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slave. quarters, and masonry
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approx. so fertile acres through
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Is a fine view Of Sugar Loaf mt.
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ST. Patrick

Sometimes you hear it said that it is too bad the
feast ST. Patrick falls in the Lenten season.
WE Not only does the feast we cele-
brate tomorrow give us a welcome relief from the
gravity of the penitential season, but the life of St.
Patrick is conSonant with the spirit of Lent.
st. Patrick, according to his biographer Alice
Curtayne, had to surmount six obstacles in his quest
for sanctlty: slavery, ignorance, hostility, magnitude
OF his mission, treachery of supposed friends, and a
temptation to despair.
Our lives follow a similar course: We are often
enslaVed by sin and ignorant of Gods designs. We find
the world hostile and the task of sanctity enormous.
Sometimes we too are betrayed by those close to us
and are tempted to despair because we find the pro-
blemS Of love empowering.
ST. PATRICK was able to surmount his obstacles
by the grace OF God and his own prayer and sacrifice.
We should initiate him during the rest of Lent
by keeping constant to the spirit of the season and
then like him we can say: II was chastened exceeding
ly and humbled every day in hunger and deprivation
:. Constantly | used to pray in the daytime. Love of
God and fear of Him increased more and more and
faith grew and the spirit was moved."- GAF
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Inquiry Corner
Is Conscience
Always A Guide?
by Fir. Edward F. Healey
Inquiry Corner

Ties NOT included in The
twenty councils?
A. 1t would seem that the
Council of Jerusalem lacked
some of the public and form
al character which is part of
our idea of a general council.
Otherwise, it certainly seems
to have had the same objec-
tive. The Councils in order:
Nicaea 1929. Constantinople
(381). Ephesus (431), Chalce-
don (451), Constaninopel IL
$3.50, ConStantinople Ill $500,
Nicaea II G87), Constantine
ople ~ 1861, Lateran (1123).
Lateran II Q139), Lateran LII
(1179), Lateran w (1215). Ly.
ons Q245), Lyons II 0274), vi
enne (131D, Constance C414).
Florence 1438l, Lateran v
(1512), Trent (1545) and Vat
lean (1869).
@. Is the "churching" Of
women q ritual of publication
from sin or the like and il so
how does il fiji in with Christ.
ian respect for mafrimony and
child-bearing?
A. In its origin there is
probably some note of puri-
fication as in the Old Tesla
ment practice CLeviticus r.
2-8). The idea even then was
more than of respect for God,
as mother and child were pre-
scented (cf. the Presentation in
the Temple) to God for His
blessing. In the Christian sac
ramental there is no refer
ence to ritual uncleanness but
the tone is that of thanks
giving and prayer for the flu
ture: almighty, everlasting
God. Who by the child.bear-
ing of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. hast for Thy faithful
turned the pains Of child-bear-
ing into joy, look with kind
ness on this Thy servant. who
comes rejoicing to Thy holy
temple to give thanks to
Thee, and grant that after
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Editor:

