Kentucky Irish American., 1911-02-25
Lucid and Convincing Sermon
Delivered I'm Northern
City.
Father O'Callaghan Shows the
Oneness OF the Catholic
Doctrine.
TRUTH, FAITH, and LOYALTY

The Rev. Father jeremiah O'Cal-
laghan recently delivered a sermon
on Church Unity" at the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception In Min
neapolls that Is remarkable for it's
lucidity and comprehensive scope.
The question of the unity Of the
church, said the reverend speaker.
is not new. 1t dates from the found
Ing of the church by our Saviour.
The idea of unity is the very es-
sence of Christianity. After tracing
the unity of the church from the
dawn of Christianity to the present
time Father O'Callaghan said:
"The Catholic church possesses
the unity that must mark the
church of Christ, and with all re-
spect to our brethren outside her
fold. truth compels us to say that
nowhere outside the Catholic church
do we behold that unity for which
we are bound to look. Take them col
lectively. take them singly, not only
in details. but in the most essential
principles of faith do the non-Cath-
Ollie denominations lack the unity OF
Christ's church. The Catholics of
the world are computed at
275,000.000. They are of every race
and OF every color. Of every cline.
Of every degree of education, but
they have but one creed, they re-
ceive the same sacraments, they wor-
ship at the same altar, everyone OF
them acknowledges the same SUI
preme head. Should a Catholic deny
an article of faith or refuse allie
glance to his legitimate superiority,
he ceased to be a member of the
church. The church will not trifle
nor win she allow any of her mem
bers to trifle with that which is
necessity for her very existence, her
unity This is not all. the Catholic
creed today is identical with what II
was In the ages past, the gospel
, which Christ preached in Palestine,
which st. Paul preached in Athens
and in Corinth. which st. Augustine
preached In Hippo, which st. Patrick
introduced into Ireland, st. Boniface
into Germany, st. Ansgar to the
Scandinavians, st. Augustine TO
England, the same gospel II is that is
preached here today and in every
Catholic church throughout the
world. Nor is the unity of our
faith more manifest than our unity
Of government. Every member OF
the church is as intimately united to
the head of the church as Is every
member of the human body to the
body's head. The faithful of each
parish are Immediately subject to
their immediate pastors. Each pas
tor Is subordinate to his Bishop and
eevry Bishop of the Catholic church
throughout the world acknowledges
the jurisdiction of the Bishop of
Rome, the head of the Catholic
church.
go into a Catholic church. II
doesn't matter where. Let Il be In
Minneapolis. Chicago, New York or
San Francisco. Dublin. London,
Paris or Pekin. 1t doesn't matter
whether 1t be church built OF logs
or be one Of the great Cathedrals
OF Europe. Study the demeanor OF
the people, study their movements
as they worship, raise your eyes to
the altar and watch while the Great
Sacrifice is being offered, study
every detail of ceremony, weigh
well the Ideas that enter into the
sermon OF the preacher, watch the
people throng to the Sacrament OF
Reconciliation, watch them go for
ward to receive the Bread OF Life,.
Everywhere you go, In every CatH
Ollie church II is the same-unit
faith, unity OF worship. unity
goyernment--everywhere the III
OF truth--eevrywhere you behold
the unity that is mark of the true
Christian church"