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NeiU Books
For Catholics

DOYLE, CHARLES HUGO
Cana Is Forever. Image Books,
75c. Paper. A reprint dealing
with "counsels for before and
after marriage"
GOHMANN, MARY (SISTER)
O.S.U. Chosen Arrows. page,
ant Press. $50. Story of the de-
velopment of the Ursuline Or
der in Louisville, Kentucky.
QUERY, ARCHBISHOP EMF
LIE. In the Whole Christ. (Stat
en- Island, NY, st. Paul Publica
tons. So. Prayerful meditations
on the mystery of the Church.
JOHN OF THE CROSS
SAINT. Ascent of Mount Car
mel. Image Books. $1.25. Pa
peri. A reprint translated and
edited by E. Allison Peers.
LAMB, ROBERT. Thunder in
the North. pageant Press. So
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'Three-yssr-old Rita had suf.
fered a bad case of the flu, and
her grandfather called every
day for reports on her recovery.
Long telephone conversations
were concerned almost exclu-
sively with Rita and her condi.
ton. Then, to everyone's relief,
her fever broke, and she i'm.
proved rapidly.
About the same time that Rita
recovered, her sister and broth
ercame down with the flu, and
the spotlight of attention sud.
denly shifted. Rita's name was
dropped rather abruptly and
Johnny and Cathy were men.
toned more and more FIRE.
quently.
After one long phone CONVEX
sation devoted chiefly to John.
ny's sore throat and Cathy's high
temperature. Rita flounced ang.
riIy out of the room muttering
"Ha! But ! have a broken fever
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can be omitted. In time Of
war, for example, a priest may
give general dissolution land
therefore the Sacrament of
Penance with the right to re-
ceive Holy Communion) to a
large group without comics.
sion of sins. In such a case,
however, all those so absol-
we'd are bound to confess at
least mortal when they can
lie. at the first private re-
ception of the sacrament.
Sometimes, too a scrupulous
person may be forbidden by
the confessor to mention his
sins dor a time at least) in
order TO cure him of his
scruples, but this would not
ordinarily happen and would
seldom involve any mortal
sins. The point might be made
that referring to the iSacra-
ment of Penance as Comics
sion, as we all do, we tend TO
overemphasize this part Of
the sacrament. 1t still is the
absolving power and mercy of
Christ operating through the
priest which is the center of
the sacrament, and the sor-
row of the penitent is. more
important than his verbal con-
fession.
Send questions to Father
Edward r. Healey, Inquiry
Corner. The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus (16), Ohio
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A history of the Riel risings In
Canada in 1870 and 1885.
LAPPN, PETER. The Land of
Cain. Doubleday. $3.50. A nov
ell of Catholic-P Protestant conflict
in Ireland in the 1920's.
HEINHOLD. HANS ANSGAR.
The American Parish and the
Roman Liturgy. Macmillan.
$3.50. Seven chapters on cur
rent liturgical developments.
MURPHY, E. F. Angel of the
Delta. (Hanover House. $685.. A
biographical novel Of the work
Of an Irish woman in New Or
leans during and after the Civil
War.
PAINTING, NORMAN, st. An
thony. franciscan Herald Press.
$3.50. A popular biography by
a writer for British Broadcast
ing Corporation.
PAINTING, NORMAN. Stories
of the Saints. franciscan Her
aid Press. $3.50. Four sketches
of SITS. Catherine, Eustace, Rich
ard of Chichester, and st. Philip
Neri.
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The Washington Letter
Say Reds Are Waging
Psychological War Here

mind, in addition to one other
thing-the long-range perspec-
tive of the professor who is
above anything that is hap
pening here and now, and con-
siders himself an objective
spectator in a long, long vista
of history.
II see. primarily, as q part
Of this softeniag up process
in America, the liquidation
of our attitudes on what we
used to recognize as right and
wrong, what we used TO accept
as absolute moral standards.
We now confuse moral stand
ards with the sophistieation
of dislectieal materi ism,
with q communist eraekpot
theology which teaches that
everything changes, and that
what is right or wrong. good
or bad, changes as well.
So nothing, they say, is real.
ly good or bad. There is no
such thing as truth or a lie;
and any belief we actually
held was simply our being
unsophisticated. They don't
say this in so many words,
except to those who are all
ready indoctrinated in COM
munism. What they say to the
rest of us is to be objective;
and then they twist that word
objective into meaning what
they mean by dialectical ma.
terialism."
"The United States is the
main battlefield in this Red
war" Mr.. Hunter declared.
81 mean specifically the peo-
pie and the soil and the re-
sources of the United States"
Asserting that "the first bat
ties in this total war have al
ready been won by the forces
of international communism
in the United States" the
journalist said these vic
tories are identical to those
they have won in every coun-
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Making Marriage Click
Not Being Married Isn't
Essence OF Virginity
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

