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WILLIAM CAMPBELL Editor
CALENDAR
Holy
teed.
Annunciation
A REQUEST.
Pope
Sylvester,
OFFICIAL.
Dioosso of Sas Antonio.
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by without
RECEIVED.
PUBLICATIONS
(anta.
Diocese of Corpus Christi.
mise.
be reticent and discreet."
the
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
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DIAMOND JUBILEE OF
GALVESTON DIOCESE.
Dear Rev. Father:
March 14, 1922, will be the 75th
ch! Id re
cities ana -<
taring our hv.±
La marque,
and J
the
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In the light of them, is
parental responsibility?
Christmas Suggestions.
Editor Southern Messenger:
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Question—Would not a confession
to the one offended or wronged have
a better moral effect upon the sin-
ner than confessing to a priest?
Would that not be ,a better proof
of sorrow?
Answer-—Catholics confess to the
priesthood of^Christ because they
know the Sacrament of Penance to
be a divine institution, and that obe-
Program of the Forty Hours Devo-
. tion and Day of Adoration.
December,
25, 2G, 37, Sacred Heart of Mary,
Encinal,
siastical and civil, national and evenit]1R Ercater part of the children are
involuntarily and almost fatally ex-
vicious initiation, the
by week during the past year and
the years that preceded it. We hope
they will be rewarded for their en-
terprise, and for the kindness they
have shown us, by reaping abund-
antly where they have.sown so gen-
erously.
4. 5,
6, 7,
8. 9,
"Thy sun is but rising, while others
have set.
While slavery's cloud o'er thy morn-
ing has hung.
The full noon of* freedom will beam
round thee yet."
Fear KTdif01 beh0'd 1 brlae to i
We Invite communications from our
readers on topics of public Interest.
th it SOOTfiEHsj^
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"ShoHi^^Sia:-impart any s'ex will7. more likely than not drive him
toowled»:ttheir children? If to other sources for information. An
so, ' wtot5fWwledga?' When? untruthful answer Is educationally j,
Inno-
. , I
and the abuse of the pardoning pow-
er are responsible for most of the
lynchings, as well as for the other
manifestations of contempt for
law.
Why not include among your
holiday gifts some subscriptions to
the Southern Messenger? There is
no doubt ? but that, your friends
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ness and His love. Join with Mary, |
Joseph and the Angelic Hosts in I
giving Him the sincere homage of |
your loving hearts. Offer Him, the |
little Infant Jesus, the gold of your |
lave, the frankincense of your hu- I
niility, and the myrrh of your obe- |
dience. Love Him with your whole |
heart, your noble soul, with all your |
strength and all your mind, and |
prove your love practically by avoid- I
ing anything that might offend |
Him. I
That this may be the heavenly |
blessing of your Christmas joy |
and peace and happiness I wish you I
all in the name of the Father and i
of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. ]
Question—How long must a girl;
reside stiT a parisliir. order to be
married in that parish?
Answer—If she moves to a parish
intending, to pesidp .there permanent-
ly, she can be married by the pastor
ct that parish on the first day of
residence. Even if there is no in-
tention of permanent residence, she
can he married by the pastor _after
residing in his parish for one month.
of teaching nothing, we
i should keep to the balanced means."
Esther Arthur Vermeesch, S. J., of
Belgium, now professor of moral
theology at the Pontifical Gregorian
University at Rome, after reviewing
current Catholic discussions on the
subject: “It can be unhesitatingly
affirmed that there is need of sex
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I cause of Ireland and of liberty. Tto
The towns are partly join-b’W ’,H,i poI,cy ot “ereion and re- ’
Interurban R. R. and I pression is discredited for evermore;
liufe -the Irish people? are henceforth to
be masters fo. their own house, and j
their uERy aft a nation is guaran- j
teed. The splendid courage with
which the struggle for liberty has
beau waged, and the superb skill
with which the negotiations have
teen conducted, have won for Ire-
land, her cause and her leaders, the
admiration and sympathy of the
civilized world to a degree site never
possessed before, and the world re-
joices over the measure ot victory
that has been achieved.
