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Newspaper
Texas Catholic
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1952
Page
5
Miss Witkowski and Met zas Married in St Patricks Mass
Miss Dorothy Witkowski wed T/Sgt William J Metz at St Patrick s Church Fort Worth in a November 22 ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Anthony Witkowski, wore Chantilly lace and taffeta with a lace bouquet. Father, choir, and Our Lady of Victory group aided the high Mass reception followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Witkowski
Metz
St. Patrick's
Dorothy Witkowski
William J. Metz
Carswell Air Force Base
St. Patrick’s Church
Fort Worth
Anthony E. Witkowski
Byers Avenue
Jacob H. Metz
Geraldine Metz
Bulger, Pa
Lawrence DeFaleco
William J. Marsh
The
Our Lady of Victory Choral Club
St Patrick's Club Hosts Seasonal Party for Pastors
Fort Worths St Patrick s Club held its annual Thanksgiving party at Mrs Naomi McBride s home with Mrs Mary Ferguson and Mrs A Berry assisting. Guests included Rev Bronislaus Mysliwiec Msgr Joseph G O Donohoe Msgr Thomas S Zachry and Rev Carl Vogel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick's Club
St. Patrick’s Club of
Fort Worth
Naomi McBride
Willing Ave
Mary Ferguson
A. Berry
Frank Jay
W. P. Henley
T. A. Hunter
Mmes. Maurice Egan
L. A. Eberle
S. A. Holleman
Rev
Bronislaus Mysliwiec
St. Rita’s Church At
Handley
Msgr
Joseph G. O’donohoe
Thomas S. Zachry
Carl Vogel
Legion of Mary meeting in Fort Worth with Houston curia head
Frances Viverita, president of the Houston Curia Legion of Mary, spoke at a Fort Worth library meeting on November 14 attended by executives and members from three Fort Worth praesidia and one Dallas parish. The speaker urged stronger devotion and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion of Mary
Houston
Frances Viverita
Houston Curia
The
Legion
Library of St. Patrick’s Church
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Praesidia
Dallas
Jack Pemberton
Curia
St. Patrick’s Parish
Helen Rucker
Emma Gallagher
Dorothy Yaeger
Our Mother of Mercy Parish
C. M. Vital
James Gallien
Albert E. Johnson
L. C. Jolivette
All Saints’s Parish
Dedication of All Saints Church Fort Worth by Bishop Gorman
The ceremony will be led by Most Rev. Thomas K. Gorman at 10 a.m. Thursday December 11 with a full roster of clergy from Dallas Sherman Corsicana and Houston. A noon dinner at Mount Carmel hall will follow the Mass. The new church cost $190000 and has served the parish since 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorman
ALL Saints Church
Thomas K. Gorman
Fort Worth
William F. O’brien
Dallas
Edward V. McCullough
Sherman
V. Graffeo
Corsicana
Joseph Elbrick
Denison
Dexter George
Houston
All Saints Parish
Carl Vogel
All Saints
All Saints Parish Dinner Invites Fort Worth Public
All Saints Church invites the public to a turkey dinner from 11 30 a m to 6 p m Sunday December 7 in Mount Carmel Academy dining hall. Msgr Thomas S Zachry pastor is dinner committee chairman. Committees include many named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carmel Academy
All Saints Church
Fort Worth
Msgr
Thomas S. Zachry
Mengwasser-Wilson Nuptials Set in Electra Church
Miss Marion Elizabeth Mengwasser and Jerry Paul Wilson pledged vows at Mt. Carmel Catholic Church Electra Texas with Rev Father William Bender officiating. The bride wore Chantilly lace with a lace jacket and veil. attended by sister Florence Mengwasser as maid of honor and brother Clarence Mengwasser as best man. The couple will reside in Corpus Christi after Wilson completes naval duties while Mengwasser works for the W T Waggoner estate in Electra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electra
Texas
Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Marion Elizabeth Mengwasser
Herman A. Mengwasser
Jerry Paul Wilson
M. L. Wilson
William Bender
