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Show BUT JUSTICE IS JUSTICE. "Finally .Christian parents, let us beg your earnest consideration of this important im-portant truth that upon you, singly and individually, must practically depend the solution of the question whether or not the Catholic press is to accomplish accom-plish the great work which Providence and the Church expect of it at thjs time. So frequent and so forcibly has the providential mission of the press been dwelt upon by Popes' and prelates andi distinguished Catholic writers, and so assiduously have their utterances been quoted and requoted everywhere, that no one certainly stands in need of arguments to be convinced of this truth. But all this will only be words in the air, unless it can be brought home to each parent and made practical prac-tical in each household. If the head, of eacrt Catholic family will recognize it as his privilege and his duty to contribute con-tribute toward the Catholic press, by subscribing for one or more Catholic periodicals, and keeping himself well acquainted with the information they impart, then the Catholic press will be sure to attain its rightful development and to accomplish its destined mission. But choose a journal that is thoroughly thorough-ly Catholic, instructive and edifying; not one that would be. while Catholic in nama or pretence, un-Catholic in tone and spirit, disrespectful to constituted consti-tuted authority, or biting and uncharitable unchar-itable to Catholic brethren" Pastoral Letter of Third Plenary Council of Baltimore. Bal-timore. This advice should be seriously entertained enter-tained and made fruitful of a wise, earnest devotion to every good Catholic Catho-lic book, periodical and journal. The Catholic paper should be read with all thought and care, and when read on Sunday it should be studied in the spirit of the obligatory observance of the Lord's Day. A ... |