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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-05-02
The Yardstick
New Book Aids Indignation
Of Liturgy and Social Action
By Msgr. George G. Higgins

The charge is some
times made that the
Catholic social action
movement in the United
States has tended to ov-
eremphasize purely nat
ural or material measures of
social reform, to the neglect
of the spiritual and supernat-
ural.
The late Father Virgil Mich
oil, O.S.B., whose biography
was reviewed and highly rec.
ommended in this column on
June "a, 1857, was one of
those who felt most strongly
about this matter. Father
Michel was particularly crit
ical Of the social action move
ment for failing to build its
program around the Church's
liturgy which. he insisted, is
the indispensable basis of an
adequate program of Chris
ton social reconstruction.
Assuming that this is a valid
criticism, ] would ascribe the
difficulty, at least in part, to
the relative scarcity of good
books and pamphlets in the
English language on the social
implications of theology and
on the relationship between
the liturgy and social action.
Until recently, for example,
even our catechisms q am re-
ferrine here to unofficial cat.
ochisms written especially
for adults have fallen short
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-05-02

help path to mental health call
ed Recovery, Inc.
1t is about 20 years since Re-
covery was started by a Chicago
psychiatrist. and it now has
spread to every major city and
many smaller communities.
The essence of Recovery con-
sists in weekly meetings of
small groups of people who are
or have been the victims of some
kind of emotional, psychological
or nervous illness, Together they
study and discuss the causes Of
such illnesses, and the remedies.
They share their experiences
and support and encourage one
another in their efforts towards
recovery. All this is done under
the guidance of a trained leader
who himself has found good
mental health through Recovery
techniques.
Beginners in Recovery, who
previously had thought their
own problems unique, usually
are amazed to discover that Sc
many others share their prob,
lens.
Members of a Recovery group
will include pc rsons who
at one time we're hospitalized
with nervous disorders and who
now in Recovery maintain the
mental health which enables
them to live a normal life.
There will be others who suf
fer from an emotional or psyche
logical illness which easily coule
have led to disqualification if Re
covery had not provided the
needed therapy.
Still others, with lesser prob
lens, find in Recovery the aid.
which help them to a happier
richer life.
Finally, some members ma,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-05-02

WASHINGTON The
National Press Club in
this city is currently OBJ
serving its 50th anniver-
sary, recalling that the
present Holy Father, His
Holiness Pope Plus XII. is
one of the illustrious person
alities who have spoken there.
The Pope addressed an over
flow luncheon at the club on
October %. 1896, when as
Eugenia Cardinal Pacelli,
Secretary of State, he visited
this country.
Introduced by club presi-
dent George w. Simpson as
"a distinguished diplomat, a
scholar and a great church
man." The Cardinal told the
more than 400 newspapermen
that the address he was max
! ing to them was "ths only ex.
eepfion which | have made in
my plans FOR q private and
personal visit TO this great
and powerful nation"
The Catholic Church and
the Holy Father Pope Plus
KID desire greatly the pro-
lection of the peace-social
peace and peace among the
nations" the then Cardinal
Pacelli told the gathering.
He also told the newsmen that
"His Holiness appeals to you
who have great responsible
ity in reporting facts and in
inspiring public opinion" to
labor for the salvation of
humanity and to elevate il to-
ward its greatest, its highest
destiny"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-05-02
Making Marriage Click
Birth Control Gets Rid
OF People Not Problems
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

diligence, the avoidance of re-
sponsibility, a weak n d
stamina. And Japan is the
gateway to all Asia,
The practice of birth control
will spread. In communist
Yugoslavia, DR.. Abraham
Stone reports that there are
already more abortions than
live births. If men can arbi-
trarily control the life OF un-
wanted children by birth con-
troll. will they not logically"
want to control the life of a
wife by wife control" This
struggle against too many liv-
ing beings is becoming a
struggle against life itself.
The dominant emotion is
fear; the prevailing thought
is a lack of confidence in the
future. Unnatural birth con-
troll and sterilization are ded.
icated to defeatism and self
ishness.
What a way OF life!
ShsIl we safeguard the priv.
ileges OF rich nations and
ignore those Of poor nstions7
What = picture we must pre-.
sent TO the Mosisms and non
Christian Asisfies whom We
hope TO convert to Catholic.
isml
And they have been taught
TO see in us a Christian civil
ization!
This is birth control from
the moral viewpoint. Will it.
alone be the answer from the
sociological viewpoint?
In Japan. for instance. the
labor force for the next IS
or 20 years has already been
born. Almost 100000 new
Jobs will have 70 be created
every year in order 10 meet
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-05-02

