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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-12-03
Peron And The Church

It WIS bound TO happen. Juan D. Peron, the per
ennial President Of Argentina whose regime has
seemed largely favorable to the Catholic Church
now complaining publicly against two Archbshops
Bishop, and several priests who. according TO
The Presdente are working against the government
The Pcroutsfa Press following its leaders cue, seems
to be conducting full scale campaign against Ger
tain clerics. including Cardinal Antonio Gag
giano Of Rosario.
The first reports on the situation indicate that
Peron and his political associates seriously dis
turbed BY attempts to apply Catholic social prin-
cipes 70 certain aspects Of Argentine life. partic
niarly to the labor movement which has been one
Of Perons chief political supports
II is not yet clear Just what the pfelates and
priests have done to provoke The denunciations
But We will bet peso that have here Latin
American version Of the kind Of trouble that US
uaIly follows when dietators-whether proiessedly
friendly or openly unfrendly toward the Church
find the restraints OF Christian moral principles
nolerabe Il Is easy to guess, too, that Peron, will
accuse the Bishops Of "meddling IN politics" be
cause that is the usual complaint when the Church
finds II necessary 10 take stand against injustice.
That the anti-clerieal formula is often convincing
IS seen in the success Dictator Tito of 1ngoslaya
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LOUIS =. BUDENZ
Education as Education

misleading us on China. The fact
that this charge was confirmed
by the report of the Librarian of
Congress to the Senate Sub
Committee on Internal Secur-
ity, and embodied in black and
white IN the famous Report on
the Institute Of Pacific Relations
was totally unknown.
But One Example
This was but one item in
series of examples in illiteracy
on communism which these col
lege seniors evidence, showing
that they are largely unfamiliar
with the realities of the America
OF their day But We cannot be
too harsh on them, because this
lack Of knowledge on Red strst-
egy and tactics is too widespread
a feature of those adults who
should be our eountry'S leaders
in every walk of life.
We cannot underestimate.
then, the stress placed by the
Cominform--the successor of the
Communist International ON
"Marxist strategy and tactic"
as something the communists
must acquire. MoScow's agents
hare been able TO employ these
strategic and tactical methods,
particularly as laid down by
Stain in the Foundations Of
LeniniSm, TO such good effect
as 10 be able TO incite TOO many
Americans into a present frenzy
OF uni0ittine support Of the com
alanist line. # MoscotD is 10
intensity the training of the fifth
columns on this point. there is
no telling hoio far our nation,
pill be persuaded to d eStrop
itself.
This tragic lack of knowledge
can be remedied in only one
way, by an intelligent corps of
leading citizens throughout the
country who have given almost
as much attention to the study
of communism and its operations
as they do to other problems.
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Our Holy Fathers mission intention for December
IS. Conversion 10 Christ of the hRh-caste people
Of India The division Of the people Of India into
castles, or classes, each one with its own particular
occupation is part of the Hindu religion Hindu
ism teaches that 1t is impossible TO rise above the
caste into which is born except by death and
rebirth
These higheaste people we're formerly the priests
and teachers Of Hinduism. but in modern times
many of them have drifted into maierialism They
are still. however, very influential people II more
OF them converted 10 Christ they could be
come effective workers 10 save their country from
Communism
Many Christian leaders in India feel that Hindu
ism will not be able to stem the tide OF Communism
While the caste system is slowly dying out II will
be a long time before the traditions are forgotten
Hence prayer for the conversion OF high-caste peo
pie of India is very timely and very important
Members Of the Ponfical Mission-aid societies, the
Society for the Propagation Of the Faith and the
Holy Childhood Association will pray especially for
this important intention
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has had telling the world that the Catholic HER
srchy Of that country is too political minded dn
this connection it is interesting to note that Gin
cnnatian who recently returned from visit to Yugo
savia old group at dinner last week that the
Tito government is supporting Churches, although
not fully as long as they stay out of politics. ,
In way, we might say even glad TO
hear Of the sharp break between some Church lead
ers and whose policies have not found favor
with most North Americans. Perons regime recogniz
ing the fact that although almost all Argentines
Catholics, has granted important concessions to the
Church in education and in other directions but
close link with ruler like Peron is always hazard
Gus for the Church because it places the Church
in position of seeming to endorse certain OBJ
iectionable aspects of the government The Church
in Argentina has rot blessed Peron and all his
works, but it would not be surprising if many North
Americans think it has. The present estrangement
could 90 far toward correcting that impression.
