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£) ooun1a •

• tlie re11r1ouB and the ot' this DioCBCO . "'t also riv o hie

!'r1endo W1 opportunity to extend their oardial. fol ioitations rful

e :Cor lonnth 0 '" d oontinuod l',l..I...lU.utry .

I add yet d acmmmorat ah II oboerve in Cnn­

junotion eat1v1ti:os. o oarly otOrY 0 the Church in II

and oemtly ,:lnanisb 10nG17. xiao.

01'7e to e. In l717~ :'or ther .tt he

tor it had 'b toaba8.

o it oi' Our La~ of tho P1ll:.ar, aftor tho oelebrtlted ina .'

lebro.ted in ~ but t ot , , Viotim of tho !lollo

flocHt. coe88or, tho Vlncenti

In 185'7 thor 'BolliaI' ~ho c(llcrrecat 1.o~

ll.L BIBIIBd d by tor r.1rls, 11'J t

!1t to tho 1d

uuuuat1 ly

o

ant AOaaomy with

nt in c the course the £Q~iptiur th

ll1.W.urHd llerBO: ,1111cm Bteont!th o.

sta.t o Il100

th1 11 th

1th tIlB

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P

unClDr into that 1t 'today. You do

ry in the tit our

In th1a 00 trlbut o or thO llolv t~roOG . tll0 Siaters of PercY. the E1Btora of ll'h1ne Providenoo cmd the

cation in tbopnri

ol1d touncUitlon tll10 tlnailltit.:o.nt parochial oD.Scr.lble, tho finest

1n northern LouiniaM. You do 1'1ollto e;nther round your d,16t1ngu1Dhod chief

• the Most F.evorond Blshao DoGmOnd. and ottor with him 'tiMe soleI!Ul BOt

~ and. than.lmr.,1 vil1ll t o

a foi th1'ul eoule have watered, it WOf) Ood Uh6 r,ave the 1nOrOflfi8 that

tho t 11l'1 Im1stBl'd 000<\ nlantod in Yirn:1n aoi l 11 oent\1r.7 or.a f ",rO"VI into 8.

tree; thct oLforD 8Dir1tunl tood (1M sholtor to thoUG4Il()e ot soul",.

I~ 19 n most QU9~iciou~ ctrcucstanco thut this c~&mOrat10n should bbs6rve 1ikot.riae tho ,~ 1 1ver Annl v\'}rsnry of the. Oroi.nnt70n t o the tol.v Pri9sthoo

1e Exco11en~ I!ost Reverond Dishon Dasmond . Four yetll'a aco this vary lllOnt!l t

or the country that Q curate of the Archdioceee of Boston h1ld bean

18ctod by the Holy P'athor to beC(][!lf3 the BUCOOBoor or tIlt') eont.le flllCl 6D.lnt.l.y U1GllOP 77

Von de Ven . a hnd sl1aph d th10 Di oeese for ~ r at a century.

It 19 t unusunl d 01" tho ourates, but those the priestly c ct CI c ty ot n9t

urj)rised that t oly Ghost had ro!' tho apiaco orrioo. His min1!Jtrat1on 0 %alldri int, these tour abundant evidenoe thnt hi haD been a bonedi ction. ith all rnel'OBlty of a nobl e

ow. ho Me st1mulo.ted :el i~1oUB fervour, l ncre or cnurcm!3G Qnd onapa....,. , broken down onnual be. 'Ti era of projudie... . his 01, 'JA';:Y ani(! DOOp

d h.i!!lBelt to his :ollow 01 ' lZ9~' or nil creede.

I deem 1t a hO:DW pri v llol!s to sxtond to Your oellonoy the t:lOot oordi

tioDa ot your brothor Bl ~ops or this Province , -- )' undor our Jur1ndlo1;10M an1 to \'7181\ you nnnyt r.mnY :VGnn 0 O&.i C ~ labor 1n th~ 8'Oiacom • "~n1l"h 19 the , d eo abundantly thaoo twenty- rlva Y<:IUt.""' . 110 ort i nto cae nt nnd

erl't to of p:lory, 1ell 13 the Ibltion.

In viowinft , ns we do todD.Y , tho hiotory 0 .,atlon we oannot but be

oathol ic .pari sh derives ito be in~ and .eon t the Church Un!vern • f or tho Dnnc~ l ricat~o~ and salvat10n 0 oula. It 1 '" tbrout:-,h tho r i ob church, filth lt~ prl ost17 minlat17 and Bpi .ent , that

.t Church ot God roncheD the 1nd1vld' and carriea 0 1rold oission

in 19 f:or~d . On the other hand, ''lor 11 r nild 0 ioionoy the

G'9 . it deri ves under UTch Unive ioh it io • the Cburch Un!voraal do r iqt J o , her

Dinn under, o m'ODlisod to abido with he!' to the end 0 time• ." It 1 11 to 'roonl 1 in these days . \menio:;rnan '

ly ly, IIocinlly nnel ]lOll t t c~ lly . thot in tho worl d nn insti tution that Cri eB 1'ts existence on":1 11 "8 to ttmt this ,, . 1.../ ;J".' inotltution has wi thin 1ts.lt the· aourC03 of that IJDi r ltuo 49 o CalJ.~~ . :rt 110'10 uot withcut

I wUl build JlV' Church,

1t" - - hBt nnnt E Illindo Mad 1

1IhO.t the mrld neods 18 11 eoli Cl

d ouitura. 'rha.t certlllnty.

,tion tho Church

on D. -&0

dur1nP. au tl

1f11throuch bor

could Jl

t

ol'ld, for roe b

all daY,s , even orld. -:It I' T. itll1n

.ter()sts and

CID1

00 o

all tllr our 11

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,

r ~ t pUD.1GllIOOnt in t d. 1n stern!tl. t:t i' . t1ty

I, 00",

,t~~;:o

lif'~h

"0

o

their courDQs . w1thil1_ t¥ ~~ ~ he \1011B 0: h'

11 1 • o ar1t r 12 ]) t "'-'0...... ,1 bo 1n­

r

11' ,t hiD c01!lPQnollt

itt:: uaoe

n0103 0 S,,,,,. r

ty l'or n·, c-:ft ,ail..,....an.....:- liij!19, e¢:flI:tdi!&.

to ttglv t a

and dotted k1n~ .r 'JIld (ClpBl"Oro. ~on they she 1tv or dealt ;/ h~p ~VO~ fail ed to point out end con1cmn tala o r'11 th­

horlty nnd to live un t~ the hl~03t 1deals of 1;,.

In tho dlsClllU...g neion the Church nruJ cortainly stood the test or tirla and adT ty. the tcmdpo1nt, it '.'m!J a bol d prophesy that

t" Christ on Ho foun h. "thnt tho c.ateD of hell Dhall not nrevnll

ninat it. Only God co eh n t)robho:Jy.w1~h ouroty, 'bocauo8 oilly He could

N ...... tea to the institution the u10d • onco ,t a bean tented out tor ni netoen centurl in tho cruoible 0 rat ty, pe lntrl~e . deteotion and 011 tho 01 08 t thooa ninotoGn .hund not only endured but d pros-oereu . 0.11"mYD trtlO to hor T.li A, nevor or cClIIpranls1n~ 'prinelple.

von 'tenor or h'3r

B 0 I!I

etlon, yet thntotatoly old Church

r in advardty ' ~ha.n in Dl"Oa1)Qrl tJ. constant in her teachln'~ or 'Lruth. co in her ~r lnclploa a 1ty, fatthl'Ul to . ideals ot civili 10 ,d 14

oday thOro nricos out of t roubled hearts the cry t'or

hand and 0 'I Toi co. In the crisio or unbeliof. mornJ. I nstabil ity Bnd polit ical tUl.'[Jol1 that 1s

yzlnC the World . !!lOU may wal l turn the1r ".es tormrd!l "the Hock" with b01>£l of

~ ire . even the pulent1nf! .Ufe or the $nvl our. Ti'h6 is onl

prlort'ul union 0

lC voice of' Pater 1 171 n,~ in hi s successors . Pater to mot!! C .!" i ~t s~id :

,t he May 8 H't you as ""hoot : but

I have nrllyod fo..... thee , toot thy, lIrnt h to.l 1 not = and thou, bein.~ once convertod ,

thi ,Dl'Cthron"; that "Rockr, hOB n11 tho :;:r1Bdom. tho love and the ,poW'Or of'

~ ­ Chr1"t: Lo , I flJ!l With you Bl1 daya even to 'th.) cOruJu:ml8t1on or tho trorld. " Thnt

ck" has the unction 01" holinass tlhlch Christ concentrated in ilia Sacromental

• vO bl"l ~ t o souls tho abundance or the 11!'9' ~lch He came to cc:r.:rnmicnto:

I hnvo oomo thntthoy rlllj hO,ve 11."0 . Uld toot t.hBY ma..v huvo 1t "15 .

ny or jubilation ,to 0 " d l.'a1th

Church; n bl, p in tho ono true Ohurch; 'for UB or the 0 day

or' our loyalty to tho Church flD..1 bar idealo; ho o ore out­

ide her nemborsh1p (1' dny or npnrecio.tlon o · tb Church otCUldB

or tho r 1 ~e l lty w1th whioh she ho ld~ to bar co • ill 'bhl

~(DIJ£JmOrotl on 0 oU~ 1n fftnrtt'lo'PU' s n dOY of joy nn~ boned1ction,

leb tile d ,th mado that oxult and 1'Oj0100 thoroln. / \ \ , \ \ ".

