The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-21
DIOCESE OF DULUTH
Appointment.

Rev. Thomas Kennedy, Cass Lake,
has been transferred to Pine River
and the missions attached, namely,
Hackensack, Walker and the State
Sanitarium.
The following is list of the contri-
buttons made by the various congrega-
lions to the Christmas Offering from
the diocese of Duluth to the Holy
Father
Anent the Christmas Offering the
Bishop writes as follows to priests and
people:
Collections for the Holy Father.
To the Clergy and Faithful of the Do
tese of Duluth w. r.-s
| wish to express my sincere graft
tude to the priests and to the faithful
of the Diocese of Duluth for their
Christmas offering to the Holy, Father,
Pope Benedict XIV. The Vicar of
Christ is in the truest sense the Spirit
ual Father of every Catholic In the
Church militant he is the bond of unity
between all its members. He is the
one and only unifying principle of
ChriStendom. The Blessed Master
wished that there be but one fold and
one shepherd, which can only be rea-
lied through the means that God has
left in the world, that is, through His
Vicar, who is our Holy Father COM
missioned to feed the lambs and the
sheep.
When one loves his country it is but
natural that he seeks to give some ex-
preston of his love. A public spirit
for the things of the general interest
of the Church demand an expression
of attachment and gratitude. If we
must commend the public spirited cit
izen for his love of country, must we
not also admire the public spirit of
one who loves the Church both as the
greatest human organization, and also
as a divine institution? There are a
thousand reasons why we should love
the Church. Who can ever be suffi-
GENTLY grateful to God for the many
blessings received through the Church?
Too often we are unmindful of the CEN
ter Of this great organization human
and divine. We are too often forget
full of the consideration that is shown
us not because of our personal claims
for recognition, but either because we
are officials of the Church or because
nOn-Catholics admire the incompre-
henSible power of the Church which
they fail to acknowledge as divine
AS members and officials of the
Church We should cultivate more and
more public ecclesiastical spirit. We
owe a debt Of love to the Central Au-
thority of the Church, which unifies
and governs the whole Catholic world.
we Catholics owe it to ourselves as
Catholics to have a spirit of gratitude
in our hearts for this marvellous hui
man and divine society-the Church.
In the course of ages it has been a nat
ural expression of filial love to show
attachment at the cost of sacrifice to
the Holy See. 1t is therefore consol-
ing to find our beloved faithful and de-
voted clergy more interested than ever
before in the Vicar of Christ and will
ing to make more sacrifices for him.
IhlS is advancement in the public
spirit OF interest and attachment
which we should have for the Church.
May God bless abundantly every one
who in a spirit Of sacrifice had the
least part in the Holy Fathers Christ
mas present. May the Lord give back
a thousand fold to all who out of love
for the Church and for it's Supreme
Head gave an expression of their gen.
crosby and manifestation of their 10y.
atty.
Commencing myself to your prayers
am,
Faithfully in Christ,
+JOHN r. McNICHOLAS,
Bishop of Duluth