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Vol. II, No. 18
Last Rites
Held For
Fr. Nolan
Pontifical Requiem Mass was
sung Monday in St. Joseph Cathe
dral by the Most Rev. Edward G.
Hettinger, Auxiliary Bishop of Co
lumbus, for the Right Rev. Msgr.
Thomas A. Nolan, pastor emeritus
of Our Lady of Victory church,
who died Jan. 22.
Msgr. Nolan, who was 66 years
old, died at St. Raphael’s Home
for the Aged, where he had re
sided since his retirement in May.
1950. Burial was in St. Joseph’s
Cemetery.
Msgr. Nolan was born in Mingo
Junction. O., and was educated in
Holy Name grade and high schools
in Steubenville In his prepara
tion for the priesthood, he studied
S'
iz’
Consignor Nolan
at St. Vincent's College. Latrobe,
Pa., and the Seminary of Our Lady
of Angels. Niagara, N.Y. He was
ordained by the late Bishop Hart
ley. May 17. 1913 in Holy Name
church. Steubenville
Msgr. Nolan's first assignment
was St. Joseph Cathedral, where
he served as curate until 1922. On
Sept. 1 of that vear, the Bishop
appointed him first pastor of the
newly erected Our Lady ot Victory
parish. Msgr. Nolan immediately
organized a grade school and plac
ed it under the care of the Sisters
of Charity of Nazareth.
In 1930. he opened the first year
of the present Our Lady of Victory
high school. Under his zeal and
devoted pastoral care. Our Lady of
Victory grew into the parish
which has since been the founda
tion of St. Agatha and St. Christo
pher parishes.
Msgr. Nolan resigned as pastor
of Our Lady of Victory in May of
195(1 because of poor health. He
resided at St. Raphael’s from the
time of his retirement until his
death.
He is survived by a brother, Leo
Nolan, of Steubenville a sister,
Mrs. Frank Coen, of Tucson. Ariz.
and another sister. Mrs. Edward
Russell, of Steubenville.
MARION A check for $1,500
was presented to the Very Rev.
William J. Spickerman, V. F.,
pastor of St. Mary church, at a
recent meeting of Marion Council
No. 671, Knights of Columbus.
The gift will be used to purchase
a deep freeze, mixer and other
equipment for the parochial
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OHIO STATE MU3FUM
COLUMBUS
10 OHIO
Holy See Issues Instructions
On New Fasting Regulations
The Apostolic Constitution “Christus Dominus,” issued to
day by the Sovereign Pontiff Pius XII happily reigning, grants
several faculties and dispensations with respect-to the observ
ance of the law of the Eucharistic fast. It also confirms, in
great measure and substantially, the rule of the Code of Canon
La»w (can. 808 and 858. si) for the priests and the faithful able
to observe that law of the Eucharisic fast. Nevertheless, the
Foster Homes
Project Set
Bv Committee
The finding of foster homes
for children will be the special
project of the Catholic Chari
ties Committees of the parish
councils of Catholic Women of
the Central Deanery during
the month of February, it was
announced this week by the
Deanery Charities Chairman.
Mrs. D. O. Newhart. “This is
a very important work, said
Mrs. Newhart, “and one in
which we can do very much
good for children These children
cannot be adopted because they
will eventually return to their own
homes, but they need family care
so badly.” she continued.
This program is one of the ways
in which the DCCW cooperates
with Catholic Charities. The par
ish chairmen will call this program
to the attention of the ladies of
the parishes of Franklin County
at their meetings during the month
of February in order to find homes
for children who are either so
young that they need individual
ized home care rather than institu
tional life, or who have lived so
long in institutions that they need
more normal contacts than living
in a large group can give.
The foster homes under the su
pervision of the Catholic Welfare
Bureau had more than 200 chil
dren living in tnem during 1952.
‘‘This has been very beneficial for
the children during the past years,
giving them a family in which to
live until their own parents can
reestablish their own homes.” Mrs.
Newhart said. Mr Newhart point
ed out that it is now generally rec
ognized that infants develop much
more normally emotionally and
psychologically when they can
have the attention of a father and
mother.
“While some children need insti
tutional care when they are older,
or institutions are needed for
emergency care.” she said, “child
care experts agree that too long a
life in an institution or institu
tional life at too early an age
blights the infants reactions to
other people and sometimes causes
serious dislocations of personality
at a later age.
