The Catholic bulletin., 1915-05-15
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- OS' OOoOph NlIuACI, 1AoA00o S1Iy
kas., and built the church, priests
and Sisters residence.
Mgr. O'Brien Honored.-Governor
Ferris has reappointed Right Reyer-
end Monsignor O'Brien, LII. d., of
Michigan, member of
the Michigan Historical Commission.
Brooklyn Church Dedicated.-In
last week the church of st.
Francis of Assist, costing about $780,
900 was dedicated. 1t is in the Italian
with architectural lines
similar to the Apostolic Basilica of
st. Francis at Assist
Sacred Heart Chapel opened.-The |
100000 chapel of the Sacred Heart |
Convent at st. Louis, Mo-, was formal
ly dedicated Thursday, May 6, by |
Glennon, who celebrated
Solemn Pontifical Mass.
Statues for Passionist Monastery
Four beautiful new statues repre-
senting the Sacred Heart, the Blessed
Virgin Mary, ST. Joseph with infant
and st. Paul of the Cross were donat-
ed to the Passionist Monastery re-
Gently by prominent clergyman of
the Des Moines diocese. They were
blessed by Rev. Benedict Hanley, c.
P, Superior Of the Order in Des
Moines, assisted by Rev. Athanasius,
c. p, and Rev. Henry Pouget.
Home for Unemployed -Men.-Phil-
adelphia has st. Ignatius House for
unemployed men, They sleep there
but do not eat there. The Archbishop
pays the rent of $40 a month.
Seminaries and Colleges in United
States.-There are eighty-five ecclesi-
astical seminaries located in the Unit
ed States, with 6,77O young men study
ing for the priesthood. There are 229
colleges for boys and $50 academies
for girls. There are also 284 Catholic
orphan asylums sheltering 45,742 or
phans.
Six Sisters Celebrate JubiIee.-Sis-
ters NJ Irene, M. Mercedes, M. JUS
tina, NJ. Martina, M. Josephine and
M. Evangelista celebrated the silver
jubilee of their religious profession at
the Ursuline convent, Cleveland, Ohio,
recently.
Bishops Silver JubiIee.-The Silver
Jubilee celebration of the consecra-
tion of Bishop Blais of Rimouski,
Quebec, Can, took place on the fourth
and fifth of May.
ParochiaI Schools and Pupils
There are in the United States 5,48S
parishes with parochial schools and in
these schools there are 1,456,2O6 chill
i dren enrolled.
State Aids Catholic Institutions
Recognizing their worth and the good
they are accomplishing in alleviating
suffering and tightening the burdens
of the unfortunate, the Pennsylvania
Legislature has made provision fol
assisting institutions which, while
Catholic in name, are accessible to al
in the scope of their usefulness. The
following amounts have been appropri
ated: Mercy Hospital, 100000; st
Joseph's Home and Maternity Hospi
tai, $4,000; House of the Good Shep
, herd, $10,500; st. Mary's Kellar Memo
rial Hospital, $S,5O0; st. Patrick's
, Orphan Asylum, $4,000.
/ Priests in the United States.-Thert
: are 1894 Catholic clergymen in The
United States. OF these 14,00S art
diocesan clergymen and 1896 arr
priests of religious orders. The in
: crease in the number of priests dur
, ing the past year is shown to be 426
Central-Verein Plans Clubhouse
: The Central-Verein of Cleveland, Ohio
is planning a clubhouse, providing
room and board accommodations TO
' single men away from home. Their,
| is "Gesellen Haus" of this kind il
: New York that cost $150,000.
z Novitiates Near Catholic Uni
Versity.-The novitiates of seven re
: ligious communicable Dominicans
i the Franciscans, the Paulists, the Mar
lists, the Sulpicians, the Holy Cros
Fathers and the Apostolic Mission
) House-have been built around tht
: Catholic university, Washington. TIL,
original edifice of Divinity hall ha
t developed into fifteen stately build
: ings that scarcely suffice to shelte
: the evergrowing activities of the uni
versity.
3 Sisters Golden JubiIee.-On May
) Sister Mary Magdalen celebrated tn
l golden jubilee of her religious life a
f the ST. Claire Convent, Hartwell, @
{ Sister Mary Magdalen is a Sister 0
the Poor of st. Francis and is still il
active service at the convent wher
} the jubilee will be observed.
: Knights Aid children's Contest
. The Knights of Columbus of Oman
q have shown their public spirit by al
; lpropriating 500 for the school chi
a dren's gardening contest, notwitf
standing the fact that they are er
deavoring to raise funds for a nev
i home.
: Golden Jubilee of School.-The Will