Protoevangelium of James and marriage in Canon Law
A discussion of the Protoevangelium of James as apocryphal and not canonical. It outlines legends about Mary and Joseph, temple service, and the Virgin birth, then analyzes valid marriage by primary and secondary ends, citing canon law authorities and scholastic distinctions.
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St St. James
Lium Jacobi
Jethioey
James
Nee
St. James
Mary
Abanee
Joachim
Joseph
Obama
Origen
St. Justin's Arks
Erefore
Iannellis
Bouscaren-Ellis
Church Records Confirm Catholic Marriage Validity
A reader asks about the validity of a Catholic marriage and whether the union remains in good standing under church law. The response explains official recognition pending records and declaration by the parish.
Angels Messengers Of God Questions and Answers
Linus M. Riorpan presents an overview of angels defining them as intelligent spiritual beings created by God. It notes biblical references validating their existence, outlines their creation timing, classifies them into nine orders, and explains that some angels sinned and were cast into hell while others remain in God’s grace awaiting salvation.
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Linus M. Riorpan
Gregory the Great
Adam
Abraham
St Raphael
Tobias
Gabriel
Hell
Saldaes
Fremont Life of a Daring Explorer and Politician
A compact profile of John Charles Fremont detailing his early life in Charleston, education at Charleston College, and rise as a military and surveying figure. It covers his westward explorations inclining the Oregon Trail and Great Basin journeys, court martial and resignation after mutiny findings, senatorial tenure, presidential bid, Civil War command, and eventual clashes with Lincoln over slaveholding pose.
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John Charles Fremont
Charleston College
Navy
Natchez
Army Surveying Corps
Oregon Trail
Wind River
Rockies
South Pass
Great Basin
Sierras
Sierra
Nevada
Arkansas, Grande
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Califor
Mexico
Stephen W. Kearny
Washington
Fremont
Olk
California
Jessie Benton Fremont Life and Catholic Ties Explored
A fragmented portrait recalls Jessie Benton Fremont wife of Senator Thomas Hart Benton and wife of John C Fremont. It notes her private schooling fluency in French and Spanish and her elopement at age sixteen fueling a mapping expedition in Iowa. Her death in 1890 and burial beside Fremont are mentioned. The piece invites historians to probe Catholic influences in their lives.
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Jessie Benton Fremont
Thomas Hart,Benton
Fremont
Pevens
St. Lo
Iowa
Jon
Jessie
Ruth
Elizabeth
California
Piermont
Hudson
Benton
John Charles Fremont
Dictionary of American Biography
Benton a Friend of Church and Nation in Missouri History
Senator Benton born in Hillsboro North Carolina in 1782 moved to St Louis in 1815 served in the Senate 1821 to 1851 known as Old Bullion on the slavery issue advocated secession and later served in the House 1853 to 1855. He aided St Louis College with fundraising and supported Catholic causes though details of his family’s religious dealings remain partly uncertain.
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Benton
Hillsboro
N.C
St. Louis
Senate
John Rothensteiner
Archdiocese of St. Louis
Valentine Dures Nase du Bour
St. Louis College
Congress
Father Rothensteiner
Baptism split on Dr. McLoughlin’s Catholic roots debated
Monsignor Matthew Smith notes Dr. John McLoughlin born 1784 and baptized Catholic in infancy. He supported missionaries while Anglican and later joined the Catholic Church in 1842 becoming a Knight of St. Gregory in 1846.
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Frederick V. Holman
Catholic Encyclopedia
McLoughlin
Oregon
Leipzig
Matthew Smith
Territorial Governor and Railway Promoter in Arizona
A historical figure served as territorial Governor of Arizona from 1878 to 1883 and again from 1878 to 1888, with a promotion to major general and retroactive pay. The account notes his adventurous career in American history and mentions Catholic affiliation as a point of clarity.
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Territorial
Arizona
Nagasaki Nun Survives A Bomb Writes Notre Dame Summer Study
Sister Clara of Nagasaki, survivor of the 1945 atomic blast, attends a Notre Dame summer session with 690 sisters. She will return to Japan to teach in Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary schools. Sister Agatha accompanies her as they study liturgy and sculpture and prepare to resume teaching posts in Japan.