I'N

It 1s not in tho p.rovinee or the just1f':7 tho prosone

in o.t a S1iO.'liO 0 1ty. 11 be

deq' oonTi cuss1on. I quost

o90s1on ot t NO'\GD.n Olubs" to outl11ni ot1vity and hi

,ur1ce 3choxnayda&,

in tho D1'8DBrtltlon ot tb rn l~'!ln"'A,MI!l. ct1­ c • oc

B ot t , oonseientl 1ntol11­ 4 noostolic zeal. lIe i best 1

luoneo upon ,t en ,tton tJlOUS • • rar thi '3 n catholic studont body in OXCBSS l1unn:J."Dd • :r0 ,llllll'rElfl or • Olm.

~1n t D presencel tac1~1t1es f or DOl1

the 1.I.~ts to t hB studen' c ce.nmua . ,1" thiB ,

cannot It no yot ot Q 6 ~t ho11c stud Chapal on tho 0 , the Un1ver­ sIt,. t of 1ta hal.lJJ f1 .tad tor service. ,po on

,ant c1ty churohos; ot tho other hal.t U oonaldo n' r vistt their ha:sea 0v01" t h ok- end; 0 ,ppro ,to~ aU hundred n ..2­

,nrly in tho oompus hnll on Sw:!drl7a.. Fra:1 tifty to seyonty"-tlve o.nd aCDtJtuws

,ttand Una., ordi narily on ooek-dnyB. oertftinly n shom.!l3 thnt ccz:rnres tavombly with

ttendance in IJru1.V rnrJ,sh churoho8. During l ent this ILUI!lbor r1sCJs to one hundred and

ho Jl1lIZ1ber ot Ca:munions .pmy. The ohapla.ln has nrl"QJYl;ed. a Bourse o~ stUdies on rellcion,

1s qui te ocmorehonsiva, recognized. by the UniT81"slty authoritios nnd (locrodl ted flB an

jact. To this t he ohapla1n devotes sU: hoUl's per ueek 1n adtUtian to the ti

u1red tor -oromratlon.

Outside ot tbB ,lain d01"ot 00' n to 1n­

d1vidual 1DDtructlon in :L'ell r t1rst 00,....,."''''..

,ett on ot converts. k to th1s ot hie WOl"k.

Pr1va't!e to aolve 1n conneat1on with t heir p1'1:

l y ous tivon Inta.

moderates but dOOS ormm1zatl0

ly So oiety, Altar ,tlaolio trntorn1tTi catholic sororl ty, and ot ocrurso the NMnm Club zntiODS tu"B all vol un­ tary and cOncluctod throu['..h their proper oN'iOBrB. two hundred tttty and tln"ae hundred f ifty as! t attractivo to tho stud body.

CorrespondenoB with inquiring pa.rents. re other 1 id

Information a.bout tho students, tho Universi ty t]uJsi to claim D. eons1dl attenti on. ExohnlJCflB ot tholiP'.ht wit in other uniTOrsltloD are o qu11;o quant. Tl lop

I nto quite QD. 1Df'ormnt1on w.--guL4. -3­

P.OO

I n a~u.es diffi oulties the ,plain finds h .ted by a U'n1' ,UUUIUV 16v1

Tho cmnpus .t po.-ror tbnt mtto l1v.1ous ~t t i on.

At L.S.U. the to bo l i ttle diff1culty irreligious tbour;ht or exprosolon on th not be smmthatlc. but t!l.ey

'ly into:mntlon and oorrect There is (~ 1'011' ~esBora nn.d. i strncto oomr~ 11 do01d, :1. t 11

tho reli~iou9 t 18

.USB connldorub1e 1 • Ooeducation createu -r mx mrriages.

Frntornltlea and ; CathollCD ao(X1 to

1 000 i nterest in their lO oempus so0101100,

.vior probl ams fllld tll£l abUSO 01" IUcOhO~ J:.1IlS'j; otlou•

AmOD.Q: the stud l1gious ...... vv...... 'a . duo to 0. weak tnith ot adQtl1lBte rellR1eus I nst1'\lotlon in childhood and th

1 r brenohoB at lmowledrnl and niDI'! 1n1'ants in bro.nchoB Illro.OUB knmilo

added oertain difficulty in estublishing contacts vr1th students \' t ot thee have r 0 i nto contact ~th th can. • otten :1nlng thnt n inpli 1mand 01' scold1 With othors the apnroQch to the nr1est 15 to be d1ttioult by Q oertain ...... i nteriori ty complex which tho Dtudent 8%Dar On e l'ilolo, honevor. tho chaplain tinds

t the IIB jor1ty ot students approach hin ra.1aler and are candid in prc3sont1na. thoir d1t'ticulties. He i s otten edified 1'1 tho excellont sp: tunl and noml qual.1t i es of thoso .dor his oar a.

The chapJ.nin ola1l:m toot his preoence on tho O£U:lpIUJ nDd his \lIOrks 9lI10Dg the

Gtudent f'tords anland1d O'DOOrttm1t;; tor reaching those outside tho cal&hollo told as u

t ho wi thin and exort1ne upon all a very moloSOJ!1O 1n1'luonoe. Prejudioe ,

~rs and fa.lse i deas corrootocl a."ld the Church is nraacutod in a l1Mt ly re-

9Ul ~S in a bett or unJeratnndtnP. ot her ~blams by t tars to h1a h cmmrun' ty. Convers 1on:J.(Jo~.;on Cl ~rlnot of thiOJ C

The o1>'OOrtun1ty :i.'or supplyil:le c}r 8G.pp.J.orum i nstruction f or mnmT of t ho oatholic studcntlJ ia very !.",.,.."...,..... \ tion only at Hass but al oo in tJ!ll CJ..:J.ssroCl:1, t Ile w.:p....u.u"a 01"1'1oe. Cathol ics nnr­ r i aP.08 ovan \lith nupti al ~l1G s e o. ~orruently l.'O aillt t of ah 'tine OlUlp­

i n students .

th JJXY nated 0. nt .0 lnd11"1'ereti' and nerhaps onti rely nli t heir l'ait h e It this numbor.

In mtlD.Y i nstanoos th1a 10 duo to t'l1lure on tho part in­ t 1mntoly m.t h catholio lite on tho campus . It nust EUSO tudont

Wl'OnR vie1'lO on impOrtant sub.1eots sueb as at :t1"'Ol.

o IUD ohurch or chapel

s well as oonvenlenco m:>uld undOubte417 attract th

at or mor e cnthol ic studonts than t he ohn':D1n1n 16 ablo to ranch rdt h.o1Et.iv. t hese must be numbered cnnv lrilO l and very edi fying l i ves but do not nBaodio.te t hoosel vea closoly n t h tho catholic s t udent body. Their infl uence upon others is ad1ty1ng, but not

r l v no et fecti Yo a s it tUld it thero a closer nd of uni • -5­

CBAH..AIli'S ?'ORK

the !loove it o.ppearn cloorly eno~ wbo.t n vnrlety ot work tacos the chaplain i n his rel ationship to the students. It m!lY be wall to say n 't'TOM ret,;a.M!ng his oontaots

,rai ty officials und protossors. No one will queeti on the dosirabl ,llty ot auch contacts and the oPrQrtunltlos '~ich they present £or exerti nc n tavorabl e influence upon t

tudent body nnd the Uni'9"arsity atJ::losphere . The chaplain must endeavor to 1I:roress the Uni w'"­ Bity authorit i es with the imJ>Onnneo and nscesll1t:r or his spiri tual r.1i s sion in the U: aDd l ilmwiae procu:re f!!0!!1 thGCI. '-i;hIJ P.'l*l;{ltost i bl. cooperotion . be o.ooCD!'lishad, -'1

n ,tba chl3.ple.1n onjoys the con.fl deooo, 11 and generous coopol'O.tlon ot the offiCia ls, whose task 1t blamo ot tho University. hrtihor

~e. the st-udonte \11. 11 tmt t:l'3 catholic ohn];llnin 1n on good ter.ms with the Univ~rs1 • conscious of t hi 't-iA+.'n""."'''' tl!O C it 11 xmturally aloo l ook upon tho fv h10 wiobao,

an o ocoasion to •

Inti ttl t ,oc~body or t t l1kfJW1so be

noterized by the SBm!l Gensa at con..'i • bei ng taught eDpeclally' i n the do...... t-a.. in tho 501ent11'lc ,tly lnol1nod to

_ tho reliGi ous and moral attltudes the students. While the chtlJlluin wi ll endoavor to ca:l]X)se differences pradeIItly and t n.vert....~­ l.el}s bo p1'el)n1'ed to t ake a f1:r:n stand when his uttenlion1s callea 'to by d

tend. to undonalno tho B'Dlrltual and moral convicti on udent8. In­

are tol d in nh1cll tb t rim stand of a chnpln1n ho.o b 1nst:T"'r.lAn+JI in clarl ns tho ettloepho_ topp1nr or j;It'oVC'nting tho disoC!Ell.l1IJ. and spin lly -6­

OPFO!@JIU'fIES JOR RELI GIOUS t;oRK.

