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A Good Catholic
a Well-
Informed Catholic
Vol. V, No. 15
‘That Alt May
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The ceremonies will be held
In the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception on the
campus of the Catholic Univer
sity of America. At the open
Ing ceremony on January 18,
Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle
of Washington will preside.
Meanwhile in Garrison. N Y.,
the national director of the Chair
of Unity Octave declared that the
prayer of Jesus “that all may be
one” has lost none of its urgen
cy or significance in the present
day.
Father Titus Cranny, S.A.,
said the prayer should live "in
the hearts and souls of all the
followers of Christ, should im
pel them to apostolic action,
and make them conscious of
♦heir unity with Our Lord and
with their fellow members in
♦he mystical body."
Jesus gave His immortal pray
er for unity to His disciples and
to all men on the night nf Holy
Thursday, said Father Cranny
"Then, as St. John tells us,
Jesus raised His eyes to heaven
and uttered his prayer ....
'Holy Father, keep them in Thy
name whom Thou has given me,
♦hat they all may be one as
Thou, Father, in Me and I in
Thee, that they also may be
one in US, that the world may
believe that
Me'," Father
ment said.
In keeping with the theme of
unity, directors of the Eucharis-
tic Year are placing particular
stress on the Church Unity Oc
tave. Leaflets containing the pray
ers and intentions of the octave
together with selections showing
the Holy Eucharist as the bund
of unity among the faithful, have
been prepared by the Friars and
will be distributed to dioceses
throughout this country.
One*
Thou hast sent
Cranny's state-
would be a guar
‘‘Such unity
antee of the unique character and
mission of His divinely founded
Church Consequently, when
the faithful use the words of
Christ ‘that all may be one' dur
ing the Octave, they pray that
those who do not participate in
the Church's oneness of faith,
government and worship may
come to enjoy and share
Father Cranny said.
in it,1
ROME—The community of the
Franciscan Friars of the Atone
ment here, all of whom are Amer
leans, arc taking an active part
in the Italian Eucharistic Year,
which has as its theme “The Eu
charist. Sacrament of Unity and
Bond of Charity.”
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Russia Turns
Churches into
Museums
SCRANTON. Pa. (NC)—
In the Soviet Union there are
more desecrated churches
turned into so-called “mu
seums of culture and history
of religion” than there are
places of worship left at the
disposal of the faithful, an
American priest who spent 12
years in Russia said here.
Father I,eoDold Braun. A A.,
was chaplain for American Cath
olics in Moscow from 1934 to 1945
and then was succeeded by anoth
er Assumntionist priest.
Father Braun gave a comment
ary on the remarks of nne of six
Russian Orthodox clergymen.
Rev Dimitry S Kudricoff. pas
tor of SS. Peter and Paul Church
here, who recently returned from
a visit to Russia
Rev. Kudricoff said Moscow
“contrary to wide belief, (is) a
very religious city.” He also de
clared that many churches have
been ‘urned into museums dis
playing “church art.”
Father Braun said that es
sentially it is true that Moscow
Is a religious city, but this re
fers only to the people and not
♦he leader*-, '’ill of whom are
declared atheists." He added
that there were at one time
451 churches and chapels in
Moscow alone and now there
are not more than 40 open for
worship In Russia, he added,
more than 1,500 Catholic
churches of the Roman rite
alone had been closed or de
stroyed.
As for the so-called museums,
Father Braun said that many of
them contain grotesque and ir
reverent exhibits of State-confis
cated sacred vessels and vest
ments. plus many other ’cultural’
displays.”
