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Evening star., 1959-12-27
BY ANDRE MAUROIS Member of n


and essa,iH former riaing professor and lecturer the US
varied and hectic than the lives of Balzac
Dickens. All this gives sort of poetry the country and its
inhabitants, something like immense Western story. This
mobility and this familiarity climate of youth Cener
osity, hospitality equality rankness simplicity in human rel
ons combined with certain pleasant tmdty the found
in nomads, add up the American character. 1t
character even when it astounds European.
Why do like The Americans? Because contrary what is
usually said about them they deass What deast
if not who believes in the possibility of Transforming
reality make resemble ideal? There you have the Ame
can he needs happy ending But when entire people
wants story to end happily they will work extremely hard
make it end happily As the Americans freedom
endangered and dctaors threatening they interviewed They
gave their lives and they also gave their strength.
They can make mistakes. Sometimes they can be clumsy
They can throw themselves passonately into issue the
wrong only because they believe the right
The American the Don Quxote of time He from
his village right wrongs and free capves The trouble is he
occasionally charges windmill and fair maiden out Of
the grasp seducer by whom she wanted be educed Mis-
takes? Yes at times but the mistakes of deas
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Secularist RELIGION

in some instances without notifying the
defendant to appear at the hearing.
Item. People are so attached TO the
freedom to do as they please, that fire.
q%vently they will not keep their word
about business deals, keeping appoint
ments, helping others, etc.
This attitude can be summed up in
the term "secularist." 1t can be seer
that leads only to anarchy. If we de-
strov basic standards, we will end up
destroying all of them. Or to put it
another way: If we don't declare our
selves for something, we end up being
for nothing.
One sometimes wonders, how the
'freedom.loving secularist" can bear
to be off on Sunday or Christmas or use
money inscribed s'In God We Trust
or give the pledge of allegiance to our
flag or do any of the countless things
in daily life that are founded on religi-
Gus and Christian traditions.
1t is true that the state OF society
may not impose a positive religious
faith upon its citizens. But on the other
hand, it has no right to impose the mega
tive religion of secularism on us either:
CAT
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-04-17

1t is amazing to contemplate the ex-
tent that some people will 60 to in the
name of freedom. Unfortunately more
excuses are justified in the name of
freedom than one could imagine.
Item. Recently public schools in the
east have been prohibited from using a
non-denominational prayer because 1t
is offensive to some families.
Item. A stanza from America had
to be substituted for the recitation Of
the Lords Prayer because Of individual
complaints.
Item. In New York City a Commit.
Tee Of the Synagogue Council OF Ameri'
ca opposed the observance OF religious
holidays in public schools even it Joint
celebrations are held TO accommodate diff
ferent faiths.
Item. A recent article Of adoption
declared that policies on inter-faith
adoptions should be liberalizsd, even
fhouqh The author declared he was hor-
rified at a child being brought up by
a communist. An atheistic or irreliqious
father apparently doesn't bother him.
Item. In order to give people free
dom, divorce DEGREES are often Grant
ed on the most ridiculous grounds n
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-04-17
Divided Hearts?

We may as we'll get used to the fact
that for the next few years this old
question will be raised again and again;
Does the allegiance a Catholic yves the
Church interfere with his civic duty?
The controversy surrounding the
Kennedy interview has implications for
all Catholic citizens, more or less. 1t
is an insulting question, to be sure, but
it is one of those things we shall have
to hear with. We need not apologize for
our religion or u patriotism in view
of the following facts. History bears
out the fact that the Catholic is neces-
sarily the best citizen. This is a matter
of record and not opinion.
Not only are~We American Catholics
contributing our full share to the well
fare of our country, but we have al
ways done so. The reason is quite clear:
this is our country-We helped build 1t
and we shall help preserve it.
Our Faith is a definite aid to patriO-
tism because we Catholics know it is
a sin against God to break a civil law.
And conversely, our love of and service
to our country stems from the inspira-
ton and strength found in our Catho-
lie religion.
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Sunday, April 5, a Sol
emn Mass of Thanksgiv-
ing was offered at st.
Patrick's Cathedral III
New York City-with His
Eminence Cardinal Spellman
presiding - to commemorate
the fiftieth anniversary OF
"America," the national Cath
Ollie weekly review published
by the Jesuit Fathers of the
United States.
The sermon was delivered
by His Eminenee Cardinal
Cushing Of Boston. The csrd'-
nsrs eloquent tribute TO
America" psraileied earlier
messages Of eongrsfulation re-
esived by the editors from q
number Of digpitaries. inclUd-
ina His Holiness Pope John
XIII and President Dwight
Eisenhower.
BY comparison with these
message of congratulations
from ecclesiastical and poiit-
ieal leaders of such exalted
rank, anything that this col.
umn might say in praise of
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-04-17
The Yardstick
Seldom Room To Disagree
With This Publication
By Msgr. George g. Higgins