"It is also agreed that older chil
dren who live many years in insti
tutions lose track of ordinary life
and sometimes lack initiative, un
derstanding of home conditions
and remain unsettled both in their
own home life and in their social
contacts.
“Families who are interested in
this program are urged to call the
Catholic Welfare Bureau, Main
5891.” commented Mrs. Newhart.
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\egro Paper Lands Priest
LOUISVILLE. Ky„ (NC)—Father
Alfred Horrigan, president of
Bellarmine College hero, was
named to the 1952 Honor Role of
The Louisville Defender. Negro
weekly, for his "forthright stand
against racial discrimination,” the
newspaper announced.
K. Of C. Aids School Lunch Program
school's lunch program which
opened in November of last year.
More than 400 children of the
grades and high school are ser
ved a ncon-day lunch each school
day. The presentation was made
by Charles Simonis, grand knight
of the council. Left to right are:
Richard Wortman of Kenton, dis­
favorable first order of this Consti
tution, according to which natural
water (that is. without the addition
of any element) no longer breaks
the Eucharistic fist (Const., Rule
1), is extended to these people al
so. But, with regard to the other
concessions, these can be used only
by priests and by the faithful who
find themselves n the conditions
described in the Constitution, or
by those who say evening Masses
or receive Holy Communion at
such Masses authorized by the Or
dinaries within the limits of the
new faculties granted to them.
And so, in order that the rules
with regard to such concssions
may be observed uniformly ev
erywhere, in order to avoid any
interpretation which would make
these faculties appear more ex
tensive than they really are, and
in order to prevent every abuse
in this matter *his Supreme Sa
cred Congregation of the Holy
Office, at the direction and by
the command of the Sovereign
Pontiff himself, has issued the
following:
With Regard To the Sick.
Either The Priests Or The
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China Ousts
Missionaries
Totaling 1105
HONGKONG At the end of
the year 1952 there were only 723
foreign missionaries in China. The
year which just came to a close
was one of stiff pressure. The num
ber of those obliged to leave the
country was 1105 and of that num
ber 375 were formally expelled.
Practically speaking many more
really were expelled but the num
ber 375 covers those that were of
ficially banished.
In 1948 there were 5.380 foreign
missionary priests. Sisters and
Brothers in the country by Dec.
31, 1952 only 723 remained: 472
priests and bishops 51 Brothers
and scholastics and 200 Sisters.
It is estimated that there are be
tween two and three hundred Chi
nese priests in Chinese jails.while
about three hundred and fifty had
to leave Red China Within China
still remain about 1.700 Chinese
priests who are free to do some
work for the care ol souls though
often they must do it secretly and
at times under circumstances that
call for heroism.
fe‘Y
G,
There are about five thousand
Chinese Sisters in the country but
many of these have been obliged
to put aside their religious garb.
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Requiem Mans Siing Bv
Fr. Schirk For Hii» Mother
Requiem High Mass was sung
Wednesday in St. Leo s church. Co
lumbus, by the Rev. Edwin Schick,
of Cincinnati, for his moth
er. Mrs. Inna Mary Schick. 78. of
1107 S 4th street, who died Sunday.
Burial was in St Joseph’s Ceme
tery.
Mrs. Schick is also survived by
two daughters. Sister Ann Lucille,
S.N I)., Dayton, and Miss Lucille
C. Schick of the residence, another
son. Harold Schick of Columbus,
and a grandchild and sister.
trict deputy Mr. Simonis Father
Spickerman, Ralph Nicolosi,
chairman of St. Mary School
Lunch Program Thomas E.
Andrews, chairman of the fund
raising committee. Assisting in
financing the school lunch pro
gram is a part of the council's
Youth Program.
'■a
ine Catholic limes
The Chancery office this
week announced plans for the
construction of a new rectory
for the fast-growing Christ the
King parish in Columbus.
The new rectory, which will in
clude office space will be erected
on East Livingston avenue, near
Wellesley road, just east of the
school building which now houses
387 school children.
The new building will be a mod
ified ranch-type home of modern
construction, "light and cheerful”,
and will conform to the general
architectural scheme of the neigh
borhood.
The new home will be situated
St. Mary Grad
Wins $5,300 In
NaTl Contest
NEW LEXINGTON By esti
mating within 12 persons the total
number of people who cast votes
in the presidential election last
Fall. Miss Hilda Allen of New Lex
ington last week won contest prize
money of $5,300 and a new tele
vision set.
