Founding Fathers Not Intending a Secular State
A pamphlet by Rev. Jeffrey Keefe argues the Founders did not intend a secular state and that modern wall of separation rhetoric misreads the First Amendment. It traces Jefferson Madison and 19th century practice, noting 1947 Black opinion and later critiques, with claims of a long historical misreading.
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New York
Jeffrey Keefe
Eation
McCollum
James Madison
Jefferson
Justice Black
Black
Jackson
Supreme Court
Reed
James G. Blayne
Congress
President
Spellman Restores Rome Church Majestic Medieval Jewel
Restoration of the Church of Sts. John and Paul on the Coelian Hill in Rome, led by Cardinal Spellman and prior to Pius XII, reveals medieval beauty. The 12th century campanile is restored, modernizations erased, and a portico from Claudius era uncovered. The Passionists’ headquarters and a small museum accompany the reconfigured monastery. St Paul of the Cross remains interred in a chapel.
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Sts. John and Paul
Cardinal
Spellman
New York
Pius XII
Coelian
Sts
John and Paul
Julian the
Byzantius
Panmachius
St. Jerome
St. Paul of the Cross
Panile
Claudius
Agrippina
Nero
Vespasian
Clement XIV
Reverend Keller outlines Catholic outreach to unaffiliated Americans
Notre Dame special report cites Rev. James G. Keller M M founder of the Christopher movement. He argues ninety percent of unaffiliated U S persons would welcome Catholic spiritual and temporal solicitude, despite perceived hostility. Keller discusses sharing the faith in a chapter of his book.
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Notre Dame
Ind
U. S
James G. Keller
M.M
Christopher
Why Are You Fearful An Analogy Of The Church
An article discusses a Gospel parallel to modern persecution, urging faith over fear and highlighting the role of lay Catholics in converting the unchurched. It cites Bishop Cushing and Father O'Brien on mobilizing laypeople, convert numbers, and lectures to boost church growth.
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Heaven
Peter
Leo Canavan
Edward F. Murphy
Declan Tat
Mississippi
Belgian Congo
Aith
Pontiff Advocation of Rhythm in Marriage Analyzed
Washington special report discusses the Holy Father's stance on rhythm in marriage as interpreted by moral theologian Father Francis J. Connell. It notes the pope’s emphasis on serious reasons for limiting procreation and suggests confessor prudence in treating extended rhythm use as mortal sin.
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Washington
Francis J. Connell
C.ss.r
School of Sacred of America
American Ecclesiastical Review
Father Connell
Catholics Found Among POWs on Koje Island North Korea
About 1,200 Catholics among 152,000 North Korean prisoners on Koje Do island. Some 2,000 prisoners follow Christian doctrine with civilian chaplains Kyknoll Father James Pardy and Father Roy Petipren. A Korean priest and five lay teachers aid. 120 Catholics and 300 catechumens among 17,000 Chinese prisoners. Seminarian activity noted. baptisms limited to danger of death.
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Pusan
Korea
Kojede ‘Island
Kyknoll
James Pardy
M.M
Brooklyn
Roy Petipren
Detroit
Patrick O’ ‘Connor
NCWC
Corlanlent
Ivo O’sullivan
John F. Coffey
Honolulu
New South in the Making Say Catholic Leaders
The Very Rev V S Shean C D of Rockton told New Orleans Catholics that a new South is forming and urged members of the Catholic Committee of the South to ensure it evolves. He spoke as general chairman of the 9 or eget.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
V. S.r Shean
C.D
Rockton
Catholicommittee of the
South
Father Shean
Eget
Orthodox Armenian Unity Debate Weighs History and Unity
Listening in on a Catholic Oracle column examines Cardinal Agagianian’s Armenia visit and the long history between Armenian Orthodox and Catholic churches. It notes St Gregory the Illuminator’s early influence, Etchmiadzin’s seat, and centuries of attempts at reunion, with a page-turning look at how unity persists.