Telegraph Register
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-12-03
"TOys For Tots

Marine Corps Reservists in The Columbus area
are at the present time launching their annual
Christmas campaign, "To,s for Tots"
BY the time the Marine Corps Reservists end
their Toys for Tots" campaign the nth Of
December, they hope to have enough toys 20 pro-
vide gifts for all the less fortunate children IN
the Franklin County area
This yuletide season the Cub Scouts, and Ex
plorer Scouts in Franklin County have again joined
with the Marine Corps Reseryists 10 insure that the
campaign will be success and that there will
be no such thing as an underprivileeed child who
will be forgotten Christmas morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Public arc asked TO have new or
useable toy available on the llth of December On
that date the Scouts will canvass each and every
home in Franklin County collecting toy donations
The Marine Reseryists will then engage in their
unmilitary occupation Of sorting and preparing the
gifts for distribution
Many OF these Marine Corps Reservsts are veter
ans Of the Korean conflict, where the Leathernecks
established reputation not only for their fighting
abilities but also for their charitable efforts in
behalf Of homeless Korean children. Let's help
hem continue their charitable work
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MONSIGNOR HIGGINS
Priest OF Vision

for period of twenty-five years.
Within the limits of this column
it is impossible even to list the
many contributions which he has
made to the cause of social JUS
tice, at home and abroad, during
his lifetime association with
NCWC. We can only hope that
the previously unpublicized story
of his first meeting with the
great Samuel Gompers will serve
TO illustrate a few of the distinc-
tive qualities which have con-
Sistently characterized his work
in the important field of social
action.
From the very beginnings
Archbishop O'Boyle pointed out
in announcing his retirement
Father MCGOWAN proved himself
to be a man of extraordinary
vision. Surely it required un.
usual vision to establish a Cath
olic Conference on Industrial
Problems in the golden" twen-
ties and even greater vision to
establish, a few years later, a
Catholic Association for Inter-
national Peace Both of these orr
ganizationS and several others
which owe their existence to his
initiative were started at time
when few Americans were even
remotely interested in the appli-
cation of moral principles to do
mestic economic life and inter-
national relations. 1t is doubtful
if any of them would have been
established at such an early date
except for the initiative and the
vision of Father MCGOWAN.
But if Father MCGOWAN was
a pioneer organizationally speak
ing, he was even further ahead
of his time in the realm of Cath
Ollie social theory. Few, if any,
of his contemporaries were as
quick to see the logical neceSsi-
ty of an organized system of la
bor-management-government CO.
operation in American economic
life. As we have already seen,
he was advocating the industry
council idea long before Quad
rageSimo Ammo. After Quadrages-
imo Ammo he was one of the
first Americans to grasp the full
significance of the encyclical
program of social reconstruction
and one of the first to begin to
think realistically about its ap-
plication to the American econo-
my. Two or three of his publica-
tions stand up as being among
the most valuable commentaries
on the Papal program,
Father McGowan'S countless
friends among the clergy and in
the ranks of labor and manage
ment will be happy to learn, i'm
cidentally, that he is not going
into retirement in the usual
sense of the word He has al
ready announced that he plans
to devote all of his time during
the next year to the neglected
field of inter-American Catho-
lie social action. Ad multos an
n0sl
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60 often and you'll overcome
fear.
q. Hoio tong can one 90 on
receiUing Holy Communion NTH.
out going 10 confeSSion2
A. While there is no exact
rule about it, except that one
must be in the state of grace to
receive Holy Communion, there
are definite customs. Daily COM
municants usually go to confes-
sion every week or every two
weeks. II would scarcely be fit
ting to allow more than month
to intervene, even if' one is not
aware of any mortal sins. The
Sacrament of Penance is an inn
portant preparation for worthy
reception of Holy Communion
and is great help in spiritual
growth on its own account as a
Sacrament. While the old ex-
treme of insisting upon confess
sion before every reception of
Holy Communion is to be set
aside there should be an in
creased appreciation of the inn
portance of confession.
