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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13
Monsigno" ciurphy

Last Tuesday one of the outstanding
priests in the history of the Columbus
Diocese was buried from Holy Rosary
church.
MONsIGNoR JOHN J. MURPHY
was known throughout the country for
his interest in Catholic education. He
was a man of firm convictions here, and
in everything else as well, and was most
articulate in expressing them.
He served our Diocese for over so
years in many capacities, both official
and parochial. He exerted a great in
fluence on the growth of Columbus, and
the Diocese is what it is today because
of the contribution of such priests as
Monsignor Murphy.
BUT IF WE WERE to set down the
most lasting impression created by Mon
signor Murphy, we would suggest that
1t is not on the educational scene or on
Diocesan progress. The greatest a.
chievement of his life was his work
with his pensioners. and particularly
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13
The Ydrdstick
Experts See Need Of
Moral Values In Economics
by Msgr. George c. Higgins

to the subject of moral and
spiritual values.
1t is a pleasure to be able
to report, however, that there
is one partial exception to
this rule. I refer to the re-
Gently published Second Edi-
ton of an invaluable $50
page reference work, Unions
Management and the Public,
edited by three distinguished
labor economists = DR.. e.
Wright Bake of Yale Uni
versity, DR.. Clark Kerr of the
the University of California,
and DR.. Charles Anrod OF
Loyola University in Chicago
(Harcourt, Brace and COM
pany, New York, $3.50.
The first edition of this am
thology, published in 1e4S,
didn't include any material on
the subject of moral and spir-
itual values or on the work
of the churches in the field OF
acknowledgement relations.
In writing to one of the ed
itors shortly after the book
was published, | suggested
that the second edition in
clude at least a sampling OF
articles on these two subjects.
/ was assured by return mail
that my suggestion was well
taken and would be given SER
ious consideration.
DO NOT WISH to imply,
of course, that this exchange
of correspondence turned the
trick, but, in any event, | am
happy to say that the second
edition does include a number
of articles on moral and spir-
itual values and on the con-
tribution of the churches to
the solution of labor-manage-
ment problems. In my opinion,
the addition Of this material
makes the second edition a
much more valuable reference
work than the first.
Lest I seem to be grinding
my own professional axe TOO
sharply, let me hasten to
say that even if this new
material on moral and spirit
ual values had not been in
corporated into the revised
edition Of Unions, Manage
ment and the Public, / would
be happy to recommend it
very enthusiastically not only
to specialists but to the gem
eral reader as well.
IT is BY ALL odds the
most comprehensive and most
carefully and intelligently
edited anthology or reference
work in the field of labor
management relations = the
one volume which. in the
event of a fire, / would be
more anxious to salvage from
my own fairly extensive Ii
brary on labor-management
relations.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

child's birth. A baby boy at
the time of his birth is almost
an organic continuation Of his
mother. A blurred union ex-
lists between him and his
mother for quite some time.
AS THE CUTTING of the
umbilical cord, however, sep
arates the body of the child
from his mother, so too there
must be an emotional cutting
away of herself from the
child. AS the child gets older
he must learn to depend less
and less upon his mother. A
true mother does not hold and
possess the child. She pos
esses and uses things - not
people. Mothers must learn
the art of 'letting co."
The Catholic existentialist,
Gabriel Marcel, in his fine
book entitled, Avoir OF Efre.
speaks of the mystery of life
and the polarity of having
and being" The child needs
not only to exist--to just be
there-but he has to become,
he has to develop, he has to
be independent. Parents must
not impose their own pattern
of life upon him.
GOD HIMSELF TEACHES
us what to do but still leaves
us free. A child Tin fact, every
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

