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Editor's Note: This is th*
first in series of articles writ*
♦on for th* Catholic Timas by
Miss Mary Ellen Hoffman, an
instructor of Spanish at Ohio
Northern University, giving h*r
Impressions while assisting Fa
ther Francis Schweitzer, pastor
of Our Lady of Lourdes, Ada,
to help the migrant workers
who work in the area during
the summer months.
I first met the Trevino family
last May when Father Francis
Schweitzer, pastor of the Ada par
iah, took me out to visit the camp
of the Mexican Migrant Workers
a few miles northeast of Ada.
Senor Trevino and his wife and
12 children received us so gra
ciously and gave us such a warm
welcome that we took them right
into our hearts.
The priest to these people is a
direct representative of God to
whom they manifest the greatest
respect, confidence, reverence
and love, and to whom they come
in time of need and in Thanks
giving. This reverence shown to
♦he priest agd the complete
♦rust in him is a beautiful thing
to see.
Since I accompanied the “pa
dre” as they call him, who is the
symbol of the Church to them,
Father Healey answers
your questions about the
Church on page four this
week.
Vol. VI, No. 1
The 11th annual convention of the
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women gets
underway here at the Neil House next
Wednesday. Above, completing plans for
♦he yearly workshop sessions are: left to
right, Miss Marie Colson, general secre­
Final plans for the con
vention of the Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women,
scheduled for Wednesday,
October 10, have been com
pleted by Miss Catherine Mc
Lean, General Chairman of
the Convention, and her var
ious committees.
According to Miss McLean,
one of the most interesting fea
tures of the convention will be
the exhibits which will demon
strate the work of several of
th* standing committees. Miss
Mary Boland, Holy Nam* Par
ish, is in charge of the exhibits
which will be displayed on the
mezzanine of the Nei! House.
Assisting- Miss Boland will be
Miss Regina Green, Miss Mary
Geist, Miss Mary Clancy, Mrs.
Ivan Pusecker, Mrs. Press C.
Southworth Jr., Mrs. Paul Gale,
Mrs. Arthur W. Wiles, and Miss
Lucy Amborski.
His Excellency, Bishop
Ready, will open the one-day
convention with a Pontifical
High Mass at 9:00 A.M. in St.
October
7th
October 7th 3.00
October 7th 7:30
October 16th 7:30
October 18th 7:30
October 23rd 7:30
October. 25th 7:30
October 30th 7:30
November 4th 4:00
November 4th 7:30
November 6th 7:30
December 16th 3:00
Ada Woman Finds Thai
and since I also greeted them in
Spanish, I, too, was warmly re
ceived for they now had someone
with whom to converse in their
native language. Naturally I was
thrilled at the prospect of speak
ing Spanish again to an entire
family who speak no English (or
very little).
I have had a warm spot in my
heart for the Mexican people ever
since I studied there a few years
ago at the National University of
Mexico. They treated me so well
during my stay in their country
that I always hoped that I would
have the opportunity to welcome
them in our own country.
That was our first social call to
the camp. We discovered that
they needed blankets and warm
clothing for the nights were still
quite cool and they hadn’t under
stood that they would need to
bring warmer clothing, as this
was their first visit to Ohio. It
bothered them to have to ask for
help, for they are a very proud
people, too, but they did not want
their children to be cold.
Since they are paid only after
they complete a certain part of
the thinning and hoeing of the
beet crop, they had no money to
buy what they needed. The peo
ple of the parish and other fami
lies (including professors nf the
DCCW Meet Here Next Week
For 11th Annual Convention
Joseph Cathedral. The Ordinary
of the Mass will be sung by the
women of the Diocese, under
the direction of Miss Gertrude
Kuehefuhs. A final rehearsal is
scheduled for Monday, Oct. 8,
at 8:30 P.M. at the Cathedral.
Following the Mass, the dele
gates will move to the Neil House
where the following convention
activities have been scheduled:
Registration 10:30 A.M. and
throughout the entire day
Workshops 11:00 A.M. to
12:30 P.M.
