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Show SLURS AIMED AT CATHOLIC PIETY. "Collier's Magazine" has in the past catered not a little for circulation among the Catholic people. It is said to be owned and directed by a Catholic Catho-lic If so, it is but a poor tribute to his loyalty and faith, just as it argues poor management by editors and crass ignorance on the part of the writer of the article which recently appeared in the pages of "Collier's," describing the little St. Joseph as "one of the luckiest of mascots in the matrimonial class of luck charms." Says the highly intelligent " scribe, with his keen appreciation of the methods meth-ods and objects of Catholic devotion: "To gain all the benefits St. Joseph can bestow upon you he must be made a present to you. and when handed to you he must be feet foremost in his case. These small statues can be bought at any Catholic book store for from 5 to 25 cents. Many women have a pretty gold or silver case made for their tiny statues, and attach them to their long chains. It is. said that ihe saint will bring you good luck and find a husband within a year. This latter clause, in these days of lightning divorces di-vorces and marriages, may not be such a piece of good luck after all; but the saint does his part. He promises a husband, leaving the quality unmen-tioned. unmen-tioned. and he expects you to do yours in selecting a good man." This rot, this distortion, this calumny cal-umny deserves a severe rebuke, and it should be visited upon the offenders b every Catholic reader the publication publica-tion may have. The only sensitive point that most publications have is their circulation list. Hit them there and you awaken penitence, remorse and promises for the future. A concern which spends as much money and as freely as does "Collier's" should not be at a loss to find the truth of things with regard tcJ subjects to appear in its columns. Matters doubtful and caluminious in their seeming can be investigated at little cost and trouble. Many Catholic priests and well informed laymen, too. will be quite willing to read proofs of articles dealing with any phase of Catholic doctrine or custom. and to point out the j truth. A marine reporter writes ma- I rine news, the police reporter police news, the editorial writer discusses matters editorially, the literary editor deals with literary matters, and a scientist is called in when science is discussed. Why should not every publication pub-lication which even touches upon affairs af-fairs of .Catholic interest have them treated by a well informed Catholic? This would better serve the ends of truth and reputation of the press for accuracy. Catholic Mirror. |