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I Page Two Seek Security In Contemplation Listen and Learn Doctors recommend it, clerics recog nize its value, convents and cloisters prac tice it, but the average person shuns it as the ancients shunned the leper and the medievalists shrank from the plague. Antibiotics can cure the ills of the body but few recognize the therapeutic value of, and others even fear the thing in which one can find the cure fop even greater evils silence. The peace that silence and med itation can bring would solve many prob lems, yet people seek to avoid them, prefer ring the whirling routine that has become the mark of our civilization. Modern youth looks upon silence as a thing to run from whenever possible, and would rather lose itself in a rush of activi ty that leaves little time for serious thought. But there are times when even the young would welcome an occasional chance to get away from the madness of daily life for a while, to be alone with their souls, their thoughts, alone to think about their destiny with God. All Catholics have Sunday Mass, the Ro sary and other devotions, but how many find it helpful to turn to the Peaceful Pres ence when life seems overwhelming and there is no peace, no silence, no solution. Often just a few moments of thought in such times would prevent the foolish er rors and rash judgments that have led to some of the most terrible personal and in ternational entanglements. How lucky are those who can find even a few precious moments in which to take inventory of themselves and their relation to the rest of the world But envy is un necessary here, for at Mundelein three days are set aside three days of peace, quiet, retreat our annual inventory. No care should enter these days of thought with God. No radios, movies or television shows should interrupt our thoughts. No fear should tempt us to seek escape from medi tation. This is our great chance to dis cover what we really are and resolve it into what we want to become. in the fu ture. s k; Retreatants' Handicap . . . Win, Place, Or Show? The contestants crouch at the starting line tense and expectant. While the sound of the pistol shot is still reverberating its announce ment, fleet-footed figures are heading for the finish line. All have the same idea of victory, but different ways of attaining it. joan rises rapidly to a standing position and is away out in front on the first lap. But she has not prepared herself properly for such a grueling test of endurance and she finds herself falling back out of breath and outclassed by her opponents. Margery decides to start slowly, conserving her strength for a fin al spurt on the last lap, only to discover her endeavors are fruitless. She waited too long and now finds it is too late. Therese, after exercising, practicing, and preparing herself for the contest, sets a quick but steady pace, gauging the opposition carefully. Taking advantage of every opportunity, she crosses the finish line the victor. * A familiar situation? Yes, but now you are to be a contestant in an important race. How do you intend to attain your goal? Re treat is, indeed, a grueling race that requires the adequate preparation of each entrant in an attempt to overcome satanical opponents while running hand-in-hand with Christ. Are you going to be a Joan, rushing into it unprepared and with your eyes shut to the innumerable pitfalls, or a Margery supposedly conserving your strength for a final spurt only to discover time has lapsed leaving you in the throes of disappointed failure? You may say, I hope not. Rather, begin now to build yourself up to a convinced and successful, I will not Like Therese, plan, practice, and prepare for this test of endur ance during your retreat, remembering that the man who is amused by or with Satan shall never rejoice with Cod. Careful Book Selection Opens New Channels Of Retreat Qraces Reading tastes are as varied as the weather. So here are a variety of types aimed at pleasing every fair weather re- treatant. For the reader taking his first walk in the meditative sunlight some light rays include: LIVES OF THE SAINTS by Omer Englebert is a book of fresh and delight fully written accounts, in which the auth or gives the interesting and colorful 'facts and historical settings of the lives of some 2300 of the elect. I go unto the altar of God HEAD OVER HEELS by the Rt. Rev. Maurice S. Sheehy is a straightforward, helpful and demanding book demanding because it asks for the development of a better self. Monsignor Sheehy's philos ophy is simple and his advice is helpful. For those who prefer a brisk walk and a slight nip to the air, we suggest these more advanced spiritual challenges. THE PILLAR OF FIRE by Karl Stern is the extraordinary personal story of the conversion of a psychiatrist from Judaism to Catholicism. This book is a fresh and revealing insight into Christianity. STIMULI by Ronald Knox is a book of short sermons of the time-bomb type, the themes of which were drawn from the liturgical cycle, the lives of the saints, or the less obvious material of day to day life. THE ART OF MENTAL PRAYER by Bede Frost, O.S.B. gives us for the first time the opportunity of studying the whole of William Law in his many-sided person ality. THIS TREMENDOUS LOVER by Eu gene Boylan, O.C.C.R. is a practical daily application of student-type life in the su pernatural sphere. For those who are ready to don a heavy overcoat, we suggest these advanced books: PEACE OF SOUL by Fulton J. Sheen supplies a great human need, gives wise, personal, inspiring guidance amid present day confusion. Briefly it is a work of spirituality and psychological analysis. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI by Edward Hutton is a full length biography. From the author's approach, one might say that in doing full justice to the humanity of St. Francis, as well as to the poetry and fantasy with their wide appeal, he right ly subordinates these elements to the stature of his sainthood. THE HEART OF ST. THERESE by Abbe Andre Combes is a brilliant biogra phy in which the author concentrates his attention on the distinctive love for God which characterized St. Therese's voca tion. Jhe + ku5crap er Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 per year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College, 6363 Sheridan Road, Chicago 40. Vol. XXII January 21, 1952 No. 7 Thy Will V As It I Supreme Love, I of fer You each new dawn of my existence pledg ing my hours of pray er, sacrifice and hap piness. The evening of my soul's rest will hon or You with its peace and spirit of repose, re flecting Your eternal glory. Receive my contrite heart, Sacred One, for it pulses with a desire for grace and forgiveness. Embrace my soid with tenderness and under standing, for it yearns to be in the clasp of the Eternal Captive. Take my love, my fancy, my believing to Your altar of adoration, zvhere daily they will exalt Your In finite Majesty. Accept my hands, up lifted in reverence, as an *-''KMI' w Who isn't . . . Due for a change Perhaps if there weren't ;ie good student retreats each year tl comparatively alone for three dayct pie and things common to the oriof The course of many a perr'e spired thought dwelt on in a moidi makes possible hundreds of suchm' But, the sissies argue, :oi punishments accorded criminalsiiul finement; it is, rather, a volunta ti with many friends in order to he?oi Cowper expressed it in a poem cait: But grant me si r Whom I may tu What Goes O Y THEY COME IN THEIR H CROWDS AND MAKE Till . G fe rush into the lounge as though it other school day. The clatter is just as firm, the jam in the a a lt; as uncomfortable, the area around q ror just as monopolized. de Eel: e An onlooker might wonder whjE students were resurrecting every ( s; able variety of hat and substituting iastical looking volumes for textow but certainly nothing else has changire, locker room is already emptying i Ci first stragglers are filling the ein tie EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE f ING TO CLASS, AND THE CLAln elevator doors is strangely absenter- last exchange of conversation, a recapitulation of the weekend orP ' the last comment on the weather .i slip down the main corridor ai into the environs of a new and d. world. ' ; an From the moment the wick in til so tuary lamp is set afire, the auditcu, :i strange and wonderfully new play; bright lights, the microphone, the nf5 of gay voices are all a thing of tl FOR THE FIRST TIME ALLiiri IT IS POSSIBLE TO HEAR THl'ft. ser things, like footsteps, rosarylai and riffled pages. The elevator open the cafeteria attendants, or the Ijcii ier have the concession on vocal 'lei
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1952-01-21 (2)
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