America in their handling Of
a particular problem in one or
other of these areas, but it is
my impression that on the av-
erage, year in and year out,
America takes second place
to none in terms of accuracy,
reliability and realistic cour-
age.
To be more specific about
America contribution to the
cause of social justice. let me
cite in particular its frequent
articles and editorials on la
bor-management relations, rae
ial segregation and the Unit
ed Nations.
Americas specialists on
these particular problems are
extraordinarily competent and
well informed, and |. for one,
have long since come to re-
gard their writings as requir-
ed reading in connection with
my own work in the NCWC
Social Action Department.
SELDOM DlSAGREES
II is customary in a Jubilee
tribute of this kind to cover
all the bases, so to speak, by
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-04-17

History shows that the beginnings
of america we're Catholic, whether we
attribute the discovery to the Morse
men or Columbus. The early explorers
on this continent were predominantly
Catholic. Catholics participated in the
Constitutional Convention at Philadel-
phia in 1887 and two of the 80 signers
of the Constitution were Catholic Citi-
Since the ratification of the Bill of
Rights the record of American Catho-
lies is a consistent testimonial to u
love of country, In peace and war W.
have contributed way out of proportion
to our numbers.
The best answer we can give to the
prejudiced who would challenge our
place here is taken from st. Peter in
this Sundays Epistle: For such is the
will of God, that by doing good you
should put to silence the ignorance of
foolish men. Behave yourselves honor
ably, that whereas they SANDER you as
evildoers, they may, through observ-
ing you, by reason of your good works,
glorify God in the day of visitation"
-GAF
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inserting a cautionary note
to the effect that the writer
doesn't necessarily always
agree in every detail with the
position taken by the period
zeal under discussion.
In the present case. while
being faithful to this tradl.
ton. / would soften the blow
that | seldom disagree with
rAmerica' in the field OF So
cio-economics and that. even
when ] do. | am forced to adj
mire the cogency of its argu-
mcnts and the tolerant spir-
il in which they are pre-
scented.
Watch out, now. Here comes
the commercial. Americas
circulation is now lns the
neiehborhood of $4,000. Sure
~ there isn't any reason why
this figure cannot be doubled
within the near future-pre-
ferably before the end of this,
the fiftieth year Of the mag
azine's existence. Subscrip'
tions, at the annual rate OF
$500, can be forwarded to
the following address: Amer
lea Press, 70 East 45th Street,
New York II, NY.
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the theologian. without re-
writing the TV or movie
script can show the artist that
both theology and art have a
common vision. For both are
anxious to represent man as
he actually is, not as he exists
in fantasy.
However,, the main fault
has been that of the theolog-
ians who have not sufficient
ly illuminated the vital rela-
tionship of Christology to the
arts and to all the concrete
modes of human life"
AT times the author seems
to exageerate i'll order to
stress d point. For instance,
he says: The theological in.
telligence. concerned with the
movement of the souls of real
men. must not take the posi-
ton that it is against divorce
but has nothing to say against
grooming" ! can't see any real
relation between grooming and
religion. Crooners make peo-
pie miserable but then some
people like to feel miserable.
They are not quite as culp-
able as Divorces.
Yet the basic premise OF
the book is one that is highly
eommendsbIe. Most Of the en-
tertainment in movies and Tv
programs today is Junk, and
theoIogians could help to raise
the level Of entertainment by
encouraging producers to ere
ate better pictures and pro.
grams.
And incidentally, the aver
age Catholic should help by
demanding something better.
Instead we find Catholics
lauding 1.-The Bells Of St.
Msry's and passing up Mar.
ceIino."
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Sum and Substance:
Must TheoIogians Condemn
Crooners, TV Producers?
BY Fir. John b. Sheerin, esp.

