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he Germans during the last two centuries turned their attention in a special manner to the vast field of instruction and education; but in no branch was there more earnest work done than in Catechetics. In numerous cathechetical periodicals and associations, and in a series of catechetical courses...

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Wherever the standard of the Cross has been carried, there divine Providence has chosen heroic souls to imitate the sacrifices and charity of the Crucified. For centuries these elect of God were banded together in Institutes called Orders which demanded of their members the profession of Solemn vows...

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It is customary among Catholics to prepare for the celebration of the principal festivals of the year by certain pious exercises, such as fasts, novenas, triduums, and meditations on the divine mysteries; also by reading the lives of the saints and striving to imitate their virtues, mortifications...

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Whoever reads the life of Anne Catherine Emmerich, and her book, will be satisfied that no fault can be found in any of these respects either with herself or with her revelations. Her book resembles in many points the writings of a great number of saints, and her life also bears the most striking...

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Note this is a photographic reproduction of the original to insure accuracy of reproduction. This manual em braces not only those questions which in our Latin compendia usually are treated of under the heading Theologia Naturalis, but also those which commonly are discussed as a part of Cosmologia...

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Saint Vincent de Paul began a work of charity for men and women, the latter being the Sisters of Charity. His spiritual doctrine and method of preaching is a subject well worth studying for all sincere Catholics. Saint Vincent de Paul had his little method of bringing about conversions: "First show...

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EVEN those who are possessed of a mere superficial acquaintance with Sacramental Theology will have noticed what pains our Catholic Theologians have taken to provide an answer to the question 'How did Christ institute the Sacraments?' They cannot, moreover, have failed to notice that the writers...

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This simple work begins: Q. WHAT is the Sacrament of penance? A. It is a Sacrament by which the sinl we fall into after baptism are forgiven us. Q. Is-this sacrament necessary for salvation? A. It is necessary for salvation to all those who have lost their baptismal innocence by mortal sin. Q. Will...

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This book is especially designed for the instruction of novices who sincerely desire to enter a religious community. It may be read with much fruit by all those who wish to lead exemplary lives. It is supposed that when you begin to peruse this Manual, you'do so through an earnest desire of...

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