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Page Two SKYSCRAPER Three Days of Quiet Prayer Retreat into Christ to Rediscover Spiritual Values Catholics Star In Restoration Of Good Drama Why should there be a line of demarca tion between Catholic and secular drama? In long ago centuries, the Church fa thered the drama'. Its members were the first actors. Its miracles and mysteries were the first plays. As a child of the Church, drama was meant to represent the actions and emo tion of man on a level recognizing his kin ship with God. The basic plots originated then hinged upon the natural embodiment of moral law in life. Sin, in all its repre sentations, remained a moral evil, and was not bewitched into social custom. The original definition of true drama has not changed . . . even if the produc tions on most legitimate stages today are no longer under the direct management of the Church. Catholic drama is not a new term for a new movement. Even spawned from secular sources, the play that measures tall against the primary standards set by the original producers fulfills the ideals of Catholic theatre. The Church cannot sever itself from its responsibility to maintain universal cri teria for good drama. Catholic laymen must be the first movers in this ... by educating the tastes and guiding the judgments of worldwide audi ences . . . by presenting the kind of dra matic entertainment that will alienate pub lic favor from those prodigal sons of the theatre who distort human nature under pressure of the boxoffice. This is real Catholic Action through Catholic drama. And it must answer with inherent excellence those who would tag its efforts dogmatic and didactic. Entertainment produced the Catholic way can be a success, both popular and financial. Yankee Doodle Dandy and Sing Out Sweet Land have proved it Within the next few weeks here at Mun delein 14 colleges and universities in the region will meet for a one-act play fes tival and conference. While uniting their understanding of dramatic values by their open discussions and enactment of worthwhile plays anel cuttings both ancient and modern, these students are preparing themselves to en courage the ideals of original Catholic drama in all phases of the theatre. And we, too, have a role to play in en couraging their work. For, throughout our lives, it will be our support that will ring the curtain on their failure or success. Out of the depths I have cried unto Thee ... In times of anxiety, we auto matically turn to God for help yet our need for Him is constant, and His assist ance is not reserved only for periods of distress. Christ helps those who are willing to ask and to re ceive His help. But spirit ual aid, like material aid, rarely comes, unsolicited, on silver platters, to be accept ed or rejected at will. During the annual re treat, Jan. 28-31, we may well examine ourselves, to determine how often we ig nore the Grace of God; how infrequently we cooperate fully with It. A part-time Catholic, we must remember, deserves only part-time dividends. Yet even the most indiffer ent, when sorrow comes to them, expect a full measure of God's mercy and, through His beneficence, usually receive it. As many as touched Him were made whole ... Let us seek to touch Him, during this retreat, that we may attain spiritual regen eration which will brighten our lives by making them more Christ-conscious, not just when we realize our need of Him acutely, but always. Let us invite the Light of the World to raise us from the darkness of indiffer ence, ignorance, and error. With our cooperation, His Light shall rise up in the darkness, and the darkness shall be as the noon-day. These are the precious days of peace and quiet, of freedom from assignments and social obligations. Let us use them to study our own failings, to focus our eyes on our Leader, to set our goal that we may walk ... as children of the Light: for the fruit of the Light :, in all goodness, and justice, and truth. Students Unite to Solve Common Problems The American student world has come of age. American students matured into a student community on December 28 at the National Student Conference at the University of Chicago. Perhaps not typical but certainly indi cative of a new collegiate mentality, these 475 tlelegates from almost every state of the Union spent a good portion of their precious holidays forging a facile imple ment with which to study student prob lems anel consolidate student opinion. This' was not a meeting of would-be philosophers propounding beautiful ideals. It was not a series of dances and parties. It was a workshop in which students ra tionally discussed practical proposals for establishing a national student organiza tion with a non-political scope for its aims and activities. Nor were these sessions unmarred by differences of opinion. There were some times too many entanglements in fine points of parliamentary procedure. But even on every controversial issue, such as racial discrimination, the place of existing student organizations, and the division of regions, individual differences were sub jected to the common good of the body- politic. There were not distinct blocs of Ne groes, Catholics, Protestants, or regional groups with arbitrary planks, but an as sembly of intelligent people bound together by their position in society and a special sense of solidarity. Catholic students have something very vital to contribute to this national group. Their delegates have begun by following definite principals and cultivating a spirit of charity. They have assumed leadership in various key positions in the organiza tion. It is the Catholics who should be awak ened to the oneness of the student profes sion. It is they who should be aware of their obligation