'CHOSEN VESSELS' 
Four addresses delivered on the Catholic Hour during the month 

of November, 1955, by the Very Rev. Msgr. John J. Dougherty. The 
program is produced by the National Council of Catholic Men in coopera-
tion with the National Broadcasting Company. 

BY 
VERY REV. MSGR. JOHN J. DOUGHERTY 

National Council of Catholic Men 
1312 Massachusetts Avenue, N. W. 

Washington, 5, D.C. 



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Archbishop, Bishop of Fort Wayne 

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Peter: Vessel Of Power 
Address Delivered on November 6, 1955 

May I recall to your minds 
something that is t r u e of all of 
us? We are attracted more by 
personalities than by ideas. The 
power of a personality with a 
burning idea is immeasurably 
stronger than the same idea in 
cold print. In places where ideas 
are expressed, in the church as 
much as in the theater, the 
magnetic personality draws the 
crowds. The hazard for religion 
is that the fascination with p e r -
sonalities may make people f o r -
get that the object of their wor-
ship is Christ Jesus, Our Lord. 
He is the personality at the 
heart of our religion, the living 
idea, who came to cast fire on 
the earth, who said of himself, 
"I am the way, the truth, and 
the life." (John 14:6) 

The personalities that draw 
crowds are the living personali-
ties of the present. Because of 
the modern miracle of televi-
sion a personality can attract 
millions of people and influence 
them for good or for evil. The 
great personalities of the past 
speak to us only through their 
books. How little they are 
known! Someone recently r e -
marked that Mickey Mouse was 
better known around the globe 
than Jésus Christ. It is not easy 
to get to know personalities of 
the past. The knowledge we do 
have of them is often pale and 
one-dimensional like the faded 
picture of a patriot on a school-

room wall. If you ask a child 
where Jesus is, he will point to 
a plaster statue in the church 
or to the stained-glass window. 
I fear sometimes that he is a l -
most as lifeless as that to 
grown-ups. So too with the 
saints. We are apt to think of 
them as something less than 
human, as shadowy realities 
like the ghost of Hamlet, rather 
than as real people, which they 
most certainly were. How real 
to you, for example, is the 
Apostle Peter? What does he 
mean to you? 

People who know Peter like 
him because he was so human. 
They like saints to talk and act 
like people, not like sanctimon-
ious stuffed shirts. They are 
pleased to see Christ choose a 
man like Peter, a vessel of clay. 
It makes them feel good about 
Christ; makes them bold enough 
to think it might be possible for 
him to choose them for some-
thing he wanted done, and that 
with his help they might even 
get it done. 

It is interesting how you can 
come to love a man out of the 
past, someone you have never 
seen. I have knoy/n children 
who love mothers they have 
never seen, and wives who love 
husbands they will never see 
again. Death can separate, but 
it cannot kill love. If these loves 
are possible, is it not possible to 



6 'CHOSEN VESSELS' 

love the saints, especially since 
they w e r e so good and lovable. 
Of course w e h a v e to k n o w 
t h e m before w e can love them. 

I suppose t h e thing t h a t peo-
ple remember best about P e t e r 
is his denial of Jesus. That was 
a d i a m a t i c and testifying act of 
h u m a n weakness, and w h a t 
made it worse was t h a t h e t a l k -
ed so big b e f o r e - h a n d . A t t h e 
supper a f e w hours before h e 
had said to Jesus w i t h t h e tone 
and t h e flourish of a braggart, 
"Even though all shall be 
scandalized, yet not I." (Mark 
14:29) "Lord, w i t h t h e e I a m 
ready to. go both to prison and 
to death." (Luke 22:33) When 
a man talks like t h a t his pride 
is showing badly, and he is r i d -
ing to a fall. When you w e a r 
your h e a r t on your sleeve it is 
liable to get scarred. 

P e t e r talked differently later 
t h a t night when he stood in a 
hostile courtyard and t h e maid 
servant said, "This is one of 
them." Three times he denied 
his Master, and t h e t h i r d t i m e 
he did curse and swear t h a t he 
k n e w not t h e man. "And at t h a t 
moment while h e w a s yet 
speaking, a cock crowed, and 
the Lord t u r n e d and looked at 
P e t e r . . . and P e t e r w e n t out 
and wept bitterly." (Luke 22: 
61f) 

We love P e t e r because he is 
understandable. We see o u r -
selves in him. In his boasting w e 
hear an echo of our own. We see 
our reflection in him, so strong 
in words, so weak in deeds. We 

see ourselves in him, carried 
away by t h e f i r s t wind of 
temptation. And like P e t e r w e 
see ourselves so often s h a m e f u l 
and sinful, weeping f o r sorrow. 

P e t e r ' s denial tells us s o m e -
thing about him; it does not tell 
us everything. You will u n d e r -
stand w h a t he later became 
when you h e a r how people felt 
about him, how "they carried 
t h e sick into t h e streets and laid 
t h e m on beds and pallets t h a t , 
when P e t e r passed, his shadow 
at least might fall on some of 
them." (Acts 5:15) That is w h y 
Christ chose Peter, because of 
w h a t he would become. T h e 
vessel of clay would come to 
hold some of t h e power of 
Christ. Something of t h e h e a l -
ing power of Christ would b e in 
his words, and t h e tongue t h a t 
denied him in t h e courtyard 
would glorify him at t h e T e m -
ple Gate. When t h e lame m a n 
asked for an alms, P e t e r said, 
"Silver and gold I h a v e none; 
b u t w h a t I have, t h a t I give 
thee. In t h e n a m e of Jesus of 
Nazareth, arise and w a l k . " 
(Acts 3:6) And leaping u p t h e 
lame m a n began to walk. 

The vessel of clay would 
come to hold something of t h e 
courage of Christ, and m a k e 
amends for t h e weakness in t h e 
hostile courtyard by courage in 
a hostile court. When, t h e y 
charged him not to speak or to 
teach at all in t h e n a m e of 
Jesus, he replied, "Whether it 
is r i g h t in t h e sight of God to 
listen to you r a t h e r t h a n tQ God, 



PETER: VESSEL OF POWER 7 

decide for yourselves. For w e 
cannot b u t speak of w h a t w e 
h a v e heard and seen." (Acts 
4:19) 

And who was t h e m a n who 
became t h e courageous! Apostle? 
He was a f i s h e r m a n f r o m Gali-
lee. He lived in Bethsaida on 
t h e lake and owned his own 
boat. He lived t h e r e w i t h his 
m o t h e r - i n - l a w and his brother 
Andrew. His w i f e m u s t h a v e 
died young. When h e was young 
his hair and beard w e r e black 
and f u l l like an Israelite king. 
He would h a v e t h e face and 
hands and shoulders of a f i s h e r -
man. He spoke w i t h a Galilean 
accent, not h e a r d in t h e finest 
circles of J e r u s a l e m . Like so 
m a n y of his countrymen h e 
was d r a w n to t h e J o r d a n Valley 
by the prophetic personality of 
J o h n t h e Baptist. There h e m e t 
Jesus. The first t i m e Jesus saw 
him he said to him, "Thou a r t 
Simon t h e son of J o h n ; thou 
shalt be called Cephas." ( J o h n 
1:42) Kepha is t h e Aramaic 
word for rock. Jesus announced 
to Simon t h a t his n a m e w a s to 
be changed. This w a s signifi-
cant, and Simon k n e w it, f o r in 
Old Testament days w h e n God 
gave a mission he o f t e n gave a 
change of name. Thus he said to 
Abram, "Neither shall t h y n a m e 
be called any more A b r a m ; b u t 
thou shalt be called A b r a h a m : 
because I have m a d e t h e e a f a -
t h e r of m a n y nations." (Gen. 
17:5) ( A b - r a h a m ) The Romans 
too used to say, Nomen est 
omen: in t h e n a m e is t h e dest-

iny. Why did Jesus n a m e Simon 
rock? We shall see. 

The P e t e r who met Jesus at 
t h e J o r d a n was a strong, l i k e -
able Galilean. He h a d t h e deep 
religious feeling born of t h e 
great tradition of his people 
Israel. His h e a r t b u r n e d w i t h 
t h e patriot's r e s e n t m e n t bf 
Rome's m a s t e r y and t y r a n n y . 
He was manly, impulsive, i m -
petuous, n a t u r a l and good. He 
was a lovable clod of m o r t a l 
clay, and his thoughts and 
speech m a d e t h a t known. When 
he met Jesus f a i t h touched t h e 
clay and by slow and p a i n f u l 
transformation it was changed 
into a chosen vessel. 

P e t e r ' s n a t u r a l character 
stands out clearly in t h e things 
he said and did. His t r a n s f o r m -
ed self also has an immortal 
monument in his unforgettable 
words. Look first at Peter, t h e 
n a t u r a l man. It w a s t h e night 
of t h e Last Supper in t h e Upper 
Room. Jesus removed his tunic 
and girded himself with a towel. 
He poured w a t e r into a basin to 
wash t h e feet of his Apostles. 
He came first to Peter, and 
P e t e r cried out, "Thou shalt 
never wash my feet." Washing 
feet was t h e work of a slave. 
Jesus answered, "If I do not 
wash thee, thou shalt have no 
p a r t w i t h me." Then P e t e r said, 
"Lord, not m y feet only, b u t 
also m y hands and m y head." 
(cf J o h n 13:4ff) Here is t h e 
n a t u r a l , impulsive man. He 
carries his h e a r t on his sleeve, 
but it is a good h e a r t w i t h great 



8 'CHOSEN VESSELS' 

power for good. This good 
h e a r t spoke to Jesus a f t e r t h e 
miracle of t h e great h a u l of 
fish, saying, "Depart f r o m me, 
for I am a sinful man, O Lord." 
(Luke 5:8) His good h e a r t 
spoke when m a n y disciples l e f t 
Jesus a f t e r his discourse on t h e 
Bread of Life. He asked t h e 
Twelve, "Do you also wish to 
go away." Simon answered, 
"Lord, to whom shall we go?" 
( J o h n 6:68f) 

The good h e a r t of P e t e r was 
good soil for s u p e r n a t u r a l faith. 
The beloving heart of P e t e r 
spoke at Caesarea Phillipi w h e n 
Jesus said to his disciples "Who 
do you say t h a t I am." P e t e r a n -
swered, "Thou a r t t h e Christ, 
the Son of the living God." That 
was not t h e good n a t u r a l h e a r t 
of P e t e r speaking, not t h e clod 
of m o r t a l clay, not flesh and 
blood. It was t h e h e a r t t r a n s -
formed by the gift of faith, as 
Jesus made clear, saying, 
"Blessed a r t thou Simon B a r -
Jona, for flesh and blood has 
not revealed this to thee, b u t 
m y F a t h e r in heaven." (Matt. 
16:17) 

When you are remembering 
t h e things t h a t P e t e r said p u t 
those words in t h e f i r s t place. 
We need to ponder t h e m well, 
for Christ himself tells us t h a t 
he is not expressed in n a t u r a l 
terms. In his presence flesh and 
blood falter. The real Christ i s 
not to be f o u n d in Form Criti-
cism, or Comparative Religion, 
or t h e Dead Sea Scrolls, f o r 
h u m a n minds with h u m a n 

means produce only h u m a n 
answers. The h u m a n mind 
needs t h e gift of t h e heavenly 
F a t h e r ; it needs t h e more t h a n 
n a t u r a l light, it needs t h e light 
of s u p e r n a t u r a l faith. This is 
w h a t t h e personality of P e t e r 
has to say to contemporary 
Christians. P e t e r does w h a t 
every Christian personality 
should do, d r a w m e n t o w a r d 
Christ. He reminds us t h a t w e 
are clay and t h a t by t h e g i f t 
of God we can become steps of 
clay by which m e n can climb 
to Christ. 