frequently been misunder-
stood. Smaller minds have
taken il to mean that art
bears no necessary relation
to life.
THEoLocIAN,s ROLE
The theologian's role, ac-
cording to Father Lynch, is
not primarily to point out
the seXy parts of a picture
but to show that the artists
picture of human nature is
a travesty on human nature.
Since the theologian must
be interested in the funda-
mental dignity of the human
person. he must be interested
in what the mass media are
doing TO the human person.
He cannot hide himself in the
sanctuary and say he has no
concern with art.
Anymore than he could
hide in the sanctuary and
claim he had no interest in
economies or politics . He
should not criticize the pro-
dueer's technique any more
than he should pass judgment
on q mans business methods.
But in both cases he must be
concerned about what is be-
ing done TO the human per-
SON..
Father Lynch feels that the
theologlan has sinned by
omission in the past. He has
shown no interest in the art
element of the mass media.
He may have had a very
vigiIant concern about the
artists false and flat picture
Of human nature. The result
has been that the artist puts
y chip on his shoulder every
time a fheoIosisn speaks out
on art.
Father Lynch asserts that
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America on the occasion Of
its Golden Jubilee" would be
anti-climactic at best.
Nevertheless | cannot fore
go the opportunity of saying
thank you and God bless
YOU to the editors of Amer
lea for all they have done in
the past and are currently
doing to promote a better UNI
derstanding and a more eff
fective application of Chris
tian principles in a dozen diff
ferent areas of human en-
deayor.
SECOND TO NONE
1t will not be taken amiss, |
am sure. if. for the immediate
purposes of this column, par
ticular attention is given to
Americas courageous and
eminently sane and construc-
tive approach to controver-
sial problems in the specific
fields of economics. race rela-
tons and international affairs.
There may be other maya
zines in the United States
which now and then and by
way of exception outshine
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-04-17
Making Marriage Click
Fathers Delegate Authority
But Not Responsibility
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

strong, and confident with the
wisdom and strength Of this
C~od-given idea.
He searches and eventually
finds the heart of a lady who
understands this. She gives
herself To him with complete
surrender. He likewise gives
himself to her. They each
consecrate their lives to the
Father and become one in
their love for each other. They
are equal as man and woman
and equally loved by God, but
man was appointed by God to
be the head.
1t is to him that this whole
project was confided. The
child that they will have
will be the fruit Of their mu-
tual love, but this child will
carry the name of the father.
This child will be of the faith
er's race and nationality. To
give life, then. is one Of mans
first assignments from God
the Father.
This urge to create was
long ago a part OF the day
dreaming that he as a young
ster, INDUCED in. Sometimes his
dreams took him far away un-
to the high seas. He was after
some conquest. Sometimes he
found himself yearning to
discover a new world. Some
times he found himself dedi-
eating his whole life to a
great cause.
1t is perhaps only now, as
an adult, that he understands
that those deep warnings
were his impotence to be a
creator. This craving was only
a preparation for fatherhood.
The new world which he was
TO discover was the hearth of
his own home. The dedication
is life was to explore and TO
guide his little family to its
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eternal destiny.


