Norway Revisited Through a Catholic Traveler’s Lens
The narrator recalls arriving in Bergen after a New York voyage, discovering a vibrant Catholic life with a nun community. He reflects on Norway’s blunt, individualistic culture, the wartime destruction, and Oslo as the most sympathetic Scandinavian city, where Catholicism remains a minority yet not hostile.
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Oslo
Norway
Bergen
New York
Sweden
Mangers
Trondheim
Orway
Scandinavia
Noteworthy Oslo Stopover: Quiet City With Nordic Resolve
Richard Pattee notes Oslo as a cozy but dull city away from Karl Johans gate. He praises Norway’s postwar rebirth and frank, no nonsense spirit tied to the Atlantic Pact, contrasting surface calm with deep Viking era traits.
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Norway
Finland
Norwa
Soviet Union
Scandinavia
Cord Rosaries Planned to Boost Supply for Service Members
Mrs. Robert Rasch, spiritual development chairman, urges more cord rosary makers to meet demand for troops and missions. Rosaries use lightweight cord, an aluminum scapular medal, and a plastic crucifix, costing six cents each. Made for service men, missions, leper colonies, and First Communion recipients, with instruction classes to be held at The Fenwick Cincinnati.
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Robert Rasch
Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
United States
Mrs. Rasch
Mrs. .Rasch
Holy See
Office of
France
Lawrence Schmieder
Navy
Ier Schmieder
Aieder
Labor Scholarships for Union Members at Manhattan College
Manhattan College in New York announces three one year labor scholarships for union members. President Brother Augustine Philip F.S.C. notes the grants honor Father John Monaghan and fund study in the labor management department.
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New York
N. Y
Manhattan College
Manhattan
Augustine Philip
F.S.C
John Monaghan
Catholic Social Action Seeks Community That Fosters Virtue
Daniel J. Kane of St. Columban's Parish led a talk at Gabriel House in Cincinnati on Sunday October 11 outlining Catholic social action as creating a human community where virtue is easy to practice. He emphasized women's vital role guiding practical application of social theory toward sound family life and broader public life.
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Daniel J. Kane
St. Columban’s
Loveland
Gabriel House
Grail Family Service Center
Cincinnati
Mr. Kane
Catholic Social Action
Priest Nearly Executed and Forced March in War Crimes Tale
Hong Kong reports recounts a Canadian Scarboro missionary in 1947 who endured a 43 day forced march behind mounted guards until collapse. He was revived and later released in Harbin while another priest avoided execution after pleading for mercy from captors.
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Hong Kong
Scarboro
Lucien Lafond
Sainte Perpetue
Quebec
Harbin
Manchuria
Laurent Beaudoin
Saint Georges
Typhoon Devastates Japan Killing and Flooding Homes
Japan endures its worst typhoon in two decades. At Kyoto Nishi Maizuri 121 people died 24 injured 380 missing and 1499 houses destroyed while 385 658 houses were flooded. Redemptorist and Marist Fathers worked through day and night to evacuate people from threatened homes.
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Tokyo
Japan
Nishi Maizuri
Kyoto
Redemptorist
Marist
Pele
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