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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21

BISHOPS OFFICE
1913 East Broad Street
Columbus Is, Ohio
December II, 1851

To the Reverend Clergy, Diocesan and Regular,
To the Members of the Religious Communities
And to the Faithful of the Diocese of Columbus.
My beloved Brethren:
The holy Chriss brings
hope Against the present world background
strife the Church points the confidently
calls all men and to the for the conqueng
march of Christ those prefer
suffer eternal defeat.
This is not the day to emphasize the awful cost to humankind
for refusing to the of the Lord But somehow is easier
understand outng
mandments Church. snulnescrue
ties niustices by large
way of modern life do establish and happiness and
penitenly Bethlehem halls
tainy must understand that Saviour And
give welcome to Saviour Who condemns its ndecence its atheism
its materialism and its spirit of SNUG selfuffcency
Let all who have think the
call of the Church this joyous Feast Let them truth and loyalty
knee before the Saviour of the world and their hearts in love
to Him.
effects the Son of
God became Man AS Saint Paul eouueny wrote Being rich
He became for the sake of men, III Cor viii 81 He empted
Himself taking the form of servant Phi H. y We celebrate
the anniversary of that coming and faith in Jesus
Christ Our Saviour In Chrs coming and in Holy Faith have
an abiding of hope In Chst coming and in Holy
Faith have the unfang ioy of love In Chs coming and
holy Faith we have the only true meaning of life.
Even the awful anxees and turmoil and strife of the world
Christ truth and brought to Significantly this Feast
Day and throughout the dvou Catholic peoDe knee before
the Altar another Crib of Bethlehem because they know Gods
gift of His son pepetuaed in the Mass In Holy Communion
Christ to the inn of their soul and in loving alteration they
offer their praise with Mary and Joseph This the faith and hope
and love which the world Families of Christ will
the face of the earth through the strength received at the table
of the Lord
holy tradition to give support to the orphans through
contributions Christmas In the true spirit of Christ
orphans homeless and sick and indeed all
the dear and children of the Diocese who look
their Holy Mother the Church. for love and protection throughout the
All these little children and afflicted brothers
the Faith ask beloved Brethren in the of the
Blessed Saviour to make gift at the Masses Christmas
thanksgiving and likely unnoticed blessings
the Christ All the offerings collected
Christmas in the Churches and Chap of the Diocese given to
orphans and charities of the Diocese
Beseechng for you the and joy of Christ throughout
Christmastide and the New Year.
Devoedly in Christ,
MICHAEL J.. READY
Bishop of Columbus
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Canterbury Cathedral Murder
Symbol of Ne,o Martyrdoms
Staying of Thomas Beckett Compared With Persecu.
ton of Church Behind Iron Curtain Today

bishop, must needs oppose"
But the King continued his plea
that Thomas become Archbishop.
Finally at the insistence Of Cardin-
al Henry of Pisa that IL would be
for the good of the Church, st.
Thomas accepted the appointment.
Almost Immediately the new
Archbishop of Canterbury and the
King were at odds. Like totalitar-
ian regimes of today, the King
wanted to reduce the Church TO a
docile instrument in his service.
For that purpose he insisted that
the Church accept the "constitu-
tions of Claredon."
Among their provisions we're
those giving the King control Of
Church benefices, making clerics
subject to the civil courts instead
Continued on Page p
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21

The day of Prayer by American
Catholics for prosecuted brethren
behind the Iron Curtain follows
the feast of st. Thomas a Beckett,
who for centuries has stood as the
symbol of the prosecuted Church.
The feast of st. Thomas is De
cember 90. The day of prayer set
by Archbishop Francis P. Keough
of Baltimore, Chairman of the Ad-
ministrative Board of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference, is
Sunday, December 30.
The propriety of having the day
of prayer for the prosecuted so
close to the feast of st. Thomas
was pointed out by Archbishop Ke-
ough. Coming as it does immedi-
ately after the feast commemorat-
ing the martyrdom of st. Thomas
a Beckett" the Archbishop said,
I'VE feel that on that day Ameri-
cans will be given not only a re-
newed consciousness of the suffer
ing which is being endured by per-
secuted peoples abroad, but they
will be given as well an opportun-
ity to offer by prayer and mortifi-
cation some concrete deHionstra-
tion of their solidarity with those
who suffer for the sake of their
faith"
Like so many prosecuted for
their faith today, st. Thomas died
a martyr in the eyes of the Church
and a traitor" in the eyes of the
regime. He was murdered on De-
cember 20, ITO, as he prayed in
England's Canterbury cathedral.
Born in London in lib, Thomas
in his youth served as a clerk in
the household of Archbishop Theo-
bald of Canterbury. He became the
Archbishop's brilliant protege and
was later ordained a deacon by
him.
When King Henry II came to the
throne he made st. Thomas the
lord chancellor. The Saint and the
King were close friends for a
while. They rode side by side in
various military engagements.
When Archbishop Theobald died
in 1161, the King supported st.
Thomas for the office of Arch
bishop. st. Thomas demurred. Il
know your plans for the Church, !"
he told the king. "You will assert
claims which /, if / were Arch
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
BY 9. r. Brvnsf
(Foreign editor, N.C.W.C.
News Service)