renders himself completely in
self immoIation TO the other.
The essence of virginity is
this oblation.
Not being married is by no
means the essence Of virgin
ity. There are innumerahls
people who remain single
through no fault Of theirs.
They do not qualify for this
strict title Of virgin. The story
humorovsly told Of the "oId
maid" who kept an immaeu-
lately clean room but allowed
dust to pile high underneath
her bed. Asked for an explain
alton. she coyly responded in
= ssmi.trancs, The good Lord
said, Remember, man, shat
thou art dust" Well, am
hoping"
One is truly a virgin only
when marriage is deliberately
and freely sacrificed in order
TO better surrender to God.
The vestal virgins of ancient
Rome were honored, not so
much because they we're vir-
gins, but because they were
priestesses. Virginity must
necessarily be associated with
God or it is not strictly vir-
ginity; it is just bad luck.
The virgin has a special as.
ISOLATION with God precisely
because he or she has sur.
rendered a right of special as
ISOLATION with man to be more
directly and completely asso-
ciated with God.
There Is beginning Of
eternity in virsinity, because
in Heaven there Is no genera.
ton and. as such. no sex life.
II was fitting that fhe Messiah,
the Goldman. was born Of q
Virgin and He Himself 70.
manned . Virgin.
In a certain sense, unless
sirginity is associated with
God, it represents an inferior
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Warns Of Building Philosophy
To End All PHILOSOPHERS