eternal destiny.
FATHERHooD
But by no means is one a
father just because he coop
crates in giving life to an
immortal being. Being a par
ent from the Latin use of the
present %participle - parens-
involves a continuing action.
A father must continued TO
create in his child an emo
tional. intellectual, spiritual,
and physical life. Every day a
man must continue TO ask
himself: Am | really a IA
ther?" Are my words, my ex-
amples, my demands, my
counsels creative, Christian
actions. Only life can create
life. Do ] have a spiritual life
within me that | can give to
my children? Am | alive spir-
ituallyr.
W. give life TO others only
when we give them our own
life. A sculptor is not Ia
Their for he is content TO carve
from without, he does not
give his life to an object. But
a man who surrenders his
life for a child makes a great
step in becoming a father. He
doesn't live, however, for his
children, but with" them,
helping them 70 attain
Heaven.
The young father who to-
day sacrifices so much TO
succeed in business, but neg
lects the rearing of his chill
dren is actually a failure as
a father, for he gives liveli-
lihood. but not life. A father
is the one primarily respon-
sible for the education, relig-
ion, recreation, affection, pro
creation and sustenance of his
children. He can delegate au.
thority to his wife but he
cannot delegate responsibility.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-04-17
Inquiry Corner
Is There A
St. MeIanie?
by FIR. Healey

q. We have little girl
named MeIanie and we would
like 70 know something about
the saint she is named after.
read = story where they
mentioned the Blessed Virgin
appearing to some children
including one named Melanis.
Where was that?
A. st. Melania the Younger
was a prominent and wealthy
woman of Rome. After the
death of their two children
she joined with her husband
in giving their possessions to
the poor and entering relig-
ious life in Palestine. They
were advised by st. Augustine
and by st. Jerome, particular
ly the latter, in their holy
lives. Both died in Palestine
-Melania in 439 AID. She is
called the younger because
her grandmother of the same
name is sometimes listed
among the saints of the early
Church. Melanie, the little
girl to- whom Our Lady ap-
peared at La Salette in 1916,
is not a saint. Our Lady's mes
sage to the children, Maximin
and Meianie. caused some con-
troversy, but the Shrine still
exists as a center for prayers
to Our Lady and the scene of
remarkable answers to humble
prayer.
q. Is the document signed
by the parties Of mixed
marriage agreeing 10 rear and
educate their children catho-
lie, binding by q court Of law
or is II q senfieman's agree
ment?
A. In many parts of the
world and in many states of
the us. there is legal force
to this contractx In Ohio it
would seem from one recent
decision of the courts that the
enforcement of this agreement
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-04-17

cannot be made to stick legal.
ly. Catholics who contemplate
a mixed marriage not that
they anticipate divorce, of
course must be aware of
this as an additional problem
In such a marriage. Often the
wife is given preference in
custody of the children but
whether it be the husband OF
wife there is little assurance
that after separation children
Will be brought up as Catho-
lies. Since the agreement is
made under oath it is more
than a gentleman's agreement:
the party who disregards the
promises is going back On a
solemn oath made to God. The
number who nevertheless dis
card the promises should be
a warning to all who are
thinking of entering upon 4
mixed marriage.
q. II one sees . drunk on
the street does one have q
duty to report him?
A. Unless a person is OBJ
viously of a mind to do some
injury to others or to him
self there would seem to be no
reason to cause his arrest. It
would be more Christian to
assist him to his home or to
call someone who could do so.
The punishment land disgrace)
of Imprisonment may do harm
out of proportion to the of
Tense. The law is designed to
protect the person himself
and anyone else he might in
jures by malice or irrespon-
sible conduct. If there is no
such danger present we could
in conscience overlook the
situation.
Send questions to Father
Edward r. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus Is, Ohio.
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81 would be the first TO
admit that many men
went too far Women
were second class citizens
as far as some were con-
cerned, but now haven't the
tables been completely turn
ed?" Mr.. B. NJ.
You sound a bit like a GER
tain man whose wife was
working away from home UNI
necessarily. One day he held
her hand and said calmly,
Dear. YOU know what we
both need? We both need a
good wife"
CONFUSED
agree with you, Mr.. B.M.,
that the role of men and WON
en- are all confused and knot
ted. Obviously, both men and
women are 10 blame. There
are certain men who force
women 10 do a mans job. and
OF course, there are certain
women who want to play
men. That is bedlam and
Illustration for all concerned.
Let me try In a positive way
TO rehearSe with YOU some OF
the facets of the role of man
as father. This will involve
several columns.
When q man has a long, in.
innate conversation with God,
he will understand that the
immense universe is itself an
act Of fafherhood. In it he
sees Gods desire TO create, TO
support, TO sustain. In his
f~efs-s-fefe with God mans
own vocation as a father will
appear. All OF a sudden his
life takes on new meaning.
He has a craving to be a
father. A father must have
children. He goes about now
overcome with this newly
discovered secret. He is proud.
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Should a theologian
presume to give advice
to TV and movie pro-
ducers? Father William
r. Lynch, S. J. takes up
that question in his recently
published The image Indus
tries (Sheed and Ward9 We
can hear a roar of protest
from the producers.
Their response will be that
they had no need of any
moral censors. Yet Father
Lynch is not concerned about
fhs immediate moral implies-
lions of . movie or Tv show
but about the craftsmanship
OF the show.
A good craftsman will give
a true picture Of human ma
ture in TV or movies but the
Junk appearing in mass
media today distorts the true
nature of man.
Therefore, Father Lynch
suggests simply that Catholic
theologians should encourage
producers to make better
shows
The book is q provocative
one and my guess is that il
will stir up controversy in
Catholic circles. For there are
great many Catholics who
feel that art has nothing TO
do with morality.
They will quote you Mari
tain's distinction between art
and morality, and perhaps tell
you that things have come to
. sorry pass when God will
judge us on our artistic taste
as well rs on our faith and
conduct.
Father Lynch does not
quarrel with Maritain's dis
tinction between art and NOR
atty but he does say it has
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-02-28
Card OF Thanks

