineDealerwasafullstrengthAustralian fifth.MarineDealerranaXI. good,butunluckyraceinItwasunluckyforStrauss theW.A.TrottingCup.Hethatheshouldhavebeen couldnotgetaclearruntroubledbyinjuryinthe andfinishedjustbehindtheSydneygameashehaddone placegetters. wellinSheffieldmatches

AdecisiononMineralthisseason.

Spring'svisittoPerthwillButfastbowlerGaunt bemadeaftertheSummerandbatsmenSimpsonand CarnivalatHaroldPark,inShepherddidwellthereand Sydney. willprobablybeconsidered

MEULEMAN

WhatIsThe Explanation?

Morethan1fyearsagoayoungEssendonbatsmanwashailedasacomingworldchampionas hehitcenturyaftercenturyinMelbournedistrict cricket. Andtomostcricket followers,thisbatsman, presentW.A.captain, KenMeuleman,hasliveduptothatearly promise.

Thisseason,withcenturiesagainstSouthAus traliaandQueensland, andafighting65against Victoria,hehasproved thatheisstillasgood asever.

Butsomewherealong thelineMeulemanmust havemadeamistake.

Thatcanbetheonlyexplanationofhisomission fromtheStanMcCabeBillO'Reillytestimonial matchplayedinSydney lastweek-end. Meuleman'sstrange dealfromtheAustralian selectorsbeganin194647whenhewasnamed as12thmanforthefirst threeTestsagainstHammond'sM.C.C.team. Afterthathewas droppedwithoutatrial. ThismeantthatMeulemanwasoutoffirstclass cricketformorethana monthandhefailedto strikeformwhenheresumedplaying.

Itwasnotuntilthe 1953-54seasonthat Meulemangothischance ininternationalgames.

.A. NowIn Fourth Place

WestAustraliaisin fourthplaceontheSheffieldShieldtable,but couldyetmovefurtherup thelist.

NewSouthWalesisin theleadwith21noints,then followQueenslandwith16, Victoria12,W.A.10and SouthAustraliafour. VictoriaandSouthAus traliahaveplayedonegame lessthantheotherStates. W.A.hasyettoplaytwo gamestocompleteitsfirst yearinfullSheffieldShield status.

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ForVisit

Thebrillianttennis playedbythefourmembersofJackKramer's touringtroupeatRoyal King'sParkwillensurea greatwelcomewhenever theyplayinPerthagain.

Anothervisitmaybe madebeforethesummer endsandPerthtenniswill bethericherforit.

ForSegura,Trabert, SedgmanandHartwiggave usatennistreat.

Theyplayedgreattennis ineverymatch.Therallies werelongandwellcontestedand,thestandardoftenniswasallthatcouldbe expectedoftheworld's leadingplayers.

Theyplayedforbig moneyinprizes-£1,500 and£1,000weretwoofthe pursesoffered-butthat didnotpreventthelighter touches.

Inthis

Eucadoriandepartment,the PanchoSegura ledtheway.Theveteran, Segura-he's35-frequentlychidedhimselffor missedshotsinawaythat hadthegalleriesalways withhim.

NowthatAustralia'sKen Rosewallhasjoinedin Kramer'sprofessionalband, weshouldgetameasureof thestrengthsoftheprofessionalandtheamateur games. Lookingonatthebrand oftenr*;playedbytheprofessioralshere,theopinion wasfarmedthattheprofessionalstandardwasveiy hieh.

Theprofessionalsplay considerablymoretennis thandotheamateursand, withbigmoneytobewon, theyhavetobeattheirtop althetime.

Thedaymaynotbetoo cardistantwhentherewill heaworld'stournamentfor kothprofessionalsandthe amateurs.Thepros.andthe amateursmeetincompetitivegolf,sowhynotin tennistoo?

ThoughAustraliahasnow lostKenRosewallforDavis Cupplay,itsreservesare sostrongthatourprospects ofholdingthefamousCup arestillgood.

Australiahasbettertennisreservesthananyother nation.

FORCOUNTRY PLAYERS

OnthelastnightoftheforNewZealandselection. carnivalonJanuary25 MineralSpringwillrunin the£5,000SummerCup. Beforethattherearethe FlyingMileandaFreeFor-All,eachworth£1,000.

SUCCESSWAS HEARTENING

THEsuccessofthe Christmastrottingcarnival atGloucesterParkishearteningfortheinter-Dominionseriestobeheldhere inFebruary.

Attendanceandtotaiisator turnoverfigureswerebetterthanfortheChristmas meeting12monthsago.The totalisatorturnoverwas about£18,000higherthan forthe1955-56meeting.