Luncheon 12:30 P.M.
Workshops 1:30 to 3:00 P.M.
Business Meeting—3:00 to 4:15
P.M
Workshops 415 to 5:45 P.M.
Banquet 7:00 P.M.
Mrs. Frank H. Vogel, DCCW
President, will preside over the
business meeting, with Mrs.
Franklin J. Quinn serving as par
liamentarian.
At the closing banquet, Miss
Alba Zizzamia, UN correspondent
for the National Catholic Wel
fare Conference, will be intro­
Fall Confirmation
Schedule
Bishop Ready
10:00 A.M. Our Lady of Lourdes, Ada
Confirmation after Mass
P.M. Saint Joseph, LaRue
i)isl
October
16th 7:30
October 21st 4:00
October 21st 7:30
October 23rd 7:30
October 25th 7:30
October 30th 7:30
November Sth 7:30
P.M. Immaculate Conception, Kenton
P.M. Holy Rosary, Columbus
P.M. Our Lady of Peace, Columbus
P.M. Christ the King, Cojumbus
P.M. Saint Vincent de Paul, Mount Vernon
P.M. Saint Mary Magdalene, Columbus
P.M. Saint Michael, Worthington
P.M. Saint James the Less, Columbus
P.M. Our Lady of Lourdes, Marysville
P.M. Saint Joseph Cathedral,. Columbus
i Hettinger
P.M.
P.M.
P.M.
PAA.
Saint Christopher, Columbus
Saint rhoma* Aquinas, Zanesville
Saint Nicholas, Zanesville
Saint John, Logan
P.M. Lockbourne Air Base, Columbus
P.M. Saint Mary, Marion
PM Saint Agatha, Columbus
university in Ada) have been gen
erous in sharing old clothing with
them. Fields Bakery has generous
ly given to the camps the left-over
rolls and bread at the end of each
day, too.
Although sweet rolls are not
generally a part of their diet,
they are always grateful, for
their children get hungry for
sweets and bread, too. Their stoves
are not adequate to prepare bak
ed goods and with 12 children
they are lucky to be able to pur
chase only the essentials for their
daily needs such as flour for
their “tortill®”, lard for frying,
beans and once-in-a-while eggs
and meat if the money stretches
that far.
They buy very little milk ex
cept canned milk for the older
babies after the mother finishes
nursing them. There are no re
frigerators in the camp and milk
is expensive. It would be very
difficult for most people to do
without what to these Mexicans
are luxuries. What little they do
have they always offer to share
with others.
From that day on we were al
ways welcome and each time they
invited us into their humble little
shacks, which incidentally uere
kept very neat and clean. What
a thrill for us to see their hap-
tary to the DCCW Mrs. Frank Vogel, dio
cesan council president Miss Catherine
McClean, convention chairman and Msgr.
Roland T. Winel, pastor of St. Mary, Lan
caster, moderator for the DCCW.
duced by Mrs. Franklin Eyerman,
Corpus Christi Parish, who will
serve as toastmaster. The subject
of Miss Zizzamia’s talk will be
“Who Is My Neighbor?”.
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Two New Lecture Series
Begin Oct. 9 at Newman
i Two new lecture series will begin at Newman Hall on
Catholic philosophy and theology this week.
Father John Keating C.S.P. will commence a series
on Thomistic Philosophy starting Tuesday, October 9 at
4:10 p.m. "Theology For the
Layman" will be given by Fa
ther Richard Walsh on Thurs
day afternoons at 4:10.
Father Keating will discuss the
moral philosophy of St. Thomas
Aquinas. These lectures will in
clude an investigation into the
end of man, the acts that lead to
that end, conscience and law
which are the norms determining
the morality of human acts.
In "Theology for the Lay
man" Father Walsh will begin
with an evaluation of the rea
sons for the teaching authority
of th* Catholic Church. This
will follow a study of the fun-
Miss Mary Ellen Hoffman, back row, leff, instructor
of Spanish at Ohio Northern University holds the young
est member of the group of migrant workers who annual*
ly come into the Diocese to work. Miss Hoffman assist
ed Father Francis Schweitzer, pastor of Our Lady of
Lourdes, instruct the workers while they were in the area.
