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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

In the year 1889 Pope Paul Ill grant
ed a special permission to the people
of Milan in these words:
I'm order to sppease the anger OF
God provoked by the offenses OF
Christians, and in order to bring to
nouahf the efforts and Vaccinations
of The Turks who are pressing forward
to the destruction of c~hrisfendom, a
rognd of prayers and supPlieations are
TO be offered both by day and night by
all the faithful Of Christ before our
Lords Most Sacred Body, in all the
churches of said city, in such a manner
that these devoiions are made by the
faithful themselves relieving each other
in relays for forty hours continuously in
each church in succession"
This practice of solemn alteration OF
the Blessed Sacrament for forty hours
spread rapidly throughout Italy and in
1705 Pope Clement XI organized 1t so
it was held from one church to another
throughout the year.
The custom still persists except that
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27
Forty Hours Devotion

the ceremonies extend through three
days since we do not observe night ado
ration. In our Diocese the Forty Hours
Devotion is held at some church or
chapel throughout the entire Church
Year. II is fitting that the Cathedral,
the Mother Church of the Diocese,
should lead the way by beginning this
Sunday, the first day of the IitursieaI
year.
The Church encourages all to take
advantage of this Eucharistic devotion
by pointing out the manifold graces that
come from it and even grants special
~indulgences on these days.
In the face of the difficulties which
beset the world today we should feel
a kinship with those Catholics who first
observed Forty Hour Devotion. The
petitions of the observance are as
meaningful today as they were 400
years ago: To preserve peace among
Christians, and above all, to appease the
anger of God by making reparation to
His majesty. - GAF
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ism.
This manifestation of 49,.
Christian decadence," says Pa.
Their Falque, would be "be.
yond possibility of belief were
il not evident to us daily 80"
Well, il isn't evident TO me at
all, and, frankly, there is alb.
solutely nothing in Father
Falque's article which makes
IL even remotely credible.
Actually Father Fa1que
cites only three or four arti.
cles or news releases to sub
stantiate his horrendous in
dictment Of the anonymous
Catholic liberals of the
United States. All Of these ar.
ticles are subject to a perfect
Iy orthodox Interpretation,
FATHER UE's dis
pleasure with the so-called
Catholic liberals" is an old
story. He has been vigorously
raking them over the Goals
for many years. This, of
course, is his privilege = up
to a point. If he disagrees
with them on debatable mat
ters of economic and social
policy, he is perfectly free to
say SO. Indeed the liberals
themselves would be among
the first to admit that the
airing of legitimate differ.
ences of opinion between
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

themselves and the so-called
conservatives Tor whatever
they wish to be called is a
healthy phenomenon.
There is all the difference
in the world, however, be-
tween this sort Of liberal-con.
servative controversy on the
one hand and reckless heresy
hunting on the other.
NO ONE HAS the right to
accuse the so-called liberals"
of being theolc gical heretics
unless he is prepared, first OF
all, to define his terms with
scrupulous accuracy and, sec
ondly, to document his charg-
es with chapter and verse. In
my opinion, Father Falque's
recent article in The Homiief-
ic and Pastoral Review doesn't
even come close TO meeting
these two very reasonable re-
%quirements.
In summary let's have
more airing of differences in
the Catholic press on matters
which do not involve faith
and morals; but, if we are 60
ing to write on theological
matters, let's be accurate, spe.
cific, logically consistent, and,
above all, charitable. 'In es-
sential matters, unity; in
doubtful matters, liberty, in
all things, charity
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27
The Yardstick
The Yardstick
Good For ALI To
Air Differences
BY Msgr. George G. Higgins

OF The Homiletie and Pastoral
Review is a typical case in
point. This article is an extra.
ordinarily sweeping T.
ment of American Catholic
liberals" not only in the field
of politics, sociology and eco.
nomics, but also in theology,
art, literature, ascetics
and morality" We are not
told who these dangerous lib
erals" are, but we arc left
with the impression that they
are very numerous and are
asked TO believe that they are
eSpousing docs not bear up
under true theological scruti.
NY"
III is A STRANGE PIE.
N o o =" Father
Falque dogmatically asserts,
that there are many Chris
tan liberals ready TO throw
out fundamental and vital
doctrines of Christianity on
assumptions of materialistic
uplift." Similarly we are told
that much of the Catholic
press today assumes that vi.
tai truths Of the Catholic Faith
must be compromised in or
der to pave the way for Cath
olics to espouse the social and
political tenets of economic
liberalism, which Father
Falque equates with social
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27
Nem Books For Catholics

