The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-10-21
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terra Gotta figure of the Blessed
Virgin holding the Child in her arms,
which was stolen from the castle of
Balcaro. The figure is very valuable
IS it is ascribed to Luca della Rob-
bia.
Forthcoming Encyclical.-His Holt
EeGs Pope Plus XI has written an
autcG aph letter to the Bishop of An
neeY anaounc ne his intention of pub
fishing all elcyclical letter to glorify i
the memory OF St Francis dc Sales,
whose third centennial will open
December 20 and continue for one 1
year.
Catholic Education in BeIfast.-A
committee appointed by the Belfast /
government to inquire into and report |
on educational services in northern |
Ireland has reported that the Catho-
lies spent more money than any other
denomination in erecting, equipping |
and maintaining schools, thus refuting |
the former claims that the Catholics |
were opposed to education in that dis |
trict.
Sculptor Found Dead clnging to
Cross.-The famous Bavarian sculp-
tor, Kaindl, was found dead in
the mountains near Munich by a
party of tourists. 1t is believed that
he died of apoplexy. He was found
on the peak known as Benediktiner-
wand, which is surmounted by a cross
and he apparently had leaned against
the cross when he felt the fatal at
| tack coming on. His head was rest
ing on the beam of the cross and his
arms were wrapped around it.
Pioneer Priest of South Africa Dies.
1.-The Church of South Africa is
mourning the loss of one of it's most
venerable and beloved priests, the
Rev. DR.. Michael Colgan, who has just
passed away at Capetown at the age
of 80. The long career Of DR.. Colgan,
who had already celebrated the golden
jubilee of his ordination, dates from
the early days of the history of the
Church in the Cape district. When
he arrived at Capetown, soon after his
ordination, there were only three
Ipriests in Capetown and only two in
the rest of the peninsula, one at
lRondebosch and one at Simonstown.
Forty years ago DR.. Colgan founded
the Sacred Heart parish at Capetown.
He was beloved by all classes for
his zeal and work for the general
good of the people.
Gaelic Courses at Washington
The foundation Of chair of Gaelic
language and literature at the Cath
olic university by the Ancient Order
of Hibernians twenty years ago, with
a foundation gift of $4,000, gave i'm
petus to the study of Irish on the part
President Gilman of Johns Hopkins
university declared at the time that
it was the only instance in all history
of a chair of learning founded by a
body of men of modest means, and
commended the project in the highest
terms. Professor Joseph Dunn, the
present occupant of the chair, enjoys
a worldwide reputation as an accom-
plished Gaelic scholar, and his mas
terly translation of the Seattle Raid
of Cooley" an ancient Irish tale of
the pagan period, is regarded as an adj
mirable contribution to both Irish and
English literature. A distinguished
English critic has said of this famous
, tale that very often it surpasses the
most beautiful parts Of Homer, and
though only fragment, it is mirror
, of the most ancient Irish political, mil
, itary and social life.
Catholic Martyrs in Pageant.-Lan
cashire Catholics who organized
!, the pageant during Preston City's
week of celebration of it's eighteen
,, tury-old Merchants Guild, had keer
sense of historical value, for theil
., special pageant represented the long
story of the English martyrs. The
city was filled with Prestonians, who
3 come from every part of the world tt
: their home town, to assist in these
I celebrations which are held only once
| in twenty years. 1t was a telling
story of Catholic history.
) The Archbishop of Liverpool
accompanied by several Bishops and
hundreds of priests, took his place in
the great procession. Other prelates
, who appeared in the procession were
, Bishop Banister of China, the Catholic
f Bishop of the British army, Mgr
Heating, Bishops Vaughan, Hanlor
, and Butt, and the new Coadjutor tc
the Archbishop of Liverpool. Among
the thousands of Catholic guild mem
bers were the characters in the his
torical pageant depicting the English
martyrs. Among those represented
r were the Roman soldier, ST. Alban
who suffered martyrdom in the year
1903, st. Thomas of Canterbury, the
, martyred King st. Edmund, then the
victims of Henry VIII, Blessed Johr
Fisher and Blessed Thomas More
r who succeeded Cardinal Wolsey al
{ Lord Chancellor of England.
. Lancashire's pride was in its owr
, former sons who have been raised tt
the altar, secular and regular priest:
! from the country who suffered deatf
, for the Catholic cause from 1877 dow1
to 1928. Lancashire county was one
of the last places in England to lose
the Faith. At the present time it il
more thickly scattered with Catholi,
> churches and parishes than any Other
, area in England outside the Iondor