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NEW YORK, Dec. l6 (AP) -
The Young Americans for Free
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Castro S sAvowoI Viewed
AS Bid for Soviet Help
BY BEN F. MEYER
Associated Press staff Writer

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GUEST
DeEnquents

Only three per cent Of young people today are
delnquentS. From the publicity given this subject
you would think 900 have long hair, S%ideburns,
leather jackets, s~ouped.up ears and a chip on their
shoulder.
CERTAINLY YOUNG PEOPLE are a little crazy,
wild, and immature. We must not expect them to be
as fully grown up as adults. Parents have had e-
perIence, young people only experiences. Parents
usually look at things in the same light, but teen.
ayers see it differently. It's not what is seen, but how
we see 1T that makes the difference.
Late last year the Ohio Penitentiary News carried
inmates views on delinquency. One said parents are
not strict enough" Another Get the kids off the
streets at night, but to get them off make sure they
have a happy welldisciplned home life" A third
added: They'll never get IN trouble doing their
homework or being at home where they belong"
THE FIRST THING parents can do for their
children then is to exercise control over them. But of
course do this with love and understanding.
Equally important is example. 1t is amazing
how many young people are concerned about their
parents. They will say Father, my mother and father
aren't going TO Church, what can | do to get them to
attend Mass regularity Or, my parents don't re-
celVe Holy Communion, how can | get them to the
~Sacraments?" Or again, I'm worried about the heavy
drinking Of my mother or father, what should | do?"
Most ~teenagers know more about when their
parents received the SacramentS last, than parents
know about their children's habits. Parents see things,
teenagers observe people.
PARENTS WILL OFTEN give their Youngsters
everything but time, prayer, and love. We are what
we are because of the love and discipline of our par
ents. T%eenagers want to talk things over but are wait
ing for the older parties TO make the first move. Par
ents who take this step are amazed at the children's
maturity, honesty, and sincerity.
Almighty God has given parents the wonderful
gift of children as so much clay to be nodded accord
ing 10 the Divine Image. Both will share the crown
OF glory in heaven if salvation is obtained.
AN EXAMINATION FOR adults is in order: who
is delinquent, parents or t~eenagers? The adults of
tomorrow are the by-products of today's parents.
Fr. Raymond r. LaveIle
St. Dominic Parish
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Inquiry Corner
Are Devotions' More
Important Than Mass?
by Father Edward +. Healey

q. In a news item recent.
ly the Holy Father is said TO
have asked priests lin a mass
audience TO the Rome clergyl
TO devote more time 70 stu
dY than TO perhaps excessive
religious practices honoring
the Virgin Mary and the
saints" | was stunned when
read this as | have always
had so much faith in Novenas
10 the saints and TO The Bless
ed Virgin.
A. Since the talk was to
priests that would seem to
limit the application of the
remarks somewhat. With the
Mass, the Breviary and other
priestly spiritual exercises the
priest is already given the di.
rection Of his spiritual life.
There is special need in our
time Of priestly learning in
regard to the Liturgy, the
Bible, and questions relating
to the priestly ministry, and
yet there is scarcely, time for
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such study if the priest de-
votes much time to various
extraordinary devotionS. The
same principle applies TO
everyone. We should root our
devotion in the solid basis of
the Mass. the SacramentS and
in as much study as we can
manage of the application of
Christ's teachings to cur daily
life and to apostolic works,
The Holy Father was not con.
demning private devotions to
Our Lady and to the saints
but warning against excessive
devotion. Some Catholics ne
elect Mass and true apostolic
study and action in the name
of emotional practices. In this
critical time we need solid
well-informed Catholics who
work at their basic Christian
prayer and active life. There
are some who seem to ex-
pect Our Lady of Fatima to
save us as if by magic and
some who substitute novenas
for sound parish partlcipationS
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Making Marriage CIick
When Fear In Children
Becomes a Friend and Ally
by Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

gers that can happen when a
mother is not there. Some
mothers have found an an
swer to this problem by put
ting a child to sleep on a
couch in a room near where
she and others are talking
and working.
1t is no solution, however,
to keep telling a child that
his fears are foolish. This on
ly makes him feel even more
frightened, II may look to him
also that you do not under
stand what he is going
through.
A MOTHER MUST find the
link between what is really
in the child's mind and what
actually upsets him. She must
trace the origin of his fears
and learn what they mean to
him. If she locates this the
child can be treasured in
quick order.
Susan, for instance, aged
five, was afraid to go to
go to school and cried severe
ly whenever it was time to
go.
AT FIRST THIS mother
kept telling her how much
fun it was to go to school and
play with all the other chill
dren. But that was no answer
to the problem. Later she dis
covered how shy Susan was
with other children because
she had not yet learned to do
all the things they could do.
The mother then told Susan
that she knew how she felt
that she too felt the same
when she first went to school.
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Our Opinion
EDITORIALS
Too Soft?