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United States
Armenia
St. Gregory the Iluminator
Caesarea
Etchmiadzin
Vallarshabad
St. Gregory
Council of Chalcedon
Rome
Priest recounts disappearances of Moscow church keepers
French Assumptionist priest Rev. Jean de la Thomas, who served in Moscow, reports twelve foreign housekeepers disappeared under Soviet rule with one last worker detained for seeking their fate. He notes church reopenings under a Soviet controlled board and says many Mosow believers maintain faith despite oppression.
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London
Moscow
Jean de Tha Thomas
Assumptionist
Thomas
Inquisition ad sparks clash over anti Catholic push
A Washington ad funded by the National Association of Evangelicals labels a Barranquilla led Liberal party claim anti Catholics as anti Catholic. Bishop Miguel Angel Builes of Santa Jax denounces the charge while Colombian bishops urge nonviolence.
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Jose le Santa Rosa
Colombia
Washington, D. C
Miguel Angel Builes
Santa Jax
el Nacional
Barranquilla
National Association of Evangelicals
Chicago
Mass televised across 48 stations explains central Catholic rites
A four part televised Mass series will be carried coast to coast by 48 NBC affiliated stations. Live from Fordham University New York the program begins February 3 at 1 pm EST with the Gloria. Rev Thomas J O Donnell will celebrate the High Mass assisted by the St John s schola cantorum and Monsignor William J McDonald will narrate.
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Washington
National Council of Catholic Men
Nbc-Tv
Pro- Frontiers of Faith
New York
Thomas J. O’donnell
Father O'Donnell
INCWC
Japan to Send Minister to Vatican in Diplomatic Move
Tokyo reports Premier Yoshida will send a minister to the Vatican and the Holy See will name an Internuncio to Japan, signaling full diplomatic relations beyond the 1942 wartime arrangement. The change follows Vatican and Japanese discussions dating to 1922 and contrasts with earlier ratification failures.
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Tokyo
Yoshida
Japan
Vatican
An ' Dees
Paul Marella
Osservatore Romano
Patrick O’connor
8.S.C
NCWC
Harada
Marella
Australia
New Zealand
Oceania
Germany
Aloisius J. Muench
Fargo
Arab Nation Seeks Papal Diplomat Amid Diplomatic Talks
The government of an Arab nation says it would welcome diplomatic relations with the Holy See and hopes to establish them soon. Lebanon already has diplomatic ties, while Apostolic Delegates hold status in Syria and other areas amid regional tensions.
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el See
Offic
Lebanon
Urch
Syria
Rte
Restorations Pioneer Artist Dies at Buckfast Abbey Burial
Noted restorations expert, Welsh Catholic, and ecclesiastical artist died aged 69. He spent most of his life restoring churches in England. Buried at Buckfast Abbey, Devon. His work revealed medieval wall paintings and devotional atmospheres across Britain in the 12th to 14th centuries.
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Calia
England
Benedictine Abbey
Buckfast
Devonshire
Hives
Peo
Britain
Westmin Abbey
Pilgrimage Leaders Clash Over Vatican Ambassa dor Nomination
Washington protesters from Protestant groups pressed for a Vatican ambassador as President Truman reaffirmed plans to send a Senate-bound nomination. The event drew about 2,000 at Constitutional Hall with criticism of Catholic leadership, while Truman stated he would not send a personal envoy.
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D.C
Vatican
Truman
White House
Je On
Seechee
Senate
Holy See
Pike Bible
Carl McIntyre
Bible Presbyterian Church
Collwood
N.J
International Council of Christian Churches
Stalin
Francis Spellman
Catholic Church
Constitutional Hall
Washington Religious Review
Larston D. Farrow
He Morgentheau, Jr
Francis Matthews
Ireland
Navy
James A. Farley
U.s.-Vatican
Cardinal Spellman
U.S
Israel
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