this, they ought not 10 be left
under q diaIeefieal illusion;
LET some one present the ar.
sumenfs."
DR.. Robert M. Hutchins,
president of the Fund for the
Republic, presented a pessi-
mistic picture of the status of
public discussion in an ear
lier address. His talk replac-
ed a scheduled statement by
DIR. Reinhold Neibuhr, who
was ill.
DIR. Hutchins said the found
ing fathers of the nation had
envisioned a society in which
agreement on basic ideas was
not essential, but in which
communication was indispens-
able. The conditions of the
time worked to reinforce their
assumption, he said.
Civilization is the deliber-
ate pursuit of a common
IDEAL" DIR. Hutchins stated.
1.-THE common ideal in 1889
was dialogue. The assumption
was that it was possible to be
a loyal American and to live
tremendously with others of
Numerically opposite con-
victions."
But in recent times, the
ideas of Americans have
changed lin such ways as to
thwart the dialogue, to impete
it, to degrade it, to make us
lose faith in it," he declared.
Today's industrial civiliza-
ton demands men conform
to a single pattern, so that
they will fit the necessities of
commerce and industry, DR.
Hutchins said.
THE purpose !: ultimately
to get rid Of men altogether
except as consumers" he said.
Since they must fit into he
machinery Of production, men
must be "ss interchangeable
as possible" he added.
Hence 'the aim of individ-
ual adjustment and of cor
porate public relations is not
to attract attention but to
achieve invisibility," DR..
Hutchins declared. Education
has accepted the role of chief
adjusted, he added.
He said he saw no evidence
of the supposed religious re-
vival.
"The Protestant church has
ceased to protest." Or. Hutch.
ms said. ron segregation, for
example. the Catholic Church
has seized leadership. II has
been said that segregation in
this country reaches its peak
At IL I'm. on Sunday morn
ing"
DIR. Hutchins said that three
institutions-the church, the
press, and the university -
must accept responsibility
for promoting the civilization
of the dialogue. They do not
exist to serve" the COM
munity by conforming to it,
but to act as critics and exem-
plars. he said.
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WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON A
Earring picture of COM
munist actions in this
country is painted by
testimony released by the
House of Representatives
Committee on Un-American
Activities.
A Journalist of information
nj experience, Edward Hunt
or, told the lawmakers that
he sees emerging in this
country the same develop
ments he witnessed in other
countries which the Reds
came TO dominate.
The testimony of the jour
nalist, Mr.. Hunter, was re-
leased some time after he
had sat in consultation with
the committee staff. Mr..
Hunters newspaper expert
ence, extending back over
more than 30 years, includes
work as a reporter and edi-
tor in Europe, Africa, Japan,
China, Manchukuo, and two
years of service with the u.
S. office Of Strategic Ser.
vices.
He said he has spent 30
years in countries under
various forms Of Communist
pressure and attack" He serv.
ID ~ . propaganda special
LET in the c~hins-Burms.India
thsatsr during World War H..
II have been watching de-
velopments under commun-
ism in other parts Of the
world" he told the commit.
tee staff, land now I see ex-
actly the same developments
here in America"
These developments, he con-
tinued, "include. first of all,
the penetration of our leader
ship circles by a softening up,
and creating a defestist state
Of mind. This includes pene-
tration Of our educational cir
eles by q similar state OF
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II sometimes get the
impression from your col.
umns that marriage is the
great spiritual adventure.
Virginity is never implied
even as a poor second" Sis
ter B.
Am grateful that you men
toned this, Sister. For with
you / would no doubt agree
that the most beautiful way
to Heaven is virginity, not
marriage. The question you
imply can best be answered
by comparing virginity to
marriage. This | will at
tempt.
We will here use virgin
In . sense which includes man
and woman. When . future
priest or religious wants 10
give God something very
special he or she holds the
right to marry In his hands.
Is II were. wraps II into . vow
and effers II 10 God in . sss.
tvrs Of complete rsnovnes-
ment.
He Is making a supreme
gift.
In this way virginity itself
glorifies marriage. II is be-
cause marriage is so magnific-
emit that a priest offers it to
God. He is not a priest be-
cause he despises Matrimony,
but rather because God de.
serves the best he can offer.
We cannot really explain or
justify virginity except in this
context of marriage.
DR.. Allendy has divided the
stages or aspects of love into
three. He says it is digestive"
In that a person loves the
ones who feed him; it is RE-
ciprocal" In that a lover COM
pletes and perfects his be-
loved and vice versa; it is
"obIative" in that one sur
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way of life in comparison to
marriage. For then, virginity
would not hand down life
whereas marriage does. That
would be an imperfection by
comparison. Virginity achieves
its greatest perfection in be-
ing associated with God and
eternal life.
Married love and virginity
are by no means opposites.
Rather, one inspires and Dor.
rows from the other. A vir-
gin learns much from the gen.
crosby and discipline of his
or her family.
On the other hand, married
couples often borrow the vir.
tues Of the virgin when they
practice physical restraint. or
temporary abstinence in their
expression Of physical love.
or in widowhood. In different
ways, the virgin and the
married practice poverty,
chastity, and obedience.
A crucial difference, how
ever, between virginity and
marriage is this: in married
love restraint is made little
by little. announcements are
made for temporary periods,
but in virginity there is a
dash of total love a complete
announcement of a physical
attachment. There is one, fin.
al. irrevccable decision-that
eternal instant.
The relationship between
virginity and marriage is sim.
liar to that which exists be-
tween a thought and a word,
a theory and a demonstration,
a gold piece and a silver coin,
between the Giver and the
gift. When one possesses the
sun. he does not yearn for
a search light. Yes, Sister,
virginity is a more perfect
way to heaven than even
marriage.
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LIA& SatAAOtAN iol -
stance, Father Murray con-
tinued, the concept of natural
law presents "a problem in
metaphysical, ethical. juridi-
cal, and jurisprudential argu-
ment into which he moves
easily and feels at home. To
the Protestant, the concept
proposes a challenge - if not
an affront - to his religiosi-
ty, to which it is alien and
unassimilable."
In the American context,
Father Murray said, another
source of conflict is the Prot
estant sense of Identification
with American culture, partic-
ularly with its idea of "free-
DOM" This, he suggested, is
at the foot of both old and
= neW-style nativlsm.
"The nativist says to the
Catholic, you are among us,
but not of us-a Jacobin idea.
And the sturdy Catholic war
veteran says, 'them's fightin'
words" said the priest.
Father Murray treated Sec
Ularism rs one Of the four CO.
existing ultimate comm :.
ments in American society.
He said that seeularism Is in
svitsbly at war with religion,
and especially with cstholi-
eism, because Of the seevlarist
insistenee on . "monist" posi-
tion - zone society. ore law,
one faith - q civic faith"
Hence the secularist re.
CARDS religion as a divisive
force and wishes to relegate
it to the sphere of private
life" Father Murray declared.
He describes its efforts to
emerge from the sacristy, in
"his own military vocabulary,
in terms Of aggression, en-
croachment, maneuvers, STRAIT
egy," the Jesuit added.
The priest-editor suggest
ed that a major theme for al.
gument should be the nature
of the American social con-
census" which he defined as
the structure Of knowledge
that occupies an established
position in society and ex-
cludes opinions alien or con-
trary to it,"
He argued that despite the
Sophisticated fund" that some
critics have poked at The con.
census voiced in the phrase
from the Declaration Of indie.
pendenee, I'VE hold these
truths TO be self.evident" yet
"the essential meaning Of the
sentence remains intact and
IFS political significance 70.
mains vnimpaired."
The truths uttered in the
Declaration, he said, are not
the product Of scientific in.
quiry Or the result Of divine
revelation. They are both 4
heritage of history and an
achievement of philosophy;
they need to be defended
against those who see history
as an "%ephemeral experience,
a passing shadow" and those
who reject the traditional role
of reason and logic" he add
ed.
AT one point in his talk, Fa'
Their Murray interpolated q
brief discussion of the ques'
ton of tax aid to Catholic
schools, using it as an exam
pie of the absence of "good
argument"
I've been around quite
bit, and I'm concerned with
such issues; yet no one has ev
err presented to me a reason
ably convincing argument Il
show that this situation is mo-
unjust, that Catholics are mo-
being denied something tina
is due Them" he said.
III is not . good thing, Is it
that an important part Of ths
community should feel That |
Is denied simple Justice? |
Catholics are wrong abou'
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MoH-
by ROBERT G. HoYT.

