St Vincent Seminary - Symposium Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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f'Q Silmlf :IlllIl- B i. ' e , - - 15558 . f F'--I. Bzsl1op:O Reilly HEN the Episcopal See of Scranton was vacated at the death of The Rt Rex Bishop Hoban the filling of this See was eagerly awaited as an event of more than usual importance for both Scranton and the country at large For the Diocese of Scranton has a number of problems peculiarly its own, which make the function of its incumbent ia .task that re- quires great ability, tact, and holiness of life in an uncommon degree. As is the case in a number of other dioceses, it has a population composed of many different races and nationalities a trying condition for any bishop. Besides, the existence of a regrettable schism that has alienated not a few of the flock, has not lightened the burden of administration. Another character- I Bllllllllllllh uguunllllle Q---2 n T 2---E E - Q uxilno 1' 2 1 X 1ununnuF . ' 7 . 7 . . . . , Ill lllllli Ill istic is that Scranton is the center of a vast industrial district where labor unrest, and strikes are, matters of ordinary occur- rence. In these great labor disputes, it has been the custom to ask the bishop to sit as arbiter between worker and employer Needless to say, the Bishop of Scranton must be a priest of unusual qualifications. The Holy Father chose a man that was well able to cope with these trying situations when he selected Msgr. Thomas C. O'Reilly, D. D., LL. D., pastor of the Cathedral in Cleveland Ohio, as Bishop of Scranton. Bishop O'Reilly has had a noteworthy career. In his student days at home in Cleveland and in Rome where he earned the degree of Doctor of Theology, he showed himself a brilliant thinker and a thorough student. As a young priest, when he acted successively as assistant at the Cathedral professor at the Diocesan Seminary and as administrator of numerous diocesan affairs he displayed a wealth of ability for organization and a fund of tact and common sense. As pastor of the Cathedral parish in Cleveland, he was noted for the paternal care of his Hock and his excellent management of parochial affairs Despite his many duties as a churchman, he always found time to interest himself in the civic affairs of Cleveland Hls presence and his advice were always solicited by the various groups which had to do with the advancement and progress of his native city The Holy Father has long been aware of the distinguished services rendered by Bishop O Reilly. As early as 1914, the Holy See raised him to the dignity of a Domestic Prelate. The glowing testimonials offered to him in his native and his adopted I Ill! :Ill - 5 -llllll: a v 1 Y 4 r A . . Y I 0 , l glllllllllllls , n Hamm, : 5 f ' 5 E Q : 1' 2 , 2 5 . ---' 3ll 'l.l.lllf: ' P ' xx ' ' II76lI 5 lllll ni

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fi la Fl ls : x. ,Q whlch IS to be the richest of all churches in symbolism, represents in a striking way the veneration that the people of our country have always shown towards our Heavenly Queen. It seems fitting that the shrine representing the gratitude of Catholic America for the many favors received through the intercession of Our Blessed Lady should be incorporated in a book composed and published under her patronage. Mary Immaculate is in a special manner the Patroness of the seminarian. He who must lead a life of virtue in a world where temptation and sin are all too common, can find no better assis- tance in his ministry than the guidance of her who was entirely immune from the stain of sin. We feel, then, that we are express- ing the wish of the Seminary, in producing Volume Xl in honor of the Immaculate Conception. ' The Catholic Book Club OR many years, the proponents of Catholic letters have been making a valiant effort to obtain a fitting place on the stage of American thought. They have been encouraged by the realization of the great influence that English, Irish, and other European Catholics have exerted upon the intellectual activity of their respective countries. But there have been great, and until recently almost insurmountable obstacles which have prevented the attainment of such a goal. It was, for example, difficult to decide just what books were not only Catholic in thought but worthwhile from a literary point of view. Then, too there arose the need of having some method for selecting works possessing these indispensable qualities, from the vast mass of literature now being published, and making known these selections to the World and especially the Catholic world. An- other problem was that of finding a market for literature that would be of a h1gh order and acceptable from the Catholic point of view , The book-of-the-month-club idea which has been used so widely w1th1n the past few years, presents itself as the long sought solution for the above-mentioned difficulties, and, for this reason has been chosen by the newly organized Catholic Book Club Its board of distinguished Catholics, including Kath- leen Norr1s M1chaelWill1ams, Dr. James J. Walsh and Father Wilfrid Parsons S J 1S well qualified to search the field of liter- ature f or books that represent the ultimate in Catholic thought and f'X i ll78ll ' ' + 55552 I Ill IIIIIL . 7 7 1 . . 7 . . . 1 . . . . . Y . . . . . v . . . ! ' 'r 5 Ellllllllllllg . mlf x l ul u , I ' ' E E 'U' Elllllli - - : I E E 5 , , .. .. Blllllllllllll' gg Illlllllllllllli