The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-04

The principles of justice and char ity stand as the answer and as a bulwark to the sweep of Communism and Atheism, declared Rev. Joseph F. Donnelly, assistant pastor of St.. Thomas church, in his closing Len- ten sermon. The series revolved about the history of Communism, it's early advocates, its spread through European nations, its propagandists in America working under various names, particularly the American League of Peace and Democracy, and the effective manner in which the Catholic church has met the challenge of the age.
 Father Donnelly warned that though the Communists lost their fight in Spain they are to be watch ed. He predicts that the theater of action will be shifted to Mexico and to the United States and voices an appeal to all real American citizens to be on the alert.
 Father Donnelly's sermons at- tracted considerable interest in Wa terbury and in various parts of the state. There has been noticeable demand for copies of his remarks.
 His latest sermon reads as fol- lows:
 THE CATHOLIC ANSWER TO
 COMMUNISM
 As long ago as 1842 Henrich Heine prophesied the birth of a "formid- able adversary" whose secret name is Communism" "There will be-" he said, "a terrible contest Com 1Aunism although little talked of at present is nevertheless the grim hero who is fated to play a tremendous, even if only passing part, in the modern tragedy"
 The Formidable adversary" has been born; the terrible contest" is at hand, but Communism has played no passing part and will play no passing part in the modern tragedy. Communism is here for many days. It is not a fad, no longer a foreign importation. It is determined to become American. It cannot be bludgeoned nor frightened nor argued out of existence. It has laid aside its beard in Moscow and its Russian blouse in America, but it stial remains the relentless foe of our religion, our morals and our civ- ilization.
 Historic Role
 Catholics and all truly Christian mon and women in the United States are destined to play an his- toric role not only in this country but in the world at large. Lenin laid out the program-Russia, Spain, Mexico and the United States. But today Communism is losing face in Europe. Russia has been broken by the apparent conviction of the Eu- ropean powers that Russia would be undependable in a world war, unde- perldable morally as proved by the Sudeten crisis, physically because of the generally questioned moral of the great Red army and Colonel Lindberg's contemptuous report of the Russian Air Force. Russia failed in Spain; she was excluded at Munich; the Popular Front of Blum has collapsed in France; and the cause looks dark in Europe where eighteen governments have outlawed the Party.
 But the Commissars beam with new hopes as they look across the sea. There their sons are marching deceitfully under the endaring name of democracy. Are we in danger? Some sensible men laugh at the pos sibility-but sensible men have ex- perienced many shocks in recent years. Neither in Russia nor in Ger many nor in Spain did sensible men suspect what lay in store for them. Lenin and Hitler could not have foretold it--but they dreamed it, and how terribly their dreams came true. Today in America there are men dreaming dreams of what will happen to America tomorrow-and these men are men of action.
 Mexico Next!
 As the curtain was falling on the Catalonian act of the Spanish trag- edy the brigands of the eleventh to the fifteenth of the International Brigade-the withdrawn volun- teers" of the Non-intervention Com- mittee-crossed the Pryenees to be- come the unwelcomed guests of France. Chechs, Poles, Germans, Italians and Austrians-they- could not go home. But this international Red army could not be wasted either. Andre Marty Communist, Deputy in the French Parliament and command der-in-chief of the in- ternational brigades hurried up from Red Spain with his plan al- ready made. He would relieve France of her unwanted guests and establish them within striking dis tance Of their next objective. And so 16,000 will be the welcome guest of Lazaro Cardetlas in Mexico and we may be sure soon the guest of our government on the rolls of re- lief.
 Russia, Spain, Mexico and the United States-the program is being followed very faithfully, and the signs are giving increasing indica- ton that in America, the Church ICCOSAAAE0 NY SOAlll1luAAAnIIl dS Ato relentless and most powerful en. emy, may possibly be what the late Holy Father has called "the salt of the earth to preserve human society from total corruption"
 The Catholic answer to Con- munism! What is the Catholic an- swer? Or as the Late Holy Father stated the niIeStion. "What theY, must be done, what remedies must be employed to defend Christ and Christian civilization from this per- nicious enemy?" And his reply, "As in all the stormy periods of the Church the fundamental remedy lies today in sincere renewal of pubic and private life according to the principles of the Gospel" The Catholic ailswerl Revolution! Noth- ing less than revolution! Red revo- lutiopl Revolution red with the love of Christ for His fellow man. A