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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-03-28
The Sacred Week

The Second Sunday in Passontide,
formerly known as Palm Sunday, uShers
in the most solemn and sacred week of
the year.
1t is most opportune that Holy Mother
Church urges us on this Sunday to make
a public renewal of our faith by having a
part in the triumphant procession of
palms.
The liturgy directs that the faithful
participate in this ceremony and unite
in singing hymns of praise to Christ the
King. This constitutes a public profession
once more of our faith in Christ as our
Redeemer and as our King. We carry the
blessed palm in our hands, symbolic as
it is of victory, in particular of the ulti-
mate victory of Our Saviour over death
and sin.
The week is full of instruction, in
spiration and the source of tremendous
grace to the soul faithful in following the
solemn ceremonies. This is especially so
in these later days since our Holy Father,
Pope Plus XII, has given us the restored
liturgy of Holy Week.
He has done it all with his heart full
of the pastoral implications. He has re-
peatedly stressed its values in the work
of shepherding souls. He has expressed
his confidence in the ability of the pastors
of parishes to explain it to their people
and thereby lead them to greater parti.
cipation in the sacred mysteries of our
holy faith.
One of the spiritually precious events
of these holy days is the change of the
Mass of Holy Thursday to the evening,
reminding all more strikingly Of the last
Supper and the institution of the Holy
Eucharist.
The day has become one of closer
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-03-28
Clarifying the Issue

The Bishops of Ohio merit a sincere
accolade for their statement on Fright
to Work" legislation. Their words on
the matter could profitably be the SUBJ
ject of serious study, outlining, as they
do, sound principles and pointing the
way to an intelligent solution of labor
management problems.
That their statement was needed is
evident from the agitation in recent
months for a so-called Right to Work"
law in Ohio. Many powerful and influ-
entail groups as we'll as individuals
have indicated their support of such.a
move.
Surely they are sincere in their mot
ives, and being so they will welcome
the statement Of the Bishops Of Ohio
as wise counsel and as providing fund
amsntsI principles upon which to work
and build.
AS the home of industry Ohio is
among the top states Of the union.
What is done here could have far
reaching effects upon the nations econ
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-03-28
Healey's Inquiry Corner
How Many Mixed
Marriages Are Failures?

UP with the same proportion
washington: 3.8, 100, 17.N
maryland: ga, So. 15.2)
These were studies Of mixed
marriages In the Church; the
Michigan study, showed that
1920 mixed marriages were
invalid lie. out of the Church.
In the same studies it was in-
dicated that of these valid
marriages $50 of the Catho-
lies left the Church and 20%
became nominal Catholics. In
regard to the children 40-50%
refused Catholic education OF
children and nearly 40% OK
the children were unbaptized,
baptized Protestant or at least
not brought up as Catholics,
About 1919 of the Catholic
spouses we're allowed to prac.
tice their religion freely! Ev-
cry priest knows apparently
successful mixed marriages.
The Catholic Church grants
dispensations to permit them.
The fact still remains that
mixed marriages present 4
grave danger to a permanent
happy marriage and a serious
threat to the Faith of the
parents and children.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus (16), Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-03-28
The Washington Letter
Population Growth Clarified
By Two Recent Statements

