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ON RETREAT ‘ '‘05‘“
Volume 20. Circulation last issue 14.500 NOVEMBER, I958
Number ll
CAPTAINS PROFILES
Two Postal ‘ Vets ’iSlz are Duties
As Leaders of Lourdes Gtfoupr
JULIUS KRIVOS
C. . p ain
our Lady or Lourdes Group
If you should inquire of any par-
ticular postman or brother Elk in the
vicinity of Camden, N. J.,,whether
they're acquainted with c.,A. cap-
tain Julius Ki-ivos there's a likely
chance they'll be able togive you a
ni-st.hand account of their personal
contact with him and the high esteem
they have for this gentleman.
He's the type or man who inspires
delegation of authority that is to be
used in the interests of his associate
members or teuowman. He is a per-
s n with inhnite persistence "and
pcrservei-ence with a compening urge
to become completely absorbed in any
activity that has ai-oused his inter-
est, be it spii-itual or social in nature.
These various interests have led
him along the path of many accom-
plishments. in addition to his actii-e
participation in the lilalvern move-
ment he has been Past President of
National Federation Post olhce
Clerks, Past President south Jersey
Association of Letter carriers, and
Post Exalted Ruler southern New
Jersey order of Elks, to mention
a row of . former positions.
(continued on page 4)
I)
Attendance of 12,773
Still Behind I957
SIXTH SECTION
Peter P. Conway,
sectional chairman
Retreat 1953 1957
Flzlhqrty Memorial . . .308 323
St. Joseph's . . . . . .322 287
St Jutl%Philopatrlan 285 289
Atlantic City . . 301 305
Holy Rosary 806
Prosit club 311‘
K C Auto Club 298
Christus Rex .........300 301
Totals ..... ..... ..2tc9 gizs
First Section . . . ,. . . .1935 2144
. ..l889 1959
'rHmlAS P. (‘ALLAGHAN
' .' . Iptuin
our Lady of Lourdes Group
The superintendent of the olney
Post Office was serious As lie quoted
the figure. “Five hundred thousand"
he said. “Five hundred thousand
Catholic men in the archdiocese of
Philadelphia. And liinlvern, even
with the walls bulging, can accom-
niodate just 15,000."
t was Tom Callaghan talking.
Callaghan oi the ruddy face and
ready smile, Callaghan who sums up
his key interests by ticking them or:
on the live lingers of one hand . . .
his driving concern (or the better-
ment or the retreat’ movement at
Malvern ' service with the
Knights of Columbus, his family at
eight children and 16 grandchildren
and his career wit the U.s. Post
otlice, where he guides the distr-ibu-
tion of the mails to the bustling
Northeast, with 61 men to direct
and millions of letters and parcels
to get safely to their destination.
.(Continued on, page 3)
Lorine Brother is
New CA Captain of
Mt. Carmel Retreat
Industrial promotion has robbed
Our Lad)’ of Mt. Carmel Retreat of
its chief Accountability Captain,
Joseph R. Lorine. Joe was one or
the most active Associates of this
retreat group, having so ably as-
sisted his father, the late Carl S.
Lorine, during the time he captained
this group under its old title of
‘.‘Seven-Three Week-End." ‘
Having been well known among
theinsurance personnel, Joe brought
many men to Mali-ern train the Piu-
dential Insurance co., in which or-
ganization he rose to be the manager
of its Media otlice. Upon transferring
to the North American Lite lnsur-'
ance co., his ability was quickly rec-
ognized and he has been named Dis-
trict Iilanager in North and south
Carolina.
This necessitated his moving south.
with his lovely ‘wife and three chil-
dlen, leaving a lamentable void in‘
the retreat group.
To replace Ioe, another Lorine,
Dr. John F., has been selected to
carry on the family tradition at
lllalvern.
i itlniiii
ho.
’l'. WALTER !l'lc(‘rRATH. 1'. A. (‘ilpluin of lhe K. of (H Auto Club
Retreat. is pictured at the right or the late llnly
audience on iioly Thursday or this
Ille Club's “l-ILlsler'in Rome" Pilgrimage.
‘alhcr during all
year. The eicnt look place durin:
lllhcr momltttrs of tho
retronlxincluded Edward llonan and Frank (‘Ie:rrp.
Zllalvern [lien Fill Catlzedral
AitF r. Gibbons ’]lIemorial]lIass
Men of Malvern were humble in
prayer on the evening of October
15th as a Month's Mind Mass was
otter-ed for the repose oi the soul of
fornler Retreat Master, Rev. James
W. Gibbons, D.D., L .D., in thc
catlaeclral of ss. Peter and Paul, on i
the Farlcway.
The magnificent: edifice, which a
week earlier had been the scene of
a joyous orcasion with the consecra-
tlon' of a Bishop, this evening stood
in monumental silence, its Retreat-
ants withiii paying tribute to the
memory or a magnetic personality
and an even greater spiritual leader.
