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Show This office is in receipt of a handsomely illustrated illus-trated circular, bearing interesting information in reference to the National Council and General Reunion Re-union of the Knights of Columbus to be held in Los Angeles, Cal., on June :lh-10th next. It promises to be a splendid gathering of splendid men Catholics and American citizens. The program which, together to-gether with special announcements, will be found on another page of this issue will afford the assembled as-sembled Knights delightful and interesting euter- tainment, and the affair will no doubt be an.rvor-memorable an.rvor-memorable one." No member of this grand Catholic Cath-olic organization, to whom it is at. all possible to attend, can afford to neglect this extraordinary opportunity. op-portunity. The ladies, too, are to be accorded a most cordial welcome and reception and will, no doubt, be present in large numbers. , One of our secular exchanges makes the following follow-ing graceful apology: "An article appearing in ibis department three weeks ago bore the misleading mislead-ing title 'A Roman Catholic's Criticism of Celibacy.' Celi-bacy.' The views quoted were those of a Inform Catholic, not a Roman Catholic. In the same ar- j tide celibacy was referred to as a Yloolrinc' Our attention has been called to the fact that celibacy is 'ii law of discipline.' not a doctrine of the Roman Ro-man Cmholic Church" In very sooth, Catholics are not given to criticising ihe celibacy of the clergy of the Church. It is one of their cherished institutions, and they gratefully appreciate the blessing that is theirs because of J he heroic self-sacrifice self-sacrifice on the part of those who minister to Uicir spiritual needs. T TT What wc need, nowadays, is to come back to a belief in the passing day and today's works, even though we have to dismiss some visions for them. The vision that it worth having will come back all the clearer for our doing something, about it. "The will is vision." Wo need -not be afraid that some mighty opportunity will slip by us if . we, take up with some denite labor, nor fear that God will kt anyjrood. escape. Wc should never repulse the poor. If wc con net give them anything, wo should pray Pod to in-, spiro others to do so |