work in Asia, Father Kasch-
mitter has devoted the last
few years TO encouraging lead
ing intellectuals to take part
in a concentrated program
which he hopes will clarity
problems of international JUS
tice. The University of Lou
vain, Belgium, has agreed TO
act as coordinator for the
movement.
Asserting that 'the world
is internationalized in spite
of ITSELF" Father Kaschmit-
ter said in an interview in
Kansas City-Where he STOP
ped during a us. tour-that
the need today is for a body
of principles to determine
right and obligations in the
international order.
Catholic teachings, he stat
ed, point out that the worlds
land has been created and
prepared by God for the use
of ALL"
And it is right at this point
that the difficulties begin, &C.
cording to Father Kaschmit-
ter.
Take Brazil" he said. LET
US say that Brazil has land that
could be used for food pro-
duetion, but is not. The ques-
ton, is Just where do BrsziI's
real rights TO this land end
and where do the rights of
hungry humanity bAsin?"
1t is absolutely vital" he
said, to answer this kind of
question because this issue
of justice between the nations
is probably going to be the
most important issue for the
world for the rest of the cen
tury."
The second speaker was
Msgr. William F. Kelly, direc-
tor Of the social action de-
partment in the Diocese Of
Brooklyn. NY, who address
ed an institute of the Nation
al Council of Catholic Women
at the United Nations.
Declaring that he sees no
evidence that IAN inevitable
catastrophe awaits the world"
Msgr. Kelly said that never
theless the problams connect
ed with population growth
call for international action.
only a fraction of the mon
les spent, the energies provid-
ed, the talent afforded and
the resources used in the
making Of ornaments for war
would be amply sufficient 10
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But he is not the svlIibls
type.
Without being warned by
anybody. he instinctively sens
ed the danger referred to in
the title of the above men,
toned speech - the danger
that is always lurking around
the premises when words
are at work" in the contro-
versial field of labor rela-
tions.
STRIKE APPRAISED
This has been a long intro
duction to a brief appraisal
of the nGWU and its recent
strike:
Cd The ILGWU, far from be-
being a communist or pro-
communist organization, was
one of the first unions in the
United States to eliminate the
communists from its own
ranks and one of the first to
sound the alarm against the
threat of communism in other
parts of the world. Indeed,
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omy and peace. 1t is paramount, there
fore, that all steps taken be founded
upon justice and charity with the ulti-
mate welfare of all in mind. A policy
of individualism with each person seek
ing his own rights without thought of
the welfare Of his neighbor or of the
common good, can lead only to suffer
ing and strife. Every God-fearing man
must love his neighbor with a love that
carries over into his dealings with that
neighbor in his efforts to earn a liveli-
hood.
No true christian can fail to be inter-
ested in the welfare of those around
him.
1.-TWO wrongs do not make a right"
Inflicting a wrong on the laboring man
to correct an evil against management
will not lead to industrial peace.
Surely some other way can be found
to correct evils in unionism wherever
they exist. And the union man ought to
stand ready to aid in this effort. Ulti-
mately it will be for his own welfare.
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WASHINGTON - Two
especially lucid state
ments urging positive APP
proaches in solving those
problems caused by the
worlds population growth
have been made recentlys
The statements assume add
ed Importance because of the
annual survey of the United
Nations Economic Commission
for Asia and the Far East
ECAFE) released in Kuala
Lampur, Malaga.
This report says that in the
background of all the prob
lems in the ECAFE region is
Hthe challenge to rational So
cial behavior posed by the
increasing population"
The ECAFE survey makes a
qualified estimate that by
1880 the population of the
A region alone may,
equal the present world pop
ulation. BY 1000, China and
India together may have a pop
ulation equaling that of the
world today. said the ECAFE
survey.
The two recent statements
on population growth took
this expansion as a steady
factor, expressed a belief
that there really is enough in
the world for everybody and
said they see the problem as
bssieslly one of distribution of
both food and people, the lat.
ter through emigration.
Though they certainly did
not play down the great need
for coping with the problems
of expansion, both warned
against grossly exaggerated
population projections which
predict only complete disas-
ter unless artificial birth con-
troll is imposed.
Their statements should
hold a special significance for
the Federal officials here
who must deal with numerous
complex international prob
lens so often arising from an
underdeveloped, crowded
country's desire to raise liv-
ing standards.
Father William A. Kasch.
mifter, . MsryknoII missioner,
said one approach to the prob
lem Of distribution is the form
uIation Of what he calls "a
science of international social
Justice"
A veteran of missionary
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-03-28
Making Marriage Click
Mary Was Lay Apostle
And A HOmemaker
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