Jesus said more to Simon at 
Caesarea Phillipi. The omen in 
t h e n a m e he gave h i m at t h e 
J o r d a n was now to b e fulfilled. 
He continued: "And I say to 
thee, thou a r t P e t e r (Kepha-
rock), and upon this rock I 
will build m y Church, and t h e 
gates of hell shall not prevail 
against it. And I will give t h e e 
the keys of t h e kingdom of 
heaven, and w h a t e v e r thou 
shalt bind on e a r t h shall b e 
bound in heaven, and w h a t e v e r 
thou shalt loose on e a r t h shall 
be loosed in heaven." (Matt. 16: 
18f) 

These words a r e charged 
with spiritual significance and 
religious mystery. Jesus used 
figures of speech t h a t stood f o r 
spiritual realities. Simon was 
given a n a m e meaning rock, and 
at the same time symbolic keys 
w e r e given to him by t h e Lord. 
The meaning of keys is as 
obvious to us at it was to t h e 
Apostles. Keys give you t h e 



PETER: VESSEL OF POWER 9 

power to open and to close. 
Jesus himself explains t h e 
f i g u r e by t h e words " b i n d " a n d 
"loose," and h e a f f i r m s t h a t 
P e t e r ' s power spans e a r t h and 
heaven. This can only m e a n 
t h a t unique and awesome 
spiritual power is given to him, 
whose j u d g m e n t is endorsed in 
t h e v e r y court of heaven. 

The m e a n i n g of t h e other 
figure, t h e rock, is not as 
obvious to us as t h e symbolic 
meaning of t h e keys, f o r w e do 
not ordinarily use a n a t u r a l 
rock as a foundation f o r a 
church or a house. We construct 
our foundations. But in those 
days t e m p l e s w e r e often built 
on n a t u r a l rock, as was t h e 
Temple of Herod in Jerusalem. 
The rock supported t h e temple 
and held it together. Simon was 
called Kepha-rock because t h e 
spiritual temple of Jesus, his 
church, was to be built upon 
him. He was to be t h e principle 
of t r u t h and unity in t h e K i n g -
dom of Christ on earth, and in 
vain would t h e powers of d a r k -
ness storm against it. In a word 
P e t e r became t h e spiritual 
leader of the Church by Christ's 
appointment. 

This m a y seem remote and 
archaic to t h e atomic age, b u t 
it seems a w f u l l y close and l i v -
ing w h e n you stand at t h e tomb 
of St. P e t e r in Rome, and raise 

your eyes to Bramante's m a j e s -
tic dome high above you and 
behold in golden mosaics t h e 
giant words, "Tu es Petrus" — 
Thou a r t Peter, and upon this 
rock I will build m y church. I t 
seems a w f u l l y close and living 
when you stand in t h e Vatican 
and see a tall slender m a n in 
w h i t e enter t h e room, Pope 
Pius XII. He speaks in half a 
dozen languages to his spiritual 
children f r o m all over t h e 
world, and you go back in 
memory f r o m t h e t w e n t i e t h 
century to t h e f i f t h , and recall 
t h e words of t h e f a t h e r s at t h e 
Council of Chalcedon w h e n 
they heard t h e decree of Pope 
Leo, " P e t e r has spoken through 
Leo" — and a sort of chill goes 
through you. 

Scripture, history, and t h e 
living Pope m a k e P e t e r come to 
life. It is as if t h e plaster statue 
in your church suddenly began 
to move and speak as in t h e 
legend of Pygmalion. The statue 
m a y never come to life, b u t t h e 
reality it stands f o r m u s t be 
living reality. I hope t h a t 
through these words you h a v e 
come a little closer to Peter, t h e 
impulsive, impetuous, lovable 
Galilean,- courageous Prince of 
the Apostles, long since dead 
but mystically and w o n d e r f u l l y 
alive. 



Paul: Vessel Of Light 
Address Delivered on November 13,1955 

What modern man has ac-
complished in the matter of 
communications is altogether 
amazing. We may get used to it, 
and take it for granted, but a 
new flight record from London 
to New York or a new coaxial 
cable remind us that it is quite 
worthy of our amazement. Be-
cause of this scientific wizardy 
I can communicate with you 
now as you sit at home or cruise 
along the highway. Because of 
it my face can be brought to 
your living room as well as my 
voice. Because of it I may call 
you some morning in Los 
Angeles and sit with you that 
night at dinner after a non-stop 
flight from New York. Truly 
modern man rates an A for 
achievement in technical com-
munications with his fellow-
man. 

What about our communica-
tions with God? What grade do 
we merit there? That is a pro-
vocative question, and only God 
can answer it, but I will venture 
an opinion. I think all of us 
could do better in our com-
munication. It is not just a m a t -
ter of contact with a church or 
with church people. I am in 
contact with you now, but am I 
really communicating with you? 
I mean, you hear my words, but 
am I getting through to your 
mind and heart? Parents are 
well aware of the difference be-
tween talking to children and 

getting through to them. Get-
ting through to the heart is the 
kind of communication that 
religion demands, as Jesus 
taught in the Parable of the 
Sower. Like seed, he said, the 
word may fall on stony ground 
or on good soil. The spoken 
words must take root in the 
heart for t r u e spiritual com-
munication. There must be a 
disposition of readiness in the 
listener, the soul-soil must be 
right. But religion is much more 
than one man trying to com-
municate with anothèr. In the 
last analysis it must be a spirit-
ual communication between 
man and God. 

It is historical fact that some 
men have achieved a r e m a r k -
able degree of communication 
with God, and among the great-
est of these is Paul the Apostle. 
Here is his description of an e x -
perience of union with God 
from his letter to the Christians 
of Corinth, "I will come to vis-
ions and revlations of the Lord. 
I know a man in Christ who 
fourteen years ago — whether 
in the body I do not know, or 
out of the body I do not know, 
God knows — such a one was 
caught up to the third heaven 
. . . caught up into paradise and 
heard secret words that man 
may not repeat." (2 Cor. 12: I f f ) 
In these words the Apostle des-
cribes the extraordinary reli-
gious experience we call mysti-



PAUL: VESSEL OF LIGHT 11 

cal, a r a r e and intimate union 
w i t h God above and beyond t h e 
n a t u r a l order of things. It is not 
m y purpose now to explore t h a t 
aspect of Paul's personality, b u t 
r a t h e r his ordinary everyday 
communication w i t h God 
t h r o u g h f a i t h and love. This is 
t h e experience of P a u l t h a t is 
like our own and it can teach 
us much. 

If a m a n who communes well 
with God is to help us, he m u s t 
be able to communicate w i t h us. 
You might say he m u s t be able 
to speak two languages, t h e l a n -
g u a g e of God w i t h God and t h e 
language of m e n w i t h men. In 
t h a t bi-lingual gift P a u l w a s a 
genius. It is interesting to i m -
agine him as an orator debating 
w i t h t h e Epicurean and Stoic 
philosophers in Athens. That 
experience we can only imagine, 
but we can almost h e a r t h e 
sound of his oratory w h e n w e 
read his letters. They m a k e u p 
t h e m o s t notable correspond-
ence in h u m a n history. In t h e m 
we behold t h e power of a m a n 
to communicate w i t h m e n ; in 
t h e m w e h e a r t h e speech of a 
m a n who spoke w i t h God; by 
t h e m God gets t h r o u g h to u s in 
immortal words like these: "In 
all things we overcome because 
of him who has loved us. For I 
am sure t h a t neither death, nor 
life, nor angels, nor principali-
ties, nor things present, nor 
things to come, nor powers, nor 
height, n o r depth, nor any other 
creature, will be able to sepa-
r a t e us f r o m t h e love of God, 

which is in Christ Jesus Our 
Lord." (Rom 8:37-39) 

Experience helps us to grow 
in t h e power to communicate 
with one another or w i t h God, 
especially the harsh experience 
of suffering. It is easier f o r m e 
to t a l k seriously to a generation 
t h a t has experienced t h r e e w a r s 
t h a n to a people t h a t has k n o w n 
only abundance and ease. It is 
easier to get through to a m a n 
w i t h religious ideas w h e n h e is 
at the end of his rope, or as t h e 
alcoholics p u t it, " w h e n he has 
reached his bottom." The poet 
Francis Thompson described 
t h e bitter experience of his 
flight f r o m God in t h e spiritual 
classic called The Hound of 
Heaven. This is his description 
of his f i n a l state: 

Naked I wait Thy love's u p -
lifted stroke! 

My harness piece by piece 
Thou hast h e w n f r o m me. 
And smitten m e to m y 
knee; 

I am defenseless utterly. 

Only in t h a t hour of u t t e r deso-
lation as he lay charred and 
spent upon t h e e a r t h did God 
get through to him w i t h this 
message. 

All which t h y child's m i s -
t a k e 

Fancies as lost, I have stored 
for thee at home: 

Rise, clasp m y h a n d and 
come. 

It is t h e crushing awareness of 
our need t h a t disposes us to h e a r 



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w h a t we have never heard b e -
fore in words w e have o f t e n 
heard before, and to see w h a t 
we have never seen before in 
things and people we have look-
ed at so long. 

An experience we all h a v e 
known is t h e experience of t h e 
divided self; t h e realization t h a t 
p a r t of us hungers to grovel in 
the mud and p a r t of us yearns 
to move among t h e stars; t h e 
awareness of a sense of shame 
and guilt when t h e m u d has 
soiled our souls; t h e inner 
a r g u m e n t with ourselves as we 
seek to j u s t i f y our action pacing 
round and round "in t h e small 
circle of pain within t h e skull"; 
t h e experience of sin and t h e 
ceaseless struggle with it — all 
this makes us seek hungrily for 
an answer. It is then t h a t these 
words of P a u l get through to 
us: "We know t h a t t h e L a w is 
spiritual, but I am carnal, sold 
into t h e power of sin. For I do 
not understand w h a t I do, for it 
is not w h a t I wish t h a t I do, b u t 
w h a t I hate, t h a t I do. But if I 
do w h a t I do not wish, I admit 
the Law is good. Now t h e r e f o r e 
it is no longer I who do it, b u t 
t h e sin t h a t dwells in me. For I 
know t h a t in me, t h a t is, in m y 
flesh, no good dwells, because 
to wish is within m y power, 
b u t I do not find t h e strength 
to accomplish w h a t is good. For 
I do not do the good t h a t I wish, 
but the evil t h a t I do not wish, 
t h a t I do. Now if I do w h a t I do 
not wish, it is no longer I who 
do it, but t h e sin t h a t dwells in 

me. Therefore w h e n I wish to 
do good I discover this law, 
namely, t h a t evil is at h a n d f o r 
me. For I am delighted w i t h 
the law of God according to t h e 
inner man, b u t I see another 
law in m y m e m b e r s w a r r i n g 
against t h e law of m y mind 
and making me prisoner to t h e 
law of sin t h a t is in m y m e m -
bers." (Rom 7:14-23) 

On hearing these words in 
the m a t u r i t y t h a t comes w i t h 
experience we are comforted, 
for we u n d e r s t a n d t h a t w e a r e 
not exceptional or abnormal in 
our spiritual weakness. We 
share the common lot of all 
men, who by n a t u r e a r e prison-
ers to the law of sin. The most 
alarming symptom in our so-
ciety is not its sins, b u t its loss 
of t h e s e n s e of sin. We a r e 
prone for example, to condone 
sexual morality in t h e n a m e of 
statistics, to excuse it in t h e 
n a m e of liberalism. It is a great 
consolation to a religious m a n 
when he hears these words and 
realizes t h a t the great Apostle 
was a m a n with t h e conflicts of 
a man, and by t h e power of 
Paul's words God gets t h r o u g h 
to him with a message of hope. 

