The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-23

keeping with true spirit the Evangeli-
cal Counsels, as we'll as they can in
the world, can say of themselves with
the Apostles: I'VE, however, have not
received the spirit of this world, but
the spirit that comes from God.
Whereupon, keeping themselves as
apart as possible from the spirit or the
world, they will try to make the spirit
of Jesus Christ penetrate the common
life on every occasion.
Love of Riches and Pleasure.
If we consider carefully, there are,
at present two passions prevailing In
this incredible peryersity of customs:
the unbounded love of riches and an
unquenchable thirst for pleasure
Thence the shame of our age, that.
while progressing increasingly in the
conveniencesl and comforts OF life,
nevertheless in what concerns the duty
of living uprightly-which is FAR more
important-it seems eager to hurry
back to the corruption of paganiSm.
And. in truth, the more men lose sight
of the eternal goods prepared for them
in heaven, the more are they attracted
towards the perishable ones; and once
they are sinfully bent towards earth,
every virtue in them easily becomes
extinct: so that, nauseated by every
thing spiritual, they only covet the in
toXication of vulgar pleasures. And
We generally observe that, while on
one side there is no moderation in
accommodating riches, on the other is
wanting that resignation of old times
TO suffering the discomforts that ae-
company poverty and misery, and
while among proletaries and rich the
fierce fight We spoke of is raging, the
aversion of the needy is sharpened by
the immoderate luxury of the many,
united to brazen RIGHTEOUSNESS.
What Pope Thinks of Certain Styles
and Dances.
On this point We can never deplore
enough the blindness of so many wOm-
en- of all ages and conditions, who, in
fatuated by the ambition of charming
others, do not perceive how foolish are
certain modes OF dressing, with which
they not only excite the disapproval of
honest people, but what is worse, Of
fend Our Lord. And in these clothes,
that a short time ago, even they
would have rejected with horror as
unbecoming to Christian modesty-
they not only present themselves IN
public, but are not even ashamed, thus
indecently dressed, to enter the
Churches, to assist at sacred cere-
monies, and to bring even to the Holy
Table, where they ought to go to re-
ceive the Divine Author of purity, the
allurements of base passions. We
shall not -even speak of those bar
barous and exotic dances which are
now the fashion in the elegant world;
it would be impossible to find other
means more proper to tear away all
shreds of modesty.
If the Tertiaries will give their care
full attention to what We have said
: they will easily understand what from
them, as followers of st. Francis, the
present hour is expecting. It is neces.
sary, namely, that they model them
selves on the life of their Father, that
they consider what a perfect imitato1
of Christ he was, particularly in the
announcement of the comforts of life
and in patience in suffering, so as to
deserve the title of poor, and receive
in his body the stigmata of Our Cruel
fled Lord. and to prove that they are
not unworthy sons, let them embrace
at least in spirit holy poverty and bea1
with self-denial their own cross. AS tt
what particularly concerns Tertiary
women, let them, in their dress ant
their exterior appearance, be model
to girls and mothers, of holy modesty
and let them be persuaded that they
cannot merit more from the Church