The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-23

er's marriage and death, and the place
of his burial.
Luther was born November 10, 1888,
in Eisleben, SaXony, Germany. He
died in the same town on February
IS, 1916, and is buried in the court
church at Wittenberg. He joined the
Augustinian Order on July II, 1906,
made his solemn vows and was or
dained a priest. He said his first mass
on May 2, 1907. After he had aposta-
tized and by his preaching had in
duced some monks and nuns to leave
their monasterieS, he married Cls-
tercian nun, Catherine Bora, who with
some of her companions had sought
shelter with him in Wittenberg. This
sacrilegious marriage took place June
IS. 1925. There is a very reliable
book on Luther, it is called THE Facts
About Luther" by MOnsignor O'Hare,
which will provide you with all the
details of his life. 1t is published by
Pr. Pustet & Co., 50 Barclay ST., New
York City.
Do you think there is much differ
ence between immodest pictures and
many of our modern works Of art?
We do not think there is much diff
ference, in fact, we think there is no
difference. Many of the pictures and
statues that are made according to
the art of modern materialistic
schools are pc lively immodest.
Some critics try to draw a distinc-
foundation for it. 1t is frequently
nothing more than an attempt to
salve the conscience and indulge their
craving for the obscene under the
preteXt that it is art.
Must we believe that there are al
ways Angels adoring before our altar?
The pious belief is not an article
of faith, but we may readily find
grounds for it. In describing the
Throne of God the Prophet Daniel
tells us: Thousands Of thousands
minister to Him: and ten thousand
times a hundred thousand stood be-
fore Him." The great happiness
of the Angels is to adore God. When
our Lord was on earth they minis
tered to Him and they consoled
Him in the Garden of Olives. We
may we'll believe that they find glory
and happiness in adoring Him before
His Eucharistic Throne.
Is it possible for a young man
whose education has not been of even
the full grammar school course, to
study for the priesthood?
Attendance at the public evening
school will furnish the rest of the clc-
mentary schooling. The pastor Of the
Church may arrange for his attend
ance at a local Catholic College, al
lowing him the privilege of working
during the summer to assist in the
maintenance of his mothers house
The two elements that will figure in
this case are the presence of the signs
Of a true vocation and the support of
his parents home by other children.
| have known Catholic people who
have given incorrect ages on marriage
licenses. Is this sinful? Does it have
any effect on the marriage ceremony?
The submission at the time of seek,
ing a State license to marry of the
improper age does not interfere with
the genuineness of the marriage. The
civil authorities have a perfect right
to demand the age of the applicant in
order to safeguard against the viola
ton of the State laws on marriage. To
insert the wrong age is wrong and
sinful. The persons having the issu-
anCe of marriage licenses in their
charge have been at pains to insist
that any discrepancy in age-narration
will be punished under law. There is
no reason why the full age should not
be presented.
What do you mean by theology, and
what position do theoIogians occupy in
the Church?
Theology, according to the value
and meaning of the word, means
knowledge of God, science about God
You see then that, when the we'll
known baseball evangelist made his
Oft-quoted confession about his ignor-
ance of theology, he did not desire to
be taken seriously; because he would
scarcely desire TO boast about a total
ignorance of the things pertaining to
God. Theology, in it's nominal defini
ton, means knowledge concerning
God. Faith, in religion, rests on the
revealed word Of God, and is some
thing divine; theology is a human
science, constructed by the human
mind operating on divine things part
ly revealed and partly evident from
natural reason" By faith, we accept
what God has revealed and what the
Church proposes to our belief: this
faith is contained in the written word
of God, the Bible, and in the authora-
tive teaching of Christs infallible
Church. The content and the limit of
this deposit of faith" is clearly
marked in the official documents of
the Church, especially through the
general Councils. But there are many
explanations advanced to convey
these truths of faith to the mind, and
many reasons adduced to explain the
reasonableness of these matters Of
faith; and there are many minor
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