Modern m a n m a y h a v e lost 
t h e sense of sin, b u t h e is not 
u n a w a r e of his predicament. I t 
has been explored by his poets, 
playwrights, a n d philosophers, 
and anxiety with all its shades 
and synonyms is t h e t h e m e 
f r o m Broadway to P a r i s ' East 
Bank. E v e r y w h e r e modern m a n 
is confronted w i t h a picture or 



PAUL: VESSEL OF LIGHT 13 

a caricature of his condition. 
Two things about it strike m e : 
sex is printed and pictured w i t h 
t h e excitement of discovery as 
t h o u g h m a n w e r e forever j u v -
enile; questions clothed in elo-
quence get empty answers or 
none, as though m e n enjoyed 
t h e dark. This d a r k pessimism 
of our century is at least b e t t e r 
t h a n t h e trivial f a i t h of t h e 
nineteenth century w i t h its m i -
r a g e of the ascent of m a n f r o m 
ape to superman, f r o m peasant 
to landowner, and f r o m serf to 
commissar. I respectfully invite 
modern men to forget their new 
words for a moment, to hold a 
quiet mood f o r a moment t h a t 
t h e s e words of P a u l m a y get 
through: "All h a v e sinned and 
have need of t h e glory of God." 
(Rom. 3:23) "Unhappy m a n 
t h a t I am! who will deliver m e 
f r o m t h e body of this death? 
The grace of God through Christ 
J e s u s Our Lord." (Rom. 7:24) 

P a u l ' s answer to t h e problem 
of m a n in t h e first century is 
t h e Church's answer to t h e 
need of m a n in t h e t w e n t i e t h 
century — Christ, t h e divine 
Redeemer. P a u l said of him, 
"though he w a s by n a t u r e 
God, (he) did not consider 
being equal to God a thing 
to b e clung to, b u t emptied h i m -
self, taking t h e n a t u r e of a slave 
and being made like unto man. 
And appearing in t h e f o r m of 
man, he humbled himself, b e -
coming obedient u n t o death, 
even to death on a cross." (Phil. 
2:6-8) The cross was P a u l ' s 

theme, his b a t t l e cry of victory 
and freedom. He wrote to t h e 
Christians of Corinth, "We, f o r 
our part, preach a crucified 
Christ — to t h e J e w s indeed a 
stumbling-block and to t h e 
Gentiles foolishness, b u t to 
those who a r e called, both J e w s 
and Greeks, Christ t h e power 
of God and t h e wisdom of God." 
(1 Cor. l : 2 3 f ) T h e answer of 
P a u l is not some ancient i n t e l -
lectual slight-of-hand, nor t h e 
strange invention of a sick 
mind, nor something he got on 
loan f r o m pagan mythology. It 
is the answer he got f r o m Christ 
himself and his Apostles; an 
answer rooted in t h e mystery of 
man. At t h e heart of t h e m y s -
t e r y of Christ, P a u l saw t h e d i -
vine love for men. He wrote to 
the Church of Ephesus: "God, 
who is rich in mercy, by reason 
of his great love w h e r e w i t h he 
has loved us even w h e n we 
w e r e dead by reason of our sins, 
brought us to life together with 
Christ (by grace you h a v e been 
saved) and raised us u p t o -
gether . . . t h a t he might show 
in t h e ages to come t h e over-
flowing riches of his grace in 
kindness towards us in Christ 
Jesus. For by grace you have 
been saved t h r o u g h f a i t h ; and 
t h a t not f r o m ourselves, for it 
is the gift of God." (Eph. 2:4-9) 

The supreme and overwhelm-
ing communication offered by 
the Christian f a i t h is living 
union with God. I realize t h a t 
this statement can open t h e 
door to wrong interpretation, 



14 'CHOSEN VESSELS' 

all sorts of pseudo-mysticism, 
and religious quackery, b u t you 
cannot b u r y God because some-
one makes him in t h e image of 
a golden calf. This central t r u t h 
of Christianity stands despite 
all its weird caricatures. T h e 
vital union of t h e Christian with 
God is effected t h r o u g h a n 
identification w i t h Jesus ac-
cording to St. Paul. In his letter 
to t h e Christians of Galatia h e 
wrote, "With Christ I am nailed 
to the cross. It is now no longer 
I t h a t live, b u t Christ lives in 
me, and t h e life I now live in 
the flesh, I live in t h e f a i t h of 
the Son of God, who loved m e 
and gave himself u p f o r m e 
(2:20f) Grace, therefore, is a 
sharing in t h e spiritual energy 
of Christ, the life-giving power 
t h a t comes f r o m God by which 
the new and good life is possi-
ble. Faith is t h e disposition 
necessary to receive this n e w 
life and it is given in t h e r i t e of 
Baptism. P a u l w r o t e to t h e 
Galatians, "You are all children 
of God through f a i t h in Christ 
Jesus. For all you who h a v e 
been baptized into Christ, h a v e 
put on Christ." ( 3 : 2 6 f ) A n d 
to t h e Romans, "We w e r e b u r -
ied with him by means of 
Baptism into death, in order 
that, just as Christ has arisen 
f r o m t h e dead through t h e glory 
of t h e Father, so we m a y also 
walk in t h e newness of life." 
(6:4) 

Man is forever inclined to 
m a k e God according to his own 
image, to bring God down to his 

size. A side effect of this i n -
clination is t h a t m e n a r e f o r e v e r 
t r y i n g to reduce Christianity to 
h u m a n dimensions. Notice t h e 
pictures of Christ t h a t A m e r i -
cans prefer. He looks ever so 
much human, a cross between 
an actor and a h a l f - b a c k . Com-
p a r e t h e m w i t h t h e p o r t r a i t s of 
the great medieval artists or of 
t h e earlier Byzantine mosaics. 
Christ is a man, yes, b u t w i t h 
a u r a of m a j e s t y about him and 
something of t h e shadow of 
God. The Christ of P a u l is m o r e 
t h a n human, much more t h a n a 
man, for fallen m e n could not 
be redeemed by another fallen 
man. He said, "In h i m w e r e 
created all things in t h e h e a -
vens, and on earth, things 
visible and invisible . . . all 
things have been created 
through him and unto h i m . . . 
For it has pleased God t h e F a -
t h e r t h a t in him all his fullness 
should dwell, and t h a t t h r o u g h 
him he should reconcile to h i m -
self all things, w h e t h e r on 
e a r t h or in t h e heavens, m a k i n g 
peace t h r o u g h the blood of his 
cross." (Col. 1 : 1 6 f f ) 

Is t h e Gospel of P a u l obso-
lete? Must t h e Church sit like 
a widow dessicated and desolate 
and hope f o r a new P a u l w i t h a 
new gospel, t h a t will please t h e 
modern mind w i t h proper p r o -
portions of existentialism and 
depth psychology? God forbid! 
We do not need a n e w gospel, 
b u t we need a n e w h e a r t in 
man, a h e a r t - w i t h t h e vision to 
see t h a t his predicament is b e -



PAUL: VESSEL OF LIGHT 15 

yond his own .repairing, 
w h e t h e r he looks at himself, his 
nation, or his planet. The f i r s t 
step toward salvation is t h e 
recognition t h a t his f i r s t and 

greatest need is for God, and t h e 
second is t h a t he will f i n d h i m 
in Christ, w i t h t h e help of t h e 
Apostle, for "the h e a r t of P a u l 
is t h e h e a r t of Jesus Christ." 



John: Vessel Of Affection 
Address Delivered < 

All the evidence seems to 
point to the fact that we mortals 
love change. The first evidence 
I adduce to prove this statement 
is fashions. Fashions change al-
most as often as a woman 
changes her mind. If f u r t h e r 
evidence is needed, I point to 
the motor car. Cars do not 
change every season, but they 
do change every year. Then 
there are the household appli-
ances, and the new models in 
TV and Hi-Fi, not to speak of 
our music, our literature, our 
art, and so on. The things about 
us are forever changing because 
we change them. We love it. 

A tremendous amount of gen-
ius goes into our changing 
designs: so much techincal and 
artistic skill, and so many man 
hours. It seems that man has 
the power to change everything 
except himself. I ask you not to 
be shocked at that statement, 
but to think about it. To change 
a man, whether yourself or 
someone else, is the toughest 
job of all. Have you ever tried 
to help an alcoholic to change, 
to stop his drinking? It is one of 
the most discouraging tasks in 
the world. It often takes years 
to achieve, and all too often the 
reward for your effort is failure. 
Take a good long look at your-
self. How much have you chang-
ed over the years in your think-
ing, your attitudes, your habits? 
Are you more tolerant at f o r t y -
five than you were at twenty-

1 November 20, 1955 
five, more understanding, more 
kind, less selfish? 

At the root of personal change 
is self-knowledge. To change 
anything you must first see it, 
and seeing ourselves as we are 
is a very difficult assignment. 
As Jesus put it, we see the splin-
ter in our brother's eye, and We 
do not see the beam in our own. 
To work for a change in our-
selves it must be seen as pos-
sible and as desirable. It would 
be absurd for me, for example, 
to beseech you all to become 
ski jumpers, for you could not, 
if you would, and you would 
not if you could. I can ask you 
to become better people, because 
it is desirable, and it is also 
possible. I think we might get 
some help in the matter, if we 
look at a man who did change, 
and try to see what made him 
change. I refer to John the 
Apostle. 

My first recollection of Saint 
John is when I saw him as a 
boy in a painting on a church 
wall. The artist had cast him in 
a sentimental, almost womanish, 
attitude standing beside the 
cross of Christ. I know now that 
John would have fared better, 
if the artist had read his New 
Testament more carefully. In 
Saint Mark he would have 
found John and his brother 
James called "sons of thunder" 
(3:17), and he would have 
painted John as the stormy one, 
not as the soft one. He would 



JOHN: VESSEL OF AFFECTION 17 

have made the fisherman's face 
the color of outdoors, his j a w 
square and his shoulders broad, 
and w h e n he p u t down his 
brush, he might h a v e cried, 
" T h e r e was a man!" 

Fishermen have as much t r o u -
ble w i t h themselves as butchers, 
and bankers, and clergymen. It 
was just as arduous f o r J o h n 
to change as it is f o r us. I u n -
derstand w h y they called him 
"son of t h u n d e r " w h e n I read of 
his f i e r y anger in Saint Luke's 
Gospel. Jesus was on his way to 
J e r u s a l e m w i t h His disciple. 
They h a d to pass through S a -
maria. The Master sent some of 
His disciples to t h e t o w n they 
w e r e approaching to request 
food and lodging. The S a m a r i -
t a n townspeople refused them 
hospitality. They w e r e intoler-
ant of J e w s and resented the 
fact t h a t they would by-pass 
the S a m a r i t a n Temple on Mount 
Garizim to go to t h e Temple 
in J e r u s a l e m . When t h e mes-
sengers r e t u r n e d w i t h t h e word 
t h a t Jesus and His followers 
w e r e not welcome, J o h n and his 
brother cried out in their 
wrath, "Lord, wilt thou t h a t 
w e bid f i r e come down f r o m 
h e a v e n and consume t h e m ? " 
(Luke 9:54). They would never 
have u t t e r e d those words as 
Galilean fishermen, b u t now as 
followers of Jesus they w e r e 
filled w i t h a sense of their own 
spiritual power; they felt a c e r -
tain kinship w i t h the prophet 
Elias, who long ago called down 
f i r e f r o m h e a v e n upon t h e cap-
tains of t h e king in this very 

land. But Jesus said to t h e m 
"You do not know of w h a t m a n -
ner of spirit you are; f o r t h e 
Son of Man did not come to d e -
stroy m a n ' s lives, b u t to save 
them." (Luke 9:56) 

Saint L u k e does not tell u s 
of J o h n ' s reaction to the words 
of Jesus, b u t we can surmise it. 
The f i s h e r m a n could h e a r his 
thundering spirit speak in his 
words, and h e a r t h e gentle 
spirit of Jesus in His reply. His 
avenging spirit would call down 
f i r e to destroy; Christ's r e d e e m -
ing spirit desired only to save. 
He could compare t h e two u t -
terances and see t h e contrast, 
just as w e can compare our 
words w i t h Christ's. He could 
see himself in his words, a n d 
see his need to change, to b e -
come like his Master. He could 
see himself corrected by J e s u s 
because h e w a s wrong. By a c -
cepting t h e correction of Christ, 
by admitting his mistake, he 
could t a k e t h e f i r s t step in t h e 
direction of change. 