The Catholic Times
Columbus 16, Ohio, Friday, October 5, 1956
Religious Junk
Peddlers Back
In Business
PITTSBURGH The “religious
junk” peddlers are back in busi
ness again and Pittsburg has been
restored as their “happy hunting
grounds.”
Now it is "Religious Product*
of America" medals which have
been arriving-in the Pittsburgh
district.
This development occurred at
a time when the case of Murray
Kram is expected to begin attract
ing attention again in Pittsburgh
and throughout the nation.
Young Kram, who carried on
an extensive operation from a
Wilkinsburg, Pa., office, was
convicted in Federal Court here
on 10 counts of using the mail*
to defraud. On all 10 counts,
he faces a maximum possible
sentence of 50 years in prison
or a total fine of $10,000.
His sentencing, scheduled for
last July 10, was deferred when
his attorney appealed to have the
case dismissed. The judge still
has the plea under advisement.
The decision is expected in the
near future.
The pious trinket business op
erated out of Miami, Fla., by Max
Kram, Murray’s uncle, was stop
ped last April by an order from
Postmaster General Arthur E.
Summerfield.
So Max Kram and his brother
rented a new postoffice box and
began to operate under the name
of “Religious Products of Amer
ica.” That outfit also adopted the
new technique of mailing out
“miraculous medals” at a cut-rate
request to “please insert” only
25 cents.
damental questions concerning
religion. The existence of God,
the nature of man and hi* im
mortality as well as hi* obliga
tion to practice religion will be
demonstrated.
The Inquiry Class which began
last Tuesday will continue as usu
al on Tuesday and Thursday eve
nings at 7 p.m. Father Keating
extends an invitation to all non
Catholics to attend.
This Sunday the sermon preach
ed at all masses will be delivered
by Father Richard Walsh on the
subject “Christ, the Teacher,” the
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Local Women Will Discuss
Child Rearing Over WBNS-TV
Next Thursday at 1 p.m., a
new series of discussions by sev
eral Catholic women of the Dio
cese will be televised on the Co
lumbus Churches program on
“WBNS-TV.
The series under the direc
tion of Father James Kraus,
S.T.D., of St. Charles Seminary,
will discuss particular prob
lems that arise in the rearing
of children, in all age groups.
Next Thursday discussion will
concern small children, the fol
lowing week, “Teaching Religion
in the Home” will be the topic.
Other problems which will be
discussed in subsequent pro
grams are approaches to sex edu
cation with adolescents and the
training of retarded children.
Among the women who will ap
pear are: Mesdames Barbara De
Vol, Betty Strapp, Ruth Laugh
lin, Marie Zimmer, Helen Sherry,
Jean Southworth, June Duffy,
Dorothy Orlos, Rita Winkle, Mary
1 Matto, Henrietta Ryan and
.Sue Finneran.
-----------------o-----------------guidance
We9re Beginning
Our Sixth Year
With this issue The Catholic
Times begins its sixth year of
publication. The staff of the
Times wishes to thank all of the
clergy and laity in the Diocese
who have so loyally supported
the newspaper during our five
years of independence.
We would especially like to
thank the many parish corre
spondents and others who have
given us stories and ideas for
stories. This cooperation makes
wider and more interesting news
paper coverage possible.
To the Reverend Clergy, Religious
and Faithful of the Diocese of Columbus.
My dear Brethren:
ave to Go Outside United States to be A Missionary
py smiles each time we came for
a visit.
When Father Schweitzer ex
plained to me our great responsi
bility toward the migrant work
ers who were now members of
our parish, I began to realize the
importance of being able to com
municate with them.
Each time that we visited the
camp we became closer, especial
ly to the Trevino family. Since
Gabino Trevino was the oldest
and wisest of the group of fami
lies, he acted as spokesman and
counselor of the entire camp. We
were now “muy buenos amigos”
(very good friends).