Th opportunit1es llo.ve ~I on outlined in t It 1s evident t 1'1' Elre t old Elnd varied. They oertainly 0 a \"lide t:l.eld tor I'!onuino the onorRV, iDgQnu1ty at apostolic

1s ot the student bodY aD woll no tha

19 in 0U39 tho liv ~ ombod1mont of tho Church on the COlll)WJ . \'19

On the other hand ho bas the conoolntion of

!'unctions will D!'Oduoe reaultB toot [4~ eninantly m1'­ i t or1

mi@t DR' d oapnbl c ot

,etlonl • Howov~r clBarly that

i eb effIcient repraaont··­ t1va and

soUd piety.

o 19 0 permsa' s10ns and distraotions t s aplr1t­ ua1 obliPnti oDB and ~l.J '/ailah1'u1 of lJ1a nd llI'O'PO.ns1tiDe can hopo to carry on succossfully. lIDIloom at the studQnt body and faculty. t holp th solve the1r pl'Ob18lllll . Ris oonduct I:DlBt bo ciraunspeot. t upon a candlest 1ck l'dloso brilliuncV I:Dl.St nover ba diJm:led by the re 80

,d i ndi screti on.

'l'he atmosphere of any university r 9CIutres thnt u trrioat ent~ int

1ts lite must be i ntelleot ually equi pped nnd alert. He shoula. pos Be~B rnoro t hEln ord1nory

!nt , hnva been well «Idncn1ied 1n all the doxnrtmant. at ecclesiruJtical l enrnine Qnd willing -7­

,t all times to devote 11 If to study. 118 r i n nind that th sphB1'9 ot th

doctri aDd theol'ies it peratlvo that a ehnnlnin cultlvnt ,bits of st~ ml"8 than ordinnry lntena1ty-. Bot students an culty mElDboro constantly'.~ ana.uoDgtl nbI11ty to deal 'Irlth intellectuo.l as \1011 ao 8'011"1t ual and mo l'Obl~. He 1s frequently cnlled upon to dotem th~ doo­ trines ot hi!!! Churoh. hoI' history, hoI' attItude roJ.ntlon to nnd devel op­

qui op abreast at tho t 1moa cmd

the chn1'1" Bo-~ed scientitic theoriee and ol'lm. ats up.

~a BetUle ll" mU:J1i W U ly and affably studeDtB , facultV' IIlDillbors .. nca-~t9. vi

'n ot various 1l000000nn.t10na. It will or a

oulder, and. :vat 110 S station

n lira. His am01 the paaolvo II

11 ns tho a at n

.thotia UIideratumuDS confIdence. 1le DlIlIIt

e triandl.y yet not 'fmn111 .....c !lbOut h is V70rlr.

'rsoverina i n rollo at in such U !:l!Ulll8r

y llDlo to uw.u.ov .to , t t not orand 01' his cllonts t

1y tho c on job, ready to t all c I almys punotual 1n his appo1xr at not diseoUl"B U !Students tall to p thelra. Dtlrine the day ho will t1nd 11tt1 tor l e1 and

I!lUst be pre d to evon a t ardy Uicod, .y Goaroh him out atter tw111dlt because ot h' rospeot, t imid1ty or an interIOrity occplex. It 1s only tho untIr11l8 ohaplain ?ho will tho OJet ot t he wondertul opportun1tloG thc.t tho socular ra1ty otters t or 1ntluonoin6 tho Boula ot young people. He cannot donl u1th in th, B but must .d single thSJ. out individually, if' the great est acount ot «Oed. ..0­

all this we may .dill" conolude t t " 0110 ohaplain at a socular univor­ 8i1Iy should be ahosen with t test '! ,t B:l7 pr1eat \'1111 do but ouly one

is em!nontly qualif ied .ture t ce and rtom the multiplicity ot duties that be~ln with tho dinlt1 ot evo~J &1y on the univoraity carnpus and troquontly end only o.s the midnight hour approaohes. lIb lite is intensely ncti ru:d It in

tanda isolated, a aoU t ary f i Rm'S rEElOt e t ra:::\. contact "11th s, in a l or, measure re~8entQtlve of a philo8onhY of lite uhi oh 1. at variant 1losophy at life

Inc university- and all too i ntri guIng tor the stUdent body. cnnnot 'Ord to

his dl.l. lly routine, but I:1Ilst nt all times be consoious ot

11iJ:u: to J:lakr; ooraana1 sQcrifioes in ordo& IIV ~.Y , i nspire and , .at only of the student body bUt alao ot h .tel day r

; to o.tt, b!mI-'tAAoion and tavombl,

OM.pJ.B1DS to socular un!V'A'I"a'l 'I':. su, a CX)ntr1dJctio: rtlbl tao lies in Socular lnstltut10ns at l earm.ng 11'liios f or their educc.tl on

a.thol!c .tton ot 001"e­

catholiC r , o those sooulor lnatitution.s b1 11 apen up t catholic truth, . to thl oleaace bread or ohri atian doctrine on4 lead tham to Int contact tdt tho chmmols ot divine ~co . Suoh CLT'O the responsibllitios , tho t'unotiona and the O'D'DOrt tieB of the priest. uho is called to 4ettoote his lite to the sarvioe ot a GrOup fi'cJ:I. mCEl Wi ll

drawn tho ls0.4ershlp ot tho nation i n st overy nuwwJ. l iro. REGIONAL CONGRESS Most Rev . Joseph F. Bnmmal, S.T.D., OONP'RA!l'ERNITY OF CBRISl'IAN OOC'l'lllNE ot New Orleans t.A.FAYE~t LA. OC'rolER 14, 15 , 16.

In matters religious, moral and social are neither gloomy peSStmi8tS.

who see all things darkly' and without a ray of hope t nor emotional optimists t who envision a world radiant With sunshine to the n:cluslon ot shadon and

1mn1nent torebodlngs. Looking out realistically today upon the world and

human1ty t we oannot esoape the tact that t not since Christianity came into

be1118 nineteen hUDdred years ago t has there been a ater longing tor spiritual comfort and strength, a more earnest quest tor a relig10us solu­ tion ot the territic problems which are vexing peoples in the East and 1n the West , never a greater desire tor a true to~ ot unity, the One World idea, that would by the magic touch ot a wizard hand , bring peaoe , order. secur1.ty and happines8 to all nationa and races.

On the other hand there has never, at least since tbe days ot universal page.n1sn, prevailed more gene1'8.1 apathy, ind1tferenoe, skeptiCism and po81­ tivs irrelig10n With the inevitable breakdown ot morality than actually prevails in almost every corner ot the earth. 'l'his breakxlown ot morality is not confined to ill guided and unrestrained youth; it is rite in almost every strab.ot society and among persons ot every age and stat10n ot lite. - 2 ­

e need only to look at the lur1d record ot marital 1nt1dellties, divoroes,

licentious amusements and of dishonesty in many phases of business and

public life.

As Catholios we are convinced that the greatest need of today's world

is the message of the Gospel, the message ot religious truth, the lite­

giving message of our Divine Saviour, Who proclaimed Himself "the Way, the

Truth and the I.1f'e" . Be deolared that Be had come into the world, "that

they (we) may have life, and have it more abundantly" - physical life and

well-being? Ye s ; a lit'e of com1'ort and pleasure? Yes, Within the bounds

of reason and of God's holy law; but above all an elevating spiritual l11'e,

a life of intimate union with God, after Whose image and likeness there

was breathed into our bodies of' clay the living soul, spiritual and immortal ,

capable of knowing, loving and serving the Creator and destined to ahare

With all faithful souls the entrancing joy of His heavenly kingdom. Never can the human race find satisfaction or attain the full height of its dignity by confining its vision and ambition to things merely earthly and

to aspirations merely of' time. And. yet that is the secularistic view which

1s 80 prevalent today in the minds of the masses of men. Neither in

the home, nor in society at large, nor in circles of business and the - 3 ­

professions , nor in the field of politics, nor at the council tables of

those who decide the destinies of nations 1s there positive eVidence ot

a spiritual vision that sees beyond the merely earthly horizons. Not until

the world is prepared to enlarge its vision and penetrate that horizon

Will there be true dignity and happiness for the indi vidual , and for

SOCiety, genuine peace, order and security tor nations, peoples and races.