Florence Mengwasser
Clarence A. Mengwasser
R. J. Rogers
J. W. Potter
Fort Worth
Dallas
Draughon
Business College
Wichita Falls
Sigma Delta
Bengal Queen
W. T. Waggoner Estate
North Texas State College
Denton
Midwestern University
U. S. Navy
Corpus Christi
Miss O G ara and Norik O H ani an to Wed at St Alice
The forthcoming marriage of Miss Carolyn O Gara and Norik OHanian of Austin is announced by her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas P O Gara 2231 Hur ley Avenue Fort Worth They will marry at St Alice Church at 10 am Saturday December 27 with a reception at St Ann s Club Both studied at the University of Texas He is a University of Michigan graduate Parents of the groom live in Teheran Iran
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn O’gara
Norik O’hanian
Austin
Thomas P. O’gara
Hurley Avenue
Fort Worth
O’gara
University of Texas
Our Lady of Victory Academy
Texas State College For Women
University of Michigan
Vartan O’hanian
Teheran
Iran
St. Alice Church
St. Ann’s Club
Holy Name Group Plans Christmas Party
Fort Worth Holy Name Society members chaired by R. M. Bertholf plan a charitable Christmas basket distribution to needy families. The group will meet Sunday December 14 to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Group
R. M. Bertholf
Holy Name Society of
Holy Name Church, Fort Worth
Christmas as the Feast of the Home and Family
A sermon emphasizes Christmas as the home feast with Bethlehem’s stable as the symbol of every home. It links hospitable love in a humble dwelling to civilization and warns that attacks on homes erode society, urging families to strengthen themselves with love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Mary
G. Rosg
Regionalism in Texas Protects Private Property System
Regionalism is described as the method by which Texans can safeguard their private property system. The note highlights the role of regional approaches in defending property rights within the state.
Community Catholic events and lectures listed for December to January
The schedule lists social at Liberator Village Recreation Hall on December 6 and Guadalupe novenas at San Jose Church December 7 to 14. A turkey dinner is set December 7 at 2601 Burchill Road noon to 4 pm. December 8 offers Hour of Grace at St Marys Church. January events include Elizabeth Bentley lecture January 22 at Will Rogers and a Mardi Gras on January 24 at Will Rogers Coliseum hosted by Laneri Booster Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose Church
Elizabeth Bentley
Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium
Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum
Laneri Booster Club
Deanery Council
St. Mary’s Church
Miracle of Fatima Scene at San Francisco Flower Fiesta
A 720-square World Peace Garden depicting the Fatima miracle will be shown at San Francisco's first international flower fiesta in the Civic Auditorium. Planned by the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, the garden designed by Jack Laflin aims to convey a world peace message with support from Portuguese officials and consulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
John J. Murray
Jack Laflin
Guilherme Armas Do Amaral
Portugal
Foreign Office
Fatima
Ethics training debate replaces old religious inspiration
Some men seek to substitute ethical training to check immorality, stressing ethics education. Dr. Andrew Draper of New York Education warns that separating religion from morals is hard and separating ethics from morals is dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Draper
New York
None of us can add one cubit to our stature by tearing down any one else's reputation
A concise moral statement cautions against harming others to raise one’s own standing, asserting personal growth cannot come from destroying another's reputation. It emphasizes restraint and ethical conduct in social behavior.
