The light of the Cross in the twentieth century
Subtitle: the influence of the Church on modern civilization ... From the pens of the Paulist Fathers and other eminent authorities as indicated throughout the work
Publisher: Office of Catholic Publications
Published: 1905
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Description: Volume 1 of 3.
Table of contents: title: Contents ii; title: THE CHURCH AND SOCIAL REFORM :; title: Her Potent Influence on American Life.; title: By Rev, Francis Howard.; title: Important Social Forces, and the Study of Them — Religious Forces in Social Life — The Real Social Efficiency of the Church — Futility of Legislative Enactment — Influence of the Church on Public Opinion — Church Influence on the Increase — The Church the Mightiest Force in Civilization. . . . . . . . 41; title: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF CATHOLICITY.; title: A Review of its Progress Throughout the World During the Nineteenth Century,; title: By B. Morgan.; title: Religious Aspect of Catholic Countries — Intensely Loyal to the Old Faith — Growth of the Church in Non-Catholic Countries — The Progress of the Church in the New World — The Church in Heathen Lands — The Ferocity of Heathen Persecution — The Church in the Dark Continent. ....... 49; title: CARDINAL GIBBONS AND FATHER HECKER ON AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS.; title: The Church and the Republic.; title: Liberty and Authority the American Principle — Cardinal Gibbons on American Principles — The Church and the Republic — Human Rights in the Declaration of Independence — Spirit of the Early Martyrs Needed — Men the Result of Their Surroundings — The Church and the Secular Power. 59; title: AMERICAN CATHOLICS AND MODERN LIFE.; title: A Fair Comparison Required — Education that Does Not Educate — Excessive Self-Suppression not Commendable — The Golden Mean — A Counsel, not a Precept — A Lesson from St. Paul — The Gospel Makes Soldiers and Martyrs — Obedience Must Not Be Strained— The Power of Passivity — Active Resistance Sometimes Necessary — Faith Necessary to Achievement — Muscular Christianity — Self- Assertion and Confidence Needed. .... 65; title: CATHOLIC PRELATES AS AMERICAN DIPLOMATS.; title: By Margaret F. Sullivan.; title: The Irish and the Revolution — Kings and Mercenaries — Results of John Jay's Bigotry — Mission of Archbishop Hughes — Salisbury Spoke the Truth 81; title: CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.; title: By Right Rev. John L. Spalding,; title: A Million Pupils in Parochial Schools — Good Results of Catholic Exhibit — Religious Education a Necessity — Development of Catholic Edu- cational System — Council of Baltimore on Parochial Schools — Reason for Catholic Education Exhibit — Success of the Catholic Exhibit — The Christian Brothers Schools — Religious and Secular Educators — Public and Catholic Schools Contrasted — The Greatest Display of Its Kind Ever Made— The Two-fold Work of Catholic Education — Necessity of Religious Education. 87; title: THE AMERICAN COLLEGE IN ROME.; title: By A Former Student.; title: Practical Lessons of Faith, Hope and Charity — A Touch of Americanism — The Life of a Roman Student — The American College — An Education of Environment — Tricks on Travelers — The Parting Benediction. ....... 101; title: THE SUPREME COURT AND SECTARIAN INSTITUTIONS.; title: A Malicious Plot Foiled — The Supreme Court Decision — Provisions of Agreement — The Law and Facts Stated — Act of Incorporation — Not a Sectarian Corporation — A Non-Sectarian and Secular Corporation. ....... 109; title: LEGISLATIVE ATTACKS ON THE RIGHTS OF AMERICAN; title: CATHOLICS I.; title: By Rev. Alfred Young.; title: Method of the Midnight Assassin — Pharisaical Hypocrites — Pharisaism in the Garb of Patriotism — Malicious and Ignorant Bigotry — No State aid Asked or Given — Deceptive Use of the Word "aid" — Hypocrisy Unmasked — Hypocritical Pretences Exposed — Efforts for Union of Church and State — Parental Rights and Religious Liberties — Justice Mathevv's American Doctrine — Attacks on the Rights of Catholics — The Plotters Foiled Oalumny and Forgery the Wea-pons. . .... 117; title: ATTACKS ON THE RIGHTS OF CATHOLICS II.; title: By Rev. Alfred Young.; title: " We are Seven" — An Array of Master Minds — Some Real Constitutionalists — Religious Rights versus Toleration — Hudibras without his Charger — Buncome and Farce — A Dishonest Quest — Turn on the Light — Political Baby Farmers — The Boys who Chalked up No Popery — An Unholy Alliance — Boomerang Political Weapons — Catholics Politically Free — The Position of American Catholics — We Stand upon our Citizen Rights. . . 133; title: A REVIEW OF CATHOLIC GROWTH AND PROGRESS, IN THE UNITED STATES.; title: From the Planting of the Cross to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century.; title: By Rev. A. P. Doyle, C. S. P., Editor of the Catholic World Magazine,; title: The First Native-American Catholics — The First Missionaries — First Great Battle of Religious Liberty — Religious Toleration Over- thrown — Catholics and the Revolution — Founding and Growth of the Church — Catholic Increase through Accession — Growth of Religious Communities — The Church a Conservative and Spiritualizing Force — The Catholic Church and Immigration — A Bulwark against Unbelief — The Catholic Church stands for the Saving of Sunday — She wants no interference from the Civil Order — She will serve to Unify our Civic Weil-Being — Stands for Intellectual Freedom and Spirituality — Future Mission of the Church — Catholicity and Republicanism. . . . . . 