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But we venture to suggest that if the true answers in clinging to our sacred Catholic beliefs . Truthfully may it be foundations of belief , for example , the reading of anti-Catholic sinner to repent : activities which of themselves attack the very island . Whatever our faults , past or present , we have succeeded faithless outnumber the faithful ? We confidently believe not celebrate the Feast of our National Apostle with deep gratitude neglect of the means of grace the Mass . the sacraments , daily Honest pride in the spiritual triumphs of the past is com- to this fearful loss . Here are some of them : serious and continued portion of its people , then defection on a nation-wide scale of our Catholic religion . Let a man find in his conscience these said that . by God's grace . Ireland has the Faith . ' But as an one . But He may . And He sometimes does . Now should these were known , they would be the cause of previous shock to many dire causes be found in an entire nation or in a notable pro- to listen to the voice of the Good Shepherd beseeching the We thank God that Christian loyalty and fervent Catholic living areas ? In large urban areas ? Obviously we do not know the Sunday through your own fault ? And suppose , furthermore , prayer ; ingrained habits of mortal sin and hard-hearted refusal was asked this one blunt question : Did you miss Mass last individual can lose that treasure , so too can a nation . In proof acknowledgment of the fact that for fifteen hundred years the four causes of defection or indeed even one of them-and he father dermat , C.P. hat every answer was honest . What sort of result would such a WITHIN recent months Archbishop Montini of Milan told a national survey produce ? What proportion of our people would of the story plays into the hands of the devil . Thus , while we this , nothing must be allowed to blind us . little or no excuse ? What would the proportion be in rural petition is called for last in the not-too-distant future we be are glorious realities in the Ireland of to-day . To the truth of the private property of our race . There is merely a humble iving Faith has been woven into the pattern of life on this our becomes a genuine danger . phrase , the Faith of the Irish . " In these five words there is pulpits in every corner of the world , will come the ringing But one wonders about the other side of the picture . Suppose could it be truthfully said of this country of ours that its who will read these lines . of this , history offers grim evidence . mendable . But he who makes no attempt to read the other side had there are more unfaithful than faithful souls in their dioceses . found unlawful to the heritage of St. Patrick . defection from the Faith ? Very many causes can contribute n some particular day every Irish Catholic of church-going age the Month of the Faith . On or near March 17th. from What brings upon a Catholic the supreme tragedy of total have to admit that Holy Mass was missed deliberately and with no suggestion that the gift of belief is , in some way or another , nust realise that he is preparing his soul for the total loss of God for the past , we should not forget that a prayer of conference of Italian priests that they must face the fact erence of Italian priests that they must face the Nihil Obstat : Imprimi Potest : censor Dep. James Fitzpatrick , M.A.D.D. , Joannes Carolus , Archiep . Dublinen . archiep . --- Page 9 --- Mother-House , Rome . attached to Passionist . SS. John and Paul , 1959 march . Basilica of itselforship . No. 11 . --- Page 10 --- luring his early sojourn in Britain . His " digs The Connolly Association is now more than n the hope that " something was being done common determination to defend democracy . ion in those early days should grow strong So , without much thought , he probably joined and suffered and died for the regeneration of doubt be celebrating its twenty-first birthday . whether it would be worthwhile becoming a and West London , to Coventry and Liverpool need of companionship and understanding . home in Ireland , and it was therefore only filled with the memory of him who had fought left-republican and socialist groups among the " Curragh Mutiny " and " Class Struggle . " Freedom . This , after a time , was replaced by An official newspaper was launched and was It was established in the year 1938 at the was made up , to use the official statement , of Association were above reproach . It " based Internationalism " and " British Imperialism " and " The Labour Movement . " The young exile felt lonely and out-of-place given the high-sounding name of Irish should study its history and aims and see Park its speakers discussed such subjects as Was it , any wonder that the Connolly Associa- were not all that could be desired . He felt the people . And the reason is not difficult to was issued under a different name . Irish exiles , " and it was " held together by a twenty years old . In the near future it will no for the freedom of Ireland and the good of the Irish , it was Catholic as well . member . And this is what I found . Engineers' Hall , Doughty Street , London . It Irish who were away from home . Connolly " and immediately his heart was conclusion that , since the Association was Ostensibly the aims and aspirations of the IKE a flourishing tree , the Association Something Being Done " Replaced " and " another " are possibly incorrect ; for it was the self-same paper which THE Association attracted quite a number of spread out its branches to North London another paper entitled . THE Irish Democrat . d Manchester . From the rostrum at Hyde atural that , on my arrival in England , certain . The young exile heard the word reland . And he doubtless jumped to th --- Page 11 --- ook a sudden unfavourable turn . ' Disagree- ame to Czechoslovakia and the government sent centred round the breaking up and which cannot immediately be put to the test . popists out " of Ireland . Meanwhile , the grossly false impression was choice on the capitalist ) is replaced by the right to work ( which puts the ones on you and the being given to the unwary that the fact that ishops led by Archbishop Beran conducted a them nor to stay in Ireland , but take care not time taking one's politics as well . istributing among the peasants of the vast vent so far as to declare that " it has become that there can be nothing good under Com- which you do not agree with in questions . keep you going , you must fend for yourself . must you refuse to associate with him in increasingly clear to Catholics in Czecho- stopping emigration breach to the exiles telling an organisation is Communistized not ensation offered by the Government , the A Bishop Warns . to join the Connolly Association , " was a N the same issue the Soviet Constitution was message in the August issue of 1957 ... In the May issue of 1958 another contributor It was the desire of opening the eyes of the firm assurance . " If the mother bird can't advocated in preference to the Western rave freedom , but no right . ' Parents don't know everything . ' Iconstantly improved . promoters declared that it was possible to take hurch estates . Ignoring the handsome com- one's religion from Rome without at the same ierce campaign of protest . ' a special appeal , intimating that he might " one slovakia as to the Catholics in the People's inwary exile to the dangers that lurked in the People who never bother their heads about matters of instant and urgent concern ? day return to kick the profiteers and mon- pronunciations of the Vatican are moved by Democracies of Eastern Europe - that the necessarily hinder it from being Catholic . The THE method of recruiting Irish exiles was 337 o work . a very different thing . Here you any reason against unity in immediately ? ' To the embittered exile the Association made temporal aims . ' states : " I think we are wrong in thinking In the January issue of 1950 a contributor Soviet Constitution . they asked . " Because a man holds views And so the subtle praise of Communism " Well , you're either in or out , ' was , the In the U.S.R. constitution , the freedom munist rule . ' orms of democratic government ... . " . Is difference of opinion in ultimates went on . time taking one's politics as well . --- Page 12 --- they kept their membership a secret . ' The fact . however , remains that unwary exiles , fresh Birmingham , and have been struck by the attendance for all those seventy-five meeting - But I maintained that you were doing these eyes of Irish Catholic workers . You have put is impossible to give a definite reply . But I meetings' held at Hyde Park , and the total Association . If they were members , at least this would immediately condemn you in the must counsel before it is too late . to write the following letter to " The Irish trimate unwary minds with the Communist have been given to understand that the condemns divorce , godless education , Socialism affiliations and objectives because you know rom home . may feel tempted to join its ranks . for advocating the release of Irish prisoners . come to mock and heckle . we must put wise to the truth . It is these we at Hyde Park in London and the Bull Ring in truth , but by Communist propaganda ... . ' declining in recent years . And I have been have evoked much interest . defenders of Irish workers , in order to indoc- things for an ulterior purpose , namely , to win 338 . attended . " Many of those who did attend could Connolly Association that caused the Most sidering that there are at least a quarter of a on the disguise of being ultra-patriots and and Communism . " If you pretend that these demonstrate that you are guided not by Catholic Democrat " in the spring of 1949 ... . Rev. Dr. Michael Browne , Bishop of Galway , there were others in the crowd who had simply soys and girls in England . I did not blame you are not bound to obey the Pope when he alone . it would appear that the meetings cannot HAVE met very few Irishmen who admitted influence of this organisation has been steadily be classified as " uninterested sightseers . " And and hearts of present-day exiles in Britain ? It Surely , " his Lordship continued , " you million " Irish resident in the city of London of 1957 , there were seventy-five open-air that they were members of the Connolly It is these that we must warn . It is these matters are not part of Christian moral teach- did not exceed twenty thousand people . Con- You dare not openly away your Communist I did not blame you , " he declared , " for ing , that they are purely politics , you thereby sav that between the Easter and October present at some of the open-air meetings both fact that these meetings were so poorly cannot be so ignorant as to assert that Catholics THE question remains : how great a hold recruits for Communism . providing amenities for the benefit of Irish has the Connolly Association on the minds I am quoting from official sources when I Party line . . --- Page 13 --- Smithson begins I'd like to say a few mu- set of travers or devotion or pious practices . ductory words about what the Sacraments as devoutly as we can : that's very important to fill our souls with Christ's life and to make to prepare for the Sacramento or assist at Mass That is ... . I'm not even a convert but I hope to supply the needs of all who draw on them . present us to His Heavenly Father as His true Of course I don't mean to say we don't have That's because they have a special value Our Lord will always and without jail use to produce Our Lord's life in that person's and dying-even then the Sacrament is able and far more necessary to us than any other soul . The Seven Sacraments and Holy Mass Mass and the Sacraments it's quite different . Baptism or a good Catholic who is unconscious should mean to us . Along with Holy Mass , provided we don't approach them unworthy , them to form us to his own likeness and to any effort on our part , as it were , Mass and themselves a tremendous power - a power the Sacraments already contain within brothers and sisters . Even " when a person us ever more like Him . They're His own very tions and on our personal effort . With Holy in themselves . In our private prayers and to be one soon . I've been coming to Fr. Bruno good works , very much depends on our inten- And now Mr. Smithson is going to tell us some- dear friends , " he began , " I'm only a convert . Christ's life , filled to capacity and ever ready thing about Baptism in particular . " profit by them . But even before we have made receiving a Sacrament-like a little child at special , personal gift to each one of us , and place in the Church . They're far more vital and the harder we try to do it , the more we'll can't make any preparation at all before the Seven Sacraments have a very special are therefore like enormous store-houses of up at the monastery for instruction during the 339 IVL as he jumped narrowly to his feet . " My TR. Smithson nearly knocked over his chair --- Page 14 --- have to leave the company of Satan into which wonderful they are and how often we depend past nine months , and I hope to be baptized our first parents have led us , and take sides and received in the Church in a fortnight's terribly embarrassed speaking to you life-long who had deceived them . against the God who I will put enmity between these and the to drive the demon and his legions away from to every word the stranger said . " I feel few peace at the Catholic bookshop in wonderful gifts God had given them , they were said . They said that Baptism and Confirmation woman . between your seed and her seed : he put right . ' And He put it right through Our things they did and suffered for us , so many for his heel . ' But to benefit by the victory of them for granted and is inclined to forget how Lord and His Holy Mother : through all the we're going to baptized . the priest meets us on them in our everyday lives . They said I first part of Baptism is about our renouncing . once and for all , our first parents' dealings with the devil ; with that lost angel who is so And now I'll tell what both he and Fr. Bruno shall crush your head and you shall lie in wait was preparing for my Baptism and fresh from my instructions on it , and therefore I was time . " There was a stir of surprise and interest Catholics to-night-especially as first speaker wearing a purple stole round his neck-it's so to speak taking sides with the devil Allegiance to Christ our King , an oath that Our Lord and His Mother over the devil , we strongly when Fr. Joachim asked me to do it . deceive us into losing God's friendship . When the Church's way of saying she's sorry to see at the first Forum meeting . ' I protested very prays time and again in the name of the Church , We have to make a very solemn Oath of Baptism . When our first parents displayed among the parishioners who were hanging on Fairburgh . It's something well worth reading centuries ago . You remember God's words are the forgotten sacraments forgotten Rite of Baptism' which you can buy for a in one of those little pamphlets containing the 340 envious of us because God loves us , and who is Well then here are a few reflections on round God's Son . the Saviour of the world . the obvious one to speak about it . will bind us as long as we live . first thing that God in His Mercy set out to for yourselves . As I was saying , then , the once and for all with those who are gathered in the sense that every born Catholic takes powerful and running in the shares he sets to God and lost for themselves and for us all the A ND that's exactly what happens in the had loved and created them . That was the A first part of Baptism . You'll find it all to the devil after the fall of Adam and Eve : us still in the devil's company . Then the priest --- Page 15 --- virtue , and " only after this has been proved The governing body established by Our of life and in the manner of his death . Before is now in possession of heavenly glory and rom the Pope . From the first Christian century granting any official recognition of and per- alone could grant public veneration of a saint nised as a saint by the whole Church , since footrine and discipline are " decided by the bishop to bishop , to or from Rome itself , that until the Middle Ages , a bishop's sanction was able to intercede for us , such private conviction n his own province . The Supreme Pontiff the reputed holy person were truly of heroic for heroic sanctity of the proposed saint was and how Patrick came to be universally recog- neir divinely appointed office . All matters the martyrs , Laurence the Deacon in Rome and public devotions in church in honour of a a bishop's decree confirming the reputation command for the whole Church . The effect of explains why some saints obtained universal may , suffice only for private devotion . The sufficient for public ecclesiastical honour to be lways will be so be among the faithful that a martyr or other throughout every diocese . It was recognised , Prime or Patriarch exercised this authority recognition , and others of the early saints are , saint and for the public veneration of the body of his diocese regarded as a saint in holiness ord Jesus Christ in His Church is the Pope approval of the Pastors and Rulers of the even yet , honoured only locally in parish , In addition to his own episcopal power and In the first few centuries of the Church's ishops under the guidance of the Pope , or by was entirely local in the sense explained above . quickly given public honour as saints through- Church was always needed for liturgical and all martyrs , and " canonisation , " so to speak , mission for liturgical honour , the bishop had first to be satisfied that the life and death of lusive argument . " In some places , only the Yet it was by devotion spreading locally from how our Irish saints were " canonised " locally . given in his diocese to one whom the faithful Cyprian , Bishop , in North Africa , were very by common repute for sanctity and by con- history , the saints , with few exceptions , were Authority , a bishop can receive further authority No matter how widespread a conviction may discipline of the Church . equivalent to Beatification in the present he Pope himself acting as Supreme Authority diocese , province or country . It also explains and the Bishops . They are Peter and the or the whole Church . It has always been and out the entire Church . This " local " method and relics . 