The light of a glorious future to
dawning over Ireland:
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pices of the Rt. Rev. Christopher S.
Byrne, D. D., Bishop- of Galveston;
the Rt. Rev. Arthur J. Drossiierts,». m
D., Bishop of San Antonio; the Rt.
Rev. Joseph P. Lynch, D. D., Bishop
of Dallas; the Rt. Rev. B. B. Led-:
vina, D. D., Bishop of Corpus
Christi; and the Rt. Rev. Anthony
J. Schuler, D. D., Bishop of El Paso.
WILLIAM A MENGER, Geneiai
Manager, to whom all moneys
should be paid and communications
addressed. ___
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matter.
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1 from Father Collins. The
[ congregation then joined in renew-
ing their baptismal vows and receiv-
J cd the Papal Blessing. It was a
splendid mission, and Deo volente,
will have a lasting influence on the
people of the parish.
, The ladies' Altar Society, assisted
by other ladies of the parish, gave a
banquet in honor of Father Reilly
and the local pastor, Rev. M. F. Col-
lins, to which the husbands of th®
ladies were invited.' The banquet
was given in the beautiful home of
Mr. and Mrs. Meehan. During the
meal an excellent musical program
was rendered; Miss Nathalie Dinan
■ entertained with a violin solo; Miss
Inez Carroll sang s few sweet old
: Irish melodies, and Mrs. W. W. Mer-
1 chant rendered "I sacri nomi" from
Verdi’s Aida and "Mother MachreA”
1 Father Collins was toastmaster ami
introduced the following speakers:
Dan Meehan, J. C. Tear, Dr. T. O.
Darby, M. F. Carre II, P. Cannon and
A. J. Hartel.
newFfrS’hwtoo.
Iv delight, was bom in the bleak |||
coldness of a wintry night, in tha |||
self-imposed poverty of a stable, in |||
a crude hard manger. "And the |||
Word was made flesh," says St. O
John, “and dwelt amongst us." |||
Go to the erib of Bethlehem. Be- |||
bold! my dear brethren, your In- ®
fant Saviour, and your Infinitzy God. ®
his primary c moral guides,
aellora, and :cuBtodiaiis.
Cardinal Gibbons, Churchman and
Citizen. By Rev. Albert E. Smith
and Vincent de P. Fitzpatrick.
From a clerk in a grocery store
to Archbishop of the Primatial See
of America and Cardinal of the Holy >
Roman Church—such is the <:arecr
It is a carter of j representative Catholic educational
writers on the subject answers af-
Some typical answers
from
wholesome
goes on, 1
finds out
has been !
realizes more definitely that he has
been rebuffed and that his ques-
tioning has been stifled.
Adoleacencfi. dawns. Ingenuous
curiosity givaft: way to real tempta-
tion. Tommy has been trained by
the most efficient Indirect pedagogy
not to seek - parental instruction,
counsel, guidance, or sympathetic
help In tha -most critical period of
his life. Arr'impassible barrier has
January.
St. Peter's Orphanage.
Good Shepherd Convent.
10, Our Lady of the Lake.
12, St. Francis' Home.
15, Edna: Arroyo Seco,
23, Batesville.
29, 30, 31, Eagle Pass.
31, Feb. 1, 2, Santa Rosa Infirm-
ary.
Saturday of thia week, Christmas
eve, to a day of fasting and absti-
nence.
Bueh that the; whole sphere of sex
and reproduction—the wellspring of
many of the most sacred things In
human lite, such as home, parent-
hood, childhood, chivalry—is thence-
forth associated in his mind with
the filthy, the degraded, the^amful.
Indecent, the obscene. And
of it is strongly anti-moral.
These are only a few of the con-
; ditions.
i there any
The almost unanimous voice of our
Wednesday,
cents.
Thursday, 29—St. Thomas, Bishop
and Martyr.
Friday. 30—Office of Sunday within
the Octave.
Saturday, 31-—St.
and Confessor.