AAAALOls
In view of a recent
local tv neWscaSt followed
by newspaper items rel
alive to Portuguese An
COLA | find myself in the
strange position of a nom
t h 0 lie requesting space
from a sectarian publication.
Information | possess does
not coincide with expressions
disseminated by another relig-
Gus group and | respectfully
urge your readers to contact
the Portuguese American
Committee on Foreign Rela.
tons, 20 Pemberton Square,
Boston, Mass, for a copy of
"On The Morning of March
Is" which is not for the
squeamish.
1T is A FAcTUAL, pictor-
ial and incontrovertibIe mar
ration of almost incredible
beastialities perpetrated upon
black and white by Soviet
primed Congo Mau Maus.
Lord Home, British foreign
secretary. has indicated he
felt these inhuman atrocities
were Kremlin inspired a n d
the terrorists' leader Holden
Paris lie Monde's reporter
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this life, she and her child
may, by the merits of inter-
cession of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, attain to the joys of
everlasting life"
@. Is II permissible TO have
dances at cYc meetings dur
ing Lent?
A. In the words of the
Lenten letter for the Diocese
of Columbus: Social activi.
ties are to be discontinued
during Lent by parishes, in
stitutions and organizations.
These activities include such
gatherings as dances, card
parties, dinner, bingos, the
refreshment and social parts
of meetings, and so on. Omit
ting the serving of refresh
ments at meetings during
Lent removes a temptation to
violate ones obligation to
fast and to abstain. and is a
practice in Ike ping with the
penitential spirit of mortifi-
cation and self-denial."
@. Is it true that The Mari
swasfika was once a Christian
symbol?
A. Yes. It was a Sanskrit
symbol before it was Chris
tan and seems to have been
connected with a tool for kind
ling fire. 1t was then a SYM
boil Of productive power, and
was associated with the rota-
ton of sun and with health
and life. The symbol was
adopted by the Christians in
the early days of persecution
to conceal the sacred symbol
of the cross of crucifixion,
while using it as a sacred
sign for the Christians them
selves. The Nazi use of it was
a turning back to pagan SYM
bolism.
(Sand questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner. The Catholic Times,
Box 636. Columbus 16. ohio.
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@. There seems 10 me a
problem about the statement
that a mans conscience should
be his guide and the place of
authority parents, church and
civil officials, ete.).
A. A mans conscience is not
magic. Ii represents his ra-
tional response to objective
rules of right conduct (e.g.
as expressed in the Ten Com
mandments) 1t can easily hap
pen that a person is confused
about some moral question. II
he is innocent (as a child or
an insane person. there is no
moral blame or sin. If it is
through neglect of obvious
ways of finding out. he can
be guilty of sin (e.g. an adult
who damages or steals prop
erty which he rashly assumes
belongs to no one). One of
the basic moral laws is the
necessity Of obeying duly con-
stituted authority. That is
most obvious in the case of a
child and his parents, but it
is equally true of authority
in church and government. A
sane adult should know that
he cannot disregard the rights
OF others. In any particular
action, however. it is true that
a person must make the last
decision himself, He may be
right, for examle, in disre-
garding authority (e.g. as we're
our founding fathers of the
American Revolution). If he
is wrong but has made his de-
cision thoughtfully and hon.
eStly there is no moral wrong
involved for him. Even then
there remains the obligation
to change if he discovers that
he is in error.
@. Gould you please LIST
the twenty General Councils
of the Church and give fhe
dates? Also, why was the
Council of Jerusalem as de.
seribed in the Acts Of Apos-
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The Ydrdstick
Some Good Programs
On Commercial TV
by Msgr. George G. Higgins

