The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-01

his spirit knew no dismay. The. Bishop
Catholics to learn of Pope
Gregory to be cheerful and courageous,
to lift up their heads, confident that
all will be well with the world If men
return to Christ and cleave once more
to the cross of the Redeemer. Bishop
Dunn refers with satisfaction to the
of branches of che Guild
of the Blessed Sacrament in every par
ish and speaks also of the improved
financial situation of the diocese, in
which he mentions that there are now
forty-eight public elementary schools.
with a total of $3.50 children.
"The. Virgins Blessing."-Every
Madonna in Spain is illuminated; with
a taper. In Ella, near Cordova, an
image or portrait of the Virgin and
the newborn Babe hangs in we'll nigh.
every room in every house And why?
Because the beautiful belief is rooted
in those simple minds that on Christ
mas eve, before the clock strikes 70,
the Virgin, bringing blessings in her
train, visits every house where she can
find an image or portrait of her Son.
And many girl kneels down in robes
of white before her humble portrait
of the Babe and prays and hears a
rustling in the room and thinks "The
Virgin comes; she brings me my
blessing and turns, and, TO- it is her
mother, and the Virgins blessing is
the mothers kiss.
Cardinal Protector of OIivetan Or.
der.-Cardinal Valfre di Bono has
been appointed Protector of the Olive
tan Order, a branch of the white
Monks" of the Benedictines, founded
in 1919, and who inaugurated a new
development in religious life under the
leadership of their founder, st. Ber-
nard Ptolomeix of Siena The order
has won great reputation for the
saintliness of it's members as we'll as
for the strictness of it's rule. 1t found
ed monasteries at Siena, Arezzo and
Florence and later established insti-
tutions at Volterra, Foligno and Rome
The original mountain hermitage of
the order was covered with olives and
was renamed Monte Oliveto" in men,
DRY of Christ's agony, and as a re-
minder to the members of the order
of the life of sacrifice they should
lead.
English Catholics ZeaIous.-No less
than 300 Catholic men and women in
England are equipping themselves for
active service in the Evidence Guild
which, by means of press and plat
form, acquaints non-Catholics with the
credentials and doctrines of the
Church. The members, who must
strive for the apostolic requisites OF
efficiency, humility, tact, courtesy,
knowledge and eloquence," undergo a
very exacting examination before they
are permitted to speak in public. Their
Jealous. efforts have been crowned
with success, such, indeed, as to evoke
Episcopal congratulations Here are
some specimen comments from the
crowd at Hyde Park. London
well, you do no harm, anyway"
Il am not Catholic, but l must
say there is no getting away from
what has just been said there"
That teaching is wholesome and
elevating. Would to God the whole
nation would accept it to reconstruct
ITSELF"
Il wish to thank you," said one of
them. II have been listening to
your lectures for many weeks now
Catholic and Agnostic.--A distin.
guished Dublin layman has been an.
swering the charge of an English ag.
nostic that religion has ceased to
influence conduct" The points proved
by the Irish controversialist are pre-.
else. The Catholic Church is prevent.
ing the increase of crime by inspiring
honor and honesty among it's own
members. Catholic charity enjoins
mutual help, and so mitigates the
chaos of a world that would else be
rent asunder by competition and the
struggle for life. 1t seeks to make
justice and not money the motive OF
human action. 1t teaches a fixed code
of morals which cannot vary to suit
expediency. In short it keeps the so.
cial conscience alert and alive-re
curing every man to judge the act
which he is about to do and to make
mental record as to whether it is
lawful or unlawful, right or wrong, for
him to do it. Catholicism transfuses
into the human mind sense of duty
which cannot be banished "It is ON
nipresent, like the Deity"
Polish Syndicates Have 100000
Members.-A high tribute to the pa
triotic and social service performed by
the Polish clergy of Posen is paid by
the Poland Journal, one of the most
influential organs of the Warsaw
press. From the partition of Poland
until 1918 Posen was German Prov
ince. A large amount of Polish CAPT,
tai had accumulated in the German
banks since 1885, and at one time it
seemed as if this capital would be
lost altogether. In order to secure it
Polish priest, Father Szarmarsenski,
in conjunction with a Father Adam
ski. founded a cooperative society
and the society now controls money
and property valued at some 200 mil
lion marks. Father Adamski is finan.
cial secretary of this undertaking. An.