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attaining peace,that'tranquil living together in order'in which St.Thomas finds theessence of peace.  \n“个wO primary elements,then,regulate social life;a livingo   otho      o   o ondo¹ind todoth          tronc11thtogetner in order and a IIving togetner in tranquiliity.···  \n“TODAY,as never before,the hour has come for reparation,I for rousing the conscience of the world from the heavytorpor into which the drugs of false ideas,widely diffused,havesunk it.This is all the more so because in this hour of materialand moral disintegration the appreciation of the emptiness andinconsistency of every purely human order is beginning to dis-illusion even those who,in days of apparent happiness,were notconscious of the need of contact with the eternal in themselvesor in society,and did not look upon its absence as an essentialdefect in their constitutions.\"  \n—From the Christmas Message ofPope Pius XII,1942.(See pages3 and 4.)  \nA NATIONAL MONTHLY PU BLISHEDBYTHENATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE  \nPrice:20c  \n\n| SERVICE  \u003Cbr>TABLE OF CONTENTS  \u003Cbr>JANUARY,1943  \u003Cbr>PAGE  \u003Cbr>Our Common Catholic Interests 3  \u003Cbr>Christmas Mes8age of Holy  \u003Cbr>Father Stres8es Internal  \u003Cbr>Order Within States—Calen-  \u003Cbr>dar of Scheduled Catholic  \u003Cbr>Meetings and Events.  \u003Cbr>The Catholic Press Meets the  \u003Cbr>5  \u003Cbr>War Emergency.........·  \u003Cbr>By B.Francis McDevitt.  \u003Cbr>Preparing for Post-War Life:  \u003Cbr>V.The Catholic Press in Post-  \u003Cbr>7  \u003Cbr>War Reconstruction ......·  \u003Cbr>Spotlight on the Family......9  \u003Cbr>By Rev.Edgar Schmiedeler,  \u003Cbr>0.S.B.  \u003Cbr>Bishops of United States Ask  \u003Cbr>Inclusion of Religious Facili-  \u003Cbr>ties and Services in“List of  \u003Cbr>Essential Activities”.......10  \u003Cbr>Taxation of Religion,Charity,  \u003Cbr>and Education—Present and  \u003Cbr>Future ..................11  \u003Cbr>By John A.O'Leary.  \u003Cbr>Month by Month with the N.C.  \u003Cbr>W.C..........  .......12  \u003Cbr>Post-War Reconstruction—Some  \u003Cbr>Prerequisites and Conditions:  \u003Cbr>A Statement by the Presidents  \u003Cbr>of the N.C.C.M.and N.C.  \u003Cbr>C.W....................15  \u003Cbr>Normal and Defense Activities  \u003Cbr>Alike Receiving Attention by  \u003Cbr>N.C.C.W.Units..........18  \u003Cbr>With Our Nationals.........19  \u003Cbr>The National Council of Catho-  \u003Cbr>lic Men .................20  \u003Cbr>Two Efforts in the Interests of  \u003Cbr>Farm Production .........23  \u003Cbr>Indulgenced Prayer to_the Im-  \u003Cbr>maculate Heart of Mary....24  \u003Cbr>The contents of CATHOLIC ACTION  \u003Cbr>are fully indexed in the Catholic Peri-  \u003Cbr>odical.Index;also in the Catholic  \u003Cbr>Magazine Index of The Catholic Book-  \u003Cbr>man.   | THE  \u003Cbr>FA CTS  \u003Cbr>A BOUT  \u003Cbr>NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE  \u003Cbr>“Over a manifold activity of the laity,carried on in varioua localitiea aceording  \u003Cbr>to tho needs of the times,ig placed the National Catholic Wolfaro onferenco,a算  \u003Cbr>organization sohich applies a ready and well-adapted s18tr  ment for yo4f ep1copa  \u003Cbr>minigtry.\"—Pope PiusXII:  \u003Cbr>The National Catholic Welfare Conference was organized in September.1919  \u003Cbr>The N.C.W.C.is a common agency acting under the authority of the bishops to  \u003Cbr>promote the welfare of the Catholics of the country.  \u003Cbr>It has for its incorporated purdoses \"unifying.coordinating and organizing the  \u003Cbr>Catholic people of the United States in works of education,social welfare,immigrant  \u003Cbr>aid and other activities.\"  \u003Cbr>It comprises the following departments and bureaus:  \u003Cbr>EXEOUTIVE—Bureaus maintained:Immioration.National Oester Oonfratorsitv  \u003Cbr>Christian Doctrine,Information,Publicationg,Family Life,Bu8inesa and Audit-  \u003Cbr>ing,and CATHOLIC ACTION,monthly publication,N.C.w.C.  \u003Cbr>YoUTH—Facilitates exchange 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Units\n## With Our Nationals\n## The National Council of Catholic Men\n## Two Efforts in the Interests of Farm Production\n## Indulgenced Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary\n# The Facts About National Catholic Welfare Conference","[{\"question\":\"What is the document’s central theme?\",\"answer\":\"The issue centers on “The Essence of Peace,” presenting peace as founded on social order and an awakening conscience oriented toward the eternal.\"},{\"question\":\"Which organization publishes this issue?\",\"answer\":\"CATHOLIC ACTION is described as published by the National Catholic Welfare Conference.\"},{\"question\":\"What topics are highlighted in the table of contents?\",\"answer\":\"The table of contents covers Catholic press work in the war emergency and post-war reconstruction, family spotlight articles, religious facilities, taxation of religion and education, and activities of multiple Catholic councils and departments.\"}]","The Essence of Peace | PDF",1790651855]