Answers to Correspondents

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 48, 6 December 1923, Page 25

Answers to Correspondents

L.M. (Sydenham).—No. The fast is not broken and there need be no scruple about receiving Holy Communion under the circumstances you mention. John Carney. —Daniel O’Connell died a natural, peaceful death at Genoa. He was attended by the Archbishop in his last illness, and, by his special request, his heart was brought to Rome and buried in the chapel of the Irish College. Justice. —Pay no attention to idle denunciations of racing. Only people of narrow minds and unsound judgment would argue that things liable to abuse are wrong in themselves. If their principles were carried to logical conclusions where would the world hep E.G. McNabb further supplements our information regarding Queen Scota, who, he tells ns, died about 3000 years ago, and was buried in a royal cairn at Glen Scohene in Kerry. Reader. The Sun put it from an outsider’s point of view. Most insiders would support that view. However much we appreciate your letter we think it as well not to publish it. Your friend forgot to tell you that a large proportion of the Tablet’s profits goes to Catholic education. But there are a lot of things forgotten nowadays. * SS.G,E,M, etc. Thanks for acknowledgments of prizes. We are pleased to know that you find the teaching of the, Irish History has such an inspiring effect on the children. It does make their religion a real thing to them, and that is exactly what is wanted out here. We would that all teachers could see the importance of it. We regret to say that there are some who do not. Having recently asked a priest why his teachers did nothing for us, he replied; “Teach Irish History! ! ! Why they are so engrossed in the material subjects of the programme that 1 am in fear and trembling when I go into school to teach catechism.” And we know no stronger condemnation of any Catholic teachers than these words