The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-11-18
Editorial Pickings


When one reads the utterances of
many of our advanced" reformers
one is often surprised at the silence
maintained on the subject of the home
| Monsignor Pace is a man of progress
| sive thought. In his address before
| the ladies of the International Fedora
| ton of Catholic Alumnae in Louisville
a week ago he did not fail to put due
| emphasis on the home ideal. He said:
| LET it be understood once for all that
] the Catholic woman is to be the cen
| ter of a Catholic home; otherwise il
| will be useless to talk of ideals in any
other sphere. 1t surely is not happy
state of things when the child has to
go away from home to get its ideals
| of right living, and less happy still is
the condition when the home life
counteracts what education tries tc
accomplish
The ancient rhetors maintained that
the orator who hoped to move, not
mountains, but the multitude, must be
gin by being a good man. 1t is only
such speaker that can conciliate con
fidence and lift others to higher ant
better things All of which is but
another way of repeating ST. Paul who
says: Bodily exercise is profitable
to little. but goodness is profitable tt
all things, having the promise of the
life that now is and that which is t.
come "-CdthoHc Transcript Hart
ford, Conn.,.
Catholics of the United States have
need of strong Catholic press. Be
sides counteracting the religious in
differentism and naturalism of secular
periodicals, the Catholic press is need
ed to stem the wave of anti-Catholit
fanaticism sweeping over the country
The continued growth of the Churcl
in the United States and the excellence
of our parochial school system have
: attempt to destroy, by unjust legisla
) ton, the schools which it has take1
us years to build and millions of dol
? lars to maintain. The fierce campaign
carried on in several states agains
, our parochial schools shows that We
have need of strong, we'll edited pa
l pers to bring the true situation home
to our Catholics and to teach them tha
unless we are constantly on our guard
greater acts of injustice will be per
| petrated against u.s. Many of thest
attacks have come in states where
Catholics are scattered and where thu
:. absence of strong Catholic press il
: all the more urgently felt.-Monitoi
(Sdn FrGncisco).
e The child who has not learned t.
obey its parents will never learn t.
o obey the state; the child who cease
: to respect his parents will not trans
= fer that respect to any other author
/ ity. Obedience in the home is fibret
by love, and there are two factors tina
n kindle that love into lasting fame
O the one is the childs sense of security
of protection; the feeling that fathe
}, and mother are providing for ever.
need, at a sacrifice to themselves; tn
: other is the influence of religion which
d makes the child to hear in the voice o
ri its parents the voice of God. 1t is no
e idly that the sister in the class room
teaches the little one under her car
to link those magic names, Jesus
) Mary and Joseph God has put int
t the heart of every child the instinc
f of reverence for it's parents, and GU
;, of that reverence is born the kind O
e citizenship which safeguards the char
u acter of the individual, vindicates tn
Is work of the school and assures tn
t greatness and steadfastness of tn
S nation.-Catho1ic Vigil (Grand Rapid.
Mich.).
How the Catholic Press Prospers.
y The following letter to the Brool
II lyn Tablet furnishes the germ of tn
r success Of the Catholic press 1t show
IS what the young man. in the dali
% walks of life can accomplish and
heartily recommended to his kindl
u consideration:
q Dear Sir:-On Saturday a youn
v man in my office, who comes frol
V Brooklyn, gave me a copy of The Tai
= let dated October z. l took it HON
r and spent three solid hours yesterda
. afternoon reading nearly everythin
D. in it. / never had such a varied il
tellectual and spiritual treat PerhaI
~ this number was extraordinary goo
% However, | do not hesitate to say tn;
most of your issues must have mer
L if this one is any criterion
N HThiS pynnrinncp aoconntc for r.
ID enclosed subscription for one yea
h My only regret, as I said to the your
70 man who gave me the paper, is, tn;
he did not give me copy long befo1
io this and | would know much mo-
w about my religion than I do at pre-
lel ent Best of luck to you. ''-Tdbl
o. fBrooElyn).