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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1953
Page
11
The article describes a sick room anointing rites with a crucifix candles water and spoon for Holy Communion, plus guidance on door greetings and handling sacred vessels. It notes Ark legends from Mount Ararat and a 1st century traceability claim and a Tonishery of the Ark convent feast.
The fragmentary OCR references Noahs Ark and Ararat with unclear phrasing. It mentions a Christ figure and a Seri Tur discussion but provides no coherent event, date, or named places beyond these allusions. The readable elements are too sparse to form a clear historical item.
A historical discussion outlines the Catholic view that the Church and the Pope hold power to grant indulgences rooted in scripture. It notes that indulgences ease the debt of punishment for sin and cites councils and theologians, contrasting with early reformers who denied this doctrine.
The 1953 National Catholic Youth week runs Oct 18 to Oct 31. Governor Dennis Roberts endorses CYO work in Rhode Island. Monsignor Joseph E. Schieder directs the NCWC Youth Department and urges faith centered activities nationwide.
National tally shows Christopher TV program now on 100 stations after adding WP. WOR in New York carries the show twice daily along with 98 other outlets. The program features quarter hour informal interviews with famous people and is produced by Christopher offices in New York City at 8 East 48th Street.
Two Korean converts attended the 60th anniversary service at St. Joseph’s Church in Seoul. The church, built by French missionaries in 1898 on a hill near the Seoul railway station, is the oldest Catholic church in Seoul and likely Korea. The Cathedral followed about four years later.
A scholar explains almah as a young virgin in Isaiah and Genesis, noting ancient versions favor virgin meaning. He notes B V M as a young marriageable virgin about 15 or 16 and discussesCatholic Bible translations, including the Confraternity edition. The new Catholic Bible aims to be translated from Hebrew Aramaic and Greek rather than the Latin Vulgate.
Critics debate the Revised Standard Version arguing that literary quality suffers for modern language. J Donald Adams of the New York Times Book Review laments the loss of masterful style while Cambridge University Press pursues a translation balancing accuracy with readability for contemporary readers.
The speaker argues for a kinship between religion and art and favors a Biblical translation edited by top English scholars. The edited text should return to translators to ensure accuracy is not sacrificed to literary style.
The article surveys English as a vast language with rich vocabularies and idioms. It argues dictionary status does not ensure cultured usage, cites King James Bible as flawed yet influential, and praises Monsignor Ronald Knox as a master of English style guiding modern translations.
The English Douay Rheims Bible appeared before the King James Version with New Testament in 1582 and Old Testament in 1609 10. Challoner issued revisions in 1749 and 1750. Catholic scholars influenced Protestant translations, including the King James Version, through reliance on the Rheims Latin base and Greek Hebrew studies.
Monsignor Matthew Smith argues for collaborative, scholarly Bible translation work to preserve original meaning while refining English. He praises King James and suggests a large group of experts in languages theology and patrology should lead a Bible thon, with English scholars aiding the translation to sing with majesty and beauty.
President Eisenhower calls Americans to address housing standards as a moral obligation. He urges national action to provide decent housing for those in slums amid the National Housing Conference meeting. Monsignor George Smith receives a civic award for championing underprivileged rights. Senator Taft criticizes delaying public housing until new commission studies the issue.
Missouri Senator Thomas Hennings urged national planning for two to three million new dwellings annually, criticizing postwar construction as a poor record. The conference backed continuing federal rent controls and building 135,000 low rent houses yearly and urged civic groups to study housing problems and act.
Dubuque Iowa Mts St Bernard seminary has been given a 160 acre farm by Mrs Jane Kirby Corcoran of Waterloo. The seminary will sell the improved farm and use the proceeds to furnish the high altar sanctuary furniture for the new seminary chapel.
Military men from the First Army fund a new stone parish church for Catholics in a Korean village after Reds seized the prior building. Father O Connor notes the contribution and Father Chester Leszewski of Harrisburg gives $100 for a bicycle to aid outreach to villagers.
Senate bill 1729 would encourage voluntary labor management cooperation and was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Cosponsored by Ives and Douglas, it was introduced at the Industry Council Association's request and supported by Father William J. Kelly who urged citizens to contact their Senators.
The piece argues about peace talks proposals tied to Pope and Churchill, criticizes Labour compromise and Bevan Attlee on Formosa, and discusses Communist influence, Italy aid, and migration as practical solutions versus idealistic plans.
An article review questions the claim that therapeutic abortion saves mothers by comparing hospital data cited by Dr Heffernan. It notes higher maternal deaths in hospitals banning abortion and argues physicians who save infants may overlook maternal risk, reflecting professional and moral stances.
Alcide de Gasperi tells a U S News interviewer he is not anxious for aid and responds to calls for helping the unemployed and Italian emigration with a firm stance. The exchange reflects postwar tensions over economic relief and migration.
The article describes a global observance for the "King of the Family" on June 12, led by Rex Athoris editor Father Busebi. It promotes a family-wide devotion to Jesus through a three-step enthronement, public adoration, and a papal national novena, highlighting the Month of the Sacred Heart and unity under Christ.
Washington report confirms a 1951 dispatch by Father Patrick O Connor detailing Korean captivity of missionaries and civilians. He described holding sites in Seoul and Pyongyang and a village school at Kiamni where the group was confined.
The Vets group awarded Cardinal Spellman the Outstanding Citizen honor at a luncheon in the Lane hotel. Thomas J. Cuite presented the citation while Father John J. Wallace read it, praising his leadership in civic activity and welfare of American servicemen.
Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick aged 66 British High Commissioner in Germany and a Catholic has been named to the top nonpolitical post in the British Office. The career diplomat was educated at Benedictine college near Bath.
A scheduled June 14 Mass meeting in New York to express Catholic views on reform was cancelled. Monsignor J. Watterson stated Catholics would not participate in a gathering with ground political implications.
The 17th annual institute on industry and social action will be held at the Catholic University of America from June 14 to 20. Sponsored by the INCWC Social Action Department, the program will address the roles of women workers in the professions and other fields.
A foundation funds a one year postdoctoral fellowship providing $3,000 to two of its graduates each year. The school administers the fellowship and presents the awards to selected alumni.
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