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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28
AT the Crib of the Savior

1t is around the Crib of the Infant Savior that
the liturgy of the Church moves in these days
following the anniversary of His birth. The
prophecies concerning the coming of the Messas
are again recalled this time with jubilation at
their fuIfillment; there is lamentation, too, as
the fate of the children of Bethlehem is com
memorated, slain by order of the tyrant Herod,
in his mad attempt to keep the Sun Of Justice
from exposing his Wickedness; there is tribute to
those who proved faithful to the teachings of the
Savior. as the feasts of St John the Evangelist,
St Thomas a Beckett and st. Sylvester are
observed
The Octave of Christmas is the Feast of the
Circumcision, recalling how the Savior submitted
Himself to the Law and received the Holy Name
Jesus by which the angel said He was to be
called The story of the flight into Egypt is told
at this time to remind us of the sufferings and
hardships which the allpoWerful Son of God
endured from the very beginning of His life on
earth in order to open TO men the way to etern'
al peace. The spirit of ChriStmastide is peace
and blessing, and it is in that spirit that the les
sons of the liturgy should impress us
Thus we shall find peace of mind in meditat-
ing upon the humility and love with which
Christ met the affronts visited upon Him. for
this tells how we are TO meet the hardships, the
hatreds, the misunderstanding that confront us
Herod was able to take away the lives of the in
nocent children of Bethlehem, but he could not
destroy their innocence, their purity; they have
been honored all down the centuries as martyrs
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28
The Marshal's References

Secretary OF State John Foster Dulles has
announced in Washington that the Administra-
ton may invite Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia to
visit the White House
We are certain that MIR. Dulles and the Ad-
ministraton have good intentions in proposing
such visit. We are certain that, if asked they
could give us some very good political and eco
nomic reasons why such an invitation might be
aid in possible further split in the Communist
bloc
We will not question the dubious profit that
the West might gain by the Red leaders visit
TO the United States.
We merely ask Mr.. Eisenhower, Mr.. Dulles
and the rest of the American public to look at
the Marshal's references.
He is communist fence jumping Red to
be sure, but still communist
He has prosecuted religion and religious.
Ask His Eminenee Aloysus Cardinal Stepinac
of Zagreb. The good Marshal had him tried for
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28

since their blood was shed in testimony of
Christ's Divinity. Are we not certain to find
peace by being similarly faithful to Him. in the
face of temptation, persecution?
There is inspiration for us, too, in consider
ing the lives of the saints of this time: st, John
the youngest of the Apostles, who spent his long
life in teaching love of God and love of neigh
Dor; Thomas Beckett who was killed because
he refused to render the things of God to any
earthly rulers; ST. Sylvester, the pous and learned
Pope of fifteen centuries ago, who used his
learning to advance the kingdom of Christ. Their
way was the way to peace. for it adhered to JUS
tice and ruth, the same course we must follow
il We would hold the peace we find at the side
of the Crib.
God sent His Son, born of woman" st.
Paul says in Sundays Epistle "that we might
receive the adoption of sons" Thus the Apostle
continues he who was formerly under the Slav-
cry of sin sis no longer a slave but son, and,
if son, an heir also through God" And in Sun
days Gospel is found the prophetic testimony of
Simeon, spoken to Mary as she presented her
son in the temple Behold, this child is destin-
ed for the fall and for the rise OF many in Isr"el
and for sign that shall be contradicted and
thy own soul a sword shall pierce that the
thoughts of many hearts may be revealed" Shall
we not at the Crib resolve to be worthy OF the
summons TO be sons of God? And resolve, too
not to be guilty of sending the sword into Mary's
soul by unfathfulness to Him who came into
the world, through her, to bring peace?
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28
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would lose prestige, while the
communist dictator of Yugo-
slavia would gain IN stature
and bargaining power in a num-
ber Of places. Presumably, with
Moscow leveling verbal attacks
on Tito, the State Department
hopes that a wedge can be driv-
en- between Yugoslavia and So
Wet Russia. There has not been
much hope of this in the past.
There would seem TO be moth
ing to indicate any great hope
OF its success now.
One reason the Administra-
ton has not invited Tito to this
country before now is that 1t
has not known just how the
American people would react to
such a visit. The Administra-
ton knew il would make a
great many people very angry,
and it feared there would be
anti!Tito demonstrations. Now,
seemingly, it is willing to risk
those demonstrations and deep
resentment on the part of many
Americans.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28

