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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-12
The Perfect PRAYER Book

Slowly as it must the great work of translating
the Old Testament from the original Hebrew is
proceeding under the skilled hands of American
Catholic Scripture scholars. The first volume In
cluding the books from Genesis TO Ruth appeared
about year ago and the second volume is prom
lsed for the near future. But fortunately there is
no need to wait longer for that book of the Old
Testament which has always been dearest to Chris
tian piety-the Book of the Psalms. In its Eng
lish form, it has been available since 1850
Here is not just volume of sublime poetry
which stands in the very first rank of the worlds
literature here is book of prayers. the most
cradle which the Church knows. Some Of its verses
were first chanted by the singers of the Temple of
Jerusalem before its destruction by the Babylonans
over $500 years ago.
Here are the prayers Mary knew by heart, her
Magnficat is almost tissue Of quotations from this
source, and here are the words in which she taught
her Son TO praise His Father. And so the Psalter
was Our Lords prayer book too; the last prayer
he recited in common with his Apostles, the hymn
which Matthew and Mark tell us closed the Last
Supper. was of several of the Psalms
Christ set the example which His Church
to follow. the psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs with which St Paul tells the Ephesans
they must sing and make melody in their hearts
to the Lord this precious legacy which
the New Israel has received from the old
There Is not attitude Of toward his
Creator that does not find expression in this col
lection. There are prayers OF supplcatlon IN times
Of wellbeing and in times OF distress, for those
strong in youth or feeble with age, Tor the sinner
and the innocent for those firm in faith and for
those whom the tragedies of life have shaken.
There are prayers OF thanksgiving for the indivd-
ual rescued from distress and Tor a nation saved
from the hands of lis enemies There are prayers
Of confidence OF trust that God will be with His
own, let Satan and his allies do what they will.
And there the praises OF God set in words
that God Himself has inspired for like all the books
of Sacred Scriptures the Psalms too have Him as
their chief Author
We Catholics shall observe Septuagesima Sunday
as the beginning OF our annual Bible Week time
for reminding ourselves OF the inesiimable treasure
that is in the Sacred Scriptures. The New
Testament is surely familiar TO all Of US, II the
Psalms book Of which We know too little. let
this year see the beginning Of deyout understand
ing and feryen OF Gods prayer book
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-12
A Family Reunion

The separation of mother and child is something
that goes against all the laws of nature. II is a
heartrendlng experience 10 talk TO either the
mother her child when they are suffering that
loneliness that only the close presence of the other
can dispeL
Bad as it IS this pain of separation of mother
and child is often Iessened somewhat by the knoW
edge of the whereabouts of the by the other
and the sustaining thought that an eventual reun-
ion viii most certainly come
The depths OF sorrow are often sounded though
when the separation Is such that neither mother
nor child knows where the other is, and when there
is apparent hope OF ever filling that unique void
made by the absence of one dearly loved
This situation is that exists all around us
and Is one that we If We only tried, could do
thing about Thinking of IL, should resolve TO
act to make II one OF our Marian year projects.
Our Divine Lord gave His Mother to the whole
human race when He was dying the cross She
lovingly accepted us as hers This was the formal
and external manifestation Of that close relation
ship between Jesus, Mary and ourselves that came
about when Mary consented TO become the Mother
of God AT the time Of the Annunciation She is. in
the order OF Grace, in every sense Mother Just
surely is that wonderful person who cooper
ated with Almighty God 10 bring us into this world
II is this particular separation of Mary from so
many millions of her children that should think
about during this Marian Year. So few people in
this great country OF alone let alone the rest
OF the world recognize Mary as their Mother They
thing Is on their part, they don't know where to
find her or many times know that she exists
Ii every Catholic during this Marian Year through
prayer. good example and actual contact should
make himself responsible for the return of Just
one Of Marys lost children TO his rightful home
the effect upon not only this country but upon
the whole world would be incaleulabe.
II would take only a little thought plus many
prayers and great determination to turn the trick
We could do II if We would.
In speech made al the National University Of
Taipei Formosa Archbishop Joseph Kuo told his
audience that he expected each of them to be
personally responsible for FIVE conversions year.
