Sectarian Conflict Over Church and State in Modern America
Will Herberg argues that denying state aid to nonpublic schools rests on a false constitutional reading. He rejects the wall of separation as historical myth and cautions that Blanshardism threatens democracy more than anti Catholic plots. Also notes church related education initiatives and leadership appointments in Catholic educational circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Jewish Committee
Will Herberg
Herberg
Paul Blanshard
Mary Immaculate Patroness Day Reflects National Patriotism
Editorial urges national reverence for Mary Immaculate as patroness of the United States and calls for celebration with Mass and flag flying. It contrasts nationalism with humility and spirituality, praying for a spiritual rebirth and renewed freedom through devotion to the Blessed Virgin. Patriotism defined as love of country expressed in gratitude to God.
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Our Blessed Mother
Mary the Virgin
Mother of Christ
Our Lord
United States of America
Saint Patrick
Ireland
Saint Boniface
Germany
Saint Stephen
Hungary
Saint George
England
Saint Denis
France
Saint James
Spain
Mary Immaculate
Christ
John
Calvary
Inscription Links St Peter Burial to Vatican Site
Editorial notes an ancient inscription found near St Peter's Basilica supporting Christian tradition that the Apostle Peter was buried on Vatican Hill after martyrdom in 64 or 67. The discovery reportedly corroborates the site beneath the Papal Altar as Peter's tomb. Also, Father John E. Kinchla, decorated Army chaplain, named assistant director of Boston archdiocese Catholic Charitable Bureau.
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St. Peter’s Basilica
Prince of the Apostles
Vatican Hill
Catholic Charitable Bureau
Archdiocese of
Boston
John E. Kinchla
Korea
Third Infantry Division
Communist Deputy Reveals Return to Catholic Faith
A deputy in the chamber of deputies announced he had quit the Communist Party and returned to Catholicism. He offered to resign, but the majority rejected the move and kept him in office, with only communists and left-wing socialists voting for resignation.
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Chamber of Deputies
Communist Party
Catanzaro
Faith and chaplain numbers in U S armed forces highlighted
A Military Ordinariate report notes 31 percent of personnel are Catholic and warns many more priests are needed. It cites 999 Catholic chaplains in service, 197 in veterans hospitals, and 506 civilian auxiliaries, with Father Edward H. Sullivan serving 12 destroyer escorts in Korean waters. Archbishop Cushing leads a Solemn Pontifical High Mass of Requiem for fallen Korean War relatives on November 29.
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U. S
U. S. Armed Services
Merchant Marine
Veterans’ Hospitals
Edward H. Sullivan
San Francisco
Richard J. Cushing
Boston
Cushing
Benedictine Priest Named First Executive Director of Armed Forces Chaplains Board
Father Francis L. McGann, a Benedictine priest formerly of Newport Rhode Island, has been named the first executive director of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board. He will assume duties in mid December, the Department of Defense announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces Chaplains Board
Department of Defense
Francis L. McGann
Newport, R. I
Preservation of Byzantine Slavonic Rite Urged in U S Exarchate
In Washington DC Bishop Ambrose Senyshyn of the Ukrainian Catholic Exarchate stresses preserving the Byzantine Slavonic tradition in the United States. The Exarchate serves 312,564 faithful in 165 parishes and 12 missions with 304 priests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Senyshyn
Ukraiian Catholic Exarchate
United States
Washington, D.C
Apostolic Exarch
Constantine Bohachevsky
Basilian Fathers
Franciscan Fathers
Redemptorist Fathers
Sisters of St. Basil the Great
Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate
Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Notre Dame theologian criticizes Catholic graduates
Dr. John A. O'Brien of Notre Dame University decries Catholic college graduates for not sharing knowledge with the hungry, calling it a tragic loss of souls. An editor's note questions what makes a college Catholic and urges formation in spiritual works of mercy during college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. O’brien
Notre Dame University
Georgetown Scholar Named Alternate IMF Director
Dr Otto Donner of Georgetown University named Alternate Director of the International Monetary Fund. He earned a doctorate in economics at the University of Berlin. Four Catholic school teachers from England are being brought to U S Catholic schools on exchange under a Federal Security Agency program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Donner
Georgetown University
International Monetary Fund
The
University of Berlin
England
United States
Federal Security Agency
Nursing Board Appoints Two Sisters To Five Year Terms
The New York State Board of Examiners for Nursing appoints Sister M Eucharista of Niagara University and Miss Ruth Simpson of College of Mount St Vincent to five year terms on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State Board of Examiners For Nursing
M. Eucharista
Niagra University
Ruth Simpson
College of Mount St. Vincent
Dr Charles Best Receives Honor for Insulin Discovery
Dr. Charles Best, renowned codiscoverer of insulin, has been awarded a prestigious honor recognizing his pivotal role in medical science. The accolade highlights his collaboration with Sir Frederick Banting and the enduring impact of insulin on diabetes treatment worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Best
Cardinal Spellman TV Play Award prompts student writing
The contest awards $1,600 in savings bonds to winners, aimed at fostering television writing talent among students at Catholic universities and colleges in the New York archdiocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Spellman
New York Archdiocese
Atlanta church-state issue on released time program
Dr. J R Brokhoff of the Atlanta Christian Council defends released time for religious instruction. An FBI study of 8 000 juvenile court cases found only 42 attended a church school. He argues released time improves citizenship and reaches youths who never attend a church school.
