Legion Notes
Irish Visitors Left
Example Here For,
Continued Activity
The same loving concern for
the spiritual well being of man
kind which is a marked charac
teristic of Mary, and which is
earnestly sought by members of
the Legion of Mary, was clearly
shown by the presence of a
group of six legionaries from Ire
land last summer in Raleigh.
They visited in the city for the
sole purpose of bringing others
nearer to God and Christian
Unity. Their selfless zeal and
good works served as an inspira
tion and challenge to those with
whom they came in contact. The
good works of the Irish legionar
ies served as a reminder that
“The Apostolate is one of the
duties inherent in the Christian
life.” If we ponder upon it we '
shall see that the Sacraments of
Baptism and Confirmation im
pose—among other duties—this
Apostolate of Catholic Action
which is a Spiritual service of our
neighbor. Through Confirmation
we become soldiers of Christ. A
soldier must labor, not so much
for himself as for others. Bap
tism also, in a way less obvious,
imposes the duty of the Apos
tolate, since through it we be
came members of the Church
“The Mystical Body of Christ”
(Pope Pius XI).
Surely Frank Duff, under who
guidance the Legion of Mary
came into being, was an instru
ment of the Holy Spirit in that
this remarkable group anticipat
ed the uging of the Ecumenical
Council for a more active laity.
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munications center then ar
ranged to make a television tape
of a performance to be piped
into classrooms which hold a to
tal audience of 100,000 students.
The tape has already been re
served by other educational TV
stations throughout the United
States.
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SISTER CLEMENT and her nurse-assistant confer on proper medicine to give patient at a clinic
operated by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in Vietnam. Current guerrilla warfare has
further strained efforts to meet the medical needs of the civilian population. (NC Photos)
Mother of 7
Discusses Problems of Parents Today
Cincinnati — A mother of
seven who lectures and writes
books to aid dads and moms sur
vive the years of rearing their
bewildering offspring, counseled
here, “if you think you can
make children good, you’re mak
ing a terrible mistake.”
Mrs. Mary Reed Newland of
Monson, Mass., who lectured
here before some 1,500 persons,
said of parenthood—“the whole
business is risky, but you really
can’t do anything more than give
it a good try.”
In an interview, the author of
“Our Children Grow Up,” “The
Family and the Bible,” and oth
er books, said despite the long
haired boys, mini-skirted girls,
the sounds, happenings, ins and
outs, the problems facing today’s
youngsters are the same basical
ly as those faced by earlier
younger generations. Of course,
she added, some things are a bit
different.
“The struggle with faith isn’t
buried as it used to be,” she
said, “because the youngsters
are more articulate today. They
speak more freely and honestly.
Their alarm clock seems to have
been set ahead, and the real
crisis of faith occurs now before
they go to college.
“I believe they’re actually go
ing through a dark night when
this happens,” Mrs. Newland said,
“but the truth is they don’t real
ly know what is happening to
them. It’s as much a crisis of im
maturity as anything.”
But while it represents a nor
mal stage in a child’s maturing,
it is a crisis, and Mrs. Newland
guessed that “a lot of young
people are walking out of the
Church because they’re not get
ting serious answers to their se
rious questions.” Pastors and par
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mous editor, author, philosopher,
Harry Golden, will visit Belmont
Abbey College and speak to the
faculty and students next Tues
day evening, February 13, at 8
p.m. in the Taylor Library Audi
torium.
He will speak on politics on
this annual visit to the Abbey,
from which he received an hon
orary degree of Doctor of Hu
mane Letters. The title of his ad
dress will be “The Next Presi
dent of the United States, and
Why.”
The public is cordially invited
to attend this lecture.
Lauds Late uisnop s
Racial Justice Work
In Atlanta, Ga.
Philadelphia — The late Bish
op Francis E. Hyland was de
picted as a bulwark in the
Church’s firm stand for racial
justice in the Georgia-South Car
olina area.
The salute came from Auxil
iary Bishop Joseph L. Bemardin
of Atlanta (Feb. 5) here in
euology of the Philadelphia na
tive who served from 1956 until
1961 as the first bishop of At
lanta.
Bishop Bemardin recalled that
at a time when it was unpopular
in the South to speak out on the
racial issue, Bishop Hyland con
tributed to a joint pastoral on
racial justice.
“It was this pastoral which
served notice in the two-state
area that the Church’s teaching
on racial equality would be im
plemented, and it effectively pre
pared the way for the social
changes which are now general
ly accepted,” Bishop Bemardin
said.
“I pay tribute to Bishop Hy
land for his contributions to the
Church in Georgia,” Bishop Ber
nardin said. “Although still rel
atively small numerically, the
archdiocese of Atlanta today is
well organized and is a major
voice not only in the religious
community of northern Georgia,
but also the civic community.
“A great deal of the credit for
this must go to Bishop Hyland
for it was his leadership and
work which helped to lay the
groundwork upon which we are
building today,” Bishop Bernar
din said.
In late 1961 Bishop Hyland be
came convinced he could no
longer serve the Atlanta diocese
as he felt he should because of
ill health, Bishop Bemardin said.
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