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There's No Vacation
From Your
Religion
Vol. II, No. 36
Increased Production
Alone No Cure All For
Inseeurity Pius XII
VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC) Today’s sense of econom
ic insecurity can never be cured by increased production and
consumption without a renewed realization of the “transcend
ent destiny" of man.
His Holiness Pope Pius XII made this point at a general
audience granted in St. Peter’s Bascilica here to 10.000 mem
bers of the Italian Catholic Workers’ Association. The work
ers met here to observe the 62nd anniversary of the social en
cyclical. Rerum Novarum. of Pope Leo XIII.
“Today the production and con
sumption of economic goods take
place in a society which does not
know how to impart to progress
a measure of harmony or stability.”
the Pope warned. "Here is the
Archbishop
Answers Reds
In Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (NC)
To speak against commun
ism “does not mean to engage
in politics, but to uphold the
rights of religion, of true cul
ture and true patriotism.”
This was the reply made here by
Archbishop Mariano Rossell Arell
ano of Guatemala to communist
charges that he had "misused” re
ligious celebrations to "interfere
in politics.”
The Red charges were aimed at
a nations ide campaign sponsored
by Archbishop Rossell to exhort
Catholics to resist growing com
munist infiltration into the na
tion's political and economic life.
Accompanied by a replica of the
famous centuries-old Crucifix of
Esquipulas, one of Guatemala's
most revered treasures, Archbish
op Rossell has been going from
town to town to urge the people
to be on guard against communist
teachings and to join in prayer for
the triumph of Christian social jus
tice in their country.
Archbishop Rossell denied that
In the town of Canalitos he had
urged the people to vote for cer
tain political candidates. He also
denied that a popular demonstra
tion in the town of Antigua to wel
come the Esquipulas Crucifix was
“a political meeting.” The latter
charge appeared to have been in
spired by the fact that the national
anthem was sung on the occasion.
source from which derives—and
perhaps even more from this
reason than from the outward cir
cumstances of out time—that sense
of uncertainty, that lack of secur
ity which one observes in the
present-day economy It is an un
certainty which not even hope in
the future can render more toler
able.
“In vain would be asserted
against this the possibilities of
technical science and organization
which make bright promises of
producing ever more at less cost
the foreseeing in the future of an
even higher standard oi living
the quality of material needs which
mankind can still increase further
through the entire world—in vain.
We have stated.
"The reasons are that the more
exclusively and incessantly one
increases the tendency to con
sumption, all the more does the
economy cease to have as its ob
ject the normal man in his reality
—the man who orders and adjusts
the demands of this earthly life
to his last end and to the law of
God.
''If, as a hopeful painting has
painted it, the machine were des
tined to lessen ever more and, so
to speak, diminish the ultimate
time of labor and physical effort,
free time would also lose its normal
meaning of relaxation and rest be
tween two moments of activity.
This would become the prime ele
ment of life and the occasion of
new and often costly needs, and,
on the other hand, also a source
of gain for those who satisfy these
needs.
"Thus the genuine relationship
existing between a real and nor
mal need would be reserved
through demands artifically creat
ed. Income therefrom would nec
essarily increase but very soon it
would become no longer enough.
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Three Neiv Priests Ordained For Diocese
Shown with Bishop Ready who ordained them are the members of this year's ordina
tion class, from left to right: Father Donald Schulz, Father Joseph Switalski, Father Bern
ard McClory and Rev. William Rardin, who was ordained a deacon in last Saturday's cere
monies and who will be ordained a priest later in the summer.
Folks in the neighborhood of 4513 Olentangy Boulevard
are saying there ought to be a Medal of Honor for a non
Catholic Army lieutenant colonel who has helped bring thou
sands of dollars into the fund for development of Catholic high
schools, a new St. Vincent’s Orphanage, and missions.
They say the Colonel’s citation should read like this
For meritorious service above
and beyond the call of ordinary
duty Lieutenant Colonel Dean
Henry, a non-Catholic, 45 years old:
Lt. Col. Henry did, in the
current campaign at Franklin
County, Ohio, accept appoint
ment as chairman of Our Lady
of Peace parish.
The Colonel did organize a
full staff with the aid of hi*
wife's pastor, Father George
Folery, and urged his men to at
tend scheduled meetings. At a
meeting of all Committee Mem
bers of the parish on May 15,
89 out of 92 of his aides were
present and the three absentees
were accounted for. Moreover,
his
authorized organization of 94
Committee Members was com­
pleted within the following 24
hours.
