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system. This naturally is a competitive
challenge to educators in the taX-sup-
ported school system.
Any action against private schools
will necessarily affect our Catholic
school system. All of US should be on
guard against proposals that would.
threaten our constitutional rights. The
Supreme Court of the United States has
repeatedly declared that parents have
the constitutional right of sending their
children to Independent, non-tax sup
ported schools.
All citizens sponsor the public
schools. The existence of the non-tax
supported school is not a threat to the
great unsupported school system ex-
cept in providing a certain competition
which should spur the public school to
higher standards.
1t is a fact that private or non-taX
supported schools in our country have
made contributions to our society far
out of proportion to their numbers and
resources, and as Allan Y. Heely has
written: the private school "~enjoys the
peculiar advantage of that it can be as
good as it wants to be"
There must be a place in American
life for the private or non-taX supported
school, if we would avoid the fatal con.
formity OF a government imposed school
system There is room for both systems.
If the private school disappears, true
democracy will be destroyed-GAF
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Sigh Nom, But Don't Quit

the home. There is no better Teachers
aide" than interested and cooperative
parents. Once the parent.teaeher re-
Iafionship has been established the wei.
fare of the child is brought into focus
and the faults and faiIines of home or
school fade into the background.
We do not underestimate the value
of religion in u school, the effective
ness of good teaching, the necessity of
wise administration and the presence of
adequate buildings and teaching tools.
But their fruitfulness can be blocked out
by parents and teachers who fail to I'M
derstand the problem and needs of each
other.
1t is comforting to know that the
same generous sacrifice and zeal that
erects the physical edifices can and will
extend itself to establish the spiritual
atmosphere relative TO better under
standing and cooperation between par.
ent and teacher.-CBA.
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An occasional, if anonymous, read.
er who eScheWs such CATHOLIC TINES
features as pictures with spades for
new buildings and, or Bishops" or
stories dealing with "ice cream Socials
or bingo raffles," has very kindly sup
piled us with an editorial FIR OF the
August 25 WALL STREET JOURNAL.
We are pleased to comment on this
item, Iot 1t Is u earnest desire to ac-
~comnoaate, insofar as we can, all read
ers, known and unknown.
The editorial in question refers TO a
recent conference Of public school ad-
ministrsfors at Columbia University
tsee page l0) who termed private secon-
Diary schools "wasteful" and Inherent
ly Undemocratic."
The JOURNAL points out that there
has been a marked trend in recent
years OF growing dissatisfaction of the
public with public school education.
Every child taken out of the public
school by his parents becomes an open
no confidence vote in the public school
and a public reproach to the public
school administrator" the editorial adds.
That even middle-income families.
already hard pressed by high local
school taxes, are willing TO take or an
additional burden of sending their chill
dren to private schools is a fact, From
1910 to 1856 non-tax supported schools
increased their enrolment four times as
fast as that in the unsupported school
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Inquiry Corner
Do Priests
Dodge Issues?
by Fir. Healey

@. Recently read an arti-
Gle which stated that the writ
or found the clergy wanting
in coming 10 grips with cur.
rent problems in their SER
mons practically ignoring our
daily crises.
A. I read the same Tor a
Similar article and as | recall
he was talking about all
churches and seemed to base
his comments mainly on what
he read in the papers. 1t is
unscientiflc to make general
statements without adequate
sampling. It may be true that
all of us could do more to
adapt the eternal moral and
spiritual principles to current
problems. It is likely that
many, even Catholic priests,
fall into the habit of rehash-
ing the same doctrinal and
moral platitudes year after
year. Still, for Catholics there
are many ways of gaining
specific information and in
struction: Cana and CFM
groups on marriage, lectures
and study groups on doctrine,
moral questions and practices
and the confessional for per
sonal spiritual problems and
questions. When the priest
speaks to the congregation he
is speaking to such a general
group of young and old etc.
that his remarks must be con-
cerned mainly with general
principles. Retreats, days of
recollection. Catholic periodi-
Gals and books etc. must fill
in the area not covered by
the few minutes of the Sun
day sermon. Further, it is
necessary to state that the
same moral and spiritual di-
receives of Christ. framed by
the eternal truths OF Faith, are
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II Is wise TO walk with a child
In the quiet sections Of a park
or garden. Solitude is needed
early in life but, of course,
not enough To make him UNI
Soclable 1t should help him
be creative, dream, hope, have
soaring aims that give motlva-
ton and meaning to life.