TO her home. She left her safe.
comfortable bedroom to &C.
company ST. Joseph and later
to help an expectart mother,
Elizabeth. She was really de-
fached. Though by no means
is the comparison exact. she
must be . great consolation to
mothers who for various good
reasons did not plan as large
q family as they have--but
Gods Will has priority.
She was SO understanding.
When the Christ Child was
lost, Mary did not argue and
nag st. Joseph who could have
been responsible. Nor did she
reproach Our Lord when His
answer to her was a vague
one at the temple. She was a
truly loving wife and mother.
AS some enthusiasts today,
she did not lose her zeal for
Gods cause after her mar
riage. She was holy and bal
anced. When Gabriel appear
ed TO her, she wasn't hysteri-
cal but calmly asked intelli-
gent questions. She had good
common sense. She wanted to
be a virgin, but not just to be
a virgin. She had a motive be-
hind it: the will of God. Sane
tity for her was doing the
will of God according to ones
state of life" but whatever
that state is would be less inn
portant than the will of God.
She was down-to-earth at
Cana. Religion was something
real, not just pretty words.
She would use earthly things
like a marriage feast to open
up the world around her TO
the Redeemer's message. But
she would never be a busy
body and interfere with the
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build a better world" he said.
But the united determine
ton, the constant purpose
have yet to be sparked," he
said.
A considerable burden of
education in the facts of mod.
ern conditions, he maintained,
rests upon the honest mold
ers of public opinion, the COM
petent educators, journalists
and other leaders"
1.-The conditions of the i'm
poverished Asians. for exam
pie, should be as we'll known
10 us as some of our unfor-
tunate movies are to them,"
he added.
Let us have the courage,
the fortitude, to recognize in
full the modern dimensions as
well as the implications of the
truth that the earth is the
Lords and the fulness there
Of" he said.
Msgr. Kelly noted that many
writer's today call for extern
sive artificial control of birth.
Even if this practice were
morally tenable," he asked,
who can demonstrate that it
per Sc would effect the neces-
sary changes in national econ
omies, that it would produce
needed changes in information
al economic trade, policy and
practice? Who will demon
strate that birth control would
'ipso facto' uplift the hungry
from their poverty"
1.-THE morally bankrupt pol
icy" Of artificial birth control
avoids the radical evils that
continue poverty" he said.
THE communists ut the World
Population Conference in
1854 ridieuled the western
proposal TO birth control the
population as another imper-
isIist device TO destroy Asian
strength"
ION the other hand" he
added, "it is equally fatuous to
rest content, as some do, mere
ly in condemning the immor-
atty of artificial birth con-
troll. Since when will mere
condemnation of one evil per
Sc remove another"
The error of those who only
condemn, he stated, is COM
pounded if they "also demand
utmost neutrality, indeed COM
plete isolationism and force
fully oppose all foreign aid
and trade"
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"Am embarrassed to
write this to you, especi-
ally since my name is
Mary, but am hoping you
have an answer. OF course
] love the Blessed Mother, but
she doesn't seem to belong in
this world. | can picture her
in a church, but not in a kit
chen. ! know she is supposed
to be a model for housewives,
but, frankly, / don't get it."
Mary.
Dear Mary, our Blessed
Mother certainly did fit into a
kitchen and homework: she
was conventional. No one ever
thought she was peculiar or
odd. She could sew, bake, car
ry water on her head, ride a
donkey. Though she remain
ed a virgin she married. She
nursed a baby at her breast
and was a lovely companion
to st. Joseph.
She was feminine. In talk
Ing to the Archsngel she calls
herself a handmade" Every
women is to be q "helpmate."
This is down.to-earfh. In the
Garden OF Eden. God Himself
said in effect. to Eve, Adam
will run the Garden; YOU, Eve,
will help him."
Housewives are not dumb
domestics So Mary had a will
of her own which even God
respected. She was intelligent,
and evidently knew the Old
Testament by heart. From
that knowledge she gave us
the beautiful Magnificent and
with her sense OF JOY she sang
II.
She was not overly attached
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-03-28

