Taunted Like Christ Vincentian Endured Torture in China
An Irish Vincentian priest Father Maurice Kavanagh recalls a year of brutal torture at the hands of Chinese Reds after 26 years in Peiping. He describes beatings, confinement, sleep deprivation, and long interrogations before his release and return to Ireland.
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Christ
Cincinnati
Maurice Kavanagh
C.M
Ireland
County
Wexford
China
Peiping
Kavenagh
Martin T. Gilligan
Mpternunciature
Sisters of Charity
Mt. St. Joseph
Vincent D. Hill
St. Columban’s
Loveland
Asher Joseph Hill
Vanagh
South-Of- Ireland
Wiegamie
Enniscorthy
Kavanagh
Ri Or
Mary Dorothea Chu
Father Kavanagh
Martha Seton Tsai
Mary Pauline Tsai
Cardinal Stepinac Visit Reveals Yugoslav Tensions
An American student from Vienna describes a two mile travel limit for Cardinal Stepinac during a visit to Kresic near Zagreb. The account details talks with locals, wartime memories, religious education limits, and the continued Catholic rituals amid four power occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloysius
Stepinac
Yugoslavia
Ince
Ater
Zagreb
Kresic
Rom
Surian
Rom Vienna
Pavelic
Jean
Field Mass to Observe Ohio Sesquicentennial
In Mercer and Auglaize Counties 27 parishes join to hold a Field Mass at St. Charles Seminary Ithagena this Sunday July 26. About 200 male singers from St Marys Deanery and the seminary Schola Cantorum will perform under Monsignor John J Brinker with Fr Henry Post delivering the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Mercer
Auglaize
Precious Blood
St. Aloysius’ Church
Ithagena
Anti-Contraceptive Campaign in Toledo Hits Legal Snag
The Toledo Catholic Chronicle drive to remove ile contraception machines from taverns hit a legal roadblock as the County Common Pleas Court blocked temporary removal orders for William H. Toledo Safety Director and Ray E. Allen Toledo police chief. A hearing on a request for a temporary injunction is set for Aug. 4.
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Toledo
Toledo Catholic Chronicle
The
County Common Pleas
William H. Toledo
Ray E. Allen
Marion McKay
Catholic Chronicle
Chronicle
Beria Arrested in Moscow Sparks Military Buildup Rumors
The Observer reports Bavrenty Beria, longtime head of the Soviet security apparatus, was detained in Moscow on June 27 amid growing indications of a crackdown. The article notes tanks and troops moving, suggesting a pattern of action by Communist leadership, with analysis on power dynamics and loyalty to Stalin. A separate note previews St Mary’s Church Oxford centennial events with Archbishop Alter officiating a Pontifical Mass on July 26.
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Bavrenty Beria
Council of Min
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Police
Atomic Energy
Moscow
Beria
Stalin
Malenkov
St. Mary’s Church
Oxford
Purcell
Poplar and
Collins Streets
Jeremiah O'Conner
St. Mary’s
Januaris D’arco
Mt. Olivet
Main Street
Raphael Markham
Moeller
Adults See Teens as More Advanced Yet misunderstood
Jesuit Father Daniel A Lord spoke at Xavier summer session about adolescent spirituality. He argued adults are often stupid about teens mistaking noise for badness and forgetting their own youth while teens show greater world-mindedness and concern for neighbors. He urged educators to allow student expression and participation, noting teens seek involvement and racial justice progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel A. ‘Lord
S.J
Father Lord
Xavier
Father
Lord
Site for Church in Groesbeck Moves to New Location
Father James N. Lunn announced the new St. Annarch site in Groesbeck has been moved from Colerain Avenue to Galbraith Road this week.
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Groesbeck
St. Annarch
Colerain Avenue
Galbraith Road
James N. Lunn
Colerain
Galbraith
Olotain
St. John’s Church
Dry Ridge
Father Lunn
Sisters Learn Radio Skills in College Workshop
In a College of Music fourth floor workshop, Sisters and other students learn radio and television craft under director T Neely, flipping dials and operating equipment. The program aims to advance educational television, with plans for future development and public engagement.
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A NU
Dorothy McGuire
College of Music
Rto T
Neer
Exvision
Rgee
Sister Carlos
Esteh
Mary Howard
Mary Carlos May
The
Neely
Zelda Wolf
Left
Cincinnati
Louise Buck
Shelbyville
Sisters of Mercy
Mother of Mercy High School
Salesian Guild Invites News and Radio Workers Luncheon
Catholics involved in newspaper and radio work were invited to attend the Salesian Guild’s informal lunch meeting held each Monday at 1 p.m. at the Metropole Hotel.
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Salesian Guild
Metropole
Lay Apostle Hope for Church Says Bishop Lane at Loveland
Bishop Lane urged a lay apostolate as a path to happiness and growth for the church. Addressing Grailville School attendees, he argued that if every priest had ten lay apostles the nation could gain millions of converts yearly. He likened the lay lifestyle to Bethlehem Nazareth and Calvary, stressing self giving service.
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Moe
iLaryssi
Loveland
Grailville School
Bishop Lane
Tr Tyathe
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Calvary
Christ
Destruction of Jerusalem Foretold and Call to Grace
The Sunday gospel warns of Jerusalem’s fate for those who reject Christ yet emphasizes God’s love. Epistle recalls ancestors who tempted Christ in the desert. a warning amid foretelling and the sacramental grace offered to believers. The Communion verse urges communion with Christ and hope for salvation.
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Jerusalem
Christ
Paul
Heavenly City
New Jerusalem
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Juehas
Tito
Walter Clemens
Mother of Sorrows Parish
University of Vienna
Walter C. Clemens
Etter
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Father Albert. Gerhardstein, C.pp.s
Immaculate Conception Church
Celina, Dea
Werner Rauh
St. Joseph’s Church
Wapeta
Archiecen
George Lubely
St. Charles’ Seminary
Censes
Harold Diller
C.pp.s
St. Mary’s Novitiate
Bue
Society of the Precious Blood
Paul Knapke
A. Ae
Alter
Newman Club
Father Albert Schreck
Catholic Students
Miami University
Western Soh Sietig Gob
Te Patci
Catholic Rural Youth Organization
Father Schreck
Archbishop Alter
Clarence G. Issen
William Celch
Hamilton
James F. McNary
August F. Bernard
Edward J
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