We have since learned a great
deal about the Trevino family and
the Mexican customs and their
way of life. The Trevino family
can be described as a typical Mex
ican family—a very devout fami
ly who pray daily to Jesu Cristo,
the Blessed Mother whom they
call “La Santisima Virgen de
Guadelupe and several saints in
whom they have great faith.
They are very faithful to at
tend mass each Sunday and are
very Inxious for their children
to receive a Catholic education
and catechism instruction.
Senor Gabino Trevino is a very
intelligent and well-read man who
There are many important questions affecting education
which come to us at the beginning of a new school year. Pas
tors are burdened trying to find room for the increasing number
of children enrolling in schools. Sisters and teachers share the
*nxist:es of oarents to do their full duty to the youth entrusted
to th-m for the essential work of Christian education.
There is on* important group of students who merit
^special attention at this time. We can provide fairly well for
the religious instruction of all children in elementary schools
and we are presently breaking the bottle-neck which hampered
our efforts in caring for th* young ladies and gentlemen of
the high school and secondary educational level. But Pastors and
parents must share the heavy responsibility for the continuing
Catholic education of the young men and women in th* college
and university years.
Education for the Catholic means increasing knowledge
in religion as well as in the arts and sciences and professional
studies. This is a continuing obligation as well as an opportunity
for the student. One cannot expect to develop th* true stature
of a worthy Christian unless the opportunity for growing in
the knowledge of religion keeps pace with age and wisdom in
pursuing secular branches of learning.
In a Catholic college or university, as in all our schools
of lower rank, God is at th* center of th* curriculum. In stat*
and non-sectarian colleges and universities- religious instruction
is hardly more than an unimportant elective.
If a Catholic student by the force of circumstances wishes
to enroll in such a college or university he must first clear the
enrollment with his pastor, who in each instance will determine
what opportunities are present at the desired school for ful
filling the Catholic student's duty to his religious education
and the faithful practice of his Faith.
If permission is granted the student to enroll in a non-Cath
olic college or university it must be based on the premise that
the student can continue religious instruction end practice.
This is much more than simply fulfilling th* Sunday Mass
obligation. It means usually that there is a Catholic Center
directed by Chaplains who provide regular instructions in Ca
tholic Doctrine on a college level that the Chaplains ar* avail
able for counsel that libraries of the Centers offer books in
philosophy, history and religion as aids to Catholic learning
and finally Centers where the young Catholic students may
meet one another and take part in wholesome social activities.
With all these conditions present there is still th* serious
obligation on the part of the student to enroll and participate
regularly in the Catholic Centers' religious doctrine courses and
th* other activities conducive to loyalty and the Faith.
Recently, my dear Brethren, w* rejoiced in the coming
to th* Diocese of the Paulist Fathers who ar* now in charge
of Newman Hall, the Catholic Center at Ohio State University.
The Catholic student* at the University ar* entrusted to th*
Paulist Fathers in the hooe that the students will recognize not
only their duty of attending the religious courses which will be
arranged for them but also their opportunity for gaining a high
sense of zeal and loyalty to their holy Catholic heritage.
The Paulist Fathers and th* Diocesan Fathers assigned to
various student centers in the Diocese regard their work as an
apostolat* of essential importance. It is not only an apostolat*
affecting great numbers but one of first importance. The Catho
lic students in the stat* and non-sectarian colleges will take
their place with th* men and women seeking places of leader
ship in the public and professional life of our communities. They
will be th* leader* in business, labor and industry and especially
th* fathers and mothers of our future homes. What they learn
about their Catholic fait'- -nd practice in their college exper
ience will be of tremendous significance to the Church and
society in later years.
