The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-05-04

of Sales, whose signature and relics
he possessed. 1t is not surprising,
| therefore, that seven members of the
family have returned to the true
Church You are earnestly requested
| to pray for his soul. r. l. p"
Irish Jesuit a v. Cit is said that
several Irish regiments have suffered
heavily and that more than one of
their chaplains have been killed.
One at, least Of the latter has at last
won the highest distinction in the
British Army A young Irish Jesuit
who already holds the rank of Major
and has been acting as chaplain to
the troops on the Western front, has
received the Victoria Cross, for con-
spicuous gallantry in the field. The
| details of the award are not yet to
| hand, but the happy news of Rev
John Fitzgibbon's honor has been
| telegraphed to his parents at Castle
| rea, Ireland. He is the son of Mr.
John Fitzgibbon, M. P, of that place
Former Lawyer Observation-Disclosures
| two and three years ago Mr.. M. j.
| DWyer, of Boston, prominent mem
Der of the bar of that city, who had
| been Assistant District Attorney for
Suffolk County, gave up his practice
at the age of about fifty-fiVe, and
went to Rome to study for the priest
| hood. The Rome correspondent of
| The Catholic Union and Times of
Buffalo says that he passed brilliant
| examinations in the Propaganda Col
lege, and was ordained sub-deacon on
March 16. Previous to his admission
to the bar eighteen years ago, Mr..
Dwyer was journalist, and was for
some years editor of Donahoes Maya
zine. He is a native of Quebec.
Cardinal Approves Letter-Cardinal
| Bourne has sent to the rectors of
the various churches a circular issued
by the Ministry of Food and submit
ted for his approval 1t offers to
send demonstrators to any mission to
speak on the necessity of economy in
food and the best ways of using and
preparing available supplies. The
ministry also offers to send lady
demonstrators to converts and Cath
olic institutions. 1t is not among
Catholics that food waste is to be
found. 1t is an old Catholic practice
never to. eat between meals, while
the fasts and abstinences ordained by
the Church are great help to the
Food Controller, and probably the
converts could give the demonstration
a hint or two how to make the most
of meagre fare. But the circular
only shows the eagerness with which
the Catholic Church co-operates in al
patriotic work.
Pope Benedict Sends Blessinq.-fhe
Cardinal Secretary of State has sent
letter of encouragement to the
founders of the new French Catholic
paper, La NouVelle Religieuse, Of
Paris. He says that the Pope is very
grateful for this generous enterprise
Of Catholic apostolate through the
press by means of a service of i'm
partial information, and adds that the
work will help to dissipate the clouf
OF errors, which prevent the light O
revelation from penetrating many
minds. In interesting themselve!
without respect of persons in matters
touching religious life, the promoters
. however, must take care to remove
all germs of division amongst the so
c1eties and institutions approved b,
ecclesiastical authority, which mus
develop their action in perfect unior
and mutual charity, whilst the purity
; OF Catholic, Apostolic and Roman doc
. tr1ne should remain the first objec
of their vigilance and zeal The let
ter concludes with the bestowal O
the apostolic benediction.
ActiVist Movement in Belgium
With regard to the Activist move
ment in Belgium which has alread,
been condemned by Cardinal MERCER
the civic authorities and others, thu
Bishop of Namur has now also raised
his voice against it. Cardinal Merciel
is Walloon by birth, and Mgr. Hey
lon is Flamand On the latter's re
turn from Rome he went to ANTWERP
TO give the Papal blessing to the PEG
pie. Preaching for charity in one O
the Churches he made an eloquent ap
peal to the patriotism of united Bel
gum and flashing criticism of those
VINO would sell their country to the
enemy. Belgian first, Flemish after
wards was his motto and he received
demonstration of respectful sym
pathy when leaving the Church. The
actlV1st press has attacked the Bisho1
and the Dean of Antwerp outrageousIJ
Tor thus unmasking their evil work.
The German Bishops and the War
The Prince Bishop of Breslau, who
remarks in his Lenten Pastoral thai
the bells of the German churches
which have been sacrificed in the wal
raised parting cry for peace, refers
IN that document to the criticism
winch has been directed against the
German Catholics. "A sad spectacle,
he says, has presented itself to us
IN these last years when in Catho
Tic circles in other countries. doubt