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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-12-22
Christmas Collection

II is something hard for us TO picture Christmas
In countries of a southern cline, because we associate
the feast with snow and fir trees and all that goes with
them.
But OF course Christmas is a universal feast and
although observed yariously, it has real meaning for
all peoples.
THIS YEAR THOUSANDS of Cuban children will
not celebrate Christs birthday at home with their
traditional customs. They are refugees from the Castro
regime and are now scattered throughout the United
States.
Here in the Diocese of Columbus a member Of
Cuban children are staying al st. Vlncents Orphan
Home and foster homes in the area. These children
are separated from their parents who are either still
in Cuba or are unable to be with them at this time.
THE PRESENCE OF THE CUBAN children in our
midst should move all Catholics in the Diocese to be
more generous than ever to this years Christmas col
lection which has additionally gone for works of
charity. The others who benefit from this annual col
lection still need our care. The children al st. Vincents,
care of others in other institutions and homes. and all
who are aided by the Catholic Charities Welfare
Bureau all will share again this year.
FRO PAsT YEARS, it can be safely said that
our people will be equal to the occasion and make the
for those who need help. -GAF.
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Says Extremists Are
Really Super Patriots

"psychos" cluttering up the
home front. Good for you,
Joe. ed. Note: Read "Joe"
today, page 11.)
PAGE ~3-"NATIViTY Scene
at State House"-here is an
article that makes me feeel
real warm inside. When it is
becoming almost unconstitu-
tional to mention the Name of
God beyond the church door
and, if one does, he is labeled
eccentric" we have a group
of citizens who proudly pro-
claim for all people of Co
lumbus that we know and hon
or the true meaning of Christ.
mas.
Page 3 A Chinese priest
has just died in Shanghai
shortly after release from
Red prison. Rest his soul-he
probably didn't believe in
negotiating with the Devil,
Page 2-"Malik says Church
Blocks Red Advance" Well, if
the Church doesn't, who will?
Seems to me all of us who
believe in a Supreme Being
should stand up on the two
legs He gave us and say, IF
you are against my God, you
are against all that | hold
dear-and | will fight you
every step of the way -
wherever | find you with
every means at my disposal
and by Gods Grace, | will
see you driven from the face
of the earth!"
PAGE "Mis-directed
Anti-Reds Hit"-Oops--should
Continued on Page 50
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How can we keep Christ
in Christmas? Some writ
ers give the impression
that we have to make
Christmas a purely ''spir-
itual" celebration. | suppose
such writer's do not really
mean what they say. They are
so anxious to point out the
secular and saturnalian fea-
lures of the modern Christ.
mas that they say too much.
They would change us ordl'
nary mortals into angels.
IN A COLUMN in the New
York Times dec. 81, Brooks
Atkinson commented on DR..
Edgar Brown, a Lutheran
leader, who protested against
the commercial
ization of Christmas. DR..
Brown called upon his Luther
an confreres for what comes
very close to being a boycott
of the present celebration.
The most interesting fea-
ture of Atkinson's column,
however, was his conclusion.
He agreed with Brown that
Christmas CONNER C i S m
should be roundly condemn
ed. But he spoke up in favor
Of retaining some of the "pa-
ganism'' of the seasonal holt
days. He claimed that it is on
ly natural for men and wom-
en- at this dreary time of year
to make merry in order to
exercise the gremlins Of mel
ancholy. He declared that the
pagan aspects of the Yule eel
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Inquiry Corner
Is PERSONAL Confession
Relatively New In Church?
by Fr. Edward F. Healey