Change is as slow a n d a r d u -
ous f o r f i s h e r m e n as it is f o r 
aldermen. J o h n w a s close to 
Jesus for almost t h r e e years, as 
w e r e t h e other Apostles. T h e 
change f r o m men to Apostles 
was ever so slow, even w i t h 
Christ as living teacher a n d 
model. T h e evidence f o r this is 
found in t h e Gospel of Saint 
Matthew. It was t o w a r d t h e end 
of Jesus' life. He was on His 
w a y to J e r u s a l e m w h e r e He 
would be crucified. The m o t h e r 
of J a m e s and J o h n came to Him 
w i t h a request. She said, "Com-



18 'CHOSEN VESSELS' 

m a n d t h a t these my two sons 
may sit, one at t h y right a n d 
one at thy l e f t hand, in thy 
kingdom." Jesus k n e w t h a t 
the m o t h e r was . spokesman 
f o r h e r sons, and t h a t in 
h e r words he wds h e a r -
ing their ambition. The first 
places in his kingdom, no less! 
P r o b a b l y t h e old d r e a m of 
earthly power and kingdom still 
clung to their h e a r t s all these 
days w i t h Jesus. He spoke to 
them, saying, "You do not know 
w h a t you a r e asking for." Can 
you drink the cup of which I 
a m a b o u t to d r i n k ? " The cup 
was a symbol of suffering, f o r 
He t h e king, would be crowned 
With a crown of thorns, robed 
in the p u r p l e of his own blood, 
a n d be mounted on t h e throne 
of t h e cross. "Can you d r i n k of 
t h e cup," He asked, and they r e -
plied, "We can." They did not 
y e t know t h e bitter contents of 
the cup, b u t they w e r e willing 
to share the cUp t h a t w a s His 
because they loved Him. They 
w e r e willing to follow Him, to 
b e identified with Him, to share 
in His suffering f o r t h e m by 
their suffering f o r Him. This is 
the second important lesson in 
the m a t t e r of change; t o accept 
t h e pain of life in union w i t h 
Christ, to say to t h e cross, "I 
c a n — w i t h t h e help of God" 

Let us look now a t the chang-
ed man; J o h n t h e Evangelist. 
The y e a r s h a v e passed. He can 
look .back upon t h a t f a t e f u l F r i -
day o n which Jesus died on t h e 
cross, and u n d e r s t a n d t h e m e a n -
ing of t h e cup t h a t Jesus, spoke 

of. He can look back upon the 
Sunday t h a t followed, t h e 
strange, exciting r e p o r t of the 
women who had gone to the 
tomb early in the morning — 
t h a t they f o u n d it empty! 'He 
can recall how h e raced- with 
P e t e r to the tomb and f o u n d 
t h e body gone; t h e n t h e coming 
of the risen Lord t h a t very 
night in the Upper Room: His 
appearance among t h e m f o r 
f o r t y days and t h e n His d e p a r -
t u r e , and t h e deep u n b e a r a b l e 
loneliness a f t e r . Experience like 
t h a t can shake a m a n to the 
v e r y core of his being,; b u t t h e r e 
must be a readiness of heart, 
the disposition to believe. We 
see the changed J o h n in. his 
writings in t h e New Testament, 
the F o u r t h Gospel, the t h r e e l e t -
ters and the Apocalypse. A m a n 
reveals himself in his writings, 
and in his J o h n reveals his 
t r a n s f o r m e d heart.,, and: t h e 
force t h a t changed h i m . -

Knowledge of self is t h e b e -
ginning: of change. Experience, 
good or bad, interpreted rightly 
helps us toward change, b u t the 
force t h a t really effects person-
al change is love. If t h e poets, 
playwrights, song-writers, and 
philosophers a r e right, h u m a n 
love can change a man, p u t a 
glint in his eye, a spring in his 
step, and a song in his h e a r t . 
True h u m a n love has t h e p o w -
e r to t r a n s f o r m . That no one can 
deny. A m a n can be inspired to 
greatness by t h e knowledge 
t h a t h e is loved by a woman. 
F r o m t h a t love he t a k e s 
s t r e n g t h and courage. By it his 



JOHN: VESSEL OF AFFECTION 19 

spirit is w a r m e d a n d nourished. 
Love is undoubtedly the g r e a t -
est gift one h u m a n can offer 
another. It is our greatest joy 
and fills our greatest earthly 
need. I believe t h a t as h u m a n s 
we need more to be loved t h a n 
to love. I know t h a t we can be 
t r a n s f o r m e d by being loved, if 
t h e experience is i n t e r p r e t e d 
w i t h some wisdom. But I b e -
lieve too t h a t t h e r e is a love 
greater t h a n h u m a n love, a love 
t h a t begets greater power, i m -
p a r t s greater strength of joy, 
effects greater transformations. 
It is the love of God f o r men. 
It is as much greater t h a n h u -
m a n love as God is greater t h a n 
man. I believe t h a t t r u e h u m a n 
love is an image of God's love, 
a created image, a little image, 
like a shadow cast by the moon 
or a very distant echo. I admit 
t h a t the love of God is d i f f e r -
ent and difficult to know. It is 
not felt by the h u m a n h e a r t as 
h u m a n love is felt, nor held in 
h u m a n a r m s like h u m a n love. 
It is only k n o w n and held by 
faith. I think this love of God 
needs special emphasis today 
because contemporary religion 
i s inclined to pull God down 
f r o m His height, to bring Him 
down to man's size, to m a k e 
f a i t h as convenient and as 
earthbound as t h e corner d r u g -
store. The Christian f a i t h is 
more t h a n a sigh or a signature. 
It is a total s u r r e n d e r of the 
mind and h e a r t to Christ, a go-
ing u p to God. 

J o h n reveals t h e surrender 
of f a i t h and his response to 

God's love in his first letter: 
"In this has the love of God 
shown in our case, t h a t God sent 
his only-begotten Son into the 
world t h a t w e might live 
through him. In this is the love, 
not t h a t we have loved God, b u t 
t h a t He has f i r s t loved us, a n d 
sent his Son a propitiation of 
our sins." (4:9-10). This points 
u p the great force t h a t changed 
J o h n and t h a t can change us, 
God's love f o r us as seen in 
Christ. This knowledge is root-
ed in faith. By f a i t h in Christ 
we come to t h e knowledge and 
the burning conviction t h a t God 
loves us. This is the way J o h n 
put it: "We have come to know, 
and have believed, the love t h a t 
God has in our behalf." (4:16) 
And then he points to the t r a n s -
forming effect, "Let us t h e r e -
fore love, because God f i r s t lov-
ed us." (4:19). We need this 
f a i t h as long as we w a l k t h e 
earth, f o r so often it seems t h a t 
God does not love us, Faith is 
the acceptance of the love of God 
in his terms. It is the acceptance 
of his definition of love f o r us, 
which is Christ, of Whom J o h n 
said, "He who keeps his word, 
in him the love of God is t r u l y 
perfected." (2:5). By the p e r -
fection of t h a t love J o h n came 
to w a l k as Christ walked and 
the change in him gives us hope. 

J o h n saw God's love f o r him 
in Christ. He describes himself 
in the f o u r t h gospel as "The dis-
ciple whom Jesus loved," and 
in it he relates those w o n d e r f u l 
words of Jesus at t h e Last S u p -
per, "No longer do I call you 



20 'CHOSEN VESSELS' 

servants . . . I have called you 
friends." (15:15). His f r i e n d -
ship w i t h Jesus recalls another 
noble friendship of t h e Bible; 
t h a t of David and Jonathan, and 
t h e words t h a t David u t t e r e d 
w h e n J o n a t h a n died in battle, "I 
grieve f o r Thee, my brother 
J o n a t h a n : exceeding b e a u t i f u l 
and amiable to me above the 
love of women. As the mother 
loved h e r only son, so did I 
love Thee." (2 Kings 1:26). 
J o h n was t h e closest f r i e n d of 
Jesus among t h e Twelve, and 
they understood t h a t at the 
Last Supper he would sit b e -
side the Master. J o h n had been 
chosen with Peter and J a m e s 
to witness the transfiguration of 
Christ at Mount Thabor and the 
agony of Christ in Gethsemani; 
and just before He died on the 
Cross Jesus entrusted His m o t h -
er Mary to John, and J o h n 
tells us in his gospel t h a t " f r o m 
t h a t hour t h e disciple took h e r 
into his house" (19:27). 

It was friendship with Christ 
t h a t transformed John. The f e e l -
ing of this friendship r u n s 
through the f o u r t h gospel. You 
feel it as you read the first chap-
t e r when J o h n tells how he and 
Andrew met Jesus. They walked 
a f t e r Him when John t h e B a p -
tist pointed h i m out, and Jesus 
t u r n e d around and said to them 
"What is it you seek?" They 
said to Him "Master, w h e r e 
dwellest Thou?" He said to 
t h e m "Come and see" and they 
stayed with Him t h a t day. You 
feel it in his description of t h e 
wedding feast at Cana and the 

story of the S a m a r i t a n woman 
at the well. You feel it w h e n 
J o h n repeats these words of 
Jesus, "I am the good shepherd 
and I know mine and m i n e 
know me." (10:11.14) You 
feel it w h e n you read Jesus' 
words, "I am t h e resurrection 
and the life; he who believes 
in me, even if he die, shall live; 
and whoever lives and believes 
in me shall never die." ((11:25). 
You feel it especially in the 
discourse of Christ at t h e Last 
Supper which only J o h n relates; 
words like these, "A new com-
m a n d m e n t I give you, t h a t you 
love one another; t h a t as I have 
loved you, you also love one 
another. By this will all men 
know t h a t you are my disciples, 
if you love one another." (13: 
34). "I am the vine, you are 
the branches. He who abides in 
me, and I in him, he bears much 
f r u i t ; for without me you can 
do nothing." (15:5). 

The f r i e n d whose love t r a n s -
formed J o h n was more t h a n a 
man. He was the object of his 
f a i t h as well as of his love. J o h n 
expressed t h a t f a i t h in his gos-
pel when he wrote "We saw his 
glory — glory as of t h e only-
begotten son of the F a t h e r — 
f u l l of grace and t r u t h . No one 
has at any time seen God. The 
only-begotten son, who is in t h e 
bosom of the Father, he has r e -
vealed him." (1:14.18). He e x -
pressed t h a t f a i t h in stating the 
purpose of his gospel. "These 
things are w r i t t e n t h a t you may 
believe t h a t Jesus is the Christ, 
t h e Son of God, and t h a t believ-



JOHN: VESSEL OF AFFECTION 23 

ing you may h a v e life in his 
name." (20:31). 

The Christ t h a t J o h n loved 
was the divine Christ, the Christ 
of faith, the Christ of mystery 
Who alone gives meaning to the 
mystery of h u m a n existence. 
J o h n was changed by the di-
vine friend, and his t r a n s f o r m a -
tions gives us hope t h a t we too 
can be changed, especially if we 
remember always the words of 

John 17 the p r a y e r of Jesus at 
the Last Supper, "I p r a y f o r 
them . . . I do not pray t h a t thou 
take them out of the world, b u t 
t h a t thou keep t h e m f r o m evil 
. . . Sanctify t h e m in t r u t h . . . 
that they may be perfected in 
unity, and t h a t — the world 
may know t h a t thou hast sent 
me, and t h a t thou hast loved 
t h e m even as thou has loved 
me." (17:9-23). 



"Mary, Vessel Of The Lord" 
Address Delivered on 

I should like to speak to you 
now about someone very dear 
to me, Mary, the Mother of 
Jesus. I shall t r y to describe 
my thought and feeling about 
her as a Catholic. The Church I 
belong to has a long and lovely 
tradition surrounding Mary. It 
is most readily seen in its great 
embodiment in architecture and 
art. Many of you have seen the 
great medieval cathedrals of 
Europe built in her honor, 
Notre Dame, for example, t h e 
venerable and dramatic Ca-
thedral of Paris. The name 
Notre Dame means Our Lady. 
You all know the Madonnas of 
the Florentine masters, so 
often reproduced on Christmas 
cards. When I wandered 
through the galleries of Flor-
ence enthralled with these 
treasures, they spoke to me, not 
only of genius, but of love. The 
medieval painters loved Our 
Lady. The cathedrals and the 
paintings are only part of the 
centuries-old Marian tradition 
of the Church, the visible part 
so beautiful and so inspiring. 
There are hymns and poems in 
so many languages, so many 
stirring Ave Marias, countless 
pieces of sculpture, books of 
devotion, and theological t r e a t -
ises without number. The 
question naturally arises: Why 
this old and lovely tradition? 
Who is the Lady who inspired 
it? 

November 27, 1955 

To answer the question I 
must take you back almost two 
thousand years. A f t e r Jesus left 
this world and ascended to the 
Father in heaven, the Acts of 
the Apostles tell us t h a t His 
followers "returned to J e r u s a -
lem from the mount called 
Olivet . . . and when they had 
entered the city, they mounted 
to the upper room," and there 
"with one mind (they) con-
tinued steadfastly in prayer 
with the women and Mary, the 
mother of Jesus, and with his 
brethren." ( l : 1 3 f ) The t r a d i -
tion begins there in the upper 
room at Jerusalem. That group 
made up the Church at its b e -
ginning, in number about one 
hundred and twenty. They were 
the first Christians. They had 
followed Jesus, heard His word, 
and seen His miracles; were 
witnesses to His death and His 
resurrection f r o m the dead. 
They believed in Him, and had 
come to the upper room to 
await the Holy Spirit whom He 
promised to send them from on 
high. On Pentecost Sunday, 
the Holy Spirit came and they 
were filled with His divine 
presence and power. That day 
was the birthday of the Church 
of Christ, and Mary was there. 
The disciples who looked upon 
Jesus as their brother loved her 
as their spiritual mother, for 
had He not said to John f r o m 
the Cross, "Behold thy mother," 



"MARY, VESSEL OF THE LORD" 23 

and to Mary, "Behold t h y son" 
( J o h n 19:27). 

