The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-04-18

some measure, that resurrection must
be renewed within every generation
of men; for, the Church must continue
to live and it's life must be gathered
of human souls raised up to life from
the dead world. But, in what fuller
measure this resurrection will be real
lied depends upon the good will OF
men. What are the prospects of
Peter in the coming years of this
twentieth century? To some minds,
especially to the frivolous minds, blur
red tastes and sordid hearts of the
fashionable haunts of wealth or of
the soaking slums of misery, those
prospects may not appear to be bright.
Everything and everybody in the
worldly world looks down on Peter.
But Peter Can Wait.
He has outlived the Caesars. He
has outlived all dynasties which have
since appeared and disappeared He
has seen the death of the Republics of
Athens and of Rome and of Venice.
He has seen the rise and fall Of petty
kingdoms and of insignificant nations.
He has seen the birth and death OF
great empires like those of Charlie
magne, of Henry w, of Germany, of
the Bourbons and of Napoleon. Peter
can wait. ALI these Emperors, Kings,
Republics are in a delirious hurry.
They have to live their day or taste
their pleasure or win their triumph
before they meet their doom. New
centuries come and they are gone.
Peter is still here. Peter can wait.
Peter can wait until the Savoys and
Hohenzollerns, the putrid Republic of
France, or the fevelish Republic of
America shall have been forgotten.
Peter can wait until antiquarians dis
agree or doubt as to the exact spot
where London, Paris, or New York
once stood. There shall never be
doubt as to where Rome stands; for,
Rome belongs to Peter, and Peter can
wait. The Son of the living God has
said: Thou art Peter and upon this
Rock / will build My Church, and the
gates of hell shall not prevail against
it." Peter can wait. We cannot wait
The Church will live triumphantly
unto the contamination of Ages.
But, nations must live their passing
life in fretful peace or in convulsive
war. Men must come and go in a
brief span, and meet their doom OF
resurrection or of He'll. Rome can
wait.
Within this monster metropolis OF
the world, side by side with the wild
est extremes of pride and of passion
of luxury and of extravaganza, Of
wealth and of wantonness, there are
to be found the deepest degradation
of dark dens and the most appalling
wretchedness of seething slums. Yet
in the very midst of every type an6
hue of guilt, there are also to be
found lives of manly grit and of earn
est thoroughness, of magnanimous
generosity and of pure deVOtedness
of blameless conduct and of noble
character There is therefore a glori
Gus harvest to be reaped, in cultivat
ing the good and in retaining the
evil soil, if the reapers are able anC
willing workers, and if they can fine
ready and abundant means to hell
them through the intense strain anC
rugged drudgery of their Jealous duty
Now, hold that no difference of ideas
should dim ones admiration for higl
merit even where there is a diver
gence of interest; nor should any diff
ference of race chill ones sympath!
for sterling qualities even where there
may be the antagonism of discordan
aims. In this great land of England
there may be much to blame, hu
there is also much to honoG. ENG
land with all thy faults, I love the
still" In any true Catholic heart a
least there must be most prayerfu
eagerness that the light of the OLE
Faith should fully shine again upol
the land of so many heroic saints AM
noble sons. Wherefore, to Peter ant
to all his faithful children, it is
holy and heartfelt joy to know tina
in this worldly minded and wicket
London, there are staunch strong
holds of Catholic truth and sacre'
sanctuaries of Catholic holiness. On
of these pure bright spots amidst tn
gloom of infidelity and the depravit
of guilt is this spot where we are nov
gathered to rejoice in the Resurrection
of Christ Our Lord.