Let none of ue allow Christmas ““ors, ana-cusuxuaua.
they ail atauld have—can greatly day to pass by without making Bnt Tpmhijc,. aot. only Atoen
-- - - - - - 1 vof alienated.;,$le$as gleaned some odd
mis poor ana neeay canareu, with- sax mtoinEprmatiQn. Some of it is
out giving samp special gift to Him merely unscientific. Some of it is
through the hands of His sick, sad
and lonely people, for lov© of whom
as for love of us, He came making
us all of one family on Christmas
day.
or 1
that
lied: to by his parents,
-nsin' Si-Tit1 tvCk 1
For the Week Ending Dec. 31, '21.
Sunday, 25—Nativity of (fur Lord.
Mondly. 2U—St. Stephen, Pretomar-
tyr.
Tuesday, 2 7—St. John. Apostle and
Evangelist.
28—The
~ » is need of sex
teaching. The only serious question
that remains is:: what ie the best:
time and manner of giving it?"
It goes Without saying that the
teaching should to graded to- age,
and, so far as possible, to the Indi-
vidual child’s needs. Some boys and
girls are sextolly precocious and so-
phisticated. Some remain "inno-
cent" longer. '- Forcing elaborate sex
Information: pr^naturely on the
young has fittingly toen character-
Connie.* : ^3 a .Vkind of
----- tor information
regarding tev perverakmB. this is
never, to to Imparted*> the young,
to - to. : - iiiili to 11 i rt . f t : hn
If legal punishment for crime
were made swift anti certain, there
would ba no excuse .tor lynching.
The dilatory action of the courts,
Program of the Forty Hours Dot®.
tkm and Day of Adoration.
Daoembsr.
22, 23, 24, Oblate Scfaolasticate,
Castroville.
27, 28, 29, Immaculate Heart
Mary, San Antonio. ®
29, 30, 31, Holy Ghost Convent
and Thereslan Sisters’ Convent, San
Antop io.
CLERICAL APPOINTMENTS :
: DIOCESE OF GATjVESTON.
Rev. Lawrence Sampson has been
1 sent as assistant to Rev. P. A. Heck-
man at *>aco.
Rev. Joseph Kelly, formerly as-
sistant of Waco, to made pastor ot
the new parish of Mexia.
Rev. SI. J. Leahy takes over the
missions of Galveston County. He
will build a residence, probably at
Dickinson, anti establish a consoli-
dated school to care tor the children
of League City, Lamarque, Alto ------ — ----- — -
Loma, Hitchcock and Dickinson J warded as a great victory tor Mie
There are about 200 children in this
district,
ed by the Interurban R. R. e
good roads of short distance link;
the others. ;
Rev. J. T. Moriarity is made as-
sistant at Annunciation Chur eh,
Houston.
MISSION AT SOUR LAKE.
The parishioners of St- Peter’s, I
Sour Lake, Texas, were deeply grati- j
fled by the arrival of the Rev. A. M. I
Reilly, O. C. C., a noted Carmelite |
missionary, of Englewood, N. J., to |
preach a one-week's mission. I
The mission began on Dec. 4 with j
an attendance of 90 per cent of the 1
parishioners. Father Reilly's lucid i
and impressive discourses were ap- g
predated by both Catholics and non- 1
Catholics. The closing scene of the S
maim LJicry «n= uw tu. mfesion v?as the dedication and |
hellt because the absence of the state blessing of a large crucifix |
of grace is not due to their fault,; in tte church yard, a gift to tn f
Catholic theologians teach that su<4i i parish *
infants enjoy natural happiness and
do not regret the loss of Heaven,
because they do not know of the
loss.
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will help to increase the strength for which the great churchman,
«r nrtffirsT* dTifi many others la the Church 8 t
and influence of the paper, and t(jry laboi.cd until.ingiy, it will
enable it to carry on its mission provide an absorbing picture
more successfully.
In the meantime, we Lake occu- ly
anniversary of the foundation of the ^ion to thank our advertising pa-
trons, not only those who ^raco our
columns during the holiday season. I
_J bVIAJUgeu AIIB UVXJSULrui Ui vuaifttot* u a AtUlL. i)(A»lUUr( 4U1V. JUU1 imUrtUJ,ATUU»
-tte, a,'pr&perW tonitot M nardened in the Adore.Him Witlrprotound Bdoratlon.
tently. Sacrament ot'Ptoance, if he 'refuses praise and bless llini tor His gbod-
to make good the injury dune.
