0 O 3 01 m o z -sj c/> <z —• »-»• m 3 ) o m X ) Colorado's ‘Irish Sweepstakes'-What Do You Think?-Page 5 O' m O CJ X? c fO O C/i 3 J Advance Gifts Drive Leaders DENVER CATHOLIC To Be Feted Archbishop Urban J. Vehr will be host at a kick-off din­ ner and meeting Tuesday, REGISTER March 2, at 6:30 p.m. in the Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Brown Palace hotel Onyx room for members of the an­ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1965 DENVER, COLORADO VOL. LIX No. 29 nual Archdiocesan Develop­ ment program advance gifts committee. lt"s a Privilege Enlistment of members for the committee was completed La I the past week, according to John J. Sullivan, advance gifts chairman. Here's a OVERHEARD AT A RE­ Mr. Sullivan, who will pre­ Challenge CENT CPTL MEETING: side at the dinner-meeting Said Shirley Moriarity, “ I next Tue.sday, said that as­ can’t go into all the details, signment of the more than darling. I’ve already told you 200 prospects to be contacted more about it than I heard by committee members will For Real Christians myself.” be made at the meeting. • « * Catholic Charities has extended a challenging, timely and Christian appeal to A report on the progress Anglo-Saxon families of the Colorado area. Would you adopt a Negro child? Overheard (little girl talk­ made thus far in the cam­ ing about a tattler): “ lie’s paign will be presented by While announcing the search for about a dozen worthy families to adopt the nothing but a school pigeon!” the Rl. Rev. Monsignor El­ Negro infants, Mary Ellen Miller of Catholic Charities also outlined the ordinary • « « mer J. Kolka, archdiocesan adoption procedure in order to dispel the misconceptions held by many people Middle Age; That’ s when director of Catholic Charities who might be contemplating adoption. your memory is shorter, your and director of the advance She pointed out that White fa­ experience longer, your sta­ gifts phase of the program. milies have adopted Negro mina lower, and your fore­ Monsignor Kolka also will •'"■“ '■S'' (he agency head higher. explain to the commitlee " “ h great success in the past. * * « members the instructions ^ 0 appeal is being made now A true story currently because of the relatively high Cardinal Shehan they have received for their going the rounds at the Capi­ part in the campaign. number of Negroes, mostly boys, who are at present aval- tol, according to Rep. Mark Vice chairmen who will lablc for adoption. A. Hogan, (ells of a govern­ ser\'e under Mr. Sullivan on Pinpoints Tests ment clerk who In the course Miss Miller and Miss Joan the advance gifts committee of his job receives dozens of and the parishes they repre­ Soteros, Charities social work­ papers every day which he is sent are: ers, emphasized that considera­ supposed to read and initial. tion of the child is the para­ Facing U.S. Church One day recently a form Reginald V. Batt, St. John mount consideration in all from another department The Baptist’s, Longmont; adoption cases. This care for Rome — (NC) — Cardinal Catholic education. Although found its way into his pile. William T. Blackburn, Moth­ the child’s future becomes even Lawrence Shehan of Balti­ He read it. initialed it and er of God Parish, Denver; vast and vigorous because of more important in adoptions more said here the U.S. placed in his “ out” basket. Harold F. Collins. K.C.S.G., Catholic effort, money and which involve different races. Church face.s serious challen­ Two days later the paper St. Joseph’s. Golden; John sacrifice, he said, its success ges, but he advised that the came hack with the note at­ Fleming Kelly, St. John the has been limited as is indicat­ WHILE DISPELLING some success of churchmen a cen­ tached: “ This document was Evangelist’s, Denver; Vin­ ed by the fact that less than Campus Pioneer of the myths about the material tury ago in meeting their not designed for you to hand­ cent Giacomini, St. Antho­ 50 per cent of the nation’s goods which many think are ne­ problems is a lesson for to­ le. Kindly erase your initials The nun on the campu.s Is pioneering for Violette comes from a class on (he Boulder ny’s. Sterling: Catholic elementary and se­ cessary before adoption is ap- day’s Catholic.s. and initial the erasure.” the Church and she seems to he u success campus chatting with Dave llau k of Grand condary school-age children Blair J. K^ttleson, Blessed proved, the social workers said attended such schools. * * « ut the University of (Nilorado at Boulder, one Junction and Janice