This statement of Newman Chaplains in 1955 declares th*
position we hold in this serious matter: “A Christian education
is best achieved in th* Catholic College and university where
God is centrally studied and daily worshipped." The Chaplains
of Catholic Centers do not think of their work as competition
with the Catholfc College nor as a substitute for it. Under th*
of the Church they see th* Catholic Center program
as a necessary bridge between two indisputable facts:
1. There can be no real education unless God is at its center.
2. Thousands of Catholics ar* in colleges and universities
where God is not the center.
The lesson for all Catholic students and their parent* can be
summed up in these sentences—
The best place for the Catholic student is th* Catholic Col
lege. Th* best place for the Catholic student on a non-Catholic
campus is the Newman Hall or Catholic Center.
I beg God's blessing on the Priest* and students, who per
force of circumstances, must carry on the work "f religious
education in an environment that may be indifferent or hostile
to their Catholic Faith. Mqy their fidelity be known by constant
loyalty to the Catholic principles of personal and social sanctity.
May they be fervent in promoting and defending Christ's truth.
September 25, 1956
Devotedly in Christ
MICHAEL J. READY
Bishop of Columbus
is interested in everything. He
can discuss intelligently nearly
every subject in Spanish and he
is extremely interested in learn
ing English. He wants his chil
dren to learn English, too, so that
they can reach a higher station
in life.
They are not unhappy in their
present position, but life can be
very “dura” (hard) at times when
one is not certain where the next
“centavos” are coming from to
feed his children.
They love the United States
and the “americanos” and would
like for some of their children,
at least, to have some of the ad
vantages, especially educational,
that we enjoy here in the U.S.
They are not particularly inter
ested in possessing our many
modern conveniences, for they
are hard-working and industrious
people and enjoy doing a good
day’s work: but they are fascinat
ed by many of our things here
and would like to learn a’.l about
them. They do everything for the
love of God and always supple
ment their wishes or remarks
with “si Dios quiere,” which
means if Gbd is willing. Their 12
children beginning with Roberto,
the oldest, who is 20 years old.
are all very intelligent, too, alert
The head of the fraternal or
ganization. Supreme Knight
Luke E. Hart, will take part in
Philadelphia’s first civic observ
ance of the day. Mr. Hart will
attend a Mass offered by Arch
bishop John F. O’Hara, C.S.C., of
Philadelphia in St. Regis Church
and then will take part in a pro
gram in Independence Hall.
He will address a nationwide
radio audience over th* Mutual
network that evening at 7:15 p.
m., EDT.
The day will be used as a time
Bishop Ready
Will Confer
Minor Orders
Tomorrow
Bishop Ready will confer minor
orders on 40 seminarians at 9 a m.
Saturday, at the Pontifical Col
lege Josephinum, Worthington, ac
cording to Msgr. Paul A. Gier
inger, rector.
Those receiving First Tonsure
are: Joseph Bahr. William C. Bar
tek, Norbert J. Campbell, James
A. Dechant, John T. Dewan, Rob
ert J. Eimers, James T. Fitzger
ald, Robert M. Fosselman, Vincent
A. Linnebur, James A. Muha,
Herbert L. Notch. Thomas M.
O’Donnell, Paul A. Sicilia, Will
iam S. Skylstad, Robert R. Thom
as, Lawrence J. Wack, Edward A.
Wawrzynski.
A Glenmary Missioner, Joseph
O’Brien, is the only seminarian
receiving the Subdeaconate.
Those receiving the Diaconate
are the following Reverend Sub
deacons: Leonard S. Alimena, Har-
ry O. Barker, Hugh J. Biggar, Al
fred L. Camp, Robert F. Cham
berlain, Edward R. Frank, Ed
ward A. Frueh, Philip J. Heslin,
Charles E. Horn, Richard
E. Horvath, Eugene C.
Kohls, Harry H. Linnebrink,
James H. Linnenbrink, James C.
LaCaze, Joseph Pacheco, Gerald
W. Polley, Dino F. Riccomini, Paul
E. Roswog, Joseph A. Schumach
er, James A. Siefker, Michael F.
Szupper., Joseph O. Weber and
Herbert J. Willman.
and interested in all things as to
their father.
