The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
DIOCESE OF HELENA
Diocesan Correspondent. Rev Thoma.
B. Ki1lila

Helena: The Very Reverend N. c.,
Hoff, President of Mount st. Charles
College, addressed the College and
University section of the Montana
State Teachers Association which met
during the past week at Great Falls,
Montana. Father Hoff's subject was
"a Feature of Liberal Education I'M
der Catholic Auspices" it being a
study of the place of the elements of
philosophy in the curriculum. The
speaker found his suggestion in the
following passage from Gilbert K.
Chesterton's "Heretics." General
theories are everywhere condemned;
the doctrine of the Rights of Man is
dismissed with the doctrine of the
Fall of Man. We are more and more
to discuss details in art, politics, liter
allure. A mans opinion on tramcars
matters; his opinion on Botticelli mat
tiers; his opinion on all things does
not matter. He may turn over and
explore million objects, but he must
not find that strange object, the uni
verse; for if he does he will have a
religion, and be lost. Everything mat
ters- except everything
The Helena Council of the Knights
of Columbus on Thanksgiving Day
cared for a number of men at Fort
Harrison Hospital for disabled sol
diers, by taking them to their homes
and giving them an entertainment and
the comforts of home in the old
fashioned Thanksgiving spirit. The
soldiers have expressed their appre-
citation of the great work that has been
done for them by the Knights of
Columbus since the establishment of
the hospital at Fort Harrison, not on
ly by the members of the Helena Coun-
Gil but by the national organization
which has secretary caring for the
men at all times at the fort.
Dante and the Divine Comedy" is
the theme of the Advent lectures this
year by the Rt. Rev. John P. Car
roll, Bishop of Helena, which will be
given each Sunday evening of this
religious season in the Cathedral.
The lectures are of general interest,
because of the high literary standing
of Dante's writings, and are especi-
ally appropriate at this time in oh.
servance of the sexcentenary of his
death. The first of the series of these
lectures was given last Sunday even.
ing.
Pupils of st. Vincent academy gave
| program of drama and music before
| a large and appreciative audience in
academy hall Tuesday evening of last
| week. A drama in three acts, "The
Martyrdom of st. Cecilia was pre-
| scented.
| MeaderviIe: Rev. James G. Tougas
pastor of st. Helena's, has returned
from Worcester, Mass, where he
made an extended visit with his par
| ents.
The teaching of Christian doctrine
| in a community comprising several
| small parishes quite distant from one
| another is an innovation introduced
| by Father Tougas.
Because of the coming winter ano
the distance to be covered on each
Sunday, the pastor was compelled tt
| devise a method of communication
whereby he could instruct and keel
in touch with his flock. During the
| past few weeks he has visited all the
families in the different parishes ant
organized a correspondence schoo
which is getting results already
There are now rs members in the
school, and besides increasing thei
knowledge of Christian doctrine the.
are taking advantage of the oppor
tunity to become familiar with thu
English language and express thei
thoughts in written form. They ar
faithful in returning their lesson
which are checked up by the pastor
The students are preparing for bap
tism, first holy Communion and Con
!, frmation. Large classes will b.
, fully organized by the time they ar
ready next spring.
: Butte: During the past week
Mother Mary Isabel of the Sisters o
Charity of the B. V. M. whose mothe
house is at Dubuque, Iowa, has beel
visiting the converts of the sisters o
her order in Butte, and making al
inspection of the schools under thei
charge. While in Butte, Mother Iss
: bel visited at the Immaculate Cor
ception, st. Joseph's, st. Johns an
st. AIMS parochial schools.
: Never in the history of the. city {
! Butte was such an impressive oil
i servance held on a national holida
Y as that on Armistice Day in tribute
: the soldiers of the American Arm
S who gave their lives in the recer
t great conflict.
At noon, the whistles of the indu
r trial enterprises blew as signal fl
t two minutes of silent prayer for tE
n dead and for the progress and pr
r lection of the republic. From ear
a morning services had been held
, all the churches of the city, beginnir
) with those at st. Patrick's whel
there was a general Communion of tt
:, parish for the departed heroes.
II The ceremony at st. Patrick's b
: gan with a procession of the clerg