The of Christian Doctrine is a divinely inspired instru­ ment provided by Holy Mother Church to g1 ve to all men the knowledge and

the graces of that spiritual, supernatural vision. The Confraternity ot

Christian Doctrine is an expression of the mandate which our Divine

Saviour gave to the Apostles: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all

nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of

the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things which I have commanded

you." (Matt . XXVIII, 19) InCidentally it is most rearrusing and consoling

that to that mandate Jesus added the pledge of Hia divine aid: "Behold, I

am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world". (Matt. XXVIII, 20)

The Conf'raternity ot Christian Doctrine , therefore , 1s an expression

the of/apostoliC mission, whereby the truths of our holy Catholic faith - 4 ­ are made lmown, explained and detended. Indeed it is one ot the highest and most truitful. toms ot Catholic Action, tor it actually makes apostles, messengers of God and heralds at truth, of all who engage in it. Primar1ly the teaching at the Word at God is the task ot bishops and priests, the shepherds of souls, but t he Confraternity brings Wi thin the apostol1c circle all personB , reUgious and lay , men and women, youths and adults, who have the zeal and good Will to share with others their knowledge of divine truth and ot the way of' life whioh 1s patterned after that of the Saviour ot the world.

The estabUsbment at the Confraternity at Christian Doctrine i8 made mandatory by Oanon 711, section 2, of' the Code at Canon Law which rules that "Local Ordinaries (namely Bishops) shall see to it that in every there be ereoted the Confratern1ty at the most holy Sacrament and ot

Christian Doctrine, which, having been lawfully ereoted, beoome by reason ot the law (ipso jure) aggregated with the Archoontraternity established in

Rome by the Cardinal Vicar ot the Holy City" . Hance, shepherds ot soula and pastors have no alternative but t o establish and sustain this basically impOrtant Confraternity in every parish area.

It is interesting to note that the tirst Society at Christian Doc t rin, - 5 ­ was established in Rome by a layman, Marcus Sudi of Milan, a hat maker, ' about 1560, who devoted himself to the religious instruotion of children and adults . The Council of Trent issued ita "Cateohism for Pastors" and ordered catechetieal instructions on Sundays and holydaye (1545-63) .

Many issued decrees making the teaohing of religion and specifically the oateohism mandatory and fostered the Oonfratern1ty by the granting of numerous indulgenoes to the members . St. Charles Borraneo established in

Milan a seminary for training lay cateohists with the result that at the time of his death in 1584 there VIera in his diooese '740 Ohristian Dootrine oenters oonducted by 3,000 teachers . Stmilar institutions were established in Geneva at the same period by St. .

But it was under our reoent Vioars of Ohrist, Popes Pius X, Benediot

XV , Pius XI and Pius XII, now gloriously reigning, that new 111'e , vigor and zeal have been given to the Oonfraternity. It was Pius X, who in

1905 praotically foreoasted the actual text of Oanon 711, when he decreed that the Oonfraternity is to be canonically e·stabl1shed in every parish and that lay oateohists are to be associated vlith priests in the holy work of instructing souls in the true 1'aithe He held forth as an incentive the abundant indulgenoes With which Holy Mother Ohuroh had enriched their work. - 6 ­

It was likewise who directed attention to the importance ot the

work of the Confraternity in public grBJIlIllar schools, colleges and univer­

sities, from which all religious teaching is banned (1905) . Thus was paved

the way for Canon 711 which under Pope Benedict x.v became part ot the

otticial law of the Church (19l8) .

Under the ever zealous and indefatigable Pope of Catholic Action,

Pope Pius XI of happy memory , the Con1'raternity of Christian Doc t rine became a part of the Sacred Congregation of the Council (1923) aDd. the need ot train­ ing seminarians in the method of religious instruction was impressed on

Bishops in a special letter of the Sacred Congregation for Seminaries (1926) .

Pope Pius XI in 1929 addressed bimBel1' most appeal1ng~ to Pastors , parents

and teachers as follows: "For the love of our Saviour Jesus Ohrist \'18 implore Pastors of SOUlB , by mary means in their power, by instructions and catechisns, by word ot mouth and written articles widely distributed ,

to warn parents of their grave obl1gationa• • .. . • • • . ••.•• ~ . Parents, therefore , and all who take their plaoe in the work of education, should be careful to make right use of the authority given them by God , Whose vicars they are in a true sense. This authority is not given for their own advantage , but for the proper upbringing of their children in holy and filial - 7 ­

fear ot God , the beginning ot wisdom, on which foundation aloDS all respect tor

author1ty can rest securely, and without which , order, tranquil1ty and prosperity , whether in t he tamily or in society, Will be impossible (Div1ni Illlus Mag1str i ,

Bee. 31 , 1929).

Through the Sacred Congregati on of t he Oounc il in 1935, Pope Pius XI reattirm.ed Canon 7ll and eXhorted all who are oapable of teaohing or promot1Da

Cateohet1cal inst ruction, especially s chool teacher~to join the Confraternity.

No less insistent has been our own present Supreme Pontiff, gloriously reigning , Pope Pius nI, in emphasizing as a powerful and neoessary form ot

Catholic Action the instruoti on ot ohil dren and youths in the saTing truths of our holy religion. In 1940 he lamented religious ignorance as one ot the evils of the times and proclaimed: "For this reason Catholic Action, never deaf to the voice of the Roman Pontifts, oonsi ders as one ot its essential aims, besides the religious and moral training ot its own members , their pedagogical training for teachiIl8 the Catechism. - the fundamental text of Christian l1fe and knowledge" (Oct . 6 , 1940) .

Thus we see that the dignity, importance and necessi ty ot the Contraternity is abundantly attested by the highest teaching authority in the Church, the

t).le Vicars of Christ and Successors of{immortal. St. Peter, whom Christ had established - 8 ­

as the rook toundation ot His Church . 1Prequent utteranoes by His Excellency,

Uost Reverend Amlet o G. C1cognan1. , the present Apostolic Delegate to the

United States, and by vir tually all the Card1nals, and Bishops

ot our country oanst!tute a veritab18 ohortlS of acclaim, an unbroken

hamony at aocord in support of the deorees at the supreme rulers ot the

Church. No less impressive is the zeal and generosity With which shepherds

ot souls and members ot their flocks, religious and lay, responded to the

oall tor this type ot Catholic Action, a striking demonstration of the

a%iQm: "Vox populi , vox Dei - the voi ce ot t he people is an acho ot the

voioe of the very God . "

MJWBERSBIP in the Confraternity at Christian Doctrine is made up ot

priests, religious and lay :persons, who dedioate th~mselves in one form

or another to the religious inst ruct ion, to the disse.mi nation of the

truths of our holy faith and to the establisbment ot the Catholic way ot

lite in the souls of children, adolesoent youths and adults.

THE ME'mODS folloil8d by the Confraternity are prinoipally oatechetical

ilWtruct10ns and Bible lessons for ohildren, more advanced study of religion,

Bible study and Church history by adolescents , discussion olub studie_,

inquiry classes tor adul.ts, street preaching, radio talks and infol'm.B.tion - 9 ­ centers for the benefit of the public at large . The written word as V$l1 as

the spoken word lire its medium; the classroom, the oftioe, the aud!torium, the editorial room, the street, the jungle, the highways, the byways and

hedges and the air may constitute the place of utterance, the platfo~ or the sounding board . The world at large , human beings, young and aged, learned and unlettered, rich and poor may constitute the audience, all human souls regardless of raoe, color or sooial condition. Christ oame to teach all, to draw all to know, love and serve Him, died for all, merited the bleSsings of eternal life for all, awaits all at His feet in this life and at His throne in His eternal kingdom when Ufe ' s battle is done .

"rlle Confraternity program is moat oanprehensive. Primarily caloulated to teaoh the rudiments of the oatechi to little children, especially those attending publio sohools, it is directed with equal authority to instruat adolescent boys and girls, who are oapable ot grasping religiOUS truths more profoundly through advanoed olasses in Christian Dootrine, study courses and

Newman Clubs . No less effective is the Confraternity appeal to adults gathered together in discussion clubs , religiOUS inquiry classes, publ10 forums and radiO broadoasts.

ell may we understand the eoncern of Holy Mother Church for the erection - 10 ­

and efficient operation of the Contraternity of Christian Doctrine in

every parish church; well can we appreciate her generous blessings upon

COnfraternity members in every category out ot her rich treasury of indulgences; well can we realize the affection with which the zealous

Pastor guards and nOurishes his Coni"raternity as the apple ot his eye, the pet child in his tamily of parochial societies and sodalities. No less understandable is the joy and enthusiasm With which Confraternity members, catechists, fishers, discussion club leaders and members persevere

in the form ot C atho~ic Action, With pride counting by decades their years ot service.