Joy Beal and C C Burlton Wed in Nocona Nuptials
Joyce Beal of Nocona married C C Burlton airman 2/c in a Nuptial Mass at St. Joseph Church Nocona officiated by Rev James Reilly. Maid of Honor Carolyn McCall. Best Man Roger Burlton. reception at bride’s home. They will reside in Wichita Falls after he is stationed at Sheppard Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Russell
Robert A. Burlton
St. Joseph Church
Nocona
James Reilly
Sacred Heart Church
Wichita Falls
Ray Beal
C. C. Burlton
Beaumont
St. Anthony’s High School
St. Anthony’s College
San Antonio
Nocona High School
Craughan’s Business College
Wings
Sheppard Field
Collins Street
Father Erbrick Speaks at Deanery Meeting on Vocations
Rev. Joseph Erbrick of St Patrick's Denison addressed about 100 Fort Worth Deanery Council of Catholic Women on vocations and mothers guiding priests. He urged mothers to train priests at home, noting Our Blessed Mother trained the first priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Erbrick
St. Patrick’s Church
Denison
Fort Worth
Father Erbrick
Dallas
Knights of Columbus
James Gore
St. William’s
Arlington
James R. Parker
St. Joseph's Hospital
Pope Praises Oases Movement Formed by Girls
The Pope publicly commends the Oases, a Roman movement of young women formed on All Saints Day 1950. Hundreds of Italian and international girls in temporary vows gathered in Rome to promote virtue and Christian charity within families and communities. The Pontiff called them followers bringing the life of God to desertlike life and noted its unprecedented size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Radio, NC
Rome
Pope Pius XII
Italy
Argentina
Brazil
Oases
No religious bigotry among Romans early Christians
Bird Coler notes that in ancient Rome there was broad acceptance of all gods and intense patriotism. The key fault of Christians lay not in worshiping a foreign deity but in refusing to bow to Roman law, reflecting the era’s fused church and state views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bird Coler
Modesty Theme Highlights Teen Fashion Show
One thousand high school students from 38 archdiocesan high schools attend the Sodality Union fall fashion show at the Ambassador Hotel. Twenty two Socialists model woolens and bright dresses with a 1920s jazz touch by Loyola High’s Noise Boys, featuring stars Ann Blyth June Haver and Susan Whitney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdiocesan
Sodality Union
Los Angeles May Company
Loyola High
Ann Blyth
June Haver
Susan Whitney
Lucia
Caroline Leonetti
Father Thomas Hayes
Sodality
St George's Students Stage Holy Mass Demonstration in Fort Worth
Four upper grade students at St George's Parochial School Fort Worth presented a dramatization of the Holy Mass for an audience of students parents and friends. Sister Mary Constance directed the program with pupils explaining liturgical symbols vestment colors and Mass parts. Rev Alphonse Beck pastor spoke briefly at the conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George’s Parochial School
Fort Worth
Mary Constance
Alphonse Beck
Mrs Hayes Joins Fort Worth Parochial School Faculty
Mrs. L. M. Hayes has joined the teaching staff of St. George's Parochial School in Fort Worth. She will work with four Benedictine sisters to teach eight grades as enrollment rises to 175, up 23 students in six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Hayes
St. George’s Parochial School
Fort Worth
Catholic Colleges
Is there a lighter power than an armed man
A compact aphorism questions whether forceful might is the ultimate answer, hinting at the idea that lighter or nonviolent influence can prevail over muscular weaponry. It contrasts the weight of arms with subtler forms of power.
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Laura Golden
Kubescreon Jewelers
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Arlington Heights
Rosedale
Guy Thompson
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Miss Viverita
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Charles Carminati
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John Dimond
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Richard Lederer
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Peter Galantowicz
Bernard McGill
Michel Davidson
Frank Riney
Tony Zurlo
Paul Fisher
Joe Wray
Mount Carmel
Hugh Follin
John Strittmatter
Ernest Jameson
R. L. McCormick
Bill Keneeny
John Skrasek
Bernard Polk
L. R. Cox
Joseph Mudd
William O’connor
E. D. Tuttle
E. R. Kirsch
William Kosarek
Miss O'Gara
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God
Earth
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Our Mother of Perpetual Help
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Miracle of Fatima
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Pat Horn
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Fidelity Union Life
Lionel
American Flyer
Modelcraft
Camp Bowie
Harry Tolson, JR
First National
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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