Marshal Tito says the people In
the United States "do not know the
truth about the question of re-
ligion" in Yugoslavia. "They do
not know that religion is complete
ly free" he writes in his letter to
the American publicist Drew Pear
son.
Thirty million American Catho-
lies have been called to pray -
on Sunday, December 80 - for
their prosecuted brethren in al
most a score of countries where
religion is not free. Yugoslavia
stands high up in the list of ma
tions, drawn up by the American
Bishops, "in which persecution of
the Church now RACES"
Are the American Bis h op S
wrong? Have American Catholics
been misled? Should Yugoslavia
be stricken from the list of coun-
tries where Bishops and priests
are held in prison, where thou
sands have died a martyrs death,
where Catholic schools, newspa-
pers and societies are wiped out,
where the Pope is vilified, where
religious education is ruthlessly
hampered, where religious COM
munities have been dispersed?
If Tito can prove that none OF
these conditions - the sad ear
marks of religious persecution =
exist today in his country, then he
is, indeed, entitled to claim that
religion is completely free" in
Yugoslavia. And he can be assur-
ed that Americas Catholics would
be the first ones to welcome such
proof.
But unfortunately, Tito and his
regime hardly LET day pass by
without furnishing some new proof
demonstrating the very opposite of
what he asserts and giving addi-
tional emphasis to the prayers
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Women Place Free
Pamphlets In Rack
Union Terminal

A Catholic information rack has
been placed in the women's lounge
of Columbus Union Terminal by
the religious activities committee
of the Central Deanery, Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women.
Miss Blanche Meagher of Our
Lady of Victory Parish, Columbus,
chairman of the committee, person
ally installed the rack this week
She stocked the racks compart-
ments with copies of the Catholic
Times and with pamphlets for free
distribution to travellers interested
in reading about the Church and
its doctrine.
Decision to place the rack in the
station was made at a recent meet
ing of the committee when one Of
the members pointed out that she
had seen one in a New York rail
terminal.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Secular Paper
Hits Bigotry
OF Blanshard

SALEM, 0re.-NC)-Paul Blan.
shard is IAN evangel of discord"
who constitutes "a real challenge
to democracy the Capital State
Journal here declared in an edi-
torial criticizing the Salem school
board for permitting the anti-Cath-
olic author and lecturer to use the
public high school auditorium Ito
preach his gospel of division and
bigotry."
"Salem and Mount Angel have
been visited this week by Paul
Blanshard, who is on a lecture tour
assailing the Roman Catholic
Church under the sponsorship of
'Protestants and Other Americans
United for the Separation of
Church and State speaking on
The Catholic Challenge to Amer
lean Democracy doing his best to
disunite America in time that the
nation is waging hot war in Korea
and cold war in the rest of the
world against Communism and
needs unity more than ever" the
secular newspaper said.
"Blanshard was granted the use
of the Salem high school auditori-
um to preach his gospel of division
and bigotry. 1t was built by tax
payers for cultural advancement,
not to prejudice as many OF the
people as possible against patri-
otic citizens because of their reli-
gion. This was not the purpose the
auditorium was built for and the
school board knows it,
"The wise Benedictine Fathers
at Mount Angel took the wind out
of Blanshard's sails by inviting
him to speak to the clergy and
students of their academy and
courteously listened to his har-
angue against the Church as an
'undemocratic organization He
was not placed under any restric-
ton as to the nature of his re-
marks. Some of his statements
were answered and others contra
dicted flatly.
at is the activities of such evan
gels of religious intolerance as
Blanshard that constitute real
challenge to democracy. He is
helping the Reds by stirring up
and fomenting religious discord to
divide and embitter our people
and make conquest easier"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Grade Schools
Break Record
In Enrolment

