St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-15
MIXED MARRIAGES.
Father McGOIrick Closes His Ser1
of Sermons Oh, this Topic.

Father McGOIrick Closes His Series
of Sermons On this Topic.
Rev. James McGolrick of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception, yesterday
preached his closing sermon on the subject
of Mixed Marriages. He announced before
the sermon that on Monday, June %, he
would give the young ladies of his parish a
spiritual retreat of one week. Also, he an
nounced the coming formation, in July, OF
a society of the young ladies for the adora-
ton of the blessed sacrament. They will
attend church in the mornings and receive
instructions, and religious benefits will be
conferred in the shape of indulgences.
Taking up the subject of Mixed Mar
riages, Father McGolrick said the first and
primal cause was the growing indifference
and want of faith in regard to religion.
There are false notions of liberty and indi-
vidualism in the Interpretation of Scripture,
and these false ideas have, for the most
part, been imbibed by those out
side the pale OF the church.
These false notions about liberty and re-
ligion have arisen from disregard of the
teaching of the church. Catholics are af-
fected by these notions and become indif-
ferent in matters of religion. The church,
and the infallible interpreter of faith and
morals. The testimony dedueed from
Scripture will prove this. st. Paul says ii
an angel from heaven came to teach any
other than His doctrine, he ought to be
mathematical. Mixed marriages are really
the result of loose ideas of faith. A hatred
of heresy. he explained, did not include the
+ hating of the heretics themselves, but
simply as Catholics regard heresy as error,
there should be hatred of error. Christ
himself said that he that will not bear the
church, let him be to thee as heather. Ii
we love the truth we necessarily must hate
error. But from the fact that Catholics
come so much in contact with those who
hold adverse opinions, they are apt to be-
come too liberal with the errors of religion
uttered by them. Weakness of faith and
insufficient hatred of hereSy, as thus ex-
panied, led to mixed marriages. made
Quate religious instruction also led
Catholics to inteTmarry with those outside
the church, and they pass away from the
faith for want of proper instruction in the
principles of religion. The standard of
morality must be low when education is
principally designed for the things of this
life, instead of being based upon religion, SO
the pupils will be well-grounded in faith in
life and in the practice of religion. The
third cause that leads to mixed marriages
is the evil reading of the times. The read
ing of good books is necessary to nourish
religion and strengthen the faith. The
young man who takes for his wife frivo-
lous woman. addicted to visiting dangerous
places of amusements, which imperil theil
purity-skating Kinks, for example-makes
a great mistake in the selection of life
partner We must not infer that the church
is negligent in the inculcation of morality
and religion, however, because certain mem
bers fail to comply with its command.
Among the Apostles was Judas, and it is
no wonder that many, born in the faith,
fall away. The church's greatest enemies
to-day are the children of weak-minded
Catholics. and if necessary such should
have recourse to the sacraments of theil