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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04
Not AffIiction, But Peace

What might he called R summary OF Chris
tsn teaching appears in the liturgy Of Sundays
Mass, as the close Of the Church year draws
near And the theme is sounded in the lntrott,
quoting the prophet Jeremias Il think thoughts
Of peace and not of affliction, saith the Lord;
you shall call upon me and will hear you"
Then the prayer of the Mass is an appeal to
God Ia forgive 'the sins of Thy people" And
In the Episle, St Paul sets forth admonitlons
concerning proper conduct, particularly against
Initiating those who are enemies of the cross
Of Christ their end is run their god is the
belly, their glory is in their shame, they mind
the things of the earth" The Gospel narrative
gives two examples OF how faith was rewarded
by the performance of miracles by Christ: the
raising from the dead Of the daughter of the
ruler who acknowledged the Saviors divine
power, and the healing of the woman who said
In herself ''If touch but His cloak shall he
saved" The 0ffertory repeats the Psamsts
outburst of human feeling in time OF trial; From
the depths have cried to Thee, o Lord; Lord,
hear my prayer"
Thus We are reminded that We must shape
our lives according to the teachings of Christ;
that we must pray; that we must al all times
have faith and hope in God as the guide and
protector OF His people.
Peace, not affliction is Gods will. yet loo
many men by their refusal 10 heed His man
dates bring affliction upon themselves and their
te1oWs there are those VINO VIII not JOIN III
prayer for the forgiveness of sins for they do
not acknowledge that they sinners; the mis-
guided individuals who mind the things of earth"
are still lowering the standard of civilization and
weakening its moral fiber; faith is weak even
among those who profess themselves followers
cf Christ What wonder. then, that the peace for
which men yearn eudes them and that afflic-
tion, instead, continues TO he their lot?
But God calls as to higher things; "Be Of
good heart" The Savior said repeatedly II we
heed His call His grace will sustain us.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04
Appeal Sunday

This Sunday, November g. has been desig-
mated as Appeal Day" by Bishop Ready IN
roordinated effort of all parishes IN Franklin
County 10 complete the Development Fund piedg-
ed in June, 1853 The response to strong appeals
made in all the churches last Sunday will be
received this Sunday the goal being S5OOOOOOO
to make up the amount not received in the orig
inaI campaign pledges.
On the basis of So, 500 10000 pledged in 1858
Bishop Ready made definite arrangements to
build a new Saint Vincent 0rphanage and two
central high schools. There are contract obh9a-
tions to be met Plans cannot now he changed
because the buildings are desperately needed
and commitments had to be made in advance.
In this major building program the effort of
the Bishop is to provide beautiful modern build
inFs at the lowest cost possible. They are not
elaborate, but they are adequate and practical.
They compare most advantageously with per-
pupil cost of other such schools In fact they
are much less in cost The rebuilt Saint Vincent
0rphanaPe will be a most economical structure.
In this appeal TO Catholics of Franklin County
and their friends to help in the important work
Of charity and moraeducaton, Bishop Ready
merely brings the invitation Of Our Lord Him
self In very real sense Our Lord has sent
the Bishop with the instruction to tell us that
He has need of us.
Our Blessed Lord brushes aside all of our
ineonpeniences, He has need Of us and what we
have that souls may he saved. Nor does He ex-
nect us 10 say one contrary word when He
SAYS Il have need of you and yours"
As soon as we know what Christ wants from
us, without delay, let us do it. II we begin with
delaying, we will probably end with declining.
II We wish anything to become precious, let
us lend in to Our Lord and when it comes back,
1t will come back with fragrance about it, and
the touch Of His fingers will be left upon it and
the memory that He has used it, II we wish to
get the greatest possible blessings out Of our
possessions let It's lay them at His feet. 1t is the
altar that sanetfies both the giver and the gift
Our Blessed Lord is building His Kingdom and
We never know what stone He will need next.
II is not enough to serve Our Lord in our
oun way Sometimes we have 10 be told. He has
sent our Bishop TO us telling us Of the need
He has Of MS and ours TO save souls in our midst
Straight away, We will give because the Lord
has need" OF us.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04
Inquiry Corner
Heaiey.