Some months ago our beloved and revered Holy Father , Pope Pius XII, used a striking phrase: "Now is the hour for action". Yes, notwithstanding

its apathy and weariness I perhaps thro~ a sheer sense of trustration in its own quest for satisfaotion without God , without faith , without morality, a part of mankind seams to be in a reoeptive mood for knowledge about the things of the spirit and of the higher lite. On the other hand multitudes of

Children, youthi'ul souls and mature adult men and women must be safeguarded against the influence ot secularism, ind1.tterenoe, laissez-faire, skeptloiflll and down-right atheism, whioh is rampart over the 'lace of the earth. What is needed is a crusading army ot valiant men and women, tilled with the spirit of - ll ­

Christ, spurred on by the ursa ot t he Pentecostal tire , strengthened by tba realization ot an Apostolio mission, to go torward bravely and courageously, without st1nt ot sacritice, "into the highways and byways and hedges to compel menlt to know that 1t is the1r sacred right and privilege, their unquestionable duty to know, lova and serve the lord our

God . This is Catholic Action, this 1s the Confraternity ot Christian

Dootrine , this is Ohrist t s ohallenge to you to enlist in the new crusade ot the twentieth oentury tor the conquest ot souls , tor the conquest ot

tl heaven. "Now is the hour - your hour -"tor Action." _ . • . -----J

YOUTH AND C HR I ST~N CULTURE

Permit me to c ongratulate the National Council of Catholic Women and His Excellency Most Rever end Bish op Noll, t he ir Epis copal

Cha irman~ng as the lead1ng theme of this year's

.SEW" J:; e·enferellc e the Oa thol ic Youth Movement. Thos e f amil iar

with the cond1tions and trends now preva i l ing, not only in the United s t ates of America , but als o throughout t he enti re worl d , will appreci a t e t he ext reme necessity of directing Our attention and concentrating our eff orts upon t he proper t r a ining of the gr owing gener a t i on. 80 many are t he difficul t i es , probl ems and handicaps which today sur round adol escent youth, that only the most car eful vi gilence and t r aining can h ope t o make of t he present genera t i on the usef ul men and women of the morrow . The necessity of this thought is borne out by the fact t hat even our national government has been c onstra ined to take cognizance of the problem and to formul ate a National Youth program, through whi ch i t i s hoped to realize those saf e - guards which are best calcul a t ed to devel op an American citizenship worthy of our be st tradltion& and i deals and capable of carryi ng f orward the dut y and r esponsi­ bilit ies devolvi ng upon t he pr es ent and oncoming gener a t ions . That the r epresenta tives and or ganizations of the Cathol i c Church should t ake under consi deratI on an int ens ive study and devel opment of a youth movement is not at all surpri sing. The Church has, at all times, been deepl y cons ci ous of the necessit y of moulding and fashioning the mind and heart of her growing 2

childr en; ahe has been ou t a ta~d1n g i n her concern f or not onl y the spiritual and moral d evelopment of youth but also for its cultur al and physica l t raining. We need t o recall only the elabor ate plan of catholic education with a ll its ramiflcati ona from the e lementary courses even t o the climax of the university

and post- graduate cla sses ; ~ it is but necessary to s tudy t h e wonderful educative value of her s odality program with it remarkable adaptabilit y t o a ll times , conditions and circumstan ces) ]ife need onl y to r ecall the ~b18 s timulation given by the ~t.. Church, ~ her constant a l lus ion to the lives of the Saints , whom she holds up as special examples for youth, f r om a Lawrence and Pancratius to an Aloys ius and a Stani slaus, fram an Agn es and a Cecilia to the Little Flower and Bernadette. Indeed, t he Church has from t he ver y Apostolic days hel d up t he example of the Ble ssed Mother of God a s a paragon of excellence of all virtues ~ for all c l asses and f or all times. There is, indeed, abundant ~~ evi dence in the story of t he Chur ch that she has At All t1mAa considered i t her gravest r es ponsi bility to prepare the soul s of her children for life's duties in time as well as in eternit y , and to transmit to them the culture which is an important par t of her tradit ion and heritage . en there i s question of a modern youth movement , we a r e confronted with the seri ous danger and t emptation to over- emphasize the physical functions of such a movement . Indeed, ther e are evidences that in some countries physical development is almost the excl usive aim of their-r espective youth movements , whish a pe a..Q.I~ ~ insplredAby an excessive nationalism and the dominant idea that 3

youth must be devel oped and trained for the St a t e a l one. In these movements l ittl e or no consideration bas been given to the spiritual and cultural sides of life ; Christian t raditions and ideals have been i gnored , i f not entir el y spurned; customs , conventions and habits of living have been encouraged which are more expressive of paganism t han of Christianity, a paganism indeed wb1eb is not of the type which prevailed in the ~e~­ oultured nations which were in existence at the davm of Christian ~ ity, but r ather ~ the semi ~ barbarl c paganism which had its origin in the cold and unsympathetic north of Europe . Quite naturally, our Catholic youth movements must be and are built up upon foundations whioh are far broader and deepe:! EVen as in our education it has a t all times been the aim of the Church and hop pe~r9 seatati ve 8 to t ake i nto consideration the entire ~ human being ~ a ll his legitimate aspirations and ends.l£ the .sJ....e. ~ ~ +0 ~ ~~ selection of the means wls~ his h 'lmAn be1ng iii t o 'ge brotu!he ~ to ~ highest attainable perfection. The Church never forgets that youth has a mind to be enlightened, a will to be trained and a heart to be moulded . She never loses sight of the fact that this same human being must be equipped not only for the physical functions of life , but also for ~ social, moral and spiritual r esponsibilities . In fact the Church endeavors to give to youth What is known a s culture in the Christian aense. culture in the wi de sense has been defi ned as Ilthat complex wh ole which irLcludes knOWledge , belief, arts, moral s, law, customs 4

and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. " If to this definition we were to add that this complex whole is fundamentally influenced by the teachings of Christ and His Church, then you have what may be called Christian ~ culture . It was the Church tbet first civilized humanity by inspiring its laws and sanctifying its customs; she then gave culture to humanity by teaching humanity the sciences of philos ophy and theology as well as the useful and ornamental arts of agri­ culture , painting and music; she lifted up this same humanity

~ through her universal spirit of charity and justice applied to ~ the social order. The cultural life and program of the Church is unquestionably rooted in our Faith and our religious con­ victions , which like the scriptural leaven , must permeate and ~ every phase of human thought , action and life. Like the scriptural salt, this Faith of ours must season and give relish to all human endeavor and experience . Belief in the existence of God and in His attributes, recognition of our dependence upon Him and relationship to Him , faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God , Teacher, Redeemer, sanctifier and sovereign .Judge of all men , belief in the divine miSSion , authority and jurisdiotion of the

Church, belief in the immortality of our own souls , our account­ ab1lity to God and ultimate destiny to happiness with Him , belief in all these truths Vlill always be the foundation of the culture called Christian , through which the individual and society receive their highest impulses and strongest incentives . Hence, underlying all forms of culture, there must always be a strong 5

spiritual and religious foundation, which deserves prime consider­ ation in any attempt to give to our youth the full possession of its cultural birthright . It is for this reason that no Catholic Youth Movement is conceivable without an endeavor to supply or supplement a sound thorough religious education and training. Those who planned the program for the ca tholic 'Y outh organization in Chicago and other places were conscious of the need of such a spiritual or religious foundation, and therefore, incorporated into their programs ~ . proper e~&ideratlon for the soul needs of young bOys and young girls . Indeed, we should be remiss almost unto injustice, were we to fail to give to our Catholic youth that solid r eligious background, by which alone it can withstand modern seductions and temptations and go through life with hardihood of purpose and security. Our young people must be taught not only what to believe ~ but hoW they are to be31 eve, not only what to practise but how .~ U- they are to practis ~ , . not only what to be but also how they are to be~ the type of individuals and members of society, that the ~. Catholic Shupeh demands that they be . Besides spiritual or religious culture in the general sens6, it is our duty also to convey to youth a proper mental culture, or that development of mind v/hich comes from the acquisition of helpful and useful knowledge . And what institution is better qualified or equipped to educate the human mind than Ho ly Mother Church! From time almost immemorial she has insisted upon en­ riching the mind of man with all forma of truth, revealed and acquired, natural and supernatural, earthly and heavenly. She 6

has L~spired her scholars to search for truth and to analyse carefully the results of their searchings , so as to transmit to posterity that which is best/ noblest and ~ most beneficial. To deprive youth of this wealth of knowledge wou d indeed be a violation of the principles of sound judgment, if not of justice. Vfuerefore again, the Church does not confine her youth movement to mere bodily or phYSical culture, however useful and necessary that may be, but following the maxim "mens sana in corpore sano, " she so equips and trains the human mind that, discerning truth from falsehood , it grasps and retains such knowledge as may serve for its adornment and practical application. Without due consider­ ation for a proper and well- balanced mental culture, we might train our young people to be phys ical giants but they would never ~d- be qualified to ~PPy on to posterity the scientific attainments and intellectual accomplishments of the ages that are past . It has always been considered an integral and moat essential function of youth training to give to the will the proper discipline, ~ self control and aAsense of ~ responsibility. As the supreme natural faculty of man, the will deserves prime consideration; upon its proper development depends much of the happiness of man; and certainly, in the last analysis we will all be judgea(by the use we shall have made 0 this noble faculty . The necessity of bringing the will into conformity,not only with all rea onable and ~ wise human laws but also t:o. the Divine ri ill, is apparent to all who have a correct understanding of human nature and its relation­ ship to human society and to od e And this development and training of the will cannot be merely mechanical, but must be 7

brought into conformity with r ight reason and a proper understand­ ing of the aims and purposes of life . The sense of responsibility must be individualized and not communlzed , aa is the tendenoy today among those who would practically obliterate the indivldual and

merge h i m with the general mass of h1.llIlB.n beings in a given country crr-~~~ # or stateJ\ Where the individual i s made to consider himself merely a part of a mass of humanity, there is unquestionably a loss of

