The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-01-07
Our literary Cable.

Moral Briefs is a concise, reasoned and popular
exposition of Catholic morals by Rev. John H staple
Its contents appeared originally in the Catholic
Transcript of Hartford, Conn, II weekly instalment IS
from February, 1901 to February, 1903. During the
course of their publication it became evident that
the form of instruction adopted appreciated by
large number of readers in varied conditions of life
this appreciation being evinced among other ways,
by frequent and widespread demand tor back num-
bers of the publishing journal 1t was happy sug-
gestion bring the entire series out in book FORM
and so it is offered DESTROYS of better
duaintance with Catholic morals. Ben6ger Brothers,
publishers, New York Cincinnati, Chicago Price, $3.50
Running through the Catholic Transcript at present
is series of articles on marriage probably from the
same gifted pen. We trust the plan to put them in
book form the same the other productions of
Father StapIeton will be adopted upon their compile
ton.
We are promised something and sound the
principles of social reform which Rev William j.
Ierby Phi D.. will contribute to the Catholic World
Already we have been satiaed with enough denunca-
tion from clerical pens dipped in bigory and gladly
from the scodng priest to the scholar in robes
Father Kerby takes up the preparatory of class
flying problems to be met presenting three suggestions
which refer to the point of departure in reform activity
I'VE should look to social processes to discover real
problems should aim to modify these processes
in our reforming. and we should know the nature
and relations of the problem accurately before under
taking to reform them
The limitations and difficulties of reform work will
be referred to in subsequent article in the Catholic
World
The best of all the chapters in the Rosary Magazine
for December is the contribution of Teresa B. OHare
1t is THE Simple Life, and she says all has
to say in two pages, which is enough to almost
any subject. And what is the simple fe?' she asks
Her answer is ''It is the life which all philosophers
have advocated from Socrates Thoreau-the life in
which the development of the counts for more
than the acquisition of matter which leisure
for thought for which there higher and less harass
ing ambitions than the effort for wealth or honor or
power any worldly advantage
More than that it is the life which all saints have
lived and preached, from Anthony the Hermit with
his crust and cave in the desert to Thomas aKepis
in who5e limitation of Christ there is the KEY to
simplicity of mind and heart and spirit such as Mr.
Wagner has not dreamed of in his philosophy
THE simple life is in fact the imitation of Christ
In all the French preachers formuares there is none
to compare with that for beauty and comprehensive
noes. If the APPLICATION of ChrisaTsiy to everyday
needs andsprobems We're universal it's teachings
we should the simple life exemplified in the lives
of all protesting Christians
The January number of the American Catholic His
torical Researches begins the first volume the new
series. In the announcement of "A New Beginning
M l. j. Griffin, editor and publisher says ito have
steadily continued for quarter of century the
tedious work of gathering and the tirefu and ex
of the material gathered establishes it's own and sole
standard. Not another among the millions of our
Catholics has given such continuous never-ceasing
services to an endeayor to supply the material from
winch many could obtain the needed information to
make more popular and of intimate knowledge among
the people whatever would relate the planting and
growth of the church in this land as we'll As the
services many of her faithful members have rendered
to the country itself in all its Of development