The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-02-01
Are there any institutions conducted


by Sisters where 4 lay person RAY en-
ter and Offer ones services for charity?
You might write to the following in
stitutions: st. Paul Catholic Orphan
Asylum, 933 Carroll Avenue; ST. JOS
ephs Orphan Asylum, Randolph Street
and Pascal Avenue. St. Paul; Catholic
Orphan Asylum, 10th and Chicago
Avenue, Minneapolis.
Is it a moral wrong to exclude in1n!-
Grafton from the United States if it is
better for the country itself to Go so
but better for humanity in general not
to do so?
No country is morally bound to re-
cpive immigrants. Each country is
supposed TO belong to the inhabitants
thereof under the direction Of its law
ful government. In Tie question Of i'm
migration a government looks to the
welfare of its own people first. The
fact that unfair conditions Of life may
exist elsewhere does not in any way
oblige a government TO let down the
bars which protect its own people.
Is it proper for a girl to 60 to
X. of c. dance?
We presume the K OF c. dances are
properly conducted, hence we see no
moral wrong in a sill attending Slch
a dance. OF course, il there IS anyone
or anything connected with such dance
that is q proNimate occasion OF sin
or danger, to 4 girl, then she would
do wrong if she persisted in going.
Speak TO your cOnfeSsoT about this
matter He will advise you.
man is travelling: he gees into &
small town on a Friday; the rcstar-
rant has no fish or eggs; nay he cat
meat!
The laws of the Church do not bind
under great, extreme Inconvenience.
If a man must eat meat on Friday,
or starve. common sense dictates that
the law OF Friday abstinence does not
bind him. But how often is this real
ly verified? Have not the food Tegu-
IatOns incident upon the war taught
la that naIatable and satisfying meals
may be prepared without the use Of
meats? The traveller may order a
meal of vegetables and improve his
health as we'll as observe the law CT
The Church. Abstinence from meat
on Friday is a test of q Catholic and
2 profession Of our faith. 1t is not
often that we have the opportunity 10
make a public, transformations profess
sion of our faith; we should eagerly
embrace an occasion that presents IL
self.
once heard the statement, "Onca
i Catholic, always 4 Catholic" E'ow
&c you explain that, or is il true?
The saying IS like many other gen
eralities: it has true sense, and
false meaning. A man can detach
himself c0rporally from the Catholic
Church, and the Church may excom-
municate a cOntumacious sinner: q
man may join one of the sects and be-
come bitter ant;-Catholic, and die
in that wrctChed state. Such one
has practically abandoned the Catholic
Church. But he is still bound by the
laws Of the Church. The Church
comes from God, teaches His truth
enfOrces His laws, and its authority
does not depend on the whims and sins
of men, but on the sanction Of Christ.
Once Cod has given man the true
Catholic faith that man is obliged
to live up to that faith, to obey it;
through disObedience he NAV ATTEMPT
to cast it aside, but his responsibility
rcmains-hC is still Catholic, and
will be judged IS che. Just as the
law OF God hath dominion over man
as long as the man iveth," so too has
the religion of God, and that religion
is the Catholic religion.
Does the Catholic CHURCH approve Of
any one kind of government above
others?
Pope Leo XIII wrote: THE Church.
the guardian always of her own right
and most obedient of that of others,
holds that it is not her province to de-
eide which is the best among MANY
diverse forms Of government and the
civil institutions of Christian States.
and amid TIE various kinds of State
rule she does not disapprove Of any,
provided the respect due to religion
and the observance OF good morals be
upheld"
II person lies TO another, can he
go to confession without retractinq
the false reports which he has sprcad ?
a person who lies to another, or de-
flames that persons character, is
obliged to repair the evil done. This
obligation means that reparation
should be made as soon as possible.
If this is not done before confession, it
must certainly be made afterwards.
A man kills his wife and himself.
Is Il more charitable to have the chill
dren raised by relatives, who live near
the ccene OF the crime, or to have
them adopted eIseWhere?
The exact nature and Dropriety of
this particular kind Of charity should
be decided by those who are intimate
ly acquainted with the circumstances
and who have the responsibility of
making the decision