First Mass in U S Territory A Chronology Study
The article surveys early Mass celebrations across present U S territory with Florida 1549 as an early reference and cites Dominican priests on the Tampa Bay coast. It notes Alabama 1540, South Carolina 1626, and other states as probable sites, stressing record gaps and the difficulty of precise dating.
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United States
U.S
Gilbert J
Ponce de Leon
U. S S
Shea
Florida
Corpus Christi
Luis Cancer de Barbastro
Juan Garcia
Tampa i Bay
Tennessee
Bayer Aspirin Chewable Tablets for Children
Advertises flavored Bayer Aspirin in a child friendly chewable form. Emphasizes palatability and versatility with options to chew dissolve in water or mix with food. Claims genuine Bayer quality and low price with 24 tablets for 15 cents.
Catholic Education Debate Shapes Public School Aid Fight
The article discusses religious influence on education through Catholic, Protestant, and secular perspectives. It notes bishops and church leaders opposing or conditioning public school aid and auxiliary services while defending religious instruction and tax support for denominational schools. It mentions Oxnam and Donegan in theological disputes and references to biblical translations regarding the virgin.
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John Dewey
Horace W. B. Donegan
Oxnam
Donega
Revision of Bible translation sparks debate on virgin birth
Yale divinity official Dr. Luther A. Weigle defends the Revised Standard Version arguing it corrects old errors in the King James Bible. He notes 32 scholars worked from Hebrew and Greek texts and says the virgin birth is clearly supported in Matthew 1 23.
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Isaias
Jesus Christ
Luther A. Weigle
Yale Divinity School
Weigle
F. Hartman
C.ss.r
Catholic Biblical Association
Virgin or Young Woman in Isaiah and Matthew Translation
The author argues the Hebrew hebrew word for Isaiah and the Greek Septuagint should be read as virgin rather than young woman. He cites Matthew and Isaiah to support the virgin birth through the prophet and defends Protestant translators while criticizing rabbis and some scholars.
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Isaias
Virgin
Parthenos
Haalmah
Christ
Mary
Joseph
Jesus
Eere Eco
Emmanuel
Challoner
St. John Sostem
Matthew
Pope Condemned Loose Interpretation of Virgin Terms
A scholarly note cites Joseph Monsignor Matthew Smith condemning loose hermeneutics on virgin terms such as bethulah haalmah and heparthenos. It references Genesis 24 and other biblical passages to argue against perceived modern misreadings.
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Johann Isenengite
Yaasige
Virgin
Rebecca
Bethulah
Haalmah
Heparthenos
Matthew Smith
Augustine
Francis of Assisi
Thomas Aquifias
Theresa of
Lisieux
Mother Cabrini
Pius XII
Man Can Merit Eternal Reward Questions and Answers
Linus M. Riorpan explains merit as a right to reward for natural or supernatural good works. He distinguishes condign and congruous merits, with examples and Scriptural backing. Conditions for supernatural merit include a viator with sanctifying grace, free will in action, and divine dispensation.
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Linus M. Riorpan
Pa.d
Council of Trent
God
Jesus Christ
St. Paul
Heaven
Plan for 50 Monasteries Aligned Against Communism Near Iron Curtain
Father Werenfried van Stratters proposes 50 monasteries and convents along the Iron Curtain as spiritual fortresses against Communism. His organization, aided by the Tongerloo abbey, will fund and build the houses, while Flemish Catholics contribute funds and support to refugee priests and seminary students.
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Brussels
Belgium
Werenfried van Stratters
Iron Curtain
Tongerloo
Germany
Speckpriester
de Rode Vaan
The
Red Figg
Proj
Antwerp
Het Handelsblad
Journal of Commerce
Father Stratten
Handelsbach
Toronto City Hall Nativity Scene Blocked by Officials
Mayor Lamport and the board of control refused a lighted Nativity scene on City Hall steps. A student committee seeking to bring Christ back to Christmas had requested permission to arrange the crib display.
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Toronto
Mayor _ Lamport
Board of Control
City Hall
Christ
NCCS Names Michael T. Kelleher New Chairman
Michael T. Kelleher of Boston succeeds Francis Matthews as head of the National Catholic Community Service executive committee. Archbishop J. Alter of Cincinnati, president of the board of trustees, announced the appointment. Kelleher, an insurance broker executive, serves as a national director of USO and chairs the UDF national executive committee.
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National Catholic Community Service
Michael T. Kelleher
Boston
Trappists Plan Virginia Abbey in 1953
Hot Springs Va A second Trappist monastery will be started in Virginia in 1953. Hidden Valley an isolated tract of 8700 acres west of here has been purchased from St Josephs in Spencer Massachusetts. The community under Abbot Edmund Futterer CCSC was once at Cumberland Rhode Island before its abbey burned. Other foundations include Pecos New Mexico 1947 and Sweden Missouri 1951 and another Virginia monastery Our Lady of the Holy Cross near Ryville.
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Hot Springs
Virginia
Hidden Valley
Here
Trappists
St. Co. Bey
Spencer
Mass
Edmund Futterer
C.C.S.C
Cumberland
R.I
New England
Pecos
N. Mex
Sweden
Our Lady of the Holy Cross
Ryville
Church separation debates echo politics over faith
A critique of church state separation traces French history from Maurras to 1905 and cites U S court rulings. It questions state subsidies to private schools, highlights Harvard president Conant, Oxnam, and Bishops, and contrasts aid levels for Howard University and parochial education with Catholic needs.
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Charles Maurras
Pius
Pius X
France
U.S. Supreme Court
New York
James Conant
Harvard
G. Bromley Oxnam
Congress
Howard University
Pogram
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Father Gales
Catholic Digest
East 8Th Street
St. Paul
Minnesota
Salvatorian Brother Aptitude Noted in Fragments
Fragmentary text references becoming a Salvatorian brother and talents. The readable lines hint at a religious vocation with unclear names or dates. The source lacks coherent narrative details to form a full item.
Bal Waterway Apartments Opening in Bal Harbour
Delux Bal Waterway Apartments in Bal Harbour near Miami Beach announce private boat dock and readiness for guests around January 1. Studios and 1 to 3 bedroom units priced from 1500 to 5000 dollars for the season.
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Bal Harbour
Miami Beach
Florida
Bal Waterway
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