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Vol. II, No. 23
Vocation Day Set
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The second annual Diocesan Vo
cation Day is expected to attract
more than 1200 girls to St. Mary
of the Springs College March 8.
The 2:30 p. m. program in the
Little Theater, presented under the
patronage of Bishop Ready, will
feeture talks by sisters who are en
gaged in three types of religious
work in the diocese.
The program, designed for girls
in grades eight through twelve,
will get underway with talks by
the Bishop and the Rev. Thomas
Srbrey, chairman of the Diocesan
Vocation Committee.
On the stage will be 15 nuns
from teaching orders, six from
nursing orders and three from so
cial service orders. Three nuns will
then explain why they chose these
respective vocations.
The speakers are Sister Claudia.
Sister of Charity of Nazareth, who
teaches at St. Agatha School, Co­
Parishioners of Immaculate Con
ception Church in Kenton have
found one solution to their econom
ic problems arising from the high
cost of living—they have estab
lished the only parish credit union
in the Columbus Diocese.
The credit union was conceived
by the Rev. Francis L. Hickey, pas
tor,and two parishioners, Augus
tine J. Dick and E. Bernard Cavin
They were intent on establishing an
organization to promote thrift
among its members and to accumu
late a fund from these savings to
make needed loans to members for
useful purposes at reasonable in
terest rates.
Pope Not To Resume
Normal Work Day Yet
VATICAN CITY (Radio. NO- Be
cause of the gradual pace of recov
ery from his recent illness, it will
hr sometime before his Holiness
Pope Pius XII resumes normal ac
tivities, an announcement by the
Vatican Press Office said.
The Holy Father has resumed
hic afternoon visits to the Vatican
Gardens, hut for briefer periods
and with much less time spent in
walking than in resting in his car.
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Diplomatic Relations Set
VATICAN CITY (Radio. NO
For the first time, diplomatic re
lations have been established be
tween the Holy See and Syria, ac
cording to an announcement in Os
servatore Romano, Vatican news
paper.
The announcement said the Vat
ican will establish an internuncia
ture in Syria, while Syria will es
tablish a legation here.
Th
Nuns To Explain Their Daily Tasks
lumbus Sister Theresa. Sister of
St. Francis, who is superior at St.
Fiancis Hospital, Columbus and
Sister Clare Marie, Dominican Sis
ter of the Sick Poor, 168 E. Lincoln
St.
Father Sabrey. in discussing the
religious life this week, called a
vocation a “great grace of God, a
special mark of His love, which de
mands a special return of love
from the girl who receives it.”
Quoting the words of Our Lord.
Father Sabrey continued:
‘If anyone will be perfect let
him sell all that he has and give
it to the poor, take up his cross
end follow me.’ This invitation is to
all without exception. No girl needs
to hesitate about God wanting her
in the religious life.”
A girl who can answer the fol
lowing questions in the affirmative
should not hesitate any longer, he
ccntinued:
Only Credit Union In Diocese
Flourishes In Kenton Parish
And so on July 15, 1952, seven
parishioners contributed $50.00,
enough money to secure the char
ter. The group has been growing
ever since, and by the end of the
year, it numbered 55 members and
total capital of $2085.
Mr. Cavin, who is a member of
the board of directors as well as
treasurer of the union, holds ‘of
fice” hours from 9 to 10 a m. each
Sunday between Masses. Mem
bers who purchase shares at $5
each, may borrpw small amounts
of money at three-fourths of one
per cent interest on the unpaid bal
ance. and on larger sums they pay
a four per cent discount interest.
“We consider the union, an in
strument to prevent poverty in the
parish.” Mr. Dick, audit committee
chairman asserted. He added that
four loans have been made during
the first six months of the union's
existence.
A novel twist of the organization.
Mr. Dick continued, is the fact that
about one-fourth of the members
ai** school children. The youngsters
a»e showing the way for adults who
aie dubious of the union, he con
cluded.
In addition to Mr. Cavin, the
board of directors is composed of
Michael Clahaugh. president. Pau)
Bruck and Charles Steiner, secre
tary.
The loan committee chairman is
John J. McLaughlin, who is assisted
by John Burger and William F.
Resch. Serving with Mr. Dick on
the audit committee are Dr. Will
iam Finnerty and Ruth Quinn.
The credit union movement be
gan in the Vmted States in 1909,
and now includes 9,000 units with
i 4.000,000 members.
A MINK
NEWSPAPER DIVISION
OHIO STATE MUSE
COLUMBUS 10 OH
“Is she sincere in wanting a life
that will mean not just one cal],
but a continuous call from Him to
‘follow Me’?”