IN ADULT LIFE, she be-
came a Catholic; and in her
new faith was as devoted as
in her old. On Sundays, no
matter how bitter the wealth
err, she got the family out of
bed in the dark long before
dawn; and in wagon or sleigh
they travelled miles to the
nearest town for Mass, fasting
SO that they might receive
Communion.
That's the way my mother.
was brought up by her moth
er. Is it any wonder, then,
that ! have a warm spot in
my heart for people like the
Mennonites and Amish and
Dunkards, and deeply respect
their Sacrificial faithfulness
to conscience?
FROM SUCH PEOPLE, one
learns how contemplate is
self-seeking, and how admir-
able real loyalty.
l was touched, therefore,
when Bishop John J. Wright
of Pittsburgh seized the OPP
portunity, at the recent White
House Conference on Children
and Youth, to voice his SYM
pathy with II Amish fathers
in Pennsylvania who faced
legal prosecution rather than
send their children to a school
they considered "too worldly"
The IL fathers had been
twice fined, and several had
spent a few days in Jail, be.
cause they refused to put
their youngsters in a new
high school in Pennsylvania
Berks County.
HAPPILY, at that point the
states woman attorney gen.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

"How can We be sure that
our son will be msnIy2 There
is so much talk of momism.
My husband has TO work hard
TO make a success of his bus
mess and Is FOO tired TO do
much for the children" Mrs.
1. J.
May we insist, Mrs. L.
j., that the quantity of
time that a father spends
with his children is i'm
portant but not as import
ant as the quality of that time.
This does not mean that a ia.
Their should neglect his chill
dren for his job. A good ia.
Their can often do more for a
child in one hour than a poor
father can do in Is hours.
OF COURSE, there is no
ready-made recipe which will
make your son develop into a
manly man. In a recent col
umn, for instance, we men,
toned that maleness in a
man Is somehow related to the
quantity of hormones which
his body possesses. That does
not mean, however, that man
illness can be poured into a
person by injections of male
hormones. The following are
a few apt suggestions.
Let us first go back to a
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13
Sum and Substance:
Kill Religious Issue But
Don't Downgrade Religion!
by FIR. John b. Sheerin, esp.

brands of beer and, just for
myself now, | think a man has
the same right to his own
religion as to his own beer"
This is putting religion at the
very bottom of the barrel
when a man judges religious
conviction as no more signifi-
cant than taste in beer.
Again, some political writ
ers in rejecting the religious
issue say that it doesn't mat
ter what you believe as long
as you cherish American
ideals. This tends to adulter-
ate religion to a cult of de.
mocracy, an idolatry of the
will of the people. This re-
ligion Of patriotism is a dan
gerous and growing phenom-
enon here in America where
"togethernesS" and the social
virtues are considered more
important than intellectual
convictions.
THE RELIGION Of democ-
racy is a broad, comprehen-
sive cult that allows for wide
tolerance, the give-and-take of
doctrines, a willingness to
compromise for the sake Of
peace in the community. l sup
pose it helps community har-
mony to a dgree but its very
vagueness, lack Of convic-
ton and anti-intellectualism
play havoc with the intelli-
gence. And a community with
all heart and no brains is
bound to run amuck sooner or
later.
CERTAINLY the religious
issue should be eliminated
from this campaign but it
can be done without giving
the American people the i'm
preston that religion is no
more important than your
choice of beer. Is there any
thing more important than
membership in that Church
that is the continuation in
space and time Of the person
of Christ?
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13
The Yardstick

Cardinal Cushing of
Boston, in a recent ad-
dress on the future Of col
lective bargaining, re-
marked that, while new
techniques for improving Ia
Dor : management relations
are urgently needed there is
something basic that is even
more important. '"TechniqueS
he said. care Of Sec
ondary Importance. Of far
greater Importance are the
dispositions Of justice and
charity"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13
JOSEPH BREIG-

My mothers mother
was reared a Dunkard.
(Plaintive note to type
setter: Please don't get
a~bsent-minded and put an
extra ''r'' in that Word.)
The Dunkards were a strict
religious group, rather like
the better-knoWn Amish and
Mennonites.
MY DuNKARD ANCESTORS
came to this country way back
before the American Revolu-
ton because they were paci-
fists, and refused military
service on conscientious
grounds.
So much for absolute paci-
TO their convictions that my
great-grandfather forbade the
three sons to use their rifles
when the family cabin in a
Pennsylvania forest was at
tackled by Indians.
THE RESULT was that the
Indians, unopposed, killed the
female members of the fam
lily, and took the males into
captivity, from which they es-
capped a few years later.
So much for absolute paci-
fism. It's an error; but who
can condemn my ancestor for
being faithful-however fool.
ish it seems-to an error he
firmly believed TO be a relig.
ious truth? He thought he
was obeying God.
How we'll my mothers
mother was reared in her
Dunkard household is indicat-
ed by the fact that my father
told me often that she was a
saint. And she was his moth
er-in-law.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13
Inquiry Corner
inquiry Corner
How Often
Confession?
by Fir. Healey

