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luoculeent. Unedvieebly perhapi, I niMattomd In * convent In PoillejBd that lobetere und I were llki t a « t i X w«lked into the prilluf* <3li>ln»: room tor dinner HW) w * * fnctd w i t h two large lobitirs . . . and I wai dining His, L « t m d r a w the curtain on my ihACAe.
Ima«in», though , the courage ot lh* Ant man who ate a lob* iter, t m i g l n e pulling out that <Uvlll**> ihln*; in green armour frontfch* M*. *i\d deoldlng to ae» how Lfc tmled. rmagina tlie feat It w i s , working around Inilde thnt b«et}«r p U t e t o And out what Wli edlbtd and what wee not. Hill o f f to the unknown hero who A r a l tackled the problem of a ttroClcsd lobster. And a brnaa tabid, pliaee, to the ohef who thought up Lobator a la Now-bu», CWIilch NTewburR li that, by lliei -«»yT Which country or
It It not the p u r p o e i of title column to «ilvertl»e at motion pic-tui-e or • Hot* pi"?- But I feel inclined epontitneouily to e « y a word of the ourrernt p l a y and picture of the lariy yeaura ot Abrah a m Lincoln, It** a goad piece of work.
True, then avra, I bear, object ion* taken to c e r t a i n tenturea in i t o n the ground o l hJetorloal accuracy . But w h a t 1 r m v j in mind 3u»t now—what r e m a l n e iipcolal-l y t n memory a n d prods m e to • a y a ftw w o r d « - i * truly h i e - ' torlcal, or «l lewat vatry much tn character.
I refer to " H o n u t Abe'*" ans w e r to the o lar jcmath who had c o m * with • c o m m i t t e e to investigate) tht political a n d theological v i ews of thai proaptotlvt can-dldat*. The minister reminds Abt of certain rumor* o x luiptelona that he it an a t h e i s t . Abt ans w e r s that ho h a a bet»n nimble to Join any Church boonuao the oreads of Iha Ctaurctiea iro "too complloated" B u t b e lays he s tand* ready t o loin any Church that would l imply t a d ilnc«r«ly t e a c h "Thou l h a l t Icrve tho Lord thy Ood wlih tOl t h y heart and ail thy soul," a n d T h o u shal l l o w thy nuil ibor a s thyielf." AUDIKNCO AWKI)
T h a t line l inprsu ie s tho audie n c e profoundly. One can almost foal til ellcncc n * Itasrmond Mas-
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^ f ^ T n ^ i r 1 ! W U W t h t t OVer.taiO by III* -*»yT Which couijtry or snyl i ig Inwardly. "That', tho &I9'J8!!*'" 'Wjtt C o m i ^ p J O j r j f l U i n a i e j r j J ^ ^ — * l g h t - t t t e a ^ If—-only—we b a d -a W " : J f « t l j i r i l i ^ * ^ f W W l p ^ ft ^ i y t i M t jhat l» *torn»lly weeded, to the. Church thai w o u l d limit its lUf( . , - , . . - • iuiolouus 8ruit«ct«n7i •
... „ . . , ^ i ) f J ^ * . M x h t ' q j ^ A » M { l ( i a t h - t h t l f t f o r UUtri hit American coustna. ^ t } ^ j p P ^ | M K | ,^h«i3f 'IdOW.td ih« f indj iy ldaaa l to » C - Tli;yterf»owod__hlm all tho sights.
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••> i V &'*-£/-'••' '« ' " . *oai» *ij iM out of our bay. Hnvo joliiwt nil voice to thttt of "tlio otf»r you »c« unythtng uko that m ire-_. .. ... .. . . , ., ., knt | r
Th| Xrlihman cracked a claw and paused long enough to any with boastful pride. "Anything llki tasatf "Why, eure, Dublin Bay la red with *«MI."
„. •Tpiat4«6ft-*W. l}^*-!!* i>to»oM*« «*& traffic Conditions. „.,31i|iltt|l)r%nl^to»a-l&WtBtyfiti®* of two yr>«ng boys kkiaw •earhlle•&$# i p i ^ y c ^ »Jiouli oil! for sealous thougrht t ta « * towt.wf ojIfcUkf and of -Krtat* in t k search for the
' *-•' 1M will prfcittiiit >twh de*th» in the future .
know v. Q » t tttatts »T* for -th* moit tNtrt ttiiitdy unsafe for boya Swctaart ol SUtmco ik'abteicJea,, ThMlfcy J»YW ptimittSilf thoso u n d e r twelve W e»arw I wouldn't .......