Lt. Col. Henry did urge hi*
men to make their pledges on
time and generously. He will
ingly signed his own generous
pledge on April 27, the date of
the first development fund meet
ing in Our Lady of The Peace
parish. His example served as
an inspiration to others ninety
of 94 of his aides had pledged
by May 28, the day the pros
pect's pledge cards were assigned
to Committee Members. The
pledges of his other four men
were accounted for and present
ly arrived at headquarters. Re
sponse was 100 per cent.
A leader at all times and an in­
A MINK
NEW3PAPER DIVISION
0310 STATS M’JSEUM
COLUMBUS 10 OHIO CT
Will Dedicate
St. Gabriel’s
Sun., June 7
The modernistically-designed new
St Gabriel church will be blessed
this Sunday at 11 a. m. by Bishop
Ready, after which he will offer
Pontifical Low Mass and preach.
The new parish was established on
June 12, 1952, to serve the needs
of Catholics in the northeastern
part of Columbus, especially the
large AMVET Village.
The new church will seat 250,
and is 160 feet long and 40 feet
wide. At the present time there
are 290 families in St. Gabriel’s
parish.
Ground for the structure was
broken on September 7, 1952, and
the cornerstone was laid late in
November. The church was built
by the C. J. I-a ng Construction
Co., with Emerick and McGee as
architects.
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Smuggles Copy
Of Deportation
Sentence
MARYKNOLL, N. Y—(NC) A
young Maryknoller has smuggled
out a copy of the communist court
action sentencing him “to be de
ported from the soil of China for
ever.” according to Maryknoll
headquarters. It is believed to be
the only authentic copy of a sent
ence imposed on an American mis
sioner to reach the free world.
The document describes the case
ol "Prisoner number 322, Fu Wing
Faat, (Edward Moffett), male, 29
years, of Paak Sha and 32 Riche
lieu Place. N.Y.” who was “cap
tured and brought to trial by the
Kweipeng Peace Preservation Bu
reau.” Only “Edward Moffett” and
“Richelieu Place’ are written in
English: the rest is in Chinese
characters.
In biographical notes accom
panying the sentence—which was
imposed on Father Moffett two
years ago—“the court of the Peo
ples Government” of Kweipeng
County. Kwangsi Province noted
that the priest had come to China
as a missionary in 1948, and had
been assigned to the Catholic mis
sion at Paak Sha the following
spring.
“From the very beginning the
prisoner used all his ability and
powers to excite the populace and
stir up trouble,” the court said.
spiration to his men, the Colonel
urged every Comittee Member
give his Fair Share before asking
the prospects to do the same on
June 14, kickoff day. He was
broadminded and thoughtful ol the
goal and the need of generous
pledging as the prospects were
evaluated for their Fair Share.
Own Initiative
On his own initiative he develop
ed and maintained a record of
each Committee Member’s individ
ual gift and the gifts of his pla
toons of vice-chairmen, captains,
and team workers. These records
enabled Committee Members to
observe the success of others and
raise their sights when making
and obtaining pledges. Numerous
pledge cards were torn up and re
signed under more generous fig
ures than those on the original
cards. Further. 30 per cent of all
monies originally expected to be
raised in Our Lady of Peace par
ish was pledged by May 28. The
The Catholic Tinies
Columbus 16, Ohio, Friday, June 5, 1953
As Father Duffy explains the
Slav Misquote
Scored By
Osservalore
VATICAN CITY—(NC) Osser
vatore Romano. Vatican City Daily,
has accused Yugoslav vice-presi
dent. Alexander Rankovic of dis
tortion in the case of the Vatican
letter he read in the Yugoslav par
liament.
The paper also hinted that the
Tito regime had obtained posses
sion of the letter through illegal
means.
The letter was addressed to Arch
bishop Joseph Ujcic of Belgrade
and came from Msgr. Domenico
Tardini, Vatican Pro-Secretary of
State. It was sent through ordin
ary mails.
Rankovic read the letter in a
speech in which he bitterly at
tacked the Catholic Church and
the Vatican. The speech was made
in connection with adoption of a
new Yugoslav law on religious free
dom.
The Vatican City paper express
ed the suspicion that the Tito of
ficial seized the letter addressed
to Archbishop Ujcic and it charged
that he omitted the three most im
portant paragraphs in reading the
letter, thus distorting the position
of the Holy See.
“Many have wondered how Vice
President Rankovic came into pos
session of the letter sent to Arch
bishop Ujcic.” the paper stated.