MARYANNA, SISTER, O,P.
My Marybook. Bruce. so
cents, The story of the Blessed
Virgin against background of
the Hail Mary for pre-school
and early grade school chill
dren.
MERTON, THOMAS. The
Ascent To Truth. Viking
Press. $1.45 Paper. Concerned
with the doctrine Of st. John
of the Cross; a reprint.
MERTON, THOMAS. The
Silent Life. Dell. IS cents
Paper. A general survey of
monasticism reprinted from
the 1857 edition.
NASH ROBERT. Living
Youth Faith. Guild Press.
1889. An Introduction
to the Christian Life reprint
ed from the 1851 edition.
OHM, THOMAS. Asia Looks
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by the Church. Advent is not a melan-
choly season, but a solemn n
Advent gives Us a double emporium
ity: a chance TO contemplate the hisfori-
cal circumstances leading up TO the
birth of Christ, and the occasion TO pre-
pare our hearts for the coming of
Christ into our hearts on December
~twenty-fifth.
If we cooperate with the inspiration
and graces of this holy season, we shall
truly understand what Christmas IS, de-
spite all the distortion prevalent in u
day.
Christmas is the day of Christ's
Mass. If our souls are properly prepar-
ed, the Mass we attend on Christmas
will be a source of joy and blessing for
all of us. - GAF
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Inquiry Corner
Think Hospitals
Overcharge?
by Fr. Healey

@. | still insist that Catholic
hespitals--and others toe, |
suppose - make exorhitant
charges and violate Christian
charity, if not Justice!
A. This is a common COM
plant and it is understand
able that onerous hospital bills
should make the unfortunate
people feel anxious and re-
sentful. 1t is another question
whether the amount charged
is unfair, unjust or represents
a lack of due charity. In a re-
cent national magazine article
it was pointed out that many
hospitals are having a desper-
ate time financially. Without
entering into all the statistics
it was pointed out that Bali.
more's Johns Hopkins Hospit-
al in 1858 treated an all-time
record number of pa
tients (29,251) and had an all
time high income (more than
eight million dollars) but still
have over half a million dol
lars deficit. In Mississippi, the
article states, average hospital
costs per patient per day come
to $22.23 mot the highest in
the nation by any means) and
even now hospitals there are
struggling to meet the ordinary
expenses. The article states:
"A recent nationwide survey,
conducted by the American
Hospital Association, showed
that nearly two-thirds of all
nonprofit community hospitals
are in urgent need of major
repairs an d modernizatlon."
The article also pointed out
that non-paying patients fore
ed the rate up for those who
could pay and that often sal
aries are terribly low because
it is not possible to pay better
wages and come out even on
operating expenses. AS Chris
tians we should be slow to
judge any person or institu-
ton. Often we do not under
stand the whole situation.
@. 10 IL q sin 10 review or
check cser q past confessed
sin when il comes UP in your
mind and bofhers your
A. Not necessarily. Ii this
reviewing is not habitual or
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

During Advent the Church paints
a somber but realistic picture of the
state of mems souls. She tells us in the
liturgy that the world is i'll for "the
whole head is sick and the whole heart
is sad"
This has been done deliberately to
remind Us that God alone is the light
which will dispeI our blindness; He
alone will replace the death of sin with
HE life of grace.
Advent is a serious season. 1t is,
or at least should be, a darkened time
through which we a barely perceive
the hope of the inspiring rays of the
Star of Bethlehem. Before we can real
ize that hope however, we must observe
the p%enitential season imposed on us
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

