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LITURGY ANDCATHOLIC LIFE  \nBy the Rev.Albert Muntsch,S.J.  \n# HOW TO KEEP LENT\n\nOther Articles and Stories of Interest toAll Members of The Family  \nOUR SUNDAY VISITOR PRESSHUNTINGTON,INDIANA  \nThe Catholic Conference on Family LifeNational Headquarters1312 Massachusetts Avenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.  \nThe Board of the Catholic Conference on Family Life met at the HotelMorrison,Chicago,Illinois,January 27,1938.The meeting was called to orderby Dr.Henry Schumacher,President of the Conference.  \nDr.Schumacher brought to the attention of the Board the invitation ofthe Rector of the Catholic University to meet at Washington during theGolden Jubilee Year of the University.The invitation was accepted,as wasalso the date for the opening of the meeting proposed by the Rt.Rev.Msgr.Francis J.Haas,Dean of the School of the Social Sciences,Catholic University,namely,March 19th,the Feast of St.Joseph.  \nThe appointment of various committees—a program committee,a localcommittee on arrangements,and a constitution committee was proposed andtaken under advisement by the President.  \nDr.Schmiedeler suggested that in rewriting the Constitution,twenty-fourinstead of nine board members,should be provided for.  \nThere was much interest in the proposal to interest students more in thework of the Conference.Several representatives from institutions who werepresent said they would hold meetings at their institutions,particularly forstudents and alumni,at the time that the meetings at the Catholic Universitywould take place.It was urged that schools within reasonable distance ofWashington send delegations to the meeting at the University and that theprogram committee see to it that the students'particular interests were givenattention.It was suggested that the students have their own officers.  \n# THE PRESS:A MIGHTYAGENCY FORGooD OR EVIL\n\nOurs is said to be an age in which ery freside,lighting up or darkeningeveryone reads.The truth of the the home,dropping along its waystatement is seen in the almost count-(deadly poison or healing balm.Whenless number of publications that flooddirected by truth and honesty,thethe world month after month.Ac-press becomes a valuable auxiliary tocording to publishers'statistics,morethe Church;when animated by thethan fifty millions of newspapers arespirit of falsehood,malice or immor-run off the presses in the Unitedality,it is a fearful danger to so-States every day,not to speak of theciety,the deadliest foe to religion.multitude of periodicals,pamphletsand books.The greater number ofThe month of February has beenhomes in each city,each state,eachdesignated and set aside by Popecountry have at least one newspa-Pius XI as Catholic Press Month.Itper,a magazine or two,and booksis the month especially devoted to thesecured from various sources.Yet inapostolate of the published word,inface of these facts,is it not appallingan effort to make Catholics consciousthat only one-third of our Americanof their need not only to read Catho-Catholics are subscribers to or sup-lic literature,but also to support theporter's of a Catholic paper or'maga-Catholic Press,that it may becomezine?an ever more effective agency for theGood reading is a powerful factorpreservation of the faith of our Cath-in the intellectual and moral develop-olic people.The mission of the Cath-ment of a people.But the reverse isolic Press is to carry the seed ofalso true;harmful reading exerts anFaith to some,to implant it where itevil influence so far reaching as to beha~not been sown,to keep it alive inalmost incalculable.It is difficult toothers,to increase its fruit in many.overestimate the power of the press.The Catholic Press has souls for itsNo mightier human agency can beobjective,—the extending of God’sfound either for good or evil.Its in-kingdom.It stands unique in thefluence spreads everywhere.It actsworld of journalism.It covers a fieldupon 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