Miss Allen, daughter of the late
Attorney and Mrs William Allen,
won the top award in the competi
tion sponsored by Hallicrafters,
radio and TV manufacturers, for
her guess of the total number of
voters participating in the election.
Bill Pepper, master of ceremon
ies on the TV show which is view
ed locally over WBNS-TV. present
ed Miss Allen with the check. This
is the tenth time she has received
prizes in contests, but the first
time she has won any national
award.
Miss Allen is a graduate ol the
College of St. Mary of the Springs,
Columbus, and is a member of St.
Rose church. Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women and the Daugh
ters of Isabella.
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Ike Appointee
Is Scored For
Secular iews
MILWAUKEE (NC) The
naming of President James B. Co
nant of Harvard University to be
U.S. High Commissioner to Ger
many "certainly does not promote
the best American interests,” ac
cording to an internationally
know n Catholic priest-newsman.
Father Max Jordan, longtime Na
tional Broadcasting Co reporter
in Europe, and a correspondent of
the N. C. W. C. News Service
there, termed President Eisenhow
er’s appointment of Dr. Conant an
unfortunate choice.
“Both Protestant and Catholic
public opinion in Germany is not
likely to view Dr. James Conant’s
proposed appointment with
l^vor. as it will only help to bol
ster forces antagonistic to Chris
tianity.’' Fathei Jordan declared.
Expressing his views during the
Wisconsin Catholic Action Conven
tion here, the priest-journalist re
called that the Han ai physicist
last year denounced private schools
as divisive and a "threat to our
democratic unity
“At the very time when Arch
bishop Aloisius J. Muench, Apos
tolic Nuncio to Germany, found
himself obliged for the first time
to lodge an official protest with
the West German Federal govern
ment, which was about to violate
its concordat with the Vatican, the
announcement of the proposed ap
pointment of Dr. Conant comes as
a tremendous shock.” Father Jor
dan said.
The school question is one of the
burning questions of the day in
Germany, he asserted, adding that
the Baden-Wurtemburg govern
ment has tried to ignore the re
quirements and traditions which
have prevailed in that Catholic
area. He said tnat the provincial
government is dominated by “lib
eralistic and socialistic’’ elements.
“It seems strange that Dr. Co
nant should be appointed when
such an appointment would
strengthen the position of those
upholding the secularistic position
in education, Father Jordan add
ed.
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Columbus 16,.Ohio, Friday, January 30, 1953
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Christ The King Parish Plans New Rectory
so as to permit future building of
the new Christ the King church
between the rectory' an'd the school
building.
Present plans call for a confer
ence room, offices, living room,
sleeping quartets, dining room,
kitchen and utility rooms on the
first floor of the new rectory, with
additional guest rooms above the
conference room, in the full-sized
basement will be rooms suitable
for small parish meetings.
Construction on the new rectory
is expected to get under way some
time in March Bds will be taken
during February Working plans
are now in the hands of Al Tynan.
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architect. The work is expected to
be completed this fall.
The Rev. Leo Brehm is pastoi
of Christ the King parish. The
Rev. John Staunton has been as
sisting in parish work.
Future plans, all in the “talking
stage’ at this point, include the
construction of a convent for the
nun-teachers, an auditorium, en
largement of the present school
building, and of course, the new
church. All buildings including
rectory, will conform in architec
tural design and material to form
one unit.
The present rectory is located at
1101 S. Cassingham avenue.
Library Association Schedules
National Meeting in Columbus
Librarians from all over the United States will meet in
Columbus, Apr. 7-9. for the 1953 National Convention of the
Catholic Libfary Association. Bishop Ready will be the host
to the convention.
Chairmen of the various committees engaged in readying
plans for the convention, as well as the members of the general
arrangements on. i ttee, have
been announced by Sister Mary
Ruth. O.P., chairman of that com
mittee.
Ou Saturday, Jan. 31. librarians
horn many Ohio colleges and uni
versities will attend a noon lunch
eon meeting at the Deshler, to dis
cuss more detailed plans for the
convention.
Scheduled to attend the lunch
eon meeting are in addition to
Sister Mary Ruth the following
members of the steering commit
tee: the Right Rev Herman E. Mat
tingly, editor-in-chief of The Cath
olic Times the Rev. Anthony A.
