The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-07
CATHOLIC PAPERS IN THE
SCHOOL,.

oped field for the Catholic newspaper
in Catholic educational institutions.
These schools aim at imparting to
their pupils such an education as will
equip them to be intelligent, upright
members of society-a credit, alike, to
Church and Nation. This implies an
intellectual and moral training which
can be obtained only in schools con-
Quoted under the auspices of the
Church.
In the discharge of their duties these
institutions can do much to enhance
the prestige of the Catholic press by
directing the attention of their pupils
to the necessity of cooperating in the
diffusion of Catholic literature and by
training them to have relish for the
serious, religious reading which the
weekly newspaper furnishes. An in
telligent interest in Catholic newspa-
pers and the reading of articles there
from could easily be made part of the
educational training in parochial
school, academy and college. The use
of Catholic papers as collateral read
ing cannot be too highly commended
apart from the information they give
in regard to what the Church is &C
comprising throughout the world. The
apostolate of the press ought to be 2
frequent theme on the lips of Catholic
teachers; and no efforts should be
spared to impress upon their pupils
the duty of extending the sphere of
it's usefulness A very little urging
would suffice to make them regular
readers of Catholic newspapers if their
attention is called, from time to time,
to the more important articles con-
tanned in them.
The Catholic newspaper is weekly
visitor bringing it's message of whole
some doctrine and it's budget Of relia-
BILE news to freshen and invigorate the
child's knowledge of Christian Doc
trine and to stimulate his interest in
the general welfare of the Church OF
which he is a member. What better
incentive to pure life can we place
before the child than that which
springs from a mind and heart filled
with knowledge of, and admiration for
the great things done by faithful
Catholics throughout the world?
The Catholic newspaper is scarcely
less necessary than the Catholic school
for the preservation of the faith oil
the rising generation. It helps to lay
deep and broad the foundations Of
belief; it furnishes weapons of de
fence against the assaults of indiffer
ence and unbelief; it provides an an
swer to many of the objections
brought against the Church by those
who are not of it's household; and thus
supplies an antidote to the poisonous
errors and misstatements regarding
faith and morals which so often fine
a place in the pages of books and il
the columns of secular newspapers.
1t is a 1amentable fact that only
comparatively small number of Cath
Ollie families subscribe for a Catholic
paper. The consequent lack of fnan
cial assistance hampers the Catholi,
press and renders it difficult, if no
A impossible, for it to exert the powe
which it would otherwise be capabl
of exerting in the moulding of publ
, opinion.
To remedy this, the rising genera
ton must be taught the value an,
necessity of the work for religion an,
, society which the Catholic press i
striving to accomplish. And this ca
be done only by familiarizing tn
, lyoung with that work and teachin
them in a practical, concrete name
just how effectively it could be pei
, 4 formed if Catholics would only exam
: inc their consciences more frequentl
in regard to this duty. In no bette
!. way can this end be attained than b
. educating the children in our school
! to realization of the genuine Catl
t Ollie spirit which pervades the HON
! in which the sublime teachings of n
: ligion are inculcated through the m,
: dunn Of the Catholic newspaper.
the school accomplishes nothing NOR
than this it will have done much &c
: the future welfare of the Church. Th
: cultivation of taste for Catholic Ii
: erature will make more precious th
: heritage of faith which the Churc
transmits from generation to gener
i ton and its guardianship and defenc
:, more sacred in the eyes of its pc
: SCISSORS. Then will the Catholic new
= paper become vital element In hon
: life. arousing deeper interest in I'll
= better things and leading to a true
! estimate of the value of the savin
:, truth of Christianity.
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