Intercolonial

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 7, 14 February 1907, Page 35

Intercolonial

Brother Philip," of the Marist Order at St. - Mary's, after some ten. years' teaching in .Sydney, has -been transferred to" the "Marist. School at Newcastle".'

A private cable announces the death in Kilkenny City, on New- Year's Day, of Mrs. C. Shearman, mother of the Rev.. Thomas Shearman, C.SS.R., of Ballarat.

The oelesbratUon of . the centenary of . the Brigidme Nuns and the golden jubilee of the Mother Provincial in Australia, Mother M. John Synan, too"k ' place at Mount St. Brigid, Randwick, .on February "1. The 'IV. A. Record '- -states that - his Lordship , the Abbot "of New Norcia (the Right Rev. Drl Torres)" intends paying- a short yisit to- Rome, and expects rto be back in. time to bless and" open the new church atG-oo-mailing. ' , . - . - . . - .The" Hight Rev. Mgr. 6'Haran, Father P~ J." Walshe (P.P. Wqllongong), and • Father- T. '-Phelan (P.P. Lewisham) have : - left- Sydney for a'few weeks' holiday in-New Zealand, (says the ' Freeman's "Journal '). During .his -holiday" Monsignor O'Haran will visit the hot springs and other places of interest.

The Rev, father Anselm McCormack, 0.5.8., died at New' Norcia on January 3, after" a ~ long and painful illness. He was> born in Derby, England, of Irish parents, and was in his 61st year; He -labored on mission work in Burmah and India and afterwards -in. New Zealand and Armidale, N.S.W. He went to New Norcia in. 1903, and took the" Benedictine habit in 1904.

On his return to his diocese, the 'Right Rev. Dr. O'Connor was to be presented with a purse; of sovereigns (the 'gift of the people), and a handsome carriage costing £200" (the gift of 'the clergy),. It "will" be remembered that.it was proposed to' present the Bishop with a purse , of ' sovereigns prior to his departure -for Rome some fourteen months ago but his "Lordship "re--fused the proffered gift., - " There was a very pleasant and enthusiastic gathering of members of the United liish League and'friends in the Southern Cross Hotel, Adelaide, the, other day, when a- presentation was made to the - president (Hon. J. V. O'Loghlin) to mark, the occasion of his marriage. The presentation consisted of a very -handsome tea and coffee, service and silver-mounted tray, inscribed, as follows :— ' Presented to the Hon. J. V. O'Loghlin, on the occasion of his, marriage, by the United Irish League bt South Australia, in recognition of his services to 'the cause of Irish freedom.' -, - Speaking at Corrimal on Sunday, January 27, his Eminence Cardinal Moran dwelt on the position of the Church in France, and said that' the party hostile to Holy Church were expelling the religious teachers from the schools, expelling them even frpm the country, - and in a certain way declaring them to be 1 enemies of .their country. A leading Protestant in France had said that the true aim " of thgse hostile- to the Catholic Church in France was to shut. out the light of, heaven from France, and the lleaders""orf r - those "making the attack made no secret that it was not 'the priests- nor the bishops, but Almighty God -Himself that they assailed. - They trampled on the crucifix and banished the name of God from all public documents. It would be a "great triumph for I loly Church when " their religious schools had been shut to find that the .Catholic children would not frequent the hostile schools. • Speaking at Lewi sham a few Sundays ago, his Eminence Cardinal Moran made .^.-passing illusion- to a slander on the Hibernian Society by a, Melbourne bigot. His Eminence said that if we should select in any . special, way the object of our charity, it should certainly be those who offered hostility to us, and who waged war against Holy Church. Then - they should, offer •nothing but the hand of peace and - friendship. -Every day the>y saw calumnies against Catholic institutions, and only the other day" a foul attack had "been ;made -against the Order of Hibernians, which" was. carrying on such a grand mission ; but nothing could foe- more unsound than the calumny uttered against them-. -The only way to avoid this was to show charity to. those who calumniated us. Man was always looking out for his own -interests ; his selfishness was- pushing him on to pursue the welfare of his own concerns.- Genuine patriotism aided the country in which one lived, and it was their duty to uphold Australia, and., promote its 1 interests with peace and happiness. This, he said, was the doctrine of Holy Church, and LfTbuilding their Catholic schools they were ' promoting that doctrine.

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