with the catechumens at the
Offertory; the kneeler. who
remained kneeling in the
nave but also left after the
catechumens and the by
ISLANDERS, who were permitted
to remain, but could not make
an offering nor receive Com
munion. In addition to these
references land much more
on the tradition of the early
Church, there are several texts
in the New Testament, (espe-
cially Matthew 1919 and
1918 and John 20:19-231
which back up the words Of
st. Cyprian: THE power of
RENTING sins was given to the
apostles, and TO the Churches
which they set up as sent by
Christ, and to the bishops who
succeeded them by vicarious
ordination" The manner of
confessing has always been
within the power of Christ's
Church and there have been
minor variations. Ii should be
obvious to the thoughtful
non-Catholic that the develop
ment of private (auricular)
confession has added to the
service of mans moral and
spiritual life. 1t is not a mean.
ingless or distasteful idea
which must be explained
away: even none Catholic spe-
cialists have spoken of its ply
Geological good effects. 1t has
been a loving development of
Christ's wish that we should
have peace of soul (John
20: 1929. Much more in
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Editor:
Six little people have
just been checked out to
school No. "Seven" is
watching Santa on TV
and here | sit with a cup
of coffee and, ! must confess,
a cigarette with a few
minutes Of comparative quiet
to contemplate the crises of
this old world.
MAYBE THE newspapers
will help. Ii looks as if that
Bear over there is about TO
clamp his paw down on poor
little Finland. Most of those
little countries are already
gone by the boards-don't
know what hope there is for
Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Maybe the United States of
America 49, still the greatest
country on Gods green earth
10 me anyway - will do
something. Maybe we'll still
say, "Khru, old boy, you just
better knock down that wall
in Berlin and keep your row
ing, greedy eyes off the pri-
vate property Of our friends
IN other parts of the world
because if you start anything
regrettable, you're going to
be sorry. Just remember "Any-
thing YOU can dove can do
better"
oh, oh, what am | saying?
Here's an article quoting our
president as being terribly
alarmed about super-patriots
and extremists in our coun.
try. Now, what's a super"
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thought physical pleasure to
be evil. Or at least, like Pla-
to and some of the Oriental
religions, they thought of the
soul as imprisoned in the
body.
How different the Catholic
idea! Christ came not as a
soul but as a person compos-
ed of body and soul. He came
not to save souls but to save
persons composed of body and
soul. He taught the good news
that He would bring us body
and soul in the general resur-
rection to the everlasting hap
piness of heaven.
THE CHURCH In its lit
urgy provides for the body as
well as the soul to play a part
in divine worship. 1t takes for
granted the fact that when
the soul r%ejoices, it will re-
joice, Puritan-wise, without
the body as for the body to
joice in and through the body.
1t would be quite as I'M
natural for the soul to re-
body was made for the soul
and the soul was made for the
Holy Spirit.
Body and soul then are
companions sharing together
joys and sorrows. | suppose
the Puritans would have de.
Scribed the wedding-feast at
Cana as IAN orgy of drinking,
feasting and revelry." Be that
as it may, the fact is that
Christ, body and soul, took
Continued on page 81
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"Penance and Absolution" by
John Barton)
@. Can q person be excom.
municafed without knowing
il?
A. Not very easily. Excom-
munication (being deprived
of the right to receive Holy
Communion is attached to
certain serious sins. Ordin-
arily it is stated in the law
that to be accommodated a
person must knowingly diSre-
gard the Church's law. 1t is
scarcely possible that a Cath
Ollie would not realize the SER
iousness of the step he takes
in being married by a non
Catholic minister. in offering
his children to a non-C Catholic
minister for baptism or in
having his children educated
or instructed in a none Catholic
religion. Even here the Church
uses the words "presuming"
and knowingly" to indicate
that if a person were unaware
of the seriousness of his ac-
ton he would not incur ex-
communication. ~Excommunica-
tion is not a kind of magic
formula or incarnation. 1t is
the action of the Church leg.
see st. Paul | Corinthians
5:1-13) to awaken (for the
good of his own soul) a par
ticular person to the great
evil he is doing. 1t is ordinar-
lily applied only to public
sins having serious social eff
fects.
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and replaces it with a sense
Of Illustration.
Then starts the cOunt-down
from the last moment of the
day to the first. Il shouldn't
have screamed or yelled at
them been so quick to
Judge, to criticize. / should
have been patient, more I'M
derstanding, more listenable."
It becomes a broken record:
Il should have why did
why didn't | - and SO on!
LET'S FACE 1T, parents
are human beings and they
are dealing with human be-
ingS in their children. II a
parent is human, then he is
inadequate, he will make mis-
takes, he will be impatient,
unjust at times, too quick to
criticize, and too slow to re-
ward, He will get tired, irrit-
able, frustrated, and angry.
The secret is simple. When
the count-doWn starts at the
end Of the long, hard day and
you are slightly exhausted
and more than fed up, then
turn the litany of faults and
inadequacies you have been
reciting to yourself or to the
other into an act of humility.
Instead of beating yourself
and each other with the sense
of failure, turn it into an act
of contrition, which takes hu.
Continued on page s.
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of union organization and are
challenging the mightiest I'M
ions in outright battle, in
several instances weakening
and destroying the organiza.
ton"
Barkin sharply attacks the
union movement for contribut-
ing to its own decline by toll
Grating obsolete recruiting
techniques, in~ter-union rival.
rieS, and inefficient organiza-
ton. Worker apathy and a loss
of some public support be.
cause of scandals involving a
number of prominent labor
leaders have intensified the
unions difficulties, he de-
clareS.
MR.. BARKIN ASSERTS that
the decline of the unions is
not only a challenge to the
unions themselves but also to
public leaders concerned with
the foundations of American
democracy. political freedom
and democracy in the twen-
tieth century, in this country
at least" he says, depend
upon an effective internal
balance of private economic
power. Management has &C.
cumulated great might in the
large corporations; there must
be a countervailing force rep
resenting employees"
MI. Barkin, l think, has put
his finger on the real crisis
confronting the labor move
ment-the continuing decline
in membership at a time when
the total labor force is rap
Continued on page 81
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Making Marriage Click
Face Failure With
ContritiOn And Relax!