Until a child can meet real.
lty, he must live in a certain
fantasy There are. however,
dangers for the adolescent
who day-dreams about the
purely fantastic and the com
pletely Impossible This
should be discouraged and, if
possible, forbidden. To remain
lazIly in bed awake too long
and unoccupled is also a type
of solitude that is fraught
with danger.
;. Sympathetic reinsurance
from adults is needed when
children arc seired by anger.
fear, rage, or grief. These
emotions often impel violent
reactions. One of the most i'm.
porfant of LIES tasks for q
y%oungsfer is TO learn how TO
manage these emotional situs-
tons. He must learn TO free
himself from panic.
Some youngsters are more
prone to one emotion than TO
another. Highly indlvidhallzed
help is needed. The very at
titude of adults towards these
emotions can be decisive. For
children II becomes a learn
ed motor response" II is the
same general technique used
generally by soldiers, police
men and firemen who battle
fear.
If a child is afraid OF the
darkness. someone he trusts
may walk with him in the
restful quiet of the dark and
not only show him how to
avoid breaking his neck by
stumbling over something he
cannot see, but actually demo
o~nstrate genuine calm and
fearlessnesS.
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Ia Two MidweStern Catho~
lie newspapers expressed al
most Numerically contradic-
tory opinions on the United
Nations and. more specifically.
on the subject Of world law.
t3l A prisst-eoIumnist eulo-
uired the memory OF the late
Senator Mccarthy of Wiseon.
sin in q chain Of Catholic pa.
pers. During The same week,
however, an internationally
famous Catholic lsymsn, while
being entertained at the home
Of the Bishop of the diocese
10 which this same priest is
attached, stated. lin the course
OF a fronf.pase interview in
the local diocesan newspaper
that MecsrshYism, in his
opinion, is "a morbid symp.
torn Of a mslsdy that affects
q democracy"
IA A priest historian was
quoted in an Eastern diocesan
newspaper as having said that
the liberalism" condemned
by the Church is the liberal.
ism of today The managing
editor Of a Midwestern news
paper vigorously disagreed
with this conclusion and
characterized it as a dangerous
DISQUALIFICATION of a very
complicated problem.
These few examples will be
enough TO indicate that Catho-
lies are not committed to an
official party line in the field
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There are, OF course, many
other ways OF dispelline this
perennial myth. n would be
simpler, for example, TO make
q checklist of the contra.
dietory editorial opinions on.
pressed on matters of public
policy in q random ssmpling
Of Catholic newspapers dur.
ing any given week. Here,
FOR example, Is what you
would find for ths first week
of August:
Ol Many diocesan nawspa.
pers severely criticized Presi.
dent Eisenhower for inviting
Mr. khrushehev 10 the United
States. but others, after eare-
fully weighing all ths pros
and cons, thought that The
khrushchev visit might con.
eeiyahIy serve q useful pvr.
pose.
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tain religious orders and DR..
Nigg affairs that this Vas al.
together necessary because of
the corrupt state Of the or
ders.
But the author says that
Luther did revise his views as
he neared the end of his life.
He began TO recognize the
value of monsstie life. Un.
fortunately he arrived at this
conclusion TOO late TO prevent
Professionalism from adopting
his earlier views and accord.
ing to author, those views
have been strong in Pro-
testanfism ever since.
DR.. Nigg's conviction is that
Professionalism has been the
poorer for suppressing mon
astleism. Noted thinkers like
Harneck and kIerkegaard
have lamented the loss of
groups Of men and women
who have abandoned all and
renowned the world and
Kierkegaard has been called
"a Protestant monk" OF re-
cent wears individual Protes-
tants in Holland and Germany
have founded monastic com
munlties. However there is no
definite trend as yet.
The author sees the prob
lem of integrsfing monsstIc-
ism into Protestant life as a
very important problem. ITO
deal with il" he says, us more
than ever important now
when il has become only too
apparent that community con.
seriousness by itself offers TO
narrow a basis for the Chris.
tian life"
The nun in 'The Nuns
Story left her convent but
not her respect for convent
life. Let's hope the Protes-
tants will re-examine their al
tude to a way Of life that is
Christian spirituality par ex-
eellence.