Five! lie vas speaking to group of young stu
dents and in explaining has wishes TO them he said
that while he expected only conrert a year
from Catholics without higher education he consid-
cred that five should be the minimum for university
students.
II we needed any more incentive than the sight
OF the pressing need. the glorious objective and
the Joy Of the work Of helping Marys children to
return home--then the expectations Of the Arch
bishop should be the spark
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puIpOse.
The purpose of Father Keller's
booklet is TO put an end to this
unfortunate controversy by the
negative" but necessary" ap-
proach of showing what the en-
eyclicals do not teach as we'll as
what the social doctrine posi-
lively proposes in its program of
social reconstruction. n"
In our opinion, however,
Christianity and American Cap
italism," far from accomplishing
this salutary purpose. will have
exactly the opposite effect. Faith
er Keller not only adds fuel to
the fire but goes out of his way
to sprinkle ii with kerosene.
This he does by the familiar de-
vice of pinning the Socialist label
on all those with whom he hap
pens TO disagree. Pope Plus
XII" he says, mot merely con-
demns Socialism but even warns
against the present-day trend to-
ward an all-embracing socializaE
tion which some Catholics not
merely accept but contend is
demanded by the social teaching
of the Church"
No Identification
Father Keller. unfortunately,
neglects to identity any of these
so-called Catholic Socialists. But
unless we are badly mistaken he
is referring to people like the
late Bishop Haas of Grand Rap
ids, the late Monsignor John A.
Ryan of NCWC and the numerous
Bishops, priests and laymen who
are proud TO be known as dis
ciples of these departed leaders.
As matter of fact, if Father
Keller'S terms of reference we're
accepted, we would have TO con-
elude that there are almost as
many Socialists in the ranks of
the American clergy and laity
as there are in the dwindling
ranks of the American Socialist
Party. We would also have to con-
clude that there are a few, and
maybe more than a few, Social
lists on the faculty of Father
Keller's University, for which we
have the highest admiration.
Not all of Father Keller's read
ers, however, will be willing to
accept his terms of reference.
His intentions are obviously very
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-12
WASHINGTON LETTER
Senate Group Warned Against
US. Recognition OF Red China

WASHINGTON - The United
States will not recognize Red
China or consent to its admis-
sion to the United Nations, ii it
heeds the advice of a Senator
who was sent to the Far East to
study the impact OF our foreign
policy there.
Senator II. Alexander Smith Of
New Jersey has told the SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions:
Il want TO emphasize that orfe
this trip ! had my previous con
victions fully confirmed, namely.
that the United States must not
recognize Red China nor consent
to its admission TO the United
Nations while ii remains a sat
elite taking orders from Mos
COW.
Such move might well be
the the death blow to the aspir-
stions of the struggling nations
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serted, emphasizes the import
ance of appointing United States
representatives in these areas
who are humanity sympathetic
with the problems of the people,
and who are able to interpret the
good will and sincere desire of
the American people to help. We
must not seek TO dominate or die
tate. We must not try to rebuild
these countries in the image of
America. We must help them in
their keen eagerness to work out
their own future"
Telling the committee that
physical war and atomic destruc-
tion need not be inevitable"
Senator Smith concluded his OBJ
servationS on a spiritual note.
Final and lasting victory can
be won" he said, by winning
the critical war of ideas-by
convincing the minds of men of
the eternal values of freedom
under the guiding hand Of God"
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Inquiry Corner

Q. When a Catholic has been
array from Confession for many
years and cannot remember all
his mortal sins, can he make
good confession?
A. Yes. 1t is ordinarily neeess-
ary for a person to tell all mortal
sins in Confession, but no one is
bound to the impossible. The I'm
portant thing in the Sacrament
of Penance is Christ's merciful
forgiveness extended through the
priest to repentant Caholic.
Sorrow for sin is absolutely indis-
pensable. In various emergencies,
such as general absolution on the
battlefield, the confession of sins
is postponed, but the Sacrament
of Penance is truly received.
When a person has been away
from the Sacraments for a long
time the priest will help him
make his examination of con-
science. The penitent confesses
the approximate number of times
and is not expected to have a
precise account of his sins.