dignity and a degradation entirely unworthy of and in contra- A-uz...~~~~ dicti on to all that w e he Jt teel! I A jlQ;ltJ..., through human resear ch and divine revelation . To the extent that you submerge or destroy individual consciousness , to that extent you also destroy the sense of individual responsibility; and this may well explain many of the erratic phenomena which shock the modern mind and help to disorganize the social order. No form of culture 1s complete without due consideration of . 44L~ a proper development of the ~ esthetic sense, wbic~e S9.Rs e to appreciate all that is beautiful and refined in human l ife and

in the world . This ~ esthetic sense finds objective and outlet in the cultivation of the useful and ornamental arts and sciences such as architecture, sculpture, painting and music . And what a wealth of achievement and accomplishment does not the Church offer

in this particular field of culture! Down through the ages she has at all times inspired, encour aged and supported every effort

of human genius that tends to adorn, beautify and m~ke more delightful the elements of human 11fe . Under the direction of the Chur ch monumental temples have been built and adorned, works 8

of art of every kind , descri ption and degr ee of excellence have been conceived, executed and preserved for man 's enjoyment ; she ~~~ has dignifi ed mus i c and made it 5llb e 1.g1ar Jl' :in tee devel op ment;.: ~ ...·e • .i.....-~~~ of her liturgy and for m of wo r shi~ ~haa enc ouraged tbe cultiva­ tion of t his art for pur ely r ecr eational purposes . Vfuy should

not , then , the cultivation of a Wholesome ~ esthetical sense be included 1n the youth pr ogram whi ch is sponsor ed by Holy Mother Churchj and why should n ot t he precious heritage which tbe Church

has developed in this dir ection dur ing the n inet een .hundred years D=2,; .s as q rw *iftde? .... of her exi stence be handed {Weq AS Q PpdP9ii' lege ='1 e ilI1 Gl'wo i L to _ ~. -if. ro *,,",- Se ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~ f.J1;<..4 tae generations,which HUl et AA FXW On. t ", t lie f"t 'll'* vd la l. l ia s been ~~ A t./J.-~ found noblest and best'? Indeed , no human instituti on can give

80 much richness and fulnes s t o human life as can the Church,

who , divine in her institut ion and mi s s i on , haa never thel e s s touched with the magiC of her geni us and hand everyt hing that can add t o the dignity , beaut y and enj oymen t of life i n t he best sense . Therefore, our Catholic youth is f or tunat e indeed, when du.­ the Church devel ops a program for ~ bene f i ~ at t h e rl ~ 1 li g

~l e"B G lon . because i t i s assured of a culture which i s well , ~~ founded , well balance~ and admirably dir ected . In fact it i s " ~~~vp- this culture that gives to l ifer(hat well- round ed philosophy, which, if it were universally a ccept ed, would do so much to produce order, happiness and zest in a l l our human r e lat i onships . With these tpoughts before us we can well understand why

our Catholi c youth program :i:-nell:lfies= y ~~~e p lan f or the proper physical development of our children and adolescent bOys and gir ls , but a l so Buch f eat ure s a s religi ous instructions, 9

study clubs , lit erary circles and dramatic and musical sections . These developments , when pr operly organ i z ed and directed , con­

tribute.:alQsl'l " ilL unly to the perf ection of t he youth movement , c.--L~~ ~ but "ls9 ~ the necessary elements of variety, Sf' 'bb-t all may

find t il , I: something to inter est and attract them. Diversi fication in this as in allot e r phases of human l ife and endeavor will .z;;­ be f ound most helpful and conduc ive ~ sucoess . Not only will

this d~verBiflcation prove beneficial to t he young peopl e , whom ~ ,. it is"intended to reach in the youth movem en t ,~ wil l a l so .

attract to the movement a r s riet;y ere persons o~abilitYI &&Q ~~

generosity of s oulr- -wh:fL will dedicat e their services in one form ~ tJ--c "'t}- , or another to the welfare of ~c"' tl:J. . Naturally, such divers ification a lso offers some difficul ties and wi ll tax the thought and genius ~~ of ita sponsors, but the ultimate end wi ll b~highly satisfactory

and ew1u oH bly" beneficia l . Thus we hail the ational Council of catholic omen and to ~ ~ ... ~---cr ~~ ~ ~ ~ ;'~~ /J expressA,0ur deepest gratitude for What this splendjd or g B IJizat1cm ~ our growing boys and girla . ~~t;;;:;;; ~ ~fA;;~~ ~~L-o(T ~~ 'Phr"!lBl~Aex c ellen t for~Catholic Act1 "8<. the Cb urch in ?-.t.. America is rendering to Gat:nol1c youth an inca.loul able ser vice. ~~

The result o£ .dltch will be ~pp8' elit it! a s turdier typC::-~;:"m~'n~ ~d-4 and women, wlJ lj w1 J± love God and ser ve the Church mos t faithfully ~~~~ and generously , wh·"1 Ui l 1~ s"ewo8li1sf,,1 snu benefic taJ members

of human society and wJ ,o kAt]] be. the very intellectual, moral as we l l as physical bulwarks of our c ountry and its glorious 10

inst itutions . Phorofopo 1t ig tfta~ we effMffi9SS th1s great

movement to ell affiliates opgaa1zat1QRs or the Ust 1 aneJ

CQl:Hieil of Oa:tholle ]!,'9mSR lil.BQ ~PQy that 1t may 6ftj 6'Y tho 1'11)' eat

meaSUl'e of Goa's b1gestng ana tne success which 16 'bePl'l: at _~ blessing. 1k.7/.,g~~~-v ~~ ~~ . ~/~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ -

Eminentissime at Illustrisstme Princeps:

Vix verba invenire poss~us quae sufficiant ad dicendum galldium nostrwn

supra occasione hac faustisstma in qua Eminentia Tua dignata est Diocestm

Nostram etropolitanam Visendi causa adire, non obstantibus plurimis incammodis

necnon asperitatibus in itinere diuturno ad Sedam Apostolicam expertise

Summa qua par est venerations te salutmnua et gratulamur ob recentiasime

suscept~ dignltate.m cardinalit1mn, in qua tib1 venit unica diatinctio , quod

siS primus ex gente tua laudatissima, qui ad Collegium Princ1pum Ecc l es1ae est

quod in elevatus Oedit nobis in laetltlam. specialem/honorlf1catione iata Beatisaimo

Patri nostro fel1cissime regnanti,Pio Papas Duo-decimo, bene placuerit

bSnignisstme recognoscere, praeter merita tua illustriseDna, eti~ progressum

in dissem1nanda f i de et constantiam in ejusd~ professions, qua f i dsles in

patria tua inter terras nunenpatas missionaries praeerndnent . Delectat nobis

etiam in memoriam revocare quod sis f ilius praeclarissimuS istius Sooietatis

quae nomine Divini Verb! gloriatur, de eujus operibus sacrifici1squs pro

propaganda fide in dissitis regionibus testimonia cop1ossiss1ma ad nos

perveniunt, cujus laborum etiam nos testes S~ praeserttm in fovendis - 2­

vocationibus religiosls et sacerdatal1bua a~ud Negritos.

salutandam. :Eb1inentiam Tuam 111ustrissimam. convenire fecimus hodie in noatra alma et venerabili Ecclesia Cathedral! alumnos scholarum nostrarum

su~eriarum, qui in Societate dicta Cruc1ata Alumnarum Catholicorum pro ~s - sionibus sallerte l aborant pro fide propaganda. Sit eorum praesentia tibi

testimOnium eorum studiosissimae industriae :pro missionibus ~raestando ~reces, labares et oblata pecunfaria, ex qulbuB acti onibus non raro exoritur gratia

vocationis su~ernatural1s. Tua trunen praesentla honorifica erit ipsis nova

Instlgatio ad ampluia pro missionibus l aborandum,praesertim tempore praesent i, quod juxta consensum univeralem valde propitium est ad Evangel1um praedicandum et media Salutis cunctis praebenda populis .

Nomine non tantum proprio sed totius gregis mibi ad pascendum connnissi ~

Eminentiae Tuae gratias ex intimo corde reddo , tiblque omnia faustisstma adprecor et te summa cum reverentia peto,ut digneris nobis omnibus benedictionem eardinalltiam impertlre . Sint tibi ann1 plur1mi, saluberrimi et gratl1s copiossimis pleni, ita ut, te tamquam luce.m ferente, fides sencta Eccleaiae ad

ultimas partes reg10nis tuae quam aitius perveniat. ~od faxit Deus bene­

volentlssime :per merita Domini Nostri et Salvatoris ~esu Christi ! -1­

"And I say to thee: That thou art Peter: and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And tRhatsoever thou shall bind on earth, it shall be bound in heaven: And "­ whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven" - Matt. XVI, 18-19.

Nineteen hundred years ago, at the dawn of the third and last year of the Saviour's public life, there was enacted on the outskirtsof a town in northern Palestine, known as Caesarea-

Philippi, a scene that was destined to have upon all the world the most momentous consequences.

It was a dark hour in the life of Christ, for the hatred of the Scribes and Pharisees of Judea was daily gathering momentmn; He seeme d anxious to seek rest before the impending storm in the quiet seclusion of the slopes of Mt. Hermon along the banks of the headwaters of the

River Jordan.