A well known Protes-
tant theologian, DR.. Will
liam McAfee Brown of
Union Theological Semi
nary in New York City
recently voiced a plea to
American Catholics to air
their differences in public, Il
venture the guess" he wrote
in a new Sheed and Ward
book entitled American Cath.
Ollie: A Protestant -Jewish
View, that half Of the mis-
understandings Protest a n s
have about Catholicism
Cthought control, 'brain-wash-
ing, 'totalitarian rule }
would be dissipated if Catho-
lies would let their intramural
skirmishes come out into the
open"
DR.. BROWNS POINT is
we'll taken. There probably
isn't enough airing of differ.
ences in the Catholic press on
matters not involving faith
and morals. On the h e
hand, I sometimes wonder if
there isn't too much of the
wrong kind of it - on mat.
ters which do involve faith
and morals.
The lead article by Father
Ferdinand Falque of Staples,
MINI, in the November issue
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thought is electric and all
consuming.
We will mention only three
graces now, the first grace
is a cure" 1t can cure the
fever of the flesh, the spirit
ual illness of selfishness, and
so on. Something of Christ
passes into a couple, soothes
their flesh, recalls an ancient
JOY of the flesh, and amour
ces the estacy of what Heaven
may we'll be in part.
SECONDLY, these graces
transfigure a couple who can
surpass even themselves be-
cause Of a new, total re-
nouncement of self. II is again
the mystery and law of death
and resurrection. Couples are
now aided to surrender their
ease and comfort, and to la
boriously care for children,
to accept suffering, TO consent
to being misunderstood, neg
lected and forgotten. 1t is the
mystery Of death and resur-
rection. Christ knows that
this self announcement is
good. W. ourselves have only
to compare the limpid home
Of lazy lovers to the grandeur
of the home where love has
labored and been crucified.
a THIRD GRACE concerns
fecundity: the desire to have
children is transformed from
instinct to the meaning of
having children. Quantity of
children is not the issue; Gods
will is. Sterile couples, small
families are also a vocation.
GraceS give parents the de-
sire to return children to God,
TO fashion them with Gods
"hands," to love with His
heart. The first act in family
holiness is then a genuine be-
lief in these matrimonial
graces, in this presence Of
Christ.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

AT Western Christianity.
(Herder &c Herder. $475), A
translation from the German.
0RAISON, MARC. Love Or
Constraint? Kenedy. 1878.
A study of the psychological
aspects of religious education,
particularly during the per-
iod of childhood.
SCHAEFFER, SISTER MN,
Little Joseph, Son of David.
Bruce. so cents A story for
pre.School and early grade
children.
SMARIDGE, NORAH. Sun
day Best. Bruce. so cents).
The way of keeping Sunday in
a Christian manner for pre-
school and early grade chill
tlren.
BUEHRLE, MARIE c. The
Cardinal Stritch story.
Bruce. $685.. A biography.
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HUNERMANN, WILHELM.
Miracle At Fatima. (Kenedy.
$3.50 A novelized account
translated from the German.
KERTESZ, ISTVAN, ed. Di-
plomacy In Changing
World. University of Notre
Dame Press, $3.50. A SYM
postum surveying the prob
lens of diplomacy in a world
changed from that in which
the classic pattern developed.
LEEN, EDWARD. Retreat
Notes For Religious. Kenedy.
$3.50. A listeners record in
abstract of an eight-day re-
treat period with biographical
note by Reginald Walker,
CS.Sp.
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morbidly anxious it can be an
incentive to penance and to
more complete acknowledge.
Ordinarily, however, once a
sin is confessed we should
mention it only in a general
way at the conclusion of the
confession Gas the custom is:
"and all the sins Of my past
life especially those of ~.
Once in a great while we
should make a general con-
fession in which we can take
a general view of our past
moral and spiritual problems,
but this should be done only
upon advice at such times as
leaving high school, approach
ing marriage or at some other
critical period in life. To be,
anxious or worried about past
confessed sins is a denial of
the power of Sacramental alb
solution and is a rejection of
Christ's purpose in instituting
the sacrament of Penance.
Those who have a tendency
to scrupolosity will be advised
by the confessor never to ex-
plore the past or to re-examine
sins of the past.
@. What evidence do we
have in the Bible fer Sunday
rather than Saturday as The
Lords Day?
A. Not muchi st. IgnatluS
Martyr refers to the change
in lot AID. and st. Justin in
1877 AID. When Christ estab-
lished the Church leg. Mat
thew 28:16-20) He gave them
the power and authority to
act in His Name. Tradition
and the Bible as applied by
the living Church is the true
Christian rule of faith, not
the Bible alone. There are ref
erences to the change in the
New Testament. The Acts of
the Apostles refer to it: ION
the first day Of the week,
when we were assembled to
break bread" COD. There
are also passing references to
it in ! Corinthians (16:1.2), in
Galatians (4:9-10) and in the
Apocalypse Q:10).
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healy, Inquiry Cor
ner, The Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus Is, Ohio.
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his lying. That is the glst OF
his wrongdoing.
IN AMERICAN c oURTs,
the witness is not calling
down democracy TO bear wit
ness TO the truth of what he
says but rather the God upon
Whom democracy rests. w
are a religious people" said
Justice Douglas, whose instl-
tutions presuppose a Supreme
Being"
We must protect our demo-
cratic institutions and the
grand jury is a basic one. The
utter contempt for the grand
jury shown by so many wit
nesses in this TV scandal is
appalling. AS Gould said: ITO
judge by the available EVIL
dence, many witnesses felt
that going before a grand jury
was just another little quiz
game TO which the answers
could be rugged in advance.
Lets hope it was a contempt
born of ignorance of what an
oath really is.
THIS PARADE of perjurers
is a manifestation of some
thing wrong with society it.
self. The disease cannot be
cured merely by legislation or
even by courses in democracy.
It can be cured only by a re-
turn Of solemn reverence for
God and by education in the
real meaning Of an oath that
inyokes God as witness. so
help me God!' is not a mere
legal formula. 1t is an act OF
worship Of God.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