I like to t h i n k of Mary in 
t h e u p p e r room surrounded by 
the disciples of Jesus. I like to 
imagine h e r speaking to t h e m 
and watch their faces as t h e y 
listened. I t h i n k of h e r face as 
lovelier t h a n any Madonna of 
Botticelli or da Vinci. She was 
at t h a t t i m e a w o m a n about 
f i f t y years old. No doubt t h e r e 
w e r e wisps of grey in h e r r a v e n 
hair, and lines of suffering in 
h e r olive skin. There w e r e 
depths in h e r eyes no m a n could 
fathom, distant lights and soft 
shadows as of eternity. I feel 
t h a t t h e spell of h e r b e a u t y was 
cast upon t h e i n f a n t Church in 
t h a t upper room. That is how 
it began, and t h e Church t h a t 
grew big enough to embrace t h e 
great globe itself, never forgot 
her. The spell of h e r beauty will 
h a u n t it forever. 

In those first daya t h e Church 
preached Christ. He was t h e 
absorbing center of its faith, 
and devotion. In t h e brilliant 
light of His divine personality 
all those around Him w e r e cast 
into shadow. But w i t h time t h e 
Church discerned those h u m a n 
persons who stood close to t h e 
divine Christ, and t h e closest 
was Mary. A f t e r Matthew and 
Mark had w r i t t e n their Gospels, 
Luke, t h e beloved physician, 
undertook to write t h e t h i r d 
gospel, " a f t e r following u p all 
things carefully f r o m t h e v e r y 
first," (Luke 1:3) as h e tells 
us. L u k e begins his Gospel w i t h 

the n a r r a t i v e s t h a t all t h e 
world loves, t h e history of 
Jesus' infancy: Gabriel's mess-
age to Mary at Nazareth, Mary's 
visit to Elizabeth at Ain Karem, 
t h a t loveliest of songs, t h e 
Magnificat, t h e b i r t h of Jesus at 
Bethlehem. Old legends tell 
t h a t L u k e was an artist as well 
as a doctor. T r u l y he has l e f t 
us word-pictures t h a t h a v e i n -
spired artists t h r o u g h t h e ages, 
and which are so dear to all of 
us. 

It would be sadly remiss on 
m y p a r t to emphasize only t h e 
beauty of Luke's Gospel, a n d 
not to speak of its t r u t h . The 
great t r u t h about Mary and h e r 
greatest glory is t h a t she is t h e 
Mother of Jesus. That b r e a t h -
taking dignity of Mary is r e -
lated by St. L u k e in these words 
of the angel Gabriel, "Behold, 
thou shalt conceive in t h y 
womb and b r i n g f o r t h a son; 
and thou shalt call his n a m e 
Jesus. He shall be great, and 
shall be called t h e Son of t h e 
Most High; and t h e Lord God 
will give him t h e t h r o n e of 
David his f a t h e r , and h e shall 
be king over t h e house of Jacob 
forever; and of his kingdom 
t h e r e shall be no end." ( 1 : 3 ) 
Mary understood f r o m this 
message of t h e angel t h a t she 
was to become t h e Mother of 
the Messias. The words of 
Gabriel w e r e reminiscent of 
words t h e prophet N a t h a n 
spoke to David a thousand 
years before, reminiscent of t h e 
prophetic words of Isaias about 



24 'CHOSEN VESSELS' 

t h e Messias-King spoken seven 
centuries before. T h e n a m e she 
was t o call t h e child, told Mary 
t h a t He would redeem His peo-
ple, f o r Jesus means " t h e Lord 
saves." The Gospel of L u k e 
t h e r e f o r e a f f i r m s t h a t Mary is 
Mother of t h e Messias, b u t 
more, f o r it adds these words: 
" t h e Holy One to be born shall 
be called t h e Son of God" 
( 1 : 3 5 ) . 

This is t h e Gospel t r u t h about 
Jesus t h a t gives Mary h e r 
greatest glory. She is t h e Mo-
ther of t h e divine Messias. The 
Church t h a t accepts t h e divine 
Christ is overwhelmed w i t h 
t h e dignity of t h e w o m a n chos-
en to b e His mother. T h e e v e r -
lasting God knows no mother 
or f a t h e r . He is t h e eternal One 
born of no other, t h e One Who 
is before all and above all, 
Maker and F a t h e r of every 
creature. The revelation of 
Jesus m a d e k n o w n to us t h e 
t h r e e - f o l d unity in God, t h e 
inner life of divinity in t h e F a -
ther, Son, and Spirit. That d i -
vine revelation also m a d e 
k n o w n t h e Incarnation of t h e 
Son, t h a t is, t h e Son took on 
h u m a n n a t u r e by His b i r t h 
f r o m Mary. 

In Christ t h e Catholic f a i t h 
sees one person — t h e second 
person of t h e Trinity, t h e Son 
of God. Mary as Mother of 
Christ, is Mother of t h a t P e r -
son. Therefore her t r u e title in 
Christian f a i t h is Mother of 
God, in t h e sense explained. 
This doctrine expressed in t h e 

New Testament by Luke, J o h n 
and Paul, and t h e other writers, 
was formally declared a doc-
t r i n e of Catholic Faith at t h e 
Council of Ephesus in 431. That 
is w h y t h e Catholic Church 
honors Mary, because it b e -
lieves t h a t God has honored h e r 
f i r s t as no other h u m a n has 
ever been honored. You cannot 
believe in a divine Christ and 
ignore His Mother! 

But, you may say, Catholics 
believe m a n y other things about 
Mary, and t h a t is quite t r u e . 
They believe in t h e Immaculate 
Conception of Mary, f o r e x -
ample. Let m e explain this doc-
trine. There is a common mis-
understanding o u t s i d e t h e 
Catholic Church t h a t this means 
Mary was born in a miraculous 
way. That is not so. Mary was 
born of m a n and woman just as 
you and I. The doctrine of t h e 
Immaculate Conception con-
cerns h e r soul, not h e r body. 
Catholics believe t h a t m a n is 
composed of body and soul, and 
t h a t all men's souls a r e con-
ceived with t h e stain of original 
sin upon t h e m because of 
Adam's sin. The doctrine of t h e 
Immaculate Conception holds 
t h a t Mary was an exception to 
this fact, t h a t h e r soul was i m -
maculate, t h a t is, without stain 
in h e r conception. T h e reason 
for this grace w a s because she 
was to be t h e Mother of t h e Di-
vine Christ and even m o m e n -
t a r y defilement would seem u n -
becoming to one so close to 
Jesus. It is t h e belief of t h e 



"MARY, VESSEL OF THE LORD" 25 

Church t h a t Mary was r e -
deemed as is every h u m a n by 
the blood of Christ, b u t t h a t h e r 
redemption was preventive; 
God kept her f r o m all sin, i n -
cluding original sin because she 
was to be t h e Mother of His 
Son. To come back to Luke's 
Gospel. The theologians of t h e 
Church see this doctrine sug-
gested in t h e words of Gabriel 
to Mary, "Hail, f u l l of grace," 
They u n d e r s t a n d those words 
absolutely, t h a t is, at no time 
was Mary without grace, even 
at t h e moment of conception. 

The Church also believes t h a t 
Mary was t h e Virgin-Mother of 
Jesus. The basis for this belief 
is found in St. Luke's Gospel. 
When Gabriel told Mary t h a t 
she was to become t h e m o t h e r 
of the Messias, she asked, "How 
shall this happen, since I do not 
know m a n " (1:34). In biblical 
language the expression: "to 
know m a n " means to have 
m a r i t a l relations w i t h a m a n . 
Now it seems absurd to suppose 
t h a t Mary would ask this ques-
tion if she w e r e to enter m a r -
riage and live in the n o r m a l 
m a n n e r of m a r r i e d people. Her 
question, therefore, f r o m t h e 
earliest times has been t a k e n to 
mean t h a t she had m a d e a 
promise or a vow of virginity. 
Gabriel answered h e r question 
by declaring how t h e b i r t h 
would t a k e place. Here is his 
answer as Luke reports it: 

"The Holy Spirit shall come 
upon thee and t h e power of t h e 
Most High shall overshadow 

thee; and t h e r e f o r e t h e Holy 
O n e to be born shall be called 
t h e Son of God" ( 1 : 3 5 ) . M a t -
thew also relates t h e virginal 
conception of Jesus in his Gos-
pel. He says t h a t M a r y " w a s 
found to be w i t h child by t h e 
Holy Spirit," (1:18) and he 
adds, "This came to pass t h a t 
t h e r e might be fulfilled w h a t 
was spoken by t h e Lord t h r o u g h 
the prophet (Isaias), saying, 
'Behold, t h e virgin shall be 
with child, and shall bring f o r t h 
a son; and t h e y shall call his 
n a m e E m m a n u e l (God w i t h 
u s ) ' " ( l : 2 2 f ) . 

The Gospel evidence f o r t h e 
v i r g i n - b i r t h of Jesus is alto-
gether decisive, and t h e great 
traditional forms of t h e Chris-
tian f a i t h accept it. Some m o d -
ern Christians consider it m y -
thological, and see in t h e Gos-
pels t h e m y t h of Jesus r a t h e r 
t h a n t h e mystery of Jesus. 
Theirs is not a philosophy of 
faith, b u t a psychology of doubt. 
Many conservative Christians 
admit the v i r g i n - b i r t h of Jesus, 
but hold t h a t Mary had other 
children ailer Jesus who w e r e 
born in t h e n a t u r a l way. This 
also was the position t a k e n b y 
t h e Jewish w r i t e r Sholem Asch 
in his book called "Mary." I 
think t h e position is untenable. 

The a r g u m e n t t h a t is most 
often adduced to support this 
position is t h a t t h e Gospels 
speak of t h e b r e t h r e n of t h e 
Lord. Now you know t h a t in all 
languages t h e word " b r o t h e r " 
is used in a strict or broad 



28 
'CHOSEN VESSELS' 

meaning. For example, I might 
have started this t a l k by a d -
dressing you, "My dear b r e t h -
r e n . " But you m a y not know 
t h a t the Aramaic language, t h e 
language Jesus spoke, has no 
word f o r cousin. Consequently, 
to express this relationship, 
they used t h e word ah, brother, 
or t h e expression "son of uncle" 
or "Son of t h e brother of t h e 
mother," From this it follows 
t h a t " b r e t h r e n of t h e L o r d " in 
Aramaic does not necessarily 
m e a n blood brothers of Jesus, 
pjr sons of Mary. 

As a m a t t e r of fact although 
certain ones in t h e Gospels a r e 
called " b r e t h r e n " of Jesus, they 
are never once called sons of 
Mary. It would be more t h a n 
passing strange t h a t Jesus on 
t h e Cross should commit His 
Mother to t h e care of t h e Apos-
tle John, if she h a d other sons 
to t a k e care of her. The Gospel 
e v e r y w h e r e gives t h e impres-
sion t h a t t h e r e w e r e only t h r e e 
in t h e Holy Family. T h e r e a r e 
only t h r e e at Bethlehem, only 
t h r e e on t h e flight into Egypt, 
only t h r e e at Nazareth, only 
t h r e e on the pilgrimage to t h e 
Temple. There is little wonder 
then t h a t the earliest tradition 
of t h e Church heid t h a t Mary 
Was a perpetual virgin. St. 
Jerome, t h e great Scriptures 
scholar, defended this doctrinal 
in t h e f o u r t h century by a p -
pealing to t h e testimony of 
Ignatius, Polycarp, Irenaeus, 
and J u s t i n Martyr, m e n who 
t a k e us back to Apostolic times. 