“is she willing to be trained in
obedience, to be poor in things
w hich she can call her own, to love
all simply in God and because of
God?
‘‘Does she have enough health to
make it reasonably certain that she
will be able to follow the Rule of
this or that community?
“Does her confessor, from the
knowledge of the past which she
has humbly and sincerely given
him, think that she will be able
and willing to respond to the re
ligious life.”
All girls from grades eight to
twelve are cordially invited to at
tend the Vocation Day. Father Sa
brey said, since it will be of great
value to them no matter what voca
tion they may eventually choose.
Foresters To
Honor Bishop
Sunday, Mar. 8
The Columbus central chapter of
the Catholic Order of Foresters is
sponsoring a join' initiation of all
Foresters in the city of Columbus
and Franklin County. The new
class will be known as the Michael
J. Ready Class in honor of Bishop
Ready.
The initiation ceremony will
take place Sunday Mar 8. in Cor
pus Christi Parish Hall al Linwood
and Deshler ave*. at 1:30 p. m.
All Foresters are asked to make
every effort to be on hand espe
cially those who have never been
initiated. Mr. L. F. Dimel, presi
dent of the Columbus Central
Chapter, points out that a large
turnout is being urged in line with
Bishop Ready s recent appeal for
Catholic Action.
Mr. Dimel continued. “Through
the efforts of our former editor of
the Forester Magazine. James T.
Carroll, quite a few members of
the clergy have joined us in our
Forester work. We feel sure that
with these new members in our
midst, the blessings of Our Dear
Lord will be upon us and the spirit
to do more pood among our fellow
men will prevail."
The Degree Team from Cincin
nati will exemplify the ritual of the
Order at Sunday s initiation.
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Honor Patron Of Schools
Bishop Ready will celebrate a
Pontifical Mass and will deliver the
sermon at Mt St. Mary of the West
Seminary, Norwood, Ohio, tomor
row in honor of St. Thomas Aqui
nas, patron of ail Catholic schools.
Catholic schools throughout thp
country set aside Mar. 7 as a feast
day in honor of their patron.
Columbus 16, Ohio, Friday, March 6, 1953
Overflow Congregations Attend
Pontifical Ceremonies March 1
The opening of Ohio’s Sesquicentennial celebration was
marked in the Columbus Diocese last Sunday by two ponti
fical Masses. One offered in Chillicothe by Bishop Michael J.
Ready, and the other in Columbus by Bishop Edward G. Het
tinger.
Representatives of the State and
City governments patriotic and
civic organizations, and the parish
ioners joined to overflow' historic
St. Peter’s church. Chillicothe,
Sunday, Maich 1, in the first cere
mony commemori’ting Ohio's ad
mission to the Union in 1803.
Another Pontifical Mass in St.
Josephs Cathedral, with another
overflow congregation was cele
brated at the same time in con
junction with the opening cere
monies.
Bishop Ready in his address to
the distinguished congregation
Chillicothe noted the blessings
which the citizens of Ohio enjoy
ed both from the riches of nature
and the just statutes of the State s
Constitution.
“A Sesquicentennial,” the Bishop
said, “is not merely a time for nos
talgic remembrance of good old
days, nor a time for smug com
placency in a marvelous present,
nor for rosy reveries of a still more
felicitous future It is a time for
sober stock taking and for seeing
how things stand with us.”
The Bisnop pointed out that
“there are some dark pages in our
history, of course, and shadowy
paragraphs here and there on pag
es otherwise unsullied. This is but
saying that a State is a human in
stitution. and. as such is imperfect.
Its story inevitably includes in
stances of 'man's inhumanity to
man’.”
Bishop Ready said that "with ref
erence to religion- and educational
institutions for instance there are
some dolorous data recorded.”
“As we think back he said,
“we may profitably remember the
first principles and ideals held in
this matter by the founders of
Ohio. These are expressed in the
historic northwest Ordinance which
was the law of th® land here before
Ohio was admitted to the I nion.”
“They were taken into the Con
stitution,” he continued, “as fun
damental and indispensable truths,
truths essential to just and perma
nent government, truths attested
by both common sense and repeat
ed human experience.
“These truths are expressed in
the famous and oft quoted state
ment: ‘Religion morality and
A sesquicentennial is not merely
a time for nostalgic remembrance
of good old day«. nor a time for
smug complacency in a marvelous
present, nor for rosy reveries of a
still more felicitous future. It is a
time for sober stock-taking and
for seeing how things stand with
us. It is a time for taking up
slack, if need be and for making
adjustments To De sure, it is also
a time for nestowing approval for
seeing that we continue to enjoy
a steady supply of the good and
useful items in our inventory.
