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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1953
Page
14
A historical discussion on the heroic act of charity through purgatorial suffrages and plenary indulgences. It covers how offerings for the souls in purgatory relate to personal merit and the proper duties of clergy and laity in Mass. It notes caution about prying reminders, urging tact in parish oversight.
Speech notes a United States Catholic population rise from 20 236 391 in 1932 to over 30 million by 1953, cites 117 803 converts in 1953, and argues immigration law of 1924 aided growth while urging lay evangelism. It emphasizes the Church as divine revelation and the spokesman of Jesus Christ.
A dust cover excerpt argues that humans require literate, intelligent spokesmen grounded in natural law and divine revelation. It asserts conscience as the voice of the natural law and the Ten Commandments as a clear moral anchor, while noting some reject these laws through sin, selfishness, or rebellion.
A historical reflection argues that humans carry an inner voice guiding toward good through reason planted by God. It notes a modern trend of denying conscience and seeking external moral authority.
Monsignor Matthew Smith cites Romans 1 28 32 to argue that repeated sin leads God to abandon souls to a reprobate sense and harmful behavior. He warns modern humanity cannot live without God and frames moral collapse as divine discipline?
A sermon argues that earthly happiness is doomed by human fallenness and sin. It asserts humans cannot attain lasting joy without God's grace and the supernatural life, warning that true happiness lies in heaven after death.
Fargo report quotes Archbishop Aloisius J. Bo of Fargo Apostolic Nuncio to Germany urging a bigger U S population to expand markets and production. He links immigration policy to farming and worker interests and cites American traditions and Catholic teaching on justice. Archbishop Muench noted as a leading sociologist.
A religious brother at St Michael mission house in Conesus New York urges a Catholic network to organize to press for higher payment from stamp dealers. He says 90 percent of collectors are convents novitiates seminaries and Catholic institutions and that dealers pay far less than market value.
The text argues that Jesus Christ instituted the seven sacraments and that this is a matter of Catholic faith. It cites the Council of Trent and tradition as proof, noting that the seven sacraments were publicly recognized by the fifth century and affirmed across churches by the sixteenth century.
A Mexico City report from the Institute of Social Studies, backed by the Mexican Hierarchy, warns secular education fuels a moral crisis. It cites over 35,000 vice-venues in Mexico City, more than 2,000,000 adulterous households, and a 200 percent rise in divorces in the last decade.
Sean O Faolain replies to American criticism of Love Among the Irish. He clarifies he did not advocate divorce or birth control and notes the piece misled readers about Ireland's marriage conditions. A scholarly counterpoint by Ernest Ahearne highlights rising fertility and social programs easing childbearing.
Eighty two U S service men attended closed retreats in May at the Jesuit retreat house of Vico Eguese in Naples organized by Father Michael J. MacInnes and directed by Father Eric O'Brien both OFM. The article also notes Father O'Brien's work toward Padre Junipero Serra’s beatification and details the upcoming First Solemn Mass of Rev. Edward O'Reilly Cassidy in Chicago.
An enlarged 44 page booklet titled Rheumatism offers a non surgical, semmetical treatment that claims to address causes rather than provide only temporary relief. Written to persuade readers to request the free instruction, the ad cites potential long term relief and a Missouri origin.
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