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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30
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selfishness and ruthless ambition prevail in high
places, but they know that the Scriptures are
full of denunciations of these violations of Gods
law. They know, from the examples as well
as the explicit teachings set forth in the ltur-
gical presentation of Christianity that they must
at all times stand for justice and charity and
that God will unfaiingy give them the graces
needed to do this. They are not frightened by
persecution or dsheartened by scandal; they are
brave with the courage given those who stand
close to Christ.
And so it is with zeal and determination that
the thoughtful Catholic welcomes the first Sun
day of Advent, beginning of new ecclesiastical
year, with fresh opportunities for knowing and
serving God. He recognizes that Advent itself
is reminder of the long centuries during
which Gods people awaited the coming of the
promised Redeemed He grasps the warning
conveyed by the Gospel of the certainty of the
Last Judgment when every man will be called
to give an account of his lfe And he takes to
heart the words of st. Paul in the Epistle 1T is
now the hour for us to rise from sleep :.
The night is far advanced the day is at hand.
Let u.s. therefore, lay aside the works of dark
ness and put on the armor of light Let us
walk becomingy as in the day, not in revelry
and drunkenness, not in debauchery and wan
tonness, not in strife and jealousy. But put on
the Lord Jesus Christ"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30

Q. What do ne knoip about
the toiDn of Nazareth?
A. Nazareth is situated in
hollow plateau between the
hills of Lebanon in lower Gal
lice. In our time it has grown
to the proportions of a city,
having a population of approx
imately 10000. There is no
mention of it in the Old Testa-
ment, in Flavius Josephus (the
famous Jewish historian) or in
the Talmud. In the New Testa-
ment ii is limited that the town
was considered insignificant:
Can anything good come out
Of NAZARETH" (John 1:46) II
has an average temperature
of sixty-four degrees through
out the year.
Q. What is the origin of the
title miraculous Medal" for
the medal of Our Lady Which
zoe so designate?
A. The design for the medal
is said to have been revealed
to ST. Catherine Laboure, a
Sister of Charity of st. Vim
cent de Paul. The visions of
Our Lady took place in 1882
in the chapel of the convent
in Paris. Although the medal
as prayerfully used by devot-
ed Catholics has likely brought
about many miracles the name
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30

The Washington Letter
Reds Import Propaganda

seizlng every opportunity to
divert attention from its own
faults and to lambaste the
West in general, and the Unit
ed States in particular Witness
the astonishing denials and
countercharges in the UN,
while the Reds refuse to let
observers from the world agen-
cy into Hungary. Recall Khru-
shchev's remuneration of the
West at two social gatherings.
Even in a recent broadcast
beamed from Russia to the u.
S. to mark the 23rd anniversary
of diplomatic relations between
the two countries, the Reds
could not let up in this drive.
The broadcast began with the
suggestion that the two coun-
tries join forces to insure
world peace, and ended by at
tacking the United States.
These sensational demonstra
tions are not the kind of propa-
danda that the House commit
tee is trying to uncover. In fact,
these boisterous occasions tend
to cover up the subversion acts
that the Congress is trying to
bring to light.
II is interesting that v, M.
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Father Healey's
Enquiry Gorne,

apparently arises from the re-
markable circumstances of its
origin.
Q. Are there any drchdngeIS
besides the three well-kno,0n
ones. Michael, Raphael and
Gabriel? If so, phdt are the
names of some?
A. In its wide meaning the
term is applied to any angel
of higher rank for st. Michael
is so titled and he is prince of
the Seraphim. In its more re-
stricted sense the archangels
are members of the eight
group of the nine choirs of an
gels. AS referred to in Tobias
there are seven "who stand be-
fore the Lord" (Tobias 12;15)
and they include Michael, Cab
riel and Raphiel. In the spoc-
ryphal book of Enoch they are
listed and the names of the
other four are given as Uriel,
Raguel, Sariel and Jeramial.
Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
are the only angels with their
own feast days established by
the Church.
@. What should be done
sUhen the priest is coming to
nnoint someone in the house?
A. There should be a table
with white cloth upon ii and
two candles and a crucifix. On
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30
The Yardstick
New Problems, New Ideas
BY Msgr. George G. Higgins
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures

Two of the most active
American organizations in the
field of Catholic social action
have more or less simultan.
eously, but for different reas-
sons, changed their names
The Catholic Labor Alliance of
Chicago is now the Catholic
Council On Working Life. The
Detroit chapter of the Associa.
ton OF Catholic Trade Union.
lists will be known henceforth
at the Detroit Catholic Labor
Council.
In the cast OF the Catholic
Labor Alliance, il was decided
that the word "labor" was too
restrictive for the present pur-
poses OF the organization. When
the Alliance was established in
the late '30s, its interest--for
good and sufficient reasons
was restricted more or less ex-
clusively to the field of trade
unionism. and its membership
drawn predominantly from the
ranks of organized labor. Grad
ually, however, CLA's interest
was extended beyond the linn
its of trade unionism. New
members were recruited from
the ranks of management, gov.
ernment and the general pub
lie.
Accordingly, il was decided a
few months ago that these
things ought To be reflected in
the name of the organization
itself For more detailed sum-
mary of the reasons which led
to the choice of the new name
Catholic Council On Work
Ing Life-the reader is referred
10 the Councils headquarters,
Il West Superior Street, Chi
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30
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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30

WASHINGTON = The COM
mittee of the us. House of
Representatives investigating
un-American activities is seek
ing to learn the extent to
which communist political
propaganda is being brought
into this country and distribut-
ed by communist agents"
This is part of the commit
tees broad program of look
ing into communist political
subversion." II has announced
that representatives will be on
the West Coast during the first
part of December TO study the
importation of such propagan-
da from the Far East.
This is SOLDERING reminder
to Americans that, in the wei
fer of world-startling events
happening today, Soviet Rus
sia has not abandoned its pro-
gram of world.dominati0n. and
its incessant propaganda to
gain that end.
Soviet Russia has suffered a
setback - Just how severe re-
mains TO be seen - as a result
of what has happened in Hun
gary. But it is fighting back
desperately and viciously. 1t is
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30

Many women today are con
fused" Many are no longer
certain what is expected of
them. Some think they should
be female men--that woman
Is an echo, not an answer. Pro
fessional business women are
afflicted by doubts of their es-
sential feminlty. Housewives
at home wonder IL they made
the right choice.
Working women begrudge
housewives their freedom and
prestige. Housewives envy the
working women their financial
independence and variety IN
life. Woman has lost her role
as co-breadwinner 49, her work
at home is not even defined as
work. She is exhausted at the
end of the day without the
feeling of the right to be so.
Mothers continue asking for
compensations because they
have Sacrificed" their lives for
their children. Army psychiat'
rists have described as catas-
trophic the number of mother
fixated neurotics who reach
the army.
Time Brought Changes
Things have changed so!
Women can now work more
easily. Mechanics now require
more skill than strength. Sweat
jobs are practically out. Hy-
gienic conditions are generally
good for workers. Reduced
hours of work exhaust a WON
an less. Improved transporta.
tion helps her bridge the gulf
between home and work.
Again, woman seemed once
to have had more of a sense
of purpose. She once had to
spin, to weave, to tailor, to
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30

Molotov, already First Deputy
Premier of the Soviet Union, is
made Minister of State Control
at this time. Right now the
State Department here and
foreign ministers abroad are
trying hard to find out just
what this means. The new job
gives Molotov sort of finan-
cial supervision over all other
Soviet departments, and charg-
es him with seeing that they
carry out their assignments.
Some observers have hailed this
as a victory for the Stalinists
and an important resurgence
on the part of Molotov, who
has been in eclipse. In other
circles it is thought that this
might be a further down
grading" of MoIotov, since the
Job has not always been i'm
portant in other lands.
Howev simultaneously
with the announcement of the
new job, Molotov returned to
the spotlight in Moscow for
the first time in more than a
year. He gave speech to an
assembly of Russian creative
artists" and it was broadcast.
He called for an increase in
Red propaganda.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30

Q. What are the prophecies
of ST. MaIdchy? OF NoStrd-
ddmus?
A. The prophecies of st. NAL
achy are considered by many
to be forgeries in the sixteenth
century. st. Malachy (1098-
1148), Archbishop of Armagh,
died in the arms of st. Bernard
and was cononized in 1899. In
1890 there was discovered in
Rome a collection of 112 mys-
tical notices which he was said
to have written down during
his visit to Rome in 1889, hav-
ing received them in a vision.
Some of them are remarkably
apt as those which title Plus
xI "Fides Intrepida" (faith un-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30
NIIIlIluIIIIAIIl[IlIIIIIIlIIIIINIIINIIINIININI!
Making Marriage Click
Confused Women
BY Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc
NNNTNNNNT T6E

bake, to preserve. Teaching and
nursing we're part of her house
hold routine. There was no
question OF her place. Gradual
ly, however, she became either
a hardworking housewife or
lady of leisure, either a serV-
ant or an ornament living
testimony of the wealth of her
husband. Then she entered the
cult OF the lily white hands, Of
lavish entertainment, Of chang
ing highly fashionable clothes
oftener and oftener. II was the
dream of many girls ito get
married and be we'll provided
for" The number of children
grew smaller as children be-
came a dead weight economic
ally and "iust-in-the-way" for a
life of comfort. And the num-
ber of figure reducing diets
grew and grew as some ladies
became lazier and lazier.
Political franchise at one time
was granted to all except luna
tics, convicts and women. But
1t wasn't too long before WON
an was allowed to vote and
she had strength enough to en-
force demands. She had already
received the right of education
then came the right to
work" Now, at last, she was
pulling her own weight and
would not be condemned TO the
passivity and languor of Vic.
torian drawing room.
Newest Problem
Now, again, she is torn be
tween the rights of women and
the rights of children. She has
a sense Of guilt that she is get
ting sacrificed on the altar of
greed to the moloeh of work.
She is not sure her new work
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30