Again there are certain sins
against God, and against one’s self,
as unbelief, blasphemy, Inst, in
which our neighbor does not figure.
. Question—Does the Church teach
that Judas Iscariot is damned?
Answer—The Church teaches that
those who die in mortal sin are con-
demned to hell, but never does she
single out any man as damned. Even
in the case of Judas, where all the
circumstances of his death give very
grave reasons to fear the worst and
to show that he died in his sin, for
the .Gospel (CL Matt,, xxii:5 > tells
us, “And after easting down the
pieces off silver in the temple, he
departed, and went and hanged him-
colf Hsrirh n tmltar;" still the Church
in her Wisdom has never pronoun-
ced sentence on him, hut leaves him
to the merciful and Just judgment
off God.
used to herewith sent you; it an-
nounces tha committees.
Let us make this Jubilee not only
a day of rajaicing, but a day of en-
couragement tor our people and
curselves to enlarge and perfect th©;
great work off the past.
Permission to say Midnight Mass,;
Christmas, is granted fe> all.
Yours faithfully in Xie.,
■frC. E. BYRNE,
Bishop off Galveston.
Diocese of Galveston.
Program of the Forty Hours Devo-
tion and Day of Adoration.
December.
16, Hamshire, St. Mary’s.
17, 18, 19, Palestine, Sacred
Heart.
20, 21, 22, Brenham, Immaculate
Conception.
Question—What is the difference
between High and Low Mass?
Answer—The term “High Mass"
is usually applied to the Mass sung
by one priest. It differs from Low
Mass only in the fact that certain
parts are sung by the priest and oth-
er parts, such as the Introit, Kyrie,
Gloria, Gradual, Credo, Offertory
and Communion, recited by the
priest, are sung by the choir. At
Solemn Mass the priest is attended
by deacon and subdeacon and in-
cense is used. The essential parts
of each Mass are always the same.
Question—Wliat happens to the
souls of babies that die without be-
ing baptized?
Answer—We know that such!
--------1 go to Heaven, because!
they have not the state of grace at ]
the moment off death. On tike other!
baud they are not condemned to ’
depleted in this very interesting H’S-!
ries of sketches. It is a carter of j
loving service to God and souls, of
religious and civic virtues, crowned
by the glory of a Prince off tho
Church. The life of James Cardinal
Gibbons, as missionary priest, as
Bishop, as public spirited citizen, and
as a man of letters, cannot fail to
interest and stimulate its readers to
a greater appreciation ot the faith
' .as
many others In the Church’s his-
l..'_ : ‘ It will al-
so provide an absorbing picture of j
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formative period, in which so
a Happy Cferistraas indeed tor old How?"
Ireland. Eves If the peace treaty Fatber John M. Cooper, D.
-with the British Government should : : ..
not be formally ratified by the Dail
Elreann before Christmas day, there
appears no serioua reason to doubt
that its ratfScatmn will not be long
delayed. Tie Dail is now in dally
secret session, discussing the terms,
and, ae might have been expected,
differences of opinion have arisen.
The extremists are not satisfied with
ths reeogffiRtosi of Ireland as a
“Fm Stat-1," but still aspire to the
status of a “Free Republic."
The Irtafe Hierarchy are reported
being aten-st unanimous in rec-
emiiiendlng raWeatton of the treaty
and ttceeptance of Dominion Home
Rule within th© Britton empire. The
stand they have publicly taken can-
not fail to have a powerful influence
with ths EBES® of the people of Ire-
land; hence, should the treaty be
submitted to a plebiscite, or public
vote, there is a strong probability,
to say the least, that ratiacMten
will be the result.
Although the agreement that lias
been arrived at between jtispresenta-
tives of Ireland and of (treat Bri-
tain, and which has been embodied
in the treaty now under considera-
tion, may not satisfy the ideals and
aspirations of some patriotic Irish-
men, it must nevertheless be re-
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teen ereetei^between Tommy and ''family secrets'* of other kinds to
which this new one can easily be
tied up. The basis to thus built up
for a relation of free access and
sympathetic confidence;-that ;
only to ba maintained consistently.