There is a simple, compact
phrase that we should first
study: marriage is a sacra-
ment." These words are a
treasure house Of spiritual
jewels.
We know that a sacrament
is an act of Christ Himself.
Behind every ordinary priest,
there is Someone else who
actually blesses, absolves, con
socrates. 1t is Christ. That is
why the priest says at Mass,
This is NY body" st. Angus
tine summarized this thought:
What Peter baptizes, what
Judas baptizes, it is Christ
who baptizes."
REMEMBER, in the sacra.
ment of Matrimony. that coup
les are ministers" They are
acting for Someone else;
Christ. Christ must be there.
He conlers the Sacrament. AS
two human hands and souls
and lives give themselves to
each other. Christ is taking
over, The tumults of passion,
weakness Of human clay arc
affected by Him, but not con
trolled by him. Couples are
sustained in their marriage
vows by the same force which
supports the universe itself.
Claudel said it SO much bet
ter, THE force by which | love
you Is no different from that
by which you exist"
OUR LORD will not only
be next to a couple, but in
them. 1t is from within that
He purifies and ennobles mar
rlage. Theologians have en-
phasized that couples have
a strict right to the graces of
their state" because of the
responsibilities involved. This
right is not just a truth but a
Presence. Christ is present
through His graces. This
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27

As the smoke of battle
begins to settle, we can
get a clearer picture of
the nature and extent of
the evils uncovered by
the TV quiz investigators.
The initial wave of emo
tional shock and disillusion
over the collapse of popular
idol Van Doren has been fol-
lowed by a realization of the
vast proportions of the cor
ruption in the TV industry.
The networks plead Ignorance
of what was going on under
their noses but which is
worse: to be a knave or a
fool?
In its Nov. 7 editorial, the
New York Times pointed out
that one of the most startling
revelations in the whole I'M
pleasant mess was the ugly
fact of large.scale perjury.
Only about so out Of $50 wit
nesses, according to District
Attorney Hogan, had told the
truth before the grand jury.
This wholesale perjury strikes
at the heart of our judicial
system and is truly frighten-
ing.
IN HIS NOV. 4 column in
the same newspaper, TV crit
ic Jack Gould likewise called
attention to this incredible
phenomenon of mass perjury.
He complained of the popular
wave of sympathy for Van
Doren. He could understand
why the public might feel sor-
ry for the young Columbia
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-11-27
Making Marriage Click
Couples Want Real
Family Holiness
BY Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

I'VE generally hear
that we should not vio-
late certain commando
menfs in married life.
That is quite negative 49,.
We belong TO an organization
Of several hundred couples
and use your column at our
meetings. Can you give US
more ideas which would help
US understand and develop
family hoIiness7" Ray and Ell
eanor.
All over the U.S.A. coup
les are calling for more help
in family holiness. Your plea,
Ray and Eleanor, is a sign of
our times. We will devote sew
eral columns TO this subject.
You need TO understand
sanctity before you can live
il, and so it is good that you
clamor for faith based on rea-
son. Spirituality must al
ways be based on dogma or it
becomes a fad. We will consld-
or this spirituality as based on
Gods teachings. You obvious
ly will never be satisfied with
poetry" You want straight
truth from God and His
Church.
Because Of different prob
lens in past times our theol-
ogy books busily stressed the
divine institution of marriage
and defended the morals of
wedlock. We can expect now
to see the dogma and spirit
uallty of marriage given new
stress.
THERE Is MUCH in com
mon between divine and hui
man love. This link with God
in a couples life is a mystery.
Reason alone will not give all
the answers-in this we will
move from reflection to con-
temptation, and often prayer
only ventures into this sphere.
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Sum and Substance:
Perjury, Worst Feature
OF TV Scandals
by Fir. John B. Sheerin, esp.

