Holy Wisdom and Morning Mass Through Church History
The text discusses Santa Sophia's name origin tied to Holy Wisdom Jesus Christ, noting the Church’s naming for Sophia and the church’s history from its Byzantine ties to modern times. It then surveys why Mass is held in the morning, tracing early practices to Apostolic times, the sacramentum, and evolving rules that set Mass between dawn and midday, with Christmas and Midnight Mass exceptions.
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Santa Sophia
Cantw
Jesus Christ
Sophie
Sophia
Inta Sop
Paul
Bithynia
Trajan
Pliny the Younger
Oro
Tertullian
Cyprian
Archconfraternity of Prayer and Penance Observance
The Archconfraternity of Prayer and Penance promotes a weekly or monthly spiritual practice dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for atonement. Members choose their day, observe prayer and penance, and may offer deeds and recreation. Pope Pius XII is noted as a member with monthly first Friday observance. Information available from 670 W Boylston St Worcester MA.
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4Io Mn
Archconfraternity of
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Pius XII
Archconfraternit of Prayer and Penance
W. Boylston Street
Worcester
Mass
Catholic stand by the government amid intolerance claims
Officials reaffirm Catholic loyalty to the government and insist they will oppose intolerance. The statement emphasizes unity with the First Amendment ideals and condemns sectarian hostility while defending Catholics' role in public life.
Cynicism and Athens Agora Through the Ages
The article surveys La Rochefoucauld’s maxims and the Athens Agora’s role in public life. It notes Socrates and St Paul teaching there, the Areopagus, and the spread of Christianity amid pagan resistance, urging Catholics not to fear modern secular culture.
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Francois VI
Duc de la Roche
Nec de Marcillac
de la Rochefoucauld
Athens Agora
Socrates
St. Paul the Apostle
Crete
Athens
Acropolis
Atter
Ancient Agora Echoes Through a Century of News
Fragmentary passage recalls the Agora as a center of learning and gathering for a thousand years, highlighting how citizens learned of new events in newspaperless and radioless days. The text emphasizes the city’s communal pursuit of knowledge and cultural continuity.
Infallibility Guards Free Thought in Question and Answer
A Ph.D. argues that infallibility safeguards truth and liberty of thought by restricting belief to verified truths. He cites scripture and Catholic authority, asserting that reason and revelation limit error, and that submission to divine authority strengthens rather than weakens intellectual vigor.
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Linus M. Riordan
London
Paris
Washington
Newman
Malloch
Maryknoll Bishop Ford Reported in Chains in Canton
Refugees from Canton say Bishop Francis X. Ford, a Brooklyn born Maryknoll Missioner of 30 years in China, is held in chains under house arrest since December 1950 and later moved to a Canton jail for solitary confinement. They expect a trial after Canada sisters’ case fades.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Francis X. Ford
Marykno
Ford
China
Saint Polycarp Day Celebrated by Brothers in New Jersey
The Brothers of the Sacred Heart marked Brother Polycarp day in Metuchen New Jersey with a spiritual bouquet of Masses Communions prayers and sacrifices for the beatification of the order's first Superior General Brother Polycarp 8 C who died in 1859. The order's mission schools spread from Mobile Alabama to Africa in 1931 and now serve in New York New Orleans Alexandria Natchez Mobile Tulsa Brooklyn and Trenton with the New England province in Boston Hartford Manchester and Providence.
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Metuchen
N.J
Brother Polycarp
U. S
Brothers of the Sacred Heart
Order
Polycarp
8.C
Brothers of the Heart
Mobile
Ala
Africa
New York
New Orleans
Alexandria
Natchez
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Brooklyn
Trenton
New England
Boston
Hartford
Manchester
Providence
Third Ordinary Of Bismarck Diocese Named
The Most Rev Lambert A Hoch will become the third Ordinary of the Diocese of Bismarck North Dakota. He previously served as Chancellor of the Sioux Falls diocese and chaplain at McKennan Hospital. The diocese covers 23 counties and about 36 000 square miles with 56 459 Catholics. Bishop Vincent Wehrle and Bishop Vincent J Ryan were the first two shepherds of the diocese.