E^.»jow»Ml on i f * walks. If all wew uston tm gde- mien* of the fomai* of the aPo-P k & m i l t w aim* -WoUId a r i M f o * t h o M Who Wifclk, W l i y 0l«». B a t apparently they arc tho
*• xacsB tht »itustlot^ and forbid the rldltitf of biajyiilos on •»«• wh-aw women who want tho |tee|*k ugttll Mtne gp^ciid provision cm 1MS snndo for n,m "*"" "K"*"f u w*"""" * O f c * W *W*4w«tte, But injury and dfetwthto tihe
new* c a n odUeot it . Recently a lady nernarked In my hearing:
to n la^fc-yer—now they go to. tho i J j j K l * w**''e every chance is «ainSt *hora. „ . . ...... pUKIfR nrwtji ii« reader* everywhere *© give to *f! *%* »lv*» th* m * »bampoo ••*—**--1*--— - j .... . . _ . » m i « « t « — - ^ . . . ^ n '"-•accord-
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ing tore, and a broadcasting sta-tton-srtth evary woman Mn. Walter Wlnchell BBpHeMtii
fcl S K M t - f 0 V h - ^ ' S ^ ? » t t b B , ind, titiO titAtKta jetfiat X sat in Ute big " a t t ^ e »«rd«n of the Gt)*t>el foir tM 5th *«)HT *iuu> and wondered « toi- - ' tn#» were a more restful, tujiet,
} & « % ^ IffftfsSfta St Ks,jr'%« st I*, ^--^l""^. hUr'Will H*> jriyei; ),i8 Wjfed to *tft Bv* ipajimes; mt the whole at-( H i w the things that rhn-«t iSas dOhtfMcktjftsM '%& »M^he*« of * barijer shop i« on* r«aSStath wfertiiy of belief aw. X a i l ^ ^ i B-^I of«lU^ *«p^, atroott of wayer-
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teaching to the taw o f love, hum a n and divine!"
Y e t became A b e attempted thnt simplification o f the divine m e s sage, tho minister ca.Hn him an "Inftdol." If! n p i t y tfaat In placo of that narrow-cniJideci dnmlnlr. a Catholtc prleit wasi»*t with tho committee Ho w o u l d not have drawn any lucb conclusion from Honest Abe'i s h o r t oreklo. Rather, I think he would h a v e accepted it a n d proceeded, somewhat like th i s :
"Very good. M r . Lincoln. In fact, excellent. But not altogether now. J e s u s Himself sa id that In tho love o f doi and the love of man w e r e coroprlied all the taw and the prophets. Also there 1* a story t o the effect that the disciple whom J e s u s loved, S t John,' In his old a g o preached one sermon continuously, tho one sermon consisting of three words . 'Love o n e another, and that when the p e o p l e complained, the agod Apostle answered that there was nothing m o r e In the Gospels than lo-v© of God and of man. So you a r e In good c o m p a n y , Mr. Lincoln, i n emphasising what our L o r d called T h e F i r s t " and Ihe Oresatcst C o m mandment.1 ' ' T H E OTIlElt NT^'K
"But, Mr, U n o o l n . the aame Saviour preached n o t one. but ten Commandment*. "Sou wouldn't reject the o t h e r solne, would y o u ? No? Well, t h e n let* g o a s top further. t " h e Sa-viour H i m self taught not o n l y commandm e n t s , but sacarsuneitts. Would y o u not accept t h e m o n His authori ty? Yeit Wel l , then, Mr. Lincoln, let me s h o w you w h a t J e s u s said about the sacraments . A n d w h a t about tibe Church? N o t any Church born of t h e win of m a n . but the O n * Church authorised by God. Yo*» don't re-
alt si lently turning t h e pages of a magtwine. Wtsen i t ' s their turn for the'ohtlr, tfecy " sink back, s o m e to sleep, t o r n * to* dow, a o m * Just t o sit in rest*ul alienee.
B t a u t y parlor* amay but*. B a r k e r *h66» fairly. <!p**i< I'm glad I'm * male,
m e m b e r reading that in the N e w TeitsonentT Let me show y o u a do ion precise paaiagea, Mr. Lincoln, tn which Jeeiue spo«ka of tfi* Church."
A n d to on. It wasn't liard to build up the creed, o n c e you commit younai f to accept the author i ty of Cbrlit Himself.