Solemn Rites to Mark
Chair of Unity Octave
WASHINGTON (NC) Two Archbishops and eight Bishops will take part in
the national capital’s observance of the Chair of Unitv Octave, Jan. 18 to 25
This will mark I he 23rd annual observance of the eight days of prayer for the inten
tion that lapsed Catholics may return, and that those outside will be converted to the
Church The observance was oris
mated in 1908 by the Franciscan
Friars of the Atonement
Pope Gives Approval
To New-Found Method
Of Painless Childbirth
VATICAN CITY (NC) His Holiness Pope Pius XII
has given moral approval to a new psychological method of
natural, painless childbirth without the use of any artificial
means
While refraining from a scientific judgment, on the new
system, the Pope said that a method which aims at assisting
mothers in childbirth to collaborate with nature and to over
come groundless fear and anxiety
is not forbidden by Sacred Scrip
ture
The Pontiff’s ruling, contained
in a 5.000-word French discourse
before several hundred Catholic
doctors from Italy and many
European countries, referred to
theories and techniques worked
out by followers of Dr Ivan Pav
lov, Russian psychologist and
physiologist, and perfected by Dr
Grantly Dick Read. London ob
stetrician whose writings are well
known in the United States
The new method aims through
prenatal instruction and exercises
to help the mother understand
the natural process of birth and
to prepare her to go through
childbirth not in a purely passive
manner “but to adopt an active
attitude and influence it through
the intellect, the will and the
emotions, so as to bring child
birth to its termination in the
manner intended by nature and
with her aid.” the Pontiff said.
"Is this method morally ir
reproachable? The answer,
which must take into account
the object, end and motive of
the method, is enunciated
briefly: 'Considered in itself, it
contains nothing that can be
criticized from the moral point
of view'," Pope Pius declared.
Correct understanding of the
Biblical quotation “in pain shall
you bring forth children” (Gen
esis 3, 16) means that God in
punishing Eve did not forbid
“mothers to make use of means
which render childbirth easier
and less painful.” the Pope said.
“One must not seek subter
fuges for the words of Sacred
Scripture. They renpin true in
the -ensp intended and expressed
by the Creator, namely: mother
hood will give the mother much
suffering to bear,” he explained.
He also noted that “if pain and
fear are successfully eliminated
from childbirth, that very fact
frequently diminishes an induce
ment to commit immoral acts in
the use of marriage rights.”
The Pope's discourse does
not contain any ruling regard
ing other methods to reduce
women's pain in childbirth such
as hypnotism or narcotics. His
evaluation concerns only the
method in which "the mother's
natural forces alone are called
into action," in which the moth
er at childbirth is fully con
scious from beginning to end
and uses her will, intellect and
emotions to suppress or dimin
ish labor pains.
He acknowledged that the new
method is “often presented in the
context of a materialistic philos
ophy and culture,” but he ex
plained that “even a materialis
tic researcher can make a real
and valid scientific discovery
An erroneous philosophy does
not necessarily impair the scien
tific value of the researcher’s dis
covery, the Pontiff said, noting
that a convinced Christian can
Swiss Protestant
Denounces Laws
Against Catholics
GENEVA—(NC) Reliance on
the anti Catholic measures of the
Swiss Constitution as a defense
for Protestantism indicates a la
mentable lack of religious faith,
a prominent Protestant theolog
ian said here.
Professor Jacques Couvoisier,
dean of the Protestant Theolog
ical Faculty of Geneva, the uni
versity founded by John Calvin,
said this in a front-page article
in the Journal de Geneve, a daily
here.
He wrote: "If we (Protestants)
judge that we can be genuine
Christians, confronting God and
♦he world, then let us be log
ical and let us not look for
help and protection in the dis
criminatory articles of the Con
stitution."
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accept the scientific trWith and at
the same lime completely reject
thp materialistic interpretations
placed upon it
The Pope explained that giv
ing aid to a mother in labor
"can and should he done for
motives and for a purpose
which are irreproachable." such
as "a deep religious and Chris
tian feeling which is inspired
by the ideals by living Chris
tianity."
“If the new technique spares
the sufferings of childbirth,
mother can accept it without
scruple of conscience, but
is not obliged to do so,” Pope
her
the
any
she
Pius counseled
At the same time, it was an
nounced that four diocesan con-
suitors will continue in their
posts. Tl ey are Bishop Edward
G. Hettinger Monsignor Fred
erick W. Burkhart, pastor of
St. John the Evangelist Church,
Columbus Monsignor Herman
E. Mattingly, pastor of Holy
Rosary Church, Columbus, and
Father Raphael Rodgers, pastor
of St. Mary's Church, Chilli
cothe.
The new appointees replace
three who have served as dioces
an consultors since 1946. They are
Mopsignor John B. Donahie, pas
tor of Holy Name Church. Mon
signor Patrick J. Kilgallen. chap
lain at St. Anthony's Hospital, and
Monsignor Bernard Vogel, re
tired pastor of St. Leo's Church,
all of Columbus.