I have t i m e to touch upon 
another aspect of Catholic d e -
votion to Mary t h a t sometimes 
disturbs those outside t h e 
Church of Rome, namely, our 
belief in Mary's intercessory 
power. The question is often 
p u t this w a y : "Why do Catho-
lics p r a y to Mary." I should like 
to point out t h e Scriptural 
foundation for this Catholic 
practice. You will r e m e m b e r 
t h a t in t h e second chapter of 
his Gospel, St. J o h n tells u s of 
t h e m a r r i a g e feast at Cana. 
Mary was there, and Jesus also 
and His disciples. The wine 
failed and Mary said to Jesus, 
"They have no wine." In t h e 
tone of h e r voice t h e r e was t h e 
suggestion t h a t He might do 
something about it. The reply 
of Jesus was cryptic and not 
easy to u n d e r s t a n d completely. 
He said, "What wouldst t h o u 
have m e do, woman? My hour 
has not yet come." I wish to 
m a k e one thing clear right 
away. There is nothing b e -
littling in t h e use of t h e word 
"woman." In English it sounds 
so, b u t not in Aramaic. In 
Aramaic and Greek it is a title 
of honor. It seems clear also t h a t 
the words of Jesus convey a sort 
of r e f u s a l to Mary's implied r e -
quest. The reason given b y 
Jesus for this r e f u s a l seems to 
m e a n t h a t a time was appointed 
f o r t h e manifestation of His 
power; and t h a t t i m e was not 
yet. In any event Mary said to 
t h e servants, "Do w h a t e v e r he 
tells you." 



"MARY, VESSEL OF THE LORD" 27 

You know t h e rest of t h e 
story, how Jesus worked His 
first miracle, and changed t h e 
w a t e r into wine. Catholic piety 
has always seen in this b e a u t i -
f u l story an example of Mary's 
power of intercession w i t h 
Jesus, t h e power of t h e m o t h e r 
with her Son, who is Our Lord 
and Redeemer. 

We believe t h a t as Mary i n -
terceded with Jesus on behalf 
of t h e embarrassed hosts she 
will intercede w i t h Him in 
heaven for us h e r troubled chil-
dren. Because of our union w i t h 
Christ through f a i t h and graces 
we feel a spiritual kinship w i t h 
His Mother. We pay h e r great 
honor and give h e r great love, 
but we do not worship her. 
Worship is for God alone. W e do 
not deify h e r and m a k e h e r a 
goddess, but w e believe t h a t 
God made h e r the purest and 
loveliest of His creatures. 

The most recent reproach to 
Catholics in this m a t t e r has 

come f r o m t h e direction of p s y -
choanalysis. The Virgin in t h e 
Church is now explained in 
terms of t h e "feminine a r c h e -
type," t h a t surges u p f r o m t h e 
collective unconscious and as-
sumes all her ritualistic dis-
guises, or devotion to Mary is 
explained in terms of a subcon-
scious compensation of a celib-
ate clergy. And w h a t shall I 
say to that? Only this: it r e -
veals much m o r e about t h e 
critics t h a n it does about Mary. 

It reveals an inadequate idea 
of the n a t u r e of man, an u n -
happy facility of seeing only 
part of reality, and t h e r e g r e t -
table oversight of t h e old and 
t r u e adage, "a little .knowledge 
is a dangerous thing." The old 
tradition has nothing to f e a r 
f r o m t h e new knowledge, b u t 
all knowledge old and new has 
need to f e a r without faith. Mary 
is t h e shining symbol of t h a t 
faith, for she was t h e first, t h e 
very first, to believe in C h r i s t 



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(Extract from the address of the late Patrick Cardinal Hayes at the in-
augural program of the Catholic Hour in the studio of the National 
Broadcasting Company, New York City, March 2, 1930.) 

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r i g a n , S . J . , 72 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 25c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 20a e a c h . I n 
q u a n t i t i e s , $10.50 p e r 100. 

" C o n f l i c t i n g S t a n d a r d s , " b y Rev. J a m e s M. Gillis, C . S . P . , 80 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 25c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , . $10.75 p a r 100. 

" T h e Seven L a s t W o r d s , " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n , ( p r a y e r book s l s s ) 
32 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 10c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 8c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $5.25 
p e r 100. 

" T h e C h u r c h a n d t h e C h i l d , " b y Rev. D r . P a u l H F u r f e y , 48 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r more, 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" L e v a ' s Veiled V i c t o r y a n d L o v e ' s L a w s , " b y R e v . D r . George F . S t r o h a v e r , 8 . J . 
48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 
p e r 100. 

" R e l i g i o n a n d L i t u r g y , ' * b y R e v . D r . F r a n c i s A. W a l s h , O.S.B., 82 p a g e « a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.50 p e r 100. 

" T h e L o r d ' s P r a y e r T o d a y , " b y V e r y R e v . D r . I g n a t i u s S m i t h , O . P . . 64 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s . $9.00 p e r 100. 

" G o d , M a n a n d R e d e m p t i o n , " b y Rev. D r . I g n a t i u s W . Cox. S . J . , 64 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.00 p e r 100. 

" T h i s M y s t e r i o u s H u m a n N a t u r e , " b y Rev. J a m e s M. Gillis, C . S . P . , 48 p a g e s a n d 
eover. S i n g l e copy. 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e E t e r n a l G a l i l e a n , " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n , 160 p a g e s a n d . cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 40c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 30c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $19.50 p e r 100. 

" T h e Queen of Seven S w o r d s , " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . Sheen ( p r a y e r book: sixe) 
32 p a r e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 10c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 8c e a c h . I n Quantities, $5.25 
per 100. 

" T h e S a l v a t i o n of H u m a n S o c i e t y , " by Rev. P e t e r J . B e r g e n , C . S . P . , 48 p a g e s a n d 
eover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100.. 

" T h e C h u r c h a n d t h e D e p r e s s i o n , " b y R e v . J a m e s M. Gillis. C . S . P . , 80 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 25c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e . 20c each. I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.75. p e r 1 M . 

" T h e C h u r c h a n d H e r M i s s i o n s , " b y R t . R e v . M s g r . W i l l i a m Q u l n n , 82 p a g e s a a d 
eover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 or m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 



" T h a C h u r c h a n d t h e D e p r e s s i o n , " by R e v . J a m e s M . Gillia, C . S . F . . 80 p a « « s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 25c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , f 10.76 p e r 10*. 

" M i s u n d e r s t o o d T r u t h s , " b y H o s t Rev. D u a n e H u n t . 48 p a s e s a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e 
copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h s J u d g m e n t of God a n d T h e S e n s e of D u t y , " b y R t . Kev. M a g i . W i l l i a m J . K s r b y , 
IS p a c e s a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e copy, 16c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 10c each, l a q u a n t i t i e s , 
17.00 p e r 100. 

" C h r i s t i a n E d u c a t i o n , " b y R e v . D r . J a m e s A . Reeves, 82 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, l i e p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , <7.60 p e r 100. 

" W h a t C i v i l i z a t i o n O w e s t o t h e C h u r c h , " b y R t . R e v . M s g r . W i l l i a m Q u i n n , ( 4 p a g e s 
a n d oover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.00 p e r 100. 

" I f N o t C h r i s t i a n i t y : W h a t T " b y R e v . J a m e s M. Gillis. C . S . P . , »6 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 80c p o s t p a i d : 6 o r m o r e , 26c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $13.76 p e r 100. 

" T h e Coin of O u r T r i b u t e , " b y R e v . T h o m a s F . C o n l o n , O . P . , 40 p a g e s a n d covet 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h s P r o d i g a l W o r d , " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n , 140 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 40c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 80c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $19.60 p e r 100. 

" P o p e P i u s X I , " b y H i s E m i n e n c e P a t r i c k C a r d i n a l H a y e s . A n a d d r e s s i n h o n o r of 
t h e 78th b i r t h d a y of H i s H o l i n e s s , 16 p a g e s a n d 4 color cover. S i n g l e copy, . 5 c p o s t p a i d ; 
t o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.60 p e r 100. 

" M i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e C h u r c h , " b y M o s t R e v . D u a n e G. H u n t , 48 p a g e s a n d c o v e t 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h s P o e t r y of D u t y , " b y R e v . A l f r e d D u f f y , C . P . , 48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h a n d Y o u t h . " b y R e v . J o h n F . O ' H a r a , C.S.C., 48 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e c o p y . 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e S p i r i t of t h e M i s s i o n s , " b y R t . R e v . M s g r . T h o m a s J . M c D o n n e l l , 82 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 16c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.60 p e r 100. 

" T h e L i f e of t h e S o u l , " by R e v . J a m e s M. Gillis, C . S . P . , 96 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 80c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 26c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $13.76 p e r 100. 

" T h e B a n q u e t of T r i u m p h , " b y Rev. J a m e s J . M c L a r n e y , O . P . , 82 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 10c p o s t p a i d . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $6.00 p e r 100. 

" S o c i e t y a n d t h e Social E n c y c l i c a l s — A m e r i c a ' s R o a d O u t , " b y R e v . R . A . M c G o w a n , 
82 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 16c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e . 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.60 
p e r 100. 

" P i u s X I , F a t h e r a n d T e a c h e r of t h e N a t i o n s , " ( O n h i s E i g h t i e t h B i r t h d a y ) b y H i s 
Excellency, M o s t Rev. A m l e t o G i o v a n n i C i c o g n a n i , 16 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 16e 
p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $6.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e E a s t e r n C a t h o l i c C h u r c h , " by Rev. J o h n K a l l o k , 48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , ISc e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h s ' L o s t ' R a d i a n c e of t h e R e l i g i o n of J e s u s , " b y R e v . T h o m a s A. C a r n e y . 40 p a g e s 
a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e copy. 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.00 p e r 100. 

" S a i n t s vs. K i n g s , " b y Rev. J a m e s M. Gillis, C . S . P . , 96 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 80c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 26c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $13.76 p e r 100. 

" T h e Mission of Y o u t h i n C o n t e m p o r a r y S o c i e t y , " b y R e v . George J o h n s o n , 40 p a g e s 
a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d : 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.00 p e r 100. 

" T o w a r d t h e R e e o n s t r n c t i o n of a C h r i s t i a n Social O r d e r , " b y Rev. D r . J o h n P . 
M o n o g h a n , 48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n 
q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" M a r i a n V i g n e t t e s , " b y Rev. J . R. K e a n e , O.S.M., 82 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy 
16c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.60 p e r 100. 

" T h e P e a c e of C h r i s t , " by V e r y Rev. M a r t i n J . O ' M a l l e y , C.M., 32 p a g e s a n d cover 
S i n g l e copy, 16c p o s t p a i d : 6 o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.60 p e r 100. 

" G o d ' s W o r l d of T o m o r r o w , " b y R e v . D r . J o h n J . R u s s e l l , 40 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e C a t h o l i c T r a d i t i o n In L i t e r a t u r e , " b y B r o t h e r L e o , F . S . C . , 40 p a g e s a n d cover 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.75 p e r 100. 

" P r o p h e t s a n d K i n g s : G r e a t Scenes. G r e a t L i n e s , " b y R e v . J a m e s M. Gillis, C . S . P . , 96 
p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 30c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 26c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $18.76 
p e r 100. 

" P e a c e , t h e F r u i t of J u s t i c e , " by Bishop F u l t o n J . S h e e n , 64 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s . $9.00 p e r 100. 

"1930—Memories—1940," t h e a d d r e s s e s delivered i n t h e T e n t h A n n i v e r s a r y B r o a d c a s t 
of t h s C a t h o l i c H o u r on M a r c h 8, 1940. t o g e t h e r w i t h c o n g r a t u l a t o r y m e s s a g e a n d 
e d i t o r i a l s , 80 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e c o p y . 80c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 26c e a c h . I n 
q u a n t i t i e s , $12.76 p e r 100. 

" W h a t K i n d of a W o r l d Do Yon W a n t . " b y R e v . W i l f r i d P a r s o n s . S . J . , 40 p a g e s a n d 
• e v e r . S i n g l e c o p y . 20e p o s t p a i d : 6 o r m o r e , 15e e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s . $8.00 p e r 100. 



" L a w , " b y R e v . D r . H o w a r d W . S m i t h , 40 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 10« 
p o s t p a i d ; S o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . Tn q u a n t i t i e s . $8.00 p e r 100. 

" I n t h e B e g i n n i n g , " b y R e v . A r t h u r J . S a k k i n s . 40 p a g e s a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e copy, 
15c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $5.50 p e r 100. 

" A m e r i c a a n d t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h , " b y R e v . J o h n J . W a l d e , 48 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , ¿8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e Social C r i s i s a n d C h r i s t i a n P a t r i o t i s m , " b y R e v . D r . J o h n F . C r o n i n , S.S., 40 
a a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s $8.00 p e r 100. 

" M i s s i o n a r y R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , " b y t h e M o s t R e v . R i c h a r d J . C u s h i n g , D.D., L L . D . , S2 
p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 15c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.60 p e r 100. 

