The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-12-13


on leave of absence, is professor
iii the graduate department OF
psychology, Loyola University,
Chicago.
Father Curran reminded the au-
dience that the Marxist and Com
munist continue to believe that
man is made up of body alone but
he said that those who want to
heal man should look at the pat
lent as having three dimensions,
physical, psychiatric and theolog-
ical.
"Such things as happiness and
liberty are not physical things"
he said, "the materialism of Rus.
STA has shocked us into realiza.
ton that this is not what we want
or what we live for in our cul.
ture."
1.-THE recent research" he said,
"has demonstrated that man has
more than a physical dimension
therefore more than his body
must be helped"
Father Curran pointed out that
in addition to mans outer sur.
face, the body, he has the PSYCHE
atric aspect as well as the relig.
ious or theological needs.
"The concept of health and i'll.
ness" he said, must be reviewed
in relation TO these three as
poets"
In meeting the total needs OF
man, Father Curran cited the re.
cent trend in writings which in
dictate man is always in the pro.
cess of being and becoming. This
applied to health means If man is
being healthy, he is either becom-
ing healthier or becoming i'll. If
he is being poor, then he is trying
to become less poor.
This period of transition Of be.
ing one thing and becoming an
other 60 together. For example, a
man becoming evil in the theolog-
ical sense, becomes a sinner, and
if he is conscious of guilt, will be
filled with anxiety and perhaps
becomes physically i'll. When a
man develops a better understand
ing of himself and his response.
bilities, he becomes a better per-
son theologically and results in
getting better physically.
A second aspect of man is one
of being loved which is intrinsic
to his sense of becoming. While
this is related to the non.self
world, yet it seems to have a
great deal of bearing on how man
meets reality and how he reacts
to the physical, psychiatric and
theological needs.
This differs, he said, from the
| Western-Judo Christian civiliza,
ton from the Russians or Chi,
nese who have developed the
mechanistic or materialistic model
for the opposite culture pattern.
The three dimsnsional aspects
Of man are related to the an
Gent concepts. Father cvrran
pointed out The findings Of Or.
Sigmvnd Freud made physie-
ians aware that there was more
to healing than surgery and
bioehemistry." Yet, Or. Freud
did not go fsr enough. ST. Az
svstine points out the intensity
Of the third level Of self prob
ing, self judging and self evsl-
vation when he said "oh God,
Thou hast made Us for Thyseif
alone. Our hearts r restless
until they rest In Thee"
"Man in his search for help In
the inward re~stlessness of mater
ialism, insecurity and emotional
fulfillment of the love of others
is actually seeking theological
help"
"Dr. Freud raised the pro-
posal that behind all mans ae-
tions was the fear Of snnihiIia-
tion. and Of loss. Yet, the On.
clients noted that behind all Of
these actions was the movement
upward"
For example, Father currsn
pointed out the physical pain
indicates a realization not Of the
hurt itself but that II alerts one
to . particular area Of need. II
we 90 on beyond the POSSIBLE.
ity Of looking after II. one may
move into tho stage Of grave
illness for which there Is no
cure, then II alerts Us TO beeom-
ing something else. The an
clients believe illness and health
were relative terms depending