At one time or another,
everyone has S d the
phrase: "No one is per-
feet" either in self-excuse
or to sympathize with a
friend. 1t is a good thought
for conscientious parents to
keep in mind in their dealings
with their children.
The parents who are care
less, Indifferent, insensitive,
or just selfish often use it to
cover a multitude of their
sins of omission or commits
sion. Very casually, they en-
ploy it to excuse themselves or
to pass Off lightly the delin-
quent conduct of their off
spring.
ON THE OTHER HAND
parents who are serious about
their role and determined to
see their children grow up
good and decent sometimes
seem to go too far the other
way. If not in theory, at least
in practice, they demand per-
lection from themselves as
parents and an equivalent re-
spouse from their prides and
joys. When they receive Meth
er, as is always the case, they
blame themselves unduly or
become even more demanding
of their sons and daughters.
Neither reaction is conducive
to family peace and harmony.
Take a typical domestic
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scene, late in the evening. in
the loving room of a couple
with a young family. The kids
are finally in bed and, pre-
sumably, asleep. The last
glass Of water has been pour
ed down a npn-thirsty throat
and the last bit of pickering
stilled. It has been a long,
hard day. The mother and or
father sinks into a chair,
signs a deep sigh of relief,
kicks off the shoes, and be-
gins to think over the day
with its ups and downs, most.
ly the latter.
VERY EASILY, A DEEP.
almost pervading, sense of in
adequacy can settle into the
hand and the heart of the
young parents. They begin to
wonder, sometimes aloud to
each other, sometimes in the
loneliness of the individual
soul, whats wrong?" - es-
pecially, whats wrong with
us Or with me? Here we are,
reasonably intelligent people
with proof in our past life of
reasonable efficiency. Yet we
can't seem to make the chill
dren mind, can't settle the
pickering and fighting or calm
jealous fears"
A look around at the spill.
ed toys, and the general dis
array takes the humor out of
the old wisecrack: Next week
we've got to get organized"
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Sum and Substance:
Is A Merry
Christmas Pagan?
by Fir. John B. Sheerin, esp.

ebration are in the blood
stream Of the human race.
IT IS, OF COURSE, a fact
that the Church took over and
baptized" certain pagan Gus
toms associated with the Yule
celebration. They were natu-
raj customs but not evil Gus
toms and the Catholic tradi-
ton is to hold on to what is
inherited from paganism. It
is true also that, as Atkinson
says, During the Middle Ag-
es. the Mass of the Nativity
was the prelude to a day of
drinking, feasting and revel.
ry."
When Atkinson describes
these customs as pagan" |
think he really means "natu-
raj" And there is nothing
wrong about natural joys and
merriment. The Puritans in
New England, as Atkinson
notes, re~probated any such
celebration of Chr
They regarded the holiday as
a papist day and so denounc-
ed it. They described it as
"anti-C Christmas" and jailed
anyone who observed the
feast.
BUT THEY OPPOSED it
not only as a Catholic feast
but also as a day Of enjoy
ment. This joyless band SEEM
ed to think that JOY and mer-
riment were pagan. Bodily de-
lights were "carnal' and rev.
elry was "diabolic," They had
a certain Manichean flavor to
their religious belief. They
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@. lsn't il true that personal
private confession of sins was
a late addition and that in
the early Church il was rath.
or a public confession of sim
fitness?
A. The Church has always
had both, One Of the many
indications Of the early prac-
tice is in the New Tesla
ment, st, Paul, for example,
singles out sinners who are
to be denied the Sacraments
Gas We would put it,: Some,
through refusing this duty,
have made Shipwreck of the
faith; among them Hymen-
aeuS and Alexander, whom |
have made over to Satan. till
they are cured of their bias
phemy." q Timothy l:l9-2W:
see also | Corinthians 5:1-57.
The public confession we have
now in such ceremonies as
players at foot of altar before
Mass was admittedly bet
ter understood and used in
the early Church, The Didache
dated in the first century,, the
EpiStle of st. Clement (96
ADJ, ST. lgnatius of Antioch
tl07 ADD all refer to repent
ance as connected with indi-
vidual submission to the
priest or bishop. The Epistle
of st. Gregory Thaumaturgus
(died 270 ADJ lists the types
Of p~enitents: the mourner who
was not permitted to enter
but begged prayers Of those
entering; the nearer who stood
just inside the door and left
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The Yardstick
AFL-CIO Has Big
Job Ahead OF It
by Msgr. George G. Higgins