34l . postles for us , and are their successors in holy person was heroic in virtue on earth and as it always must be , that he alone could --- Page 16 --- r634 A.D. put an end to all discussion regarding Church in times gone by . Not many of the councils . " The Bull of Pope Urban VIII in tion , by withdrawing it altogether and reserving episcopal authority to beatify for local venera- tion examined in councils , particularly general this was the method by which public veneration early Irish Saints were martyrs for the Faith , the end of the eleventh century , several Popes vas granted officially by the Pastors of the miracles of persons proposed for public venera- had restricted the authority of bishops , and also the right to " beatify " which bishops and to the Holy See all right and authority to Urban VIII finally and exclusively reserved Pontiffs , with restriction to certain places and the Church now , was not made until com- locally , as bishops hitherto had been permitted outside of the place for which permission is to do . In other words , he reserved to the Pope out their extraordinarily hard lives and penances mission to generate granted by the Roman required them to have " the virtues and alone , not only the right to " canonise " but unlawful to pay to the person known as Blessed Patriarchs had exercised formerly . From about Our modern Beatification is then " a per- to certain liturgical exercises . Thus it is paratively recent times . In 1634 A.D. Pope ( i.e. the Beatus , Beatified ) public reverence were indeed a form of martyrdom . granted , or to recite an office in his honour , or Saint " which obtains in the discipline of approve a saint for public veneration . Even it to the Holy See . The distinction between " Blessed " and 342 --- Page 17 --- I am speaking of our early weeks in our new If you think they don't learn a lot from that instead of about trivialities or worse ? while there is a social evening , with no formal triplets so that we could enjoy all the chances good time in a Christian way , right at home , some system or committee or organization . to almost in the position of wishing we were all that some of the pain of bereavement is initi- ing of a few or of many , and you'll never hear invite them in for a friendly class of something , dozens of homes , where you can have a gather- gated . If anybody is ill , people offer to help like a flood , and everybody is such good friends talking about God and religion and morality , It has created a big circle of Catholic families - we have for friendly evenings , friendly visits family to family , until you can almost feel it . we've lived in this new suburb , but I wonder people , was to start a study club . That one believe me , we're not lonely now . We're real love going like electrical current from a word you shouldn't hear - and neither will how many hundreds of other parishes need to programme . The youngsters some of whom home , and emphatically I am not saying any Can you imagine the wonderful influence it is all over the place . on children to have parents gathering and do the sort of thing that we got started . get them started in new friendships . for this or that gathering . BUT they are like people everywhere . They finer folks you won't find anywhere on this . short of marvellous . Here are dozens of families , VOBODY we know about moves into our homes of members , and every once in a your children . club subsequently has grown into six or eight . The Christian Way . and invited over to this house or that house Nobody is angry with anybody : there is a YOU see . all our study clubs meet in the and some Protestants , too who know other If anybody dies in this circle of ours , the sympathizers with their Mass cards flow in Varea nowadays without being called upon , like to go brashly up to somebody they never are teen-agers now-see Christians having a circles of families , and they others , and so on . What was needed was some kind of set-up , in any way possible . Revolve in certain circles , and they don't saw before . They have a certain shyness . thing against the people of our new parish . The Christian effect on families is nothing 343 Well , we've remedied the situation since What we did , when we got to know a few earth . Shyness . --- Page 18 --- sort of thing , you've got another think coming . But the point of all this is not study clubs . parish is a spiritual family . It is the business parish is something that the parish ought to knowing that the telephones are ringing around because when that many people live closely and women in the circle of families formed by of the Faith , learn their immense significance . our study clubs who are Catholics largely because that circle reached out and embraced because people get their teeth into the truths get busy praying for you . member of the family is given plenty of oppor- the circle , and families are being tipped off to something of the sort-there's nothing like That's not so in cities , and for good reasons . work of any parish . There are not a few men of the people of a parish to see that each they were children . You can hardly over-emphasize the import- places , and have known one another ever since having for a raise or a better job , or when one you , in time of worry or trouble , or when you're ance of social relationships in the life and the People in cities take on a kind of reserve . together . it's almost a necessity to erect a bit and live them better . It is a wonderful thing lonely family in the spiritual family of the a study club although I think you would if tunities for them to be friends . Maybe you don't want to start , or belong to . be ashamed about-and do something about . Another thing-there's nothing that comforts MITY people aren't apply or anything like to have a bunch of families working together panionship to make people realize that machinery for getting them together when of the kids isn't doing so well in school , or of privacy around yourself . to understand the Faith better to become Now if this isn't a parish job then I don't In a small town , or out in the country . family is a natural and physical unit . ' The tunity to be sociable and not to be lonely . A under that make neighbourliness more difficult neighbourliness . they're strangers , and for arranging oppor- anything of the sort , but fine people . for them than for folks who grow up in small broadens your mind . The point , however , is neighbourliness is automatic . It just happens . meet anywhere , but there's got to be some you knew what fun it is , and how it opens and snow the meaning of the word parish . A Parish Need . What . It's just the conditions they live No ; city folks are as nice as any folks you'll THERE'S nothing like good Christian com- Catholics are not agree and not hermits or them . 344 . Personally I favour a study club etcircl --- Page 19 --- inishment on a child , and so has the man , woman , # The mean , low streak of cruelty can show things beyond my understanding . are disgring the human race . sinking to the level of hell for entertainment . lame or the rags of the beggar . are all alike , all cruel , all indulging a vicious love are instruments of cruelty , cutting into the heart then , it becomes a form of madness . anger , the boy or girl who hits the younger children look at yourself and ask yourself what exactly are cruel to others or to animals . others , who mocks the infirmities of the old or the more that God sends suffering to those who are boy or girl whose tongue tutters cruel words to in many ways - all ugly . GOD must hate cruelty , I think . It makes man and wounding the God Who made you , that you " And there is a truly terrible side to it . that is for inflicting pain . you doing . The answer is that you are insulting a stray dog or cat . falling in with such ideas of " fun , " take a " the father , or mother , who inflicts severe corporal the flesh . ' so like Satan , doesn't it ? cruety is in danger of becoming a slave to it and , WATCH out . won't you , and if you find yourself who were dragging Christ to a pitiable death took YES , the iceberg . ibine tongue , the magazine # I have a notion-it's only a notion and no SO has the teacher who enjoys weilding the cane . # I have seen it happen , though it is not for me It was that horrible streak that showed when those like to hear that or not . You have a cruel streak in you . time off to crown Him and mock Him and jeer at Him . tongue that tortures husband or wife these Yet there are boys who think it fun to stone TERRIBLE to think of that . # Oh yes . tongues can be instruments of cruelty . and soul just as cruelty as a whip could cut into hat the man , woman , boy or girl who indulges i the taunting boy or girl who goads the teacher to nantiness in you ! ' And I don't care whether you & Fun ! . There is nothing very amusing in 245 . to judge them or to pretend that I understand # You are mean , cowardly ! There is no --- Page 20 --- Peter's invitation . Churches said in Istanbul . Turkey , that he received with joy the Pope's appeal for lines which we found in a recent issue of the world leader of the Eastern Orthodox name of Christ and who read His holy Gospel , and where the communist regime has completely The joyous note of hope is struck in these gressing so well as in S. Korea . Here the problem is not seeking converts but attending the large appeal to the dissident eastern churches to return Patriarch " Athenagoras , referred to the Pope's Although several thousand Catholics remain in in the whole world is the work of the Church pro- this appeal comes from a Christian centre such as Patriarch Athenagoras , of Constantinople , told According to this Catholic Times report , his clever marking the New Year . He had revealed ious piety , of beneficent and blessed charity . brothers , who also carry on their foreheads the tion . There is a mass movement towards the Church . " In some cases , " writes Bishop Henry from wherever they come , but particularly when achievement in Korea We salute with joy all sincere appeals for peace the day before that he had written a reply to Pope John in his Christmas message specifically Pagan Missions : that area there has been little news from N. Korea of Kwangju , " whole villages have asked for In his address , the Patriarch said he prayed referring to his title as " Patriarch of New Rome , " new year in Jesus Christ " if the Pope's call for Christian reunion : Pope John . he would " pursue humbly . but fervently " the that of Old Rome . " mentioned the Orthodox Church . " He promised 346 he added : his clergy that " it would be the dawn of a really reunion could be fulfilled . " Loving invitation to unity " to our dear separated continuously for the " unity of all . " Implicitly umbers who come of their accord seeking instruc- to communion with the Holy See in an address to who are not insensitive to the inspirations of relig- disorganized the missionary church . But nowhere --- Page 21 --- THE DALLY MAIL may help you to a decision : story of her homeward journey to the true a picture ? The following clipping from of the ' shooting ' took place in the ' burned- out shell of the old Abbey . For the final his home . Was this a fitting finale for such to take some " shots " of Sean O'Casey in THE ROAD HOME . National Theatre was made recently . Most scenes , however , the unit moved to England A documentary film on the history of our entered the fold . sooks . all right . I've never asked them to do so . In the January No. of the Catholic attended services with the Gilchrist children . Digest , Mrs. John A. Harris tells the brief nent . If the Soviet Union wants to print my attend church . So" one day I explained to Mrs. Soon after that our youngest child Freda , having 347 . get money from West Germany . Israel . Hungary ... ... Gilchrist that because of a church quarrel our They have a different system there . They pay on baptized and confirmed , the rest of us had heard gave me literature to read , and said she would pray mission was readily granted . By the time she was Mrs. O'Casey does all the business . She pays Mrs. Sean O'Casey , who has been in New York . were Christians they could see that we did not that we would be granted the peace we so fervently Stride in our own Protestant congregation and They were Catholics , and while they knew we asked permission to take instructions . The per- fitting finale ? he taxes and bills , answers the letters , and receives youngsters drew us all together . " We had four children , and the friendship of the congregation was split , and we , not caring to be I try to get naid for anything I do . I'm sure Bernard Faith : Of course I get royalties from the Soviet what they print and not what they sell . ' shaw got his royalties . the cheques . fact and everybody knows it . But as a trade unionist recently received a chance for fr.000 royalties from cager to attend . In a few weeks , our entire family involved , were staying home . " I also told her that parents of a large family , moved next door to us . Russia . At first , she said she thought it was a I am a Communist . I've never hidden that of St. Cyprian's started a convert class , we were Union , " he said . " There's no secret in that . I Twenty years ago Mr. and Mrs. Cappie Gilchrist . the good will of neighbour's brought me and the I pay half of it over to the ... . Tory Govern- Over to Mr. O'Casey , at his Devon ( England ) soap coupon . quite a bit about Catholicism , and when the pastor told Americans that the O"Casey household had where three of her husband's plays were running . Mrs. Gilchrist spoke to me about Catholicism , tested . rest of my family into the Church , continuous strife did not find it in our church ve desired religious peace , but because of the home . --- Page 22 --- In 1950 , because of the wild rumours which structural collapse . Tomb of St. Peter has not yet been identified . ' four letters of Peter's name . ejaculations , and , in bold characters , the first having been erected as a monument to St Peter , and upon the wall which they discovered to be restarted . Pillars supporting the Basilica until they reached a wall of red tiles bearing to Roman Christians . There were many pious began to waver and had to be quickly rein vere spreading , the Vatican revealed its guarded secret " and the authorities announced " The some three years later , the experts at work Basilica . But there were plenty of delays in included men of many nationalities and forced with concrete . Many places had to be the name of the Emperor Aurelius Caesar . religions . Undisturbed they worked deeper This placed the date of construction as mid- second sentury . Early writings tell of a wal the work . Landslides occurred and work had left unexplored because of the danger of into the earth and extended further northward extended almost the entire length of the oleums along an underground pathway which were scratchings in Greek which were attributed In the dark passages beneath the Basilica the to penetrate into the dark world beyond the remain unknown to the world until such time as something definite had been established . Pius XII . An important decision had to be considered the matter with the late Pope their own families could be told of the task work continued . A few weeks later they began found , and inscriptions on sarcophagi identified The Administrator of St. Peter's , Monsignor urns which contained the ashes of pagans were Ludwig Kaas , listened to their story and then walls and soon an opening was chiselled into wise bound to secrecy . Everything was to made . And the Pope's answer was clear : ologists commissioned to supervise were like- for certain that the people buried in them were Christians . Coins , which were also found , So the work continued and all the Sampietrini indicated pre-Christian days . TS walls were covered with mosaics , many were sworn to complete secrecy - not even incredible beauty . of which depicted Christian themes . Several they were undertaking . A group of archae- Look and see what is there . ' what proved to be an ancient mausoleum of These two sources of witness around ancient outside --- Page 23 --- Peter's , Rome the excavators . St. infinite care . toiled with The world's museums hold priceless antiques the fact that a skull which is enshrined in the Basilica of St. John Lateran is traditionally Vespasian , the Emperor whose reign began a the bottom of which was found a simple , plain the original one , and on it were Latin writings . said to be that of the Saint . So , if the skeleton A curious circumstance , however , arises from of which were traditionally said to have existed . It is known that St. Peter was crucified . by the Vatican the only evidence acceptable is were placed led to the discovery of a shaft at And there was no skull . those of a large man of strong and powerful In the immediate area , a number of sarcophagi and the remainder from earlier times . The evidence must be irrefutable . be without skull . ' Slowly and patiently the as dating from the third and fourth centuries few months after the crucifixion of Peter . All were found some of which were identified within the sarcophagus was his , then it should covered it were labelled with the name of definite proof-no presumption is allowed . The peculiar manner in which the sarcophagi After three shrines were discovered - all the evidence seemed to point to one conclusion . evidence alone , but in the case of discoveries and unadorned sarcophagus . The tiles which NO the right was a second wall which had and opened it . The bones found within were build . Examination showed them to be the been built by Constantine in order to support experts worked their way to the sarcophagus the identity of which is based on circumstantial bones of one who died in the first century . I homes both were found to match in size , WHEN the skull was compared with the --- Page 24 --- and not the individual , and that anything readily realise how wrong that hunch could whose downright gullibility would have left mised . I was altogether wrong when I chose he shook his head . And , when I asked whether eradicate freedom in any shape or form . He Party all individual likes and dislikes , are or individual aspirations . The citizen of tolerance . And , as long as the Reds retain their Not even the slaves who used to toil and Tse-tung , there is a liberty and tolerance in be . Like all Communist-governed countries , Indeed , he goes out of his way to suppress and has built up a powerful Party in the China that particular adjective . I should have gone which Mr. Mao Tse-tung has drawn up for the evidence which must inevitably bring happiness . assurance that we of the West are entirely of Communism and the rise to power of Mao A trouble of looking at the Constitution compelled to go by the board . ' There is no China which he has come to dominate will " Before 1949 , " he declared . " the country Party must never be allowed to rear its head . many of my readers will have instantly sur- shrug . " I've just been reading about the Communist-governed China must always re- ascendancy there , there can definitely be no place here for personal hopes or private dreams munist China , he was compelled to answer : interested in the liberty of the individual . progress they're making out there and I had member that it is the Party that is important a fool completely in the shade . For. when I he had ever studied the Constitution of Com- Mr. Mao Tse-tung is not particularly that he governs , and in the interests of the which may conflict with the progress of the I'm not quite sure . " he answered with a mistaken as to the real conditions in Communist liberty in evidence ? " was my next question . in their train . ' further than that and referred to him as a man was poor and backward : but , since the advent there is no liberty in China . There is no inquired whether he had ever been to China . Then what makes you imagine there is china . NY man or woman who has taken the sweat beneath the glare of a tropical sun ever passage as merely " credulous . " But , as so L journalist who gave me the swift and firm HAVE recently come across a credulous described the author of the foregoing happiness . a hunch ... . 350 No . ' --- Page 25 --- every action which he does , should - if he is pretty-bourgeois ways of thinking and styles Documents of the " Eighth National Congress advanced socialist state , and on this basis to China into a great , mighty , prosperous and There are those in the Western hemisphere of the Communist Party in China . " And for sististarchin would appear mild and benign all its members to place the Party's interests one end only , and that one end is the further- further proof of the subjugation of the prevent and resist corrosion of bourgeois and and unpretentious , to study and work hard , By hook or by crook , " the Party must who would raise their voices against each and which I have quoted are taken from the room for a Liberal and broadminded outlook . overcome all difficulties in order to build above their personal interests , to be diligent a real member-be directed to one end and to advance towards the achievement of the this form of government . " There can be no ance of the Communist regime . every dictator : but even the harsheet form of There can be no leniency or clemency under loftiest ideal of mankind-Communism . ' Rightist or " Leftist' opportunist deviation The Communist Party of China requires individual in the interests of the Party take of work and guard against and defeat any to unite the broad masses of the people , and to & Far from it . The rules and regulations a look at the following passage ... . inside the Party . ' YOU think I am drawing the long bow ? --- Page 26 --- Would you consider this a good form of uttered a single word in praise of what Com- If you know anyone who utters or has pare the existing forms of government in the more in the Ireland of 1959 who will open their which he had made in the first place . foolishness and gullibility . There are many and the hardship under which the people of I asked my gullible journalist acquaintance and quotations which I had penned . very beginning . If he had known , he would Sure he didn't know . I knew that from the But the point to remember is this . This government to live under ? article on to him to read and ask him to com- this question when I had come to this point mouths and stupidly opine , when anything in my article and handed him over the facts particular journalist was not alone in his goes wrong , that " there is something to be munism stands for , do me a favour . Pass this didn't know before , " he added , by way of an free democracies of the West with the slavery Communist-governed China are compelled to said for Communism , after all ! never have uttered the foolish statements had read what I had written . " You see , I apology . pass their days . " Of course not ! " he explained , when he and it will surely amaze you . The Party ! lished have their quota of shortcomings . But a multitude of punishments , of which death and endeavours freedom and happiness are would imagine that the Party was a ' Deity to his shortcomings because through his ambitions The Party ! It is always the Party ! One Tse-tung and the regime which he has estab- he and his minions had since 1942 " done much to strengthen Marxist-Leminist education within they are not the ones he has in mind . He has It was Mr. Mao Tse-tung who declared that is used in the extracts which I have quoted . to-day absent in Communist-governed China , blotted out before the fierce onrush of Soviet- the Party ... ... But , " he added a little later is the speediest and not at the most unlikely . and because the highest and nobles of arms are in the same speech , " we still have , our short- Yes , make no doubt about it . Mr. Mao Count the number of times the word " Party ' be set on high and constantly worshipped . delightfully vague . It conveniently covers And this is freedom ? born ideas . 352 . THE wording " disciplinary action " is comings ... ... . lished have their quota of shortcomings . But and endeavours freedom and happiness are --- Page 27 --- Why is it that there is so very little about St. judge . We should concern ourselves with our own not , for with the judgment you judge , you shall be are externally pious and fulfil some of the external more prudent to keep St. Joseph , as it were , in the the good and the bad live side by side . Our Divine time break God's law in everyday life . God is their him who has authority to do so . St. Joseph is mentioned by name six times in St. just possible that there are certain Catholics who he had always deserved . He has been named this they cannot return to the practice of their faith . earlier ages is still evident in the absence of his dispassionate answer which follows . In this life How can the Church tolerate hypocrites so easily ? We confess that on reading your question in full to certain specified crimes . If an excommunicate is truly repentant , the penalty can be removed by lead Catholic lives for the rest of the week . F.G. the divinity of Jesus and the peerless holiness of for our sins and not for those of others . " Judge receiving Holy Communion who certainly do not because he has remained away for a long time from ( Dublin ) . If such a person wants to make a new start , all he Some lapsed Catholics think that they have been Will you please tell me whether or not this is true ? St. John's . In the first centuries some thought it interested Party ( ( Co. Armagh ) . Sr.M.T. ( Nottingham ) . has to do is to commence practising his religion excommunicated after spending a certain length of but only later in the Middle Ages did he begin to name from the Canon of the Mass . we were tempted to give a rather vigorous reply . Nevertheless , he was always accepted and honoured , that he is mentioned so little in the New Testament . A Catholic is never excommunicated simply Patron of the Universal Church and is honoured background , so as to underline the glorious fact on special feast days . but the partial neglect of time away from their duties , and that , because of receive that special place in our affections which Mary , that we find it easy enough to understand second thoughts , however , we decided on the of Our Saviour's miraculous conception and birth . again . Excommunication is a penalty attached his duties , e.g. Sunday Mass , Easter Communion . oseph . He effected himself so completely before Matthew's Gospel , five in St. Luke's , and twice in not mentioned at all in the Canon of the Mass ? - state before the Lord , realising that we must answer Joseph in the Gospels ? And is it not true that he is e seen people I know ... . going to Mass and ever Lord reminded us of this . Thus , it is more than Few saints lived such a hidden life as did St. " Interested Party " ( Co. Armagh ) . observances of their Faith , but who at the same --- Page 28 --- F. HURREY tells us the touching story of a Louvesc , and recalled