the message of God to Ninive
through Jonas we can expect
the message to predict what
will happen in the world IL
more people do not heed the
the message of Fatima. The
response of many people
throughout the world to the
plea for better lives would
undoubtedly be considered in
the message. We need only to
know that it is our business
to change the world and that
if we neglect the Mass, our
prayers, our daily Christian
duties and opportunities we
shall suffer with the world in
its inevitable confusion.
@. What are The rules for
The Eueharisfic Fast, morn
ing or evening Mass7
A. Form morning or eve-
ming Mass all Catholics who
intend to go to Communion
must abstain from all solid
food and alcoholic beverage
for at least three hours -.
before the time Of receiving
the Blessed Sacrament. They
must also abstain from all
liquids for at least an hour;
water is the one exception
for it may be taken any time.
For the sick the regulation is
changed to the extend that
they can use any medication,
solid or liquid, at any time.
These are the ordinary rules
of the Eucharistic Fast and
do not require permission
from the confessor; if a per-
son is in doubt, however, he
should consult the priest in
confession.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box 636, Columbus 16, Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

@. II q person wants to re.
eeive Holy Communion sever
al times q week TO what sx-
tent is II possible without
going 10 confession If there
have been moments OF anger,
profanity, ETC.?
A. For a frequent communi-
cant it would seem possible
to assume that there was no
deliberate full consent, no
mortal sin, in such cases and
therefore he could receive
Holy Communion without con-
fession. If the person is NOR
ally certain that there was
full consent leg. the anger
was violent and deep, amount
ing to hatred he must 60 to
confession before receiving
the Sacrament. If there is a
really serious doubt about it
he must settle the doubt, or
dinarily in confession. No enc
should neglect the Sacrament
of Penance; while it is not
necessary to go to the confes-
sion every every time We go
to Communion except after
mortal sim we should not for
get the graces and the super
natural helps of this great
Sacrament.
@. would like to have
some Information on the LET.
Ter from Fatima which is sup.
posed TO be opened this year.
A. AL human beings seem
to be drawn to dramatic sit
uations such as the one of the
sealed letter of Fatima. The
most reliable sources indicate
that only Lucy (the survivor
of the children to whom Our
Lady appeared knows the
contents. In any case, it is
not going to change the mes
sage Of Fatima, which was
prayer and penance. AS with
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

The fastest thrust in the
duel between those who be-
lieye we're having a "reli-
gious revival" in America and
those who think there las
been no real renewal has just
been made. This time the
napier is in the hand OF one
of the nay-sayers.
DR.. John J. O'Connor, pro-
lessor of history at George.
town, seems to have taken a
long hard look at the ''reIigi-
Gus revival in suburbia," and
in a talk at the Family Life
Institute Of the Archdiocese
of Washington made the
point that you can't have a
very meaningful religious re-
newal in "an artificial and
segregated white ghetto"
Many observes have already
pointed out that much of the
emphasis on religion in SUI
burbia has been on the level
of Come to church-it's good
for the family" All too often
the feeling of the thing has
been somewhat like the ma
gazine ads which show a real
togetherness scene and Beer
belongs"
DR.. O'Connor can be thank
ed for reminding us that the
implications of religion can
even clash head-in with the
values of suburbia. Religion
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