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Lambert A. Hoch
Bismarck
N. Dak
Tae Ikton Lect
S. Dak
Teighton University
Omaha
St. Paul Seminary
St. Paul
Minn
Bernard J. Mahoney
St.Joseph’s
Sioux Falls
63 Franciscans Killed By Reds in Yugoslavia
A Yugoslav regime crackdown claimed 63 Franciscan friars and seven seminarians. Reports describe executions in public squares, prison deaths, and some burned monasteries. Names include Rev. Andrew Kelcie and Siroky Bridgej, with details of martyrdoms and brutal acts cited from Acta Ordinis.
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Yugoslavia
York
Via
Acta Ordinis
Andrew Kelcie
Poe
Murin
Baga
Accort
Anglican Group Reports State Dominates Church
A 1949 Anglican Commission concludes the Church of England remains under strong state control in worship and governance. It warns the Church risks loss of liberty, rejects disestablishment, and proposes limited worship experiments and a bishops appointment advisory committee.
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Anglican Group
London
Keeping Up With Events in the Education Controversy
James M. O'Neill discusses religion and education under the constitution and predicts federal aid to public schools will be unlikely due to racial integration concerns. He remarks that opposition from Blanshard and Barden alleging Catholic opposition is not supported by current signals.
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James M. O'Neill
McCollum Gavena
Catholi
Paul Bla Oe
Ter
ACP
Blanshard
Barden
Crisis of North Africa and the return of fertile land through irrigation
The text envisions reviving barren North African soil into arable land using a Krillium based program under Point 4. It argues such irrigation could counter Malthusian limits, reduce destitution, and confront atomic-age threats, while upholding Catholic Latin culture in a historic Christian region.
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Cyprian
Augustin
Archaeology Triggering Revision of Early Human Timeline
London Illustrated News predicts a new radiocarbon dating act will push downward estimates of Mesopotamian remains and shift origin dates of settled culture from 6000 B.C. to around 4500 B.C. due to reassessment of Jarmo in Iraq and Adam lineages.
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Adam
Tubalcain
Robert J. Dwood
London Illustrated News
Mesopotamia
Braidwood
Jarmo
Iraq
Retired Amber Presses Spain Criticism in New Year Talk
The address critiques Spain as a last refuge of old regimes while noting Archbishop Loizaga’s complaints about conditions. It contrasts Franco’s regime with French policy and mentions praises of low-cost housing, reflecting mixed views on Francoist Spain and Christian civilization.
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Amber
Stanton Griffis
Spain
Loizaga
Valencia
Senin
Franco
P Wise
U.S. Ee
Noted Faith Reflections Amid Asian Turmoil and Indian Mission Work
A reflective piece speaks of compassion for Asians under Communist and wartime pressures. It laments persecution of nuns in Manchuria and notes Russian and Chinese terror. The author praises spiritual life in America and reports missions aiding the faith. An Indian letter describes 24 villages with 4100 converts and only 3 brick chapels, others made of mud.
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Asia
Manchuria
Splrt
America
Coliaeria
Ies
India
Our Blessed Mother and the Holy Fathers Missions Appeal
A Vatican mission appeal urges sacrifice for the Holy Father's Missions. Readers are asked to donate and explain why yellow is chosen for Asia in the mission rosary. The piece lists individual donations and praises unseen contributors, noting many names and generous acts.
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Advent
Christ
Elizabeth
John
Japan
Asia
World Mission
China
Sacrifice for the Missions to aid souls and bodies
Readers are urged to give up a personal comfort or savings for the Holy Father's Missions. Cut out this column, pin your sacrifice to it, and send it to The See for the Propagation of the Faith, 109 E. 38th St., New York, or to their Diocesan Director.
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Holy Father
Fulton J. Sheen
See For the Propagation of the Faith
E. 38Th St
York
New York
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