" W a r a n d G a i l t , " b y Bishop F u l t o n J . S h e e n of t h e C a t h o l i c U n i v e r s i t y of A m e r i c a , 
196 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 60c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 60c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $22.76 
p e r 100. 

" T h e P u r p o s e of O u r E u c h a r i s t i c S a c r i f i c e , " b y R e v . G e r a l d T . Baskfteld, S.T.D., 82 
p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 or m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e C a s e f o r C o n s c i e n c e , " b y Rev. T h o m a s S m i t h S u l l i v a n , O.M.I., S . T . D . , 32 p a g e s 
a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 16c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.50 p e r 100. 

" T h e C a t h o l i c N o t i o n of F a i t h , " b y Rev. T h o m a s N . O ' K a n e . 40 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" F r e e d o m D e f e n d e d , " b y R e v . J o h n F . C r o n i n , S.S., P h . D . , 82 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 16c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.60 p e r 100. 

" T h e R i g h t s of t h e O p p r e s s e d , " b y R t . Rev. M s g r . M a r t i n J . O ' C o n n o r , 40 p a g e s a n d 
c o v e r . S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e P r a c t i c a l A s p e c t s of P a t r i o t i s m , " b y Rev. George J o h n s o n , P h . D . , 40 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" W h a t I s W r o n g a n d H o w t o S e t I t R i g h t , " b y R e v . J a m e s M . Gillis, C . S . P . , 80 p a g e r 
a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.76 p e r 100. 

" P e a c e , " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n , 160 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy 40c p o s t p a i d ; 
6 o r m o r e , 30c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $19.60 p e r 100. 

• " C h r i s t i a n H e r o i s m , " b y Rev. R o b e r t J . S l a v i n , O . P . , 64 p a g e s a n d c o v e r . S i n g l t 
copy, 25c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.00 p e r 100. 

" A R e p o r t t o M o t h e r s a n d F a t h e r s , " b y Rev. W i l l i a m A. M a g u i r e , C h a p l a i n , U . S 
A r m y , a n d Rev. C h r i s t o p h e r E . O ' H a r a , C h a p l a i n , U . S . N a v y , 24 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e L i t u r g y a n d t h e L a i t y , " by Rev. W i l l i a m J . L a l l o u , $2 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" C o n q u e r i n g W i t h C h r i s t , " b y Rev. J o h n J . W a l d e , 48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 26c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e V i c t o r y of t h e J u s t , " by R e v . J o h n F . C r o n i n , S.S., 40 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 20c p o s t p a i d : 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.00 p e r 100. 

" T h o u g h t s f o r a T r o u b l e d T i m e , " b y R e v . J o h n C a r t e r S m y t h , C . S . P . , 82 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 16c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 10c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.60 p e r 100. 

" W s A r e t h e C h i l d r e n of G o d , " b y R e v . L e o n a r d F e e n e y , S . J . , 82 p a g e s a n d eover. 
S i n g l e copy, 16c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 10c each. I n q u a n t i t i e s , $7.60 p e r 100. 

" J u s t i c e , " b y Rev. I g n a t i u s S m i t h , O . P . , 82 p a g e s a n d e o v e r . S i n g l e copy, 20« 
p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e C r i s i s i n C h r i s t e n d o m , " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n . 112 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 35c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 30c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $17.50 p e r 100. 

" S o c i a l R e g e n e r a t i o n , " b y Rev. W i l f r i d P a r s o n s , S . J . , 24 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s . $7.50 p e r 100. 

" S e e o n d R e p o r t t o t h e M o t h e r s a n d F a t h e r s , " b y C a t h o l i c C h a p l a i n s of t h e A r m y 
a n d N a v y . 48 p a g e s a n d eover. S i n g l e copy, 25c p o s t p a i d - E o r m o r e , 20« e a c h . I n 
l u a n t i t i e s , $9.75 p e r 100. 

" T h e P a t h of D u t y , " b y R e v . J o h n F . C r o n i n , S.S., 40 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 
SOc p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e F o u n d a t i o n of P e a c e , " b y R e v . T . L . B o u s c a r e n , S . J . , 32 p a g e s a n d «over. 
S i n g l e c o p y , 20« p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . Xr> q u a n t i t i e s , $9.00 p e r 100. 

i " H u m a n P l a n s a r e N o t E n o u g h , " b y R e v J o l i n C a r t e r S m y t h , C . S . P . , 32 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.00 p e r 100. 

" O n e L o r d : O n e W o r l d , " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n , 100 p a g e s a n d eovm. 
S i n g l e copy, 80« p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 25c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $15.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e C a t h o l i c L a y m a n a n d M o d e r n P r o b l e m s , " b y O ' N e i l l , Woodlock, S h u s t e r , Mai-
t h e w s , M a n i o n a n d A g a r , 68 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 25c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 2l> 
e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.50 p e r 100. 

" G o d , " b y R e v . R i c h a r d G i n d e r , 86 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d 
5 o r n i o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.75 p e r 100. 

" T h e M o r a l L a w , " b y R e v . T . L . B o u s c a r e n , S . J . , 82 p a g e s a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e copy. 
•Oc p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e . 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 



" T h e S a c r a m e n t a l S y s t e m , " b y R e v . M s g r . A m b r o s e J . B u r k e , 40 p a g e * a n d c o v s r . 
S i n g l e copy, tOc p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s . $9.60 p e r 100. 

" C o n c e r n i n g P r a y e r , " by Rev. J o h n C a r t e r S m y t h , C . S . P . , 86 p a g e * a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.76 p e r 100. 

" T o n , " by B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n , 104 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy 80c 
p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 25c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $16;00 p e r 100. 

" P r o b l e m s of t h e P o s t w a r W o r l d , " by G e o r g e N . S h u s t e r , R i c h a r d P a t t e e , F r a n k 
8 h e e d , F u l t o n O u r s l e r , G. H o w l a n d S h a w , W i l l i a m H a r d , Rev. T i m o t h y J . Mulvey, O.M.I.. 
Ill p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 40c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 80c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , 
t l t . 1 0 p e r 100. 

" S a i n t s F o r T h e T i m e s , " by Rev. T h o m a s J . M c C a r t h y , 48 p a g e s a n d .-over. S l n g k 
copy 26c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 20c each. I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.00 p e r 100. 

" D o W e Need C h r i s t ? " b y Rev. R o b e r t I . G a n n o n , S . J . , 40 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
oopy, iOc p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.60 p e r 100. 

" H a p p i n e s s a n d O r d e r , " by Rev. R o b e r t S l a v i n , O . P . , 48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 26c p o s t p a i d : 6 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.00 p e r 100. 

" L o v e On P i l g r i m a g e , " by Bishop F u l t o n J . S h e e n , 96 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 80c p o s t p a i d ; 6 or m o r e , 26c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $18.76 p e r 100. 

" H a i l , Holy Q u e e n , " by Rev. J . H u g h O ' D o n n e l l , C.S.C.. 48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 26c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 20c each. I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e Road A h e a d , " by F u l t o n O u r s l e r , G. H o w l a n d S h a w , Neil McNeil, D r . George 
F . D o n o v a n a n d T h o m a s H . M a h o n y , 112 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 85c p o s t p a i d ; 
6 o r m o r e , 80c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $17.60 p e r 100. 

" C h r i s t T h e K i n g A n d T h e Social E n c y c l i c a l s , " by R e v . B e n j a m i n L . M a s s e , S . J . , 82 
p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d : 5 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 
100. 

" T h e C a t h o l i c School I n A m e r i c a n L i f e , " by R t . R e v . M s g r . T . J a m « » M c N a m a r a . 
40 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , 
(10.00 p e r 100. 

" A d v e n t : S o n v e n i r o r P r o m i s e , " by Rev. J e h n J . D o u g h e r t y , 48 p a g e s a n d cover 
S i n g l e copy, 25c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.75 p e r 100. 

" T h e E a s t e r n K i t e s , " b y Rev. A l e x a n d e r B e a t o n , S.A., a n d Rev. C a n i s i u s K i n i r y , S.A. 
24 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s 
$8.00 p e r 100. 

" A m e r i c a , M o r a l i t y , A n d T h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s , " by Rev. J o h n M c C a r t h y , 82 p a g e s 
a n d eover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" L i g h t T o n r L a m p s , " by Bishop F u l t o n J . S h e e n , 128 p a g e s a n d eover. 
S i n g l e copy, 40c p o s t p a i d ; 6 or m o r e , 80c each. I n q u a n t i t i e s , $19.60 p e r 100. 

" T h e F a m i l y i n F o c u s , " b y R e v . J o s e p h M a n t o n , C . S S . R . , 82 p a g e s a n d eover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" O u r F a i t h a n d O u r P u b l i c P r o b l e m s , " b y M r . J e r o m e K e r w i n , 48 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 26c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.76 p e r 100. 

" T h e A m e r l c s n W a y , " by M r . J u s t i c e M a t t h e w F . McGuire, 24 p a g e s a n d eovar. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e Road B a c k , " b y H o n . J o h n A. M a t t h e w s , L L . D . , K.M., 24 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e C h n r c h a n d L a b o r , " b y L o u i s F . B u d e n z , 48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 25c 
p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e M i s s i o n s , " b y Rev. J o s e p h P . McGlinchey, R t . R e v . L e o M. B y r n e s , A r c h b i s h o p 
) f ! t t y a n d Bishop McDonnell, 24 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy 20e p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r s 
l $ c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e C h u r c h In R n r a l L i f e , " by R t . Rev. M s g r . L e o J . S t e c k , 82 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" M a r r i a g e a n d t h e H o m e , " b y t h e Rev. E d m o n d D. B e n a r d , 82 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e D e f e n s e of P e a c e , " b y Rev. W i l f r i d J . P a r s o n s , S . J . , 82 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e M o d e m Sonl i n S e a r c h of G o d , " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n , 104 
p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 86c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e . 80c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $17.60 
p e r 100. 

" R e l i g i o n A n d E c o n o m i c L i f e , " b y t h e R e v . B e n j a m i n L . M a s s e , S . J . , 40 p a g e s a n d 
e o v e r . S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d : 5 o r m o r e . 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s . $9.60 p e r 100. 

" T h e C h n r c h A n d H e r S t o r y Of C h a r i t y . " by Rev. J a m e s D. O ' S h e a , 82 p a g e s a n d 
eover. S i n g l e copy. 20c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e . 15c each. I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" J u s t i c e a n d C h a r i t y . " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n . P h . D . . L L . D . , 104 p a g e s 
a n d eover. S i n g l e copy. 30c p o s t p a i d : 5 o r m o r e . 25c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $15.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e T r u t h A b o u t G o d , " b y R e v . A l v i n P . W a g n e r , 24 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy. 
20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 15c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 



" T h e C h u r c h Looks a t Some Social Q u e s t i o n s , " b y Rev. J o s e p h E . S c h l e d e r , Rev. 
J o h n F . C r o n i n , S.S., Rev. D o n a l d A . M c G o w a n , R t . R e v . M s g r . F . H o c h w a l t . 86 p a « « 
a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e copy, 20c p o a t p a l d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , 18.75 p e r 1 M . 

'"The N e w C r u s a d e , " b y M r . C h a r l e s F a h y , M r . F u l t o n O u r s l e r , M r . J a m e a M c G u r r l a 
a n d M r . M a u r i c e L a v a n o u x ; 64 p a s e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 26c p o s t p a i d : 6 o r m o r a . 
20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.00 p e r 100. 

" i s * B t B r " d A l o n e , " b y R e v . J o h n M. M c C a r t h y , 40 p a g e s a n d cover. 81n*le 
copy, 20c p o a t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.60 p e r 100. 

" T h e E v e r l a a t i n g K i n g d o m , " by t h e Rev. E d m o n d D. B e n a r d . 64 p a g e s a n d c o v e r . 
S i n g l e copy, 26c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e a , $10.00 p e r 100. 

" G i v e H i m A T h o u g h t , " b y t h e Rev. J o s e p h M a n t o n , C.SS.R., $2 p a g e s a n d cover 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e Love T h a t W a l t s F o r Y o u , " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n , 120 p a r a 
a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, S5c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 80c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e a , $21.00 p e r 10*. 

" M o r a l i t y A n d G o v e r n m e n t , " by t h e Rev. F r a n c i s J . C o n n e l l , C.Sn.H., 48 p a g e a a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 26c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.00 p e r 100. 