The same thought was eX-
pressed more recently by Car
dinal Montini in a feature ar
ticle in L'osservafore Romano,
the Vatican City daily, on the
subject of labor relations.
His Eminence warned that it
is always disastrous to di-
vorce labor relations from
Christian principles.
"iF WE WISH to prevent
work from becoming a prison."
he said, "the heaven of spir-
itual life must open over the
sphere of human activities in.
volved in earthly conquests.
And if We wish to prevent the
heaven of spiritual life from
becoming an empty reality
full of deceptive dreams, then
it must shine with the SUI
preme, brilliant Reality, the
living God"
The majority of people, |
suppose, wouldn't regard
these two statements as par
ticularly newsworthy. The
average person might be in
clined to go along with them
as general propositions, but
the disillusioned cynic and
the doctrinaire p"ragmatists -
as Cardinal Cushing himself
suggested in his own address
would probably brush them
off with an indulgent smile
as typical examples of eccles-
iastical jargon - the sort of
thing that they have resigned
ly come to expect from ivory
tower churchmen who are out
of touch with reality.
THE FACT IS, however,
that churchmen are not the
only ones who are currently
saying that techniques are OF
secondary Importance in the
field Of labor-management re-
lations. Increasingly as time
goes on, Cardinal Cushing re-
minds us, labor economists,
union officials and manage
ment representatives, Catholic
and non-Catholic alike, are
publicly stressing the i'm
portance Of moral and spirit
ual values. Surely this is a
newsworthy development and
one that even the cynics can't
ignore.
1T WOULD Be DIFFICULT,
of course, to document this
encouraging trend, for the
statements referred to by
Cardinal Cushing are scatter
ed far and wide in variaus
specialized periodicals and
have yet to be made available
for handy reference in a sin
gle volume. AS a matter of
fact, even the best of the an
thrologies in the field Of
labor . management a.
tions - and there are sew
eral very good ones on the
market-omit any reference
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

didates have a religious affil-
iation. He felt that religion
could become an issue only if
a candidate had no religion
but he claimed that all candi-
dates cherish the moral and
religious principles on which
American ideals are founded.
Now, of course, these var
ious reflections of religion as
a legitimate political issue
in a sense are only laboring
the obvious. The Constitution
states explicitly that no re-
ligious test will be required
for public office.
One would think that
should set the quarrel at rest
but apparently the Constitu-
ton isn't obvious enough or
perhaps certain voters feel
the Founding Fathers didn't
know what they were talking
about.
SENATOR KENNEDY re-
buked the Press for having
overemphasized the religious
question in the days before
the Wisconsin primaries. But
/ think the Press was simp-
ly .echoing the voices of the
people who were talking
about "the Catholic vote"
1t is certainly praiseworthy
on the part Of the various
candidates that they should
renounce the religious issue.
But it seems to me that too
often candidates in renounc-
ing religion as a political is
sue in an election campaign
do religion a great disservice.
They phrase their statements
in such fashion that they give
the impression that religious
utilization is a matter of lit
tie consequence.
A WEST VIRGINIA miner
was asked by a New York Her.
ald-Trihvne reporter what he
thought about the religious
question in the present cam
paign and he responded: I'VE
have as many religions as
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

The West Virginia pri-
maries on May 10th is
a testing time for that
state. It shows whether
or not the people of that
State have matured Suffic-
iently to cast their ballots on
the basis of real issues or on
the basis of religious preju-
dice.
If WEST VIRcINIANS vote
against Senator Kennedy, ac-
cording to the political ex.
pertS, this will remove the
Senator from further consider
alton at the Democratic Con-
%vention. | will prove that his
religion is a liability that will
prevent him from winning a
national election and political
conventions don't care to
nominate losers.
All of the candidates who
are at present in the running
for the Presidential nomina-
ton have asserted that relig-
ion is not and must not be-
come an issue.
Senator Kennedy, in his ad-
dress to the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors
in Washington (See Catholic
times page one, April 29)
phrased the religious question
in these words: "Would you
as President of the United
States be responsive in any
way TO ecclesiastical pressure
or obligations Of any kind
that might in any fashion in
fluence or interfere with
your conduct of that office in
the national INTEREST,""
He answered the question
with a flat NO. Once that
question has been answered,
said the Senator, there is no
possible reason why his relig-
ious affiliation should be dis
cussed in the campaign.
VICE PRESIDENT NIXON
said religion is not a legiti-
mate issue in this campaign
because all the notable can
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13
Being Wrong For Right Reason