For some years now Admiral Hyman RiekoVer
has been IambaSting our schools for being too soft.
He says he draws this conclusion only from results,
and the results, particularly from public schools,
are not good. He laments the fact that we do not
seem to be producing enough competent graduates
to do the job required of our nation to meet the chal-
lengeS facing us.
HIS POINT RECEIVED some confirmation re-
Gently in the May NEWS BRIEFS of US. Congressman
Walter H. Moeller Of Ohios 10th Congressional Dis
trict.
Congressman Moeller expressed some diSmay at
the results Of examinations held for appointments to
the service academies. OF the Is nominees for the
four vacancies available to the 10th District for 1861,
only six qualified fully for admlttance. Two were dis
qualified on physical grounds, two for miscellaneous
reasons, and Is for failure in the scholastic eXamln-
atoms. English and mathematics were the two chief
causes for failure in the scholastic examinations.
THE HIGH NUMBER of failures should be a
source of concern because those taking the examination
were not picked at random but were aSpirantS to a
specialized course of study.
What is the reason for such showing? 1t seems
that many people do not have the proper attitude to-
ward study and learning. A survey sometime back
asked if students should work harder in schools and
300 Of the principals questioned said they should.
But only 500 of the parents thought they should and
one out of three parents felt the current curriculum
was about right.
THIS JUST a parental problem. Our young
people must take the initiative and do a better job in
school. Our schools are pretty much what the com
munity wants them to be.
Private and parochial schools might be better in
isolated instances, just as individual public schools are
better, but it is well accepted that our Catholic schools
are not producing as many leaders as they should.
so WE CAN SEE THIS is a problem FOR the whole
community The reason we are writing about it now
is that what a student does in school often depends
upon his attitude toward learning. And next September
may be too late to form that attitude. The time to
learn the proper ideals is now. - GAF.
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She was able to help her over
come the problem.
A child's fears should real
ly be taken seriously. There
should be no pretense. Par
ents must admit they know
he is afraid and be on the
lookout for those cruel, UNI
reasonable fears which
plague, paralyze and obsess a
child. This type of fear is I'M
healthy. 1t may be the con-
slant fear of thunder, of a tot
let, of a dog. This is a slow
death.
Some of the best cures for
unreasonable fears incl u e
the attitude toward fear of
parents themselves, for fear
is contagious. Secondly. the
home must have an atmos"
phere of healthy affection,
patience, and generous atten-
ton toward the children.
A CHILD u o feel
that he is receiving the kind
of support he needs to meet
new and frightening expert
ences in life. This support
can best be given by parents.
Thirdly, there must be SYM
pathy and understanding. A
child should be helped TO
speak about his fears. Par
ents should try to learn what
is going on inside of his mind.
The child will then feel they
understand him. Then they
should do all they can to help
i'm.
IF, ON THE OTHER hand,
they keep saying there is
nothing to be afraid about he
Continued on page 81
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The Yardstick
A Step Forward
In Self-Restraint
by Msgr. George G.. Higgins