Day, Good Friday and funeral
Masses. In some places pernalss
sion has been granted for blue
vestments on Our Lady's feasts.
but it is not generally per-
mitted.
@. Is IT eDer possible for @
child TO be bound TO 90 TO cots-
fession because of superior fr---
telltgence1 before he reaches
the age sohen he goes Nth the.
other children in school?
A. Church law states thai
"All Catholics of either sex who
have reached the years of dis
cretion (that is to say, the use
of reason, are obliged to con-
fess all their sins accurately
once a year" Canon No, 906)
The intelligence of the child
would not necessarily make
him morally responsible, for
the use of reason refers to his
understanding of right and
wrong not to his intellectual
development alone. The law ef
the Church further states that
"A child who is under the age
of seven years is not consider
ed responsible for his actions.
when fully seven years of age.
the law presumes that the child
has attained the use of reason.
Canon No. 88) In practice, the
decision should be made with
the advice of the confessor or
pastor.
Q. In q recent TV shoD ~
unfdUordbte picture of the Co
tholic Church during the Rett-
diSSdnce feds presented. Sho,o-
ing silly debates by Catholic
philosophers, ignorance of the
monks, etc. Was it a true pic
tttre?
A. II was program Surpris-
ingly inept from the historical
point of view. For a telling an.
aIysis of the fallacies you might
check America" magazine
October %, 1859. Even the
polished producers of expensive
TV shows apparently neglect
research sometimes and simply
accept superstition of popular
izations aimed at attacking the
Catholic Church rather than
presenting the facts of history.
It was not a true picture!
Send questions to Father
Edward # Healey, Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, sox
636, Columbus (16) Ohio.
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Q, If a person thinks he
should not haze to fast whdt
does he haze 10 do? Can he
just use his oton judgment in
the case?
A. People who because of ill
ness or heavy work would be
injured by fasting are excused.
II they are aware of the law
of the Church in the matter
and have made sure (by ask
ing advice in confession in the
pasD that the law applies to
them they may use their own
judgment. 1t is always we'll to
check with the confessor, how
ever, for we are all inclined to
be prejudiced in our own case.
For a dispensation from fast
ing the individual who has
serious reason must ask the
priest in confession. The con-
fessor in the diocese of CO.
lumbus may dispense a per-
son (e.g. if someone is plan
ming a long and difficult trip
in confession; the pastor may
dispense a person or a family
outside of confession this
would be more likely in a dis
pensation from abstinence (e.g,
family meal with meat prepar-
ed when someone remembers
it is a day of total abstinence).
Q. When are the different
colorS in Mass UeStmentS 1Corn
and chdt do the cotorS signify?
Wig don't aUe haze blue for
the Blessed Virgin?
A. There are five approved
colors, which are used for the
manipIe, stole, chasuble and
the chalice veil and burse,
White, red, green, violet and
black are the ordinary colors,
but rose may be used on Gaud-
etc and Laetari Sunday and
gold may be used in place of
green. white or red. White sig
nifies perfection and purity
and is used for feasts of Our
Lord and Our Lady and for
confessors and virgins. Red is
used for feasts of the Holy
Spirit and for martyrs, signify
ing the fire of love and the
blood of martyrs. Green signi-
fies hope and vital growth and
is used for the Sundays after
Pentecost and Epiphany. Vio-
let. color of humility and pen
ance, is used for Lent and Ad-
vent and black for mourning
and sorrow is used on All Souls
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

issue. There would seem to be
little possibility OF its being
adopted by the Congress within
the foreseeable future.
Even il it never passes. how
ever, the Bricker Amendment
has already done considerable
damage. The reason for this
was stated very bluntly by
Archbishop Robert F., Lucey of
San Antonio a few months ago,
on the occasion OF the tenth an
niversary of the United Ma
tions. "The very danger" he
said, "that il might conceiv-
ably pass seems to have made
the State Department hesitate
to push treaties, for fear of fur
nishing arguments on behalf of
the Bricker Amendment among
those who might not like one
treaty or another" C'The U.N.
Ten Years Later" Common
loedt, July 9, 1859
II may be said, in other
words, that the sponsors and
supporters of the Rricker
Amendment have lost the bat
tie but, to some extent. have
won the war. The tragedy is
that as a result of their vic
tory" the United States, to some
extent, is in danger of losing
the initiative in the cold war
against the Soviet Union and
her satellites.
A Case in Point
The current position of the
US. Government with respect
to forced labor behind the Iron
Curtain is a timely case in
point. This question will be on
the aFenda al the 1886 confer
ence of the international La
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