Q. Why do i0e sag "the Com.
ntunion of Saints as part of the
Apostles Creed2 And Uhat is
meant By it?
A. The Apostles Creed contains
in twelve statements or articles
the fundamental doctrines of
Christianity. 1t dates from the
time of the Apostles, whether it
was composed by them or not.
All its elements are found in the
New Testament. st Paul in partic-
ular refers to the baptized (mem-
berS of the Mystical Body of
Christ as saints" philippians
IL, EphesianS 1:D. With devo-
tion to the martyrs and other
saints and prayers for the de-
ceased saints" who might be in
Purgatory came the summary
of the union of all who are sin
Christ" EpheSians 2:6-10). This
union of all who are so born into
the Life of Christ is the Com
mdnion of Saints. 1t includes the
souls in Purgatory and the saints
in heaven as we'll as the mem
berS of the mystical body on
earth.
Q. Cannot a sincere man Of
any religion be SdUed?
A. Can children grow up
healthy and live to old age in
spite OF handicapS such as un-
sanitary conditions of environ
inent? To say that men before
Christ could be saved and that
sincere men who do not follow
Christ's teachings exactly (be-
cause they do not know them ex-
actly) is not to say that they are
in a satisfactory state. Too often
this reasoning about the posi-
bility of sincere non-Catholics be-
ing saved leads to an Indifferent
attitude. Besides the fact that
Christ's commands and condi-
tions for salvation and holiness
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of Asia to be free and independ-
ent. 1t would put the appeasing
stamp of American approval on
the exploitation by Moscow of
the sufferings of the people of
Asia.
Furthermore, no outlaw re-
gime, like that in Peiping, should
ever be allowed TO blast its way
with guns and tanks and instru-
ments of war into peaceful or
ganization like the United Ma
tions.
Asserting that We should do
everything we can to understand
the Oriental mind and philoso-
ply Senator Smith added that
we should also strive to have the
Oriental people understand us.
For that reason, he declared, we
should stress the theological in
our approach TO the nations of
the Far East.
"0ur whole experience" he as
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along with this though. there are the particular
praye of the journalists themselves for their own
publication. singled out of the thousands of others.
We would like to reprint amusing little pray
er. written years ago by now. unknown Catholic
journalism. We would like to make is our prayer.
too:
st Francis dear patron of a narrowed tribe
grant us thy protection. Bestow on us thy serv-
ants, little more of thy critical spirit and lit
tie less on readers: confer on our subscribers
the grace of condescension in overlooking our
faults, the grace of light in acknowledging our
merits and the grace of proprntitude in paying our
bills.
Make them less partial to compliments more
callous to rebuke less critical of misprnts Give us
beautiful thoughts brave thoughts so that We
thy children. may have the courage to write as we
think and our readers the doeility to think as we
write
Then shall we, thy faithful servants. resting
IN thy protection, fight thy battles with joyful
hearts. drive the wolf from the door, the devil
from the fold and meet thee in everlasting peace
Amen
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A Newspaperman's PRAYER

During this month Of February, Catholic Press
Month We should all be praying TO ST Francis de
Sales Patron Of the Catholic Press The great need
for nourishne Catholic Press in America and
throughout the whole world for that matter has
been brought home to us time after time II Is for
the continued progress Of the Catholic Press and
the accomplishment of its mission for which We
mainly pray.
The staff Of each Catholic publication, however
likes to feel that all Of their friends are joining with
them in asking their patron. ST. Francis to inter
cede for them with God for Him to bless and guide
their own particular work and to make II fruitful.
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ual readers. Since the commun-
lists are aecelerating at a great
rate the number of works they
are turning out in this country,
this book seeks to be a eontribu-
tion to the necessity Of fighting
fire with fire.
In a certain sense, its publica-
tion is a challenge. The National
Education Association has re-
Gently declared that commun-
ism should be studied critically
and analytically in the schools.
The Senate Subcommittee on In
ternal Security, in its report of
July II, 1858, has stressed the
urgency for courses TO teach
both teachers and school pupils
the realities about the eommun-
list conspiracy, under qualified
experts in the field of combat
ting communism There has
been no textbook, however.
which could prove a guide and
basis for such studies. Now such
a textbook exists.
