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 \nBy MARY REED NEWLAND31  \nFAMILY SERVICE  \n38  \nBy MARY ANNE KIMBELL  \n47  \nBOOK REVIEWS  \nINTEGRITY is published by lay Catholics anddedicated to the fask of discovering the newsynthesis of RELIGION and LIFE for our times.  \nVol.7,No.11  \nAugust 1953  \nPublished monthly by Integrity Publishing Co.,Inc.,157 East 38th Street,New York 16,N.Y.,MU-5-8125.Edited by Dorothy Dohen.Re-entered as Second Class Matter May 11,1950 at thePost Office in New York,N.Y.under the Actof March 3,1879.All single copies 25each;yearly subscriptions:Domestic  \n$3.00,Canadian $3.50,Foreign $4.00.  \nINTEGRITY is indexed in THE CATHOLIC PERIODICAL INDEX  \nE D ITO R IA L  \nN first thought an issue on birth would seem tohave a limited appeal—and that despite the factthat the vast majority of people are either married(and therefore usually parents)or looking to mar-riage as their future vocation(and as a consequenceexpecting—that is,if they have normal desires—that they will eventually be parents).On second  \nthought however it is evident that the subject of birth should beof interest to everyone—and not only because everyone has beenthrough it!The birth of a new member of the human race is notonly the concern of his parents and rejoicing—or lamenting—relatives,but also of every member of the human community.This is especially so for the Christian who sees in the new-bornbaby an actual or potential member of the Mystical Body of Christ,a person whose mission on earth is intimately tied up with hisown,and with whom he hopes to share eternity.It is strange thatpeople who are called to live in eternity together can be utterlyindifferent to one another on earth.  \nThis attitude of indifference to the birth of a child—of re-garding it as exclusively the parents'business—of an indifferencethat verges on hostility,is especially prevalent in America.Onewonders if the fact that the United States is one of the few coun-tries without a family allowance system can be attributed at allto praiseworthy independence of the state,and not almost com-pletely to the attitude that having a family is a couple's own fault,and own concern and no one else's.This is rugged individualismcarried to an absurd extreme.No wonder that papal pleas for afamily living wage sound alien to our ears!Or that any consid-eration given to the family by the community always seems amatter of charity and not—as it really is—of justice.  \nWhile in this issue we confine ourselves almost completelyto birth itself and its immediately related aspects,we are awarethat Christians have the responsibility of working for those socialconditions that will facilitate birth into a normal family environ-ment.Such conditions would include,besides the family wagealready mentioned,adequate housing,a community geared tofamily life,less costly maternity care,and a psychological andspiritual atmosphere where bearing babies is socially acceptable.  \nTHE EDITOR  \nINTEGRITY -1  \nMarriage and Rhythm  \nFrederick E.Klueg,O.P.:Is Rhythm licit?Great impulsewas given recently to a quest for an answer to this question bythe two addresses the Holy Father has given on this subject inwhich he both condemned and approved the use of Rhythm.Rhythm,then,is neither the monster of darkness some wouldmake it,nor the angel of light.Somewhere between the extremesof all good and all evil is to be found the answer to the question.  \nFather Merkelbach,back in 1934,said that periodic contin-ence,or Rhythm,is in itself indifferent,at male sonans,that is,\"evil sounding.\"Considered in itself and independently of thecircumstances or end of the one using the practice,it is indifferent,neither good nor evil,but it has abou","cbCaiiwFPZMmuOLq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiwFPZMmuOLq","pdf",1993040,52,"English","# Editorial\n## Marriage and Rhythm\n## Creative Pain\n## Akathistos Hymn to Mary\n## Our Rebirth in Christ\n## Letter to a Lady\n## Mother or Cow?\n## Family Service\n## Book Reviews","[{\"question\":\"Why does this issue treat birth as everyone’s concern, not only parents’ responsibility?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that birth affects the whole human community and, for Christians, introduces a new person who may be tied to the mission of the Mystical Body of Christ.\"},{\"question\":\"What social conditions does the editorial say should support birth into a normal family environment?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights a family wage, adequate housing, a community geared to family life, less costly maternity care, and a psychological and spiritual atmosphere where bearing babies is socially acceptable.\"},{\"question\":\"What question does the article “Marriage and Rhythm” address?\",\"answer\":\"It asks whether rhythm/periodic continence is licit, discussing how use of rhythm is neither purely evil nor purely good but depends on moral considerations.\"}]","INTEGRITY - Vol.7,No.11 - August 1953 | PDF",1790643772,131]