to aid others in ascertain ing the true solutions of student problems. They cannot aspire merely to be intel lectual geniuses. They cannot secularize themselves. There must be an integrated spiritual and intellectual formation so they can work for the good of the whole from a Christian perspective rather than for in- Raise One Prayer For One Church During the Church Unity Octave, Jan. 18-25, the Universal Church unites i prayer that all divergent congregations es tablish bonds with Rome. Underlying the plea is the conviction that only through worldwide oneness in faith and hope and love can genuine peace for all men be achieved. As visible Head of Christ's Mystical Body, the Holy Father offered Mass on Jan. 18 for the success of the international prayer movement. We, the members of the Mystical Body, have potentially vast power to effect spir itual union among all the peoples of the world. And the Church Unity Octave, inaug urated in answer to the plea of a non- Catholic religious order which entered the Church as a unit in 1.908, is a particularly fitting time in which to sharpen our aware ness of the responsibility of social worship and missionary effort through prayer. ZJltii Jr rffunctelein . . . Weary after examinations . . . relieved of the burden of assignments . . . care free after a long week-end to us, comes retreat. Morning Mass ... the alcoved altar in the auditorium piercing the misty blue of the background ... the tinkling Con secration bell silencing the worries of the world . . . certain peace . . . welcome silence . . . prayer in common . . . Hats all day . . . only one book, for meditation . . . each walks alone . . . alone with God . . . but with a group in spirit of recollection . . . three days in company with one's self . . . three days of evaluation, review, preparation . . . and finally, the perfect climax, Mass and Holy Communion for 1100 girls, the long procession measuring group devotion. Part of each college year . . . prologue to the second semester . . . this retreat is Mundelein. I dividual prestige. This should be the aim of every college student who calls herself Catholic. Key to Living Is n Bound in Books For Retreat Everyone knows the value of a spir'tual reading book in time of reti It is insurance against our own did tions, and a safeguard for the recollet of those around us. Everyone knows, too, the wisdom planning reading in advance. The libiK ans are eager to help us select interest and worthwhile books and to have check them out as early as possible f week. To name just a few, they reconul Paradise Hunters, by William Kanef Preface to Religion, by Fulton J. ShJI Divine Pity, by Gerald Vann; The Sjf of Christ, by James O'Mahony; A Kelt the Doctrine of the Eucharist, byl Vomer. ' Also on the preferred list are Tn -Men Live By, by John O'Brien; Fori* to Live By, by Leo Sterck; Kyrie Elefi by Benjamin Musser; Keeper of the f by T. McDermott; Testimonial to G by Avery Dulles. Make Charity A Daily Habit Now that the holidays are a thing of the past and tree ornaments and tinsel are snugly packed in tissue, let us ask ourselves these questions. Have we also put aside the spirits of charity and thanksgiving that flood the hearts of men during the Yuletide? Are they securely wrapped and laid away, wait ing for another festive season? Or, for 1947, have we resolved to extend brotherly love to our fellowman; not just in words but in action also? We must pray and sacrifice for the ultimate victory, for man's realization of his subservience to God's majesty; of his love of his neighbors, God's children; and of his unselfish love of self, God's image. Let's pray that with this realization will come the desire to-act, to make 1947 dif ferent from previous years; to make ft free from strikes, famine, poverty, and na tional jealousies and bickerings. Sacrifice and prayer are powerful aids, but they are not enough. Each individual must do his share. To have success on a major scale, there must first be success in the minor ones. Let's act within the walls of Mundelein. The old adage that Charity be gins at home, was never more appropriate. And always popular are the Imitatioi Chiist and volumes on the Life of Cli by Allan Goodier; Constant Fous Melanie Manias, and Franz Willam. t lt; it. M MUNDELEIN COLl/ i Chicago, 40, Illinois Under the DmEcTtoxr o of the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M. - Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, M at (he Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, tnule-f Act of March 3, 1897. 1.75 the year. c; Published semi-monthly from October tof'1 inclusive- by the students of Mundelein Collfa jr Vol. XVII January 20, 1947 Nf All-Catholic Honors All-American Honors Telephone: Sheldrake 9620 jCj Co-Editors-in-Chief Florence J nko gt;d Colleen R s Associates Regina Pa Lucille Cook, Mary Em Harrigan, Do ' Toniatti. 5 Feature Editors Katherine Bur r Francei WiS' Associates Cynthia Ki si Jerianne Mangold, Mary Leona Merfe Jeane Ondesco. et Copy Editors Ellenmae Q ai Marilyn Tamburrd Associates Rita Buct'- Patricia Danafe News Editors Barbara Ft Jeanne Maiie Horan, Patricia Run. Associates .Dorothy Dani Eileen Dolan, Geraldine Grace, Jeuli Jahrke, Patricia Nealin, Peggy Roach, Sports Editor Beatrice Goldi Associates Claire Johnr Joyce Su? Art Editor Margaret Mary Camp* Reporters: Rosemary Benigni, Isabelle Coxjqj Cribari, Marguerite McDonnell, Janet L, Ginn, Mary Catherine O'Dwycr, Rita SzaOc Lois Willard, June Kopal, Noreen RoeTa Jane O'Neill, Lorraine Stajdohar, Jo foi Figueira, Margaret Mary LaVaque, Rof mary Snyder, Patricia Frey, Joan Mcrric Mary Lu Kosten, Mary Nolan.
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1947-01-20 (2)
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