The Cross — Miscellaneous issues 1935-1936

--- Page 1 --- names of deceased . Edward Harper . John F. Hannon , Ellen Concannon , Ellen Gallagher , Mary Byrne , Lizzie K Christopher Cafferev . Thomas Flynn . Ann Kavanagh , Elizabeth Beirne , --- Page 2 --- 32 . --- Page 3 --- mortal sin ? It was the first time such a thing fession worthy ? ( 2 ) What should one do who is constantly announced with bad thousands ? Is from his way and live " ( Czech , xxxiii , 11 ) . Interpreters see in this a prophetic statement Sacrament of Penance . Absolution is given 2 ) Your question is obscure . If a singer nitted , and which you are able to remember . misunderstand the whole purpose of the fretting . " To harbour such an idea is to ( 2 ) Sims of thought , like all other sins , happened . ( 4 ) Can a priest marru two bap- same thing in return . would it be considered a it a mortal sin when it cannot be helped ? 1940s mortal sins which you have certainly com- ( No matter how great or how grievous of the latter historic event when the are committed only when there is delibera- Chanaanites the descendants of Chanaan- only Chanaan , one of the sons of Cham . tion and voluntary consent . The best thing The Curse of Noah of the wicked , but that the wicked turn the sin , as long as the singer is truly renen- confession without mentioning it . is the con- the servants of God's chosen people . whether baptised or " not . permitted to marry two non-Catholics , not be given merely " to keep a person from tant , and wishes to amend , then ' there is thinking , and the other party said almost the ( 4 ) By Canon Law Catholic priests are not amend his life , then the priest cannot give tised , or two unbaptised Protestants ? is truly sorry for them , and has a firm were dispossessed of their land and made in the negro race ? - R. O.M. ( London ) . is unwilling at least to make an effort to didn't know that it was mortal , and goes to saith the Lord God . I desire not the death always forgiveness for him . " As I live , negro race . This curse ( Gen. in , 25 ) mentions purpose of amendment . Is not the curse of Noah upon Cham shown something , and one cursed the other without ( 3 ) When two persons are arguing about four questions . 1 . Queries which must be RRTERE and CLEAR . to do in such cases is to be busy about for the remission of sins , provided the singer ( I ) You are obliged to mention only those him absolution . Certainly , absolution could useful things . No , the curse of Noah is not upon the Reader " ( Dublin ) . ( I ) If a person commits a mortal sin , but ( 3 ) Hardly . d knowledge . " - Ps. cxviii . 66 . wwwwwww should be addressed : " Question-Box . " Pen-names or initials may be used for The Cross , Mount Argus . Dublin. S. W.T. 3 . POLITICAL or non-religious queries will be name and address must be given . publication . In all cases , one's correct ignored . Preference will be given questions of more general interest . --- Page 4 --- plamping of means to secure and satisfy his evil desires . As a result he recklessly course . The fearful consequences of his act staggered him . At the corner of a rought Juda's to Jesus , and won him pardon and forgiveness ; his " repeating his Omnipotent Master was going to allow human events to take their natural when Jesus told the Twelve : " One of you is a devil " ( John VI. 71 ) save Himself , as Judas well knew He could . But when he followed the procession becoming habitual , led to hardening of the heart , and thence to the deliberate repentance in the sense that we use the term : true repentance would have Jesus first called him to be an Apostle , yet it was not many months afterwards ending Jesus , still bound with roves . to the Roman Governor , he realized that and heard the sentence . Perhaps up to this he had expected that Jesus would e thirty pieces of silver to the High Priests and Ancients " ( Matt , XXVII , 1 long before this just when , we do not know ; probably it had had such a trivial time to push his way up to his captive Master and bes for it . no satisfaction in it . With his ' purse full and his heart empty , and without a people took council against Jesus that they might put him to death . And they idas took head of this he soon forgot : he made little or no effort , and his sin , Anostles , and knowing that the watchful eye of Jesus was on him , he had sold cross street he paused to think . If there was a chance of forgiveness he had still Oh ! the memories , the memories of Judas ! the unselfish , heroic endeavour to save souls . The parables of the Good Shep . Alone and unnoticed by the crowds he stood and thought it out . The that men did to Him-and then the love and trust Jesus had bestowed on him . getrayed Him , seeing that He was condemned ; repeating himself , ' brought back repentance that is an efficacious sorrow for sin . His downward career had begun disregarded all warnings , and finally , while still in the confidence of all the circumstances of the Passion and Consequences . But when Judas had accomplished his object , he found little pleasure , and And when morning was come all the chief priests and ancients of the XVIII . Jesus led to Pilate , while Judas is hanging himself . quantiful life of Jesus as he had seen it : its tenderness , kindness and sympathy : The Evangelist here using the term " Judas repeating himself , " does not mean himself " was only the natural remorse which occasionally , but not very often , trives the criminal to despair and suicide . his soul and his God to satisfy his passion . ' special section of The Cross . I , he followed in the crowd and witnessed the trial of Jesus before Oaiphas I. Cor. I. 25 . " rhconfraternity of the Sacred Passion , should be regarded by them as their own at Him bound and delivered Him to the Governor . Then , Lucas , who Today had already passed the stage where grace can influence the soul to a Christist . the wisdom of God . ' the power of God and he prodigal son - the wonderful forbearance of Jesus under every wrong Your-These two noses though by no means intended exclusively for members of the the could not have told himself . Certainly , he was a good man when Crucified . is soul and his God to satisfy his passion . --- Page 5 --- 6 9 names of deceased . Rev. Fr. Marcellus . C.P. ) , Margaret McGuigan . Jane Buckley , Mary Ann Boland , Patrick Fox , Margaret . Mary Ann Bills , John McGeough , Mary Delany . Elizabeth . --- Page 6 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 I. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4tho 1934 0 1 --- Page 7 --- were handling Him roughly , while the sneering , confident , vicious faces of the probably had discussed Jesus with her husband . Only last night a Roman disfigured face of Jesus but unity of mind , gentleness , resolution , and strength , Now , early though it was ( about 6 a.m. ) they found Pilate ready , order for that , it would have to be reported to him : he would also hear of the Pilate also seems to have had a proud contempt for the Jewish rulers ; at extraordinary night session of the Jewish Council and the early morning one , with the dust of the garden : the bloody sweat and the marks of the blows and to the judgment hall . The Jews refused , last they should be defiled . Pilate bring you against this man ? engbed , then invited Jesus , Who went up alone and entered the hall with Pilate The Governor looked sharply over the whole crowd , then at Jesus and the essential part of his office , a duty . surely talked about it . perhaps even mentioned it in his despatches . Then Pilate thought that he might have reason to reverse the judgment , but out eve fell on Jesus , with hands bound and His parents disarmanged and rathered death simply because they demanded it . This was a sore wound to their nations After standing trial three times before Jewish Courts and being found " guilty nagan judge should ensure into and carefully consider the whole case against The Roman Centurion whose servant Jesus had healed in Caphernaum. had circumstances of the Passion and Consequences . accompanied councillors would have made any judge alert , and brace himself and personal pride , but they had to submit to it . thus in the designs of God it came to pass that a competent and unprejudiced any rate he showed from the beginning that he was not going to put Jesus to to encounter some sinister design . A respect for the councillors he went out and asked them : " What accusation XIX . - Jesus before Pilate : Art . Thou a King ? What is Truth ? Jesus and declare Him" innocent . of death , " Jesus was led to Pilate . spies of the movements , religious and political , of the Jews ; that was an so he was prepared for this call at the Praetorium . or them . The Governor kept himself well-informed through his officers and Ambomfortunate of the Sacred Passion , should be regarded by them as their own I. Cor. I. 25 . Pilate already knew something of Jesus , and it was all in Our Lord's favour . is was no brawler , no usurper : even the pagan could see that , special section of The Cross . Christist . spittle on His face : friendless and without an advocate . The Tenn " Une Komans had withdrawn from the Jews the right to put anyone to death : Your-These two names though her no means intended exclusively for members of the death simply because they demanded it . ' This was a sort The governor was a shrewd judge of men : he saw nothing in th Claudia Phocula , Pilate's wife , was deeply interested in the Jewish relief une" and soldiers had arrested Jesus , and if Pilate himself had not issued the Claudia Procula , Pilate's wife , was deeply interested in the Jewish religion . the wisdom of God . ' anhedrim accusers , and with the slightest of bows , beckoned th Pilate came out on the halconv and looked down over the crowd . His quick flate came out on the balcony and looked down over 1 he Governor kept himself well-informed through his brawler , no usurper ; even the pagan could see the the power of God and Crucified . # # face : friendless and without an advocate . The Temple police --- Page 8 --- names of deceased . May Mortimer , Edward , Ellen and Nellie McGrane . Philip McGrath , James Hicks , Mary Byrne , Bernard Spoll --- Page 9 --- ummoved , to appear calm and indifferent under the most tryingandals was the test of Roman manhood ; and Jesus now , notwithstanding the ill-treatment to save Jesus and to placate these turbulent Jews . ... He had Jesus brought Answerest Thou nothing ! Behold in how many things they accuse Thee- He had received and His soiled garments and wariness , had a natural distinction He stirreth up the people , teaching through all Judea , beginning from Galileo out beside him , but that made matters worse . At sight of Him the accusing consulting together , and growing more and more impatient with Pilate whose Pilate was not afraid of them yet : he had an ample force of soldiers within lemands in unintelligible disorder . Clenched fists were shaken to heaven and councillors went into a whirlwind of madness : they funny up accusations and and ancients He answered nothing . " Matt. XXVIL. 