The Lone Star Catholic (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 13, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 24, 1960 Page: 12 of 24
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Mrs. John B.
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Young workers become ad ire
in politics, parishes and race
relations while developing
Christ-like daily lives _
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(Minn.) YCW invited four local candidates for
state office to conduct a panel encouraging young
people to register and vote.
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groups — Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Southern white
migrants, Mexicans, Indians and others — are
victims of prejudice, ranging in intensity from
outright hatred to petty (Continued on page 15)
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E have received the following letter
in which the children of Saint John and James
School in Ferguson, Missouri, let our readers
share the joy they experience because their
work of placing Our Sunday Visitor in the
public library has helped one soul to find the
- true Church. It is impossible to estimate the
great things that could be accomplished for
God, the Church and souls if the children of
every Catholic school in the United States
followed their example.
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the Mass that has resulted in the fact not even
one-half of the Catholics in the world offer Mass
regularly,” Monsignor Reynold Hillenbrand,
liturgy expert and national YCW chaplain, stated
bluntly in an Ave Maria magazine interview.
Experienced'members writing the 1960-61 na-
tional program book realized the enormous de-
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J N Chicago 55 Young Christian Workers
joined and became active in political parties or
organizations as a result of a six-week study of
politics. In Milwaukee and San Francisco mem-
bers of the Young Christian Workers volunteered
to conduct parish censuses after studying their
role in parish life.
In Omaha discussion of racial discrimination
led Holy Cross YCW section to list restaurants
which would serve Negro convention delegates.
For this action the Omaha YCW was awarded the
Interracial Justice Award of the Catholic Inter-
racial Council of Chicago, given annually for out-
standing contributions toward interracial justice
and charity.
Against this background 500 YCW members
and chaplains will meet, Aug. 6-12, at St. Joseph
College, Rensselaer, Ind., to plan the coming
year’s work in these three areas of life — politics,
parish, race relations.
The Young Christian Workers is an interna-
tional movement of single young working people,
approved by the Holy See, which seeks to help
young workers develop a more Christ-like daily
life. Using the “observe, judge, act” method, its
members develop a responsibility to other' young
workers by concentrating on seven main areas of
the young person’s life — work and economic life,
leisure, marriage preparation, international life
and the three areas mentioned above. National
headquarters is located at 1700 W. Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago 12, Ill.
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I HE following letter appeared in the
What Our Readers Think column of the May
15th issue of Our Sunday Visitor:
“There was a time, not long ago, when
Ferguson, Missouri, in my opinion, had not
many buildings which contained good, decent,
literature. Sometime in the beginning of
February I was quite surprised when I was
in the public library and I found a copy of
Our Sunday Visitor (at that time I was not
a Catholic). I sat down and began to read
and found it very interesting! I asked the
librarian if I could take it home to read. She
told me that I could keep it if I wished, since
it was given to her free. I then began to read
Our Sunday Visitor weekly. Within a short
time I saw a priest. Today I am a Catholic.
“Yesterday I found out who my convert-
ers were. I was talking to a friend of the li-
brarian who informed me that the Visitor was
placed in the library by a sweet eighth grade
girl who was encouraged by her nun teacher.
“I am hoping very much that they will
read my letter under the column What Our
Readers Think. I find it a proper and fitting
way to thank them. I pray for them every
day and hope they do the same for me!
“Stores, medical buildings, etc., are also
-supplied with copies of Our Sunday Visitor,
here in Ferguson.”
mensions of this problem and concentrated on two
aspects:
1. For many Catholics, and especially young
Catholics, a barrier exists between them and the
Sacrifice of the Mass. This barrier “fabricated of
ignorance, boredom, inertia and questionable
modern social practices” keeps them from offer-
ing the Mass regularly, if at all.
2. For most Catholics who offer Mass reg-
ularly, “the Mass is not a social act, but, an indi-
vidual act. It is as though each of the congrega-
tion were in a separate compartment of a honey-
comb, rather than all part of the living organism
which is Christ’s (Mystical) Body.”
The program writers feel that a Breakthrough
. in the barriers between people and the Mass and
between people at Mass will do much to intensify
the sense of identity Catholics should have with j
their parish.