IlcS, Jews, PrOLeSLdnLS
and a sprinkling of secu-
larists gathered here to
participate in a project con-
sidered by many both vitality
necessary and next to impos-
sible.
Sponsored by the Fund for
the Republic. the project was
five-day seminar on "Reiis-
ion In a Free Society" Par
Elephants included eIeries and
Iaymen Of diverse profession
al background; theoIosisns,
lawyers, editors, university
professors in several disei.
pIines and writer's.
The seminar put these 100
odd men and women of pro-
foundly differing viewpoints
under the necessity of think
ing about the conflicts that
arise out of their differences.
Among other topics, they dis
cussed 1.-The leaning of
Church and State" Religion
and Education" and "Relig-
ion, the Free Society and Sec
ular Culture" Meetings took
place in the World Affairs
Center, just across the street
from the United Nations
Building.
In the principal address Of
the opening session, Jesuit Fa-
Their John Courtney Murray,
editor of Theological Studies,
Jesuit quarterly publication,
and a contultant to the Fund,
offered a closely reasoned
argument on behalf of good
argument"
Civil society, he said, Is
founded on belief in rational
argument and on respect for
its rules. Civilization asks
men TO cultivate an inteIlec.
tuai passion for Justice, TO-
sether with the quality Of
"eivie amify." Special sen.
timent which is not passion
ate but dry and cool" he said.
To undermine these quail
ties is to attack civilization,
Father Murray said. When
doubt is erected into a dogma
or when the clash of private
passions and interests replac-
es high public debate, civil.
zation has given way to bar
barism.
"Ths modern barbarian"
the theologian said. need mol
appear in bearskins with Z
club in hand. He may wear
Brooks Brothers suit and
carry . bsllpoint pen to write
his advertising copy.
Even beneath the academ.
ic gown and the mortar board
there may Turk a child of the
wilderness, untutored in the
high tradition of civiiity, a
domesticated, lava b ! d ! n {
man, busy and happy in his
work, which may well be the
construction of a philosophy
to end all philosophy.
This is the work of bar.
barism, to undermine ration
al standards of judgment, tc
corrupt the inherited intuitive
wisdom by which the people
have always lived, and must
live. and to do this not b,
spreading new beliefs but b,
creating a climate of doub'
and beWilderm ent," Father
Murray declared.
The priest acknowled G e {
that the achievement of gen
uine debate on the specifi,
issues confronting the semi
mar posed great difficulties.
I'VE not only hold differen
views; our separate historie
have made US different type
Of men. with different style
Of interior life" he said
when deeply experienced
and fairly measured, The gulf
Of division must appear 81
/. most unbridsesbls."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17
YOUR FAMILY AND you
What Is Family Role
When Baby Comes?

