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A National Monthly • I • A National Monthly "CATHOLIC ACTION consists not merely of the pursuit of personal Christian perfection, which is however before all others its first and greatest end, but it also consists of a true apostolate in which Catholics of every social class participate, coming thus to be . united in thought and action around those centers of sound doctrine and multiple social activity, legitimately constituted and, as a result, aided and sustained by the authority of the bishops." -Pope Pius XI. • National Catholic Welfare Conference VoL XV, No.5 MAY, 1933 .Price 20c 2 CATHOLIC ACTION May, 1933 CATHOLIC ACTION OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS FACTS ABOUT THE N. C. w. C. :-: What It Is What It Does :-: MAY, 1933 PAGE "Thu organieation (the N. C. W. C.) i, nof onl." uleful, but necella,.." . .•• The N. C. W. C. and Catholic Action . 3 We praue all tOho in an., toaSf cooperate in thi. (I1"eat tDork."-PoPB PIUS XI. The National Catholic Welfare Conference was organized in September, 1919. Persecution of Catholics in Mexico . 5 The N. C .. W. C. is a common agency acting under the authority of the bishops to By W m. F . Montavon promote the welfare of the Catholics of the country. It has for its incorporated purposes "unifying, coordinating and organizing the Catholic people of the United States in works of education, social welfare, immigrant The Career of Wife and Mother . 7 aid and other activities." By Mrs. Oharles P. Neill It comprises the following departments and bureaus: EXEOUTIVE-Bureaus maintained: Immigration, PublicitSf and Information, Hilforical The Catholic Hour - Outstanding Record" Publicationa, BUlinell and Auditing and Latin American. Work of the N. C. C. M.. .. 9 EDUCATION-Divisions: StatuticI and Information, Teacherl' Regiltration, Libra,..". By Joseph M . Tally PUBs-Serves the Catholic press in the United States and abroad with regular neto., feature, editor ' and pictorial le,.."ice•. Catholic Leaders Plead for Economic SOCIAL AC'l'ION--COVers the fields of I ndulfrial RelatiOM, Oitiztmlhip, 80cial Worle, Justice-A Series of Commentaries Famil." Life and Rural W ellMe. on the "Reconstructing the Social LEGAL-Serves as a clearing house of information on federal, state and localle&islation. Order" Encyclical .. 11 LAY ORGANIZATIONS-I ncludes the National Council of Catholic Men and the National By Dr. J . Fl. Hagerty, Rev. R. A. Council of Catholic Women, which maintain at N. C. W. C. headquarters perma­ McGowan, Rev. Wm. O. Keane, nent representations in the interests of the Catholic laity. These councils function L eo K. Keller, Rev. Francis J. through some 3,000 affiliated societies-national, state, diocesan, district, local Haas, Ph.D., R ev. O. H. Mc­ and parish: also through units of the councils in many of the dioceses. Kenna, O.P., Rev. Wm. A. Bolger, O. S .O., Rev. John A. The N. C. C. M. maintains at its national headquarters a Oatholic .1Ivid~ Bu­ Ryan, D.D., Pe'rcival D e S t. reau and sponsors a weekly nationwide radio Oatholie Hour over the net'work of the Aubin, Thomas F . Woodlock, National Broadcasting Company. Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S.J. The N. C. C. W. maintains in Washington, D. C., the National Oatholic 8elo01 ot Social Service. Month by Month with the N.C.W.C. 16 The Conference is conducted by an administrative committee composed of seven archbishops and bishops aided by seven assistant bishops. Each department of the N. C. W. C. is administered by an episcopal chairman. May Study Topic-"The Christian Through the general secretary, chief executive officer of the Conference, the reports Way to Economic Justice" . .. 20 of the departments and information on the general work of the headquarter's staff are sent regularly to the members of the administrative committee. Catholic Leaders Discuss World Peace 22 The administrative bishops of the Conference report annually upon their work to the Holy See. Annually at the general meeting of the bishops, detailed reports are submitted by In the Field of Immigration . 23 the administrative bishops of the Conference and authorization secured for the work of the coming year. No official action is taken by any N. C. W. C. department without authorization of Meeting of N. C. S. S. S. Board Mem- Us episcopal chairman. bers . .... .... ......... 25 No official action is taken in the name of the whole Conference without authoriza- tion and approval of the administrative committee. Live Interest of N. C. C. W. Units . 26 It is not the policy of the N. C. W. C. to create new organizations. It helps, unifies, and leaves to their own fields those that already exist. It aims to defend and to advance the welfare both of the Catholic Church and of Reports of N. C. C. W. Activities .. 26. our beloved Country. It seeks to inform the life of America of right fundamental principles of religion and morality. 