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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1953
Page
9
Rev Rupert E Kekessen explores whether Mary can appear body and soul in visions like Lourdes and Fatima and explains the nature of virtual presence. He also clarifies Mass offerings for many intentions and the differing fruits for donors and attendees.
A weary believer seeks guidance to return to the sacraments after near three years away. The path emphasizes sorrow, firm resolve, and repentance for all sins, whether remembered or not. Pray for wisdom, use an examination of conscience, perform an act of contrition, confess what you recall, and gratefully receive absolution.
A major relic of St Martin, skull fragment, is placed in the base of the statue at St Martin's Abbey and College in Olympia Washington. Abbot Raphael Heider received the relic in Tours France during a European visit, with the presentation at Tours Cathedral. St Martin, famed for sharing his cloak with a beggar who proved to be Christ, became a noted bishop and saint whose feast is November 11.
Readable fragments discuss migrants to the United States, land grants in Rosebud Reservation, and a Panama Canal cost estimate. Also covered are Puerto Rico access rulings, railroad safety devices, and a biblical commentary on the virgin birth with early Christian imagery.
The article notes Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Fairbanks won in 1904 with 7 623 486 popular votes to 5 077 971 for Democrats. Socialists 402 283 Prohibitionists 258 356 and others 117 188 and 31 249. It recalls Roosevelt's acclamation nomination in Chicago and McKinley’s 1901 death.
President Roosevelt declared an international police power as a corollary of the Monroe Doctrine to combat chronic wrongdoing. The concept drew criticism and Latin American unease at the notion of the United States acting as a global policeman.
The speaker recalls youth aware of economic reform needs and entrenched big business. They note strong Socialist influence and fears of Marxism gaining control, as reporters observed promises of state ownership and monetary substitution. The author reflects that outcomes varied, with other regions experiencing control over purse strings and liberties.
The Marian Year highlights Mary as ever virgin from conception to after birth. The text traces attacks by Ebionites, Celsus, Socinians, and Helvidius, and shows early church defense by Origen and Jerome. It argues Biblical terms do not allow Mary’s other children, citing Isaiah and Jewish usage.
The article cites St Ephraem, St Augustine, the Lateran Council, Paul IV, and St Thomas Aquinas arguing Mary remained virgin before, during, and after Jesus birth. It notes opposition asserting Jesus could have siblings and cites Monsignor Matthewmi on a vow of virginity.
The article surveys early Christian writers and councils confirming Mary’s perpetual virginity. It cites Gabriel and Mary in Luke, St Ignatius, Aristides, Tertullian, Irenaeus, and creeds, noting Lateran Council acceptance of Mary as Holy Mother and virgin before and after birth.
St. Thomas Aquinas argues Mary’s virginity aligns with divine plan and human nature. He asserts that Jesus has no earthly father, that human nature risks original sin, and that Christ’s virgin birth mirrors the faithful born through the Church.
A young Catholic woman shouted you’ll have to shoot me as Communist troops tried to seize Christ the King Church in Shanghai. Witnesses said Catholics filled the church and kneeling outside resisted, forcing Reds to back off and remove guns from the building.
The Fraternal Catholic Knights of Wisconsin own 25 percent of Kolero Telecasting Corporation which petitions the FCC for a conditional grant of its VHF channel in Milwaukee pending final ruling in the comparative hearing.
A concise Catholic explanation of why the Word refers to the Second Person of the Trinity as Incarnate, drawn from John and Paul. It covers eternal generation by the Father, the Word becoming flesh, and the identity of the Incarnate Word with Jesus Christ, clarifying doctrinal continuity.
In Fiji after Mass Columban Father Michael J. Cryan offered a first class relic of the Little Flower for kissing. Parishioners honored the relic by rubbing their noses against it, despite kissing being taboo in the islands.
A critical view of the ACLU’s 1951 to 1953 report argues the group errs toward negativism, opposes public prayer, and risks eroding religious liberty while noting occasional gains against segregation and restrictive covenants. It contends the state cannot stay neutral between believers and nonbelievers, warning liberty can be compromised by broad civil rights advocacy.
Paul Giel, named outstanding back of the year by the Associated Press, is honored at a banquet in Minnesota. Bishop Edward A. Fitzgerald blesses the silver rosary presented by H. J. Berg of the Chamber of Commerce. Wes Fesler and Berg note Giel prefers the rosary to a trophy.
A 24 year old Japanese violinist who has performed from Japan to Carnegie Hall led his entire family into Catholicism. He attended a Salesian school, studied the Catechism, and was baptized after two years. His example drew his sisters and parents to the faith, and during the war the Eto family risked death by refusing to remove a bed sign of religion.
A plea for donations during the Christmas season for Fatima Shrine Chapel to be built in Jordan near the first Christmas night site. Each block contribution is ten dollars and may be given with others to fund the project.
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