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Clara
Nagasaki
University of Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Agatha
Japan
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
the Immaculate of Mary
U. S
Notre Dame
Wrecka
Canspons
John F. O'Hare
Buffalo
Ede
Des
Ood College
Scranton
Ewe Erie
Without Faith in God Democracy's Roots Die
Bishop Bryan J. McEntegart of Ogdensburg New York warned that without faith in God democracy withers and power becomes arbitrary. He noted his upcoming role as rector of the Catholic University of America and urged faculty and students at the summer session to pursue truth and defense of truth.
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Washington
Ose
Bryan J. McEntegart
Ogdensburg
N. Y
McEntegart
Catholic University of America
America
Mass to climax Liturgical Congress in Grand Rapids
The National Liturgical Conference in Grand Rapids will end with an evening Pontifical Mass on August 20 at the Civic Auditorium. Bishop William T. Mulloy of Covington, Ky., will celebrate, with about 5 600 attendees expected. A talk on the evening Mass and a homily on music at Mass will be given by noted clergy. Monsignor Hellriegel will preside Aug. 21 and demonstrate the Mass. The conference honors Blessed Pius X and corporate worship.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Civic Auditorium
William T. Mulloy
Covington
Benedict Ehmann
Watkins Glen
N. Y
Monsignor Martin
Hellriegel
St. Louis
Pius X
Francis J. Haas
Ike Asked to Help Send Aid to Card
President Eisenhower is urged to help deliver medicines to Cardinal Aloysius Stepinac of Yugoslavia. Dallas Bishop Thomas K. Gorman and Father Fitzpatrick press for government aid and safe travel for American doctors to Stepinac, amid growing Senate and State Department involvement.
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Ike
Card
Stepinac
Dallas
Tex
Eisenhower
Aloysius Stepinac
Yugoslavia
Joseph
Thomas K. Gorman
Texas
Episcopal
Aporvine
State Department
United States
Ishop Gorman
Cardinal Stepinac
Washington
D.C
Yitemmiek
Canentiv
Jewis Catholic
U.S
Iff
Aloysius Stepinae
Yulia
Ite House
Father Fitzpatrick
James E. Murray
Montana
Senate
U.S. State Department
Zagreb
Dalmatia
Krasic
75 Years of Franciscan Sisters in Dubuque Celebration
The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis mark the 75th anniversary of arriving in Dubuque on July 26. Archbishop Henry P. Rohlman will lead Solemn Pontifical Mass at Mt. St. Francis with Auxiliary Bishop Lorgs T. e present. Founded 1863 in Hereford Germany, expelled by Bismarck, the order moved to Dubuque in 1878 and now numbers nearly 1,000 with a network of schools, hospitals, and orphanages.
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Dubuque
Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis
Henry P. Rohlman
Ag Orang Sod
Lorgs T. E
Mt. St. Francis
Hereford
Germany
Bismarck
Speee Necosity
Due
Caunbe
Church Stands For Justice Not Neutral In Face Of Evil
Bishop Wilhelm Weekam, speaking in Nauen in the Soviet zone, declared the church cannot be neutral toward oppression or injustice. He said the church sides with justice, which must rest on eternal moral law rather than expediency, and that uprooting justice deprives people of life and dignity.
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Wilhelm Weekamm
Nauen
Vision of Sir Launfal and shared compassion in faith
The excerpt contrasts giving with sharing and cites Christ as the model who fully enters another's suffering. It reflects on saints embracing sorrow, India’s hunger, and missionaries facing oppression, concluding with Jesus on the cross and the cry of abandonment.
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I. Lowell
Sir Launfal
Christ
India
China
Missions Sacrifices Move Souls and Inspire Charity
A devotional note extols sharing through sacrifice for the Holy Father’s Missions, claiming Christ receives offerings when given for those in need. It lists anonymous and named donors giving amounts from 1 to 73 dollars, urging prayers for souls and a World Mission Rosary blessing upon request.
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Lowell
God
Holy Father
Christ
Holy Father's
Jesus and
Mary
Eax
A. L
M. McG
J. R
D. A
Sacrifice Pin Mail Request to Church Leaders
A plea invites readers to cut out a column, attach a sacrifice pin, and mail it to church figures including Fulton J. Sheen in New York or Monsignor Edward Freking in Cincinnati, outlining submission addresses for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.
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Fulton J. Sheen
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
East 38Th Street
New York
Edward A. Freking
Shattuc Avenue
Cincinnati
Ohio
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