An address by Rev. Clement Kern, pastor of
Most Holy Trinity Parish, Detroit, will open con-
vention deliberations on parish life. Most Holy
Trinity is located in the center of the city in a
multi-racial neighborhood. Ordinarily this type
parish is the most difficult in which to create
“parish spirit.” Father Kern has made Holy
Trinity a dynamic and living parish.
One series of YCW inquiries led to lay par-
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“Dear Mrs. John B. (our convert):
“The members and Sister moderator of
the Christopher’s Catholic Action Club of Sts.
John and James School in Ferguson, Missouri,
were very happy upon reading your letter of
gratitude which appeared in the May 15th
edition of Our Sunday Visitor.
“It made us very happy to know that
through our efforts we have been instrumen-
tal in bringing someone into the Catholic
Church. (This is the main duty in belonging
to the eighth grade Christopher’s Catholic
Action club).
“Your letter was very encouraging to us
in the continuation of spreading Catholic lit-
erature. In fact, it was so encouraging that
we have decided to take as the motto of our
O.S.V. committee, ‘Sunday Visitors as step-
ping stones to the True Faith.’ Yes, every
interested Catholic will, indeed, aim straight
— straight for a Sunday Visitor!
“Our club president is the girl who is
mentioned in the letter. She started taking Our
Sunday Visitor to the library through the en-
couragement of our nun teacher. Others were
encouraged to distribute this literature in
medical buildings, stores, etc.
“We are glad that you have discovered
Our Sunday Visitor in the library, have read
it, and have let us know the wonderful re-
sults. This certainly shows that ‘all’ teen-
agers aren’t ‘bad,’ and that they can certainly
do a lot of good in this world if they try! It
makes us feel confident that we, through our
daily actions, can help God to spread His
kingdom on earth.
“We are very happy to know that you
pray for us and want you to know that you
too are remembered in our daily prayers.”
Sincerely yours,
Members of the O.S.V. Committee
Christopher’s Catholic Action Club
Sts. John & James School
Ferguson, Missouri
ticipation in the Mass in 14 parishes. Peters-
borough (N.H.) members set up a parish pamph-
let rack. A Brooklyn section began publishing
a parish newspaper. In several cities YCW works
with other organizations for closer cooperation in
parish affairs.
In a variation of the Milwaukee and San
Francisco parish censuses, St. Raphael Parish
YCW, Los Angeles, is conducting a survey of the
young people of the parish. Interviewers ask
-each young parishioner about his work, schooling,
leisure time activities and life within the parish.
From this survey the parish YCW hopes to pro-
vide a program which suits the needs of the lo-
cal youth.
“Members are developing from within,” St.
Raphael Section reports, “because they are being
made aware of the hardships, family and working
conditions, and religious neglect of these other
young people living in their own parish.”
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B REAKTHROUGH — this one-word title
provides the theme for the 1960-61 program of
YCW groups throughout the nation. In World
War II this word denoted imminent victory.
Troops had punched a hole in enemy lines, rushed
through and launched an offensive. Victory was
in sight.
“This program has been designed to help
YCW members punch through . . . barriers in so-
ciety that stand between people and Christ,” ex-
plains the introduction to the new YCW program
book.
Politics and young people in the United
States generally mix as well as the proverbial oil
and water. Bricked together are misconceptions
(Politics is for experts. What can one voter'do?),
prejudices (Politics is a dirty business; you have
to be crooked to get anywhere.), and lazy citizen-
ship habits — not keeping informed, not register-
ing, not voting, not being active in a party.
At the National Study Week in Rensselaer,
former national Democratic Party chairman Step-
hen Mitchell will “kick off” the political Break-
through, giving suggestions for effective action.
One area is already considering plans to cooper-
ate in setting up a community political education
program slanted to young people.
In planning the political program, delegates
can refer to action taken by groups in the past.
Chicagoans mentioned in the opening paragraph
became active in Young Republicans, Young
Democrats, Democratic Federated Clubs, Inde-
pendent Voters of Illinois and Christian Socialists.
Los Angeles members fought for defeat of
the so-called “Right to Work” proposition. New
Orleans YCW organized a “Get Out the Vote”
parade. A Covington (Ky.) section reprinted
League of Women Voters literature on qualifica-
tions and views of Congressional primary candi-
dates.
*A New York City section distributed political
literature in Spanish to Puerto Rican parishioners.
Fond du Lac (Wise.) members worked at cam-
paign headquarters and at the polls. Rochester
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