@. What are the terms of the
Spanish privilege regarding Fri
day abstinence?
A. Because of her ancient
service to the Church an indult
was granted to Spain, releasing
Catholics of Spain from some
abstinence days. They are not
freed of the necessity of doing
penance, any more than Ca
tholic who is excused or dispen-
Sed on a particular occasion is
made free of penance. They
may eat meat on Friday except
on Fridays of Lent, Ember FRI
days and vigilS.
@. Is it not better TO tell a
small tOhlte lie rather than TO
hurt somebody's feelings or per-
hdps loork some serious eUfI up-
on someone By telling the truth?
No. AS st. Augustine says we
cannot tell lie for our neigh
bor's advantage any more than
we can steal for his advantage.
We cannot do evil that good may
come. Romans S:8) Lying is new
er permitted. II is absolutely
forbidden because it is evil in
itself, an abuse of the gift of
speech, a practice most destruc-
tive of mutual trust among men.
If the whole truth will injure
our neighbor it would be pru-
dent or necessary to evade the
question or refuse to answer. In
exceptional circumstances an
evasive reply, which may allow
the questioner to draw wrong
conclusion, is permitted, but the
reason must be proportionate.
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F, Healey, Inquiry Corner,
The Catholic Times, Box 636,
Columbus (16) Ohio.
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community leaders in each area
who volunteered to enroll in the
coming classes on the Tech
niqueS OF Communism in the
Massachusetts, Capital. Their de-
sire to know about the nature
and operations of our Red enemy
constitutes in itself the begin
ming of the answer TO Soviet
psychological warfare.
The introduction of these class
es into Boston, which begin next
January 4, is a new stage in the
development of non-partiSsn
and American moral force which
can intelligently come to grips
with the communist line. The
twenty classes thus far held in
the New York-New Jersey-Phil-
edelphia area have produced
amazingly good fruit. IL is i'm.
possible 70 turn back the tide
OF Red infiitratton into our
thinking If me do NOT equip
ourSelpeS NTH knoWiedge aud
facts about communism itself
,pbich Will enable as to detect
us operation and offset them.
internationally. the Red arm
les of invasion are constantly
being urged to educate them
selves IN "the great teaching of
Marx. .Engels-Lenin-Stalin." Dur
ing the past year issue after issue
of the Cominform organ, For q
Lasting Peace, for People $
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The Marian Year

a Marian Year is proclaimed to be celebrated
throughout the world on the occasion of the first
centenary Of the definition of the dogma of I'm
maculate Conception Of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
With these words our Holy Father, Pope Plus
XII. proclaimed TO all the world the beginning Of
The great year Of tribute t, Gods Mother that will
end this coming Wednesday.
Even at the early date we as individuals are in
position to assess just what this year has meant
to each OF US. II has been a year Of spiritual
birth, year of untold blessings and graces We
have strengthened those filial ties which bind us
to our Blessed Mother We have emphasized our re-
lationshp 10 the Mother Lf God and placed before
the world to what Mary's true place in the
economy of our salvation should be
The great feast Of Mary's Immaculate Coneep-
ton with which we will close this Marian Year will
forever to remind is ali Of the tremendous
spiritual event through which we have lived With
the celebration this Wednesday Of our Mothers
greatest feast are starting new century since
the declaration of this dogma of honoring God
spread and have its continued effect according to
The mind of Christ and His Vicar earth,
Holy Father
It will be for future generations. though to
assess the wider. overall effect Of the Marian Year
II may be that this effect has yet to take place
But can be assured that il will take place. II
had to start in the souls Of the faithful of the
individual child Of Mary If we in our stock-taking,
assume that it did take place-then
assume that il has or will take place scale
grand that ii surpasSes the individuals
observation prediction.