Kleinschmidt, librarian at the Jose
Local Church To Sponsor
Free Course In Italian
St. John the Baptist church, Co
lumbus, is sponsoring a course in
Italian for anyone who wishes to
study the language. Admission is
free and the classes will be held
in the basement of the church. 720
Hamlet street. The classes will
start Tuesday. Feb 3. and will be
given every Tuesday and Thursday
evening of each week from 7 till
8 p. m.
The Rev. Casto a a e s e
P.I.M.E. the procurator of the
Seminary of Ss Peter and Paul in
Columbus, will conduct the course.
People interested in taking the
free course may register by calling
St. John the Baptist church, Un
3414.
phinum: the Rev Edmund Bins
field. C.PP.S., librarian at St.
Charles Semin ary. Carthagina.
Ohio the Rev. Ambrose Burke,
O.S.F., librarian of Steubenville
College the Rev Stephen A. Me
der, librarian of St. Francis Xavier
high school, Cincinnati Sister M.
Candida, O.S.F., Principal of St.
Mary’s high school. Columbus
Miss Elizabeth Biggert. manuscript
librarian at the Ohio State Archae
ological and Historical Museum
and Miss Anne Sullivan, assistant
librarian at the College of St.
Mary of the Springs. Columbus.
Also slated to attend the meet
ing are Mrs. Lee Kelly', of the ref
erence department of the Ohio
State Library Mr Robert Hol
singer, assistant program super
visor of WOSU and Mr. John
Goudeau, associate professor in the
department of library science at
Kent State University. Kent, Ohio.
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3-Day Immigration Meet
BOSTON (NC) Three-day
meetings intended to “clear away
the clouded atmosphere that sur
rounds so much discussion of the
McCarran-Walter Act” will be held
here by the Boston Institute on
National Immigration Policy, it
has been announced
The meetings, open to the gen
eral public, will be under the joint
sponsorship of the Archdiocese of
Boston and Boston College.
Fr. Nagle On New TV Series
The Rev. Urban Nagle, O. P., famed chaplain of the College of St.
Mary of the Springs, Columbus, is providing the Catholic contribution
to a new series of religious programs over television station WLW-C,
Columbus. Time for the series, which gives three weeks to Catholics,
five weeks tf Protestants and one week to the Jewish faith out of
each nine weeks, is donated b/ the TV station. The program is heard
from 11:55 a. m. to 12 noon, Monday through Friday, over channel 3.
The first Catholic portion of the series began last Monday, Jan. 26,
and will conclude Friday, Feb. 13. During this time. Father Nagle
will discuss the manner of revelation and the nature of religion—its
general consequences, obligations and helps.
Pointing up the place of the
Catholic press in the world of to
day, the Bishop noted for its re
cognition by all for “its resolute
dedication to the apostolate of
truth” and its acceptance “among
our Catholic people as a day-to
day interpretation of the Church’s
teaching in current world affairs.”
A special Mass highlighting the
beginning of February as Catholic
Press Month will be celebrated in
St. Joseph Cathedral at 11 a. m.
this Sunday by tne Most Rev. Ed
ward G. Hettinger. Auxiliary
Bishop of Columbus The sermon
for the occasion will be delivered
by the Rev George Schorr.
J.C.D., Vice-Chancellor of the Di
ocese.
Assisting Bishop Hettinger in the
Mass will be the Rp\ William
Kf-ppc5- Dwrs.an Director nf (,’ath
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To the Reverend Clergy, Religious,
and Faithful of the Diocese of Columbus.
My beloved Brethren:
The Catholic Time*
In ‘Exery
Catholic Home
Prico Tan Cents $3.00 A Year
Bishop Defines
Importance Of
Catholic Press
The celebration of February as Catholic Press month,
ushered in throughout the Diocese of Columbus with special
Masses on Thursday of this week. January7 29. in honor of St.
Francis de Sales, the patron of this Diocese and also the patron
of the Catholic press throughout the world, was official
ly proclaimed this week in a letter
to the people of the Diocese by
Bishop Ready.
David Dennis, assistant editor of
The Catholic Times, deacon, and
the Rev. James Kulp. Diocesan Di
rer tor of the Office of the Propaga
tion of the Faith, subdeacon
In a statement issued in New
York this week by the Rev. Thomas
A. Meehan, president of the Cath
olic Press Association, the theme
of this year’s press month The
Catholic Press Helps Good Families
Grow Better”—was explained.