12 ) . He remained silent going on inside , so when Pilate came out and told them : " I find no cause in Most Thor not hear how great testimonies they allege against Thee ! ' And few form of attack and launched it on Pilate : " they were more earnest saving . ve . The Roman of that period prided himself on his stoicism . To remain When Jesus had been alone with Pilate . He had answered him , in acknowledging . St. Luke is the only Evangelist who records this new charge . More than him , and wished to hurry this matter up , so " Pilate again asked Him , saving ! the Jews outside , had been fretting and fuming , not knowing what might be He answered him to never a word , so that the Governor wondered exceedingly " in loud cries as they surged up in a mass , waving against the balcony . ympathies they saw were with Jesus . At last the chief priests concocted a The trial was now at a stand-still-Jesus silent-Pilate obstinate the Jews Matthew , Mark , or John , he emphasises the fact that the Jews demanded Our XX.-Jesus was Silent : The Governor wondered exceedingly . possessed : yet in that kingliness Pilate saw nothing to fear for Caesar's political supremacy . During the time that Pilate had been questioning Jesus privately in the hall against a cliff , and screamed like wild sea-birds in their rage , of bearing , a highly grace , which no common disturbed of the peace ever 11 , and he would not hesitate to use them , but he wished to act prudently : public because the charges were false , and His accusers knew it . o Pilate : the crowd stormed against the balcony like ocean waves leaving Pilate looked at Jesus , Who was calm as the sun setting on a quiet sum But while the Governor approved of Jesus , he had other business awaiting ( Mark , XIV , 4 ; Matt. , XXVII . 14 ) . to this place : " ( Luke , XXIII. 5 ) . this Man , " they were almost prepared for it . Their smouldering fury burst out circumstances of the Passion and Consequences . Lord's condemnation on political grounds ; he alone records the first accusation Archoanfraternity of the Sacred Passion , should be regarded by them as their own I. Cor. I.25 . ent of his right to question Him , but " when He was accused by the chief pri special section of The Cross . None-These two names , though by no means intended exclusively for members of the the wisdom of God . ' Christist . the power of God and Crucified . o this place ! " ( Luke , XXIII , 5 ) . " --- Page 10 --- All the Community-thirty in number vaded and destroyed the Monastery . -including the Father Provincial were in Rome . He states that Reds in- Vicar of the Passionists' Retreat at According to the " Universe , " Father Daimiel , Catalonia , has succeeded in communicating with the Father General slain . Father Vicar alone escaped . Thirty Passionists killed in Spain . Qay they rest in Peace . 0009999000 00000000 . 0000000000 00000000 --- Page 11 --- Catholics at the point of the pistol to keep away from the polling booths . There in human shape . Nuns were violated , stripped naked and turned into the street . Priests were burnt alive and barbarously mutilated by diabolically inspired friends stabbed to death on the spot . In Barcelona and Malaga hardly a priest is left extensively by Anarchists and Socialists . I myself was a witness of men of this And right gallantly have they died by scores and by hundreds . private buildings . And because Notelo knew too much , he was marked down writing from Tallaght , Co. Dublin , declared : " There was intimidation practised welcomed by the people . Holy Mass is celebrated and is attended Communists , even if it meant that they had to die in the street . A merciful spectator who gave his coat to shield one of these outraged nuns was of men , women and children are heaped in horrid promiscuity . And , worst yet been fought . The civil war was the inevitable culmination panic-stricken Government which had long thrown to the winds any semblance to prevent the Moderate and Right supporters from exercising the franchise . bloodshed , pillage , arson and terror will never fully be known . Priests were of bloodshed and destruction before the Cortes in the month of April . Seventy- elected by the democratic vote of the people . The sequel is still more striking . the Left . At the elections held in February , every form of terrorism was used was also widespread personal , as was well known . " This first-hand evidence effectually disposes of the contention that the Government of Spain was freely and