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An Urgent Problem
Sir. -- How right Mr. Shaw ie in urging an extension of the educational and training activities a the Catholic Marriage Advistory Council. In addition to our Pre-Marriage Cur es......
Catholic Boys In Border Raids
Sits - Douglas Hyde. in his article on I.R.A. activity in today's edition of the CATHOLIC HERALD, speaks of the idealistic lmistives which impel young men from the Irish......
St. Elizabeth
Sir, Why is it that the mother of him who was called " the areatest of those born of woman." the woman whose name was on the tins of the angel of the annunciation: and above all......
Musical Epitaphs
Sirs - -In preparation of a volume in the Music Book series. the writer is anxious to trace throughout the British Isles details of musical epitaphs and memorials. May I appeal......
Doc M T U En S
S 1R, -- -One i. reluctant to criticise the great work of the Catholie Truth Society and its generous writers, hut one aspect of their activity urgently needs attention. - the......
More Lay Breviaries
Sir, The Benedictine Community at Talacre, Flint, blo Wales. which helped to prepare the " Book of Flours," described by B. Howe, can supply the two volumes-Psalter and......
Periodicals For The Royal Navy
Sir, - May an Anglican reader be permitted a comment on Fr. R. More O'Ferrall's letter under this heading. During the war 1 was serving in a depot ship on a foreign station, and......
Famous Saying
Sir, Every schoolboy (and girl?) knows that St. Augustine is the author of " In essentialsunity; in non-essentials-liberty; in all-charity." Can an of your readers pin-point the......
If Nuclear War Is Condemned
SIR, - In your issue of February 15 Mr. E. I. Watkin states that Catholics may not participate in a war in which nuclear weapons are used. Whatever the merits of that principle,......
Farnborough For Liturgy Talks
Sir,-Having read Canon Burrett's letter in your issue of February 15th calling for more discussion of the problems that have to he faced in the movement for more active......
"half-baker Born Catholics
Sir,-Converts nowadays are often favourably compared to " born " Catholics. The "born " Catholics who through the struggling years have contributed to: (1) The building of......
'thousands Of Cranks'
Sir,I read of Jotter's experience in Belgium. It is amazing and amusing to hear of dispensations allowing the eating of meat on a Friday or some other day of abstinence. it......
The Priest In Remote Places
Sir,-I read with interest (21/ 12/56) about the difficulty of Catholics of Christmas Island in getting the ministrations of a priest. Why cannot Latin Bishops do as Eastern rite......
Holiday In Wales
Sir, Catholics who are unable to go abroad for their holidays will find that Welsh Wales offers abundant opportunities for family holidays, for hikers and climbers and for all......