If so maintained in pre-adolescent
years, this refation will Ordinarily
carry over even the years of early
and middle adolescence when the
tendency to drift froin parental di-
rection and moorings emerges in
definite form.
We have been supposing that the
child asked about the origin of In-
But should the mother wait
for him to ask, or should she take
the initiative? One intelligent and
sterling mother told the writer a
few days ago that she had satisfac-,
torily solved or rather anticipated'
her problem by accustoming her ,
daughter from earliest childhood to, self with a halter;
think of babies as being hatched
from eggs as chickens are, only be-
fore they are laid. What do you
think off this method?
The small child rarely adverts toi
the father's part in reproduction, s
Nor. of eourcte, need anything be
said to him or her about it. Thto’^ouls cannot
question will ttsnnlly come up
white before or after the dawn off
adolescence. It is not easy to meet.
The approach most commonly rec-
ommended to the biological. One
such approach consists off a progres-
sive study of the reproductive pro-
cesses, beginning with the amoeba
and running,mp through flowers, in-
fl rmatively.
ffollow:
Father Th os. J. Gerard of Eng-
land: "A universal healthy instinct
counsels silence, while a universal
healthy reason counsels speech.
Evidently there must be a compro-
And the compromise is this:
there must be speech, but it must
1Ul- ....>1 c:.The Abbe
! M. S. Gillet, O. P„ of France: "In
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but all who have stood by us week j bishop Glennon, at the funeral, turn- j posed to a
- - - - - bishop Glennon at the funeral, turn- > method of silence, proposed as a
ishes the best picture of the deceas- f;.ineral method of education, would
"Here, then, are the salient facto I Recently deceased* !!,;icts> flalle,>- fr0^. birds, and mam-
of tho illustrious dead. He was a J. Fonssagrieves, recently deceased, <
great leader and soldier whose’off France: '“Between the two ex-
sword was ever ready to defend God | tremes of teaching nothing,
and His Church. He was the priest
ever true to his Church, the priest
ever true to his country. His was
the Celtic tempej ament, restless,
. creative, spiritual, a temperament
subdued and chastened by various
experiences and great responsibili-
ties. He was confident that to the
the foolish sentimentalism of jurors, end of time Gcd would not with-
draw His loving guidance and pro-
tection from the great Republic
which first secured to all men on a
right basis the blessings of liberty
without license and authority with-
out despotism.”
Published by O’Donovan Bros.,
221 Park Ave., Baltimore, Md.
We deem it a duty, us well as a
pleasure, to call the attention of
our readers to the advertisers who
helped us to make the Christmas
pumber off the Southern Messenger
what it is. Our advertising patrons
comprise the leading firms in their
respective lines of business in San
Antonio and elsewhere. We are
careful to accept advertisemeuto on-
ly from people of recognized and
unquestioned standing, and our
readers may therefore have every
confidence that they will receive fair
treatment in dealing with them.
Thia to especially important to peo-
ple living in the country, who may
want to do shopping by mail.
Catholics who have the interests
of the Catholic press at heart—as
i. they an uiruuiu uarir—vui ^icbuj- . .. •• —---- —-—
of help their rtelglouo^M>er br patron- JCbub Christ haPP?
giving them the preference over oth-
ers. This is, in some measure, a
duty; for, a religious paper, even
more than a secular one, is largely
dependent upon advertising tor its
permanent success, and gratitude
sb ou Id induce us to help those who
help us.
Moreover, the publication of an
advertisement in a Catholic paper;
shows that tho advertiser not only
desires the patronage of Catholics
but pays them the compliment of
seeking it through the medium of
their own religious journal.
Relying, then, upon the Intelligent
good will of our large circle of read-
ers, we ask them to cooperate with
us in this matter by bestowing their
patronage on those who appeal for
it through tha columns of the
Southern Messenger, and telling
I them why they do so. Thus they
. futile and harmful, besides being a
Father John M. Cooper, D. of li6‘ but a serious,^trank, —■
cent’s alienation referred to earlier
in the-article. On; the other taad,
an elaborate detai
up more E&osta than It lays.
