The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-09

peacel pius XII recently gave the answer.
 sCod Mt times lets trials hefall in- dlviduals and peoples, trials Of which the malice of men ia the inc strument in Q design of justice de reeted toward c punishment of sin, towards purifying persons and peo- pies through the oxplatlon of this present life and bringing them back hy this war to Himself.
 sft means believing that the ln :. tensity of this trial, like the tri. tilnph of evil, will endure even here below only for Q fixed time and no longer; that the hour of God will come, the hour of rejoicing, the hour of mercy the hour in which, after having let the hurri- cane loose for Q moment on hu. manity, the al-powerful hand of tho Heavenly Father with on impercep- tible motion will detaln it and dis- perse 1t and, by ways little known to the mind or to tho hopes of men, justice, calm and peace will bo re- stored to the nations" SATAN
 Es ABROAD
 Today we face the awful fact of the whole world at war. Mankind seems lost. Satan is abroad and seems to be winning the day. A pail of death and destruction has shrouded Gods world.
 Two thousand years ago the words uttered to announce the birth of . Saviour for mankind were the an- gelic anthem proclaimlng peace to the world. "0lory to 0od In the highest and on earth peace to men of good will." The first words of the Risen Saviour to His assembled apostles were also . message of peace. The Gospel tells us: "JOsus came and stood in the midst and said: Peace Do to you"
 Christ whole mission on earth was c mission of peace. It was to be c three-fold peace; a peace between God and man; a peace between man and his fellow man; c peace established in the heart of man by keeping his passions subject to his reason and his reason subject to Die vine Law.
 But ChriSts peace has been cor. FuptOd by sin, With sin there can be peace neither in mans heart nor in Gods world. There is but one way to peace. Wo gre c fallen race. Of ourselves we cannot be at peace. We are too selfsh. Nations are too selHsh. Only with Gods help can there he peace. Only whom W0 20 to the foot of tho Gross, nations Rs well As individuals, can there be peace. Tn the capitals of the world they may make plans that will stag. ger our civilization, but they will never change mans heart and that heart is Q storm center of selfish passion without the abiding pres- enee of Jesus Christ,
 WHY SPEAK
 OF PEACE
 But we are at war. Why speak of peace?
 No Christian can recognize the validity Of war as an end in itself, No Christian can accept war save as an awful, though sometimes nee. essary, pathway Co peace.
 Though the loses Do great the battle is never lost. We must pray to God for peace. We must pray and pray ana pray. A just peaeRl A lasting peaeel A peace built on the charity and iuRticA of ChFiAti
 Tn this day Of war we pray for victory. We pray for tho triumph of justice over injustice, the triumph of charity over hate. But that this victory Do genuine wo must pray that 1t will be the day of Christ'a victory, the day when the hearts of men will be fashioned in accord with the charity of Christ. Then tho world will give glory to God and dod will give peace on earth to men Of good will.