professor as a victim Of cir
cumstances on the TV show,
a weak man caught in the
clutches Of some of TVS con-
fidence men.
But that was only half the
story. Van Doren went beyond
the trickery Of the program.
He went before a grand jury,
took the oath to tell the truth
and then deliberately lied.
Gould felt that such a person,
one who recanted only when
he was cornered, did not de-
serve sympathy and certainly
not the God bless youl" of
the chairman of the commit
tee.
GOULD HAS TOUCHED
here upon the most serious
phase of the whole quiz scan
dial episode. What he says is
eminently right. Van Doren
and the others treated a grand
jury, one of the basic founda-
tons of democratic society,
with contempt. But he does
not penetrate deeply enough
into his theme. He does not
make clear just why perjury
is so evil.
If lying before a grand jury
were simply a matter Of ly-
ing TO a body of men, would
that be any worse than deceiv-
ing millions by means Of rig,
ged questions on TV? The
point Of taking an oath is that
the witness calls down God
Himself as a witness to the
truth of what he says. BY per
juring himself, he attempts To
make God an %accomplice in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-07
Students Feted
By the Popes

Twenty-six foreign doctors
and nurses who are in this
country on study programs
were honored by Capt. and
Mrs. Lester J. Pope yester-
day at a 5 to 7 pm. party at
their home on Aberdeen
Road in Bethesda.
Capt. Pope is commanding
officer of the Naval Medical
School in Bethesda.
The courses which the visi-
tors are taking are part of
the training for services per-
sonnet and dependents in the
program of cooperative mu-
tual understanding and APP
probation Of the free world.
1t is a continuation of Presi-
dent Eisenhower's people,
to-people plan and military
assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-07
READERS CLEARING HOUSE

coats and simple dresses are
the way Of life.
The hills are usually brown
due to lack Of rain and you
will not need snow clothes
unless you want to 60 skiing
in the Sierras which are
about four hours away. Fur
coats are worn all year but
are much lighter than East
ern furs in weight due to no
interlining. etc. Men wear
lightweight. no summer, suits
all year and light overcoats,
never heavy ones, such as
gabardine.
AS to prices. they are the
same as here on an average.
The saving comes In cheap
heat. Though we used fuel
IL months a year. we never
used much. The fruits, vege-
tables and meat are wonder
ful-have so much more
flavor. Authorities say that
this is due to young" soil
full Of minerals and because
the soil is irrigated.
If you like to cook, you will
be in seventh heaven as
everyone cooks there and ex-
changes wonderful recipes.
The restaurants are marvel
Gus. The lack of lobster is
made UP for by the marvel
GUS large crabs caught in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-07

dren where most of them
spend their after = school
hours, but both Burlingame
and Redwood City are closer
to town and have as much
to offer.
All have excellent shop
ping centers with branches
of the large S. F. stores
scattered among the towns.
When you live there, you
will find that no one con-
siders distances very great
and that automobiles are a
necessity to life. Commuter
trains are fast and often.
But Western communities do
not offer the bus and street
car facilities found in the
East for the simple reason
that people prefer auto
mobiles and drive every
where.
The weather conditions
are marvellous and you will
never want to leave for that
reason alone. l have never
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-07
Points for Parents " t'''' '''"'' ~'''s.
Children begin early to acquire habits OF either gen.
une surface orderlneSS.

Mother-If your toy shelves
are too full. pile things in
these big boxes and push
them under your bed so your
room will look better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-07
WEE WOVEN

seen a coat interlining before
coming East. The weather
may feel cold to you the first
year, particularly when one
arrives after suffering sum-
mers such as are experienced
here. But one wears the same
clothes all year, adding a
sweater in the early spring.
Thin wool suits, light wool