the details of his life , a neighbour who was present soon told of opportunity of giving help . By active one of his pupils fell ill of fever and dysentry , the way of the boy's recovery . People came Overwhelmed with relief and joy , the parents In 1616 Regis entered the Jesuit novitiate was able to leave his bed immediately . sidered as a protector , a father . No one praise of Regis to all and sundry , but the hitherto unregarding of the family at his greatly for his ability and his holiness . When could ask too " much of him : inconvenience family kept their promise but nevertheless bedside , revived when Regis entered , and to pay greater attention to Regis's activities it seemed that he came closer when con- did not count if he could be sure of an priest begged them to keep silence . individuals , he showed souls a " practical assistance , and above all a 'loving care for and all hope of recovery had been abandoned , ' It is not I who have done this , " he said . at Toulouse and in due course was sent to a There the boys of the college admired him but God . Give your praise to Him . " The imitation of Christ . wanted to spread the good news and the teaching position at Le Puv in the Vivarais . to see for themselves and everyone began and to his preaching . Regis was called to speak to him . The boy , --- Page 29 --- seeing in each broken body the figure of ordinary folk who understood and began bishop's party to prepare the people for the a consequence , he drew huge crowds or One of these set up a whispering campaign suffering , were specially able to give glory of God in an excess of personal enthusiasm . the bishop " apologised and recalled him to and succeeded in making the bishop believe soever , and was removed from the mission . to go with a second priest in advance of the quickness of his mind and the surety of his the humiliation , making no protest what- that John Francis was forgetting the glory Regis was rebuked vigorously . He accepted his worth spoke for him so that eventually too , appreciated his apt illustrations , the vision . During that mission year , John respectable townsfolk objected to the odour and who , because of their poverty and had on occasion , however , to meet a number decided to visit the outlying villages and of lax priests who resorted his activities . Francis showed his compassion and reform- self particularly to them , showing himself He sought after and cared for the lost sheep , stantly . Always the reply was that he must By 1636 he was back at Le Puy doing Fortunately , priests and friends who knew as individuals who muttered , who were Outs " because of the services that he gave visit . John Francis did excellent work . He of these unwashed , battered wails and straws . to practise his counselling . Learned men . wait a little longer . Meanwhile he was sent thereby a model of the Good Shepherd . souls that were lovable despite appearances , specially for the ragbag vagrants . The more to God . ' So he gave time , services and him - and it was when he returned from this that himself the name " Father of the Down and John Francis , however , saw the unwanted again on a winter mission to the Vivarais . catechetical work and there gained for bodings of the townsfolk . women of the streets , despite the fore- dreamed of going to the mission fields of Canada . He petitioned his superiors con- ing ability when he started a refuge for IT was at this time that John Francis a friend , the saintly old rector of Aubenas , Le Puy . The following year , the bishop of Viviers hamlets of his diocese . Regis was chosen told him , " Canada , for you , will be the Vivarais . ' Canada , for you , will be the --- Page 30 --- them by leaving any request for his help to retire . he continued to give absolution St. John . To this spot , in a short time . priests realised how ill the man was . They on call for his people until St. Stephen's sought guidance for the future . From her that he might be given straw instead . Christ of paradise to him . With the whispered a great desire to help the poor and in due Day . After Mass there were still so many December 31st . Just before he left them . Duchesne" to pray to John Francis for light unanswered . He remained in the church to know God's will . She had been a course she became the foundress of houses . words , " Into Thy hands , O Lord , I com- nend my spirit ... ... " he slipped away to pilgrimage she returned filled with love and to get down the aisle to the professional . Pneumonia developed . Jesuits' came from pressed at the Revolution and she now Le Puy , Annonay and Tournon and were JOHN Francis was buried on January 2nd their beloved father . They maintained that Late in the afternoon , he fainted , falling He took a chair near the altar and sat there he . Regis , have such comfort ? The parish Canada . Mother Duchesne loved those for priest refused this request . Christ and His Mother opening the gates above him poured down an icy draught . Visitandine nun until her order was sup- pilgrims began to come , seeking to pav waiting for confession that he was unable resting-place for his body . The Jesuits for the Religious of the Sacred Heart in to hear his penitents . A broken window with him when he died near midnight on for another two hours . Again his strength he told his brothers that he saw a vision of those who awaited him . had had all taken from Him , so why should hustled him to bed but even then he begged On May 3rd. 1800 came Rose Philippine failed and it was only then that people and would have liked to have taken him to Le he should rest with them and they reburied 356 . For four days the man lav in fever . reverence and to ask the intercession of that he should not have to lie on a mattress . him under the altar of the side' chapel of Puv but the peasant folk refused to lose from his chair . He was revived , and , refusing in the La'Louvesc church . Immediately there arose an argument about the final John Francis . --- Page 31 --- urist Fathers , Balg dei . onvent of St. Louis ood Shepherd Conv. sil . athers of Charity , Cappoquin , Co. Wat- Nazareth House , Fal do . per , Co. waterf. do . Passionist missions and retreats . Retreat , Mount Argus , Dublin . --- Page 32 --- Forgotten Sacrament to introduce the second speaker . and even from the temporal punishment that Easter Baptisms ; and he places in our hand a of the Baptismal Rite changes . The priest puts on the white stole of joy , because he is about Holy Ghost , descends from heaven and takes thy baptism blameless : observe the com- this sacred ' washing ' is Christ's own sign . he of the Son and of the Holy Ghost . ' And because lighted candle a symbol of the Christ-life in together with the Saints in the Heavenly reminder of the white robes of baptismal done ! " from Fr. Joachim as the priest rose the priest having administered the great Sacra- him very much to hear a whispered " Well possession of those souls of ours-loving them . Christ : then he anoints our back to make us would otherwise have to be expiated once the Divine Life . The waters of Baptism are poured charity . ' Receive this burning light , and keep to make us true children of God , brothers and were born , because Adam , our first head and Court and live forever and ever . ' Amen ' . ' to a new life which flows into them from the the father of our race . had dealings with the sins were forgiven . Our souls are marked with henceforth we must be fearless crusaders of come to the nuptials thou movest meet Him another by the common sharing of His own sin : from the original taint with which we our souls which must now grow day by day at having survived his ordeal . It encouraged uniting them to Himself in a union that nothing ment , now anoints our heads with the same Our souls are strengthened , enlarged , raised uses it to cleanse our souls from every stain of living in them , filling them with Himself , hands of a priest at his Ordination . The priest strong athletes in the difficulties we must mandments of God , that when the Lord shall under the light of faith , fed by the flame of Heart of Christ , from the Wound in His Sacred Mr. Smithson sat down , obviously relieved three times on our heads as the priest says : sisters of Christ . United to Him and to one churches . Then before he bids us ' Go in peace . ' he places on us a small white linen cloth-a ( Continued from page 340 ) . demon ; and , in the case of an adult , from every Christ's own seal which can never be effaced . holy oil of Christism which is used to consecrate save sin can ever break . stain of personal "sin committed up to then . Side . The Great God Himself . Father . Son and baptized in the early Church , after the solemn who is within you , ' says St. Paul to his newly innocence worn for a week by the newly I baptize thee in the name of the Father and first anoints our breast to remind us " that " Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit face for Christ . And now the whole atmosphere baptised converts . Little wonder then that --- Page 33 --- could point out the remains of an ancient church- bobbing boat . though Sundays " up-the-river " It could be that Aidan Carroll had seen the possi- keeper , had packed for them . As he paddled the boat slowly into the needs that fringed the lake and and one to the far end of the lake so that Aidan But the set-up on an Irish lake was more romantic . little-girl air of being afraid last she fall out of the for the lunch and I won't be a jiffy . Don't be nervous , for Marion . several erratic expeditions to look at small islands the contents of the lunch-basket Ellie , the house- don't want to tip you out . There we are . Now life in London and boats were no novelty to her . dead mother's school-friend . They go boating on a mented lightly , and then . " Hold steady now . I She made the most of being helped , assuming a Everything is wonderful , " she said softly . he enjoyed the exercise of pulling the boat . like it , she thought . " Your hair looks wonderful with the sun shining Jumping catfish ! " he explained happily , IDAN was in high spirits . Summer sun elinted Maybe you'd " soon get tired of it . " he com- Are you any good at climbing ? " he demanded , with the excitement of a schoolboy in his voice . bilities . She smiled to herself . husband in the shape of Aidan Carroll , ' son of her laughed . The sight of the tall story rock-face was enough chapter four . on it . like that . It's few girls have hair that bright . " coldly , " Why ? " The water , the sun and the peace of the scene . Well , look , you get the things out of the basket There would be a great view from it . " ' Och , I'd love to get up on top of that rock . I'm afraid not , " she answered , somewhat A on the water and on Marion's golden hair and No. I couldn't climb that . " she stated firmly . The Story So Far-Mavion Davis , good-time-girl v the time they had reached the far shore-after from London , is set on capturing a prosperous wish I could stay for ever in Ireland . " take . sought a landing-place he glanced at Marion and he was healthily tired and hungry and eager to see I step out . Give me your hand and I'll help you . " on the Thames had been part of the fun of her gay Marion's heart leaped . This was something --- Page 34 --- Cordial greetings were exchanged and the permitted to enjoy the society of one so fair in an to the point of being almost ginger-haired , with and proceeded to lay out the provisions' they had slightly cocksure air and an affected manner of attractive blue eyes . " was called the Duke . He was tall , plump to you in preference to other mortals . that you are speaking . He was slim , well-turned-out and fair necessary introductions made and , in the course don't worry , ' Marion and ' I will be setting out for He turned to Aidan : " Why has fortune favoured that they must have a glass of wine . ovely a spot , made , surely , for romance ? " their lunch , though they explained that they had already eaten . When they declined , he insisted of them . Marion Davis saw why Peter McGovern into the Duke's hand with a laconic , " Here you Various took heart . ' thinking that he had resorted There was a general laugh and Derek Clair and pale blue eyes . she tried to keep track of what that fellow gets Derek Clair was older , twenty-six or so , with a announced that he was unromantically hungry and the Duke took the opportunity to reclaim home and I suppose Peggy and Derek can bear you naking a fuss of her and wondering if possibly " Worrying about him , " the Duke jeered . " the #R. mucilionsly enquired of Marion how she He bent over her hand , as he was introduced , up to . " are , old son , your loaf . " re fairer far . Ma'mselle , I am honoured . " only nineteen plain but with a pleasing expression meekly , " Your mother might be worrying about laughed . Bull in a china shop . " Aidan corrected . " but simple and she had " very little to say for herself . Lady . I salute you . The scene is fair . but you poor woman would be in her grave from worry it Omar Khayam , " A boat of bread , a glass of wine brought . Peggy assisted him . She was young , the bliss of man and maid . ' At me . ' flabbiness , and not unhandsome , with fair hair coiled round a shanelv head . ' Her manner " was liked Ireland " and " what she thought of the Aidan made them laugh by pushing a sandwich Aidan could be made to feel a little jealous . lake scenery and listened with deep interest to Yes . I suppose we should be going . " she agreed and proclaimed : and abundant dark hair which she wore in a plant the arrival of the others . as they brought you here . " Marion played up , secretly pleased that he was Hey there , " Aidan protested , " You should a sort of servant in the garden of Eden , disturbing I'd love a glass of wine . " Marion confessed her replies . " He invited her and Aidan to share have brought your own lady to the wilderness . and thou beside me singing in the wilderness , 260 " And your glass of wine " Derek The Duke turned to Marion , He did indeed , seem eager to be gone and beside me , " he pleaded . And wilderness were paradise now " - with hand Fair enough . " the Duke agreed . " I am. indeed . in heart and his eyes on Marion . The Duke turned to Marion , " And now , to Derek added . " You do things in style don't you , " Aidan You're gate-crashing , old son . " You're gate-crashing . old son " in it --- Page 35 --- me and the colonel : A proud , aristocratic Eckberg keeps nothing up everywhere for no Laughter in Paradise : The scene is set for several amusing incidents when a wealthy stances to accept as travelling companion on a Polish Colonel ( Curt Tureens ) is forced by circum- his mute son and a willing sympathiser and bene- French comedy ( English sub-titles ) on small town diamond robber across the world : while Anita minute brawl which leaves nothing to be desired nerve-racking moments . Good of its class . ( G.A. ) VIVE , MONSIEUR BLAIREAU : Amazing enough and as an expert doacher of fish and poultry . has place as a detective tracking a murderer and century ago . High-light of the action is a twenty- practical inker dies and leaves 150,000 to each of highly resourceful Jewish refugee ( Danny Kaye ) . flight from the advancing Germans , a quiet but life . Louis de Funes ( with his dog ) is a good clown , round the life of a small town in Missouri half a Confederate soldier searching for a doctor to cure disappointed in love seeking satisfaction by trying excellent comedy . but the general impression is of a valuable inventor from behind enemy lines all . " (G.A. ) . MissOURI TRAVELLER : Human drama centred better reason than to provide a love interest . the organisers of a boys' club , discovers a novel proud rebel . THE : Alan Ladd is an ex- four relatives . provided their fulfil conditions . man who liked funerals , ' The : One of which run completely against character . Good The interplay of personalities produces some An average comedy in an improbable setting . ( G.A. ) MAN INSIDE . THE : Jack Palace looks out of TWO-HEADED SPY. THE : Based on a true story by turn ) of student life in Paris . ( A.A. ) , by fans of static combat . Harmless entertainment plot , good fun and good active . plus a sound moral in North Korea . Abounds in action and incredi- problem ( medical , agricultural and romantic ) . views of well-known places appear in this disjointed of how an Anglo-German was planted in the hero is forced into a gun battle which solves all Uninspiring crime thriller . ( A.A. ) . way of making money to augment the club funds . collection of incidents ( light-hearted and tuneful through HELL TO GLORY : ' The exciting rescue ever in the title role and we get many exciting and German army after World War I , just in case his situations out of taste . " O.P. ) dialogue worse than vulgar and many of the me of humorous episodes of uneven quality 361 . factress is Olivia de Havilland . Eventually the by legitimate means . Good entertainment for MY FORBIDDEN PAST : A nasty story of a girl good clean and competent Western . ( G.A. ) . to break up the marriage of the girl who innocently for the discerning . ( G.A. ) . in Paris on furlough . Many will consider the PARIS IN SPRINGTIME : Many pleasing colour his best scene when he wins a fishing competition World War II . " Jack Hawkins is as competent as displaced her . ( A.A. ) . Pleasing entertainment for adults and adolescents . arising from a sex-starved U.S. Corporal arriving silities . ( G.A. ) . for all . ( G.A. ) . STRICTLY FORPLEASURE : Comedy of errors services as a spy would be needed in the event of g.a. ) --- Page 36 --- large enough for the ordination of Motsumi , O.M.I. was ordained a planted , was in fact well watered For on that day . Fr. Joseph that the tree which had been many people had felt annoy- Catholic priesthood . Bechuanaland to be raised to the priest by Bishop " Mabathoana of ed at the teachings of Christ and instead of producing thorns had produced very good fruit . ' In Ireland the ordination of a Basutoland ; the first boy from heard this saying changed to . many priests . There are also many Catholic Church in the village , each diocese has its own cathedral priest entails little trouble . for