the table there should also be
some holy water, a glass of
some small pieces of lemon in a
water and a teaspoon and
several five or six pieces
of cotton. IL possible
dish should be provided - to
cleanse the holy oil from the
priests fingers after the anoint-
ing. Someone should meet the
priest at the door and conduct
him to the sick room silently
preceding him carrying a light
ed candle. IL the person goes to
confession everybody should
leave but all should be pres
ent and join the priest in the
prayers that accompany the adj
ministration Of the Sacrament.
Q. IF a Catholic has been
married to a diUorced person
for severdl years and they sep
drGte Whut does he haze TO do
to get back into the Church?
A. He will have to be absolv-
ed of the accommodation and
then 60 to confession. Because
of the complications in regard
to the marriage it would be
well for him to 60 to the pas
tor of the parish in which he
lives and to have the pastor
secure delegation from the
bishop to abSolve him for ex-
communication. IL such a per-
son is really desirous of re-
turning to the Church it is
very slight inconvenience and
can be taken care of within
few days - unless there are
special complications regard
ing the marriage - with con-
fession at the same time as
the absolution from the. ex-
communication. Nothing can
keep person out of the
Church If he is prepared TO
obey the laws of the Church.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30

is not creating sterility, and
to lose her chances of mother
hood would be self-destruction.
With no children and being a
housewife, she will suffer from
social isolation and loss of pur-
pose more than any other such
group except perhaps the old.
And her newest problem-and
heresy it ISIS that women
cannot work just at home and
be balanced, normal.
| must hurry on TO say that
there do exist millions of an
other type of woman one
you rarely see in difficulty, the
one who is glad to be lady.
She enjoys horemaking and,
more than anything in the
world, she wants to love people
and be loved. God willing, she
is eager to rear a large fam
lily. She is serene, sure of her
self, at peace with the world.
She doesn't understand when
other women speak bitterly of
the privileges of men or the
martyrdom of rearing children.
Motherhood to her is not an un-
tidy, bothersome, breeding pro-
cess, II is the most wonderful
thing any woman can do--na-
ture's Gethsemane-a means
of bringing souls to Heaven.
She doesn't have mere job,
she has a dedication-a voca-
tion.
Hierarchy OF Choice
This reaching for feminine
fulfillment explains the rise in
early marriages, the upswing
in birth rate, the growing in
terest in natural childbirth
and breast feeding. No woman
will be satisfied for long with a
mere biological role.
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cago 10, I'll.
The reasons prompting the
Detroit ACTU TO change its
name, thereby disaffiliating
from the national Association
Of Catholic Trade Unionists.
were altogether different Ac-
cording to news report in
the November is issue OF The
Michigan Catholic, the Detroit
group was opposed to taking
organizational positions by ma,
iority vote on the endorsement
OF union or government office
holders or on political. social or
economic issues. ACTU groups
elsewhere felt that in some cir
cumstances organizatlonal po-
sitions on such matters should
be taken by ACTU.
Whether or not the Detroit
ACTU made the right decision
in disaffiliating from the ma
tional organization is not for
us to say. Indeed ii would be
presumptuous of any outsider,
unfamiliar with all the facts, to
take sides in the controversy
However the fact that two Of
our leading Catholic social ac-
tion organizations in the two
most highly industrialized cit
les in the United States have
gone to the trouble of re-ex-
amining their structure and
program augurs we'll for the
Nfuture of the Catholic social ac-
tion movement in the United
States. Clearly aside from the
validity of the reasons which
led them to change their names,
their willingness to take a new
look at themselves in the light
of changing conditions is an
evidence of maturity on their
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-11-30