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J. R. Brokhoff
Atlanta Christian Council
FBI
Atlanta
Charles Maurras Dies at 84 After Returning to Church
Tours France ultranationalist author and politician Charles Maurras who was once under a papal interdict returned to the Church before his death at 84. He remained conscious and requested the Sacraments, then a rosary was said hours before he died.
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Tours
France
Charles Maurras
Farewell to Youngstown Diocese’s First Bishop McFadden
Mourners lined a mile long funeral route in Youngstown for Bishop James Augustine McFadden the first head of the local diocese. He died November 16 and would have turned 72 on Christmas Eve.
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Youngstown, O
Youngstown
James Augustine McFadden
Dr Louis H Crook Aeronautical Head Dies at 65
Dr Louis H Crook head of the aeronautical engineering department at Catholic University died at 65 from a heart attack. A CU graduate, he organized the department in 1923.
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Louis H. Crook
Catholic University
C.U
Suburban mansions and spiritual critique in a Catholic view
The writer contrasts abundant American homes with the risk of material excess and neglect of charity. He cites Otto Kahn and Stotesbury, notes British gentry and the Church’s call to heavenly homes, and warns that earthly wealth should not replace divine love and justice.
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Wiiter
Solomon
F.H.A
Heaven
Earth
P. H. Whaley
Whaley-Eaton
Long Island
West Chester County
Philadelphia
Stotesbury
How Red Mass Started and Named at Annual Ceremony
In Paris La Sainte Chapelle built by Louis IX became the annual Red Mass chapel. Father Richard T. Doherty explains Louis IX unified law and founded Parliament of Paris, inviting jurists to Mass for divine guidance in justice. The tradition carries to the modern ceremony.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Paris
France
Richard T. Doherty
St. Paul Seminary
la Sainte-Chapelle
Doherty
la Sainte Chapelle
Louis IX
St. Thomas Aquinas
Louis
Bishops Call Religion Nation’s Vital Asset
Agnes Meyer notes the American Bishops urge religion as essential for individuals and nations warning irreligion as a danger. The Washington Post questions secular education and the risk to religious diversity in public schools urging safe spaces for all beliefs.
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Washington
United States
The
Washington Post
Agnes Meyer
Post
Advent reflections on Mary and the Incarnation
The piece meditates on the divine choice to become man through Mary. It cites the Annunciation Jesus birth and the Virgin’s obedience, urging gratitude for God sending the Son and the Second Person of the Trinity taking human nature. It underscores Mary’s question and the holy answer.
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God
Gabriel
Mary
Jesus
David
Jacob
Bethlehem
Christ
Public Schools and Religion Debate on Secularism
The Post argues that religious education belongs in churches and homes and Sunday schools. It says those seeking religious and secular education should run separate schools and criticizes public schools being used to advance secularism or atheism. It claims such views jeopardize religious instruction and make schools safe for irreligion.
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the Post
Transfer of Cultural Relations Office marked Bonn event
German American and German representatives of church and state and Catholic leaders from several European countries attended ceremonies marking the transfer of the Office for Cultural Relations of the National Catholic Welfare Conference from Frankfurt to Bonn. Archbishop Aloisius J. Muench, Bishop of Fargo and Papal Nuncio to Germany, headed the guest list at a reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Frankfurt
Bonn
Aloisius J. Muench
Fargo
Germany
Frankfurt Couple Council Unites German Catholics
Twenty four men and women named by the German Catholic Central Committee have formed at Frankfurt a Family Council to coordinate activities of German Catholics in family life. The work of the Council will follow directives from the Fulda Conference of Germany's Bishops.
A Testi monial to Grace Book Highlight
A Book and a Statesman notes Avery Dulles as Presbyterian leader and newly named Secretary of State. The text praises a work titled A Testimonial to Grace and frames Dulles in a public service context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery Dulles
Pride of Place: A Puzzling Outlook on Knowledge
A fragment discusses how those with pride in status imagine they hold all answers. It reflects on certainty and the allure of expertise without questioning. The tone suggests skepticism about absolute authority and the value of humility.
Texas Catholic notes holiday deadlines for 1952 53 issues
In December 1952 and January 1953 the Texas Catholic announces production deadlines nine days before each publication date. The notice specifies submission timing to ensure timely issue preparation.
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