The classes for community
leaders in this subject, which
have been held during the past
two years in fifteen centers in
the New York-New Jersey Penn
sylvania area, can now be multi
piled far beyond their previous
geographical confines. The good
effects of the classes which have
thus far been held give promise
of the stepping up of thorough
knowledge of communist meth
ods in additional eenters. That
will be the best weapon possible
for effectively combating the ma
neuvers of the Red conspiracy.
In order to defeat communism,
we must know it. That knowi-
edge will enable us to displace
communist falsehoods with the
truth.
Negro Problem
The communists are not vast
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-02-12
LOUIS F. BUDENZ
Fighting Fire With Fire

termed "subversive", especially
by Congressional committees,
have been espionage agents, vet
eran infiltrators for the commun-
list conspiracy or longtime allies
of pro-Soviet causes. In actuali-
ty, not one percent of the trai-
tors in our midst and those who
collaborate closely with them
have been exposed to the public
gaze.
Another condition which Mrs.
Dean calls up is the fact that
''the word of Self-confessed com
munists, who freely admit that
they have been trained to lie, is
accepted in preference to that of
non-communists." Here she re-
fers, of course, to the testimony
of ex-CommunistS who are seek
ing to make amends for their
past mistakes by cooperating
with the government. Mrs. Dean
is directly opposed to the view
of j Edgar Hoover, director of
the FBI. who states that these
eX-communistS ARE making a
contribution of great value to
the security of their country"
Rather than stand with Mr.. Hoov-
er, Mrs. Dean stands in effect
with the Daily Worker.
But it would be interesting to
know how il is that Mrs. Dean
is so we'll informed as to who
are "non-communists." How does
she know, unless she is closely
attached to the higher echelons
of the communist conspiracy or
is granted some special informa-
tion by them, that any person
charged with being a communist
is actually "a non-communist?"
Either that is the case or Mrs.
Dean is making an ignorant state
ment. one based on complete mis-
information. In either instance,
she is helping the communists
and hampering the FBI, since Mr..
Hoover states that cooperation
BY ex-communists has put the
plain label of communist on
some Party members who long
served the conspiracy behind the
respectable title of liberal"
This Week magazine, Break
ing the Communist Spell" now
reprinted by Rev. J. Franklin
Ewing, S.J., of Fordham Univer-
sity)
Every Red or pro-Red untruth
has. an antidote and an answer.
We must be so informed that we
can apply them.
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should be observed 1t must be
clear that His way would be the
most safe and sure way. His way
would have to be exactly His
way, for we cannot pick and
choose when God has spoken.
Many non-Catholics are vague or
neglectful of Baptism but
Christ's commands are clear and
absolute. John 1853
@. Wig are retreats so often
overlooked t0hen it is the Holy
Fathers t0iSh that Ldy retreats
be made?
A. While it is certainly true
that retreats for the people are
highly favored by the Church
they are still new to most Catho-
lies. The encyclical Mems Nostra
of December 20, 1929, by Pope
Plus XI was devoted to descrip-
tion and recommendation of the
Retreat Movement. Pope Plus
XII has often insisted upon the
importance of retreats for the
laity, especially for the apostle
late of Catholic Action. Every
where the Retreat Movement is
growing, and the numbers who
are enthusiastic promoters show
that the Holy Fathers wish is
being realized. Retreats cannot be
promoted effectively by mere
group promotion. Most retreat
ants make their first retreat be-
cause some convinced retreat.
ant has "sold" them on Week.
End with Christ, closed
retreat.
Q. Is it Catholic teaching that
the man is the head of the
house? If so, isn't that unpro-
greSSiUe?
A. In the marriage ceremony
(exhortation usually read after
vows st. Paul is quoted: Let
wives be subject to their hus-
bands as to the Lord; because a
husband is head of the wife, Just
as Christ is head of the Church
:. as the Church is subject to
Christ, so also let wives be to
their husbands in all things"
EphesianS 5:21-24). In his en-
cyclical on Christian Marriage
Cast Connubii, 1890 Pope Plus
XI explains this text. He states
that it does mot deny or take
away the liberty which fully be-
longs to the woman both in view
of her dignity as a human per-
son, and in view of her most
noble office as wife and mother
and companion; nor does it bid
her obey her husbands every
request if not in harmony with
right reason or with the dignity
due to the wife" Continuing he
speaks of the man as the head
of the family and the woman as
the heart.