149; title: March of Freedom and Progress — A Great Religious Awakening — All Roads Lead to Rome — Inauguration of the Movement — A Peculiarly American Type — A Successful Beginning — Looking to the Conversion of Non-Catholics — The People are Fairminded — Power of the Missionary Movement — The Aim of the Missionary — A Sublime and Grand Vocation.; title: THE FUTURE OF CATHOLICITY IN AMERICA.; title: With Reference to Mission Work to Non-Catholics.; title: Rev. A. P. Doyle.; title: Of the Congregation of St. Paul the Apostle.; title: THE HOLY FATHER ON "AMERICANISM, SO-CALLED,"; title: The Church cannot Minimize Her Doctrine — The Church Accomodates Herself to all Nations — The Church the only Unerring Guide — We are Taught of God Through Men — Evangelical and Natural Virtues — The Church Approves the Religious Life — The True Missionary Method. . . . . . . . 173; title: THE PAULIST FATHERS ON " AMERICANISM, SO-CALLED."; title: Misconceptions of the Protestant Press Considered.; title: The Only Intellectual Servitude — Authority and Obedience — Letter of Paulist Fathers — Authority in Religious Matters a Help — Truth can never Change — Guidance of the Holy Spirit — The Paulist Fathers on " Americanism." ...... 181; title: SELECTING SUCCESSORS TO THE CHAIR OF PETER.; title: Papal Conclaves.; title: By the Right. Rev. Monsignor Seton.; title: The Modern Conclave Established — The Fifteen Laws of the Conclave — No one can Vote Outside of the Conclave — Where the Conclave Should be Held — How the Cardinals may Vote — Popes who were not Cardinals — Precautions for Protecting the Conclave — Public Obsequies of the Pope — The Nine Days of Funeral Services — Last Funeral Ceremonies — Method of Election — Receiving the Fisherman's Ring — The Official Seal of the Popes — Custom of Assuming a New Name. The word Pope, its Origin and Meaning. 189; title: DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS.; title: Cardinal Rampolla — Cardinal Parocchi — Exception to a Rule of the Church— The Cardinals Vanutelli— The Cardinal-Prefect of the Propaganda — Cardinal Jacobini — Cardinal Svampa. . , 229; title: PAPAL JUBILEES, THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY.; title: The First Jubilee Proclaimed — Other Jubilees — The Saint of Human Nature — Jubilee of Pope Leo XIII — Preparations for the Jubilee Year — Opening the Porta Santa — A World of Pontifical Memories — Inauguration of the Jubilee — A Picturesque Transformation — A Brilliant Spectacle — A Moving Vista of Radiant Splendor — The Final Ceremony — An Inspiring Sight — Bestowing the Apostolic Benediction — Pilgrimages from all Lands — The Workmen's Offering — Christian Rome, the Heritage of the Ages. .... 239; title: THE DAILY LIFE OF THE POPE.; title: Purveyors of False News — The Pope's Holiday Residence — The Historic Leonine Tower — The Pope Honors His Physicians — The Pope's Daily Mail — The Pope's Multitudinous Duties — Institution of the Swiss Guards — American Interests — Closing a Busy Day — The Pope's Great Mental Activity. . . . . 257; title: THE PONTIFICATE OF LEO XIII.; title: Its Appeal to the Intellect of the age.; title: By Father Hecker.; title: The Papacy a Universal Institution — America the Home of Religious Liberty — Christianity the Basis of our Civilization — The Church an Intellectual Development — Where the Spirit of God is there is Liberty — Protestantism an Intellectual Error — Follow the Directions of the Sovereign Pontiff. . . . .277; title: LIBERTY OF THOUGHT IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.; title: Unity in Essentials, Freedom in Accidentals.; title: By a Jesuit Father, Professor of the University of St. Louis.; title: A Vast Field for Discussion — Liberty of Thought and Speech from Earliest Times — There is but One Coherent Body of Truth. . 285; title: AMERICA AND AMERICANS AS SEEN FROM ABROAD.; title: By Most Rev. John J. Keane, Archbishop of Dubuque.; title: American and European Systems and Methods — Different Schools of Thought — Divergent Views of Social Reform — American Tendency to Homogeneity — The Main Difficulty — The Parliament of Religions — American Catholics and Modern Life — Americanism of Father Hecker — A Widespread and Efficacious Apostoiate. . . 289; title: THE CHURCH AND THE NEW AMERICAN EXPANSION.; title: By Rev. Henry E. O'Keefe, C. S. P.; title: The Mission of America — The Church and the New American Expansion — The Future Problem. . . . . , 301; title: A QUARTER OF A CENTURY IN THE CHAIR OF PETER.; title: By Rev. Clement M, Thuente, O. P.; title: " Light of Light," — Center Figure of Mankind. — Representative of Christ Light. — Pope of the Holy Rosary. — Twenty-fifth anniversary. 213