comes transformed into a bat
tie, more or less violent, for
the greatest possible gain.
''Such competition makes
those who participate in it
slaves of that which they
seek: they cease to want le-
Ultimate satisfaction of legiti-
mate needs, but think only of
maximum profit. 1t is not
competition, but social justice
and social charity, which
ought to regulate all eco
nomic relations, including
those of exchange. In other
words, the economy ought not
to be reduced to a disinte-
grated mass of individuals,
each in pursuit of his great
est possible profit and indi-
vidual advantage. 1t must not
be thought of as a field of
battle. On the contrary, it
constitutes an organic unity,
a true social life" Jean
Yves, Calvez, 81, and J. Per-
rim, ST., The Church and So
ciaI Justice, Burns and Oates,
London).
All of this implies that la
Dor and management have an
obligation 70 exercise a high
degree of discipline and self
restraint in the setting of
wages and prices. Many Amer
can employers aid labor lead
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The new admlnistra-
ton, as | noted last week,
has made a number of
urgent pleas to labor and
management to exercise
voluntary restraint in, setting
wages and prices. The Wall
Street Journal takes a very
dim view of this.
WELL, iT SURE sounds
nice, all this voluntary re
Straint," the Journal editorial
lied on June 8, but then went
on to say that "the main bust
ness of unions is making good
wages and the main business
of management is making
good money - both restrain
ed by the self-enforcing disci-
pines OF the tree market.
The Journal characterizes
this as a practical and time
tested argument The church,
es, on the other hand, have
long since rejected it as an
impractical fallacy and a
rather dangerous one at that.
The position of the Catho-
lie Church, as outlined in the
social encyclicals OF recent
popes, is summarized as fol
lows in a new book by two
French Jesuits:
1F COMPETITION is not
kept within just limits, it be-
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(e.g. in the dialogue or sung
parish MasSl.
@, On retreat recently
was told 10 keep silence
throughout and | did, but l
wondered if il would not be
good 10 have some time for
discussion, anaiyzins prob
lens of our time etc.
A. A closed retreat is in
the tradition of Elias, st.
John the Baptist, st. Benedict
and the Desert Fathers. Popu-
larly called a WEEKEND
WITH CHRIST the idea is
to use the silence for reflec-
ton on the spiritual exer-
cises. Time for discussion
might seem useful-and in
every mans life there should
be time for study and discus
sion of his Faithful it
seems that the time of re-
treat is best used for spirit
ual renewal in silence.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, The Catholic Times,
Box $50, Columbus 16, Ohio.
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ers are trying to fulfill this
obligation. There is obviously
room for a great deal of inn
provement, but we seem to be
moving in the direction of a
conscious and systematic prac-
tice of the virtue of social
justice.
For example, recently the
Pittsburgh Building Trade
Council, representing a group
of craft unions, and Catranel,
Inc, developer of residential
areas, signed a pact which au-
thorizes a number of cost.cut.
ting methods and bars strikes.
They were motivated by a de.
sire TO provide good housing
for middle income families at
reasonable prices.
This contract covers the
construction of some 1,400
homes in Catranel's proposed
East Hills residential area
near Pittsburgh. Some of the
key features of the contract
are:
The Pittsburgh BUILDING
Trades Council guara ntees
that there will be no work
sfoppases over iurisdictional
disputes.
The Council recogni ze.
auiomation and indUsfrisIixed.
construction methods and
Continued on page s.
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Editor:
In a guest editorial in
the Catholic Times of
June %, a thesis was as
sumed ana attributed to
"diehards" that :" to
involve yourself with other
nations is 10 court bank
ruptcy and dilute patriotism
Attention was then
directed to reports of chill
dren being sent by Commu-
nlsts from Thailand. Cuba
and the Congo to the USSR
for indoctrinatiOn.
WHO ARE THESE die
hards''? | know many people
who believe that foreign aid,
as we know it now should be
stopped! In fact, | believe
that | am fairly representa-
tive of the people who hold
this view. On that assum-
ptIon wish to try to express
my views.
First, | believe that all
thinking citizens believe that
we have a responsibility to
help others. The problem is
one of methods.
To continue our foreign aid
without reassessing it and
without a determination to
make a firm stand so that
our aid does not wind up in
Communists hands is wrong.
Certain elements of the
World Council of Churches
have taken the position that,
once encircled and faced with
atomic war ii is our Chris
ton duty 10 surrender!
"IF WE CONTINUE along
the present course we will in
a short time be faced with
such a decision. Should we
continue the kind of policy
that cost us $500 million in
Laos, which resulted IN ship
ment of Catholic Laotian chill
dren to the USSR for indoc-
trination and which will sure
ly result in Laos and all Asia
going Communist?
THE THING THAT disturbs
me deeply is the apparent
lack of respect and charity
for those who hold these
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YOUR Union |s;SssS he s;H8;
Foreign Aid Must Be
Re-EuaLuated For Effect

sideration: Let the envelopes
be mailed out to each wage
Garner directly from the DDF
office.
Designate a special Sunday
on which the gifts are to be
turned in at a second collec-
ton in all the parishes. On
the two Sundays previous to
the collection, let the goals be
adequately explained from
every pulpit.
Perhaps even on one of
these Sundays the Bishop
could make a short television
appearance in behalf of the
drive. If anyone wanted to be
called upon let him SO state
in a note in the collection.
This should bring in well over
nall of all the donations so
that the workers would have
only a very few calls to make.
The time saved by each work
er on countless calls-backs
would be tremendous.
l. FOR ONE, would be will
ing to donate at least a dollar
an hour extra for the time
saved in making collections.
If everyone followed suit, and
did his part, we could pain
lessly increase the amount
contributed by a substantial
margin.
r. e. H..
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Some Ideas
For DDF Drive