InthissuccessW.A.is notalone.Atoneofthe fixturesintheChristmas roundinAdelaide,theattendanceof25,000wasthe bes,for,twoorthreeyears atWayville.

COUNTRYweekcricket startsinPerthonFeb.6. Countryweekisanimportantpartofourcricketin thatithasproducedmany goodplayerswhowenton toweartheStatecap.

About30yearsago,HaroldFidock,fromWoodanilling,andJoeLanigan,from NewNorcia,werecountry weekplayersofdistinction whowentontobigger things.

Theninlateryearscame playerslikeByfield,Langdon,Sheaandothers.

ThereareVacanciesfor umpir4sfortheCountry weekgames.Thedaily paymentforservicesinthis regardhasbeenincreased to £1/13/.Application shouldbemadetothe W.A.C.A.bythosewilling toofficiate.

NowplayinginW.A., heacceptedaninvitation tojoinGeorgeDuckworth'steamtotour India. Despitethepresence ofstarslikeFrank Worrell(WestIndies) andRegSimpson(England),Meulemanheadedthetouraggregate with1,158runs,includingthreecenturies. Hewasalsotopofthe Testaverageswith55.62. InsixSheffieldShield matchesthisseason, Meulemanhasmade438 runsatanaverageof 48.86. Histwocenturiesthis seasontookhistotalfor W.A.tofour.Only WallyLangdonhasa bettercenturyrecord thanthis.Langdonmade five.

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Thosegameswillbe:v. SouthAustraliafrom,hnuary26to30andv.VictoriafromMarch1to5. W.A.beatboththose Stateswhenontourofthe EasternStates,sothereis everychancethatwecando soagaininPerth.

Otherfixtureswhichremaintobeplayedare: Queenslandv.SouthAustralia,atBrisbane;New SouthWalesv.SouthAustralia,inSydney;Queenslandv.Victoria,inBrisbane;NewSouthWalesv. Victoria,inSydney.

Theyoungplayerswho willbemakingabidforthe DavisCupteamsofthe futurehavehadconsiderableinternationalexperiencealready,andAustralia canlookforwardtoholdingtheCupforyearsto come.Thisisagoldenera ofAustraliantennis.

OLDSTARSHINES

BRIGHTLYAGAIN

It's15yearssinceStanMcCaberetiredfromfirstclasscricketbecauseoffoottrouble,butat46the forfnerstarretainshisbrilliance.

McCabedelightedspectatorsatthefestivalmatchin SydneyplayedinconjunctionwiththeTestimonialmatch. McCabehadarunnerwithhimatthewickets,butthe runnerhadlittletodo.In27minutesMcCabecracked up68runsand58ofthemcamefromboundaries.He hit13foursandasix. ThefirsttwoballsMcCabereceivedhehookedthem forfourandthenhehitasixoffthebackfoot,intothe crowdbehindsquareleg.

McCabeplayedwithallthegraceandtimingforwhich hewasnotedwhenhehitTestbowlerstoallpartsof thecompasssomeyearsago. McCabeplayedwithallthegraceandtimingforwhich andbrilliance-andhedidsoagaininhistemporary 'comebackinthefestivalgame.

Howbrightcancricketbecomesometimes?Inthat festivalmatch558runswerescoredinalnoursandthey included73foursand12sixes.Reallyacricketfeast.

CureOfWomanShowsHow* HardMiraclesAreToProve

OnAugust15(FeastoftheAssumption), 1956,HisEminenceCardinalRogues,Arch?,bishopofRennes,France,officiallyproclaimedwithallthedignityandweightof F theChurchthatanothermiraclehadbeen formallyrecognisedandthatonceagainGod hadspeciallyintervenedinacurethrough theintercessionofOurLadyofLourdes.

Suchanoccurrenceisof specialinterestatpresentin viewofthepublicitywhich hasbeengivenlately(and isstillcontinuinginEngland)tothefindingsofan EnglishCommissiononthe questionofmiraclesand faith-healing.

Thisbody,inconcluding (quiterightlyontheweak evidencesubmitted)that therewasnoproofofany suchsupernaturalcures, summarilydismissedany considerationofhappenings atLourdesonthestrange groundsthattherehadnot beenenoughmiraclesthere towarrantconsideration.

Thiswasaverypeculiar statementinviewofthefact thatiftheword"miracle" ismentionedpractically anywheretoCatholicsor non-Catholicsalikethefirst placethatcomesintotheir mindsisthatcitywhose veryexistenceforjuston 100yearshasbeenbasedon faithinthemiraculous.