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viii a Catholic be nomi-
mated for Presidency in
1860 and. If nominated,
will he be elected Who
knows? One mans guess
is as good as another 5 Even
the professional gamblers
can't seem To make up their
minds. although there Is a
certain amount Of money
around which says that both
parties will nominate a Catho-
lie candidate for the Vice
Presidency.
Wholesome
Once again. however. Who
really knows. and, for that
matter. what difference would
it really make one way or
the other What, If anything,
could It possibly be- expected
TO prove
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yNlNMnM
The Yardstick
The Yordstick
Catholics Have Principles
But No Political Line
By Msgr. George G. Higgins

Fundamentally II probably
wouldn't make any substantial
difference one way or the 9th
err.
Nevertheless, the prospect
of having Catholics on both
tickets in 1850 is q very in
f%risuins possibility. Even II
II didn't prove anything else.
IL would demonstrate rather
dramatically that Catholics are
not constrained TO think alike
and 10 vote as . rnonolithie
bloc in the field OF partisan
politics.
Surely this would be a
wholesome development, for
the number of otherwise we'll
informed and politically so.
phistlcated Americans who at
least halfway subscribe to
the opposite myth il rather
staggering.
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Making Marriage Click
Not Self-Expression
But f-DestructiOn


lision, discipline, hard work,
curiosity, imagination, and a
genuine love Of learning on
the part Of parents and chill
dren.
There is a larger gap be
tween generations these days
because children are growing
up faster than ever. So mere
presence at home is not
enough for parents to do a
good job II parents do not
represent love. understanding,
and common sense, they can
spend all day at home and
he even a nuisance if not a
detrlment. Concerning self
expression, maybe these few
principles will be of interest
10 you, Mrs. B.M.
/ Liberty within limits is
needed for Self-expresslon and
elf-discovery. Even when Just
a few months old. a childS
playpen SHOULD permit
enough freedom for him to
make his own discoveries. The
normal child who learns by
himself to SIT or stand at his
own pace will take a little
longer to do SO, but will be
more balanced and will walk
Stralghter.
He opens and closes the
same door innumersble times
not TO annoy but TO e how
II works. When he decides 10
suck his thumb he may be
telling YOU it is like a pipe
which he uses because he has
nothing better 10 do. II he is
forced TO be too clean, he may
develop enuresis. n is usually
only al rs months that his
nervous system permits him
70 be clean voluntarily.
z One OF the greatest
things a child in a decent
home can have is time on
his hand 10 dream. to imagine,
10 make things Even in early
childhood silence and solitude
are a must. Constant loud
radio. TV., or sudden noises
can make a child nervous.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sum and Substance:
Protestant History
OF Monks And Nuns
BY Fr. John B. Sheerin, esp.

that stemmed directly from
Luther and Calvin. however.
the stress on the priesthood
of the laity was so strong
that Protestants generally
have tended to look upon the
life Of monk or nun as an
alteration.
In his introduction, DR..
hisg says that he is approach.
ing his subject in an eeumeni.
cal spirit without any desire
10 argue. SO he Studies St.
Francis, St. Dominic, St.
Theresa and other founders
with loving venerstion." he
shows that monssficism is
rooted in the New Testament.
II is impossible, he claims, to
recognize the importance OF
the early Church without
recognizing monastieism as an
integral part of the life Of
that early Church. II was an
expression OF what was pur-
est in early Christian spirit
uaIitY.
Even his treatment of ST.
Ignatius Loyola, founder Of
the Jesuits, is full Of admira-
ton for a great warrior Of
God He says that now that
Catholic historians have mel
lowed their view of Luther, it
is time for Protestants to
change their attitude to lgna-
thus. He does not spare some
Of Ignatius' followers down
the centuries but he eXalts
the saint himself TO the level
Of ST. Francis of Assist.
Luther a Monk
But what about the long
standing Protestant hostility
to monks and nuns? DR.. Nigg
cites The fact that Luther was
himself a monk for 10 years
and that his years in the mon
sstery were more Of an aid
than an obstacle to his pro
eress However, the fact is
that he did wage war on Ger
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applicable TO all times; wa
should listen to the teaching
of Christ and apply it to our
own lives. No one can do that
for us.
