Can a Heaven Path Include Mary in Catholic Devotion
Rev. Rosgrt E. KEKEISEN discusses whether salvation requires devotion to the Blessed Virgin. He argues Mary’s intercession aids salvation though not strictly necessary, citing Church authorities and Saint John Damascene. The piece also explains Nine First Fridays devotion and cautions against superstition with the number nine.
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Herve
Manuale Theologiae Dogmaticae
Mary
Christ
St. John Damascene
Pius X
Charity Nun's Vocation Among Family of Eleven
Saginaw Michigan death of Elizabeth Ann a Daughter of Charity at St. Marys hospital. She was one of 11 religious in the Fey family. Born 1901 in Utica she joined in 1921 and taught at Seton High School Baltimore. She served in dietetics including a post at St. Marys Saginaw. Survived by her mother Sister Louise of Villa St Michael Baltimore five sisters and four brothers who are priests or religious.
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Charity
St. Mary's Hospital
Elizabeth Ann
Louise
Villa St. Michael
Baltimore
Walter L. Fey
Utica
An of Charity
Seton High School
American Dietetic Association
St. Mary's Ospital
First Woman to Preside Washington at Notre Dame Meeting
The American Catholic Philosophical Association’s 27th annual meeting opens April 7 at Notre Dame with Jacques Maritain as speaker on Philosophy and Unity of the Sciences. Dr Elizabeth Salmon of Fordham will preside, the first woman president in the association’s history.
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Washington
Jacques Maritain
American Catholic Philosophical Association
Notre Dame
Elizabeth Salmon
Fordham
Lrst
Priest Rites Aid For Dying Admiral At Mass
Rear Adm. Michael J. Ryan died Feb. 25 at 68 from a heart attack while attending 6:30 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes in Bethesda. Father Elmer T. Fisher left the altar to give last rites as Ryan died in his pew. He served in the Coast Guard from cadet in 1906 until retirement in 1947 and led the Coast Guard district in Charleston South Carolina. He is survived by his wife three daughters and a son. Requiem Mass was held at Our Lady of Lourdes and burial followed at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Coast Guard
Leston
S. Car
Reuiem
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Arlington National Cemetery
Salvation outside the Church debated by Catholic authorities
A discussion on whether salvation is possible outside the Catholic Church cites Pius IX and modern scholars. It notes that non Catholics can be saved through implicit desire or invincible ignorance, while affirming salvation through the Catholic Church. The Holy Office emphasizes avoiding two errors: universal salvation and exclusive denial of other faiths.
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Boston
Donald Attwater
A Most Important Teaching Document
The Holy Office asserts salvation can come from a sincere desire to join the Catholic Church even if actual membership is impossible. It compares to Baptism of Desire for catechumens and notes God may accept an implicit desire when invincible ignorance prevails.
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Monsignor Fenton
Ater
Holy Office
Mystici Corporis and Salvation Beyond Baptism
The text cites Pius XII's Mystici Corporis teaching on salvation for non Catholics. It rejects universal inclusion but allows implicit desire to enter the Church as a path toward salvation while emphasizing baptism and shared faith. It urges openness to grace for those related to the Mystical Body by longing yet separated from full communion.
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Pius XII
Perfect Charity and Faith in Catholic Salvation Doctrine
Monsignor Matthew Smith argues that eternal salvation requires perfect charity and supernatural faith. Non Catholics must explicitly accept divine truths revealed by God, including God's existence and judgment, with some mysteries possibly believed implicitly. The text defends the necessity of grace and revelation for salvation and cautions against sola fide or denial of revealed truths.
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Heaven
God
Luther
Joseph Smith
Mary Baker Eddy
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Herve
Billot
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Smith
Catholic publishing and the American reading public
The article discusses Alexis de Tocqueville's observations on religion in America and the four hunger forces shaping Catholic interest. It notes that dealers must display Catholic books to expand readership and cites Thomas Merton's Seven Storey Mountain as pivotal, highlighting publishers like Frank Bruce who viewed Catholic publishing as an apostolate before profit.
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Alexis de Tocqueville
America
Thomas Merton
U. S
Merton
Frank Bruce
University appoints first dean at Lanova College
Father Francis X. N. McGuire announced that Lanova College will open next September. Dr. Harold Gill Reuschlein, currently a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, will be the inaugural dean of the new college.
