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Taking about the controversial subject will be Dwight S. Strong, executive secretary of the New England Watch and Ward Society; Elinor Hughes, drama critic of the Boston Herald; The Very Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Lally, editor of the Boston Pilot; and Gerald A. Berlin, Director of the Commission of Law and Social Justice of the New England Division of the American Jewish Congress...
...Urging government subsidies to boost the output of psychiatrists, Catholic University's Msgr. Maurice Sheehy declared: "Some day I hope to see a psychiatrist formally canonized by the church, to do away with idle gossip about conflict between learnings which have as their end the welfare of man and the kingdom of God. The priest and the psychiatrist should work shoulder to shoulder...
...stolen paintings, could not even prove that they were the authentic masterpieces that local tradition holds them to be. But they had been a treasured part of St. Joseph's, and last week the parishioners prayed for their return. When there was no word, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James H. Willett, St. Joseph's pastor, sent an open message to the thieves: "We are praying that you will realize that you have stolen from the house of God, and if you will only return the paintings, we will pray that you will be forgiven...
...shrine's proudest ornaments were two jeweled, gold crowns, insured at $100,000, and made from the contributions, in jewels and money, of some 12,000 people. The fame of the crowns spread. Last winter Msgr. Cioffi took them to Rome, had them blessed by the Pope. Lately, they have been attached to a large painting of the Virgin above the altar. Except during important church ceremonies, the painting and crowns were locked behind a strong bronze grillwork...
...almost five years was a grateful recipient of Msgr. Ronnie Knox's unremitting kindnesses at Oxford, I am personally grateful for your brilliantly conceived portrait of him in the Feb. 11 issue of TIME. The idea of becoming a Cardinal would, I feel certain, horrify Ronnie. He unsuccessfully resisted being made a Monsignor, and for quite a while after that event, his only recognition of his elevation was to wear a brand new piece of adhesive tape at the top of his cassock in lieu of the customary Roman collar...