@. Ny little boy wanted 10
know If the priest washes his
hands si Mass because they
are dirfy--hs understands that
process pretty well--and had
no adequate explanation
A. 1t is TO be hoped that the
priests hands are clean be
fore he enters the SacrSty.
There is a ritual washing of
hands as he prepares to vest:
Lord, give power to my
hands, washing away all stain.
and enabling me to serve thee
with mind and body unsoil.
ed" The washing of hands
at the offertory seems to be
a relic of the offertory pro-
cession when people literally
brought their gifts to the al
tar and he received them az
they were placed beside the
altar. Then it might have been
necessary for him to wash his
hands before proceeding to
the conservation. Now, OF
course, this washing of hands
is symbolic as is indicated by
the recitation of Psalm Is
verses GID: with the pure
in heart | will wash my hands
clean, and take my place
among them at thy altar.
Lord. The same practical
background and present SYM
bolism is connected with the
purifying holy water font into
which Catholics dip their
hands upon entering the
church for Mass.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healeys Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box $50, Columbus LIZ, Ohio
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Recently | saw the film,
"'The Nuns Story | was
surprised by the minute
ness of the rules in this
European religious order
and it seemed TO me the story
was somewhat slow-moving,
but the movie itself was re-
weren't in lis treatment of the
religious life. My chief reac-
ton however was. what will
non-Catholics think Of this
picture Of religious life In the
convent?
Eleven Founders
A fey days later | founG
myself reading The Warriors
OF God tKnoPh by Walter
Mig. The author is one Pro
testant who. | feel sure. would
be deeply impressed by the
film about convent life.
Though an ordained minister,
DR.. Nigg has written a book
that is a plea 10 Protestants
to respect monasticism and 10
cultivate some OF he aScetl-
cism and mysticism found in
the religious orders in the
Catholic Church.
His volume is an account
OF the life and work of eleven
founders OF religious orders.
First published in German,
the work has within recent
months appeared in this Eng
lish translation. N is one of
fhe many indications that the
gap between Protestsnfisrn
and Catholicism is now be-
ginning TO narrow.
Luther and Calvin were
stern in their opposition TO
the monastic life. 1t is true
that the Church OF England
did not r%epudiate the mon
astic life and there are at
present nine religious com
munlties for men and 48 for
women in the Church Of Eng
land. In the denominations
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doesn't mean, of course, that
religion and politics are total
ly unrelated TO one another
or that they should be segre-
gated from one another in
Dramatically sealed eompart.
ments.
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"As 4 mother ] am
being frustrated in my ef-
forts to save Johnny from
Illustration. Ny maternal
windshield has doubts as
thick as mashed potatoes How
can ] he sure | am going IN
the right direction" Mrs.
B. NJ.
In the last column, Mrs.
y. M., we insisted that chill
dren need love, especially
when they do not deserve il.
Today. ss part answer 10
your question, we will stress a
ehild's need for self-express.
lon ss one need among many.
This does not mean that he
may take up a knife and rip
the wallpaper off the living
room wall while his mother
smiles. pats him on the head
and says, IF YOU feel you
must darling, 60 right
ahead That IS mol self-eN-
preston, that is self -destruc-
tion.
No Substitute
Parents must be IN firm
control If they and the chill
dren are ever 10 he happy
and secure Dir. Bruno Bettel.
helm of Chicago University
entitled his latest book on
youth. Love is Not Enough.
The sense OF his title is that
intelligent assistance rs need.
ed for a child to discover his
own and other lnslghts To
do this his parents must guide
him constantly. That is one
reason whY all public agencies
combined cannot substitute
for the home.
Children need help when
they need IL and not on en-
eisht-hour basis. Helpful as
they are, public agencies can
no more take the place OF par.
ertS than scattered showers
take the place OF . reservoir.
Helping TO develop self-eS.
preston is not q matter OF
chance. II is q matter of re-
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of partisan politics or on mat
terS OF public policy.
The fact that Catholics are
perfectly free to disagree
with one another in the polit-
ical arena and that they ener-
getically do so all the time
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