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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1953
Page
3
A police chief seized over 100 pocket books he deemed obscene under a city ordinance. A federal judge ruled the chief cannot act as censor though intent may be good, highlighting tension between enforcement and obscenity standards in the moral climate of the city.
A Catholic reflection on why parishioners often avoid the priestly title calling him Father. The author argues the title honors spiritual fatherhood through baptism and sacraments, cites Christ’s warning about earthly fathers, and urges reverence without ego. The piece laments lost sense of spiritual values and urges Catholics to preserve the tradition.
M Work, secretary of the National Catholic Men, warns that overuse of television can erode family bonds. He calls TV a modern gift of God misused, noting that not programs but fan habits shape the issue. He cites artificial pleasures and self centered outcomes from television as detrimental to mind development and conversation.
A public critique argues the film Martin Luther misrepresents key events and theology. It challenges depictions of relic veneration and political motives, noting Luther’s stance on forgiveness and mercy while condemning violence. The author urges accurate history and warns Lutherans this portrayal may be embarrassing.
Father Desrocquettes criticizes substitutions in Mass chant and rules against women’s choirs. He argues the church tolerates women singers but should ban them from Gregorian chant. He calls for faithfulness to established chant and questions women soloists in church.
The Observer urges United Nations engagement to safeguard freedom for a vast population across the Far and Near East. It warns Western nations lack belief in their leaders and moral stamina must be strengthened to resist expediency and defend liberty and Christian principles.
The schedule lists Forty Hours Devotion dates from Aug. 23 to Sept. 6 across multiple parishes. Immaculate Conception in Bradford St Marys Camden Precious Blood in Chickasaw St Louis Owensville The Summit Cincinnati Holy Trinity Coldwater St Susanna Mason St Peter Claver Middletown St Marys Piqua St Brigid Xenia.
Parishioners of St. Williams in Cincinnati completed a full year of perpetual adoration before the Blessed Sacrament on the Feast of the Assumption. About 300 lay members, including many men, rotated hourly with devotion noted by Monsignor Beard and Monsignor Reardon.
An obituary notes Hilaire Belloc as a leading Catholic apologist in England, honoring his role in reviving faith after long persecution. It highlights his fearless honesty, humility, and devotion, quoting his resolve to seek truth despite personal cost and his final public writings.
Miss Weller recounts joining the Cincinnati Police Department as a policewoman after a Board of Education career. She notes the field’s gender shift, low turnover, and that liberal arts training from OSU prepared her for police work, with six more women added in seven years and only two leaving.
Father Demetrius Manousos argues Catholics should exercise independent judgment on public issues. He notes dioceses and editors cannot tell Catholics which candidates are good. He warns against clerical overreach and urges education for Christian judgment amid political discourse.
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