WASHINGTON - (NC) - Cath
olic elementary schools, spurred by
the largest numerical increase in
registration in any two-year period
since 1920, attained a record en-
rollment during the 1949-50 school
year, according to figures announc-
ed here by the Education Depart
ment of the National Catholic Wei
fare Conference.
The elementary schools rose ap-
proximately IL per cent in enroll
ment compared to the 1947-48 fig
ure of 1904, 1865, former peak year
reported in the Education Depart
ment'S biennial surveys. This rep
resented further continuing in
crease in the number of elemen-
tary school students since l94O,
when a declining trend in enroll
ment that had begun in 1882 was
reversed.
Largest enrollments in history
also were recorded in the 1949-50
school year for women's colleges
and for minor seminaries, while
mems colleges and universities de-
clined approximately one per cent
from their 1947-48 all-time peak OF
277, ,568. Women's colleges rose 2.8
per cent in registration, and minor
seminarieS 9.1.
Largest percentage increase was
recorded for major seminaries,
which rose 116 per cent in their
student total from the 1947-48 fig
ure of 8,444. Diocesan teachers
colleges and normal schools in
creased 2.3 per cent in students.
High schools were not included
in the Education Department fig
ures, which were announced by
statistician Emma Kammerer. But
even without high school enroll
ments, the 1949-50 total so far tab
ulated was greater than the 1945-
as overall enrolment total of
2,870,056, she reported.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
China Reds
Jail Fourth
US. Bishop
Most Rev. Philip Cote Is
Arrested With Three
Priests of Mission

Tokyo Radio, NC)-Another
American-born missionary Bishop
has been arrested by the Chinese
communists, according to reports
received here. He is Bishop Philip
Cote of Suchow, Kiangsu province,
q native of Lawrence, Mass. On the
morning of December 6, manacled,
he was taken off to prison. Three
Chinese priests we're arrested at
the same time.
Bishop Cote is the fourth Amer
ican-born Bishop in communist
jails. The others are Bishops Fran.
els X. Ford. MN, of Kaying, Am
brose H. Pinger, O.F.M., of Chow
sun, and Rembert Kowalski, O.F.M.
of Wuchang.
The arrest of Bishop Cote follow
ed a dramatic incident when 900
boys and girls, led by the political
director" of Suchow Catholic mid
die school, screamed down with
Imperialism, but observed dead
silence when the same communist
official tried to lead them in the
yell down with the 'imperialist
Bishop!"
The failure to break down the
loyalty of the Catholic and non
Catholic student body to the So
year-old Bishop spoiled the scheme
of the communists to arrest him
with the usual pretext that he had
been accused" by students of "im-
perialiSt" activities.
Several hundred soldiers then
surrounded the school and took the
Bishop off to prison. The three
priests arrested at the same time
were the Rev. Paul Cheng, ST.,
Paul Hsu and Paul Kiang. Father
Cheng was the principal of the
Catholic middle school.
This was the second arrest of
Bishop Cote. He had been previous
ly held in June and July 1949,
eight months after the so-called lib.
Grafton of Suchow. He was arrested
as the responsible head" when a
Chinese priest was accused OF
breaking the law.
Pressure on the 1,200-member
student body to denounce the Bish.
op and the priests had been going
on for the past year. The govern
ment had placed a political ad-
wiser" on the faculty to stir up
students in the "anti-imperialist'
campaign. The loyalty of the school
to the Church irked and baffled
the desperate officials.
The board of education dispers,
ed Catholic students of the lower
classes among state-run schools
and permitted only the highest
class to remain. Other non-CathoIiC
students were brought into the
Catholic school. Even with this
maneuver the political adviser was
unable to induce the student body
to denounce the Bishop at a public
Continued on Page q
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21

NEW YORK - (NC) - Estab-
lishment of full-titme u. S. Am
bassador to the State of Vatican
City would work untold harm, .
the National Lutheran Council,
which says it represents eight
church bodies with a total mem
bership of 100000 persons, has
stated. The statement was prompt
ed by President Truman's nomi-
nation of Gen Mark Clark to
serve as Ambassador at Vatican
City.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Tito Says Religion Is Free
But Continues Persecution