unashamed , stalked through the streets of Spanish towns . The record of needs of the sick and wounded , the poor and the afflicted . How fire and 56 were totally destroyed . Senior Sotelo read out the formidable record the churches are freely opened , the clergy are respected and rapidly developed into civil war . At the present moment the both sides have secured local successes , a decisive battle has not his much appears certain . That where the patriot-armies are victorious there His death proved the spark that provoked the exclusion and what he had an Editorial Notes . for assassination by the Marxist groups . his Red allies , then declared Senator Sotelo . the Right parties would marked is the contrast behind the Red lines , where a line of war has been waging for more than five weeks , and although of a long series of outrages inflicted upon a defenceless people by partisans of scription leaving their own town and going to other places to threaten good rise to defend their country from falling into the hands of the for last month's issue of The Cross , the dashedly assassination of Senior Calvo I'm is very difficult to get at the real truth behind the news from Spain . But by large congregations , and nuns are free to minister to the wrecked and looked . The anti-God fanatics have alarmed even their own feature of all perhaps , reminiscent of the worst excesses of the French revolution , so long and so urgently needed . " At the first news of the rising , the and their blood may yet prove the regenerating stream that alive ; most of the churches are in ruins ; convvents and monasteries have been Just as we were writing on " The Situation in Spain " in the Editorial Notes of governing gave full liberty to their Red allies . Once again Red terror , naked adherents by the bestiality of their methods . Terrorism . of Spain . Sotelo , leader of the Monarchists , precipitated a crisis which What is ur people were killed , 345 wounded , whilst scores of assaults were made upon Martyrdom . Unashamed . quently foretold in the Cortes came to pass . If Senior Azana could not contro smark the " victories of the proletariat . " whilst the dead bodies Red . on their churches and those who were shot at a merciful death . The the Truth ? Ivarez , O.P. , a Spanish friar who has lived all his life in blazing churches mark the " victories of the proletariat , " whilst the dead I as also widespread persecution , as was well known . " This first-hand evidence truth ? --- Page 12 --- endorsing such a project . Comrades Murray and O'Donnell are performing their comment upon events in Spain . Yet one would imagine that a little space could in Ireland ! The charges of atrocity and counter-atrocity are hurled by each upon the Spanish crisis . The Irish Independent , whatever may be its short- Evening Mail have scarcely concealed their delight at fact that the Catholic to be the only things that matter . The final absurdity seems to have been comines in other respects . has at least given the Spanish crisis " the important reached in the " surrealist " movement in art , whose only proper home would cause for the bad manners . tax morals and general intellectual bolshevism which to mention the rapid productions of Tin-pan Alley : in sculpture , the monstrous ies of Epstein are extalled to the skies : in literature the incomprehensible to Spain . The days for that kind of thing are gone past , and the dangers of such of form and beauty by chaos ,ingliness and even obscenity . In the general side against its opponents . No civil war was ever waged in kid-gloves , and when and fancies that the cult of noliness has invaded almost every department of Chair of History at London University , has lately delivered some healthy home . ninety per cent. of which is devoted to vilifying the Church , to difficult , as the Red colour persists in coming through every time - so that Com- must confess that we have little trust in the proposal to send an Irish Brigade investigating some matters of past history . that it can share no room for editorial rade Murray is constrained to cry out : " More " whitewash . Reader ! " The derided and laughed at by the self-styled " progressives " and passes for enlightenment in this so-called age of civilization . We trust that the pened their columns to a miscellaneous mass of correspondence . truths regarding this irrational admiration for the monstrous and the ugly , the return movement towards intellectual sanity is gaining strength every day . a monstrous regiment of women . " harves and harridans that beaten on blood- Ir can hardly fail to strike any impartial observer of current intellectual facts modern productions of the leaders of the school of ugliness . In hed and delight in cruelty . ' We are not without the shown of such a breed here music which excited the just admiration of previous ages are rum , a tune which has become over-familiar . ' The Irish Press has been so busy hackles , and to a resounding beating of the " anti-Pascist " music , our ears are tormented by the cacophonies of Bax and Stravinsky . Amarons a disgrace alike to their country , to their sex and to humanity , Church is suffering a veritable martyrdom in Spain . Both have be found , in its long-minded editorials for a definite stand one way or another usual white-washing act , which has proved so popular . This time it is more Government to ban Communist activity in Dublin . I'm is very illuminating to study the reactions of Press and weove in Ireland , editorial notes . Surrealism , in his opinion , is only the latest manifestation of the replacement human life and activity . The masterpieces of art , sculpture and hands of unsered women ' friendship their rifles march to battle like ' modern parture from accepted moral standards . Professor Hearnshaw finds the root- outthings of James Joyce and the formaless inanities of modern poets are said deriding the patriotic effort of Spain to throw off the Soviet a plan are so obvious and so manifest that anything man must cause be Reaction . Irish . Wherever the Soviet spectre rises its head , this strange portent ever appear seudo-intellectuals of to-day . Instead , we are offered The robust commonsense of the plain " people is shown in an consistent call to the ( 187 . collective insanity seizes upon a people , there is no cure for it save destruction . cult . must confess that we have little trust in the proposal to send an Irish Friends ind fundraising that the strike of ungliness his first country department facts of Ugliness as news from Spain continues to trickle through . ' The Irish Times : Professor is also right in declaring that a reaction has already set in which it merits . The reactions of the people are equally interesting . We monsense of the plain people is shown in an insist year to be an insane asylum . Professor F. J. C. Hearnshaw , who holds --- Page 13 --- not speak to him , he turned the proceedings into a farce : " And Herod and his tion to enter into the trial as Pilate had done . When he found that Jesus would their Prisoner was to throw ridicule on them . their Council and their sentence conscience and had no religion nor belief in a future life ; was a drunkard , a or would He forget that this hampered tyrant and grossly immoral monster good behaviour , and had acquired all the vices and none of the virtues of pagan Jesus answered him nothing . ' for He knew that Herod had long ago stifted This mockery outraged the priests and scribes ; it was all right for them whom Herod taughtily ignored , and whom therefore his courtiers despised . of death . Strenuously but vainly " they stood earnestly accusing Him , " Herod female duties , were waiting for it , so it was a mighty throng that now entered time to see Him , because he had heard many things of Him " ( Luke , XXIII , a in many words " ( Luke , XXIII , 9 ) . But Jesus knew his shallow heart It was between eight and nine o'clock when the O'enturion and soldiers . now occupied by Herod and his court . The way to it lay through the city , but he courtyard of Antonia as for the second time before Pilate , and for the sixth The morning was now well advanced , and great crowds joined the procession and insectuous relations with Herodias , his murders of his own children , and his friendly message to Pilate . He had been educated in Rome while detained there as a hostage for his father's accompanied by some chief priests and councillors , representatives of the drunken origins , made him infamous . The pleasure and respect with which Herod received Jesus in presence of taken to the fortress on ' Mount Sion , once the palace of the Maccabees court must have been particularly annoying to the chief priests and scribes , time that morning , Jesus was placed on trial ! When Pilate abruptly changed the venue of the trial to Herod . Jesus was this morning . circumstances of the Passion and Consequences . to mock Him , blindfold and spit upon Him , but for Herod and his court to mock " And Herod , seeing Jesus , was very glad ; for he was desirous of a long Archconframite at the Sacred Passion , should be regarded by them as their own special section of The Cross . urt set him at night , and mocked him , putting on him a white garment . ' mlv laughed , ' and sent them back with Jesus clad in a white garment , and a XXI , - Jesus before Herod : Then Pilate can find no fault in him . " Herod hoped to see some sign ( miracle ) wrought by Him and he questioned the wisdom of God . ' ance , it was a longer journey than that to Calvary . I. Cor. I.25 . Christist . Now-These two names though by no means intended exclusively for members of the the power of God and and insectuous relations with Herodias , his murders of his own children , and his his return and accession to the dominion of Galilee not speak to him , he turned the proceedings into a farce : " And Herod and his n , were admitted to Herod , and Jesus put on trial for the fifth time murity , and utterly selfish ; he had neither the ability nor the indina- I through the streets . Many more priests , now : death . Strewously but raining they stood earnestly accusing him , " Herod d John the Baptist to satisfy the vengeance of an a urity , and utterly selfish ; he had neither the ability --- Page 14 --- 207 names of deceased . Byrne , Henry M. Shane , Edmond Bourke . Michael Doyle Father of V. Rev. , Fr. Cronan , C.P. ) , --- Page 15 --- 221