“The question is entirely legiti
mate because the Yugoslav penal
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Non-Catholic Doing An Outstanding Job As Our Lady Of Peace Drive
contributions were received on
schedule.
On that date the Colonel again
helped the campaign and Catholic
youth by urging his aides to use
care and intelligence as they as
signed prospect’s pledge cards to
Committee Members for solicita
tion on June 14. He thanked his
men for putting aside any impulse
to assign the pledge cards on a
too easy and lazy basis. He held
the ideal of the goal before his
men and asked them to increase
their efforts.
Additional Meetings
By his own hard work and dili
gence, the Colonel inspired his
aides to attend numerous meet
ings which the Colonel scheduled
and in addition to five meetings
which were scheduled by head
quarters. At these meetings the
men discussed means of reaching
the goal as it was outlined by head
quarters. The Colonel and his top
echelon aides used the telephone
|Firms To Be Solicited
OPEN PUBLIC PHASE—Six members of the Steering Committee of the new public phase cam
paign accept their appointments with smiles and enthusiasm as Bishop Ready bids them well. The
committee will establish procedure for solicitation of Franklin County financial, commercial, and indus
trial firms. The solicitation will be general and conducted by 125 Catholic and non-Catholic business
men. It will be begun on June 15. No solicitation will be conducted among private individuals within
the business firms. Left to right are Clarence J. Trapp, president of the Trapp Construction Company
F. J. Lorenz, a partner ir the Lorenz Equipment Company E. Faber Biggert, campaign general chair
man and vice-president and general manager of the Ohio Bell Telephone Company Bishop Ready
Edward A. Werner, vice-president of the General Maintenance Company F. P. Dorsey, Sr., president
and manager of the General Office Equipment Company and E. J. O'Conner, resident comptroller of
the General Motors Ternstedt Division. John Caren, an attorney, and Bernard Hodapp, president
of the Peerless Saw Company, are members of the committee not shown here.
Fr. Duffy To Produce Series
Ou TV’s “Columbus Churches”
Father Thomas Duffy, of the St.
Charles Seminary English depart
ment. will produce and direct a
new series of “Columbus Churches”
programs to be carried by televi
sion station WBNS-TV. The ser
ies to be called “Words That
We Have Lived.” will be initiated
Sunday. June 7. at 2:30 The
program is carried every Sunday
afternoon at that time. The series
will conclude Sunday, July 12.
program, the format will employ
both the quiz and discussion tech
nique with emphasis on the latter.
A moderator will ask a panel to
identify a certain quotation. That
quotation may have appeared in lit
erature or in the spoken word.
‘The quotations that the panel
will be asked to identify have been
made by those who have shaped
our Christian tradition,” Father
Duffy explained. He continued.
“The quotes have been remember
ed because of their permanent val
ue in the life of our culture.'’
The panelists will be asked not
only to identify the words, but
will also attempt to reconstruct
the crucial historical situation in
which these familiar words were
first spoken. In addition, the mem-
Father Thomas Duffy
bers of the panel will discuss the
meaning of the words and their
effect on contemporary civiliza
tion.
Robert Holtzinger, assistant pro
gram supervisor and news direc
tor of radio station WOSU. and a
Ph. D. in classical languages, will
serve as moderator for the series.
The panel will be composed of
Catholic laymen prominent in the
fields of history, literature and
philosophy.
frequently in alerting Committee
Members as to the dates of meet
ings.
At all times, the Colonel had the
respect and admiration of men
who understood his magnificience
in making the campaign a great
success.
Lastly, the Colonel performed
meritoriously out of love for all
children, although he has no child
ren of his own out of respect for
his Catholic wife out of friend
ship with his wife’s pastor out of
admiration of Catholic people and
their religious ideals. He render
ed his own sacrifice of time and
money in the awareness that at
any time the Army may transfer
him to another community.
Now, let’s give the Colonel a
moment in which to present his
reasons for accepting the chair
manship and working mightily.
And as you read on, please remem
ber that the Colonel voluntarily
Parley Called
On S. African
Race Question
CAPE TOWN. South Africa—
(NC)—Intensive discussions of the
race relations problem in South
Africa have been scheduled by the
Kolbe Association for its annual
Winter School which will be held
at Bokesburg. in Iransvaal Prov
ince. from July 14 to 19.
Catholic experts in every phase
of South Africa's complex racial
problem are expected to take part
in the Winter School, overall
theme of which will be "Catho
lic Research into Racial Conditions
in South Africa.'