If it is only a matter
of getting rid of people,
then birth control is do
ing a bang up job. You
will never see Christ or
Christians in Sacred
Scripture approving birth con.
troll.
Mahatma Gandhi's comment
on this practice. as a means
of reducing population, is a
forceful one: 1T is reserved
for our generation he says,
ito glorify vice by calling it
virtue"
As prsvisw OF what is or
could happen elsewhere, let
Us see what birth control is
doing 70 Japan. Since birth
control has been iesaIized in
Japan, the United Nations re.
ports that there is one abor-
zion for every live birth.
The Japanese see no diff
ference between mechanical
devices 70 control birth rates
and abortion.
They are logical in prin-
cipal. II is estimated that two
thirds of their birth control
is by abortion. one-third by
contraceptives. They have
over 1000, 900 abortions a
year.
They admit having killed
$4,000. 900 children since this
law was passed i'm 1948 and
over one quarter million of
the people have been ster-
ilized.
Many Of the thinkers there
say that now The people re-
ssmbIe cattle. They have lost
their inner drives, their pur-
pose in life, their will 70 live.
There is sheer physical in.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-05-02

professional counsel and as
s~istsncs Of . team Of experts
in dosmatie theology, biblical
studies, the lay apostolsts, and
Catholic social action.
The authors hope that the
book will solve a problem
which plaques many priests
in their work of instructing
converts--that of providing
a text which is acceptable to
a person with a high school
or college education one
which is Christo-centric
one which emphasizes the
doctrines of the divine life
of grace and the Mystical
Body and gives due promin-
ence to the liturgy and the
lay apostolate.
The new catechiSm relies
heavily OH the Sacred Scrip
lures in its pedagogical meth
cd. In fact, a fully effective
use of the book requires, as
the introduction states, a GER
tain amount of Scripture read
ing concomitant with the les
sons.
Each lesson is introduced by
a rather extended passage
from Scripture and an explain
atory paragraph which pre-
pares the reader for the ques-
tions which follow.
At the end of each lesson a
practice is suggested in an ef-
fort to engage the will as
well as the intellect of the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-05-02
lllJlIuIuuuulunllIlllullG

the demands Of the maturing
children already in existence.
The real core Of the problem
is not how many children must
be novrished, but how many
Jobs can be created.
Statistics give little room
for hope that Japan's popula-
ton can actually begin to de-
crease for decades and dec
AIDES. And when that does
come about in a foreseeable
future there will be other
problems.
In 1865, for instance, there
we're 7l4,869 marriages and
693 ,098 deaths.
" every married couple in
Japan were allowed only one
child during its entire mar
ried life, il is again 10 court
disaster, for in the future two
children might have TO sup.
port four aging parents and
their own offspring besides.
Under population in the labor
force would then prove
worse tragedy than overpopv.
lation.
Japan must import very
much of its wood, petroleum,
phosphate, potash, iron, lead,
salt, tin, aluminium, anti
mony, and so on. mo amount
of family planning" says
Father Anthony Zimmerman,
S.V.D. in his monumental
book ovsrpopvlafion. can
bring these vital necessities
to Japan" Birth control is
much less the answer than
trade, international coopera.
ton, human solidarity. and
an all out effort on the part
of the countries with capital.
trained technicians, and Chris.
tian principles.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-05-02

OF the mark in this regard.
Most of those with which |
am familiar tend to present
Catholic theology in a rather
piecemeal fashion and more or
less in a vacuum, with little
or no attempt even to sug-
gest, much less develop. its
Implications in the field of So
cial and economic reform.
NEW cATEcHlsM
1t is encouraging to note,
however, that this defect is
gradually being remedied.
We now have a number of
publications in our own lam
guage-books, pamphlets and
periodicals-which will make
1t easier for the average
Catholic to understand the re-
lationship between theology
and everyday living and to
see the intimate connection
between the liturgical move
ment and the social action
movement.
One or the best of these
publications is a new cate
chism for adults entitled
Life In Christ" which will
be ready for distribution on
June l 1ifc In Christ Pub.
fishers, 72O North Rush
Street, Chicago II, H., $1.00,
paper-bound).
This new esfsehism is the
work Of two Chicago priests,
Fr. James kilssllsn stnd r.
Gerard P. Weber, who had shs
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-05-02
MH.
BY FIR. LEO TREsE