The century and a half of Ohio’s
statehood presents a fairly pleas
ing record of civic and social prog
ress. We have quite a good picture
of equitabl? relationships between
State and citizens and between
State and various institutions with
in State demesne. There are some
dark pages in our history, of
course, and shadowy paragraphs
here and there on pages otherwise
unsullied. This is but saying that
a State is a human institution, and,
as such is imperfect. Its story in
evitably includes instances of
“man's inhumanity to man.”
With reference to religious and
educational institutions, for in
stance, there are some dolorous
data recorded. As we think back,
we may profitably remember the
first principles and ideals held in
this matter by the founders of
Ohio. These are expressed in the
historic northwest Ordinance (1787)
which was ‘he law of the land here
before Ohio was admitted to the
Union. They were taken into the
Constitution as fundamental and
indispensable truths, truths essen
tial to just and permanent govern
ment, truths attested by both com
mon sense and repeated human ex
perience. These truths are express
ed in the famous and oft quoted
statement “Religion, morality
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knowledge being necessary to good
government and the happiness of
mankind, schools and the means of
education shall forever be encour
aged.’ (Northwest Ord Article 3)
“Thus we see that our own
founding fathers kept closely unit
ed the notions of religion morality
and knowledge. Bv the same token.
—since knowledge is the intere
of schools,’- the Lishop said, “and
is the end sought by ‘means of edu
cation.’—they clearly meant to say
that morality and religion are at
least part of the business of educa
tional institutions.”
“Certainly, they are no unimpor
tant part, since tne items mention
ed are necessary to good govern
ment and the happiness of man
kind’. Looking backward now, one
wonders whether ’he men who set
up our State and wrote its consti
tution could have possmly foreseen
the day when re’igion and morali
ty would be officially banished
(Continued on Page 2)
Aeir High School
Dedicotion Mar. 15
PORTSMOUTH Bishop Ready
will officiate at ’he dedication of
the new Notre Dame high school,
Sunday, Mar. 15 The Bishop will
speak at the cert monies that will
mark the official opening of the
$550,000 structure that is now prac
tically completed Benediction will
be held in the school gym which
will be made over into an audi
torium for the uay. All priests
from parishes in and around Ports
mouth will oe on hand for the ded
ication ceremonies
Construction on the project be
gan in August, 1951. The building
contains eight classrooms, a chapel,
library, a large gym. and office*
In addition, there are several
rooms set aside for science, music
and typing students.
The school will accommodate be
tween 300 and 350 pupils. At pres
ent, 179 students are enrolled in
classes there. Classes began in the
new school at the start ol the sec
ond semester, the last week in Jan
uary.
Full Text Of Bishop’s
Speech At Sesqui Opening
This time of Sesquicentennial must be, for every thought
ful citizen of Ohio, the occasion for considering important
things. It is a time for recognizing what makes our State
great what constitutes it as a smoothly functioning and bene
ficial institution. It should be a time, too, for .considering
what good things may be slipping from our grasp or what in
equities may be gaining place
among us. This is a time of re
membrance. Hence it is inevitably
an occasion for calling up first
ideals, judging whether these be
still present and powerful factors
in our civic life, or. on the con
trary. be fallen into what Grow?
Cleveland called innocuous desue
tude”, or perhaps a desuetude not
innocuous.
and knowledge being necessary to
good government and the happi
ness of mankind, schools and the
means of education shall forever
be encouraged” (Northwest Ord.
Article 3).
Thus we see that our own found
ing fathers Kept closely united the
notions of religion, morality, and
(Continued on Page 2)
Sixty Priests
Attend Social
Action Meeting
Sixty priests attended the Re
gional Priests’ Social Action Con
ference under the sponsorship of
Bishop Ready March 3-4 at the
Deshler-Wallick Hotel. Columbus.
In a series of closed meetings,
a variety of mutual problems were
discussed including- Catholic labor
education, adult education and re
cent Papal announcements con
cerning social action.
Speakers during the meeting
were the Reverends Daniel Cant
well of Chicago: Francis Carney of
Cleveland Kcrl.Hubbel of Detroit:
Charles Rice of Natrona. Pa.
George Higgins. Washington. D. C„
an editorial writer whose column
appears regularly in
The Cathol’c
Times and, the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
William Flannaghan of lensing.
Mich.
Bishop Ready was host to the
priests at a dinner Tuesday eve
ning.
The purpose of the conference
was to enable Social Action direc
tors in the Midwest to become bet
ter acquainted and give them an
opportunity to share ideas and ex
periences. Ixical details of the
meeting were handled by the Rev.