Nobodyknowshowmany miracleshaveoccurredat Lourdesinthisperiod.

CarrellConvinced

Apartaltogetherfromthe spiritualones(whicharethe mostimportant),thereisno doubtthattherehavebeen hundredsofinexplicable physicalcuresmanyof which,nodoubt,wouldbe worthyofbeingclassedas miracles,buteitherthrough lackofsomeessentialdetail inthemedicalhistoryor throughrepugnancetopublicityonthepartoftheinvalidnoclaimshavebeen made.

Agoodinstanceofsucha caseisonedescribedin AlexisCarrell'sbook,"ReturntoLourdes."

Thisveryeminentmedicalscientist,whowasat thisstageanunbeliever,actuallyselectedthemost hopelesscasehecouldfind andthenpracticallychallengedGodbysayingineffect"curethatoneandI willbelieve."

Thegirlconcernedwas almostdyingfromtuberculousperitonitisandtoCarrell'sgreatapazementshe wasactuallycuredinstantaneouslybeforehisown eyes.

Thisveryskilledobserver wasquiteconvincedthata miraclehadoccurredand indeedwas somewhat wrathfulthattheChurch refusedtoofficiallyrecognisethecureassuchbecauseastherehadnever beenanoperation,there mightbesomeextremely remotechance,inspiteof allthemedicalevidence, thatthediagnosiswasnot correct.

HowManyMiracles?

Ifweonlyconsiderthose casesinwhichtheChurch, afterthemostsearchinginvestigationofeventsbefore andafterthehappening,is absolutelysatisfiedthereis nonaturalexplanationand thatthereforeherofficial imprimaturcanbegiven, thenwemustagreethat theyhavebeenfew-an averageofaboutonein everytwoyears.

Therehasbeenconsiderableconfusioncausedby thevariationinthenumber ofofficialmiraclesquoted bydifferentauthorities.

Itiseasytounderstand whyalldonotagreeasin theearlydaysofLourdes thesystemofrecordingwas nothighlyorganisedand furthertherewereanumberofborderlinecasesabout whichofficialpronouncementswereratherindefinite.

hebelievedthatuptothat timetherehadonlybeen 44caseswhichcouldbe claimedasfullyauthenticatedmiracles.

Sincethen,anotherhas beenproclaimedin1954,so thatthepresentonebrings thetotalto46inthe98 yearsoftheShrine'sexistence.

Itshouldbeemplisised againthatthesearenotnecessarilytheonlymiracles thathaveoccurred,butare simplythoseinwhichthere wastheopportunityforinvestigationcompleteenough tocomplywiththestrictrequirementsoftheChurch.

Itisinterestingtonote thetimethatelapsesbetweentheactualcureand itsacceptanceasmiraculous.

ThecureofJeanFretel, in1948,wasproclaimedin 1950;ColonelPellegrin's curein1950wasnotproclaimeduntil1954;andthe presentproclamationregarding Mademoiselle Bigot'scaseisinrespect tohappeningsin1954.

itwasnotuntil1950that theailmenttookadefinitelyseriousformwhenitwas notedthathervisionwas rapidlydiminishing.

EarlyinMarch,1952,a specialistreportedthather visionwasnowonlyonethirdofnormalandthatshe wasbecomingdeafinthe righteal.

Anexploratoryoperation wasthendecideduponand thisdisclosedaninflammationofthecoveringmembranes,ofthebrainwith adhesions-aformofmeningitiscausingpressureon thebrain,forwhichnothing couldbedone.

Herconditiondeteriorated fairlyrapidlysothatwithin afewmonthstherightear wascompletelydeaf,her visionwasextremelypoor andshehaddeveloped paralysisofherrightside.

PartiallyCured

Notreatmentwasofany availandinAugust,1952, shecomplainedof"aviolent tearinginthehead"hada formofepilepticattackand becametotallydeafand blind.Itwasthoughtthat shewasdyingsoExtreme Unctionwasgiven.

Foramonth,herconditionwasverygraveand whensheimprovedsufficientlytogetupshewas certainlyinapitiableconditionunableeventodistinguishlightfromdark, completelydeafandbarely abletomoveaboutowing toparalysisanddeformity oftherightfoot.

andatthesametimethe paindisappeared.Hertotal blindnessstillpersisted, however,until,afewdays later;duringhertraintrip homeshesuddenlyrecoveredhersight.

Thiswasverifiedbythe doctoraccompanyingthe invalids'trainonwhichshe wastravellingandwassubsequentlyconfirmedbyher ownmedicalattendantswho reportedthatherhearing wasnowquitenormalin eachear,aswasthevision ofbotheyes.