and communists and that the
strike which was then in pro-
cess was morally indefen-
sible.
This Is . classical example
Of the harm thar can b. done
by the careless and emotional
tnot to say mslieious) use Of
slogans in the field Of labor
relations.
Fortunately, our European
visitor took the trouble to
check his first impressions of
the HGWU which were based
on misinformation given him
by respectable people of con-
siderable standing in their
community.
Otherwise he might well
have reported in the influent-
ial publication which he edits
in his homeland that the
MGWU is q revolutionary or
ganization dedicated to the
abolition Of private property,
etc, etc.
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union of the faithful with Our Lord at
the Last Supper and of greater desire
to receive Holy Communion on that day.
The Holy Father, mindful again of the
pastoral implications, has given permits
sion for Communion to be taken to the
sick on this day, no n being denied this
opportunity of spiritual union with Christ
at His Last Supper.
So, too, the ceremonies of Good Fri
day, changed to coincide as far as posi-
BILE with the hour of Our Saviour's death
on the Cross, take on added meaning and
importance. The faithful may receive
Holy Communion on this day, something
not done in recent times.
Doubtless the climax of the week is
the Easter Vigil ceremony. Throughout
Lent We are urged to die to sin that we
might rise with Christ to a new glory of
virtue. Easter symbolizes our ability to do
this because we have been redeemed;
Christ has conquered death and r~eopened
the gates of Heaven. The importance Of
our faith becomes evident in the blessing
of the Baptismal water, for it is through
Baptism that we are given new birth in
Christ and in His Church. In appreciation
for the grace of faith that has come to us
in Baptism, in appreciation for our re-
demption through the passion, death and
resurrection of Christ, we once more
make a final and triumphant profession
of faith by renewing the solemn vows of
our Baptism. We do this publicly, united
with all the others in u parish family,
our pastor being the official witness of
our sacred promises. Triumphant and
joyful We participate in the Mass of the
Resurrection. The Holy Week leads to the
triumph of Easter.
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the story of this unions vigor-
Gus and very effective crusade
against communism both at
home and abroad has been
told so often and it is so
widely known that one hest
tates even to mention it again
for fear of being dismissed
as an insufferable bore.
az The iLCWU, far from be-
Ing q radical" or evolution
ary union, is by all odds one
Of the most cooperative and
socially responsible unions in
the United States. There was
. time, Of course. when II had
to struggle almost violently
for The rights Of its members,
but today, in the words Of
The New York Times ace la
Dor reporter. A. n. Rsskin, II
Is "the one stable faeor -.
in what Is probably fhe most
volatile. unpredietable and
chaotic sector Of the Amer.
lean economy"
Continued on page y
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G.. How many mixed mar
riases are failures in the eyes
Of the Church? Are there any
books one might read who is
contemplating . mixed mar
rage?
A. Marriages in which one
party is not baptized or is a
baptized Protestant are for
hidden to Catholics. The Cath
Ollie Church knows from long
experience and follows Chris
tan principles in stating that
such marriages are highly
dangerous to the Faith of the
parties themselves, to their
children and to a stable per-
manent union. A excellent
book on the subject Ia Cath
Ollie bookstore could help you
on pamphlets, etc. is Father
John l.. Thomas american
Catholic Family which points
out the total situation regard
ing Catholic marriage in the
United States. In one chap
ter he cites statistics based
on a conservative estimate of
mixed marriages: In a Michi-
gan study it was found that
mixed marriages ended in di-
vorce in 4.4% when both were
Catholic, in 6.0% when both
Protestant but 14.1% if mixed.
A study in Washington State
and another in Maryland came
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-03-28

length of His sermons, the
time for services, the election
of a successor TO Judas. She
would do her job: she would
worry about the temporal
needs Of the apostles, their
clothes, their meals. She
would assist them to teach
and would work with st. Luke
to write one Of the Gospels.
Nowhere in the eataeombs
or early writings Is there
mention that Mary ever step.
ped out Of her role. She was
. prudent lay apostle. Rsve.
lations to her were not TO sat-
isfy her curiosity, but TO do
something. And she did not
run away when Christ was at
tackled. On Good Friday she
was not timid in the pres.
sncs Of danger. She gives one
down.to-ssrth reason why she
was 50 holy. 50 apostolic. 50
valiant. She knew how to
pray. She "pondsrsd" things
in her heart.
Poets have exhausted rhet-
oric in trying to picture Our
Blessed Mother and they sigh
at the feebleness of their
words. They have called her a
light in a darkling world, a
spiritual ocean, a celestial
pearl. They have compared
her to a harp responding to
the masters hand. They have
called her the lily Of Israel
whose root is purity, whose
blossom is Jesus. These de-
scriptions may help to make
her seem unreal, but none Of
these descriptions ever COM
pared with the one word
which men and angels love to
utter and which makes her so
real to all of us: MARY"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-03-28