Announcement of the Winter
School was made at a meeting of
the Cape Town Kolbe Association
at which a leading participant was
Father Laurence McCauley, C.SS.R.,
who spoke on the subject, "The
Embarrassment of Being a Chris
tian in South Africa.”
After discussing some of the fac
tors which make the racial prob
lem so complex. Father McCauley
said he could offer no immediate
solution to it. “That is why I am
embarrassed,” he said. "All I know
is, God made men equal, and
Christ came down on earth to re
move the barriers between man
and man. Can we. therefore, as
Christians, tolerate Africa's virtual
slavery?”
“The agony of the Non-European
in South Africa is in this life.”
Father McCauley added, "but the
white man is piling up for hifti
self agony in the next life by his
behavior to his non-white fellow
countryman.”
The priest said that to give the
African full rights now or even in
1970, would be unwise, but to deny
him everything would make him
take by force more than was justi
fied by the stage of development
which he had reached.
Declaring that "the breaking
point has been reached.” Father
McCauley appealed for at least a
beginning to a solution of the
problem by granting more rights
to. and establishing more contacts
with, the Colored man.
He said that South Africa was
not a white country but a black
one. and eventually the Black man
would rule it.
chose to aid the campaign.
"I have agreed to allow my
name to be used in this news story
only after repeated urging by
those who hold the belief that my
actions may be an inspiration to
others.
“First of all, let me say that
what I have done is no more than
any man s duty to youth whose
very presence keeps the Commun
ists from over-running our coun
try. What I have done is nothing
compared to the work of my wife’s
pastor and the other Committee
Members.
"I have learned tremendous re
spect for you Catholics. You. as
Catholics, are equal to the sacrific
es that must be asked of people
who cherish God and our nation.
1 am aware that Catholic youth
have made the Supreme Sacrifice
on battlefields.
"I regard the responsibility of
building facilities for youth as
every body’s responsibility. And.
The Steering Committee is com
prised of eight members of the 45
man Layman’s Advisory Board.
The Committee will establish a
third group, the Executive Com
mittee. to direct the campaign
among the community's business
organizations.
Mr. Biggert stated that individ
uals within the firms will not be
solicited.
"We plan to solicit only the
firms as such, not the individuals.
This means that persons who have
signed pledge cards in their hom
es will not be asked to do so again
at their place of employment,” he
pointed out.
The public phase portion of the
campaign to raise $2,500,000 will
be opened publicly at a luncheon
on June 15, report day tor the Cath
olic portion. Report day for the
public phase was set for June 19
"The public phase will be short
but intense,' Mr. Biggert explained.
He said many non-Catholics long
have understood the role of Catho
lic schools in relieving pressure on
the county's overcrowded public
high schools.
“We will be giving these people
the opportunity to join in a worthy
campaign,” he added.
St. Vincent's Orphanage, a lead
ing home for needy children for
more than 75 years, will require
$800,000 for construction of new
buildings. However. $400 000 for
To Confer STD
On Fr. Sabrev
“The Person and Work of the
Holy Spirit in the Sanctification of
Souls.” a thesis written by Father
Thomas Sabrey. faculty member of
St. Charles Seminary, will he pub
lished soon by the Catholic Uni
versity of America. WashinEton.
D.C.
Father Sabrey wrote the disser
tation while studying for his Doc
torate in Sacred Theology at the
University from 1945 until 1947.
The final award of the Degree in
Theology will be made at the Cath
olic University Commencement ex
ercises June 8.
Father Sabrey is a native of Day
ton. Ohio, and attended parochial
schools there and in Columbus be
fore entering St. Charles Semin
a~y.
The late Bishop Hartley assigned
the young student to pursue his
course in theology at the famous
North American. Rome. Due to the
war conditions afflicting Italy in
1940, the college was closed and
all the students returned to Amer
ica. Father Sabrey completed his
studies for the priesthood at Ca
tholic University, and was ordain
ed by Bishop Hartley in St. Jos
eph’s Cathedral. May 3, 1942.
Father Sabrey’s first assignment
was to the Cathedral as assistant
pastor where he remained until be
ing named to the faculty of St.
Charles a year later. In 1945. Bish
op Ready reassigned Father Sabrey
to the Catholic University to finish
his course towards the doctorate
in Sacred Theology.
