Page 2, 15th December 1939
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Archbishop Mostyn Memorial A Great Record
SIR,—While the g reat and irreparable loss of our venerated Archbishop is still fresh in our minds, the Vicar Capitular, the Provost and Chapter, feel sure that his many friends......
No Midnight Mass
We should like to record the fact that many letters, from clergy and laity, have been received asking that the decision about Midnight Mass should be changed. This is a matter......
" No Room In Europe "
SIR,—The followin g Christmas hymn written by a Bengali poet may well g ive rood for thought: "Great-souled Christ, on this the we, blessed day of your birth w who are not......
Conversion Of England
Where We Fail SIR,—One has heard recently statements about the general falling off of conversions. How far this is true I do not know. As one who has made a special study of the......
League Of Our Lady Immaculate Sir, — The League Of
Our Lady Immaculate is a lea g ue of prayer, inau g urated three years a g o by the Archbishop of Liverpool, '' to combat Communism and the enemies of God.' Recent international......
Hymns And Liturgy They Can Liturgical Be
SIR,—Thou g h I agree with the main contentions of " B.Sc. (Engineering)" in his two letters, I still question the relevance of his " Objective v. Subjective " to the question......
Gregorian Chant
SIR,—In his latest letter on church music, W. H. P. Boyd submits that Motu Proprio allows for hymns in the vernacular by forbidding the Vernacular at Hi g h Mass, etc. He ar g......
Badges For Catholic Troops The Sacred Heart
Sts,—All will sympathise with Mr Wynne-Ruahton's prayer that Catholics will think of this war as a Crusade. But possibly without being timid or hidebound, we may doubt whether a......
Campaign Against Communism
Sna—I should like to second the su g g estions of Joseph Ibbett. Of course our Government is not determined to crush e rs Communism. Since no few members of it are Christians......
Lost Catholics Sir,—in The Course Of Visits To Public...
Schools (non-denominational) it is common to find unmistakable Catholics, because of distinctively Irish names, on the registers of the classes. Many of the ohildren so listed......
Lizalenbar Of The Taeck
Sunday, December 17. Third Sun day in Advent. Purple or Rose. Monday, December 18. Feria. Purple. Tuesday, December 19. Feria. Purple. Wednesday, December 20. Ember Day, Fast......
The Orthodox Members Of The Church
suggest that the statements in your issue of December 1— that baptised non-Catholics are " subjects of the Church but not members," and that in their case " there is the......
" Unmarried Wives "
SLR,--One is indebted to Mr Burlei g h for his frank espousal of the action of H.M. Government in g ranting marriage allowances to " unmarried wives," and I would like to......
Invalid Marriages
SIR,—Surely your correspondent G. E. Burleigh makes a too sweepin g statement when he says : " Many, if not most, En g lish non-Catholic marria g es are invalid because of......
Appeal To 'priests
SIR,— In the summer of 1918 Benedict XV appealed to all priests throughout the world to offer a Mass for Peace, and this Mass was offered towards the end of June or July. m On......