treason and Red court" sentenced him to is
years of hard labor in 1916 The Cardinal was
released in 1851 but is still confined to the vii
lage of Krasc.
Ask Archbishop John Saric or Bishop Greg
ory Roman, they are both in exile because the
Marshal believes that religion is form of
superstition" and that those who teach religion
are enemies of the people"
You won't be able to ask Bishop Joseph Ca
revic or Bishop John Shimrak, they were both
murdered by the Tito regime.
Ask the millions of oppressed people who are
suffering under Red domination
We are certain that MIR, Dulles could give us
some very good reasons for wanting TO invite
the Marshal. We are also certain OF something
else. The Marshal is communist, not fellow
traveller, or hare-brained pseudo dointellectual, but
a full fledged Red of the same breed that over
ran the freedom fighters in Hungary few
weeks ago.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28
The Washington Letter
Why Invite Tito?

WASHINGTON The Christ
mas season seems like a partic-
ularly poor time to lay the
groundwork for visit of Mar
shal Tito to this country.
Christmas is a holy season.
The Yugoslav dictator, an avow-
ed communist, is one OF the
worlds foremost prosecutors
of religion.
But that is what has happen
ed. The US. Secretary Of State
has thrown out what is known
here as a ''feeler" or trial bal
loon and if the public anger
and reaction is not too great,
the tough communist from Bel
grade will soon be invited to
visit the White House. Perhaps
the Christmas season was chos
en- TO put this plan into action
because people have so many
things to occupy their minds,
and ii may slip through.
At one of his press conferen-
ceS just week before Christ
mas, Secretary of State Dulles
said that President Eisenhower
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28
NHINHNNTV Observation-Disclosures

In general a Christian should
accept the decision of legiti-
mate civil officials when they
decide that war Is necessary to
defend the nation; the church
and its moralists apply the
principles contained in the BIZ
Bile and Tradition to modern
situations. The Church is our
guide for Christ empowered the
Holy Father TO guide us in mat
tiers of faith and morals. The
Church as such is not inclined
to regard war as a likely solu-
tion to world problems and
when il has approved wars (e.g.
the Crusades) it was with re-
luctance and with many stated
conditions. The Holy Fathers
recent statement about Soviet
aggression in Hungary shows
his disapproval of Communist
tactics but it is not likely that
he will ever recommend war.
@. Recently you mentioned
the possibility OF prtuate
uolps being set aside bp the
bishop. Are there any iphich
cdnnot be so set nside7 Would
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28

a man, but that which comes
out of the mouth, that defiles
a man." (St. Matthew 15:1D.
While the misuse of any crea-
ture can lead to sin and the
Intoxicating drinks are subject
to abuse they are not of them
selves evil. Many good Chris
tlans have used them moderate
ly and found them no obstacle
to their moral or spiritual
progress, st. Paul recommends
to st. Timothy Il Tim. 5:23) a
little wine for thy stomach's
sake" Christ and the Apostles
undoubtedly used wine and His
first miracle lat the wedding
feast of Cana) consisted of
changing water into wine for
the celebration (St. John 2:10).
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28

God be angry if one set aside
a voto in this tcdy?
A. There are certain private
vows which are reserved to
the Pope. They are .th
vow of perfect and perpetual
chastity and the vow to. enter
religious organization in
which solemn vows are taken,
provided these vows were
made Internationally and af-
ter the completion of the
eighteenth year of age" (Can-
on 1907 Public vows such as
those taken by religious are ac-
cepted in the name of the
Church by a legitimate ecclesi-
astical superior, If the bishop
diSpenses from private vow
he speaks for Christ who gave
the Church the power of bind
ing and loosing and the person
asking for the dispensation
need not feel that he is being
neglectful or selfish. Usually an
alternate is presented, project
or penance to replace the mat
ter of the private vow.
@. Doesn't the use of tntori-
eating beverages aUedker
persons mind and his will-
power and Show a worIdly
loue of pleasure? What poSsi.
bic justification is there for
drinking something s0hich has
no good purpose and so often
leads to eTcesses and to ar
responsibility and moral col
lapse?
A. Christ established the
Christian principle in the mat
ter when He said: what goes
into the mouth does not defile
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28