The tehiid can be answered elm-
ife; "God gave the baby to us,” or:
“The good God sent him to us from
heaven." Some children will be more
inquisitive.
explanation j, may tos ®lv®n by the'
mottos': ‘ ------
■vftjfjf (lay, and Isa grew sheltered
ftsar my heart until he was strong
enough to be born,” or, as some
might prefer, the simpler
meat: “God s^nt him when he was
rery Stay, and te® gKW In Mother’s
bedy »ti8 ha. wm. bsvsa.™ Fsltew
this tsp immediately with th® simple
isajrativ® o(i the Babe off Bethlehem
a»d th® visit of Mary to SJIizabeth.
Thus binii will be tied up at once
with mother-love, God, and the sa-
cred associations of the Christ
Child.
Children are perhaps even more
sensitive to tone-impressions than
are we adults. In imparting infor-
mation regarding the above or any
ether matter in the field which we
are discussing, the tone of the voice
ir important. It should be serious,
kindly, sympathetic, reverent. It
should border on the matter-of-fact
but be tempered with the sense of
the sacred. It should not betray ner-
vousness, embarrassment, or tense
and suppressed emotion. Nor
should it be colored with the hush
off mystery. Neither in word nor in
tone, should the impression be giv-
en that the subject is a forbidden
one, much less an indecent one.
The sense of 'eserve needs to be
safeguarded. One way to accomplish,
thl® is to appeal to the normal
child’s loye of a secret. The mother
may speak to him to this effect be-
fore or after she has answered his
inquiries: “I can trust you to keep
our home secrets, can't I? Then,
listen. There are lots of things; you
know, that we can talk about at
borne, but that we do not talk about
except between ourselves. They are
our own. They are too holy and sa-
cred. This is one of them. But if
you want to ask anything, juat come
to me and we can talk things over
togatiier.V Better still, If there al-
ready exist a recognized group off
To-day, toy dear brethren, we 1
celebrate the joyful advent of the I
Son- of God upon this poor fallen i
earth of ours. The promise of the I
coming off the Son of God waa mn^n |
Eden. "!■ will put enmitiesI
God, “between thee (the devil) and I
the woman (our Blessed Lady) and I
Uiy seed and her seed (our Divine I
Lord): she (thru her Divine Son) I
shall crush thy head.” Gen. iil, 15, |
That promise, replete and over- I
flowing with divine love, divine |
mercy, divine joy and divine forgive- I
ncss, was carefully preserved by I
the .Patriarchs off old, was scrupu- |
lously kept up by the Prophets off 1
God, was the precious and heaven- |
ly legacy off the whole Jewish race, |
until it svas happily realized and
joyfully fulfilled fu time on Chrtot-
mas Night. i
“Rejoice greatly, 0! daughter off
Sion: shout tor joy, O daughter ot
Jerusalem: behold! the King will
come to thee, the Just and Sav-
iour." Zacharias ix, 9. •
But where was this marvelous |
and unfathomable mystery realized? i
in the gorgeous palace of kings? i
In the midst of worldly glory and I
regal pomp? In luxury, in magnlft- :
cence, in grandeur? O, no. The ad- !
vent of the Son of God was not her- '
aided by such passing splendor, :
fleeting vanity, such foolish show. !
The Divine Infant o£ Bethlehem ■
despised all these things,—this :
splendor, this pomp, this luxury—. :
out ot pure love for us, and to give ;
us au example of poverty, humility :
and mortification. “The more our i
Saviour humiliates Himself for love i
of me," said St. Bernard, "the more ■
I love Him."
Where, then, was the mystery
realized, where fulfilled, where
completed? In Bethlehem, in the
city of David, in the mysterious si-
lence of the night; in the uninvit-
ing obscurity of a stable, with no
earthly companions but Mary, His
pure, spotless, and Immaculate
Mother, and St. Joseph, His just ano.
humble foster father. O! immense
love of God. 0! infinite mercy of
our Divine Saviour. "Glory to God
in the highest and on earth peace
to men of good will.”