1933 Official Catholic Directory It is a central clearing house of information regarding activities of Catholic men Figures .......... ... .. .. .. 29 and w·omen. AIl that are helped may play their part in promoting the good work and in main­ taining the common agency, the National Catholic Welfare Conference. The contents of CAT H OLIC ACT I ON CATHOLIC ACTION records monthly the work of the Conference and its affiliated are fully indexed in the Oatholic Periodical organizations. It presents our common needs and opportunities. Its special articles IndetD. are helpful to every Catholic organization and individual. CATHOLIC ACTION published monthly b:y the National Catholic Welfare Conference. Entered as second-class matter at the post-office at Washington, D. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. All changes of address, renewals and subscrip­ tions should be sent direct to CATHOLIC ACTION, 1312 Massachusetts Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. Sub,cription Rate. Publicafion, Bdifonal end li1tDecutive Office. $2.00 per year; outside the United States, :f.2tl· 1312 Massachusetts Ave., N. W. Make checks or postal money orders pa:ya e to WASHINGTON, D. C. CATHOLIC ACTION. May, 1933 CATHOLIC ACTION 3 THE N. C. W. C. AND CATHOLIC ACTION An Answer to a Query Asking the Aims of Catholic Action and the Place and Function of the Conference in the Catholic Action Movement ONSTANTLY recurring in correspondence received at N. C. W. ·C. headquarters are questions asking the mean­ ing of Catholic Action and the relation of the National Catholic Welfare Conference to this movement so urgently C fostered by our Holy Father. Among the letters recently received was one from a member of the clergy whose questionnaire indicates he is determined to get as much light as possible on the general subject. The questions asked were as follows: 1. Is it the ultimate intention of the Catholic can the N. C. W. C. be said to be directing its Action movement so to oversee and penetrate every energies towards this primary end? class and need of society that, where no organiza­ 4. Are individual sodalities, groups belonging tion exists covering that class or need, the national to an arch-confraternity, councils of the Knights or diocesan council will undertake to form such of Columbus, etc., capable of separate affiliation an organization? with the N. C. W. C.? 2. Is it an ultimate purpose and ideal of the 5. Is it correct to say that the sodality, properly National Catholic Welfare Conference to appor­ organized, is the ideal form for a Catholic Action tion social and other workers of Catholic Action organization? among existing or new societies, assigning limited The writer also asks for copies of the study spheres and definite areas to each? topic discussion of "Catholic Action" and the 3. In what sense is it correct to say that the "Ten Suggestions for Promoting PJ;actical Cath­ primary end of Catholic Action is the spiritual olic Action," published In this magazine in its welfare of the individual, and in what manner October, 1932 issue. HE reply to these queries was prepared by Patrick J. Ward, director of the N. C. W. C. Bureau of Publicity and In­ T formation, and is here published with .the thought that the information which it contains may be helpful to those of our readers who have felt the need of such a clarifying statement. Mr. Ward's answer to the questions set forth above is as follows: , '1. It is well to state, before proceeding to a discussion "For the Catholic as an individual, Catholic Action of the general subject of Catholic Action, that the Catholic means the faithful observance of religious and moral duties, Action Movement in this country and the National Catholic the living of a truly Catholic life, seeking always his own Welfare Conference are not one and the same thing. spiritual good and the good of the Church. "But more than this, Catholic Action is an expression "yOUR first question speaks of 'The Catholic Action 'of the doctrine of the Mystical Body of Christ. Each indi­ Movement' as if that movement were definite; as vidual is a member, drawing from that Body, which is the if it had a habitation as well as a name; was guided by Church, his spiritual life and sustenance. He is a nec­ some known, acknowledged authority, for the paragraph essary part of this organization which depends for its asks about the intention of the Catholic Action Movement. "But to my mind the Catholic Action Movement includes spiritual growth upon the progress of the individual to­ all or any Catholic activity that is instituted and carried wards spiritual perfection. For its temporal as well as its out in order, that is, under recognized ecclesiastical author­ spiritual well-being, the Chu~ch relies upon unity of pur­ ity.
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