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Show I HOLY ROSARY CHURCH by Father Pellegrino .... "Moral Courage For Modern Youth" In our modern world today, young people, especially those who have not been educated in the knowledge of Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother, are easily led astray. Generous and ardent by nature, they love joyous forms of excitement, recreations, music, mu-sic, duncing and romance. Their affection is easily won by real or by pretended and false interest in them. Unless, they do not know the difference between passion and real Christian love. The Catholic Church preaches them obedience, mortification, modesty and simplicity. The world preaches impulsiveness, impulsive-ness, seductive charm, immodesty, immodes-ty, the glamor of violence. This opposite doctrine has had an evil effect upon youth in our country. Daily newspapers feature stories about the inexplicable lawlessness lawless-ness of so many American boys and girls. Moral courage is needed need-ed by many who are trying to practice Christian virtues in spite of temptations, ridicule, persuasion, persuas-ion, and the slogans of pagan advertising. ad-vertising. Parents and teachers must give good example to their children. The source of moral courage for Catholics comes through the Mass and the seven sacraments, thru meditation, good reading and the imitation of the example of Jesus Christ, His Mother and the Saints. May all young people pray tor moral courage in their fight for decency. |