ficisl ambassadors this country
has ever had-is determined to
push for the ILO Convention on
forced labor, According TO Mr..
Delaney, us. leadership and
initiative are indispensable to
the success of the treaty, which,
he says, we are morally obli-
gated to support.
Climate of Opinion
This doesn't mean that
the US. Department of State
is indifferent to the problem of
forced labor, or flabby on the
issue of world communism. Not
at all. It would appear, how
ever, that the Department of
State Is frightened-not by the
Soviet Union, but by the cli-
mate of opinion induced in this
country by the more vocal sup
porters Of the Bricker Amend
ment.
For the time being, ut least,
the Department of State seems
to be afraid to brook the dis
pleasure of the Bricker Amend
ment crowd. And this in spite
OF the fact that our govern
ment's principal representative
at the 1855 IL0 conference in
Geneva. Secretary of Labor
James Mitchell--,a far-sighted
internationalist in the best
sense of the word and a great
public servsnt-vigorously sup
ported the proposed H0 Trea-
ty on Forced Labor!
Hesd-on, the One Way
The only way TO meet the
Bricker Amendment is head-on.
To try to defeat it. indirectly
by placating its sponsors at the
expense of human rights-and
at the expense of us. prestige
in the cold war with the Soviet
Union-would be just as bad a
mistake as if the State Depart
ment were TO try TO plaeate
the top brass of the American
Legion on the issue of UNESCO.
Neither the American Le-
gion nor the sponsors of the
Rricker Amendment are offic-
tally responsible for US. for
eign policy. They are entitled to
their respective opinions, but
the Department Of State ought
to hew to the line of sound in
ternationalism, LET the chips
fall where they may.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

breaking ground and pushing
out the economy Of Israel. II
you want to learn Hebrew ur-
der intensive conditions, 90 to
an ulpdnI advertised in all
the papers. And if you really
want to live the Israeli way ct
life, there is kibblttz (plurat
Kib6utzim), the inmates OF
which are called ktbbutzatk.
Shervt Shuttle System
If you are eager to get from
one place to another, the in
dispensable word is sh erut.
This refers to the collective
taxis which in Turkey, ! dis
covered. were dombashes. ! re.
member waiting for two hours
on street corner in Istanbul
trying to flag a taxi and noting
that all passed by without the
slightest interest in my wav-
ings. They were eolleetives,
which run a given route and
transport a maximum load ra-
ther than individual passen-
gers. In Israel this is the
Shernt and a most useful thing
to know.
The Israelis struck me az
having, next to the British, the
most highly developed instinct
for "queuing up" This is par
ticularly true for the sherut
shuttle system, which includes
not only within each city but
even interurban communica-
tions. You go from Haifa to Tel
Aviv by taxi, and make the run
to Jerusalem in n couple ef
hours the same way.
The various gradations with
in the economic order call for
q vast vocabulary that ! must
confess have never quite mas
tered. When it is that a kibbutz
ceases to be a genuine kibbutz
and becomes a moshdU oUdiwt
or a moSha0 shitafi / am not
certain. These are all matters
of how the agricultural colony
is organized l. whether it is
completely collectivized, or re-
tains a greater or lesser degree
of individual initiative.
/ suggest finally that the
prospective traveller equip him.
self with good vocabulary For
the feasts and other special
days of the Jewish year. I was
under the impression that We
Catholics managed to include
in the year reasonably large
number of feast days, as well AZ
others for special devotions,
but it seems to me the Jews
rather surpass US in this re-
gard. Certainly il would be wise
to know the difference between
Yom Kippu and Rosh Hashana,
and that the shofnr is blown on
the latter holy day.
One final recommendation;
IL you expect to 60 to Israel
learn the word 0azoz. BY all
means learn it, for it is nothing
else but the sweetish soft drink
that everyone absorbs in un-
commonly large quantities. One
of the principal sources of puz-
element to me in Israel was
that in country that produc-
es the excellent PaIestinian
wines, the local populace sl-
most To = man prefers the Inc
credible eoneoctionS that bear
the generic name of Gdzoz.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