In addition to his teaching du
ties at St. Charles. Doctor Sabrey
is Chaplain to the Discalced Car
melite Nuns at the Carmel of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. Barton
Place, Columbus.
because I believe in God. I must
believe also that God wishes and
expects each of us to perform
nobly for the benefit of children.
"As the husband of a clear
minded, loveable. Christian wife
who is a Catholic, I would have
shirked my duty tc God and hum
anity if I had failed in this chal
lenge which lies before the com
munity. I would have failed my
wife's pastor if I had declined the
appointment as chairman. What I
did was no more than I should do.
and I can see no reason for being
lauded for having attempted to
face up to a responsibility which
naturally calls for generous use
of time and money.”
So spoke Lt. Colonel Dean Hen
ry. These are the words of a non
Catholic who will himself go out
on Sunday, June 14. with four
pledge cards. He will solicit four
non-Catholics. He expects to be
successful, too.
“Many non-Cathohcs will re­
Pray For Vocations
To The Diocesan
Priesthood
Price Ten Cents $3.00 A Year
In Fund Drive
Eight Member Group Named
To Spearhead “Public Phase”
A new and important phase of the campaign for develop
ment of Catholic high schools and a new St Vincent's Orphan
age was begun this week with the appointment of a steering
committee which will spearhead
bus' business firms.
Announcement of the appoint
ments was made Wednesday by E.
Faber Biggert, campaign general
chairman.
Mr. Biggert pointed out that
“many of our non-Catholic neigh
bor* are aware of the importance
of additional facilities for youth."
He said such citizens had many
time* expressed a desire to help
in the present campaign.
a drive to collect from Colum-
that purpose is to come from the
diocese outside of Franklin County.
“It would be distressing if we
were to deny generous and civic
minded citizens the opportunity to
help provide for needy children at
St. Vincent’s” Mr. Biggert averred.
The public phase will represent
the first united appeal for funds
on the part of Catholics of Frank
lin County. The solicitation will
be general and no effort will be
made to obtain pledges of support
from private individuals within
firms.
Contacts will be made at com
mercial, industrial, and financial
firms.
Members of the 8-man Commit
tee are: Clarence J. Trapp, presi
dent of the Trapp Construction
Company F. J. Lorenz, a partner
in the Lorenz Equipment Company
E. Faber Biggert, campaign gener
al chairman and vice-president and
general manager of the Ohio Bell
Telephone Company.
Edward A. Werner, vice-presi
dent of the General Maintenance
Company J. P. Dorsey. Sr., presi
dent and manager of the General
Office Equipment Company E. J.
O’Conner, resident comptroller of
the General Motors Ternstedt Divi
sion John Caren, an attorney and
Bernard Hodapp, president of the
Peerless Saw Company.
Will Observe
Golden Jubilee
Thurs. June 11
Monsignor Henry J. Keller
man, pastor of St. Augustine’s
parish. New Straitsville, will
celebrate his golden jubilee of
ordination to the Sacred Priest
hood, Thursday, June 11.
Monsignor Kellerman was
ordained June 11. 1903. in the
old Josephinum chapel, then
located on East Main Street,
Columbus, by the late Bishop
Henry Moeller.
He was born in Louisville. Ky.,
in 1878. and attended St. Martin’s
Grade School there. He entered
the Josephinum in 1891 for prepar
atory and seminary studies. Those
studies were completed in 1903.
Monsignor Kellerman was first
assigned to St. Joseph's Cathedral
as an assistant. In 1906. he was ap-
Msgr. Henry Kellerman
pointed pastor of St. Augustine’s
parish. New Straitsville, where he
has remained to this date.
Monsignor Kellerman’s parish
can be safely said to be one of
the most interesting in the world.
The New Straitsville mine fire,
raging now for some fifty years,
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Chairman
spond to the opportunity to render
senice to youth.” he said recent
ly.
Moreover, the Colonel, who rose
through the ranks from buck pri
vate to become finally the State
Procurement Officer for the Selec
tive Senice System of Ohio, point
ed out that among his aides are
two non-Catholic team workers.
They are George Naegley, 171
West Jeffrey and F. A. Clark, 139
West Dominion.
The Colonel says he anticipates
100 per cent success in his wife's
parish. He said:
"We Committee Members believe
every pledge card will be signed.
We believe it is our duty to give
others the opportunity to contri
bute their Fair Share in a cam
paign which surely our Almighty
God looks on with favor. We will
visit every Catholic wage earner
and present each prospect with the
opportunity to enjoy blessings for
having been generous.”