We have noted many times that each age or era
in human events is given, by its chronielers,
particular label name II should be the particular
prayer of each one Of us now at the close Of the
Marian Year that this her Year, will be Of such
significance that it will give its name to this era
in which we now live
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gees now live "are relatively
poor" He says 100000 addition
al people are trying to live in
countries which found il hard to
support their own non-refugee
populations of about six million
persons"
Monsignor Mcmahon said here
that the Catholic Near East We'll
fare Association had recently
found Il necessary to protest to
the US. Government the pre-
sentation of credentials by Amer
lean Ambassador Lawson TO the
President of Israel in the New
City of Jerusalem, nov untaw-
fully claimed as Israel's capital"
The United Nations. he pointed
out, has called for the interna-
tionalization of Jerusalem, and
its wishes and directives are be
ing ignored.
catholics the world over must
not be deluded by the wave of
propaganda in our press said
Monsignor Mcmahon, and we
should stand firm on the ques-
tion of Palestine" I'VE should
be poor heirs Of the Crusaders
if we were to abdicate in this our
day the position we have taken
on the Holy Land of Jesus
Christ" he added.
Monsignor Mcmahon revealed
that, since 1948, the Pontifical
Mission for Palestine has given
assistance to Palestine refugees
i'm the total value of SOC. 900 600.
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was Father Raymond A. McGoW-
an, who had only recently been
appointed Assistant Director of
the Social Action Department of
the National Catholic Welfare
Conference. The illustrious old
man who had summoned Father
MCGOWAN to meet with his Exec
utive Council at the American
Federation of Labor headquar-
ters - then, as now, only four
blocks away from the NCWC
headquarters on Massachusetts
Avenue in Washington - was
Samuel Gompers, founder and
first president of the Federation.
Father MCGOWAN had just
established the Catholic Confer
ence on Industrial Problems. A
garbled news release on the pro-
ceedings of the first meeting of
this new organization in Chicago
was a little disturbing to Mr..
Gompers. He was under the mis-
taken impression that the CCIP
was to be a separate Catholic
union or federation of Catholic
unions which would compete
with the affiliates of the AFL
for the loyalty of Catholic work
ers, After Father MCGOWAN had
cleared up this unfortunate mis-
understanding, he went on to
explain that the long-range pro
gram of the CCIP was an organ
lied system of labor manage
ment-government cooperation in
+ American economic life. In 9th
er words, almost ten years be
fore the publication of Pope Plus
XFs encyclical, QuadrageSimo
Ammo, he was advocating the en-
cyclical program, which has since
come to be known as the Indus
try Council Plan. Gompers was
sympathetic with the idea, but
unfortunately he died before he
was able to do anything about
it in practical way.
Directors Resignation
Less than two weeks ago = to
bring the story up to date-Fa-
ther MCGOWAN, for reasons of
health, retired at his own re-
quest as Director of the NCWC
Social Action Department, a po-
Sition which he had held since
1e45. He had first served as As
Sistant Director, under the ia
nous Monsignor John A. Ryan,
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tion Of a Near East State -
toWnsmen and countrymen, shop
keepers, government officials,
professional men and peasant
farmers, and with the IL over
100000 Bedonin, semi-nomads
mostly living on the edge of the
Near Eastern seas of sand. Inn
agine then third of these peo-
ple-nearly 100000 in fact--liv-
ing in So camps, for the most
part where they happened to be
stranded in 1948, the others
sharing the small houses, usually
Of one or two rooms, of their non
refugee fellows in the host coun-
tries, or living in caves, tents or
other makeshift shelters. 1mag-
inc further that abou half Of
the whole number consists of
boys and girls under Is years of
age"
The refugees are living in
Gaza. Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
In these circumstances, Mr. La
bouisse points out, and as one
can well imagine, "the princi-
pies of the United Nations are
reduced TO their bare essentials"
among the refugees. Their free
dom to live, he notes is depend
ent on "a minimum subsistence
ration" and on "the possession
of a tent or one-room hut
whose floor space averages not
more than three square metres
per person"
Mr. LabouiSse points out that
the countries in which the refu-
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WASHINCTON LETTER
arabs Plight Emphasized
WASHINGTON LETTER ,

WASHINGTON - The plea
sounded here Tor justice TO
100000 homeless Arab refugees
now exiled from the Holy Land"
receives underscoring from
document which has arrived here
from the Near East.