A Protestant theologian who
was associated with the labor
movement for several years
and is now teaching at one OF
the more renowned secular UNI
versities, recently published
mimeographed report OF 4O-odd
pages entitled Catholic Social
Action and the Labor Move
ment." Since the report was
intended TO be confidential and
has not been made available
for general distribution, there
Is no reason to identity the
author or his university by
name. Suffice il to say that, IN
general, his survey of Catholic
activities in the field of labor
Is substantially accurate as TO
details and reasonably sympa-
thetic in tone
Our only reason for mention.
Inc the report at this time is
that one of the authors prln-
eipal conclusions provides us
with convenient jumplng-oif
point for q discussion OF the
role OF the laity in the field OF
Catholic social action. The au-
thor of the report, after an
alyzing a wealth of printed ma
terial on the Catholic social ac-
tion movement, accurately con
cludes that the movement is
relatively small and, secondly
that the clergy are identified
with il in far greater numbers
proportionately than the laity.
He states this two-fold eonclu-
sion as follows: Although
much stress is laid by the
Church leadership on the inn
portance of the laity and the
apostolate in all social action
work. the great bulk Of pub
lie attention to Catholic actiyi-
ties in the labor field centers
upon small group of men who
arc with few exceptions mem
bers of the clergy.
Long-Known Fact
That the clergy proportion
atelv far ontnumber the laity
In the Catholic social action
movement in the United States
Is not, of course, an original
discovery. This fact has been
well known for = long time
and IN recent years has been
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28
The Ymdstick
Lay Social Action
BY Msgr. George G. Higgins

man who has been confirmed
has an obligation to engage in
Catholic social action within
the limits of his talents and
ability and according to the
opportunities which are afford
edrto him in his particular state
Of life. That is to say, lay par
ticipation in the social apoS-
tolate of the Church is not just
= hobby or an avocation for
those who happen to be temper
amentally so inclined.
Some Books TO Read
In fairness il must be point
ed out that this is very made
quate summary of a stimulating
conference on the social impf-
cations of the Sacrament of
Confirmation. Our only purpose
in referring TO the subject on
the run, AS il were. is TO en-
courage our readers to study
il more profoundly at their
leisure in some Of the non-tech-
meal, oasy.to-read books on sac
ramental theology and the lay
,apostolate which are readily
available at every Catholic book
store and lending library.
Here are the titles of a few
which come TO mind imme-
diately:
The Role of the Laity in the
Church by Msgr. Gerard Phil
ips (Fides).
Confirmation in the Modern
World by Matthias I.aros (Sheed
and Ward)
The Sacraments of Daily Life
by Bernard J. Kellp. C.Ss,P.
(Sheed and Ward).
Gracious Living--a Course in
The Appreciation of the Sacra-
ments by John Fearon, 0.P.
(Newman)
Signs OF Life by Lauvell and
Putt (Fidesl
Living Christianity by Mich
ael de la Bedoyere Burns and
0aies).
We are not so naive TO think
that the mere reading of these
or other books on the theology
Of the lay apostolate will auto
natieally produce the desired
results. But for some at least
IL will undoubtedly be a good
beginning.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28

the subject Of a number of ar.
ticles by bishops, priests and
laymen and has been seriously
discussed at a number Of Ca.
ihollc social action conferen-
ces. a4ag..
Various solutions TO the prob
lem have been tried but, to a.
greater or lesser degree, have
been found wanting. II almost
seems that the more we talk
and write about the problem,
the less we really do about it.
Maybe the reason is that, for
the most part, We have been
putting the cart before the
horse--in other words, that we
have been appealing TO the
laity to engage in Catholic social
action without first telling
them, iheologicaily, why they
ought 10 do so and without
supplying them with the prop
er spiritual motivation.
Social implications
This very unoriginal thought
occurred to us again at a re-
cent clergy conference on the
social implications of the Sac
rament of Confirmation, which
is often described as the Sac
rement of Catholic Action The
conference was given by pro
feSSor of Sacramento Theol-
ogy who has an enviable tall
ent for making theological prin-
cipleS come to life in terms of
everyday pastoral problems.
The principal point made by
the moderator of the confer
enee was that the Sacrament of
Confirmation effects effects,
not merely celebrates or. sym
holizesl maturity in the super
natural life and that the speei,
fic characteristic of maturity
or fuli-grown personality is re.
sponSibillty responsibility
for the defense and spread of
the Faith and for the appiica,
tion of the principles of the
Faith TO the problems Of So
ciety. He further emphasized
that the latter function the
application Of Christian prinei.
pies to The problems of the tenn
poral order - is primarily the
responsibility Of the laity.
II follows. then, that the lay
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28

