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JSortl) Carolina Catijolic Edition of Our Sunday Visitor Subscription $4.00 Copy 10c Volume LIV May 30, 1965 No. 5 RALEIGH, N.C. P.O. Box 9503 At Roanoke Rapids Father Colgan Marks 25th Year as Priest ROANOKE RAPIDS — Tuesday, Slay 18, marked the 25th anniver sary of the ordination of Father rhomas J. Colgan, pastor of the 2hurch of St. John the Baptist in Etoanoke Rapids. On Monday afternoon at 3:45 p.m., the children in the School of Religion were presented by the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart of Farmville, in a pageant honoring Father Colgan’s anniver sary. The children presented him with spiritual gifts. Also, each grade presented its own tableau and chil dren in the upper grades wrote letters of congratulation to Father Colgan. A skit depicting imaginary in cidents from Father’s youth was presented by Mary Missioners. rhose taking part were Misses Barbara Harrison, Wilmington, Del., Kathy Przybylek, Wilming ton, Del., Pamela Williams, High Point, Mary Gasperini, Derby, -onn., and Marie Drobinske, Oak land, N.J. The program was followed by the crowning of the Blessed Moth ir as May Queen and Benediction if the Blessed Sacrament. Refresh ments were then served in the Parish House at a class party ffhieh closed the school year. On Tuesday, at 5 p.m. Father Colgan was host at a dinner, serv ed in the Parish House by the Fishers of Roanoke Rapids, which was attended by His Excellency, the Rt. Rev. Vincent S. Waters, Bishop of Raleigh and approxi mately 25 priests. At 6:30 p.m. Father Colgan of fered a Mass of Thanksgiving in the church. Father Thomas Kerin of Rocky Mount, Dean of the area, preached the sermon. Father Robert McMahon of Newton Grove was the lector and Father James McHugh was Master of Ceremon ies. Immediately after Mass, the members of St. John’s Ladies Guild held a reception in the Par ish House honoring Father Colgan. Mrs. Frank B. Fondren, Jr., Guild President, greeted the guests at the door and Mrs. Frank W. Hank invited the guests to sign the reg ister. Mrs. Mamie Fisher poured punch. Assisiting in serving were Mrs. Stanley C. Armitage, Mrs. Margaret Curran and Mrs. John John Roberts. Over 100 attended the reception. Special guests for the two-day celebration were Father Colgan’s sister, Mrs. Margaret Esser, and his brothers and sister-in-law, John W. Colgan and Mr. and Mrs. William N. Colgan, all of New York. OFFICIAL The following appointments are announced by the Most Reverend Ordinary through the Diocesan Chancery: Effective Tuesday, June 1, 1965: Rt. Rev. Msgr. John P. Manley is appointed Pastor of St. Margaret Mary Church, Swannanoa. Rev. Michael O’Keefe is appointed to residence at St. Pius X Church, Statesville, and Pastor, effective Tuesday, June 15, 1965. Rev. Arthur L. Duncan is appointed Director, Western Di vision, of the Home Missions Apostolate. Rev. John M. Breunig is appointed Pastor of St. Elizabeth Church, Farmville. Rev. Gordon J. Kendall is appointed Pastor of St. Eugene Church, Wendell, and Chaplain to the Catholic Students, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. Rev. Henry J. Becker is appointed Administrator of Sacred Heart Church, Dunn. Rev. William N. Pharr is appointed Administrator of Sacred Heart Church, Wadesboro. Rev. Ambrose Rohrbacher is appointed Assistant Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, High Point. Rev. Richard HoUeman is appointed Assistant Pastor of St. Gabriel Church, Charlotte. Rev. James A. Mobbs is appointed Assistant Pastor of St. Eugene Church, Asheville. Mission of St. Anthony, Benson, is transferred from the jurisdiction of St. Ann Church, Smithfield, to the jurisdiction of Sacred Heart Church,. Dunn. Effective Thursday, June 10, 1965: Rev. Franck M. Cintula, newly ordained, is appointed to the Diocesan Missionary Apostolate, Newton Grove. Rev. Kenneth R. Parker, newly ordained, is appointed to the Diocesan Missionary Apostolate, North Wilkesboro. h James E. McSweeney i Chancellor Vatican Spokesman at World Meet Slowness Seen Necessary In Population Problems ' Geneva — (NC) — A Vatican spokesman, appearing at a meet ing of the 18th World Health As sembly, declared the Catholic Church is not indifferent to the problems of birth regulation, but he warned that generalizations re garding a solution might do more harm than good. At the same time, Father Henri de Riedmatten, O.P., sugested that it would be helpful to have an in ternational body to advise nations on population problems. He said such a group should not deal in theory alone but should give ‘sci entific advice on practical issues insofar as they come within the realm of science and medical prac tice . ...” FATHER DE RIEDMATTEN gave his address a few hours be fore the World Health Organiza tion (WHO) announced here that it would supply birth control in formation to any member nation wishing it. Father de Riedmatten’s talk was given special attention at the in ternational meeting because he is secretary of the special papal com mission established to consider population problems, as well as be ing the official Vatican observer at the WHO. The Dominican priest assured the WHO that the Catholic Church does not object to responsible sci entific considerations of popula tion problems. “THE CHURCH’S silence and apparent slowness do not mean indifference or neglect,” he said. “On the contrary, they show how important these problems