" A B r o a d S u r v e y o r t h e F i e l d of L a w , " by t h e R t . Rev. M s g r . F r a n c i s X . S a l l a w a y . 
.O „ £ a e e s c o v e r - S m K l e copy. 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e a , 
$8.00 p e r 100. 

" O n e Needa t h e O t h e r , " b y t h e Rev. F r a n k J . M c P h i l l i p s , 86 p a g e a a n d eovar. 
S i n g l e c o p y , 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e a , $8.76 p e r 100. 

" C h r l a t l a a E d u c a t i o n In a n A g e of C o n f u s i o n , " by J a m e s F . T w o h y , 86 p a g e a a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e a , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" G o d ' s L o v e A n d M i n e , " b y t h e Rev. J o h n J . W a l d e , 82 p a g e a a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e 
copy, 20c p o a t p a l d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100. 

" I n These O u r D a y s , " b y C h a p l a i n W i l l i a m J . Clasby ( L t . Col.) U S A F , 48 pagea a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 26c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.00 p e r 100. 

" T h e U n k n o w n G o d , " b y Rev. E d m o n d D. B e n a r d , 40 p a g e a a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 
20e p o a t p a l d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.60 p e r 100. 

" O f S a i n t s A n d K i n g s a n d t h e P r i n c e of P e a c e , " b y t h e R e v . J o h n J . D o u g h e r t y . 4* 
P«ge» a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e a , $9.10 
p e r 100. 

" T h e K e c k P l u n g e d I n t o E t e r n i t y , " b y B i s h o o F u l t o n J . S h e e n . 104 
p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 40c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 86c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e a , $18.60 
p a r ICO. 

" G o d e n W e e k d a y s , " b y t h e V e r y Rev. F r a n c i s J . Connell, C.SS.R., 8 . T . D . , 40 p a r a 
a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.60 p e r 100 
p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" T h i s N a t i o n U n d e r G o d , " n i n e a d d r e s s e s by l a y m e n , 64 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 26e p o a t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $10.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" O p e r a t i o n S u r v i v a l , " f o u r d o c u m e n t a r y p r o g r a m s on C o m m u n i s m , by R o b e r t C . 
Hea?ey. 80 p a g e s a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e copy, 80c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 26c e a c h . I n a u a n -
t i t i e s , $16.00 p e r 100. 

" H o p e a n d t h e V o y a g e r , " by t h e Rev. E d m u n d , 82 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 
20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $8.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" F a i t h a n d t h e H e a r t of M a n , " by t h e Rev. J o h n J . D o u g h e r t y , 40 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r more, 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.60 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" C h a r i t y B e g i n s A t H o m e , " b y t h e Rev. J o h n M. M c C a r t h y a n d g u e s t s , 64 pagea 
a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 26c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e a , $10.00 p e r 
100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" T h e W o m a n , " b y B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n , P h . D . , L L . D . , 96 pagea a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy. 86c p o s t p a i d : 6 o r m o r e . 30c each. I n q u a n t i t i e s , $17.00 p e r 100. 

>; " S p r i n g F e r v o r , " b y t h e Rev. J a m e s , E . M a n t o n , C. S S . R . , 40 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 20c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 16c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $9.60 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" Y o n r Son i n t h e S e r v i c e , " by C o m m a n d e r Donald F . Kelly, c h a p l a i n , U . S. N a v y ; 
L i e u t e n a n t P a t r i c k A. Killeen, c h a p l a i n , U. S. N a v y ; B r i g a d i e r G e n e r a l J a m e s H. O ' N e i l l , 
c h a p l a i n , U . S. A r m y , a n d Colonel W i l l i a m J . Clasby, c h a p l a i n , U. S. A i r Force, 48 p a r a 
a n d c o v e r . Sinrrfe copy, 26c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r more, 20c e a c h . In q u a n t i t i e s , if 10.00 p e r 100. 

" C a r e e r s I n C h r i s t i a n i t y , " a s e r i e s of a d d r e s s e s by P r o f . J a m e a M. O ' N e i l l , R e v . 
J o h n S. K e n n e d y , N e i l M a c Neil, J a m e s B. C a r e y , George W. S t a r k e , Dr. V i n c e n t E d w a r d 
S m i t h , Michael Di Salle, C l a r e n c e M a n i o n , M a j . Gen. J o h n M. D e v i n e a n d M a r t i n 
Quigley, 96 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 86c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 80c e a c h . I n 
q u a n t i t i e s , $17.00 p e r 100. 
_ " M e r c y — E t e r n i t y — T r u t h , " by t h e Rev. W i l f o r d J . D i a m o n d . 82 p a g e s a n d c o v e r . 
S i n g l e copy, 86c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 30c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $17.00 p e r 100 p l u a p o s t a g e . 

" A N e w C o m m a n d m e n t , " by t h e Rev. E d m o n d D. B e n a r d . 86 p a g e a a n d c o v e r . 
S i n g l e copy, 80c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 26c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e a , $12.00 p e r 100, p l u a p o s t a g e . 

" C h r i s t O u r K i n g , " b y t h e V e r y Rev. M s g r . H e n r y A. C a r l i n . 48 p a g e s a n d eovar. 
S i n g l e copy, 86c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 80c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s . $14.76 n e r 100 o l u a p o s t a g e . 



" U n d e r N o r t h e r n L i g h t s , " b y Colonel W i l l i a m J . C l a s b y , C h a p l a i n , t l . S . A i r F o r c e . 
48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy 26c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 20c e a c h ; i n q u a n t i t i e s , $12.60 
per 100. phut p o s t a g e . 

" T h e L i f e of C h r i s t , " by B i s h o p F u l t o n J . S h e e n . 120 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 
60c p o s t p a i d ; 6 or m o r e , 40c e a c h ; i n q u a n t i t i e s , $23.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" T h e Call t o S a n c t i t y , " by t h e E e v . L a w r e n c e J . Reily, S . T . D . 40 p a g e s a n d c o v e r 
S i n g l e copy, 40c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 85c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $22.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e 

" C o n v e n t , M o n a s t e r y a n d H o m e , " b y t h e R e v . F r a n c i s C o n n e l l , C.Ss.R., S.T.D., L L . D . 
48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy. 60c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 46c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , 
$23.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" T h e N a t u r a l L a w — A R e t u r n To G o d , " b y D r . C h a r l e s A . H a r t ; M r . H a r o l d Me-
K i n n o n ; Mr. V e r n o n B o u r k e , a n d t h e R e v . R o b e r t H . S w e e n e y , C.S.C. 44 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 60c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 45c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $23.50 p e r 100 
-pluB p o s t a g e . 

" P a t r i o t C h u r c h m e n , " by Rev. J o h n T r a c y E l l i s . 48 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy 
60c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 60c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $26.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" L i g h t Of C h r i s t , " by Rev. L a w r e n c e J . Riley. 66 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy 
•6T)c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 40c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $20.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" G o d Deserves To Be L o v e d , " by R e v . J o h n S c h u l t z , C . S S . R . 32 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy 40c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 35c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $17.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" T h i s Is T h e V i c t o r y . . . O u r F a i t h , " by R t . Rev. M s g r . P a u l J . G l e n n . 32 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy 40c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 36c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $17.00 p e r 100. p l u s 
posluge. 

" T h e Quality of M e r c y , " by R e v . J o h n S. K e n n e d y . 36 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy 60c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 40c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $19.50 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" T h e C h u r c h A n d The W o r l d , " by Rev. E u g e n e B u r k e , C . S . P . 36 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy 40c p o s t p a i d ; 5 or more, 35c e a c h . In q u a n t i t i e s , $16.25 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" A m e r i c a ' s H o p e — O u r Y o u t h W i t h F a i t h , " by Rev. D e n n i s M c C a r t h y , O . P . 82 p a g e s 
a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 50c p o s t p a i d ; 5 or m o r e , 35c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $14.50 p e r 
100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" M a r y , t h e Mother of G o d , " by t h e Rev. F r a n c i s C o n n e l l , C . S S . R . , S.T.D., L L . D . 
36 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 30c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e 25c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , 
$11.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" T h e B r i d g e To B e t t e r L i v i n g , " by t h e Rev. J o s e p h M a n t o n , C.SS.R., 52 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy 40c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e 36c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s $15.50 p e r 100 
p l u s p o s t a g e . 

, " T h e M a r i a n Y e a r . " T a l k s g i v e n i n L e n t , b y t h e R t . Rev. M s g r . P a u l J . G l e n n . 
3fi p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy 40c p o s t p a i d ; 5 or m o r e , 35c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $16.50 
p e r 100 plus p o s t a g e . 

" T h e P r i c e of P e a c e . " by t h e R e v . J o h n L a F a r g e , S . J . , 32 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy. 40c p o s t p a i d ; 5 or m o r e 35c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $16.50 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" F r i e n d s of God i n t h e B e g i n n i n g a n d i n t h e E n d , " b y Rev, W i l l i a m G. C o n n a r e . 
44 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 50c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 40c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $17.60 
p e r 100 p l u a p o s t a g e . 

" T h e S a c r a m e n t I d e a , " b y t h e Rev. G e r a l d S. S l o y a n , 36 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 60c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 50c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $25.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e , 

" T h e L i v i n g C h u r c h , " by t h e Rev. V i n c e n t J . H a r t ; V e r y R e v . R o b e r t J . S l a v i n ; 
R t . Rev. M s g r . J o h n J . W a d e ; R t . Rev. M s g r . J o h n J . C a r t w r i g h t . 36 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 50c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 40c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $16.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" T h e E t h i c s of W a r , " b y t h e V e r y R e v . F r a n c i s J . C o n n e l l , C . S s . R . , 86 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e copy, 40c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 35c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $16.50 p e r 100 
n l u s p o s t a g e 

" E d u c a t i o n F o r T i m e A n d E t e r n i t y , " b y t h e R e v . L a u r e n c e C. M c H u g h , S . J . , 48 p a g e s 
a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 50c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 46c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $20.00 p e r 100 
p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" N a m e s T h a t L i v e F o r e v e r , " b y V e r y R e v . M s g r . J o h n J . D o u g h e r t y , 32 p a g e s a n d 
cover. S i n g l e c o p y , 35c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 30c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $13.50 p e r 100 p l u s 
p o s t a g e . 

" I n H i s L i k e n e s s , " b y t h e R e v . E u g e n e B u r k e , C . S . P . , 86 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 60c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 40c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $18.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" L i t t l e W i n d o w s , " b y t h e R e v . J o s e p h E . M a n t o n , C.Ss.R., 36 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 36c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 30c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $12.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" Y o u r R i g h t t o B e l i e v e , " b y t h e R e v . E d m o n d D. B e n a r d , 86 p a g e s a n d c o v e r . S i n g l e 
copy, 40c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 85c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $14.25 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" S a n c t i f y Y o n r E m o t i o n s , " b y R e v . S e b a s t i a n M i k l a s , O . F . M . C a p . , 40 p a g e s a n d c o v e r . 
S i n g l e copy, 50c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 40c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $18.50 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" P a r t i c i p a t i o n of t h e L a i t y i n t h e L i t u r g y of t h e M a s s , " b y R e v . G o d f r e y D i e k m a n n . 
O.S.B., Rev. E u g e n e A. W a l s h , S.S., R e v . T h o m a s F . S t a c k , R e v . T h o m a s E . O C o n n o r , 
SS., 40 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e copy, 50c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 40c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , 
$18.60 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 



„ . , " T h c M o " t h of M a r y , " b y t h e R t . R e v . M s g r . P a u l J . G l e n n , 40 p a g e s a n d cover. 
S i n g l e copy, 60c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 40c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $23.50 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

„ ' " " ¡ e L a d d e r of L o v e , " b y t h e R e v . J o h n A . O ' B r i e n . 40 p a g e s a n d cover. S i n g l e 
copy, 40c p o s t p a i d ; 6 o r m o r e , 30c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $13.25 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" S u f f e r t h e L i t t l e O n e s t o Come U n t o M e , " b y t h e R e v . J o h n G. S c h u l t z , C . S S . R . , 
i ? ! i n n s e s ™ c , o v e r - ® l n g l e c o p y ' 35c p o s t p a i d ; 5 o r m o r e , 30c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s . $13.00 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

" C h o s e n V e s s e l s , " b y t h e V e r y R e v . M s g r . J o h n J . D o u g h e r t y , 36 p a g e s a n d cover, 
fcsingle oopy, 6 0 c ; 5 o r m o r e , 40c e a c h . I n q u a n t i t i e s , $17.50 p e r 100 p l u s p o s t a g e . 

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