1 For Father Gibbons was indeed
source of consolation to those who
came to st. .loscph's.in-the-Hills dur-
ing his 17 yesr- tenure as Retreat
Master. .His silver-voiced, orator)’
thrilled many ai visitor and now some
” 4TYllIS IS A PARTIAL VlEW of the hints throng of Malvern
s :55
Men who tilled lhecnlht-drnl ol’ SK
.
I.
Peter and
Paul in Philadelphia (or the lilonth'e Mind lliaar sung tor our late Retreat liiaaler, Rev. James w. cibhona.
or these same liialvei-nitcs were
silently intoriirig the Liturgy of the
iass for a departed fliend.
The cathedral was fully occupied
and many were standlilg‘ in the side
aisles. Men of liiah-ein from near
and tar, set aside their l'l0l‘nt‘“al'd
‘llok to oticr the Rosary and receive
iioly communion in sacred trust for
one ii-ho had llabvirvd so ardunusly
the Cathedral choir (’l'l’lUl‘ll into the
twilight of evening. nlally with rear-
rtaiiird race and heavy-heart Liiclt
in solemn Izrntitulle to the riicmiiry
of this noble servant of God.
Our Rector, Rev. William J. Kim
was the eclcbrant or the Mass, as-
sisted by Re Andrcw J, Lavin.
deacon. and Rev. John J. Murphy.
subdeacon, both former -
Retreat Masters.
Rt. Rev. lilsgr. Philip E. Donahue,
Retreat Master prior to Father Gib-
bons" appointment. and now vicar
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the deceased and exholted Men of
Millvern to f(’YT‘lE‘l’lll7El’ Father (libe
lions in their dz-ii '
’Dedicated Man . . . '
The wilmiiieton Group dispatched
two bus.loads tor the occasion. For-
mer c. A. captain Tom iiulrooiiey,
who worked many Retreats with the
late Dr. cibboris, was bowed in gr-ict.
.
ilialvern Retreat League otncei-s,
headed by President williani Lennox,
- did a highly commendable job with
the arrangemen s.
. . .
Andy schiciding, c. A. captain
oi the Durlcin-Schiclxling Group. and
Inother who knew Father Gibbons
for many years, paid high tribute
with the statement: “He was not.
only a good priest, but a dedicated
lfliln." ’
o o o
During the entire Mass, the altar
cnndlesi except one, burned with sub-
dued Hal-lie, The lone trundle unlit
could be likened to the absence of
Dr-. Gibbons irom among the many
priests in the sanctuary.
- .
Trathc on isth street, despite the
throng that engulred the area, tiowrd
uninterrupted, t.hsnks'to rhiladel-
phia'a tinest.
(Continued on page 3)
Pius XII Rests in Peace-
His Daily Prayer for World
when Pius xii was called by the
Angel or ilcath to appear beioie the
lllilxtt-r whom lie had loved and
served so humbly and with such in-
mourncd llis passing. The “Pope oi
I‘vnre" utter tu-enty long years or
tlllbult-nre had round surecasc from
earthly cares and rested in the luisorn
or the rather lvhoin lie had served
so vloqumitly ltllil ror whom lie had
. ii c constantly throughout
pi-aeiierilly all his cighty-tu-o years
or l=ic
in the iiiimio or many rpinliried
piiigr-s he nus looked upon as the
or-i-aicst Punliff eu-r to occupy the
New Pontifl‘ Echoes
World Peace Theme
Zlll’.N 0F .‘ilALV'l-‘.RN joins the
nriilil in hailing Aiigclo Giuseppe
cardinal nonenili, Patriarch or Ven-
icn, as the successor oi st. Peter.
Pope of ironic rind sovereign or
Viiiimn citv, who has chosen as his
nxllllc John . . .
llis iieliiicss succeeds a Pontin
rained throughout the world as the
“l‘ulie at Pure," and the first nico-
S1lL’(‘ which
sti-iuis moans oi ii-ar discovered in
our time, which can cause rrnternal
iiiassaei-e and universal slaughter."
The i-oiitiri urged the world lead-
ers to rind a way in which the wealth
now poured into weapons or mass
slaughter could be turned to the good
of all people. ilc declared: ““'e know
it is true, that in bringing about so
laudablc, so praise.woi thy a pieposi.
tion. and in lcvcliiig the dirrciciircs,
there are giavc and iiiiricatc, dimcul.
tics in the way, but those must be
victerioiisly ovci-coiiic, even it by
“This is, in fact, the most impor-
tant urldvrtakinlz. the most. closely
rnnlloctod with the pruspcrity of all
niui.kinri."
tpiin being informed at the elec-
tion or Pope John xxlll, Archbishop
rrllara sold:
“The Iii-ehdiocr-so ni Philadclpliia
jiiiiis in the universal acclaim that
rzi-cuts the now snpi-t-nie Piintiil. We
tliniik soil for sending us a shepherd
iroiii vciiire which was, in ancient
tilnr-:, thc gateway lirtwecn the East
and west and ii- . in our own day,
the sec of st. Pius X, ii-hnsc an-
nriurici-d niissirin. to restorc all things
in Christ, gave impulse to the Cath-
olic Action that has character-ircd
Francis Cardinal spcllman, who
was present at thc clcetion, issued
the Church in the 20th Ct-rltury."
a statement paying tribute to the
new Pontirr as a zealous pastor. lie
recalled their mutual ti-icndship over
a period of yours, and plcdgcd the
loyalty and prnyors oi the Ai-ch-
diocese or New York
All lilen or zilalvern ai-e urged to
storm llravcn with pleas that the
Holy spii-it will guide this latest
successor of the Apostles through
channels that will mean peace among
nations and love of fellow man.
