FOR DISCUSSION CLUBS - Discussion booklet on the implications of the Council

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A discussion booklet compiling a symposium of articles on the implications of the current Council and the roles of Church unity, inner life, the laity, and liturgy in relation to it. It includes themed essays by multiple Catholic authors and cardinals, followed by discussion questions and a bibliography. The publication also presents documentation materials on Christian unity and peace, alongside editorial notes emphasizing the political and moral dimensions of power.

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CategoryReligion & Spirituality

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Pages68

Reading Time2 h 51 min

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Editorial note

PIUS XII AND THE POLITICAL ORDER

PoweT' 2Toward World Federalism 4To Bea.Catholic 16Genesis Revisited 21Social Insurance 27Whatt's Wrong Vith Youth?33 Art in the Liturgy 41The Council's Hopes 48Peace and Iatican ll 54Index.196258 # FOR DISCUSSION CLUBS An informative symposium of articles on the implications of the currentCouncil,including:The Council and Church Unity by Augustin Cardinal Bea,S.J....Perspectives for the Council by Fr.Yves M.-J.Congar,O.P....Problems of the Modern Church by M.Joseph Folliet ...Inner Lifeand the Council by Fr.John LaFarge,S.J....The Laity and the Councilby Fr.Robert A.Graham,S.J....The Liturgy and the Council by Fr.C.J.McNaspy,S.J....How to Understand the Council by Fr.Donald R.Cam-pion,S.J.This booklet also includes discussion questions and a bibliography.(C-71)504 ORDER YOUR SUPPLY TODAY THE AMERICA PRESS920 Broadway · New York 10,N.Y. Sixtieth Year ●An America PressPublication EditorTHURSTON N.DAVIS,S.J.Executive EditorVINCENT S.KEARNEY,S.J.Managing EditorWALTER NESBIT,S.J.Associate EditorsDONALD R.CAMPION,S.J.FRANCIS CANAVAN,S.J. AND C.J.MC NASPY,S.J. Editorial AssistantsWILLIAM H.DODDEILEEN TOBIN Editorial Office329 WEST 108 STREETNEW YORK 25,N.Y. General ManagerWILLIAM HOLUB Business Office920 BROADWAYNEW YORK 10,N.Y. 60 cents a cop? $5.00 a year $9.00 for two yelars$12.00 for three years DECEMBER,1962VOL.LX,NO.1168 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIII # ARTICLES ADDRESSES Pius XII and the Political Order Joseph D.Hassett,S.J.4 To Be a Catholic Emile Mersch,S.J.16 Genesis and the Secret of CreationCarroll Stuhlmueller,C.P.. 21 Social Security and Social InsuranceLouis F.Buckley27 Social Attitudes of Today's StudentsWeston M.Jenks,Jr.33 Art and the Liturgy Msgr.Reynold Hillenbrand41 # DOCUMENTATION Toward Christian Unity Pope John XXI114S Peace and the Council Pope John XXIII55 CATHOLIC MIND 1s prblished mon T 0 NYork 10,N.Y.Second class postage paid at Norwalk,Connecticut.Subscription rntes:Unfted States,$5,for onayear;$9 for two ycars;$12 for three years;Canada,85.50,$10.$13.50;Foreign,$6.811.815.Singla copiaR,60c.To change your address send both otd and new address to America Press,920 Broadway,New Tork 10,N.Y.Send notice of undclvered copies on Form 3579 to the America Press,920 Brodvay,New York 10,New York. editorial note POWER ■All the world knows Lord Acton's dictum:"Power tends tocorrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”There is a profound truth in the remark.Power is dangerous rather than evil,but it is dangerous. ■Truth,however,has an unfortunate tendency to become debasedas it becomes popularized.Lord Acton's warning against thecorruptive effect of power is commonly taken as a recommendationof democracy.The truth,of course,is that democratic governmentstoday wield enormous power and are often prone to abuse it. ■Indeed,as Bertrand de Jowvenel pointed out in his now classicwork,On Power,the result of the French Revolution was to giverepublics more power than the old absolute monarchies had eversucceeded in obtaining.The kings of the ancien régime wouldhave liked to raise taxes and conscript troops.But only therepublics which succeeded them were able to do this. ■ And it was precisely the democraticization of power that inflatedpower.Once the power of the state was conceived of as theexpression of the national will,no need was seen for putting limitson it.For who was to say nay to the sovereign people? ■The Anglo-American tradition,whether in its monarchical or itsrepublican form,conceives of the power of the state as essentiallylimited.The thrust of the tradition is toward safeguarding therights of individuals and groups by marking off areas which arebeyond the competence of government.In contrast,the Jacobintradition of the French Revolution exalts the sovereign national will and tends inexorably to totalitarianism.It is no accidentthat the worst dictatorships of our age call themselve

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What is the purpose of this booklet for discussion clubs?

It provides a symposium of articles on the implications of the current Council, along with discussion questions and a bibliography.

Which topics related to the Council are covered in the articles section?

The contents include Church unity, perspectives for the Council, problems of the modern Church, inner life, the laity and the Council, the liturgy and the Council, and how to understand the Council.

What does the documentation section focus on?

It highlights sources and materials on Toward Christian Unity and Peace and the Council, referencing Popes John XXIII and John XXI.

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