VefSatl0n, as WeiI as IN the
press, of using number of
conventional Hebrew express
sions which, | dare say, are al
ways ineligible to a Jew but
certainly not to the non-Jew.
From the moment one crosses
the frontier the eye and ear
are hit by references to the
YeShuu and the Galut. It took
a couple of days for me to sort
out these two categories.
The Yeshuv is the Jewish
community established in Pal
estine; the Galut, which means
exiIes, consists of all Jews liv-
ing somewhere else. Along with
Gdlut, the most useful word is
Diaspora, which is tossed about
with unbelievable prodigality
and may refer to Jew any
where from Lwow in Poland to
keokuK In iowa.
Glossary Needed
There are the political terms
such as Knesset and Hista-
drut - and the names of p0-
litical parties. Some knowledge
of these is extremely useful in
order to follow intelligently the
comments of such an excellent
newspaper as the Jerusalem
Post. When you take up the
paper and discover something
like the following: BIG. in
forms Knesset that Mapai will
not accept demands of Mspam,"
submit that one needs some
thing in the way of q glossary.
BIG. is, to be sure, Ben Curl
on who has managed to become
known, A was Chesterton, by
his initials. knesset is parlia-
ment. Mapai is the principal
party, OF which Ben Gurion Is
one of the distinguished lead
ers. Mapam is another party,
considerably more leftish.
Hslvtrim. kibbUtzim
1t is a good idea to know
what an nIiya is. For as / sat
on a plane from Athens to
Istanbul beside an Israeli lady,
she talked TO me during the en-
tire trip about the first, second
and subsequent dliyds to Pales-
tine. 1t is nothing other than
the migration: the story of how
the Jews resettled Palestine is
classified by aliyds.
Then, of course, one must
certainly know what the Halut-
rim are, for the whole country
has n sort Of hslutz obsesslon.
The word refers to the pioneers
the franhersrnen who are
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04
RICHARD PATTEE
Basic Hebreu

In last weeks column some
of the pitfalls of the Hebrew
language were indicated. The
casual visitor to Israel must,
nevertheless, pick up as quickly
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

as possible a
certain num-
b er Of H e.
brew words.
Otherwise he
is goin 6 to
discover that
he is missing
half of what
is being talk
ed about in
Israel.
The Israelis
h av a dis
conce r { i n &
habit in con-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

the chief OF
ficer of the
K xe C u I'll We
b a n ch of
the F e d e r
al G o v or n
nent to enter
into interna-
tional treat
les - is tenn
porarily, at
least. a dead
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

Dscouragement is the worst thing there is in
all things. II is the death of virility-Jean Bap-
tiste Bacordaire d802 1861.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

of this disclosure Here's hoping that the re-
portedy new trend takes root We must not have
any more of this business of using the "shocker'
covers,-The Catholic Standard and Times
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

Whene'er take my walks abroad, how many
poor seel What shall render to my God for
all His gifts to me?-Isaac Watts 1674f748)
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

The path of sorrow and that path alone
leads to the land where sorrow is unknown
William Cowper Q731-1800).
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

There is more in the Bible than ever came
out of it-Dom Hubert Van Zeller, O. S. B.,
The Outspoken Ones"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

The so-called Bricker Amend
ment - which would severely
limit the authority of the Pres
ident of the United States as
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

Mans inhumanity to man makes countless
thousands mourn. Robert Burns Q759.1796)
Man Was Made TO Mourn"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-04

The Church alone by the commission and
order of God teaches that the eternal divine law
must serve as rule and measure of all human
activity, public or private individual social
Plus XI 1856-1939).
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-10-21
Annual Clothing
Drive Planned
By us. Bishops