This is G written
on the eve of the biennial
AFLCIO convention. Fa-
Their Raymond McGowan,
ormer director of the
NCWC Social Action Depart
ment, and I will cover the
convention in the role of OBJ.
servers.
IN ITS ADVANCE stories
on this important labor gath
ering, which will have adj
journed before this appears in
print, the press, with its usual
preference for the sensational
scoop, is concentrating almost
exclusively on the fact that
there is diSsenSion within the
ranks of organized labor.
Indeed if ones only source
of Information about the ALL
ClO convention were the front
page stories published in the
Miami papers during the past
several days, he might be led
to think that the hyphen be-
tween the initials AFL and
CLIO is about to be deleted and
that the two organizations,
which were merged in New
York in 1855, are on their way
to the courts to petition joint
ly for a divorce or at least for
separate maintenance on the
familiar grounds of incompat-
ability.
THAT THERE is a certain
amount of dissension in the
family of organized labor is an
acknowledged fact. Neverthe-
less, I think that the press
is doing a disservice to its
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readers and tothe AFLCIO in
blowing up this dissension
out Of all proportion.
The rift between some of
the industrial unions and
some of the old AFL.CIO
Building Trades and the per-
sonal rift between some
of the top officers of the
AFLrClO are admittedly trou-
blesome problems. They are
not, however, the most import
ant problem facing the labor
movement at the present time.
The AFLCIO's biggest single
problem is the fact that its
membership as a percentage
of the total labor force, is
steadily declining.
THE DIMENSIONS and
some of this critical problem
are discussed in considerable
detail in a 76-page study by
Solomon Barkin entitled THE
Decline of the Labor Move
ment and What Can Be Done
about 1t" released recently I'M
der the auspices of the Cen
ter for Study of Democratic
Institutions Single copies are
available free by writing to
the Center at Box 4068, Santa
Barbara, Calf, or to its New
York office at 80 East 54th
Street,.
Mr. Barkin, Research Direc-
tor for the Textile Workers
Union of America (AFLCIO),
writes that mot only are EN-
ployees not joining unions in
the vast numbers they once
did. but employers are in
creasingly resisting the spread
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Editors note: Many in.
feresting and provocative
opinions must be omitted
each week because the
writer fails TO sign his
or her name and address.
Initials or a penname will
be used upon request but
the sender's real name
and address must also be
included. Send your opin-
ions to Letters TO the
Editor" The Catholic
Times, Box $50, Column
bus Is, Ohio.
GN#sM86mss
patriot? Way out West where
] hail from we were brought
up with the idea of being the
best of whatever you are.
Guess that makes the oldtim.
ers like Patrick Henry, Paul
Revere, Thomas Jefferson, ct
al pretty super.
WELL ON TO THE
Times" Starting from the
back, | see where the Column
bus Council of the Navy
League, other groups, and cit
liens are distributing book
lets on the us. Constitution
to school children of Central
Ohio. Sounds light a mighty
good American idea to me
Here's Joe Breig speaking
up for the TV Westerns and
against the current crop Of
Evening star., 1961-07-19
Frog Prince
ToOpen Soon

A rare treat is in store for
Washington area children
when the Children'S Theater
of Washington production Of
"The Frog Prince" opens at
the Sylvan Theater on
Wednesday. July 26.
The play. which follows
the current Shakespeare
Festival. will have a repeat
performance on Thursday,
July 81. Curtain time is
$3.50 pm,
The Children'S Theater,
sponsored by the District
Recreation Department; re-
ceiVed such an enthusiastic
response when it presented
"The Frog Prince" earlier
this year, that it decided to
present the program again
free of charge in the pleas
ant natural surroundings Of
the outdoor Sylvan Theater,
located at the foot of the
Washington Monument.
"The Frog Prince" is a
dance drama which brings to
life a tale of fantasy and en-
chantment.
More than IS talented
youngsters from Washington
Evening star., 1961-07-19