Bureau'sReport

Theyaddedthatshehad notbeengivenanytreatmentforthepasttwoyears thatcouldhavebeenresponsibleforthecure. Withinafewmonths,she wasemployedinnormal dutiesasadomestic.

Whatadifferencethere wasinhernextvisitto Lourdesin1955(againas amemberoftheOctober RosaryPilgrimage)toappearbeforetheMedical Bureaufor vestigationpreliminaryinofhercase. ThisBureaureportedthat thecurewasstableandthat theycouldnotfindany medicalexplanationtoaccountforit.

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twoyearsshowedthatthere hadbeennorecession;each stagewasinstantaneousand thewholeaffairwasinaccordancewithonespecial ruleinthatithappenedin associationwithadefinite religiousexercise-apil- grimagetoLourdes.

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DEATHS

WhenIwasatLourdesin 1953,Iwasinformedbythe DirectoroftheMedical Bureau(probablythegreatestauthorityonLourdes) thatafterintensiveresearch

disease.

Thereasonfortheselong delaysisthenecessityfor prolongedinvestigationand observationoveraconsiderableperiodtoensurethat thereisnorecurrenceoftheherattendantscouldcommunicatewithherwasby impressionWritingonthe palmofherhand.

Thisverycautious,patient approachtowardstheacceptanceofamiracleshould servetocorrectanother falseimpressionwhichis ratherprevalent.

Manypeoplethinkof

Theonlywaybywhich

Thiswasthepicturewhen shemadethefirstofher threevisitstoLourdesin October,1952.

Duringthisfirstvisitto

(ByDr.FrankMcCann)

Lourdesasaveryemotional, excitedsortofplacewhere everybodyiskeyeduptoa highpitchexpectingevery minutetoseecrutches thrownintotheairandto hearloudcheersandcries of"amiracle,""amiracle."

Actually,itisjusttheopposite!Mostpeopleat Lourdesaretoobusysaying theirprayersorcarryingout themanyspiritualexercises (areallyfull-timejob)to berushingaroundinthe hopeofbeinganeye-witnessofanactualmiracle.

Asfarastheprivileged fewonwhosebehalfOur Ladyhassuccessfullyintercededareconcerned,from allthatIcanread,onlya fewoftheirmostintimate companionswereawareat thetimeofanyextraordinaryhappeningsandthere wascertainlynopublicex- citement.

Generally,itwassome timeafterthecurebefore thepatientsthemselvesdaredtoimaginethatamiracle mighthaveoccurredand thelongtrainofinvestiga- tionwasbegunveryquietly andsoberly. Aftersuchwanderingobservationsitistimetoreturntothepresentcase!

Ihavejustreceivedsome detailsofthenatureofMiss Bigot'sillnessandthemannerofhercurefromthe LourdesauthoritiesandI thinkitshouldbeinterestingtoconsiderthempar- ticularlyinrelationtothe commentsonmiraclesmade bytheEnglishCommission.

HistoryOfCase bornMarie-LouiseBigotwas in1922.Fromtheage of10yearsshewas"nearlyalwayssick"andappeared tohavesomeformofsep- ticaemiaofobscureorigin whichmanifesteditselfby periodicalattacksoffeverishness,etc.

Assooftenhappensin suchcases,somebody thoughttheappendixmightbe"thevillainofthepiece" andsoitwasremovedin 1939,apparentlywithout mucheffect.

Attheageof13,shewas forcedtowearglasses,but

Lourdeswhichwasmade (aswerethesubsequent) ones)asamemberofthe annualFrenchRosaryPilgrimage, happenednothingsensationa asregardsher physicalcondition,but,a has-socommonlybeennote insteadofasenseofdisap pointmenthermoralewa greatlyimproved.

Thefollowingyear,sh againmadethepilgrimag andthistimetheparalysi ofherrightsidedisap peared.

Thispartialcurewa verifiedbytheDirectoro theMedicalBureau,butap parentlyinitselfitwasno consideredofsufficientim portancetowarrantfullin vestigationasapossibl officialmiracle.Hertots blindnessanddeafnesscon tinued.

Itwasduringthethir pilgrimagetoLourdesi October,1954,thatthing'reallyhappened.

FullyRestored

Herconditionbecam worseafterarrivingan threedoctorswerecalledt. herassistance.Shecouldn. longerswallowandcoul hardlyspeak.

Theonlywayinwhic shecouldtakealittleofthe famousLourdeswaterwa bymoisteninghermout withafewdropssqueeze fromasaturatedpieceo cotton-wool.