American Catholics will offer up
for their prosecuted brethren.
How can they believe that re-
ligion is completely free" In
Yugoslavia when they learn that,
on December z, the government
controlled Croatian radio thun-
dered forth against certain re-
ligious leaders skilfully abusing
religious traditions? How can
they believe Tito when the same
radio sneeringly refers to the fact
that "many people still hang on
to a great many mystical fallacies
because they are not acquainted
either with the basic elements of
natural and other science?
How can Tito expect the Amer
ican people to believe his asser-
tions when they are informed that
just a few days ago the Belgrade
radio (Which surely reflects the
regimes official attitude) broad
cast talk by the Slovenian prime
Continued on Page p
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Cathedral Lawn TO Have
Outdoor Christmas Crib

The Christmas Crib on the lawn
of the Cathedral in Columbus
which is viewed by thousands
each year will be blessed by the
Very Rev. Harry S. Connolly, pas
tor of the Cathedral, Saturday
Dec %, at $50 p IN.
Assisting Monsignor Connolly a.
the Solemn Blessing will be tt
Rev. James Geiger and the Re
George Fulcher, assistant pastor
at the Cathedral, who will be de
con and bdeaeon.
The Rev. Robert White, also Of
the Cathedral and Professor at ST.
Charles Seminary, will be the mas
ter of ceremonies.
The CYO Choristers, directed by
Arnold Eifert, will sing the re.
sponses and offer program Of
carols. 2
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Veteran China Missionary
Arrested, Exhibited, jailed

UNION CITY, N. J. - NC) -
The Rev. Harold Travers, C. P, 50,
who has been arrested and jailed
by the communists in China, was
marched through the streets of
Paotsing under heavy guard, ac-
cording to word received by the
Very Rev. Ernest Welch, Passion
ist provincial at St. Michael's Mon
aStery here.
Father TraverS is veteran Chi
ma missioner and founded a trade
school for orphans in Paotsing.
The school has been taken over
by the communists and the orphans
put to work in the Red Army, ac-
cording to reports.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Truman Will Send
Clark Nomination
To Next Congress

WASHINGTON = NC) Pres
ident Truman has not changed his
mind about nominating General
Mark Clark as Ambassador to Vat
ican City, he said this week.
Questioned about a rumor that
the administration might leave
on the shelf" the proposal that
aroused nationwide controversy,
the President said that when Con-
gress reconvenes in January he
will again send to the Senate Gen
eral Clark's nomination.
Meanwhile a Gallup poll indicat-
ed last week that 40 per cent OF
the u. S. public didn't know any
thing about" the proposal to send
an ambassador to the Vatican.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
World Awaits Its Saviour
Triple Masses
Dec. 25 Herald
Christ's Birth

Christ's birth, the assurance of
our redemption and the cause of
our Christmas joy, will be COM
memorated throughout the Diocese
Of Columbus with all the pomp and
majesty with which the Church has
clothed the celebration of this
great feast.
Knowing well the full joy of her
children, Holy Mother Church has
granted to each priest the unusual
privilege of offering three Masses
on Christmas day: the first honor
ing Christ's Birth according to
the Flesh; the second, His Birth
through grace in the hearts of the
faithful; and the third, His eternal
generation or Birth in the Bosom
Of God His Father.
Mirroring the pent-up joy of the
world which had waited so long for
the accomplishment of Christ's
Birth among men, the Church has
given permission, at the discretion
of the Bishop, to celebrate the
first of these Masses at midnight,
the very beginning Of Christmas.
The following Diocesan regula-
tons govern the celebration of
Midnight Mass in the parish and
mission churches throughout the
diocese:
ID The Mass must be a High
or Sung Mass. Low Mass is not
permitted.
~ An appropriate sermon on
the significance of Christmas
must be preached.
90 The Midnight Mass is for
the heads of families and those
who have to work. Since Christ
mas holds special significance
for children, a special Mass
should be arranged for their
benefit.
(4) Low Mass is permitted at
mlongnt IN the chapelS OF rellg-
ious houses, and may be attend
ed only by those living in the
house.
(5) All should receive Holy
Communion on this great feast
of Christ's Birth. The Euchar.
istic Fast must be observed for
four hours before the Midnight
Mass.
All the fine old Catholic Gus
toms of blessing the Crib before
the first Mass on Christmas and
of singing the lovely hymns of
the Christmas Feast are strong
ly recommended, keeping always
in mind their proper reference
to the august action of the Mass.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Third TV Program
In Diocesan Series
Scheduled Sunday