The plea for justice was made
in the report submitted by the
Catholic Near East Welfare As
socistion on the occasion of the
annual General Meeting Of the
Catholic Archbishops and Bish-
ops Of the United States at the
Catholic University of America,
in this city. In this connection,
Msgr Thomas ]. Mcmahon, ma
tionaI secretary of CNEWA. said
the Catholic Church "still stands
for the implementation Of the
United Nations decision for the
internationalizstion Of Jerusa-
lem
The document which has come
to hand here goes Monsignor Me
Mahon one better. II says that
the Arab refugees now number
almost 100000 persons" II is a
statement by Henry r. Labouisse,
director OF the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees
Describing these unfortunate
people, who lost their homes in
Palestine six years ago, Mr. La
bouisse says.
Imagine first representa-
tive cross.section Gf The popula-
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Democracy, has devoted its chief
consideration to urging upon the
Soviet fifth columns everywhere
a stepping up in their Marxist-
feminist education.
The October % number of this
directive organ is the latest to
feature this subject, insisting
that the Communis' Parties of
the world make the education"
Of the members one Of their
chief tasks.
lntensifies Fsnstieism
This is training designed to in
tensify the fanaticismN OF the
communists, because a leading
item emphasized is the develop
ment of "Lenin norms of Party
life" We who are familiar with
Red phraseology appreciate at
once that these words order the
Stalinites of the world to be
come, in Stains phrase, .Lenin
figures that is, steeled in their
purpose 10 overthrow non-Soviet
governments, prepared to re-
ceive shocks and 10 give, them,
and also to become masters at
deceit when penetrating mass
organizations"
Ii is because of this Red train
ing up to the present hour that
the fifth column in the United
States has played such havoc in
the ranks of educated Americans.
Recently there was brought to
my attedtion group of college
seniors who were so far commit
ted to- the communist line. with.
out knowing what they were do
ing, tat the phenomenon was
most painful These young per-
sons, about 10 go out into our
United States, we're totally un-
versed in the current history Of
their country and in what dam.
age the communists had wrought
These students rushed To de
fend the Mem York Times from
the charge that this newspaper
had given a monopoly of favor
able book reviews in the Forties
to the Far Eastern experts"
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Inquiry Corner
Father Hedle3

Q Why do ne hare 10 90 to
the parish church near phich
ne happen to hpe? Would IT
not be better to 90 to the parish
l0here ne used to 90 - mhere
TOE knoi0 the pastor and every
bodg2
A. With some exceptions (e.g.
national parishes) every Catholic
is expected to attend the parish
church within whose territory
he lives. 1t is great demo-
cratic custom to accept territor-
ial boundaries rather than class
groupings and special friend
ships. Members of older parishes
who find themselves in newly
organized parish are in a position
to use their experience and
leadership. The coming of
new parishioner from another
parish always presents opportun-
tiles for exchange of ideas in
parish organizations. t h ere
would be little order in the
Church if the responsible shep-
herd (the local pastor) had def
mite boundaries but no certainty
as to the whereabouts of his
flock. 1t is important that he
knows his flock and serve it leg.
Holy Communion calls, sick calls
etc.), but that would be very
difficult if every Catholic picked
his parish at random. The obliga-
tion in conscience of supporting
the pastor means the pastor of
the parish in which we live; the
parish should be a family and
our loyalty should be directed
to "our own" parish.
O. What can | do about con-
fesSion2 Ii is a terrible ordeal
for me. / am a conDert and
kno10 should 90, but | can't
force myself TO 90, con !?
A. While confession ould
not be an ordeal it is necessary
to go even if it is very difficult
We go to the dentist or doctor
and follow his directions, no
matter how painful and diff
cult, because we want to be
healthy. The Sacrament of Pen
ance is designed to make us
healthy so far as our soul is
concerned. When He instituted
the Sacrament, Christ stated this
purpose and stressed the peace
of soul which He wanted us
to have. Only through confes-
sion is that true peace of soul
possible. Generally we overcome
unreasonable fear of something
by forcing ourselves to face it
and then the thing we feared
turns out to be far less frighten-
ing than we imagined. While
no one finds the actual confes-
sion of his sins a pleasant exper-
fence it can become reasonably
easy and - in its effect - some
thing desirable. Make yourself