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Holy Week
Looking Back Sir,—Three Holy Week books for the people have appeared, but a few misleading notes have crept in. One version says " After the Asperses " on Palm Sunday, whereas......
St. Thomas, Patron Of Vernacularists?
S IR,—In his " Summa Theoloerica, Ha Ilae, Qu. 91, Art. 1," St. Thomas asks the ques tion: " Whether God should be praised with t hc lips? " He answers: " It is written (ps.......
Archbishop Makarios
Sir,---We were interested to see. at long last, some mention of the Makarios affair in your columns. Many Christians, we are sure, have an uneasy feeling that expediency has......
Cistercian Origins
Sir,—Your expert authority, Mr. Peter F. Anson, has not given U s the date and circumstances attending the foundation of the Cistercian Order. In retiring from the Benedictine......
Capital Punishment
Sir,—The letter in your last issue jUSlifies capital punishment by appealing to Genesis, 9:5, 6. Some Might argue : " But that is in the Old Testament, when the law of reprisal......
The Annual Cost
OF HOUSING S IR,-Perhaps the figures given below may show a little more clearly on which class the burden of housing lies most heavily to-day. Annual Cost of Housing for......
No Language Of Universal Church
Sir,—I was surprised to read certain letters stating that Latin is the universal liturgical language of the Catholic Church. There are, in fact, several liturgical languages......
St. Severin
Sir.—I was delighted to see the publicity given to the pioneering liturgical apostolate of the Church of St. Severin in Paris in Jotter's notes. The priests of St. Severin are......
Catholic Lack Of Charity-1885!
Sir,—Those who complain of uncharity among Catholics today might be interested to read an extremely forthright pamphlet published by Burns and Oates over seventy years ago......
The Little Office Of Our Lady
Sir,-1 note that your correspondents hive not mentioned the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary which was commonly known as the Layman's Breviary in the time of the First......
Belgian Christian Social System
Sir,—It was a pleasant surprise to read in your columns about " Belgian Workers Build a Christian Social System." But I would like to point out that a worker, investing in the......