WASHINGTON - The Arch
bishops and Bishops of the Unit.
ed States have decided to conduct
another Thanksgiving Clothing
Campaign to assist the destitute
and homeless in all parts of the
world.
Dates for the campaign have
been fixed for November 90 to
27, during which time American
Catholics will be called upon to
make contributions of clothing,
shoes, bedding and blankets for
shipments to Europe, the Near
East, Middle East and Far East.
Archbishop Karl J. Alter, chair
man of the drive, said that, as in
past campaigns, the coming cam
paign will follow the patterns of
others which have been staged
during the last eight years. The
Archbishops and Bishops have
been called upon to appoint direc-
tors for the campaign in their re-
Spective archdiocese and dioces-
es. The directors will work in CO.
operation with CRS-N.C.W.C. and
also will plan for individual par
ish cooperation in the drive.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-10-21
North American
College in Rome
Opens Doth Year

ROME - (NC) - The North
American College opened its 96th
school year today with an enroll
ment of 300 students.
OF this number, DAT were regis
tered at the new college quarters
on Janiculum Hill to take studies
in preparation for the priesthood.
They represented "a archdioces.
es, 66 dioceses and almost all of
the 48 states. During the 1856
school year. so of them will take
their principal studies in philos,
ophy The remaining l57 stu
dents will comprise the four
classes studying theology.
At the Casa Santa Maria dell
Umilta, graduate department of
the North American College, 53
priest-students representing 33
dioceses and archdioceses regis
tered for higher studies,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-10-21

MEXICO CITY - One of the
most treasured curiosities in the
Natiohal Library here are the six
issues of La GdcetG de Mertco,
(The Me1ican Gdzette), the first
newspaper published in the West
ern Hemisphere.
The paper, monthly, was the
progenitor of modern-day news
papers in the New World, and
was edited by Father Juan Ig-
nacio Maria Castorena.
Nothing like today's newspa-
pers, the Gazette had more the
appearance of a book, due to the
profuse use Of Illuminated letters.
Still, this was the news organ
of 18th century Mexico, with
roughly so per cent of the con-
tents devoted to religious mat
ters.
There were no news reports as
We know them today. The style
was rambling, and gossipy What
one could term the first news
item" reads:
Heart Of America
"The most noble Mexico, head
of New Spain and the heart of
America, has celebrated compile
ton of two centuries after the
Conquest, the 18th of August of
last year :"
Another front page story spoke
of the burning of the Royal Hos
pital but, thanks to the kind gen.
erosity of the Viceroy marquis
de Valero) a new church and hos
pital were to be erected on the
site of the gutted building.
Father de caStorena had "cor-
respondents" in Europe, Asia and
all "the lands under Spanish do
minion." There were no telegraph
wires or cables in those days so
the news came by slow sail boat
and by courier from the proyinca
es in Mexico, as we'll as from
Florida, Madrid, Paris and Rome,
Dust storms and hurricanes al
so troubled the city then. A re-
port dated February 49,, 1872, told
of a combined hurricane and dust
storm that obliterated the sun,
causing the faithful to offer up
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-10-21
Hypnotic
Performances
Called Sinful

BOST0N-(NC)-''It is entire
ly wrong to use hypnotism for
purposes of entertainment" Ca
tholics in this archdiocese have
been warned.
In answer to questions from
readers regarding a recent teIe.
vision program, Truth or Con-
sequences" which features a
hypnotized girl attempting to
break out of the hypnosis for a
100000 prize, The Pilot, arch
diocese newspaper, in a 'front.'
page article stated:
Hypnotic performances which
have no other value than to pro-
vide amusement are seriously
sinful, both for the hypnotizer
and for his subject who freely
consents to the procedure. At
tendance at hypnotic performan-
ces, whether directly or through
radio or television broadcast,
represents cooperation in the
wrongdoing of others. Unless
there is some serious justifying
reason, such cooperation will be
at least venially sinful"
The article said that hypnotism
can be justified sometimes, if it
is used for the cure of psyche
logical disorders, or in a serious
scientific experiment, or for SIM
liar grave reasons.