“Maybe it would be an exag
geration to say that most of our
good Catholic families are good
solely because of the excellent
Cr.thoiic magazines, newspapers
and periodicals that are read and
studied in these families,” Father
Meehan declares. “Bu it is no
exaggeration to say these families
are far better because of the Cath
olic Press
Regarding these families. Father
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Official
This Sunday, February 1st, is designated as Catholic Press
Sunday throughout the Diocese of Columbus. I take this oppor
tunity to commend the Reverend Fathers, the Religious and the
devoted laity in the Diocese and express my sentiments of deep
gretitude for their constant loyalty in supporting our diocesan
newspaper, THE CATHOLIC TIMES.
The place of the Catholic Press he* long been established in
the lives and consciences of all Catholic people Recognized for
its resolute dedication to the apostolate of truth and accepted
among our Catholic people as a day-to-day interpretation of the
Church's teaching in current world affairs, the publications of the
Catholic Press in America have become an integral and impor
tant part of every Catholic household.
I call your attention, beloved Brethren, to a few of the serv
ices of the Catholic Pt ess. Presently, all the world is fearfully
disturbed about the menace of Communism. Public opinion on
this matter was just taking form about the year 1945. Readers of
the Catholic Press were alerted on the diabolica* implications of
Communism as far back as the 1920'*. Where else do our people
get a full account of the inhuman persecution of present-day
Christians and the glories of their martyrdom except in our
Catholic newspapers! Few people would know the news of the
Catholic world, very little reporting would be done on the re
ligious implications of current events and the moral issues in
volved in modern trends of living if the pages of the Catholic
Press did not bring them constantly and forcefully before our
people.
The Sovereign Pontiffs of modern time* have taken every
occasion to speak to the world on peace, to clarify and expiate on
Catholic teaching as the needs of these days demand. The body
of Bishops in the United States and individual Bishops in their
own Diocese have the serious obligation of interpreting Catholic
doctrine and promulgating the laws of the Church for their own
people. In this, the diocesan newspapers have been invaluable
in serving the Catholic people of this nation. As a further con
sideration, there is scarcely any other source of information on
the anti-Catholic and anti-religious movements which have an
insidious way of beginning and of quickly infecting well-inten
ioned people who do not know the fects. It is the duty of our
laity to keep informed on all matters pertaining to their God
given Faith so that they may in turn inform their non-Catholic
neighbors. In this, our zealous and energetic lay men and women
are wisely directed by the Catholic Press.
It is common knowledge that in the past few years costs
in printing and newsprint have been steadily rising Publications
everywhere have repeatedly found it necessary io increase their
rates. We are especially pleased to announce this time that
there will be no increase in the subscription rates of THE
CATHOLIC TIMES. The price will remain at $3 00 for one year.
All subscriptions should be submitted through the parishes of
the Diocese and sent to the Chancery Office before February
22nd.
I especially call your attention to the business firms in the
various communities o* the Diocese which have consistently in
vited our patronage through advertisements in the pages of THE
CATHOLIC TIMES. Their support enables us to publish our
diocesan newspaper at a modest cost. In fairness and in recog
nition of their cooperation with the staff of THE CATHOLIC
TIMES and the prospective buyers whom they serve I urge your
special consideration in patronizing these advtitisers.
With observance of Catholic Press Month throughout Febru
ary, I remind you, beloved Brethren, that the full importance and
principal merit of the Catholic Press does not lie solely in the
diocesan newspaper. With the steady flow of worldly-minded
and materialisticly-slanted magazines into every home, it remains
a solemn obligation upon fathers and mothers of families to coun
teract the evil results such publications can have on the impres
sionable lives of their children. There is a wide range of Catholic
reading matter for all members of the family. I would single out
but a few for your consideration THE SIGN, AMERICA, THE
CATHOLIC DIGEST, EXTENSION, CATHOLIC MIND and the
splendid periodicals published for children of a! age groups by
the Catechetical Guild. There are Catholic publications for
priests, poets, philosophers, doctors, religious, seminarians, nurs
es, writers and journalists, the wage earner, scholars and profes
sors. There is no Catholic who cannot find an excellent publica
tion to suit his interests and tastes.
Our Catholic Press is necessary in forming and maintaining
solid Christian thinking and living in those critical days. We
must be eager to be informed by its glorious truth in the present
time of confusion.
Commending our Catholic Press to your prayers and sup
port,
Devotedly in Christ,
January 28. 1953
MICHAEL J. READY
Bishop of Columbus