The third program in the cur
rent series of religious telecasts
sponsored by the Diocese of Colum-
bus will be presented Sunday, Dec.
%, over WBNS-TV, Channel 10, at
2:30 p. m, the Right Rev. Msgr.
Roland T. Winel, director of the Sc
ries, announced this week.
Sundays program will feature
episodes concerning the Old Testa-
ment prophets who foretold the
coming of Christ as the Messias.
The final program in the series
will be seen at the same time over
the same station Sunday, Dec. 30.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Pastoral Letter Urges
Generosity To Orphans
Bishop Ready Calls Feast of Nativity Occasion of Hope
For "Anxious and Distressed Men

Commemoration of the birth
of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus
Christ, on Christmas Day is an
occasion of hope and joy and
love for anxious and distressed
men," Bishop Ready declared in
a pastoral letter this week.
AT the same time he called at
tention to the "holy tradition to
give support to the orphans
through generous contributions
on Christmas. "In the true spir-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
Bishop Ready
To Celebrate
Midnight Mass

Solemn Masses will be offered in
many churches throughout the dio-
cese at midnight, Christmas Eve,
by the permission Of Bishop Ready.
Bishop Ready will be the cele-
brant of the Solemn Pontifical
Mass in the Cathedra. Church of
the diocese, st. Joseph. Preceding
the Mass, which will begin prompt
ly at II p. m, the Bishop will bless
the Christmas Crib.
Assisting Bishop Ready in the
Mass will be the Very Rev. Harry
S. Connolly, pastor of the Cathed-
raj. The Very Rev. Harold O'Don-
nell, assistant chancellor, and the
Very Rev Matthew Howard, of st.
Charles Seminary, will be deacons
of honor to the Bishop.
The Rev. James Geiger and the
Rev. George Fulcher, both assist
ant pastors of the Cathedral, will
be deacon and subdeacon of the
Mass respectively.
The Rt. Rev. Roland Winel and
the Rev. James Carroll, secretar-
les to Bishop Ready, and the Rev.
Robert White. assistant pastor of
the Cathedral and professor at st.
Charles Seminary, will be the mas
ters of ceremonies. The st. Char
les Seminarians will be the minor
ministers for the Mass.
The sermon during the Mass will
be delivered by Bishop Ready
The st. Charles Seminary choir
will sing the professional and the
Propers of the Mass. The Ordinary
and Offertory of the Mass will be
sung by the choir of st. Joseph
Continued on Page p
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21

it of Christ" the Bishop wrote,
I'VE bring gift to the orphans
and homeless and sick, and, in
deed, to all the dear men and
women and children of this Dio-
cese who look to their Holy
Mother, the Church, for love and
protection throughout the whole
year."
The text of the Bishops letter
follows:
Evening star., 1951-03-30
HOLLYWOOD.


Merle Oberon plays a sophisti-
Gated woman who falls in love
with much younger man in "24
Hours in the Life of Woman" )"
to be made in London and Paris.
The late Stefan Zweig wrote the
story.
Frank SinaJra's picture at U-I
lis called Meet Danny Wilson" "
1t follows the pattern of Frankie's S
life. He would very much like to
have Ava Gardner as his leading
lady. You can expect an interest
ing announcement from the real
life Mrs. Sinatra very soon.
Dick Powell is going thataWay
has two westerns on his sched-
ule, Happy Valley and Break
away Why? Because a western
has to be really terrible to lose
money.
jeff Chandler is in line to star
in THE World in His Arms, u
which the late Sam Wood bought
while at Universal. jeff also
stands a good chance of playing
the male lead in Lydia Bailey.
Peggy Dow says it is a dog S
life. The dog in her starring pic
ture, "One Never Knows" &C
tually earns more than twice what
Evening star., 1951-03-30

will star as South Seas ditto in
"Pang Tang"
Eduardo Ciannelli, who, I think
is the best of all the heavies. will
fly back from Italy to play the
gangster in the Spencer Tracy pic
Iture. 1.-The People Versus O'Hara. -
Talking of heavies, Rita Hay
worth'S favorite menace. George
Macready. joins Rita's favorite
leading man. Glenn Ford, in "The
White Road" George plays a
French collaborationist.
Richard Conte has formed an
independent company to make
films for television and the screen
He'll do a movie, "The Unloved,' u
in Italy this summer with Ruth
his wife, who is not unloved.
Diana Lynn, nipped by the le-
climate theater bug, will go to
Dennis, Mass, for summer stock,
teeing off with Second Tires
hold" At the moment she is play
ing Spencer Tracy's daughter at
Metro.
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