viii feed their babies. In
another. only 20 per cent.
In some cases it is evident
that physicians and nurses
are discouraging breast-feed-
ing. This has created dissat-
isfaction among many au-
thorities.
Mrs. Niles Newton, an out
standing worker in this field
of normal childbirth, pre-
pared a leaflet with facts to
answer the question.
Shall I breast-feed my
baby?" Mrs. Mildred Hatch of
Vermont has generously sent
me a quantity of these leaf
lets; and I shall be glad to
send one to any reader who
encloses q stamped. self-ad-
dressed envelope with the re-
quest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17
Moving Is Easy
When You Plon
In Advance

Moving to a new home can
be one Of the most exhilarat-
ing experiences Of your life.
But the moving operation
may be a chore unless you
plan in advance.
The first step is to find a
reputable moving company
and to arrange for all-risk
insurance against hazards to
your belongings.
Then make sure to have all
deliveries stopped. your gas
range and washing machine
disconnected, the television
antenna removed from the
roof. the refrigerator de-
frosted and utilities turned
on in the new home. Rugs
should also be stored or
cleaned and moth-proofed.
Also gather important pa
pers and valuables and ar
range to have bank accounts
transferred, bills settled and
charge accounts closed. You
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17

should also remember TO get
the children's credentials
from their present schools.
Glassware and breakables
should be individually wrap
ped and placed in barrels
on their sides and bottles
should be sealed with tape.
1t is q good idea to attach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17

hold liquid cleanser, Handy
Andy. developed by Lever
Brothers Co. may be used for
the many cleansing tasks in
volved.
Unpacking should also be
planned in advance. Tell the
moving men what you win
need first so that they win
be loaded last. unloaded first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17

colored tags to your furniture
with q different color for each
room as a guide to the NOV
ing men when they carry the
furniture into your new home.
1t is good manners to leave
your home in sparkling con-
dition for the next family.
The new all-purpose house,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-17
BY DIR. PAUL POPENOE
Nakionai Newsnaper Syndicate

National Newspaper Syndicate
Ali For the good old days
when having q baby was a
family event.
The house was prepared
weeks in advanced Supplies
of various kinds were stocked
up and supervised by the
family physician who didn't
claim to be a specialist in
obStetrics-but he might
have delivered over 500
babiesi
When the time came. all
the family relatives flocked
IN and took over.
on to Farm
Junior was trundled Of to
Erandfather's farm for a
week or so. And the room
ia which the mother and new
baby were established became
the lively center Of interest.
I don't know whether the
normal longing for "the good
old times" has anything to
do with the Nationwide
dissatisfaction over present
assists to childbirth, but
there is certainly a wide
spread demand for a change
from the current impersonal,
isolated, and sometimes I'M
pleasant surroundings Of
delivery.
The Booth Memorial Hos
pital in Cleveland is one of
many hospitals that is try
ing to adopt this new point
Of view.
Jane E. Wrieden, admins
traitor at that hospital,
writes. in the journal. Hos
pitals." that they have
carried on a family-centered
obstetrical service for six
years with great satisfaction
to parents and professionals
alike.
They hold open house Pc
riodically, usually on a Sun
day afternoon, so that ex-
pectant fathers and mothers
can look over the premises,
see the place where their
baby will be born, meet some
Of the staff and some of the
other couples in like circurn-
stances.
Tea Served
Tea is served and every
one has something to talk
about. i
Natural childbirth" with
the husband present for labor
and delivery. is arranged
when approved by the obste-
trician; and "rooming-in, "
where the baby is in the same
room with his mother, is also
arranged, subject to the
physicians approval.
Flexibility in regulations
governing visits contributes
to family comfort.
The husband may be in
vited to have dinner with his
wife in her room. Should the
birth happen to take place on
q holiday, such as Thanks
giving or Christmas, special
celebration is arranged.
i In such circumstances,
mothers are more likely to
breast-feed their infants than
they are in the surroundings
of a hospital where the
atmosphere is quite different.
Records Differ
It is generally calculated
that at least three-fourths of
all mothers can breast-feed
their babies if they really
want to.
The records of various hos
pitfalls differ so widely in this
respect that it is obvious that
some special influences are
at work
In one hospital, so per
cent of the young mothers