Recently we discussed
mental health That has
brought letters from per-
sons who have suffered
some form of emotional
or psychological disturb
ance.
People such as these, who rec
ognize nervous disorders for
what they are and have the de-
sire to do something about
them. arc the fortunate ones.
Too often the person with an
emotional or psychological han
dicap will cling stubbornly to
the delusion that his difficulty
has a physical cause.
A dozen doctors may tell him
that there is no organic reason
for his heart palpitations, or re-
current headaches, or attacks of
nausea, or fits of dizziness, or
weak spells or coughing spells
or extreme fatigue or trembling
or depression, or over-anxiety.
He still thinks the doctors are
wrong, still thinks there is Z
hidden physical cause.
He cannot bear to admit that
his infirmity may be nervous
in origin. He has a feeling Ito
tally mistaken, of course) that
there is something shameful
about trouble "all in the mind
This is the person really te
be pitied, because it is next to
impossible to persuade him to
seek the kind of help he needs
He will recoil almost in horror
from the thought of consulting
a psychiatrist.
He thinks that to do so woult
imply that his illness is a shan
and a pretence-which it is not
Illness rooted in the mind car
be just as real as one rooted II
a diseased organ. 1t is not some
/. thing that can be cured by tell
: ing ourselves, or by being told
: that it just isn't so.
Z For any person who suffer
: from nervous symptoms TO
: which his physician has been TN
: able to find any organic cause
: there is a remarkably effectiv'
! and inexpensive form of ther
. apy available. This is the sell
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-05-02

reader in the course of the in
structions.
Devotional practices and
prayers are introduced grad
ually in connection with the
underlying doctrines, as is the
RELIEVING of the life of Christ
through the liturgical year.
One entire chapter of the
catechism is devoted to a sum-
mary, in practical terms, of
the essentials of Catholic So
cial teaching.
This new catechism by
Fathers Killgallon and Weber
is one of the best works Of
its kind | have ever come
across. While it is intended
primarily for the instruction
of prospective converts to the
Faith. it can also be recon-
mended very highly to cradle
Catholics.
Indeed, if l were conducting
a labor school or any other
type of social action program
at the local level, | think l
would make it required read
ing for all the Catholic stu
dents.
| don't know of any other
short book in the English
language which so successful
ly presents Catholic theology
as a unified whole and so eff
fectively develops the impli-
cations of this theology in
terms of everyday living.
Suffice it to say that it is
the sort of book that un-
doubtedly would gladden. the
heart of the late Virgil Michel.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29
TV KEY PREVIEWS

Tonichts top shops as prepiewed By nv Keys stat.
Uho attend Tehedrsdis tdtch screenings and dHdlyze
scripts NetU York and Hollywood Their opinions
offered as a guide to area viewers
yIandThe Lttlest Outlaw part y Once you wade
through the n you missed last weeks episode seq
ment the show into "The Littest Outlaw" part
this film by far the most exciting and you did miss
last weeks show you didn't miss thing. 730 pmr
WMAL-7.
The Big Record-Majory Of tonghts singers have been
around since well before the rock roll Included
Margaret whiting. who reprses 1T Might Well Be
Spring; Louis Jourdan. with medley Of Jazz tunes:
Xavier Cugat bouncing to "Mambo No. S." and Eddy
Howard singing Careless" Patti Page does "A the Hop
for the kids and "Sttin' Top Of the World" Also
Roger Williams. fine pianist and Carol Haney. still
banging the pipes for Steam Heat" pm, WToP-s.
Father Knows Bes"The Rivals" Lots of fun tonight
Betty uxurates with two conflicting dates for social
function She plays up her prowess with boys to the h
expecting them to come to blows over her. The solution
Is both amusing and logical $50 pmr WRC-4.
Tombstone Territory-Mexcan Bandito" Clay HOLSTERS
Job tonight Is to lure escaped Mexican bandit back
the border Posing outlaw himself Clay Joins
the gang and Immediately afoul Of one Of Its MEM
bers An exciting finale wraps up the case $50 pm.
WMAL-7.
u S. Steel Hour-"Never Know the End" whimsical melo
drama, with Our Town" atmosphere. Fortunately
Andy Griffith Is on hand phosophc loafer thinking
OF murder The intended victim Is slick manipulator
nicely played by Nehemiah Persof The whole thnl
moves along at lesurely pace, spanked by Grfithi
personality. 10 pm. WTOP-9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29
TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL

SEQ. wASH-FM-In the Con-
cert Hall: Morning. Noon
and Night in Vienna by
Suppe, symphony in d by
Cheruhini.
soc. WMAL-FM - Milton
Cross Show: Violin Concerto
No. 2 by Bach: Jascha
: Heifetz and the Los Angeles
Philharmonic. Don PasQuale
by Donizetu: Metropolitan
Opera Orchestra and Cho-
rus.
see. WGMS-Symphony Hall:
Forest Murmurs by Wagner,
Symphonic Metamorphoses
on Weber by Hindemith and
Piano Concerto in A Minor.
Opus is by Grieg.
s:00, WOL.--Good Music Time:
Winter by Vivaldi, Enigma
Variations by Elgar and
Violin Concerto by Berg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29
OTHER TV
HiGHLIGHTS

1880. WRC l4l-Wagon Train:
THE Dora Gray Story"
starring Linda Darnell and
John Carradine. Flint Nc
Cullogh is charged with
stealing rifles when he at
tempts TO turn a schem-
ing woman. who has been
aiding a gun smuggler, over
to Army authorities.
see, WTTG t5D--After Din
der Movie: Nevada" star
ring Robert Mitchum and
Anne Jefireys. TV Key says:
Fast moving. well-made
Western. Cowpoke stops
crooks after mining claims
tio44).
500. wRC tl-Kraft Thea
ter: Color. Run Joe. Run"
starring Jan Sterling and
Alex Nicol. A man is pur-
sued by a band Of narcotics
peddlers who intend to kill
him because he informed
the police of their activities.
1890. WMAL ca - Boxing !:
Jack johnson VS.. Wayne
Bethea in a l0-round heavy
weight bout.
iI:0O. WTTG (S) - Eleven
O'Clock Movie: My Favor
lite Spy" starring Jane
Wyman and Kay Kyser. Tv
Key says: Pleasant comedy
with music about q band
leader who Is q flop as a
soldier. but is pressed into
espionage duty 1892.
1l:15, WTOP t9D-Late Show:
The Feminine Touch, "
starring RoSalind- Russell
and Don Ameche. TV Key
says: Miss Russell enjoys a
romp in this occasionally
funny comedy about a pro-
feSsor who brings his wife
to New York and discovers
the woman in her u94D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29

was competent. There may be
dissents from interested parties
in the treatment Of some of
the events. but there could
certainly be no quarrel with
the conclusion.
The governing body--Gov-
eminent or union or manage
ment--that loses touch with
the little man h In trouble.
On The Run:
The pacing Of Fred Coe
by CHS Is now ofiicial--and
worth more than q whoop or
two around the cable this side
Of the Rockies. The award
winning producer didn't sign
to turn out mined shows and
his first assignment for the
network will be a Commute
version Of Victor Herbert's
The Red Mill" for Dupont's
Show Of the Month (April 100 .
Dnpe Susskind. iuho produces
Shop OF the Months dramas,
incidentally. Is also an airayd-
ipfnRer His ldtest-the
Christopher apard for The
Prince and the Pauper.
Things ! didn't know until
I read the official biography on
Washingtonian william r. Nc
Andrew. able director Of NBC
News-Willyum has blue eyes.
Early risers In Schenectady
land there's . haunting phrasel
will get q chance 20 learn basic
Russian. WRGB-Tv will
launch q l2-week course on
February 4. -. THE program
Is designed 10 help United
States scientists trying 20 catch
up ON Russian technical litera-
ture.l
Marian Marlowe. who guested
on Milt Grants WT'rG show
yesterday and opens at the
Lotus tonight. says she plans
to concentrate on musical
shows and nNeries for the next
six months-no Tv.
Rudy Vallee and Rise Stevens
viii play the parents Of
"Hansel and Gretel" on NBc-
TV April 81. :. Remember
Durante and Traubel did ok
Jim OberltR. q Washington
Lee graduate. gets his BIGGEST
acting part 10 date on Court
OF Last Resort" February 2.
Jim icorked for WMALs Jerry
Strong here and the Arena
Stage.
II you heard Lee Castle In
New York this morning on
NBc-radio's BandStand and
liked what you heard. he's
available at the Shoreham along
with the Dorsey orchestra.
Pat NARROW. le-year-old
Dunbar student. was the win
ner In the WRC Teen TaIk es-
say contest. This weeks
subject: High school fraterni-
ties and sororities hurt those
they exclude ~ wen ~ those
they include. True OF false?
Harold +. Fellows. chairman
Of the National Association Of
Broadcasters Board. encour-
aged by response Of broadcast
ers TO his "learn-and-live" prof.
ect. Fellows urged Tv and
radio TO awaken the public
consciousness for placing great
or emphasis upon attainment
Of intellect and skill"
sas
MAILBAG: Thanks to Roy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29