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Lanova College
Francis X. N. McGuire
Dent
Harold Gill Reuschlein
Th University
Pittsburgh
Saints Are Men’s Friends in Heaven
This piece explains Catholic teaching on saints as holy intercessors who remain friends of God after death. It clarifies that Catholics do not adore saints but honor them and seek their prayers to present petitions to God. It cites early church writings and Fathers confirming intercession.
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St. Margaret Mary Alacoghe
St. Margaret Mary Jolks
Linus M. Riordan
Aspiet
Ly Genni
Eaven
Universal Church
Mary
God
Earth
St. John
Apoe
Fathers of the Church
Origer
Bishop notes unions cover only a quarter of civilian workers
The speaker addressed a union management dinner for the Doehler-Jarvis company. He urged unions to accept all wage earners and salaried workers. He warned that unions currently embrace only about one fourth of the civilian labor force.
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Doehler-Jarvis Corporation
Teta at Tara to Be Shown on Family Theater Nationwide
The latest film production of ae Fant Ties n C.8.C. will air on Family Theater gratis to every TV station in America in March. Richard Hale stars as St Patrick with King of Erin and 483 A.D. on trial for life. cast includes Leif Erick, Jeanne Cagney, Rhys eee, and Richard Hale.
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Tara
America
Richard Hale
St. Patrick
King
Erin
Leif Erick
Son
Jeanne
Cagney
Rhys Eee
Richard Ale
Thee Of Frank Bruce and the Bruce Publishing Co
The article portrays Frank Bruce as a Catholic publisher whose efforts create Catholic literature streams like Science and Culture. It notes his removal from a history role and praises the impact of his publishing house on Catholic intellectual life. It laments limitations on publishing material that titillates depraved appetites.
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Frank Bruce
Bruce
The
Bruces
Bell mixup corrected at Spencer Trappist abbey chapel
A bell mistakenly showing St Bernard of Ment hon is to be replaced with St Bernard of Clairvaux for the Spencer Massachusetts Trappist abbey chapel. The project includes a new monastery dormitory and library replacing remodeled farm buildings moved to Spencer in 1950. Monks follow a strict silence with limited outside contact.
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ST. Bernard of Menthon
St. In Abbey
Spencer
Mass
St. Bernard of
Pageants mark Burlington Diocese centenary celebrations
Young performers present two large pageants highlighting the growth of Catholicism from Vermont’s early settlers to modern times. The Catholic Youth Organization schedules performances in Burlington on May 17 and Rutland on May 24 as part of the diocese centennial events.
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Rie Green Mountains
Burn
Vermont
Samuel de Nage
Burlington
Rutland
Refugees in Pakistan Receive Clothing Aid
In Rawalpindi convent students distributed $500 worth of clothing to refugees, following Bishop Nicholas Hettinga's suggestion, as Pakistan continues to manage the post partition displacement. The refugee movement after August 1947 saw about 750000 Muslims move from Amritsar district to Pakistan, with many still lacking permanent homes.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
India
Amritsar
Nicholas Hettinga
Nuns Open German TB Sanitarium in Bavarian Alps
Cardinal Wendel opens the sole German sanitarium for nuns with tuberculosis in Garmisch Partenkirchen Bavaria. Many German TB facilities are run by nursing nuns.
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Munich
Germany
Garmisch- Parten-Kirchen
Bavarian Alps
Cardinal Wendel
No Tax on Bible Bill Sparks Georgia Controversy
Atlanta representative Archie Soapptroduced a bill to exempt all translations of the Bible from the state's three percent sales tax. The measure follows his purchase of a Bible that was taxed, prompting the proposal.
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Atlanta
Archie
Reds Claim Half of Protestants in China
The report asserts that as many as half of Chinese Protestants may have joined the reform movement begun in 1960. It notes heroic resistance by many Protestants and recalls a 1951 arrest of an evangelist in Hong Kong who refused to confess.
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Kong
Hona
Cheng
Chieh-Yeh
Lan
Catholic Church
Radio TV Assembly Fribourg to Meet in Cologne May 16 19
An upcoming general assembly of the Rad Broadcasting union will be held in Cologne Germany from May 16 to May 19. The group is associated with radio and television broadcasting and is commonly referred to by a Latin word meaning wave.
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Radio-Tv
Fribourg
Switzerland
Rad
Cologne
Germany
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