In the field of serious drama,
for example, the recent show
ing of Graham Greene's "The
Plotting She'd followed by a
brief commentary by two Do
minican students of the
drama) was not only arts
tically we'll done but was also
very satisfying from the spir-
itual and religious point of
view.
Even more impressive was
the showing several months
ago of the same authors
haunting story of a fallen
away Mexican priest in ''The
Power and the Glory" Read
ers of this column who fol-
low television more closely
than | am able to do will
undoubtedly be able to think
of i number of other recent
programs that reflect credit
on the networks as we'll as
on their commercial sponsors.
MY OWN INTEREST in
television is limited for the
most part to interviews and
documentaries in the field of
public affairs. Many public
affairs programs are a waste
of time; but others are very
good, and the sensible man,
while attending to Father
Merton's somber warning, will
want to watch programs of
this type as an almost indis-
pensable means of keeping
abreast of the times.
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Even the man who takes
the interior life seriously has
an obligation also to take
public affairs seriously. And
it is difficult to see how he
can completely fulfill this OBJ
legation without making use
of television, albeit with care
and discrimination.
ERIC SEVAREID's recent
CHS program, Thunder on
the Right" - an hour long
documentary on the John
Birch Society and a number
of similar OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
an example of commercial
televisior. at its best in. the
area of public affairs.
1t is one thing to read
about these right-wing organi-
cations in the cold print of a
newspaper or magazine but
quite another to see their
principal spokesman in action.
The latter experience is indis-
pensable, and yet it would be
impossible for most of us
were it not for documentaries
like Thunder on the Right"
WHAT WAS SAID on Mr..
Sevareid's program by spokes-
men for an assortment of
r~ight-wing organizations was,
for the most part, rather dis
heartening and, in a few
cases, downright alarming.
1t was more than enough
to persuade us that Profes-
Continued on page 81
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Thorn a S Merton, the
Trappist poet and spiritu-
al writer, has joined the
ranks of those who think
that commercial televi-
sion is debasing the cultural,
intellectual and spi
standards of the American
people.
81 am certainly no judge of
television, since | have never
watched it," Father Merton
writes with admirable frank
ness in a recent book on the
spiritual life entitled, "New
Seeds of Contemplation"
"All ] know is that there
is sufficiently general agree
ment, among men whose
judgment | respect, that COM
mercial television is degrad-
ed, meretricious and absurd
1t would seem that tele-
vision should be used with
extreme care and discrimina-
ton by anyone who might
hope to take the interior life
seriously"
There is undoubtedly much
to be said for Father Mer-
tons point of view.
HOWEVER, THINK it
ought to be said, in fairness
to the television industry,
that not all commercial J.
grams are degraded, =
tricious and absurd" Some of
them are very good indeed.
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WANTS STORIES
ON FIR. NOON
Editor:

Editor.
Since Father Noon has left
our parish of st. Aloysius to
serve as a missionary in Peru
there are a lot of us who
would like to hear from him.
1t would be impossible for
him to write to all of us.
Would it be possible for
you to print a letter occas-
ionally so that we may know
how he is, what he is doing
and perhaps a few short
sketches of his experiences
and about the people in Peru?
1t would be a good idea to
for more people to write to
him once in awhile, too.
TIES.
Columbus
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Sum and Substance:
Marriage, Private War
Oh Bond Oh Peace?
by Fr. John B. Sheerin, esp.