They are all “bonitorf” (pretty
or good looking, as we say), ra
ther light in color, and are
polite and well-mannered. Natu
rally the smaller ones Pepe,
Mario, Blanca Estela, Armando,
Raquenel and even Raul, who is
11—are very “traviesos” at times,
as all normal children are who
enjoy life: The word “traviesos”
in English means playful, teasing,
even annoying and bothersome at
times.
Most of the Mexican children
mind their parents very well and
there is a very close relationship
of love between the parents and
their children. The mother spends
most of her time with her family
and she is naturally the center of
the entire family, whether she
has 3 or 4 children or 12 or more.
They never stop to think about
whether they can afford to have
more children (as many "ameri
canos” unfortunately do here) be
cause “ninos”, or children, are
gifts of God and He will help pro
vide for them.
The Trevinos have no baby-sit
ter problems because they seldom
leave without taking at least
some of the “ninos” with them,
even to the grocery to buy the
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Monsignor DeBlanc has
some ideas how to Make
Marriage Click on page
four this week.
Price Ten Cents $3.00 A Year
Ike Asks U.S.
To Celebrate
Columbus Day
Local Observance Friday
Will Honor Discoverer
President E senhouer has invited Americans to mark
Columbus Day “with ceremonies commemorative of the
sighting of land by Columbus and his crew on their west
ward voyage in 1492.”
The Chief Executive formally
set October 12 a* Columbus
Day in a proclamation which
called attention to "th* vision,
the daring and th* achieve
ments" of the greet explorer.
“The passing of the centuries
has not dimmed the glory of his
exploits, which continue to in
spire and encourage all of us
who are his heirs to seek broader
fields of endeavor and new ways
of understanding our planet and
its peoples,” the proclamation
said.
Columbus Day will see hun
dreds of Knights of Columbus
programs presented by local
chapters around the country.
Officials from the organiza
tion's national office will take
part in many.
to stress the bonds between the
United States and the 20 Latin
American Republics in programs
formulated by the National Citi
zens Committtee for Columbus
Columbus Day
In Columbus
11 A.M. Wreath laying at Old
Columbus Statu* in State
Hous* Grounds. Knights of
Columbus honor guard.
11:30 AAA. Luncheon for com
mittee end guests at Neil
Hous*.
1 P.M. Plaque unveiling at New
Columbus Statue in front of
City Hell.
2 PAA. Tour of City by visiting
dignitaries.
6:30 PAA. Banquet, Neil Hous*.
Main speaker will be Judge
Adrien Bonnelly, of the Mu
nicipel Court -vf Philadel
phia.
10 PAA. Grand Ball, Queen Isa
bella crowned.
I
All Dey No school in Dio
cese.
Day which has headquarters in
Washington.
Many of the nation's paroch
ial and public school systems
will take pert in the commit
tee's plan to have schools pre
sent programs stressing th*
need for increased understand
ing between the Americas.
Sister Mary Janet of the Com
mission on American Citizenshit)
at the Catholic University of
America, Washington, is one of
three co-chairmen of the educa
tion committee of the group.
Last year, according to the cit
izens's committee, 32 governors
issued proclamations on. Col cm
bus Day and some promoted
statewide observances.
Latin American Ambassadors
in Washington took part in many
ceremonies. The Spanish Am
bassador laid at wreath at the
statue of Columbus in Union S.a
tion Plaza a short distance from
the Capitol. Later the Ambassa
dor, Jose M. de Areilza, held a
reception at the Spanish em
bassy. Secretary of State and Mrs
Dulles were among the 800 per
sons there.
Columbus Day
Dispensation
By virtu* of a special indult
granted by the Holy See to the
Bishops of the United States,
the faithful of the Diocese of
Columbus are hereby dispens
ed from the law of abstinence
on th* civil holiday, Columbus
Day, Oct. 12.
Those who* avail themselves
of this dispensation ar* exhort
ed in charity to make an offer
ing or works ‘hat aid the poor
and needy.
James Carroll
Vice-Chancellor
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