Editor:
The third annual Dio-
cesar Development Fund
drive is now history, and
again it has exceeded the
previous year in amount
given. This is a good sign
that it has been accepted by
our people as a worthy cause
and a regular part Of their
yearly budget.
NOW IS THE TIME to think
of lettering our goals for the
coming years-but in this day
and age Of countless drives,
II must be done as painless
ly as possible. / offer the fol-
lowing plan of action for con-
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terms of statues and prayer
cards but in terms of the in-
dwelling Holy Spirit in the
soul. Maybe I'm too hard on
cradle Catholics. Perhaps it
would be more correct to say
I'm preiudiced in favor of con-
verts. But ! do feel that most
converts possess an inward
ness" that is rare in cradle
Catholics.
IN THE BEGINNING of his
new life, the convert enjoys
a certain thrill of novelty. He
is passing through the honey
moon stage of his spiritual
marriage and ne fairly glows
with elation. Like the tourist
who sees Lake Como or st.
Peters for the first time, he is
overaWed by everything he
discovers about the Faith. Ev-
cry new phase of it seems to
him like a surprise package.
Yet the remarkable fact is
that he doesn't really lose the
glow. 1t develops into a tenac-
ious, though less emotional
spirituality.
CONVERTS SEEM to be the
backbone of a great many
Catholic organizations, con-
verts who have been in the
Church for ten, 20 or 30 years.
] remember an old Paulist who
was a convert. Thirty years
after his conversion, he still
wanted to offer up two Masses
every Sunday when the oppor-
tunity presented itself - be.
cause II hope to make up for
Continued on page 81
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A noted night club
singer who had become a
Catholic recently fell
away from her new-found
Faith. What impresseS
me. after years Of contact
with converts, is that such de-
fectionS are rather rare.
No statistics on fallen-aWay
converts are available, as far
as / know, but in my own ex-
perience / have found CON
verts surprisingly steadfast
and perseveringly loyal to the
Church.
POPULAR psychologists
sometimes claim that converts
are neurotics whom a blast of
obsessive guilt has blown into
the Church. Why then don't
they fit out of the Church
when they feel better?
This raises the old question:
are converts better" than
cradle Catholics? My consider
ed opinion is that they are as
a rule better" Catholics than
those who are baptized as in
fantS. They first encounter
the Faith as adults and it takes
a deep hold on them because
they discover it Gin depth"
They allow their religion TO
irradiate their whole lives and
it becomes something very
real to them.
THEY GIVE THEMSELVES
TO the liturgy, participate in
it with enthusiasm and de-
velop a real sense Of worship
ing with the family of God
at the table of the Lord in
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Sum and Substance:
Are Converts Better
Than Cradle Catholics?
by Fir. John B. Sheerin, esp.

the House of God. They have
sought the Church's answer to
current problems, especially
the problems that affect them
vitally.
They allow their religious
belief to exert an influence
on their daily work, their So
cial relations. their science
and art and politics. They talk
about religion to none Catholic
friends with an openneSs that
often discOncerts their Catho-
lie friends. They have come to
realize that there is a sacred
and mysterious unity running
through all their So-called Sec
ular interests because all
good things participate in the
divine light and there can be
no conflict between religion
and life.
AMONG CRADLE Catho-
lies, on the other hand, / seem
to find that their religious
life has become a matter of
routine devotional practices.
1t is concerned with novenas
and churches and popular
saints but it often bears little
relation to the problems of
every day. In some sections
of the country the cradle
Catholic will go TO Church on
Sunday and whoop it up for
Segregation on Monday, / do
not think you will find Catho-
lie converts living such a
double life.
The informed convert let's
his religion penetrate to the
roots of his thinking and he
thinks Of religion not in
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Fear is one of mans
most helpful forces in
life. It is rooted in his
instinct for self-preser-
walton. To fear, for in
stance, when a horn blows
may save his life. Teaching a
child how to fear is part of
raising him.
ONE OF THE MOST useful
fears of children IS that which
makes them afraid when
alone or separated from their
mothers. IF his mother is
near, a child is not afraid he
will go hungry or get hurt or
be lonely. Any separation
from his mother is apt to Gre
ate a crisis until he is at least
two years old.
The child's imagi
normally develops before his
intellect. So at the age of
three his imagination makes
him sense all kinds Of real
and fantastic dangers to him.
self.
AT FOUR AND FIVE the
child wants the door left open
between where he is and
where his mother is. He likes
to pop his head in and out
from time to time to be sure
she is still there.
Children do not always
show fear. Often, however,
they brood and this can be
more damaging than crying.
THESE FEARS, of course,
grow worse at nighttime. In
a child's logic" darkness
means loneliness and loneli-
nu~r1-1-4- Ill A. Aaw
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Always Time
To Voice Views
Editor

Editor:
In recent days some
news reports have given
the impression that H.R.
1900, the discriminatory
aid to education bill
which makes provision only
for the children in the state
public schools is in serious
trouble.
BUT ACTUALLY ITS PRO-
PoNENTS are exerting every
effort and using every Stra~
tagem to enact this legisla-
ton, which so callously ig-
Continued on page 81