When the wife of Gov
ernor Rockefeller of New
York journeyed to Reno
to get a divorce, the New
York Times published an
irate editorial. The indigna-
ton was directed, however,
not at Mrs. Rockefeller nor
at the Governor nor even at
the cancerous evil of divorce
but against the rigor of the
divorce law of New York
State.
THE EDITOR Numbered
his resentment at the law for
forcing a resident of the EN-
pire State to the grave in
convenience of establishing a
residence in Nevada. He call
ed the New York divorce law
an unrealistic, antiquated aid
Ubiquitous absurdity.
The next day the Times re-
turned to the fray with an at
tack in its "News of the Week"
department. 1t claimed that
bar associations and jurists
had been trying for years to
liberalize the law (Which al
lowed divorce only for adult
ery.) It boldly asserted that
these laws had been blocked
by "the Roman Catholic
Church which forbids divorce
for its communicates"
WHETHER THE NEW
YORK divorce law is work
able or impractical as a piece
of legislation is up to lawyers
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developments in sacramental
theology and to the growing
interest of the laity in the
new approach to the sacra-
ments, which is really a re-
turn to the old Christian at.
tituda to them.
MORE AND MORE YOUNG
Catholic parents today are
living" the sacrament Of
Matrimony as a personal ex-
perience of union with Christ
and each other. They do not
think of marriage in legalistic
terms of a contract they will
fulfill out of a sense of sheer
obligation but rather in terms
of a personal contact with
Christ Who brings them into
closer union with, and loving
service of each other.
Contemporary America may
not be able to discern the
divine love and holiness that
comes in the sacrament Of
Matrimony but / think it will
be impressed Immediately by
the peace of a Catholic fam
lily whose bond of union is
Christ. Never before was
there such a longing for
peace. peace among nations,
peace in our local communi-
ties where crime is at an all
time high, peace in the human
heart torn by fear and an
guish.
IN HIS SERMON entitled
Continued on page 81
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and legislators to decide.
What startled me. however,
about the editorial was its
casual attitude to divorce in
itself.
Not one word was said in
the editorial about divorce as
a family tragedy or as a CO.
lossal social evil. The obvious
implication was that marriage
is a private affair and if COUP
les choose to break up a mar
riage, that is their business.
THIS, | FEAR, is the atti-
tude of the American public
generally. We like to think of
the American people as a
people that endorses moral
and spiritual values and per-
haps they would balk at the
prospect of a divorced Presi-
dent of the United States.
But ordinarily they have a
blind spot in their spiritual
vision where divorce is con-
cerned and register no objec-
ton to it. How can American
Catholics shed some light on
this blindness? | don't think
we will get very far il we try
to persuade our fellow Amer
leans with legal arguments or
sociological studies or even
the cold war reminder that
Soviet Russia tried easy di-
vorce, found it disastrous and
has returned to traditional
marriage laws.
| look hopefully to the new
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Then, the spirit of the mod
ern song seems to creep into
the young relationship: What
you can do. l can do - bet
ter than you. If you can love
that well, then | can love that
well. If you can be as grac-
ious in accepting. then | can
be as clever in hooking"
IN ANY CASE, THE END
result is mutual destruction.
In a personal way, it is as If
the United States and Rus
STA simultaneously had drop
ped H-bombs on each other.
No one wins in such a deal
and everyone loses.
The important thing in a
marriage is to remember that
it is a union of love, not a
partnership of competitors. IL
he is strong in one area, this
is no reflection on her weak
ness. 1t becomes part of her
strength. If she has a COM
potency, he is not less of a
man because of her superior
ity. 1t becomes part of his
perfection.
MARRIED PEOPLE ARE
meant to complement each
other. His virtues are meant
to supply for her inadequac-
les, but this will never hap
pen unless she is willing to
admit to having inadequacies.
This takes a little humility.
1t also takes a little consider
alton on his part so as not to
flaunt his superiority.
Equally, it is a wise hus-
Continued on page s.
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They were having a
late snack in the kitchen.
She looked at Everyman,
waited until he was in the
middle of a bite, and then
asked him a simple question:
did you know Tom and Bet
ty were having trouble?"
He gulped bravely and
mumbled: Trouble? What
kind of trouble?"
She shrugged, $50, what
kind of trouble do married
people have? Married trou-
BILE"
HE DIcEsTEo that tidbit
with his sandwich and then
said. a little more clearly,
"But they've been married
only four months
"Saven and a half" she
said.
even So" he said, "they
haven't been married long
enough to know they have
problems let alone fight
about them.
"Why, we were at their
wedding, remember? she
nodded; she ~remembared.)
." SAID TO YOU THEN
that, if | ever saw two people
who had everything in COM
mon, it was those two. Same
family background, same re-
ligion, same education, decent
people, known each other a
long time, weren't kids-why,
they had everything to make a
successful marriage"
Even So" she said, "they
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Everynan's Family
Everything In Common
Sometimes Isn't Enough
By Fir. John C. Knott
~EUerymGn'S Family

