Meditation Is for Everybody - Vol. IX - No. 2 - TABLE OFCONTENTS

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A religiously oriented periodical section argues that meditation is reflection on God and humanity, necessary for everyone regardless of vocation. It frames life’s central questions—who am I, why am I here, and where am I going—as requiring repeated answers that guide decisions and actions. The editors describe curated spiritual publications such as two-volume meditations for everyday concerns, plus a broader spiritual series. Additional editorial content introduces book publishing, its purposes, categories, and criteria like timelessness and market salability.

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CategoryReligion & Spirituality

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Pages16

Reading Time40 min

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TABLE OFCONTENTS

Meditation Is for Everybody

"I Knew"

A Weird Walk

Feed the Man

People Don't Let Children Read

Raising a Book Family

“Art for Art's Sake”

IS61 NWn1nV AONa⁴ION OSVa⁷d 3HN SJ N7 SEP 10 1951 JM18 Meditation Is for Everybody GEDefitation,peo e thance is a plo uspractice strictly for convents and monasteries.It even has a dash of the"mystical"to makeit too,too lofty for the average man.Actu-ally meditation is reflection on God and man'srelationship to Him,requisite for all men,whatever their vocation in life. Perhaps if we speak of“serious thought”instead of"meditation"the strong mentalblock against understanding the true meaningof"meditating"would be overcome. Meditation,the crying need of our age,isreally nothing more than thinking in order tosee where we're going and why. Nuns and priests meditate in their conventsand monasteries for the same reason all menshould—to direct their lives,as they pursuetheir vocations,to attaining God.So,too,isthe obligation of the butcher at his meatblock,the baker at his ovens,the candlestickmaker at his casts.All men,by virtue of theirvery humanity,are faced with the same ques-tions:Who am I?Why am I here?andWhere am I going? It is the business of our lives to answeragain and again these questions which underlieevery decision,every action,every completion.It is imperative that men and women in allwalks of life realize this fact and do some-thing about it.They do need help,of course. Fully realizing this need for assistance,Father Joseph Husslein,S.J.,general editor ofthe Science and Culture Series,did somethingabout the situation.He arranged for twoexperts in the spiritual life to provide com-petent material. In the two-volume Meditations for EveryDay written by Father P.J.Sontag,S.J.,there are over 370 meditations which can helpyou to bring spirituality into your everydayconcerns.Our Way to the Father is a four-volume spiritual treasure,prepared by FatherLeo M.Krenz,S.J.These remarkable contri-butions to this field make us proud to be thepublishers.FRANK BRUCE Between the Lines Autumn,1951 Vol.IX,No.2 # TABLE OFCONTENTS Meditation Is for Everybodyby Frank Bruce....……2Pleasures of Publishing byWilliam C.Bruce.......3"I Knew"by William Doty 5A Weird Walk.....…..7Feed the Man by MargaretKermode Dever... .. 8People Don't Let ChildrenRead by Frea Sanderlin..11Raising a Book Family byMary Lamers... …13“Art for Art's Sake”byVictor Hamm........15 BETWEEN THE LINES isissued by the Bruce PublishingCompany,400 N.Broadway,Milwaukee 1,Wis.,in the in-terests of furthering Catholicliterary revival in the UnitedStates through dissemination ofinformation onauthorsandbooks published by this house.It further is intended as a me-dium for the discussion of sub-jects related to Catholic reading. William Holub,editor THE pleasures of book pub-Ilishing,at least in the specialtyhouse type,do not include themaking of large profits.The maincompensation usually comes fromthe knowledge and satisfaction ofdoing something for a segment ofmankind to make life fuller andmore complete. The specific applications as ex-emplified in publications of the Brucehouse take various forms.Thoughbest known as religious publishers,this house also issues highly re-garded technical manuals of preciseinstructional information dealing witheverything from drafting and weav-ing,to shoe repairing and automotiveessentials.In the general and re-ligious field it issues biographies,historical treatises,theological docu-ments,apologetic texts, straighttopical material,and wholesome fic-tion.Regardless of the subject mat-ter,however,the decision to publishis based on the material's ultimateusefulness to the individual. These remarks are excerpts from anaddress given before the meeting ofthe professional chapter of Sigma DeltaChi,professional journalism fraternity,in which the relationship of the vari-ous communication arts was analyzedby William C.Bruce,president andeditor-in-chief of the Bruce PublishingCompany. Obviously,books slanted for themost part to the needs of a smallgroup only occasionally have the uni-versal appeal which make

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Why does the text say meditation is important for everyone?

It presents meditation as reflection on God and humankind, claiming it is required for all men and women in every vocation.

How does the publication link meditation to everyday life and guidance?

It argues meditation fulfills a need of the age by helping people think to see where they are going and why, then repeatedly answer life questions that underlie decisions.

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It stresses making authors’ messages effective, distinguishing publisher types, and seeking qualities like timelessness and maximum salability so the book remains worthwhile after purchase.

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