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Show "CATHOLIC IN ONE THING, CATHOLIC CA-THOLIC IN EVERYTHING." The life of a servant of Christ is a life that belongs to Christ and to no one else. "Dead to sin living to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord" is the description of Catholic duty, as given by St. Paul. Those words mean, "Catholic "Cath-olic in one thing, Catholic in everything." every-thing." A man's, life is made up of many elements many actions, many duties, many occupations. His heart and soul are the seat of many different aspirations and of much vital activity. But there is no portion of a man's heart and no division of his time which can lawfully be put outside of his duty to his God and his Savior. AVe all feel that we belong to God when 'we kneel before His altar, or when the sound of His holy word stirs our souls to devotion. de-votion. It is not difficult to behave as a Christian in church; but when we pass from the church into the street, to our homes, to our occupation, then it is found that there are many, very many, who seem to leave their Catholicism Catho-licism at the church door. It Is too wide a subject to pursue into details. The evil life, the immorality the drunkenness, the dishonesty of many who profess themselves Catholics, and who eyen go to church, are the chief reasons why Catholicism does not make greater progress. Sacerdos. |