are having trouble, and kind
of serious trouble, too. Their
families are worried but don't
want to butt in"
so" he said, what does
it take to make a happy mar
riage? We didn't have nearly
so much as they seem to have,
and yet / think we have
something good going here.
I'm happy with you; are you
-. :? (She smiled; she was
happy, too.) SO what's the
scoop? Why are they having
trouble?"
WHICH, AS THE MAN says,
is a good question. Why do
two people who seem to have
everything they need to make
a marriage work still have
trouble making 1t work? Or,
as another man says, what can
you do with a guy you can't
do anything with? Which. be-
sides offering a question,
might also offer a clue.
Accepting marriage as a
love relationship between
persons, there is always the
reality that, no matter how
many things two people may
have in common, there will
never be found two people
at the same stage on the road
of love. One partner, for
various reasons, will have
a greater capacity to love
in a special way. Another, a
greater facility for accepting
love. In either case. one will
be inferior and the other
superior.
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Roberto, interviewed by the
Pierre de Vos, admitted par
ticipation in the following
statement, "No, it's all true
and | regret ii more than |
can say"
IN coNcLU SION, we
should all beware of the subtle
and insidious propaganda
which has seemingly placed
our nation at constant disad-
vantage throughout the globe
and which at times makes it
appear that various news
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Editors note: Many i'm
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.
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Wants To KnOw Who's Telling
The Truth about angola Revolt

media serve our enamies' in
tereSts.
Oscar Lapirow
West Jefferson
Ed note: The Portuguese
side Of this question and Com
muniSt influence in Angola
mds indicated IN Catholic
Times editorial "Angold" oct.
II, 1861.
Evening star., 1962-05-20
By ISABELLE SHELTON
Star staff Writer

The British Embassy will
dust off the big handsome
white silk-lined tent 1t keeps
for royal visits for the elabor-
ate Kennedy family benefit
September 25.
The tent, a massive problem
in logistics, takes three weeks
to erect. 1t will be erected
on the embassy terrace for
the swish after-the-theater
party to be given for pw-
chaSers Of $100-apiece tickets
to the National Theater's
world premiere of "Mr. Pres
ident," Irving Berlin's new
musical.
Proceeds from the benefit
will go to the 1t. Joseph P.
Kennedy, jr.. Institute here
and the Kennedy Child Study
Center for retarded children
in New York. Some money
also will be turned over to
the United Givers Fund.
Holders Of $100 tickets also
will get invitations to pre-
theater cocktail parties given
by leading hostesses. So will
holders of $35 tickets.
Needless to say, the Ken
nedy clan has turned out in
full strength, with all its in
credible energy, to put the
benefit across. First Lady
Jacqueline Kennedy is honor
ary chairman. Mrs. Robert
F. Kennedy, the Attorney
Generals wife, and Mrs.
Stephen Smith, the Presi-
dents sister, are co-chairmen.
President and Mrs. Ken
nedy's good friends, British
Ambassador and Lady Orms-
by Gore are turning over
their embassy for the evening.
When the number Of $100
tickets was increased from
400 to 600 (there are $35 and
SIS tickets also), serving a
seated supper to that many
at the British Embassy, which
had already been promised,
became a problem until some
one remembered the tent.
Originally purchased for
the visit Of Britain's then
Princess Elizabeth and Prince
Philip in 1851, 1t was used
again when Queen Mother
Elizabeth came in 1854, and
still again when the young
Elizabeth, by then Queen, and
her husband returned in 1857,
One reason the tent is such
a project to erect is that 1t
is extremely sturdy, as befits
a covering for royalty. No
Evening star., 1962-05-20
WoodIoWn
Sets Show
TWoDoys

Mrs. Thurman Arnold,
chairman, has announced her
committee for the annual
Woodlawn Plantation Spring
Flower Show at Mount YER
non. The show will take
place from 10 am. to 8 pm.
Friday and Saturday, and Is
open to the public.
Serving with Mrs. Arnold
are Mrs. Phillip F. Ayles-
worth, Mrs. Harry A. Coun-
cilor, Mrs. James N. Dawson.
Mrs. John r. Hauber, Mrs.
Elmer Higgins, Mrs. Douglas
G. Lindsey, Mrs. Clifton H.
Luce, Mrs. Stanley L. Scott,
Mrs. Henry E. Voges and
Mrs. r. M. Whiting.
Included among the judges
are Mrs. e. Parker Brown,
Mrs. Herbert N. Greger, Mrs.
E. e. Lawler, jr., and Mrs.
Hugh w. Carey.