was giving sympathetic c0nsid-
Grafton TO the proposal to in
Vite Marshal Tito TO visit the
United States. Belgrade has
wanted for some time to get
Tito invited to this country,
but our President has said con-
sistently that such visit would
serve no good purpose. Now
Secretary Dulles says it would
serve a useful purpose.
The President has opposed
al. invitation TO Tito in the past
on the recommendation Of the
State Department. Now, pre-
sumably, he is being urged by
Secretary Dulles to change his
position. Mr.. Dulles visited Tito
at the latter's hideaway on the
island of Brioni a year ago.
It has been well understood
all along that Marshal Tito
stood to gain much more than
the United States from any visit
he might pay here. In fact, it
has been hard TO see how this
country would profit by ii at
all. All indications were that it
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28
Making Marriage Click
Fathers Need Authority
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc
NHWmnnmNW Observation-Disclosures IHNTTTITNN

day, but there is rarely any
thing wrong with our youngs-
ters which was not first wrong
in some way with our elders. J.
Edgar Hoover continues to
prove that parents are the main
answer to juvenile problems.
But ono can hardly imagine
even in spite of our recent wars
that our youth would not be
an improvement over the pre-
vious generation. What with the
innumerahle new Catholic
schools! What with parents
now graduates Of older Cathd-
lie Schools What r6ith
the tremendous Reorganization
OF the sacramentS! What
with the retreat movement!
What with the stepped up lay
apostolate movement And so
on and on and on.
Though there is no single fac
tor for delinquency" nor is
there one single remedy for it
may | 60 to J. Edgar Hoover
one better and submit that mis-,
behaviour in youngsters Is prins
cipally related TO the father,
who has abdicated his job as
father
Many fathers have power but
no authority. They may have
the power to pay bills, TO spank,
to rave but no authority 10
discipline. To his youngsters he
is just "the old man" instead
of being some man" other
teenagerS will say, Il never ask
my dad for advice" )" 1t could he
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28

that the one that they do ask,
the one with authority, is the
mother or the nurse or some
aunt or some Uncle. But should
they not first be able to 90 to
the father!
College Education
Our past generation has been
going through an important
Transition period in American
culture. So many of the youngs-
ters are getting college educa-
tion, where their parents may
be have had only elementary
school education-if that. II is
this educational transition
which is creating one of the
important problems in discip-
line.
The problem involved there
is that losing intellectual au-
thority some parents may also
lose moral authority and com
plete self.confidence. That, of
course, should not be. Where
one lacks one phase of author
ity, other phases can be inten-
sified; where one has not in
tellectual authority, moral au-
thority can be increased The
Indian Mahatma Ghandi had no
power in his country. but his
authority was tremendous.
What he lacked in one phase
was added to another. IT, a fa-
ther is a Just, good man, if he
leads a sincere, consistent
Christian life, he can maintain
great power and authority -
college education or not.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28

A recent Cana Conference
was almost brought to an alb
rust finish when one of the
parents asked the conductor;
"Father, do you believe IN cap
ital punishment for young chill
dren?p
Along another line, the Chill
dren's Division of UNESCO has
reported that in 1858 in Ger
many, $4,000 children under IA
were considered to have com
mitted criminal acts. A hor-
rifying number especially when
we remember that it does not
include young people over a.
But what about the year 1898,
the birth date for people who
are now 81? the annual stats
tical report for that year shows
that $4,000 children in the
same age group we're guilty
thenll
The adolescent generation OF
America has alsoy often been
stigmatized by Ethe cider gem
eration as nsfuly, dangerous,
prTfTTbrnss This condemnation
i lust as calumnious as the i'm
piled German accusation, II
would he an intensely interest
ing case if some is million
youngsters went to court and
sued some Of the Older gener.
alton for defamation Of charac-
ter.
Youngsters and Elders
II seems true that there are
possibly more spectacular
crimes among youth in this our
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-12-28