Several years ago a
prominent American in
dustrialist, since deceas-
ed, delivered a very in
teresting and humorous
speech on the harm that can
be done by the careless and
emotional use of slogans in
the field of economics and
labor relations. He was think
of words like socialism,
statism, collectivism, commun-
ism, and the welfare state"
The catchy title Of this re.
variable speech, Danger -
Words II Werkl. came TO mind
. lew weeks ago during . con.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-03-28
The Yardstick
Labels, Misinformation
Can Hurt Labor Unions
By Msgr. George G. Higgins

average and that the union
which represents the majority
of the workers in the industry
is an exceptionally mature or
ganization with a highly de-
veloped sense of social respon-
sibility.
INSTRUMENTATION
Unfortunately, however.
that isn't the way the MGWU
had been pictured to our dis
tinguished friend from Eur
ope.
He had been told by people
who should have known bet
ter that the HGWU is a rad
ical" and irresponsible organ
ication controlled by socialists
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v~ersation had with the ed
ifor of q European Catholic
publication about the strike
which had Just been called by
the international Ladies Car
ment Workers Union in the
New York. Pennsyivsnis area.
This strike, which has since
been settled very amicably,
was the first one called by
the ILGWU in approximately
25 years.
This fact in itself is prima
facie evidence (Which can be
amply supplemented by study
ing the record) that labor re-
lations in the ladies' garment
industry are much better than
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Avenue Pastor
Will Speak At
Thank
Rev. A. e. Daugherty
Will Address Commun-
ity Services At Calvary
Church, Nov. rs.


The Annual Community Thanks
giving service will be held this
year at the Calvary Methodist
Church of Milford on Wednesday
evening, November 26, at 1880 p,
m. The Reverend A. e. Dougherty
pastor of the Avenue Methodist
Church, will be the guest speaker
for this Milford Ministerium-spon-
sored program. Before coming to
the ministry of the Avenue Church,
Mr.. Dougherty was pastor of the
Bethel and Groome Methodist
Churches in Lewes, Delaware, for
nine years.
Other members of the Milford
Ministerium will assist in the SER
vice of worship, with the Rev. f.
Douglas Milbury, the host pastor.
Traditional music for the eve-
ming will be furnished by the choirs
of the Calvary Church. The Junior
Choir will sing "All Praise To
Thee and the Senior Choir will
sing Praise Our Lord and Maker,
Mrs. Marie Giltenboth conducting.
Cooperating churches of the Mil
ford Ministerium and their pastors
extend an invitation TO those Of all
faiths in the Milford area to attend
this outstanding program of wor-
ship and praise.
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Christmas Concert
For The Community
Has Been Approved For December
IL BY Milford Ministerium

A Community Christmas Con-
cert, approved by the churches of
the Milford Ministerium and spon-
sored by them, will be held in the
Lulu Ross Elementary School on
Wednesday. December II, at 800
D. m.
A combined chorus of the choirs
of Milford, undor the direction of
Mr.. Robert Rudolph, will sing sew
eral groups of Christmas Carols.
There will also be audience partic-
ipation in the singing of group
of carols. Special numbers will be
sung BY individuals and groups Of
the various churches. If you are
interested In singing with the
chorus and yoGr church is not par
ticipating, contact Mrs. Harvey
Shafer or Mrs. Roy Pettyjohn or
the choir director of your church.
There will be full rehearsal on
Sunday, December IA, at 800 p. m,
at Calvary Methodist Church and
the final rehearsal will be on Tues
day, December 16, at the Lulu Ross
School at 500 D. m.
continued on page sevenl