are in the eyes of the Church. The Church will not rashly take deci sions which may have far-reaching consequences, but she sincerely wishes to cooperate, loyally and unrestrictedly, with all people of good will, and more especially with the specialists in the matter.” Father de Riedmatten said Church authorities have paid great attention to WHO studies in the field of population. He said it is unfortunate that the urgency of the situation has led the world organization to be more concern ed with methods of control than with “fundamental scientific in vestigation.” Yet he said the WHO studies may still lead to solutions “more in keeping with the process of nature.” HE WARNED THAT when pop ulation problems are seen strictly from a demographic viewpoint the need for methods of birth reg ulation are sometimes exaggerated. Turning to the problems of in dividual parents, Father de Reid matten acknowledged that “today a married couple must consider the creative potentiality of the marriage act, even before it is ac complished . . . This is one of the most sacred rights of man, which society must respect; but the mar ried couple must bear in mind the serious obligations deriving from the exercise of this right. “Undoubtedly,” he continued, “the capability of a human person to assume such responsibilities will depend on his full and har monious development . . . the accomplishment of his moral du ties is often far easier for a per son who is not yet acquainted with the refinements of civilization than for a person who fully enjoys them. “THEREFORE, when we ask that no one should upset the ex isting scale of values nor give un due publicity to certain techniques without first ascertaining the wis dom and the complete liberty of motivations which have led per sons to choose and adopt these techniques, we do in fact express our confidence in man’s capability of understanding and of acting in perfect conformity with the dig See Population, page 7A CHAPEL OF Our Mother of Good Counsel, recently consecrated in the crypt area of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C., is the gift of the Augustinian ..Fathers of the United States, and features a mosaic copy of the original painting of Our Mother of Good Counsel. (NC Photos) Science Group Asks Study of Population Washington — (NC) — A com mittee of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council has called for stepped up government and private programs to deal with problems of rapid population growth in the United States. A 25-page report issued by the organization’s committee on popu lation declares that the federal government “has increasing re sponsibility” for research, educa tion and training, and services re lated to population questions. THE COMMITTEE recommend ed “that the federal government find a mechanism for facilitating as promptly as possible our pro grams in population research, edu cation, and public service, perhaps by the appointment of a person at a high national level with spe cific responsibility for leadership in implementing population pro grams.” Issuance of the report, entitled “The Growth of the U.S. Popula tion,” followed by slightly over two years the appearance >n April, 1963, of a report on world popu lation by the academy’s Commit tee on Science and Public Policy. The National Academy of Sci ences, established by act of Con gress in 1863 in part to advise the government on science and technology, is a private organiza tion of scientists and engineers. The national research council was established by the academy in 1916 and includes members from academic, industrial and govern mental organizations. Asks Improved Catholic Press NEW YORK —(NC) — While praising the Catholic press for progress in depth and literary and professional achievement, Lawrence Cardinal Shehan pointed to the need for “much improve ment.” He cited incidents of “almost wholesale negative criticism” and “some startling examples of vio lation not only of charity but of justice.’* The Archbishop of Baltimore made his admonitions at the awards luncheon of the 55th an nual convention of the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. Cardinal Shehan, who is form er honorary president of the as sociation, spoke before an inter national audience since the con vention was held in conjunction with the Seventh World Congress of the Catholic Press. His re marks were given simultaneous translation into Spanish, German, French and Italian. At the outset Cardinal Shehan defined the purpose of the Catho lic press as “to present in an ob jective and interesting way the truth about the Church and the facts of the contemporary world which have a bearing on the Church, with the good of the Church always in mind.” “The Catholic press can no more be indifferent to the good of the Church than can the general press be to the public good,” the prelate added. “This does not mean that we expect it either to suppress or distort facts; but it does mean that we expect facts always to be presented in a way that conforms with the overall purpose of the press. “In the pursuit of its purpose we applaud, encourage, and ex pect candor in the Catholic press, in conformity with the responsi bility it bears,” he continued. “On the other hand, a runaway appe tite for color which breeds sensa tionalism for its own sake is not competent reporting in any jour nalist league . .
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