Integrity - December 1947 Vol.2 No.3 - Editorial and Stories

Sep 29, 2026

December 1947 issue of Integrity (Vol. II, No. 3) presents an editorial reflecting on the dangers of becoming enthralled by the modern social order, the binding nature of hate, and the revolutionary implications of the Christ-Child for a new world of meaning. The contents list include multiple featured pieces: “Sitting in Darkness” and other stories, a poem titled “Plea to All Men,” plus book reviews and editorial greetings from the editors.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

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Pages52

Reading Time2 h 11 min

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Contents

Editorial

Sitting In Darkness (a story)

The Darkness of the Renaissance

The Light in the Darkness

The Family Feast (a story)

’Twas the Day Before Christmas (a story)

Plea to All Men (a poem)

My Marriage Course

Book Reviews

ACD INTEGRI DE C E M BE Ro1947 25 CENTS A COPY,VOL.2.,NO.3 Contents EDITORIAL -1 SITTING IN DARKNESS(a story)By NEIL MACCARTHY3THE DARKNESS OF THE RENAISSANCEBy WILLIAM DAVEY,T.O.P.12THE LIGHT IN THE DARKNESSBy LEONARD AUSTIN .20THE FAMILY FEAST(a story)By C.M.LARKINS -26’TWAS THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS(a story) By FLOYD ANDERSON -32PLEA TO ALL MEN(a poem)By ELIZABETHM.ODELL-39MY MARRIAGE COURSE By DoROTHY WILLOCK -40 BOOK REVIEWS -44 INTEGRITY is publizhed by lay Catholics anddedicated to the task of discovering the newsynthesis of RELIGION and LIFE for our times. December 1947 Vol.II,No.3 Published Monthly by Integrity Publishing Co.,1556 York Avenue New York28 N.Y.,P19-8313.Edited by Edward Willock and Carol Jackson.En-tered as Second Class Matter October 14,1946 at the Post Office atNew York,N.Y.Under the Act of March 3,1897.All singlecopies 25 cents each;yearly subscriptions domestic $3.00,Canadian $3.50,Foreign $4.00. # E D I T O R I A L NE OF the dangers that confronts anapostolate dealing with social problems isthat the preoccupation with the social ordercan become as complete in the apostle as it isin those who seek their beatitude in it.Socomplex a thing is the modern social scenethat it exercises an enchantment over thosewho work against it as well as those who movewith its tide.Hate can be as binding as love. The fanatical prohibitionist is as much a slave to drink as the chronicdrunkard.The complete revolutionary is one with the reactionary inthis:that they both are hypnotized by the performance taking place inour daily three-ring circus. The feast of Christmas should shake us loose from the fascinationof the passing parade.Our idealism no longer should focus throughthe eyes of Adam,the man pre-eminent,the dominator of the world,but rather,since this great thing has happened,we must look upwardand outward through the eyes of a Divine Infant.From His mangerChrist saw a world alive with God. The Christ-Child is the center and periphery of a new order.Never again can the world of man be the same,and things are no longerwhat they seem.What was once but a stable for animals,is now aTemple of God.What was once merely an ass is now a sacramentalreminding men from henceforth of the Natal Vigil.What was once ashepherd is now a Prince,brother to Christ the King.What was oncea minor town of a minor tribe is now the seat of Christendom,the rootsite of God's new order for His children.What was once steel,or wood,or clay,now is gold to be beaten into chalices and mirrors to cup andreflect the glory of the Word Incarnate. Why try to regain the heights of Eden now that Christ has liftedus up above the realm of man and set our feet in the foothills ofDivinity?We have been adopted into the Divine Family by the mag-nificent blessing of Christ's becoming our blood Brother.It would bethe most false kind of humility now to try to be a nice sort of homosapiens,to regain a merely human dignity,to reorder the world underthe dominion of human reason.To do this would be to besiege a fortressalready taken.It would be a false piety to call Adam "Father,"and tostand in awe of the mystery of man or the works of men,now that theCreator has condescended to make Himself one with us. INTEGRITY ·1 Yes,we have men and the works of men,their laws,their orders,and their sciences,and these things are jewels.Now that Christ is withus these are jewels at the disposition of a Prince.They are jewels in thecrown of a King Who brings a new order to a new Principality. From now on,whenever men place one brick upon another itwill be in affirmation or in denial of the God-Man.The denials will nomore detract from His Glory or His Authority than does a shadow lessenthe power of the sun.From now on,the light is there in the fourcorners of the sky,and there is no darkness that can ever put it out. THE EDITORS The editors and staff are more than happy to comply with thetraditional custom of well-wishing at this season of t

FAQs

What major theme does the editorial emphasize in this issue?

The editorial warns that preoccupation with the social order can become as consuming for believers as it is for those seeking their beatitude in it, and it argues that Christmas and the Christ-Child reshape how the world should be seen.

Which story is listed first in the issue’s contents?

“Sitting in Darkness” is the first story listed under the contents.

What other content categories are included besides the editorial and stories?

The issue includes poems, book reviews, and an additional piece titled “My Marriage Course,” alongside the listed stories.

Sep 29, 2026

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