However,shecouldstill managetosayherRosary and(astherecordstates) whiledoingso,shewasre fleetingmoreonherap preachingdeaththanon cure.Shecomplainedof terrificpain.

Itis customarya Lourdestotakeeveryon whomitispossibletomove atallonstretchersto specialareaonthelineof thedailyprocessionofthe BlessedSacrament.Afew daysafterherarrivalthis wasdoneforthisdesperate lyill,blindanddeafgirl.

Shedescribeshowdurin theprocessionshesuddenl heardquiteclearlyth crowdsingingthehymn "Hail!QueenoftheRosary'

Asusual,thecasewas thenreferredtoanInternationalMedicalCommission whichmetatParisandwas composedof26doctors,of whomnolessthan10were ProfessorsoftheFacultyof Medicine.

ThisCommissionconfirmedtheconclusionsof thelocalBureauandfinally the'matterwasconsidered byaCanonicalCommission, abodywhich,frommyreadingoftheirdeliberations,cancertainlybe guaranteedtotakenothingforgranted.

Thefinaldecisionwas that"thecureofMademoiselleBigot, characteristicshavingthe ofinstantaneousness,ofperfection andstability,obtainedin theabsenceofallmedical treatment,cannotbeattributedtoanynatural causeandisduetothe nowerfulinterventionof GodthroughtheintercessionofOurLadyof Lourdes."

Cardinal'sDecision

AndsotheCardinal ArchbishopofRennesissued onbehalfoftheChurch,an officialordinanceinwhich, aftermentioningtheindisputablefactsplacedbefore himbythevariouscommissionsofeminentdoctorsand specialists,hestatedthatthe cure(includingthatofthe paralysisin1953)"showed allthecharacteristicsofa supernatural one'.' an% thereforehe"judgedand declaredthatthiscureis miraculous."

Thereareanumberof interestinganglestothis Particularmiracle.Firstly, Ithinkitistheonlyofficial oneinwhichthecure couldbesaidtohave occurredinthreedistinct stageseachcompleteinitself-thedisappearanceof theparalysisin1953,the cureofthedeafnesson October8,1954,andafew 'dayslatertherestoration ofsight.Althoughallwere separateincidents,eachhad theimportantcharacteristic ofbeinginstantaneous.

ConditionsMet

Again,thismiracleisinterestingasitdemonstrates sowellthoseconditions whichPopeBenedictXIV proclaimedasbeingnecessaryinanycurebeforeits acceptanceasmiraculous. Weseethemallfulfilled soclearlyinthiscase.The gravityoftheillnesswas certainlyafeature;thecertaintyof.diagnosiswasensuredbyoperation;theabsenceofanymedicaltreatmentlikelytohaveinfluencedthecurewasattestedbythepatient'sown medicalattendant;theiconditionwasnottendingto improveatthetimeofthe cure-infacttheopposite wasthecase;thecurewas complete;observationover Continuednestcolumn

Imadementionearlier oftherecentBritishCommissiononmiracles,etc. (whichonlyinvestigated localcases)andagreedthat ontheevidencesubmittedto them,whichrelatedto vague,unproved,andin manycasestrivialorfunctionalcases,therewasno otherverdictthattheycould giveexcept"notproven" ButIwonderwhatthefindingswouldhavebeenif theyhadbeenpresented withacasesuchasthatof MademoiselleBigot.

Possiblytheywouldhave beennodifferent,forexperiencehasshownthat mostpeople,eventhosewho talkofscientifichonestyof thought,whenconfronted withthequestionof miracles,havetakenthe mostunscientificattitude thatsuchqueerthingsjustcannothappen,andso,no matter therewhattheevidence, mustbeanaturalexplanationevenifsuchan explanationisbeyondour knowledgdatpresent.

GodIntervened I however,cannothelpthinking thatitwouldrequiresomeveryspecious argumenttosummarilydismissthecaseweareconsidering. Inmakingtheirreport, theCommissionspokeofthe indefinitenatureofthe casessubmitted,thefactthatmanywereofatrivial oremotionalnature,that therewasnothingtoprove thatmedicaltreatmenthad notbeenafactorinthecure andthatinsomecasesthe improvementwasonlytemporary.

Youwillrealisefrom whatIhavesaidaboutthis mostrecentlyrecognised miraclehasoccurredor.in theseareallthepossibilities thataresocarefullyexcludedbytheChurchbefore makingthemomentousofficialdeclarationthata miraclehadoccurredor,in otherwords,thatGodhas directlyintervenedinany particularcase,asHeevidentlydidforMarie-Louise Bigot.

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