Dinah we're engaged in their
merry second-half medley was
that NBc seems to be getting
more out Of Sinatra this season
than ABC. the network which
only happens to employ him.
The singer and ABc took
steps recently 10 strengthen the
Friday night series. II may
work out yet. although the fact
remains that Sinatra has still
to give Abe q show to equal
either his Crosby show tCBS)
or his Shore ventures (NBc)
Come Saturday. he'll be visit
ing NBC again. this time re-
paying Dean Martin for . pre-
,Eious guest stint.
I Going by the record. it's q
SpCkiR0 OF Dtnah. her solo
OF TN tricky II Get Along
Wtth0et You Very Wen" Was
the pAettiest thing anvbodv's
done tslsnUss. It's so easy iDhen
a singer understands chat
she's stnoinoi
-
The Seven Lively Arts series
Is doomed. alas. but 1t is going
down with banners flying. The
CHS program last Sunday ef-
fectively utilized the docu-
mentary technique employed
on Circle Theater and added
several reflnements on It's own.
Even though I was dropping
in halfway. the realistically
scenes instantly
commanded attention. And the
script vas as hard-hitting as
the accompanying narration
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Other AM Stotions
FIN Stotions

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wToPFM- 81 Ne. -7thsr spsfstisn
wasH.Fm-sI.t No. - an 10 mldaisht
wol.FM-ssI Ms.-ism 10 mltnight
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wwDc.FM. ioit Nc. Ian w7sm
WsMs-FM io1.s Ne. .wsshssys siis en- 10
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WhRLFM 1857 Nc. Lin en- 10 IN.
Msaay thru sstaFdsyi Iijo 80. 10 ST.
WustfM. iOpA Nc. -iile an. 10 t1m
p.m. On Sunday.
unAL.FM-ie1.j Ms.-ieils an. tsmlaniahL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29

Pullen. Of Shenandoah Guns.
Inc. Berryville. Va. who writes:
I'VE ipish TO point out that
the Colt pistol held by WGvde
Preston. star OF Colt as Jan
HarV 10 TeleVueJ has the
ejectov housing on the LEFT
side instead OF the right. We
hare already had customers
pho iDish TO know Dhere they
may purchase a similar one as
IL Is obviously a collectors
item. Al kidding aside. we
presume that the picture iOas
a transparency and otriHp TO
an error ipas printed on the
iUrong side :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29

ToniOhts top shotps as preueped By ~ Keys stat.
uho attend Tehedrsdis match screenings and dHdvze
scripts IN NeD York and Hollywood Their opinions
offered q guide to area viewers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29

] skipped the hrst half or the
hard-hitting dramatic recrea-
ton Of the mining disaster.
To catch Sid and Imogene---
or Alan Ladd on G-E Theater.
for that matter. II was goodby
to the FIRST half Of Miss Shores
show.
There'll be no complaints
from this corner. even II the
channel selector Is hanging by
q thread. The Tv fans best
break comes when the compe-
titlon h hot and healthy.
The thought that occurred.
incidentally. as Frank and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29
TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

7:0o, WWDC - Iris Cofiin
Professor Helen B. Hakob-
son. director Of the Slavic
Language Division. @. w.
University. discusses "A Plan
to Teach Russian in High
Schools"
loss, WWDC-Steve Allison
Show: Claudia Galiher. ex-
ecutiye secretary Of the
Montgomery County Tuber-
culosis and Heart Associa-
ton: and Sociologist STAN
ley X. Bigman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29
Bic THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. ON THE ArP
a, lNSIN I.s S.sN
TeIevision Todoy- Wednesday. Jan. ~ 1858

sDAf. JANuARY sa. Ipas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29

hhesst 10 ester
.uTJeNsWa utke fins espsaem mA pn-tVeY ne hsl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-29
w Inc AK
Happily Cought
In TVS Switches

There several shows Sunday wish could have
their entretyDnah elegant soee for example with
Frank 6inatra the nglng damatizaon Of the Blast IN
Cenralia No. 5" on the Seven Lively Arts ~
That's the way It was Sunday. thoughand wouldn't IL be
dandy the could be said Monday Tuesday and always
To watch the Metropolitan Operas Perichole Omnibus