Lily Pearl Griffin Converts and Joins Catholic Church
Lily Pearl Griffin, a church convert and lay worker, embraced Catholicism after a mission sermon. She endured a year of instruction, received First Holy Communion, and won 27 converts, including her husband, proving the impact a dedicated laywoman can have in parish life.
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Lily Pearl Griffin
Andrew Lawrence
John H. Markhoe
Jerusalem
O. K
Lily
Lily Pearl
Father Lawrence
Teachings on Charity Attributed to Saint Augustine
Quotation from Saint Augustine proclaims teaching as the supreme form of charity. The line frames generosity as mercy shared through instruction and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augus
Catechetical Center To Open In Dallas
The Infant Jesus of Atocha Catechetical Center at 3010 Carlisle Street Dallas will open with four Mexican Sisters from Mexico City in charge. Built for the Sisters to teach Christian Doctrine, the center features a large classroom and playground. The project costs 18271.48 dollars and the blessing is planned around January 18 following their arrival January 10.
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Jesus of
Thomas K. Gorman
Mexico City
United States
Ohio
Dallas
Arlington Parish Plans New School on Davis Drive
Rev James Tucek pastor of St William s Church Arlington announced the parish bought a 10 acre tract and a six room frame house on Davis Drive for a parochial school A November 30 fund drive aims to raise 60000 for construction Current church property on Division Street may be sold and work will start once arranged The long range plan calls for a school church convent and rectory on the Davis Drive site
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James Tucek
St. William’s Church
Arlington
Davis Drive
Tucek
Division Street
St. William’s Parish
Legacy to Spain President Truman urged to withhold aid
In Washington, a group claiming 400 Protestant clergymen and laypeople asked President Truman to halt further financial aid to the Spanish government for the rest of his term. They delivered a letter and statement to the White House urging a foreign policy free of support for a regime that persecutes Protestants.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Union with Christ Inspires Collective Hope
A brief faith note emphasizes relying on Christ and joining with others to share hope. It urges believers to seek unity through spiritual ties and communal support in daily life.
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Sacred Heart Church
Christ’s Church
Christ
St Edward Boys Athletic Club Embraces The Texas Catholic
Reverend John P Brady supports the St Edward boys by directing all profits from The Texas Catholic to their needs. The boys promote the paper to every Catholic home, aiding parishioners and the bishop. Since its origin in 1950, the club gains self reliance and boosts Catholic activity under coach Mack M Schell and president Joe Eddy Bray.
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Texas Catholic
St. Edward's Church
St. Edward Boy's Athletic Club
Don Walker
Kenneth Bynum
James Densmore
Herman Weber
Joe Eddy Bray
Arnold Corby
Paul Pasque
Ray Smith
John P. Brady
St. Edward
The
Mack M. Schell
St. Edward’s Holy Name Society
St. Edward’s
St. Edward's
St Joseph Church Nocona Builds Sunday School Team
Father Kopczewski leads St Joseph Church Nocona with Miss Kitty McElroy as Sunday School head. Helpers Jo Storey Jane Carminati Wanda Abbott Jim Storey and Jerry Lerner assist as enrollment reaches eighteen on November 16. Jerry Lerner named children’s choir organist. High Mass planned monthly from December at 11 30 a m sung by choir from Bowie Bonita and Nocona under Louise Addington direction. Virtue tied to religion. morality linked to belief in God.
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St. Joseph Church
Nocona
Josef Kopczewski
Blessed Pius X
Kitty Mae McElroy
Jo Storey
Jane Carminati
Wanda Abbott
Jim Storey
Jerry Lerner
McElroy
St. Joseph's, Nocona
Louise Addington
Bowie, Bonita
Spiritual Christmas Cards From Marylhurst Art Society
In Marylhurst Oregon the art society of Marylhurst College and its alumnae group of professional artists offer spiritual Christmas cards. The Maryl art Christmas ecards have been produced on a small scale for several years to promote the movement to put Christ back into Christmas.
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Marylhurst
Ore
Art Society of
Marylhurst College
Japanese Archbishop Praises Irish for Missionary Spirit
Archbishop Peter Tatsuo Doi of Tokyo lauded the Irish for their missionary zeal during a three day visit to Dublin en route to Rome. He said Ireland has sent many missionaries and urged more Irish clergy to serve abroad, noting the good work of Irish missionaries in Japan. He attended a lunch hosted by Archbishop O Hara and stayed at St Columba College Navan, home of the Missionary Society of St Columban.
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Tennyson
Martha
Dublin
Ireland
Rome
Peter Tatsuo Doi
Tokyo
Japan
Doi
Gerald P. O'Hara
Savannah- Atlanta
Manila
Father L. §. Nagae
St. Columban’s College
Navan
The
Missionary Society of St. Columban
Marianist Award 1959 Goes to Father Peyton
Father Patrick Peyton founder of the Family Rosary Crusade is named the 1959 Marianist Award. Father George J. Renneker president of the University of Dayton announces the ceremony will be at the university field house in Dayton December 10.
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Father Lawrence
Father Peyton
Dayton
Patrick Peyton
C.S.C
George J. Renneker
S.M
University of Dayton
Society of Mary
Marianists
University Field House
Polish Bishop Dismissed by Warsaw Regime
Polish press reports say Bishop Stanislaw Adamski of Katowice was dismissed from his office after insisting on reintroducing religious teachings in Polish schools. Polish Communist papers label him Ex Bishop Adamski and attack the prelate.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Stanislaw Adamski
Katowice
Adamski
Early Christians Faced Obscenity Surrounding St Paul
A fragment notes that early Christians were surrounded by obscenity while St Paul did not advertise it, reflecting tensions in early Christian communities.
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St. Paul
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