Standardization of their chill.
dren by educational pro-
grams S, however mistaken
such rebellious parents may
be, are acting and talking in
a manner that Americans we'll
understood when first the
love of liberty burned most
brightly in our minds and
hearts.
"The Amish people may be
quite wrong, but this sounds
like a case of being wrong for
the right reasons"
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

However unintelligent to
many of us the quixotic,
quaint contentious Of the Am
ish people in the school argu-
ment may seem, people sensi-
tive to the original and au-
thentic American concept of
the prior rights of the family
in what pertains to education
can only Sympathize.
g.. People willing to go
to Jail for standing by their
parental rights and resisting
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

even among the wide green
lawns-must help parents pre-
pare their children to live
charitably and justly in a
multi-racial, pove rty-ridden
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

eral, Anne X. Alpern, ordered
the prosecution dropped while
authorities. negotiated with
the Amish about improving
the curriculum of their own
school to meet state standards.
It happens that / knew Miss
Alpern we'll when she was
attorney for the City of Pitts
burgh. If ever she runs for
president, I'll vote for her.
Here is what Bishop Wright
told the White House Confer
ence:
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-05-13

world, a world in which God
is loved and served in our
neighbor, whether he "be-
longs" or not.
Indiana Catholic, indianapolis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-21
COVER STORY
Versatility Is the Word
For This Maryland COED
By HARRIET CRIFFITHS
Star Staff Writer

Now working for her private pilots
license she is secretary of the Flying
Club at Maryland.
Since high school days in Florida,
she has been ali expert water skier
winning tournaments and starring in
water spectacleS. She formerly was a
member of the Cypress Gardens Fla)
ski team, also serving as photogra
piers model.
During her skiing days in Florida.
the many celebrities she met included
the Shah of Iran and his party Scarlet
was selected to show the IranianS some
stunts and helped to instruct some of
them in jumping. The Shah himself
didn't jump. she reports, but once he
used her skis and crashed into some
rocks.
There was royal blood all over" she
recalls. My skis were a wreck. But he's
very down to earth, and they have good
sense of humor. CONTINUED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-21

CCARLETT WORKS isn't exactly look
~ ing for new worlds to conquer, but
if the Government happens to need
girl aStronaut she wouldn't be averse to
a moon ride.
A pioneer jaunt into space would
just suit the adventuresome spirit of the
popular University of Maryland senior.
who has won quite few laurels in her
% years just doing the things she likes
to do.
For one thing she likes going to
college. A psychology major, she hopes
to take graduate work next year, possibly
in California
The campus, in turn, seems to appre-
cate Scarlet She was football queen
in 1889 homecoming queen in 1858. and
freshman prom queen in 1855. She is
a deans list scholar, secretary of the uni
versity's student government legsla-
ture, and vice president of her sorority,
Alpha ri Delta
Evening star., 1960-01-16
Auto Repoirmun
Charged in Sole
Of Patrons Car

The operator of a Northeast
Washington auto repair shop
has been charged with larceny
after trust after a customer
claimed his car was sold while
supposedly under repair. police
said today.
Detective Sergt. Ben Clark of
the check and fraud squad said
Leonard Fentress, 80, of the
1900 block Of Benning road NE,
was arrested Wednesday after
the customer, Robert j. Miller,
of 1907 Eighteenth street NE,
complained his car had been
sold on December 3.
/ Mr.. Miller said he brought
the car to the shop, listed as
Benning Repair City, on Oc-
tober IA. On November %, with
the car still at the shop, he
made a payment of $25, and was
told the repairs would cost $500
more.
He obtained a $500 check
from the Railway Employees
Federal Credit Union, and Of
fered it to the firm on Decem-
ber l6. Sergtl Clark said. He
was told the car would not be
ready for another day or two
Later, Sergt. Clark said, Mr.
Miller discovered his car. a 1854
Pontiac which he had pur-
chased in 1857 for $1,095, had
been sold at auction to a junk
dealer for $50.