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey. The Inquiry Cor.
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus 16) Ohio.
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good, but his logic, it seems 10
us, is rather faulty. He is fight
ing against a straw man of his
own creation-a Socialist type of
compulsory co-determination or
co-management based on the
Marxist theory that the wage
contract as we know it under
contemporary capitalism is es-
Sentially unjust.
Father Keller thinks he has
discovered group of American
Catholics who subscribe to this
phase of the Marxist philosophy.
Our answer to this sweeping and
completely undocumented gener.
allzation is an equally sweeping
denial. We would be willing to
wager a ticket to a Notre Dame
football game that there is not a
single practicing Catholic in the
United States who holds that the
wage contract is essentially un-
just and therefore must be re-
placed, in the name of commuta-
tive justice, by compulsory CO.
management or co-determination.
Favor Industry Councils
On the contrary, American Ca
tholic social scientists, unlike
many of their distinguished
confreres in Western Europe,
are almost completely indiffer-
ent to co-determination in the
generally accepted sense of the
term. Like the majority of right
minded labor leaders and em-
ployers in the United States,
they place their confidence pri-
marily in traditional collective
bargaining and voluntary labor
management cooperation. They
do this with the hope and a
prayer that it will lead to the
establishment, on voluntary
basis, of a system of Industry
Councils.
In this respect they agree with
Father Keller, who states that
"the structure of Christian So
cial order would consist of self
regulatory bodies made up of rep
resentatives of both owners and
workers. These bodies would be
established in the different in-
dustries and professions and
welded together by federation at
the national level" On the other
hand, many advocates of the In
dustry Plan would radically dis
agree with him when he says that
the function of these self-regu-
latory bodies would be limited to
matters of secondary importance
Safety regulations, for example,
or seniority rights and could
not legitimately be extended to
substantive problems such as
wages, profits and prices.
Father Keller is willing to ad-
NIT that this is a debated"
question. So if is, and so it will
probably continue to be for a
long time to come. Meanwhile
Father Keller is guilty of beg
ging the question when he says
that those who disagree with
him are Willingly or unwittinEly
promoting Socialism.
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ing any time at issuing many
new books in their subverslve
moves 10 smash the United States
of America. No less than four
teen different titles are being
pushed by them on the Negro
question alone, and "a new mon
umental WORK" on the Negroes is
advertised as about TO be pro-
duced by William z, Foster, lead
er of the Soviet fifth column in
this country. Each one OF these
booklets, pamphlets, or more am
bilious works will give the sub
versives and their friends ammu-
milton with which TO create fog
in thinking about the Negro in
America.
We have also mentioned, and
must mention again, that these
volumes issued by the Commun-
list Party through its publishing
houses receive added strength
from works by non-communists
or concealed communist authors
which favor the Red line in any
particular period. | would like
TO return for a moment TO
book which is passed off as the
work of an expert" Foreign
Policy Without Fear by Vera
Micheles Dean.
The basis OF Mrs. Deans argu-
ments Is the spreading of a Spe-
cial fear by herself - the fear
that the United States, by ade-
quately defending itself against
the internal threat of Commun-
ism. will lose the opportunity
TO act as leader of the demo
cratic coalition against totalitari-
anism." To promote this fear,
Mrs. Dean asserts that "as long"
as certain conditions exist here,
the. United States will find it
increasingly difficult to inspire
confidence in its common sense,
its integrity, and its reliability
in time of crisis"
Dire Threat
Having sent shivers through
us all with this dire threat. Mrs.
Dean gives us the list of the
things that must be changed.
One of them is that "any Amer
icann must not be called sub
versive" simply because he docs
not agree one hundred percent
with a given set of doctrines"
Now | submit that this state
ment is a complete fabrication
by the author. and that no such
condition exists in the United
States. People who have been