In the tamo pity and plctur*. Linco ln being elected *ayi sadly, "It w a * the dirtiest election t n all tht history of dirty polltlci. - Ho kn*w then that there win plenty of corruption In conntotlon with tht arovimment. B a t he didn't, on t h a t account, rorust to take part in tht government. Later on. h e WIIB to refuse tho right of a StsUe to secede. Ho couldn't then admit the right of in indlv-iml t o ropudiate the Declaration and tho Constitution b*cau*» lome politicians didn't live u p to tht ruoilmo ideollim o f those two great documents. Well, then, why should a man accede from the Church bocnuso Individual* In t h e Church art n o t all and holy and sincere ?
Yea, quite a dlnlogruo was poa-l ibit between that minister and Abo Lincoln on thnt occasion. It's a p i ty the reverend gentleman didn't recognise hiss chnnce to convert Abe Lincoln rather than to condemn him. A Catholic priest would hove s e e n tho opening a n d would hnvo made usee of It gent ly and persuasively. And Hones t Abe might thou hnvo worked with tho Chui-ch, not out-aide o f It. as he worked with tho government, not t n rebellion a g a i n s t i t
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!* T h t Ktatlla* Ol T h t StrlprarM Ntccuarr For SalroUee?
St. Paul says that the reading of t h e Scriptures is ••proatable''" unto Salvation (2 T i . 3, 16). To insist that one read the Scripture* in order to bo saved t s to make a demand that cannot always be met.
Suc l i a position presupposes thnt tall men have n sufficient educat ion to read the Bible, a suppos i t ion quite contrary to fact even in our Twentieth Century. Granted sufficient education, it presupposes thnt all m e n bo able to secure a copy of t h e Bible.
In this day that w a s an easy e n o u g h matter, but i n centuries gone by, an utter iznpossibility. It w a s not until woll along In the Fi f teenth Cntury thstt the a r t of pr int ing was invented.
Previous t o that tfcme, boofes In tho modern sense o f the -word wore not tn existence. Everything had t o be copied out in longhand. Naturally that w a s a tendioqs task which involved an Immense amount o f time and labor
To possess such a manuscript copy o f tho Bible w a s to possess a priceless treasure, N o n e but the very rich could afford It. And ytt t h e millions of m e n and w o m en w&o lived during t h e flrst fifteen hundred years aS tho Christian e r a had Immortal souls to save, souls a s precious In tht eyea o f God as our o w n .
W h a t became of t h e m ? Cor the most part they had no Bibles, and e v e n If thoy did, they w>ould often not have been able to read them.
T h e "Bible Only" theory s imply does a o t fit in with t h e needs of mankind, i t is profitable indeed to r e a d the Bible, but. tho reading of t h e Bible It not. a necessary condit ion of salvations..,.
'•Shade tt Hit Hani outstretched canesaingty."
Recently mx s public meeting; whlei* J w«* addressing^ a young: Commwnlst aaked me a m i questions tn suet: a tone tfctt't it w a s quite obvious ho was n o t looking; for information so moc£> t i h e was trying t o trip me o p .
That Is t h e way s o m e people ask ques t ions of Ood T t t e y don't want comfort from God. They want t o catch Him blundering. Sometimes t isey snub Him by making the complaint t o somebody e l s* . T h e y say: "T don't ««e •why G o d . . . "
With, so m a n y things far tnd above our head* In God'a universe, we a r e mistaken If we think we c a n understand the mind o f Ood. But so often we confuse the darkness of our minds with l ight. A l i t t l e boy Is knoclced off h i s bicycle sand killed. "Why?" Thirty people a r e killed In a train wxtok. "Why?" And to o f ten the ""Why" has t h e final tone o f a m a n who expects no answer. Ood stands iccused.
The Book o i Job In t h e Bible makes It d e a r that Cod doesn't mind being asked "Why?" One of the amaxlng things a b o u t thus tremendous book is its revelation of the almost sardonic humility of Ood, litting. Himself b e cited before the b a r of judgement by His injured creature m a n . But He would n o t have d o n e so If Job'* "Why?" w«r* merely ^he dor* o f an atheist Ilk* lag tr t t l l . Job expected an ' in iwer . -;He wanted an answer. Ho protested to his Maker becaus* tie was proud o f his Maker. I> «eai like the l o v e which Impel- a wife to demand in explanation from her husband.