Augustine Winkler, diocesan direc
tor of social action.
Father Higgins, in cooperation
with the Washington staff of the
N.C.W.C. planned the overall pro
gram.
The various states represented
in the meeting were Ohio. Indi
ana. Michigan. Illinois, Pennsyl
vania and Iowa
Solemn Masses Open Sesquicentennial
Several catholic Action organi
zations had requested the govern
ment to inquire into the situation,
the Bishops declaied. adding, how
ever, that "no cognizance was tak
en of this leasonable petition.”
"On the contrary the Bishop
stated, “the appointment of Mi.
Pangilinan to the post of Under
secretary of Education was actually
made. Bishop Mariano Madriaga of
Lingayen. chairman of our Episco
pal Commission on Education,
wrote to His Excellency the Pres
ident stating that such an appoint
ment would be interpreted as a de
liberate refusal to take into con
sideration the legitimate views and
desires of the Catholic people of
the Philippines.”
Speaking directly to Catholic Ac
tionists the Bishops went on to
say:
“All Filipino citizens have an
equal right to demand that public
officials who seem to have no
scruples about entering into secret
agreement to render a constitution
al provision ineffective while out
wardly paying lip-service to it be
at once removed from positions of
public trust. We think it proper
to make the following suggestions
for your guidance.
“We wish to ensure that the op
tional religious instruction now
authorized by law should be sin
cerely promoted without evasion or
mental reservation by the officials
entrusted with *ne administration
of our public schools.
“The documentary evidence of
the membership oi the three high
est officials of our educational sys
tems in a secret committee for the
elimination of religious instruc
tion in public schools is a fact. You
will, therefore, oe perfectly justi
fied in taking up this matter with
your elected representatives in
Congress. You mi.y propose that a
Congressional inquiry be made in
to the implementation oi the laws
regarding religious instruction by
the three officials mentioned.”
Meanwhile, the Bishops added,
“the confirmation of Mr. Pangili
nan's appointment should be sus
pended.”
The Bishops concluded their let­
An overflow crowd witnessed the Pontifical Mass celebrated in Chillicothe's histor
ic St. Peter Church. Shown with the Bishop and his ministers after the Mass are the clergy
city officials and representatives of Diocesan organizations who attended the Mass.
Philippine Bishops Seek Probe
Of Top Public School Officials
I hree Leading Educator* Believed In Secret Group
Opposed To Religion* Training In Schools
MANILA There is evidence of “the most serious kind’’
that three of the Philippine Islands’ top education officials be
long to a secret group opposed to religious instruction in pub
lic schools
This statement was made in a joint pastoral letter issued
by the Philippine Hierarchy in the
wake of recent cnarges published
in the Sentinel, national Catholic
weekly. It was printed in leading
Manila newspapers in the form of
an open letter.
Entitled “A Time to Speak,” the
Bishops’ letter declared that “there
has recently been brought to our
attention evidence of the most se
rious kind that Secretary of Edu
cation Cecilio Pu.ong. Director of
Public Schools Benite Pangilinan.
and Assistant Director of Public
Schools Venancio Trinidad have
been, since 1949. members of a se
cret committee for the elimination
of religious instruction in public
schools.”
The committee, the Bishops as
serted. was organized by the Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
sons of the Philippine Islands.
(The Sentinel printed what it
said was a photostatic copy of a
document which showed that the
secretary of education and the di
rector and assistant director of
public schools were members of
the Masons’ committee. At a re
cent convention of the Holy Name
Society in Manila a petition was
drawn up asking President Elpidio
Quirino to remove the three offi
cials because of their opposition
to religious instruction in the
schools. Mr. Pangilinan recently
was named Undersecretary of Edu
cation.)
ter by pointing to what they said
was “the deplorable consequences
of excluding religion from the na
tional life” which “we see all
around us today”’
“The illustrious framers of our
Organic Law.’ they said, “provided
us with a strong bulwark against
these destructive forces when they
passed the Constitutional provision
regarding religious instruction in
public schools. Our task is to see
to it that this bulwark is not .sap
ped and undermined by a few
highly placed officials who deny
in secret what they publicly swear
to uphold, and whose loyalty is di
vided between a (. onstitution that
guarantees religious instruction in
public schools and an association
that seeks to eliminate it altogeth
er.”
The Bishop- letter contained the
signatures of five Archbishops, 14
Bishops, and ten Apostolic Admin
istrators.
Publication of the letter was fol
lowed by a nppiai of the charge by
Secretary of Education Putong,
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Bi*hop Read) Vi ill Attend
Consecration In Hartford
Bishop Readx will attend the
consecration of Bishop-elect John
F. Hackett which w411 take place
in St. Joseph Cathedral. Hartford.