part.
In the very nature of things
the field of social action is
constantly changing. Today's
problems are different from
yesterdays, in degree If not
in kind. BY the same token,
programs and policies which
might have been effective dur
ing the Great Depression may
have to be adjusted or adapt.
ed to meet the changing prob
lens of period characterized
by relatively full employment.
The continuing need for such
an honest and objective re-
appraisal of our work in the
field of Catholic social action
is brought out very we'll by Ed
Marciniak, veteran officer of
the old Chicago Catholic Labor
Alliance, in a recent essay en-
titled THE Catholic Church
and Labor" (Chspter is, Catho-
lie Church, U.S.A. edited by
Louis ]. Putt, csc. Fides, Chi
cago, $5.95).
While admitting that the Ca.
tholic social action movement
in the United States has done
a good job in the limited but
highly important field of trade
unionism, Marciniak concluded
that the future of the
Church'S closeness to the labor
movement is by no means Sc
cure" In his opinion, 'it is
quite possible that the Church's
great tradition of deep sym
pathy for working people and
their unions, which Cardinal
Gibbons began 70 years ago
present day, could be lost to
the United States and to the
world.
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daunted) and Plus XII Papa
Angelicus" (angelic father).
Nostradamus was a French a.
trologer and physician who was
supposed to have cured many OF
the plague-stricken people. His
rhymed prophecies under the
title Centuries (1555) were
widely read at the time and are
still regarded as interesting.
Fulfillment of such prophecies
is ordinarily ascribed to COIN
cidence. God does not ordinsr-
lily make revelations through
such writings.
Send questions to Father Ed
ward F. Healey, Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus (16) Ohio.
, 1956-12-04
Telephone Notice

If you are planning to make
overseas telephone calls dur
ing the Christmas Holidays,
YOU are urged to make ar
rangements now. If this IS not
done, you may not be able to
get your call through on ac-
count of the large number OF
requests that may be sched-
uled before yours.
Call the Overseas Telephone
Operator now and place your
call for the date and time
you desire.
Virgin Islands Telephone
, 1956-12-04
SIX r

SIX NURSES 81.
graduates.
The Program closed with
the Benediction by Father
Caskey, C.Ss.R-
DR.. c. Warren Smith, Di-
rector Of specialHealth Ser
vices was master of ceremo-
MES. He expressed thanks to
everyone for making the
program a success.
, 1956-12-04
MRS. SLATER
kefelIer's principal aides.

kefeller's principal aides.
We all went over to Cruz
Bay by boat for public barbe-
cue which was delicious and
extremely we'll managed.
There must have been about
1000 people served to turkey,
ham and veal, as well as beer,
punch and soft drinks. / was
much impressed by the cour-
teous and efficient service by
the residents Of st. John.
The ceremony at the ball
park was opened by the st.
Thomas Community B a n d,
and Mr.. Conrad Wirth, direc-
tor of the National Park Ser
vice acted as master of cere-
monies. Laurence Rockefeller
gave a short but impressive
speech Of presentation Of the
5000 acres of st. John as a
gift to the United States Gov
eminent. This was accepted
in a speech by Secretary of
the Interior Fred Seaton, who
also outlined a brief history
of the national park system.
1t was a solemn moment
when Mr.. Seaton publicly
signed the acceptance by the
Government of the Rockefel-
lers' generous gift. At that
point, the troop of Boy Scouts
from st. Thomas raised the
flag over the field, and the
audience could almost feel
the creation Of the park then
and there.
It was a most happy and
satisfying occasion to resi-
dents Of the Virgin Islands,
and the officials in charge are
certainly to be commended
for their excellent manage
ment Of the transportation,
barbecue and the beautifully
planned ceremony. It was a
great pleasure to be the re-
preventative of the AVIS on
that occasion, and | wish to
thank you again.
, 1956-12-04
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-30
From Atoms to Abbott & Costello
By MEREDITH S. BUEL

REEDOM FAIR featuring everything hfe-saving
of atomic energy Abbott and Costello will tomOr
the grounds of the Hech Co. Parngton store Wilson
boulevard and Glebe road Arlington.
The threeacre patriotic exposition sponsored by the
Treasury Departments United States Savings Bonds Division
in cooperation with other Government agencies will
through october 8. Admission is free.
The fair observes the 18th anniversary of Series Bonds
emphasizing the Savings Bonds have played in strength
ening national defense and promoting general welfare
Three large tents will house of the displays while
others will be outside Among the exhibits will be the original
paintings of The Four Freedoms Norman Rockwell which
toured the country bond missions in World War IL
The Atomic Energy Commission, hghighting Atoms
for-Peace exhibit will show how atomic power light
entire communities how radoisotopes used in medical
research and in diagnosis and treatment of such killers
and heart disease and how radiation help in
producing disease resistant strains of crops
Other displays will include models of the Nays vertical
takeoff Pogo fighter plane flying platform
ArmyS Nike guided missile The Air
other things will XF92 jet fighter exhibit the
will off their mechanical light weapons
carrier and mighty mite eep The Coast Guard will have
search and rescue at-Sea exhibit.
Screen stage eleviSion stars including
TVS $4,000 Question" will take part.
And If you'd like charcoal portrait of yourself you're
promised the best Some of the Nations caroonists will
be on hand to sketch it.
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