It was this peaoeful setting that the Master chose to draw from His diSCiples a signl t i­ ~ cant profession of faith, RisiDg.....abruptly fl'OIJl prayer, He asked them: "Wham do men say that

I am? - But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one ot the prophets." - And then tollows the challenging personal question: "But wham do you say that I am? "And 10, as usual, Peter that had been called Simon answers tor the rest: .e~~--...- "Thou art the Christ, the Son ot the living God" - "Blessed art thou Simon Be:L"~Oalil:" Come s back the comment ot Christ, "because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my

Father who ia in heaven" - And novi follow words, that must have stricken the disciples with consternation and Pater with terror, it indeed they were then capable of grasping their full import: "And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates ot hell shall not preva.il againat it. And I will give to thee the keys ot the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, it shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven" -

ThUB did Christ announce to His disciples and to the world down through the ages the ins· tion of His Church as the permanent medium through which He was to continue His own work and mission to the end of time. In the picturesque yet simple setting of an obscure mountain grc and in the presence of a group of humble fishermen, He announces His plan to create an lnati1 tion that was destined to revolutionize the world, change the very nature of human civilizat -3­

strike terror into the hearts of kings and emperors, bring light, strength and solace to al l elements of human society and give to mankind a loftier concept of its di gnity and destiny.

EDUCATION AND CULTURE.

Christ established His Church as a living organism, that vibrates and communicates lite, energy and grace to all men. It is instituted as "the pillar and ground ot the truth" (I Tim. III, 15). Its Apostles are sent forth, endowed with the very power ot theJon of God: "All power is given to me in heaven and on earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations, bapt1siJIg th8m in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching tham to ob­ serve all things whatsoever I have commanded you: And behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world" (Matt. XXVIII, 18-20). Never was there a bolder mandate, more universal and more confident, issued to a group of men, a mandate which the Church has never ceased to int erpret and carry out in its most literal, most comprehensive meaning. As a result we have the wonderful program not only of preaching but also of education, that has """""'i ~A.a..1 given to the world the earliest christian schools; establishedAi n the homes of bishops and in -the ~~nasteries and abbeys, that dott ed Eu..rope from the fourth century, ~blossomed into the great universities of Bologna and Terrara, Paris and Salamanca, Oxtord and Cambridge and even Mexico, centuries before education in the modern sense of the term was even dreamed of.

Apace with education grew culture, which fostered the arts as well as the sciences and gave to the world an entirely new and far nobler civilization than paganism had produced in Egypt,

Greece or Rome, and certainly a more humane concept of life than the barbarian tribes brought with them from t he forests of northern Europe. f-~~ It may be well to ~J\ here how well and how herocially the Church carries on her mission as t he herald of truth here in America. Sixteen catholic universities, over fifty seminaries, more than one hundred colleges, approximately six hundred! high schools and nearly ten thousand ele­ mentary schools, conducted by same fifty thousand catholic teachers, are educating in t his coun­ try- more than two and one half millions of children and young people. This is the direct con­ tribution of the to the educational progress of the United State. of America, for the catholic citizens carry the burden of supporting this catholic system of education • , -5­ without shirking their duty a s tax payers t owards the public schools.

THE lmUgmy OF CHARITY. r:­ Education and culture in the christian sense inevitably led to charityt the t ruest and highest refinement is that \rdl i ch makes men eensitive and sensitible of the weaknesses, the ills and the sufferings of others. This is the type of refinement which Christ expressed in the mandate of love - "Thou shalt love thy neigh'Dor as thyself"; The refinement He ex- amplified by "going about dOing good everywhere" This supreme refinement the Church has cul­ tivated in imitation of her Divine Founder from the days in which the Apostl e s organized the ministry of charity through the ~created office of the , whose duty it was to see that the widows should not be neglected in the daily ministration. There '"TaB to be no one needy among those early converts. This ministry of charity has been extended and ampli­ t ied throughout the world into a golden chain of countless hospitala, homes, asylums and places

d4!l" of retuge for every physical, mental, moralmd 8OcialiCa, to which human f lesh is heir. And legion is the number of men and women, wh devote their pure, holy lives without hope for -6­ t emporal recompense to the care of t he afflicted and the unf'ortunate. Christ Himself has set charity as the criterion of true disciples~ip: "By this shall all man know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another" (Ino. XIII, 35) Brighter than the lustre of the most bril liant planet shines the charity of the Church as the seal of her claim to the title of the one and only Church ot the God of charity.

SPIRITUAL AUl'HORITY.

Christ's Church is the embodiment at spiritual authority in the world. The so-called power of the keys - "And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven" - implies sovereign jurisdiction. No, t he Church does not aspire to civil powe r~ With Christ her founder she proelaims ~~ kingdom is not of this world" (Jno. XVIII, 36) But in t he spi ritual domain she claims to reign supreme in virtue of the authority vested in her by Christ: ~e that heareth you, heareth me: and he that despiseth you, despiseth me. And he that despiseth me , despiseth

Him that sent me" (Luke X, 16) Indeed in t he spiritual domain she is Christ's visible court at last resort: "If thy brother shall offend against thee, go , and rebuke him between t hee and htm alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother. And if he will not hear thee, take -7­

with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three witnes ses every word may stand .

And if' he Will not hear them: tell the church. And if' he will not hear the church, let him.

be to thee as a beathen and publican" (Matt. XVIII, 15-17).

SANCTIFICATION AND SALVATION.

To t he Church has been transmitted by Christ the great function of leading man to his

ultimate end, and dispensing to him the lIIY'steries and means of his sanctitication. C(!>nt rary to

the view ot those who pretend to know not God and deny Him His rightful place in the universe, ~ ~ has emanated from His infinite Wisdan and power, mants destiny is not the sensuous ~em.-

eraJ. , elusive happIness of' this \,«>rld but lhe eternal vision and possession of the v ery God.

Even the conquest of the whole wo rld, cannot satisfy the craving of' the human s oul: "What shall

it profit a man, if' he ga,1 n t he whole world, and suffer the loss of' his soul? Or what shall

a man give in exchange f'or his soul" (Mk. VIII, 35-37). In His bounty Christ has merited for

us the kingdom of heaven as our evarlasing reward and instituted the spiritual, supernatural

means to attain that goal. These ,means, whereby men can lead holy lives in union with God, as a preparation and foretaste of the joys of the beatific vision, are committed t o the Church.

Of these maans her priesthood is the dispensing ministry: "Let a man so account us as of the

ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God" I Cor. IV, I) The full force

of her zeal is directed towards making men holy and ever ready to answer the cal l for an account

ing of their stewardships. Watchful as the shepherd over his sheep, solicitous as the mother

about her intant, is the Church about the spiritual welfare and progress of even the least ot

her children. Hers is the duty to safeguard the innocence of the child, to watch over the

purity of the virgin, to defend the integrity of the home and family, to reclaim the Sinner,

to urge honor and justice in social l1fe and in civic life to urge men to "render to Caesar

the things that are Cae sars,f and to God the things that are God's". (Matt XXII, 21).

CONCEPr OF THE CHURCH DIVINE.

Such in br1ef outline are the functions of the Church as conceived by her Founder. No­ ~ where in human history or experience can we find a ~ra11e1 either of iift.e mission or of the

guarantees with which that mission is hedged in. As the guardian and herald of truth, the

Church has the guarantee of divine guidance and infal1ib1lity: "Behold I am wi th you all days , ' even to the consummation of the world" (Mat. XXVIII, 20 ). And again: "The spir1t of trut h

will teach you all truth" (In. XVI, 13) . That guarantee is even more abundantly assured to

him, wham Christ chose as t he head of His Church: "Simon , Simon, behold satan hath desired to

have you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for t hee , that thy taith f ail not : ~ ~/a".H('4~ And thou being onoe converted, contim thy brethren" (Lu. XXII, 31-32) . This guarantees him " Gtc~~~~~~ U f reedom t ram error, when A& ~eaefteAtha universal Church a ma~ taith or morals. In the spiritual govermnent of men the Church is constantly rem1~d~hat her authority and power is idantl eal with t he a uthority and power of Christ: "All power is given to me in heaven a nd i n

earth" (Mat. XXVIII, 18). "As the Father hath sent Me, I also send. you" (Jno. XX, 21) "He t hat

reoeiveth you, reoeiveth Me: and he that receiveth Me, receiveth Him that sent Me". (Mat. X,40) .

In her lif e she is guaranteed eXistence to the end of time, With sure and ult1mate triumph over

all enemies, even the powers of the very demons of hell: "The gates of hell shall not prevail"

(N~t. XVI, 18). "Satan hath desired to have thee---but I have prayed for thee , that thy fait h fa1

not" (Lu. XXII, 31-32) . Only the infinite wisdom ot God could have conceived such an instit utioIl

only one conscious of His divine authority a nd omni potenoe co uld grant such powers and confer such prerogatives.

THE TEST OF CENTURIES. 41 That Christ's pledges were no idle boas~the test of nineteen centuries abundantly proves.