Conn.. Mar. 19.
Most Rev. Henry J. O'Brien. Bi
shop of Hartford, will officiate at
the consecration of his newly
named auxiliary whose appoint
ment as Titular Bishop of Helon
opolis in Palaestina was made pub
lic Dec. 17.
The sermon will be preached by
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing of
Boston.
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‘'Good Thief” Sunday Set
NEW YORK—(NC)—In prisons,
reformatories and other correction
al institutions throughout the
country, the second Sunday in Oc
tober ir®m this year on will be
commemorated as “Good Thief
Sundae” as a result of a permis
sion granted by the Holy See, it
was announced here.
The Catholic Timea
In Every
Catholic Home
Price Ten Cents $3.00 A Yeer
Most Of Kellv
Estate Shared
Bv 5 Charities
Five Columbus Catholic charity
organizations shared most of the
million dollar estate of Mrs. Bess
M. Kelly. 2425 Kensington-rd.
Her estate was valued in Pro
te Court at $998,868 She died
last Nov. 24.
Mrs. Kelly, a native of Roseville,
Ohio was the widow of Edmund
Kelly, former president of the
Capital City Products Co.. 525 W.
Fifth-av. His father. Dennis
Kelly, founded the firm
Her will left the entire estate
in trust for an adopted son. Den
nis R. Kelly. 20. He died Feb. 12
of pneumonia at Aberdeen Proving
Grounds Md He had been in the
army about 21 days.
With his death the bulk of the
estate goes to:
St. Anthony Hospital. St. Fran
cis Hospital. Convent of the Good
Shepherd. Dominican Sisters of
the Sick Poor. St. Rose of Lima
Convent: Mt. Carmel Hospital, and
tl Cradle Society of Evanston. Hl.
Mrs. Kelly gave $25,000 each to
tv.o brothers. Reymond C. and
Chester A Micklethwaite. and $20,
000 to a sister. Mrs. Hazel Melick.
al! of Roseville. She aho gave
$1000 each to the Columbus Hu
mane Society and Children’s Hos
pital.
The estate consisted of $765,178
in securities: $180,000 in real es
tate and $50,290 in bank account1:
She had 31.058 shares in Capita!
tv Products Co. valued at $699
775.
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Italian Missionary
Is Killed In Clash
W it Burma Rebels
ROME—(NC)—An Italian mis
sionary has been killed in a clash
between government and rebel
troops in Burma, the F:des New?
Agency here reports.
The priest is Father Creroonesi
of the Pontifical Mission Society of
SS Peter and Paul. He had served
as a Fides correspondent for 25
years, the mission news agency re
ports.
Father Cremonesi was killed
while at his mission, near Toungoo,
when the church and rectory fell
into the line of fire between the
opposing government and guerilla
forces. Also killed ir the exchanges
were a native wonfan employed at
the mission and a layman who was
director of Catholic action in the
area.
OFFICIAL SESQUI PRAYER
This prayer composed
by Bishop Ready will be recited y the
people of the Diocese throughout the eight-month celebration.
O God, Whose boundless power supports us, Whose Fatherly
care embraces us, Whose glorious wisdom is our guide, hear now,
in loving kindness, the ardent prayer of the citizens of Ohio.
We thank Thee, Lord, with humble hearts, for the blessings of
one hundred fifty years,—years that have made our State and its
people a noble element in the living history of our beloved Country.
We adore Thy wise and watchful Providence, which has con
stituted and confirmed this Commonwealth in prominence and
power among the vital units of our free and freedom loving Nation.
'With deep desire we beg Thee to continue and to increase
the benefi s bestowed upon us richly in times past. Hold our people
true to Thy precepts. Inspire them with unshaken Faith in Thee.
Make firm their wills to serve Thee.
Foster in ell the spirit of religion. Give us endurance, and the
self immolating zeal which strengthens family life, ennobles par
ents, and sees children reared to virtuous maturity.
Keep our citizens alert, wisely interested and informed in the
affairs of state. Endow them with that patient viligance which is
the price of precious liberty.
Guide al’ our leaders in their high and heavy tasks. Keep
them ever worthy of their place and of the confidence and esteem
of good citizens. Let them still be constant instruments for our
common betterment.
May the remembrances of long years, which this historic day
stirs in our hearts, be evermore the motive for a greater love to
wards Thee, Almighty God. And may Thy grace enfold us through
the time to come in peace, helping us, at the last, to win our way
to heaven and unending happiness with Thee.
We implore Thy mercy and blessing on the citizens of Ohio,
now and forever, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.