Retreat Masters for
Balance of Year
The Eilmunilite Fathers who have
been conducting the Retreats at iiial.
vern since early octobcr, will remain
until the end of the year.
The League ivelconies the Retreat
iiiasters who have been assigned for
the ioliowirig week-ends:
Novciiibcr itth to November 16th
-Rev. Francis A. nonncllan. S.S.E.
and Rev. Cleo A. Foreier, S.S.E.
Novcriiber 21st to November 23rd
and Novollllmr 28th to November
alith e RPV. Anthony P. lticcuc,
s.s.r:., rind Rev. clco A. For-cier,
s E
.s. . ,
December bth to neeeniber Tib-
Rev. Edward A. Leary, s.s.r:.. and
Rcv. iilauricc U. Boucher. s.s.l-:.
December 12th to nth-Rev.
Francis A. oonncllan. s.s.r:.. and
Rev. Anthony P. iiircue. s.s.r:.
chair of Peter, and some or them
have lllrt-lldy icli-gated liim among
the ranks of the saints.
certainly, no other rope in the
hing history or the church ever wqn
the ht-arts or iii subjects so com-
pletely and in such amacing num-
bers. Jew and gentile, christian and
non.chi-istiaii hvld Him in the high-
est estc-l-m even though, religiously,
they might haie diliercd with iiiin.
Athcistie coininuiiisis alonc hcld
alnor rrom the unanimous acclaim
given lliin, pavteiularly, during the ‘
lust (l4’(‘il(l(‘.
Tiriie alone will uncovcr for many
of us the marvelous ntrnt. of His
’lIlBt'9lIlt’Ill< for the Church Uirmlgh
di iplimi i changes with rcgard to
the Eur-har .tit- rust, cvr-liini: lllaases
and the liturgical clianlzes regarding
iloly “'oek. Truly did lie keep
abreast of the times in a seemingly
inspirrd fnshitln that made His
lcadci-sliip unique in the turbulent
world of the cold war.
To use the words of our own Ordi-
nary, Archbishop U'll:lrll, “Pope
Rector Greetegl Pope
On i936 U.S. Visit
During iingenio (‘ardirul
State to l‘npe Pius X1, visited
st. (‘hula-s seminary an tirin-
bcr 2151.
On this memorable occasion,
the late Rishnp (‘arrignn, then
ltertor or the seminary and
ltelri-at Master at Mxlverll,
selected three students from the
iiepartrncni or Theology lo eel-
rome the (':lrdlnal, who later
became Pope Pius xii.
rilr. John J. Burro (presently
the key. Pastor at Sn ziisiry of
the Eternal (‘hurt-h in Philadel-
phia) read his welcoming ad.
dress in Latin.
sir. Joseph it. connell (pre-
acnily Assistant Priest at st.
f the (‘Mid Jesus in
’) rend xn original poem
. .lr. william 1. Kane or
the iirdiriaiiun class, and non-
our llev. Rector at st. Joseph's-
in-lhe-H l d the honor of
greeting the cardinal in Eng-
,.
Pius XII ncvcr spared himselr in
greeting those who came to iiim. Not
only did lie spv-alt to niilliuns in their
own varied tongues, hut lie yicldcd
to the pleas of scholars and profes-
sional men for guidance in their par-
ticular problems. lie spohc to moth-
ers and iathcrs oi ramilies, to chil.
dren and adults, to religious and
seeulars, to rich and poor, to the
inhriii and the handicapped as well
as to athletes, to saints and sinnci-s
alike, to the lowly us well as to the
heads or statcs.
"The phenominirl range or llis
personal interests staggrrcd the
imllzinllion or men or science. To
all He gave of His knowledge and
wisdom; of all he exacted the sub.
ordination or their investigations
and their discoveries to the laws of
justice and charity, to the service
or the common . .
“Those villa have known Pope Pius
most intimately regard llim as I
saint. Few nrcn nf llis time could
be compared with mm in scli-abne-
gntion, in heroic dcterruinntion to
give the last ounce oi llis energy,
the last drop or llis blood, to win
souls for Christ.” ‘
Yope Pius was s pi-olilic writer,
even in the I ce or keeping up with
an almost impossible schedule, and
llis encycliculs, prayers and ad-
dresses form the nucleus tor study
clubs throulzhout the world. lie was
kccnly interested in tostr-ring reli.
pious vocations and wrote is prayer-
to speed their increase that has been
specially irrdulgi-need and distributed
by the Pontirirril Society for tho
Propagation or the Faith. in part
He said: "Grant that there will be
no lack oi messengers or Your rhar-
(Continurd on page 4)