Diocesan consultors form the
"Never mu»t we forget that
this means the well-being, the
prosperity, the security of all
Americans in every walk of
life," the President's report
said.
A new complexion now has
been given to the conflict be
tween international communism
and freedom, the President said
in another section
Communist tactics have shifted
in emphasis from reliance on vio
lence and the threat of violence
to reliance on division, enticement
and duplicity, Mr. Eisenhower de
clared.
"We must be well prepared
to meet the current tactics
which pose a dangerous, though
less obvious threat," he said.
"We must act on the firm as­
The Camolic Times
Columbus 16, Ohio, Friday, January 13, 1956
‘For Church and Pope'
Seven women of the Diocese of Columbus received
papal honors Sunday in ceremonies at St. Joseph Cathed
ral. The seven were awarded the "Pro Ecclesia et Pon
tifice" medal for their outstanding charitable, educational
and lay apostolate work for the Church in the diocese. In
the picture above, Bishop Ready is seen pinning the medal
on Miss Helen Corbett, Father James Carroll, vice
chancellor of the diocese, looks on. The others who re
ceived the award were Mrs. Alexander J. Glockner, a
national director of the National Council of Catholic Wo
men Mrs. Helen T. Howard, national regent of the Daugh
ters of Isabella Mrs. William N. Renner, national presi
dent of the Auxiliary of the Knights of St. John, Mrs.
James P. Charles and Mrs. Frank H. Vogel, all of Co
lumbus, and Mrs. Cora Rogge of Zanesville.
Five Diocesan Consultors
Are Named by Bishop Ready
Five priests were appointed by Bishop Ready this week as diocesan consultors 1 hex
will assume their new duties Jan 20
Selected for the important posts were Monsignor Harry S Connelly, pastor of St
Joseph Cathedral Monsignor Matthew Howard, pastor of St Man s, Portsmouth.
Harry Estadt. pastor of St Thorn
as the Apostle Church Colum
bus Father Linus Dury. pastor
of St. Nicholas Church, Zanes
ville: Father Ambrose L. Freund,
pastor of Sacred Heart Church,
New Philadelphia
senate or advisory board of the
Bishop. While the members of
this group are appointed by the
Ordinary they must possess
qualities of notable piety, high
character, outstanding knowl
edge and exceptional prudence
according to the stipulations of
the Code of Canon Law. Their
number should total at least
six and they are appointed for
a three year term- The Third
Plenary Council of Baltimore
directs that the consultors must
be convoked at least four times
a year.
The principal function of con
suitors is advisory and extends to
both material and spiritual mat
ters in the governance of the di
ocese. In this country, the dioces
an consultors are equivalent to
the Cathedral Chapter with modi
fications dictated by conditions
proper to the welfare of the
Church in the United States
The consultors perform their
most significant office upon the
vacancy of a diocesan see. To
Spiritual Development
Is Urged by President
WASHINGTON (NC) President Eisenhower told
Congress in his State of the Union message that spiritual
development must go hand-in-hand-with the nation's mater
ial progress.
“Progress will he realized only as it is more than
matched hy a continuing gro"th
in the spiritual strength of the
nation,” the Chief Executive said
in the closing section of his mes
sage read to the legislators by
clerks.
“Our dedication to moral val
ues must be complete in our deal
ings abroad and in our relation
ships among ourselves- We have
single minded devotion to the
common good of America
surance that the fruits of free
dom are more attractive and
desirable to mankind in the
pursuit of happiness than the
record of communism."
In introducing his recommen
dations for welfare piograms
such as housing, education and
immigration. President Eisenhow
er said the individual must have
the opportunity to develop his
capacities to the utmost.
This is based on a "funda
mental belief" in the worth and
dignity of the individual, the
President said.
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Pope Honor* Adenauer
On 80th Birthday
VATICAN CITY—(NC) The
Order of the Golden Spur one of
the highest Papal honors, was
awarded to Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer of Germany on his 80th
birthday by His Holiness Pope
Pius XII.