-------------— The Son of God, our loving Sav-
dience to Christ in this matter to hour, our Divine Master, our earth-
evident proof of their sorrow and
God's forgiveness.
Our questioner seems to forget
that God is offended when we injure
our neighbor in thought, word, or
deed, and He has prescribed clearly
the way of pardon. Remember, too,
that a Catholic who has grievously
wronged his neighbor in character or
l rm-art
rate
tonatotos::.C
avar-’ wav" i -’4of&£ tosat Khnra labor; The iiook iff lEandEiomely
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.CE'FKWs.
EKaee&s of Dallas.
.Hosbb Bwa-
aad W ®1 Atentfesss. .
.Decanber,
25, 26, 27, St Paul's Sanitarium,
Julias. ;;
29, SO, 31, St Joseph’s Infirmary.
Fort Worth.
■
I our beloved country during her
ly fv l UlLLkl T •- -.1 „ .... L _ .. ..
many matters of importance, cede-j the actual social conditions, where
world-wide, were intimately touelffpd.
As an appendix to the life of Car-
diocese. To celebrate this event, a
meeting of tha priests held in Hous-
ton recently decided upon the fal-
lowing outline off a program:
Pontifical Mass in the Cathedral
March 14th; Pontifical Mass of Re-
quiem in tha Cathedral, March 15ti).
for deceased Bishops and priests ot
the diocese; a public program that
would show wbat is done tor Catho-
lic Education. This would include
specimens of class work from all
our schools, pictures of all school
buildings, and a moving picture film
made up0 off scenes taken with the
st various schools, in the
A program fta-
: r id orphanage
' and home for the a.-ed to bring be-
fore the public wb we are doing
in the line of ch...ity and the cor-
poral works o£ mercy. A program
of pageant that would present the
history of the old Franciscan mis-
sions, ;und the part of Catholics in
' ths making-of Texas history. ■— - .— .—— ..--------
. Various committees have been ap- Would ("be; pleas6d.:;with ; the :;gtfft,
-pointed to consider this outline of which would bs a weekly remlnito-
nrorvnrri end: tri. r-nrrv W hilt: "They rif:;
Field Afar Stories. Vol. HI. Pre-
pared and edited by The Catholic
Foreign Mission Society off America,
Mary knoll, Ossining, N. Y. (31.00
pointed to consider turn outline ot wnica woum □□ a wvesty .rammer oE Tery interesting store
prograni;and to carry it out. They .of your thoughtfulness and good icjl fTOm -the Maryknoll misSlontvrles - - r
ss&XKMfSr'SJsr
: \o7 tlitteatter should it be sacrifice
a Holy Maos tor the brought betore adnlta unless they The cc
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sealved: ‘'ironsh the Sa- „ . ,. : . 12 Cu- -Amj. :w<;
SX7from?ӴX
WJaT the.teimfc^aM^^aa’a'curtoslty. pre-ndote
... ---------Dec.
8 had a communication beaded
“Practical Christmas Suggestions for
Catholic Women.” It is a pathetic
appeal for orphanages. If Christ
were to appear visibly among us,
where would He go? From His life
we can easily presume that His first
visit would be made to our orphan
asylums, where His fatherleas and
motherless are to be found! Do
Catholics imitate Him in this? Dear
triend, do you visit those forlorn
children? Are you living in luxury
while those poor children barely
have the necessities of life? Will
the well-to-do .children who will be
pampered on Christmas day be told
that there are many poor children
who will receive: nothing?
(Rev.) RAYMOND VERNIMONT
--
NEWS FROM HONDO.
The ladies of St. John’’! parish
held their bazaar on Saturday, Doc.
ID. A sum of over 3400. was real-
ized .and will be applied to paying
off the debt cuntraeted two years
ago for tffe purchase of the new
4 church property 'and tor the open-
ing of our Catholic school.