lie Glove, 2 fresh chopped
tomatoes, 2 cups grated
cheese and small shredded
head of lettuce.
Dip tortillas in deep fry or
skillet with l4-inch of melted
shortening. Do not allow to
get crisp. Keep soft, so that
you can fold in the center.
Fry meat separately in
skillet until brown and crisp.
Add minced garlic, onion
and tomatoes to meat, and
fry for five more minutes.
Place meat mixture between
folded tortillas and top with
grated cheese.
Place in oven until crisp,
top with shredded lettuce,
and serve with tacos sauce.
Here is the tacos sauce to
go with the tacos. Use / small
can tomato sauce, minced
garlic Glove, " teaspoon vine-
gar, y teaspoon oregano. u
teaspoon cumin and 3 tea
spoons chile powder. Mix in
gradients. adding more to-
mato sauce or chile powder
to taste.
Evening star., 1961-07-19
Bird

Mrs. H. W. d.. HynttSuille
Do any of you readers know
where I can buy, first or Sec
ond hand, extra large bird
cages?
There is a bird enthusiast
in the family, who has six
parakeetS and two canaries,
so that your help will be ap-
preciated. Any tips you might
have on raising parakeets will
be welcome, too.
Evening star., 1961-07-19
Picked Okro

appreciative
Evening star., 1961-07-19

Fairgrounds ranging in age
from S to Is years will per-
form in this production with
choreographer Vera Smith
dancing the lead role.
Fifteen hundred seats will
be available free for each
performance. Additional in
formation may be obtained
by calling the District Recre-
alton Department.
Evening star., 1961-07-19

Charles C. Tumbleson, book
stall: Mrs. Harry Goff,
candy; Jerry and Bethany
Cooks Damascus Band, en-
tertainment; Mrs. Carl B.
Hongel and Mrs. Lyle Nader,
flowers; Mrs. Harold e. carp,
jr., headquarters committee;
Mrs. Richard A. Yates and
Mrs. Donald Boyd, hobby
shop; Mrs. Richard M.
Schauffler, hoopla booth;
Mrs. Writ Ellen, hot dogs;
Mrs. Willard Derrick, kiddie-
land; Mrs. Howard L. Ed
wards. play pen, and Mrs.
Frank Blood, wayside market.
Supper and dining service
chairmen include Mrs. Nor
man Wootton, Mrs. Stanley
Stabler. Mrs. Arthur Sowder.
Mrs. Gordon Umstead, Mrs.
Robert Chichester, Mrs. Nor
ris Lewis, the Norbeck Home
makers Club, Mrs. David
Brigham, Mrs. Howard Prizes,
Mrs. Vernon Downing and
Mrs. Phillip Cole.
Extra Feature
An extra bazaar feature will
be the, donation Of an orig
inal painting by Mrs. N. L.
BalderSon. S2-year-old moth
er Of Mrs. Jerry Cook, who
has been a member of the
Women'S Board Antiques
and Bric-t--Brac Committee
for the last IA years. Mrs.
BalderSon. whose work has
won her many prizes, has do
mated a piece of her work an
nually for the last IA years.
Mrs. McKendree Of Da-
mascus, Md. is president of
the Women'S Board. All pro-
ceeds Of the bazaar and sup
per will go to Montgomery
General Hospital.
Evening star., 1961-07-19
Annual Bozoor Set
ForCountyHospitoI

The now-famous supper
will include its traditional
items Of fried chicken, coun-
try ham, chicken salad, corn
on the cob, potato salad, to-
matoeS, cole Slaw, rolls and
homemade preserves. 1t will
be served from 4 to 8 pm.
and the charge will be SITS
for adults and rs cents for
children.
Assisting Mrs. William
Hines, jr., in the shucking
and cooking of the fresh corn
win be the Lions Club headed
by Mr.. Richard Sellman.
The bazaar booths are
being set up by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce of
Sandy Spring, Of which Mr..
Donald o. Martin is presi-
dent, They will also assist
in the dining room.
Varied Booths
The bazaar will feature
booths selling antiques, rare
books and magazines, hand
GRATED articles. flowers, hot
dogs, Ice cream, children's
articles, home baked goods
and candy.
Chairmen and co = chair
men of bazaar booths are:
Mrs. E. Brooke Lee and Mrs.
Frank Wilson, antiques and
bric-a-brac: Mrs. A. Mason
Havilland and Mrs. Merritt
o. Chance, baked goods; Mrs.
Frederick c. Pratt and Mrs.