Since we cannot greet each one
Of you personally and lest we miss
some one, we take this method
Of expressing our sincere thanks
to the multitude of friends who ex-
tended to us so many kind cour-
tesies across the many months Of
illness in our home. Your varied
types OF expressions, your dona-
tions of blood and sincere prayers
meant more than words can ex-
press. May we say Thank You"
to everyone who did any thing to
strengthen and encourage us. We
are praying Gods blessings on
each Of you and yours.
Sincerely,
MR.. AND MRS. M. M. HUBERT.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1959-02-28
Manipulation Of
Prices Called
Initiation Cause

"a considerable part of the cur
rent initiation has been due to the
upward manipulation of prices by
big companies in administered
price industries"
That's the way Sen. Estes Ke-
fauver (D-Tenn.) sees the current
situation in opening a new series
Of hearings by the Senate Anti
Trust and Monopoly subcommittee
into administered prices.
The new hearings will cover the
bread, drug and other industries,
said Kefauver, while continuing to
keep an eye on developments in
auto and steel.
The 1867 hearings, said Kefau-
yer, subcommittee chair man,
brought general agreement on two
points:
That price increases Of the past
few years have not resulted from
the familiar form of demand in
flation in which purchasing power
outruns the capacity of the econ
omy to produce goods and services.
That traditional monetary and
fiscal controls which may be eff
fective against demand initiation
offer little hope against the cur
rent type of initiation.
"By now it should be apparent"
said Kefauver, chat our current
initiation is not of the CLASSICAL
type in which prices rise because
there are not enough goods to go
around to meet the demand. The
1857 increase in steel prices came
about on the heels of six months
of falling output. The August
1858 increase came after six
months in which the ,industry's
operating rate averaged little more
than half capacity.
Automobile prices were in
creased sharply last fall at time
when buyers were willing to take
only about half as many cars as
the industry actually produced in
1856.
"This anomalous pattern in
which prices rise while production
and employment are falling can
be found in many concentrated in
dustries in which the leading firms
have the power to restrict produc-
ton and maintain prices"
The new round of hearings, the
senator said, is designed "to OBJ
tain a more detailed appraisal Of
the nature of the current initiation"
and the specific industries in which
the initiation has been conferred as
we'll as suggestions on public poll
cies to meet the problem.