Another o f the amazing surprises o f the Book of J o b la the kind o t i n i w e r Ood g i v e s . It la not t h e aniwer that t newspaper "poet" or a popular novelist might Invent for Ood X i f ho believed i n God*. In some sense It 1* not an answer at a l l . in the way w e would ordinarily expect. But i n anotner some t t Is the only possible answer, s i n c o God Is w h a t He i s , and we a r e what w* a r e .
When God's voice Dually speaks in this tremendous book. It Is to ask a few m o r e questions on His own a c c o u n t He doe* man the favor o f letting Himself b e called to the stand. But on t h e stand He Invoke* t h o legal r ight to ask the witness for the prosecution some pertinent questions. And the most pertinent o f all the question* l* "Who are y o u ?" And In t h a t simple and staggering poser which n o man eon answer, thero la tho crux of t h e whole problem. Bven to himielf roan is a dnrts and cracked mirror, how may b e expect to hold t o e mirror up to God?
Once God has set t n e whole problem in focus with t h i s thundering; question. Ho reveals His own Identity, presents H i s credentials, appeals to His works . In a passage winch Is one of the most amaxtng tours de force- in the whole Bible. Talk about great final speeches bofore t h e bnr. Kmmett. Socrates It is appalling to hear God tumbling o u t these gront and awful secrets of the Divine Wisdom and Power boforo the b a r of human Judgment
Before these vast in\d ail-but-Incornmunlcao^o mysteries, man HUM TBcl hlrnsolf hutnbted nnd must silence hi* doubts. Such a
^humility and such a silencing are tho d a r k night In which the soul begins to feel the touch o f God's love. After that , there Is no need of qustions o r replies.
With God's question a n d mag-nlflcont exclamation to Job. the Old Tes tament delvcrs I n t o divinity had a partial answer t o their questions on the Providence of Cod. N o better answer w a s possible until tho , revelation of Jesus. Man could bear n o moro of the divine messngc. nntll he could s e o his God dwelling with him, bearing his lot, sharing his estate of suffering. T h e n might he l o a m the almost unbelievable truth that suffering h a s a redemptive power and that its hard yoke w a s chosen by God for His own shoulders . Tho Book ot the Crucifix is t h e counterpart of the Book o f Job,
Tlie Catholic does not believe that h e possesses the full answor to the problem of suffering. It Is still o n e of tho mystor-ies. But over i t there is spread t h e light of the Christian revelation the apologia of G o d In Job, and the agony of Christ In tho work of Redemption.
Read: The B o o k o f Job, in C h e Bible
(particularly chapters 3 8 to 43). fain a n d the Providence of God,
by FY. Michael tt'Arey, 8.J. Providence, b y Fr. Regtnald Gar-
r l iou-tagrange , O.l'. The IVnknowzt God, b y Alfred
Noyea, The Masterful Monk, by tTr. Ow
en Francis t^udley. The Bridge o t San tuts R*y, by
Tomton Wilder.
m twelve years »g?c^ we* Thornton tration Its their live* did this in-"""' * terpositiftja of God'* permissive
wili o c c u r ' That 1* the secret which Intriguea the author and which be unfolds in s series of tnrow-baaek" chapter*, eacb one
of which_end8 w i t h the crossing; of t h e bridge, I n a dim way the reiwSer s e e m s to b e sitting in on the counse l s of God, and seining "As in a Kiss* darkly" the merty and w1»dc*OT of God's dispositions of £Ue.
KJSTV. M W E D I C T EHMA.SN
Wilder** The Bridge o f San fcul* Bey," A tix&rd reacting- ol It the other dsy <asajvlnc.es m e that i t l* a minor c iass lc . I a m reminded of it h e r * because, to Its own way. it is st drama o f the Providence of G o d .
A narrow suaspsnsion bridge over one of the steep gpcrrges of mountainous Per-a map* e n d hurtles nve people t o their dea th . . At what moment of anguish o r f ru«-
"Touchrtol. Taste Not, Handle Not . . . . " The creation o f an art iculate
Oithohc public opinion in our country has for m a n y y e a r s been held to bo of SLzrpagsirts; importance No longer is It sufficient for Catholic* to perform merely the religious d u t i e s of t h e i r estate, attendance a t masa.v reception of the Sacraments, e t c , t o be accounted good Catholics .
They must, as P o p o P ius X I insisted, embrace o t h e r obligations, ot which the presentation t o non-OUhollcs of a c l e a r exposit ion of OUhollc principles and teach ings i s not teult
Bo*ldes poriortatl contact, the press t s probsbly the out s tandi n g medium whereby to manifest the Catholic attitude toward contemporary problems. F o r this purpose . the CaUxollc press i s of lesser Importance, because Catholic publications sure read by comparatively few non-Cathol ics .