The little band of f isherman, headed by the emotional incons tant Simon call ed Peter, that stood in wonderme nt a bo ut Christ at Caesarea * Philippi was surely not an impressi ve group. They made even a more I2t hetic spectacle as t hey scurried to safety when Christ was apprehended. Even after the Re surrection of the Saviour we find them behind locked doors - "f or fear of t he J ews"

And yet Chr i st wa s not disappointed in theIll after the descent of "The tongues ot fire" on Pente­ cost . And ever sinee that miraculous event has t he world had causa to st and i n wondennent bafor' the Church of Christ. For nineteen hundred years has the prophet 1c promise of Christ : "And the gates of hell s hall not p 11" - been test ed and never found wanting.

Por three hundred years t he Church wrestled w1th the imperial powe r of mi~ ty Rome , lived in the caverns of t he earth and witne s sed t he saturation of the sands of the Coliseum and other arenas w1 t h the crimson blood of her pontiffs and priests, her t ender virgins and stately metro! ~H..L~~ her stalwa rt youths and coura eous men, wh0l\.gladly bore test imony to Christ and the Gospel. Not until after the victory of Constantine, .mo conquered his opponent betore the gat es ot Rome

"in the Sign of the Crossiand his cel ebrated de cree of 1tilan, was it possi ble tor t he Church to breath t he pure air of freedom. Then tollowed e struggle with a decadent pagan civ1l1za­ tlon, the depressing era of the barbaric invasions , t he contest with ignorance and t eudal arro­ gance in t he so-called Dark Age s , the grappl e with emperors and kings, who endeavored to make the Church subservient to their power and whtms, the constantly recurring attacks ot schismatics Jk.~ ~t::.LdJ. H...../f".~f-'--~ a.~ and he res1 a r~hS , culminating in the so-called Re fo rmat lon;1rat ionali sm~ t he eighteenth century, materi alism ~ the nineteenth and modernism and neo-paganism in the twentieth. Never has t he Church been entirely free from danger or anxiety, and yet during these nine­ teen centuri es , she has maintained her integrity, held unswervingly to her charted course , proven herself a faithful custodian of her trust. The civllization of Greece and Rome crumbled, but over the ruins there arose t he civilization and culture whose principles are rooted in t he

Gospel ot Christ; barbarian hordes and pagan tribes swept down f rom the North, but in time they t ound at the baptismal tont a new religi on and a new mode of living; schisms and her esies tore -4. . /l, nations from the bosom ot the Ohurch, but zealous mi ssionaries won n~~s f or Christ among -12­ ~~~ t he Aborigines of the Americans any/in the distanct Orient; rationalism, materialism and modern­ ism left their scars , but t hey also served to clarity and reaffirm with new vigor the ancient truth and prompted the Church to intensity her ministry. Again and again has the Church experi­ anced the truth of the prophesy of Christ: "'!'hey wi ll put you out of the synagogues: Yea t he hour cometh that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth a service to God. And these things will they do to you, because they have not lmown the Father, nor Me" (Jno. XVI, 1-3) And just as often has ·she realized the i ntinite truth and power implied in that first pledge at

Caesarea - Philippi: "The gates of hell shall not prevail". There have been trials and struggles , sorrows and persecutions , periods of densest darkness and desolation, but never an hour of de- teat for t he great cause of Christ, which it is the mission of the Church to carry ~orward to the end of time. The gates of hell have not prevailed; they shall not prevail: to the end of ~cLd t ime ~eh is the de cree of the eternal God, etficaciousl y operative these nineteen hundred years.

THE CATHEDRAL OF MOBILE.

The Centenary of the construction of this venerable cathedral of NObile arrests our atten­ tion today chi efly becauae in this bUilding we see a monument, whi ch for one hundred years has borne witness to the development of the Church in this noble city and state. Indeed t he

Church of Mobile and Alabama is much older than this venerable edifice. Only one other parish in the United States, that of st. Augustine in Florida, can claim priority in age over this parish of the Imma culat e Conception, which had its resident priest in the per son of t he Jesuit

Fat her Paul du Rhu as early as 1701. ith exceptional interva.l~ when the parish was not blessed by a resident priest, this camnunity of Mobile has enjoyed the ministrations of t he

Church through zealous, self-sacrificing priests for more than t~ro centuries; and two centuries i s no mean portion of the nineteen that mark the life of the Church universal. For more t han one hundred years prior to the erection of the Diocese, the ):8rish of Mobile was the cent er from which emanat ed catholic li£e and missionary enterprise to the Indians and White settlers throughout the state of Alabama and along the Gulf Coast. The present edifi ce was erected by Bishop Portier, first Bishop of Mobile , Begun in 1835 , it was consecrated in 1850 with the distinction of having been the first cathedral to be con­ secrated in t he United states and offered to God as a f ree unencumbered gift of t he flock of -14­

Christ.

Vlell may we pause to admire the architectural. beauty of the edifice and to pay tribute

to the pr elates, who had the artistic taste and vision to construct a building of such di gnit y

and noble proportions. But in our eyes today these walls seem to vibrate with life and ener gy

the l ife and energy of bishops, priests, religious and laity, vmo during this century ot many

changes and trials have carried on the '\-'lork of Christ within t hese hallowed precincts.

This venerable cathedral for one hundred years has been the embodiment of t h e

of Christ; through its prelates and priests it has been to MObile, Alabama and Western Florida all that t he Church universal has for nineteen hundred years been to the world. In i t has r e­

sounded t he word of truth, procl aimed forecfully, courageously and with that unerring certai nty, t h8.t markS t he preaching of the Catholic Church. For one hundred years there has radiated f rom this sanctuary the efficient glow a nd f ragrance of holiness, c ommunicated with lavish gener osity to myriads of s ouls, who have sought here their spiritool regeneration and strength . For a century has thi s edifice been "none other but the house of God, and the gate of heaven"

(Ge n . mIl, 17 ) -15­ for here has Christ established His tabernacle and His sacrifici al altar; here has been fulfilled for a century' the prophecy of Malachy: "From the rising of the S\Ul ever to the going down , my name i s great among the Gentiles, and in every place there is sacrifice, and there is offered for my name a clean oblation" (Mal. I, II). Yes, the clean, all holy oblation of the Lamb of God , renewing daily in a bloodless manner the sacrifice of the Cross. For a century have souls found sol ace in the Eucharistic presence of the Saviour and life and nourishinent in the partaking ot the Bread of Life •

.As the Uother Church of the Diooese and the Cathedra of the Bishops of :Mobile, this sacred building hass been the citadel of faith, the torch of divine truth, the hearth of charity, t he source and inspiration to the priests and faithful of the Diocese, t heir joy in t he bright days of vigorous progress and prosperity, their consolation and strength in the dark days, when war, di sease and a dversity t ried men's souls. He nce there emanated the me ssages that breathed t he spirit of conCiliation, good wi ll and brother l y charity, whe:z:ain all oitizens of this oommonwealth ~~ ...f:; could abide and labor together towards the welfare and happiness of a l l. ItPortier the Pi oneer, -16­ Q.uinlan the ministering bishop of the battlefields, 0'SUllivan the missionary and orator, Allen the builder and apostle of t he Col ored race have all made t heir contribution towards t he build­ i ng up of the Kingdom of Christ fl~m this seat of their apostolic authority.

~Jpostolic tradition finds worthy expression today in the zealous and benign admin1s­ t rati on of the present energetic and beloved incumbent of the See of Mob Ue , Most Reverend

Thomas Joseph Toolen. I "ithin a decade he has practically renovated the spirit of t he Diocese and led priests and people to new heights of achievement. New schools, new institutions and works of charity, ~he reorganization of c tholic societies, the establishment of a most active

Council of Catholic }/omen , the welding together of a diocesan Wide organization for catholic youth, the extension of reli gious instruction classes to the remotest communit1es, are all manifestations of that Catholic Action, that characterizes the life of the Church today. ~l this is an eloquent testimony of the zeal of him whose throne and seat of authority are ereeted .;..... ~~ 4'17 ~~ within these wells, a proof of the vitality and progressive ministry Whic~ rks the life of t he great Church of Christ, founded on Peter the Rock in Caesare8 - Philippi nineteen hundred years ago. • -17­

So, venerable House of God, we hail t hee with joy on this thy day of jubilation! e thank

the God of majesty and love, wham thou hast served faithfully t hese hundred years , for t he blesB­

i ngs which in thee and through t hee He has dispensed to His children, for the warmth of love and

tl~ fervor of noble inspiration that has emanated fram thee! We salute today with sent iments of ~ deHI!;M and thankfulness the prelates and priests, who have during thi s century preserved un­

broken the chain of ecclesiastical tradition wi thin thy sanctuary and at thy altar! We pray

',\,rj. th confidence that the new century that dawns for thee today may find t hy foundations equally

strong, thy walls equally secure, t hy precincts equally hallowed, thy sanctuary equally holy, thy

tabernacle equally beautiful, thy works equally efficatious, so that the generations that came

after us may find cause to sing of thee as we do today: "How lovely are thy tabernacles, 0 Lord

of hosts! My soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have

rejoi ced in the living God" (Ps. 83,1-3).