many thorns . " This meant that But on December 21st , 1958 , I since the establishment of the priest can be accommodated and supplanting the pagan way of life . hotels where the relatives of the there which had produced too Ramoutsa we had neither church obtain refreshments . But in a tree had been planted . a saying in Ramoutsa , that NOR many years there had been --- Page 37 --- from the ceiling . ' Pictures which festoons in many colours draped from golden tapered baskets . Gay nor hotel . The most we could the Church in Bechuanaland . splash of whitewash . Papal colours by Sister Rosina . for the relatives of the priest , and fingers . " Paper " daffodils hung space for the crowd and we could rely on the weather . Boys were THE football pitch was selected employed , and they were sent to was tastefully decorated in the this the most important day for as the most suitable site for the Fifty bluegum tree poles were Sister Laurence of Francistown looked elegant after getting a work to a lifting Tswana chorus . ceremony . We needed a large ogast of was a little oratory . So set aside as reception rooms , one were produced by their nimble herself . Three classrooms were back and sides of the altar , which drawed the whole structure with with poles and a blackboard used as a canopy . Sister Damien placed at intervals around the Columba , Sister Clare , and Sister the other two for visitors . Sister Ireland . ' had sent down a large scroll with They sang their way through the the football field in two days . that hour by hour grew higher than that Mr. Joseph Motsumi was to 15,000, sun-dried bricks . " With the perimeter of the field and they wonderful artistic decorations that when word was received in October form for the altar . sufficiently high these bricks we made a big plat- the middle of a pile of bunting the river ' bed , where they made THE Mission proper was humming neighbouring huts came and hoed and planned the best way to make beautiful coverings sent out from the words " Introibo ad Altare Berenice looked after these , and inclosure was erected around the for all to see the ceremony . An sisters and people all got together many times I Deeped in to see the field from which to hang bunting . see Sister St. ' Liam as she sat in with activity . You could scarcely The women and girls from The Bishop's throne was made be ordained at Ramoutsa , priests . Dei' printed on it , and this was forest . Stones were placed round Little boys rolled out old oil drums . whitewashed them and used them hung across the front of the altar . for holding nice green fern-type bushes which they cut in the --- Page 38 --- white page that is in front of the be thankful for God's one's eyes they are so good . neat Ni Oireachtaigh . Siobhan " Beincid . Spring breezes blowing over a Mary Cochlan . Rosemarie Ryle . Butler . Nora Pollard . Pauline Fahy , and admirably expressed . ' The petitors who are highly commended . Linse , Aine Ni Ici , Veronica Killeen . Hannon . ' Bernardino Clearv. Roisin Cummins . Eileen , Birmingham , Pauline Whitehouse . " Christine She will write my name on the Rosalind O'Donovan . Anita Romaine Roniller , Mary Graham , The letters of my young friends . Hackett . Maureen Cantwell . Marco teachers , schools and pupils from Peggy O"Shea . Margaret Ryan . are as fresh and cheerful as the their subject . One would think Maureen McEVov . Mary Sheridan Hilton . Diane Gould . ' Rita Smyth , classmate was when she heard she Mary Maher . Miss Byrne . Noreen O'Mahony . each of the countries so graphically Margaret Bimsden , Angela Ive . Francis . ' Here is a list of com- a time . She thought it very good . Mammy she said it was a good and gifts . Sylvia Prince . Bridget Brierlev . each one " had been on a visit to Eleanor Fennessy . Lily Byrne Burnham , " Eileen Lally . " Marie writers have a remarkable grip of Mavis Hodkinson , Angela Gannet , Helen Dunn . Colette Carr , Aingeal described . Congratulations to of it read . When I showed it to She tells of how surprised her Eibulin Nic an Mhaistir , Maire de Grainne Ni" Chatai , Niamh . Ni . Mary Harding . Celeste O'Keefe , Mary Keaney . Teresa Ashe , members , are captivating . " All the Mhathuna . Kathleen Tobin. Valerie she read the same book once upon Rosemarie ' Sumner . Patricia had won a prize . Eleanor Fennessy . de Paor . Anita Ni. Mhaoldomhna . essays on " The Country I should beautiful prize to get . Sister said Cummins sends three pages of news . Like to Visit . " written , by Senior a buchmann from the patient to be the herself , writes to say " Thank you I won . I have nearly every bit very much for the beautiful book to read their messages . Anita field of early flowers . It is good and cheered : --- Page 39 --- exciting times , especially Nineteen remember all your life , Eibhim . girl living in England would love THE CROSS , " says Pauline White- for a long time . " A delightful Leydon of Collooney . Always sign description . All kind wishes to a tour . " I am writing to say how rish boy and girl should visit the Walsh enjoyed reading her prize . pleased I was to see my name in Geraldine and Deirdre Smith and captured her heart . It would be young writers have expressed their she travelled to Dublin . The city It was the best evening we had England , ' Norway , etc. One little Denmark , Sweden , Africa , Holland , songs . We also danced a big , a of the Midnight Sun , Joan Sheehy . the songs that we are to sing at the to come to Ireland . Others are hornpipe , a reel and a ribbon dance wishes to visit places all over the Dublin Museum with its wonderful your name on your essay paper . to ourselves singing our lovely Irish globe . Some select Russia , America , Mary and Jim Lundon . Ursula other school day . At 4 0/c. Fr. Josephine . Hope you get your experience to sit back and listen with a tape recorder and we sang to the lively Irish dance music . Festival . It was a delightful Dingle : " We were in school collection of historical treasures . heart's desire to see Italy with its noble and beautiful cities . Our Perhaps the Guild would organize was excitingly different from every keen to see Canada , Australia and yesterday until 5.30 p.m. but it Sixteen . " That was a day to thrilling to see Norway , the land Patricia O'Sullivan writes from O'Sullivan and Fr. O'Leary came book which she found exciting as A warm welcome to Josephine New Zealand . at the same time ! a bed of Marigolds just inside the window from are planted ! the next thing I know , a wee dark one about books to the children and watch his Marigolds six or seven years of age is through the sticks which I dish out the books and I only wish job bend down to get a pencil or a ruler - and know that the feet of the six-year-old Wobb God love you all through Lent ! himself had planted and watered and watched them increase and then come and try so sell I have around them and is standing with his feet The poor Missionary is exasperated ! The Marigold seems a goler ! But it's grand to planted on one of the best plants . 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Baptisms , marriages the Passionist Fathers have already established convents to the faith . " Lay folk can reach the are gratified that the people come to be married Frequently the priest knows nothing about Iregularity is a feature of missionary life pagan population with greater facility than grooms who are baptised Catholics have not for the enclosed retreat movement may be is Rev. Father Aquinas ( McCarthy ) , C.P. " on while others have not been to the sacraments were placed in the spiritual care of the Fathers . lishments have already proved their worth six large new parishes in the Cotobato area Japan . " The Passionist Nuns' have opened Action is strong in Japan and has won many since their first Communion day . D.Ph. , Archbishop of Adelaide , officiated at Australia . Some idea of the Australians' zeal is going from strength to strength . Last year formed at the strangest hours . But the Fathers church ! This may happen at any time from At present , the Retreat-Master at St. Joseph's the Pontifical High Mass celebrated at a culate Heart of Mary at Mefu , Takarazuka , gained from the fact that about 20,000 attended priests or religious , and , during enclosed Although accommodation is limited . everyone specially prepared " altar in front of the new a similar Retreat-House for girls . Both extah- a funeral until the body is carried into the Catholics and non-Catholics alike . Catholic at St. Joseph's Retreat . Hobart . Tasmania . loan from St. Patrick's Province . Retreat-House at Urbrae . Mitcham . South the flourishing Retreat-House of the Imma- in the church . Unfortunately some of the noon . Marriage ceremonies , too , are per- and funerals may take place at any time . is enthusiastic about the success of the project . retreats . stress is laid on the importance of Philippines . The Passionist apostolate in the Philippines Recently . Most Rev. Matthew Beovich . D.D. . building . this fact . 366 Australia . Although only a few years in the country . Tasmania . Japan . The work of enclosed retreats goes on space