Weingardt of Sterling. — Sacrament Parish, Denver; The Cardinal’s comments that the sought after qualities came in a speech broadcast They’re telling the story of the first schools where mills help with the Photo by Pat Coffey. George E. McCaddon. Chri.st of prospective parents are spir­ by Vatican Radio after he had the King Parish, Denver; down in Washington, so avers work of the Newman apostolate. Sister M. itual and intangible. received the formal written John J. Sullivan, about two Joseph P. McConaty, Christ notification called a biglietto. St. Jude's Burse the King Parish, Denver; Possibly the most important lions that escaped from the virtue needed to take a Negro that Pope Paul VI had chosen Nun on the Campus Paul V. Murray, St. John the Zoo and didn’t meet again for child into a White home would him as a member of the Col­ Adds 5 Gifts three months. Evangelist’s, Denver; Robert be wisdom; the wisdom to in­ lege of Cardinals. Five gifts added $36 in the Encountering one another T. Person. Christ the King past week to the St. Jude Parish, Denver; struct a child of possible trials Cardinal Shehan noted a on a humid evening in Rock University Newman Center that the parent himself has nev­ set of remarkable coinciden­ burse for the training of sem­ Creek Park, the leaner of the Joseph A. Reich, K.C.S.G., er experienced and to prepare ces in education and Church inarians studying to become two remarked to his well- Corpus Christi Parish, Color­ the child to face these with cou­ duties between himself and priests in the Denver arch­ rounded friend: “ I’ve never ado Springs; Gene E. rage and sclf-a.ssurance. Cardinal Gibbons, who 78 diocese. The burse total now seen you looking better. How Steinke, St. Francis de Sales’ Scene of Pioneer Project years ago became Baltimore’s is $5,432.43. have you managed to eat so Parish, Denver; Gerard R. For the enlightenment of any potential adopters. Miss Miller first Cardinal. (Contributors include: Colo­ well?” (Pictures and Story on Page 10) Omaha. They expect more of a CCJ) program. She also ToBockhorst. Christ the King rado Springs, Anonymous, $5; “ Easy,” said the fat one. Parish, Denver; Frank L. stated that it is not necessary nuns to go into this field of conducts a methods class in THE NEW CARDINAL not­ and. from Denver, Anony­ “ I’ve been hiding in the Pen­ The nun on the state univer­ Tcttemer, Christ the King Pa­ to own your home, that it is not work. teaching religion as a special ed that Cardinal Gibbon.s and mous, $20; J. G., $1; Mrs. tagon. eating a general every sity campus is an e.rperiment rish, Denver; J. Kernan necessary to provide a single Newman series class in the his collaborators had to deal F. J. D., $5; and Anony­ day. So far noborfy has no­ for the (ihurch with “ a great Weekbaugh, K.C.S.G., St. room for the child, that the fa­ THE TWO NUNS at Boulder hope of getting more parents with massive immigration, a mous, $5. ticed.” future,” according to a Sis­ Louis’ Parish, Englewood; mily does not have to be out of live in a convent on the New­ trained to take over the job hostile atmosphere in educa­ * * • ter who Is a pioneer in this and Francis X. Wieck, St. debt, and that the only compul­ A 54 gift was added to the man center grounds two of teaching catechism to their tion, antagonism of capital work at the University of M ary Magdalene’s, Edgewa- sory expense in adopting is a burse of Holy Trinity parish, Tom Officer would have us blocks from the campus. toward labor and a fast Colorado at Boulder. children. ter. $10 fee. Colorado Springs. know about the three French From here their work extends Sister M. Conleth. along Sister Conleth spends much growing Negro problem. The Catholic people are re­ executioners who were over­ not only to many phases of (For list of committee mem­ with Sister M. Violette, came of her time keeping the New­ bers, see page 5). THE FIRST STEP toward Yet, he said, as these early quested to remember the edu­ heard bragging about their campus life and work but also to the Boulder campus last man library up to date. “ Be­ adoption is made when the Catholic Church leaders, cation of seminarians for the work. to projects off the CU campus. September at the request of sides the library proper,” she parents contact Catholic Chari­ “ with far fewer resources at archdiocese in their last wills “ I'v c decapitated more Father Charles Forsyth, Their ‘‘office hours” are said, “ we run a little paper­ ties and arrange an initial in­ their disposal, met the prob­ and te.staments.