The majority of secular paper*, however, have Xetters-from-the-peopl* column*. which grant readers the opportunity t o express opinions on current mat ters . Seeking; a heirlnjc in c o l u m n s of tb l s nature, writing other lettors t o (dltors, complimciHlnjr them o n effort* to promote t h e common good, objecting w h e n e v e r they overlook or disregard right standards of morality, a r e all means to promote the Influence f o r good Catholics should exorcise. S M N t N t i EXAMEFLE
An outstanding example of reasoned objection i s the l e t t e r addressed to the "Southern Farmer.'1 of Atlnnta b y a woman reader , apparently n o t a Catholic. To understand Ihe b a s i s of h e r remarks, some preliminary explanation i s necisiary.
As la widoly known, f r w books o f recent years h a v e provoked so much comment a_nd discussion a* h a s Margarot MCitchell's "Gone With t h e Wind" Both t h e book and tne motion picture b a s e d on this sane, of the South bid fair
to e s t a b l i s h some tort of record In t n e i r respective field*. For the most part , the general opinion regarding e a c h - h a s been highly comunendatory, although each, contains much t o offend good taste and Christian morals.
T n e correspondent of the newspaper referred to did not Ilk* the boolj and therefore proceeded t o voice her crit icism. The merit to her protes t is t h e clear, concise •nd well reasoned arguments she advances. Listing the suggestlvc-ncss of ttste story, the obnoxious, conversation in portions of the booic. and similar details, the writer points out the danger of placing; v i c e in s o attractive a. sett ing, t h e harm a book of this nature exer t s upon the young, and t h e s;enoral effect it must have o n puibllo morals. D I S T O R T E D PltTTUBB
Of particular importance, she believes, su id rightly to. Is the fsct that t h e book "leaves an invitat ion to men, women suid children t o t h i n k on a low scale and presents a panoramic false study of U s e w o m e n of t h e South." The paper's editor expresses his regard for H i e letter by printing i t under tho caption: "Amen."
Because Chrlstlaji principles of morality auid right conduct are flouted w-ath Impunity so frequently, I t is not only desirable but msndatory that Catholics give expression to the sout,d principles and Immutable doctrines, tha t they should. In other words, when occasion demands. give tes t imony to the truth
O n c e t h e y have Interested themselves tn the problem and learned t h e technique of presenting the ir position correctly. embol ics w i l l be able to do much, to a d v a n c e the common good. They will b e able not only to say with S t P a u l "touch not. taste not h a n d l e not" (Col. II, 211. but to g i v e concrete reasons for their opinions a n d stricture* C. V. Service.
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Even those w h o straggle i n to tho last Man o n Sunday will Have to get up s t n hour earlier, this Sunday, where Pnyllsjfht Saving Time goes i n t o effect
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Communications, Information, dispatches pour in f r o m nil fronts. This I). n o t war n e w s but Catholic activity news in this diocese. Thi/ilijcctivcs are sound Ftciults Of victors' are sailsTytng Sunday cspomlly. wffl tx> a day o f wi|Ve attack o n problems confronting the Chtsrch. Y o u t h f u l actlonists will assemble i n Rochester not for s o m e social gathering with bui l i t t l e purpose -but t o ponder over sand voice their tdcos o n tho Blsfaops' P r o g r a m f o r Social Order- With a worldwide celebration of the anniversaries of Pope Leo XI"s and Popo Pius XI's immortal E n c y c l i ca l s on Labor scheduled f o r iDil, these young people, m e m b e r s of tfoe Western Never York SodaJlty Conference will, toy studying the Bishops* pronouncement b a s e d on tnose great documents, be prepari n g themselves t o take on intelligent Interest in t h e celebration. Sunday also will And t h e Holy Name men ol ihe diocose assembled in Clyde for t h e annual convention of the Diocesan Union. Peace a s urged by t h e Holy Father and study of the Baltimore Catechism w i l l be o n their program. The extens ive work done by the Holy Name m e n In combating filthy and objec t ionable literature w i l l be rev iewed . T h e ICniglits of Columbus of councils in this diocese wi l l go t o Blnghamton fc*r an Important stesslon of Ihe Central JJew Y~«rk Chapter. Problems confronting this fnCernatlonally-or-g»nlted lay grouj* will b e discussed. In lthsatea the Cornell N e w m a n Club w i l l bear a n address by tho Blsbujp of Amari l lo , Texas. Saturday night In Rochester the Nocturnal Adoration Society wil l keep i t s all-night viigl before tho Blessed Sacrament storing up spiritual strength, for t n o carrying on erf Catholic activity o n all fronts. On Monday night t h e Catholic Labor College
- h a s Its "Commencement" send ing forth into the community Catho-
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He worklrtxmen a n d women who sro fortlQed by sound principles to c a r r y o-n the unceasing struggle f o r a bettor social order The National Council of Cntholic Women, diocesan group, ,s engaged in i t s yearly task of rnn-ing funds t o further the cffpuive program tfant group hn* bofore It. Always advancing the Church* social just i ce program, the Central Vere in plilns its celebration ot t b l s anniversary of the Papal Labor Encyclicals on May 10
.alto tn preparation for tht big celebration next year. The reports conuxig from across may indicate that activity Is nil in tht fighting th>*re-but reports coming across this desk provo thot diocesans are no t Idle on all frpnSia
Add Inconsistencies—promoting the C a t h o l i c paper published outside t h e diocese b u t Insisting on the d ioccKsn newspaper promoting a local activity.