Osservatore Romano, Vatican
City daily, congratulated the
Chancellor on his birthday and
praised his “long service to his
country, human dignity and
peace.”
them is committed the electior
of a Vicar Capitular who will gov
ern the diocese until the Holy
See has appointed an Apostolit
successor. At the vacancy of the
Bishopric, the ordinary jurisdic
lion of the Bishop in tempora
and spiritual affairs devolves or
the consultors therefore Aftei
the election hy this body of thi
Vicar Capitular that power if
vested in he elect except in mat
ters wherein his jurisdiction is ex
pressly denied by law.
Monsignor Glenn rector
pseudo 'denre ha- warped the
minds of “many people Hp de
clared-
"They have been taught by
a wide variety of agencies—
not the least of which is a
general attitude and atmos
phere of materialism—that a
human being is bundle of
nerves, muscles and cells which
responds to external stimulus
only.
‘Few oi these people hold
such a doctrine clearly and con
sciously. the prelate continued,
but the doctrine is actually pre-
pnt under the vague and fuzzv
minded ethical theory which di
rects their moral judgments.
Tbiv doctrine is a practical de
nial nf human free will hence it
demes the pns-ibilitv nf true hu
man acts with their properties,
including the property of respon
sibtlity.”
In his talk on Human Re«pon
sibility” presented hv St Charles
as a cultural and education con
tribution to the public Monsignor
Glenn scolded sentimental soci
ologists who regard sane criminal
offenders as poor fluxed up per
sons” "ho are tn be considered
ill rather than vicious He stress
ed
"The sentimental sociologist
cannot coddle a culprit as
a sane human person and then
relieve him of responsibility
for his evil doing.
“The delinquent is not to be
sobbed over as an unfortunate—
"a poor mixed-up kid” and
then loosed upon society tn he
the more menacing because he
The Catholic inmates of the Marion Correctional
Institute have exhibited remarkable artistic skill in dec
orating the prison chapel, dedicated in honor of Our Lady
of Grace. At left, several of them kneel before a wood
statue of the Blessed Mother, which was imported from
Italy. Novena prayers are said in front of the shrine af
ter Mass on Sundays. The background of the shrine, in-
If burglars, armed robbers,
embezzlers and other convic
ted criminals would pool
their varied talents, the pub
lic’s first reaction .would be
one of genuine alarm.
But at Marion, men confin
ed in prison for offenses like
these are combining their talents
in such a manner as to warrant
praise instead of punishment For
at the fast-growing correctional
institution, inmates are taking
real pride in making the new
Catholic chapel a place of excep
tional beauty.
In every part of the chapel,
dedicated in honor of Our Lady of
Grace, there are examples of the
prisoners’ fine art
They have, for instance, lent
their artistic skills to the carv­
ing of the 14 Stations of the
Cross, and to the designing and
constructing of the main altar,
pews, Communion rail, vest
ment case, receptacle for sacred
vessels, and a confessional.
Their “foreman.” so to speak,
is a genial Massachusetts born
priest. Father Bernard Clement,
a mem.ipr of the Congregation of
the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and
Mary Father Clement spends
thirty hours a week at the in
stitution counselling the 77 Ca
tholic prisoners, saying Mass, ad
ministering the Sacraments,
teaching a convert class, and. in
general, cheering up the men who
have lost their precious freedom.
Rightfully proud of his "con
gregation's" accomplishments,
Father Bernard is quick to
Bishop Announces
Plans for Second
New High School
March 1 is the date set to begin construction on a second new dioceean high
school according to an announcement made yesterday by Bishop Ready. Plans for the new
building which will accomodate 900 students are expected to be completed by February 1.
The Bishop also announced that the site for this new unit in the expansion program
of the Diocese will he on a 16
acre tract located at the south
west corner of East Livingston
Ave and Zettler Rd. in Christ the
King Parish. The property which
is just one block east of James
Rd was bought for the Diocese
in 1940 by the late Bishop Hart
ley
The selection of the site in
stead of other possible loca
tions was made after a thor
ough study of present population
Rector Hits Psuedo-Science
Which Denies Responsibility
A pseudo-scienrp which denies free
mtII
responsibility wds assailed by Monsignor Paul Glenn
Sunday in an address opening the Borromeo lecture series
at St Charles Seminary7
and human
of the '■etninarv. asserted that
realizes that h* i? immune fmm
'-tern punishment Pecpon*ibili
tv belongs tn every human
agent in the mea ure in which
that agent is a sane person who
hac arrived at the use of rea
son
Moii-igiior Glenn nationally
knnun ar. an orator and an author
nf philosophy books laid down
one impprtani rule regarding re
sponsible human acts He declar
ed
"While sanity endures, re
sponsibility does not disap
pear."