The infnnt son : Ot Mr. and :Mrs‘
>g of puppies or kit-
5“ xsjssis aE“t
. „ .iu tbe ?,r.s (
L
main to man. Tho value of this
method appears to the writer to be
greatly overestimated, to say the
least. It does not seem good peda-
gogy so tn emphasize the physical
side of sex. Why associate repro-
duction with things like frogspawn,
which to many or most children, es-
pecially girls, is slimy, nasty, repul-
sive? The approach through, the
larger mammals, and particularly by
means of charted or illustrated ex-
planations of the human reproduc-
tive organs and functions is too
stimulating and suggestive. Even
diagrams are easily copied and car-
tooned, and moreover recall the sug-
gestive, crude drawings so common-
ly seen by and passed around among
children of elementary school age.
Flowers, birds, and pets, offer a.
better medium of instruction. Flow-
ers appeal to the aesthetic in the -----
child, la birds, the sensuous ele- , ---—---- ln€ or our Ca
went is less obvious, while paternal Please publish my acknowledg- f a
and maternal care,' love,, and _^or received through
sacrifice are - to - the tote. M(
The coming of puppies or \ kit- afi
..„' ieS
re -did the baby a child for his pets. Ordinarily the
foeHwOly casea knowledge acquired from those
«• Mrt,. -> ,.»»« W »■«.» 7X™
iiitruthful answer is educationally .<fegs af .tho s
Question—What is the meaning of |
.d mac- th0^tImo of Advent before Christ- 4
adoles- maa? . 5
earlier Aaswy—;t lt! a time appointed by ’
u uro uvu°r Mud, the Church for special devotion and
,u.d «.u.
.han It lays. par(j ourselVBB for worthily eelebrat-
Ing Our Lord’s first coming on gOotl
Christmas Day. » shall be to all the people';' 1
u.«...sa
tosa ®ff having cribs la the churches day. “6 I
In this ®aso, the added aS christm&atlm® originate? To-day, my dear brethr;
ion j, may tos ®lv®n by the Ahbwcv—'rtteChristnias- crib; is a celebfote the joyful Advent
“G©d sent iaisHi when he was survival of the play® , with which, Son; of God upon this poor
- - —- 7™:’""'"
visually before them the most Im- by God Himself in the Garden of 1
portent and edifying events in the ice™ «r- ™>n !
state- Die of Christ on earth.
Qaertfow—Do all priests take the
yews off poverty, chastity aud obe-
dience?
Angwer—No. Priests who do not
belong to religious orders or con-
gregations, do not take the vows of
poverty or obedience. They are
bound by the vow of chastity and a
promise of obedience to the Bishop.
Not being bound by the vow of pov-
erty, they may own and dispose of
money and property.
«OW.' . ...
Fatber John M. Cooper, .D, D., of
D. C., aslfetimsi sssesttons in an ea-
celtont "a^t^amely.: article on “Sex
Teaching in. tho Home." contributed
to the -Charities Review,
and anM^them In the light of
Catholic'-:-:pipral s.nti pedagogical
principles. ;:^'. .'
Admftfo^aiat the subject is
enormoualyjsomplex, Father Cooper
points ont;i&at there Is need of sex
instruction, graded and discreet, by
parents,- hafqre evil-minded persona
have had a chance to pollute the
mind of ate-Child. We quote the
following passages from his rateable
paper:
Tommy, aged'seven, is told he has
a brand-new sister to play with.
Tommy is'.an average boy. He is
curious.' He:want& information, ile
—it at-the customary informa-
bureUti,'the maternal one.
'Where did<;Mary come from?” "The
doctor brought her," he Is told, or
“the stork,”tor else: "You must not
ask about such things."
Tommy’s curiosity has welled up
cwt ot a domestic event and situa-
tion surcharged with emotional in-
terest. Befog of the garden va-
riety of American boy, Tommy is
trustful and docile, but not n ent-
rance. The -stork or doctor theory
is apt to leave him not entirely con-
vinced. Bluht refusal to answer is
more likely than not to heighten
tension and to stimulate curiosity.
He does not ask further—>fretn his
parents. »
At any rate, not many years pass
before other questions and rather
doubts arise. No light on them
comes from his evading parents.
He begins to pick up stray bits of
information from other boys and
sundry unreliable and
1 sources. ... As
Tommy sooner
unmistakably
- .a «_ t... .
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