Q. Are Jennifer and joyce
saints names?
A. Yes. Jennifer is another
form for the name of st. Wini-
fred. She is patron saint of N.
Wales, she suffered death at
the hands of the tyrant Caradoc
at Holywell. She lived during
the seventh century and her
feast day is Nov. 8. Joyce rs an
alternate form of the name of
st. Jodocus who was a Breton
priest who died as a hermit in
500 AID. His feast day is Dec.
13. n
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, BOX
636, Columbus Q6) Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
Book Reveals Secret Talk
On I'd 7 ERIN for President

absence as White House corre-
spondent for the New York Her.
aid Tribune to write the book
In a preface he says none of the
quotations, direct or indirect
were manufactured" by him.
Attitude on Mccarthy
Mr.. Eisenhower's attitude to-
ward Senator Mccarthy is fur
ther illustrated in a quotation
he attributes to the President
when. at a 1853 meeting of the
White House staff, Mr.. Eisen-
hover said:
II will not get in the gutter
with that guy"
Mr.. Donovan says the Presi-
dent made the comment in re-
Ijecting the draft of a presiden-
tial attack mentioning Senator
Mccarthy by name.
The President, Mr.. Donovan
says. adgued that to fight Sena-
tor Mccarthy "either he would
have to descend to McCarthy's
level or else bring Mccarthy up
to the Presidents level, and he
would not do either one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
Luncheon to Honor
Retiring U. S. Aide

John r. Dwyer. a consultant
with the National Bureau OF
Standards. who retires Saturday,
will be honored at a luncheon at
noon today after 80 years with
the bureau.
Mr.. Dwyer. native of Wash
ington and a 1913 graduate of
George Washington University,
has been prominent for his con-
tributions on the technology
cement.
Members of division nine of
the National Bureap of Stand
ards. and representatives of nu-
merous groups including the
Bureau of Public Roads, the Dis
trict Highway Department and
the Portland Cement ASsocia-
ton will be on hand at the
luncheon to be held at the
Broadmoor Apartments, 1901
Connecticut avenue NV.
Mr.. Dwyer and his family live
at 9421 Bulls Run parkway,
Bethesda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
Justice Lowyer Named
New u. S. Commissioner

James F. Splain, So, an attor-
ney-adviser for the Office Of
Alien Property, Justice Depart
nient. yesterday was named
United States Commissioner
here. He was selected by vote Of
the is judges of the United
States District Court.
Mr.. Splain, who maintains q
private law practice in addition
to his Government work. sue
ceeds Cyril S. Lawrence. whose
term expires July 8.
The new appointee is a native
Of Utica, N. Y. He came to the
District at an early age. He re-
ceived his masters degree in
law from Georgetown University
in 1920.
Served With RFC
After a number Of years in
private practice, he became as
sistant counsel, division of in
solvent banks. Office of Con-
troller of the Currency.
Later he served in the legal
department Of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp.
An uncle, Maurice Splain,
served as United States marshal
here during the Wilson admins
tration.
Chevy Chase Resident
The appointee and his wife
live at TITO Curtis street, Chevy
Chase, Md. They have two sons,
Col. John F. Splain, USAF, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
Mother Finds Children
Dead in Home Freezer

DALLAS. Tex. June % (R1.-A
mother returned from a part
time job yesterday to find her
two small children suffocated in
a home freezer.
Mrs. Dorothy jenkins found
the bodies Of sandra. 8. and
Gregory. 8. after an absence Of
five hours during which she was
working at nearby Grand
Prairie. Her husband George
also was working.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28

member of the joint staff of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. and DR..
Robert D. Splain, a dentist.
As United States Commission
er, Mr.. Splain will conduct pre-
liminary hearings in felony cases
to determine if the evidence is
sufficient to hold a suspect for
the grand jury. He also will set
bonds and issue warrants. Pay
meat is on a fee basis, with a
maximum of $4,000 yearly. The
term is for four years.