« • « W h a t e v e r may b* thougnt of
Father Coughlin's expressed views it Is obvious that his priesthood i s a n object of attack by those who would not be concerned were he a layman Upholding the priesthood is the layman's duty .
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Spiritual Thoughts
K e e p yourself innocent, if you would be hsippy.
P u t off tiae shoes from thy feet, for t h e "place whereon thou' stand-est fcs holy ground.—Exod. HZ 5.
He who remembers having Invoked the name of Mary In an Impure temptation, may be sure that h e d i d not yield to it.—St. Alphonsus.
One of t h e best se l l ers of
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T i m e is b u t a period. It passe* like t h e l ightning flash. Suffering passes with t ime; suffering, then, ts v e r y shor t . -B l . Henry Susot-
Mortif ication h a s a sweetness which, w h e n wo h a v e once tasted It. w e can never bear to be without W e f e e l that wo must drain the c u p to the dregs.—The Cure of A x s .
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When Is Tea Pope Coaaidtrtd T o Bt tmiollSWs?
T h e Pope is consiclofed infaMi-a » offlclal de-
whole Church on, m a t t e r s of faith or morals. Such a decision o f the P o p e on matters
morals is binding «r*K>l* Cbmtch,
the Supreme and flmt o n all
th t c i tn tn* of the tTnited State*. .
F r o m April J5, 19SJ, Edition Holy Name men ot t h e diocese
were preparing to assemble in Canandalgua for the th ird annual Diocesan Ho ly Name U n i o n Convention at S t . Mary's Church and hall. Speakers scheduled were the V » r y Rerv. Thomas IP. Con-Ion, OJP„ national director; the R«v. Wil l iam P. BerjfStn, vice chancellor, a n d the Rev. Michael C. J. "Wall, pastor of S t . Jury's Church, Canandalgua,
* • » Ringing of the angdus at St,
John** Church officially signaled the opening o f Clyde's <2entenary celebration. The occasion also recalled that St John's Church WM i » Its 90th year.
*>,« * Encouragement to t h e newly
formed Maternity Guild to carry
O a r enesriles s h o w In their conduct whstt their master ha*
o n Its work maintaining Cathol ic taugaht them. Let u s show in ours .ideals o f motherfceood and family what w e h a v e learned st the feet Bfo was given b y the R e v . Ben- of J e s u s . — S t Gregory Naiianien. edict Ehmann In a talk t o m e m - « . » . -<• hers of Rochester Branch, National Catholic Women's Union, sponsors of the Gkilld, Feast Days
Erection of a p e r m a n e n t shrine i n honor of 8t Anthony a t St Patrick's was announced b y the R t Rev. Msgr. Charles F . Shay, pastor.
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o f a retreat w e r e s t r e s s e d by Frank J. Useh, prominent Au-burnian laymen, i n sounding; th» call for the inhxsal layhsseM's retreat a t St Bernard's S e m i n a r y i n a ta lk to S t . Mary's Holy 3Nsnus Society, A.**burn,
Soaaday, Apr. 2sV—ST. PAt'L OP T H E CROSS.
M o n d a y . Apr. 2sV-ST. HUGH, ABBOT.
T u e s d a y , Apr. SO.—ST. CATH-K1UENE O * SIENA.
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