A' long a? a person remains
vanp he continued it does not
matter how much he mav he
«ayed by influences Hr remains
the master nf hi1 conduct Influ
ence sometimes lessens, hut neve
destroys the measure nf man
lesponsibility Monsignor Glenn
asserted He concluded:
"It is a salutary thing to re
number that responsibility is
a fact it will remain it cannot
be theorized out of existence. In
the end, answer must be made
for human conduct. And the
answer will not be made by
nations or governments or by
human society it will be made
by Tom, Dick and Harry, by
Mary, Jane and Matilda. It will
be made by every human indi
vidual who has passed from in
fancy to adult life and has pre
served at least a modicum of
human sanity."
The second speaker in the se
ries will he Monsignor George
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Inmates Make Prison Chapel Place of Beauty
V
Most Powerful Weapon
In Battle for Peace
Prayer
Price Ton Cents 13.00 A Year
trends and expected future de
velopment of the city. The pres
ent location of other secondary
schools was also considered.
In the area to be cared for by
the new high school first grade
enrollments for the past few
years have been such that within
five more years approximately
900 students will be applying for
entrance into high school. Mean
while the current capactiy en
rollment nf the combined ninth
grades at St. Charles’ Preparatory
school, Rosary and St Mary’s high
schools is only 300. Many of these
students, particularly at St.
Charles, come from other areas
of the city
Some pf the recent develop
ments which were influential in
the selection of th#5 east end site
were the extension of the city
limits to Big Walnut Creek and
the improvement of Livingston
Ave The possibility of crosstown
bus service on James Rd in the
near future was also taken into
consideration
The proximity of other possible
locations to already existing Cath
olic high schools tn the southeast
area and the current rehabilita
tion of school facilities at St.
Mary were also factors in choos
ing the place for the new school.
The erection of the new high
school will be the third dioces
an institution made possible by
funds received during the Di
ocesan Development Campaign
of 1953 when pledges totalling
2,500,000 were received from
the 37 parishes of Franklin
County. The first of the new
buildings was the Bishop Wat
terson High School on Cooke
Rd. completed last spring with
a capacity of 900 students.
The second institution to be
built as a result of the fund cam
paign is the new St Vincent or
phanage under construction at
Mam and Kelton Sts. It is sched
uled for completion next winter.
The high school to be erected at
Livingston Ave and Zettler Rd.
will be the third and final unit
made possible by the Develop
ment Fund It is expected to be
completed in time for occupancy
in September. 1957.
cidentally, was painted by one of the inmates. Further
examples of the prisoners' art work are furnished in these
two modernistic paintings (at right). The picture at the
left is entitled The Nativity the one on the right is
Michael the Arch Angel blowing the trumpet at the end
of the world.
point out the art work the In
mates have done in the chapel.
One prisoner, he related, me
ticulously carved the 14 Stations
from slabs of black walnut wood.
The crosses and numerals on each
station are of ebony. Tn an im
pressive liturgical ceremony re
cently. the stations were officially
erected hy Fathei William C.
O'Brian of St Mary's Church. Del
aware
Paintings, ton are striking.
Among the oil paintings are
scenes of the. Nativity and Mi
chael the archangel blowing his
trumpet al the end of the world.
The chapel also has stained
glass windows which the pris
oners installed as a surprise
to the popular young priest.
Generally speaking the in
mates make Father Bernard's job
a pleasant one Tw o of them help
him in the office with correspond
ence and records. Two others who
know their Latin prayers serve
Mass every Sunday and on holy
days of obligati in
Prisoners also have formed a
choir and have learned to sing
the Mass of the Angels.
Since Father Bernard became
chaplain of the institution in
November, 1953, seven inmates
have been baptized and con
firmed. Moreover, there are
good prospects for more con
verts, as Father is currently
conducting a once-weekly relig
ious introduction class for 11
men.
The priest also has organized a
Holy Name Society, and is heart
ened by the fact that a high per
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