Our bishops speak : national pastorals and annual statements of the hierarchy of the United States ; resolutions of episcopal committees and communications of the Administrative Board of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, 1919-1951 /

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Corporate Authors: Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops (Author), National Catholic Welfare Conference. Administrative Board (Author)
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Milwaukee : The Bruce Publishing Company, [1952]
Series:Religion and the law.
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Online Access:HeinOnline Religion and the Law
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Annual statements and other communications of the hierarchy of the United States
  • Section A: Annual statements of the bishops
  • 1. Pasoral letter of 1919 (Sept. 1919)
  • 2. Pastoral letter on Mexico (Dec., 1926)
  • 3. Pastoral letter on the catholic crusade for democracy, through the Catholic University of America (Oct., 1938)
  • 4. Statement on the crisis of Christianity (Nov., 1941)
  • 5. Statement on victory and peace (Nov., 1942)
  • 6. On the essentials of a good peace (Nov., 1943)
  • 7. On international order (Nov., 1944)
  • 8. Between war and peace (Nov., 1945)
  • 9. On man and the peace (Nov., 1945)
  • 10. On secularism (Nov., 1947)
  • 11. On the Christian in action (Nov., 1948)
  • 12. On the Christian family (Nov., 1949)
  • 13. On the child: citizen of two worlds (Nov., 1950)
  • Section B: resolutions and letters of the hierarchy sent to individuals
  • 14. Letter to President Wilson, on the establishment of the National Catholic War Council and Pledge of Catholic Loyalty (April, 1917)
  • 15. Letter to Cardinal Logue, on the fate of Ireland (Sept., 1921)
  • 16. Resolutions to Archbishop Dowling, in appreciation of devoted services (Nov., 1929)
  • 17. Letter to Dr. Turner, on Federated Colored Catholics of the U.S.A. (Nov., 1939)
  • 18. Brief to Chairman McNutt, War Manpower Commission (Nov., 1942)
  • Section C: Resolutions and statements of the hierarchy of the United States on Episcopal committees on various topics
  • 19. Statement on disarmament (Sept., 1921)
  • 20. Resolution on conditions in Russia (Sept., 1924)
  • 21. Resolution on the Church situation in Guatemala (Sept., 1924)
  • 22. Letter of sympathy to the hierarchy, priests, and laity of Mexico (Sept., 1926)
  • 23. Resolution of home and foreign missions (Sept., 1927)
  • 24. Statements on unemployment (Nov. 1930)
  • 25. Statement on the economic crisis (Nov., 1931)
  • 26. Resolution on relief mobilization (Nov., 1932)
  • 27. Resolution on the right use of leisure time (Nov., 1932)
  • 28. Resolution in condemnation of indecent literature (Nov., 1932)
  • 29. Protest against continued persecution of the church in Mexico (Jan., 1933)
  • 30. Plans to extend the legion of decency (June, 1934)
  • 31. Statement on anti Christian tyranny in Mexico (Nov., 1934)
  • 32. Statement on the general moving picture situation (Nov., 1934)
  • 33. Statement on catholic action (Nov., 1935)
  • 34. Letter of appeal for the training of Mexican priests (Sept., 1936)
  • 35. Message urging prayers for church in war torn Spain (Nov., 1936)
  • 36. Statement on affiliation of lay groups with the N.C. W.C. (Nov., 1936)
  • 37. Statement condemning immoral films, unclean shows, and unwise drinking (Nov., 1937)
  • 38. Letter to the Spanish hierarchy (Nov., 1937)
  • 39. Letter to the German hierarchy (Nov., 1937)
  • 40. Statement of peace and war (Nov., 1939)
  • 41. Statement on Poland (Nov., 1939)
  • 43. Renewal of loyalty to the ideals of the American Republic (Nov., 1940)
  • 44. Warning on motion pictures (Nov., 1940)
  • 45. Statement on the pope's peace points concerning the law of nations (Jan., 1942)
  • 46. Resolution on compulsory military training (Nov., 1944)
  • 47. Resolution on religious freedom in Poland and Baltic States (Nov., 1944)
  • 48. Statement on federal aid for education (Nov., 1944)
  • 49. Resolution on compulsory military training (Nov., 1945)
  • 50. Resolution on apathy regarding iron curtain religious persecution (Nov., 1950)
  • Resolution of sympathy for victims of iron curtain persecution
  • Part 2: Statements of the Administrative Board of the N.C.W.C.
  • 52. Bishops' program of social reconstruction (Feb., 1919)
  • 53. Statement on universal disarmament (1921)
  • 54. Statement on birth control (Jan., 1922)
  • 55. Statement on paternalism in government (Feb., 1922)
  • 56. Resolution on the catholic press (Sept., 1923)
  • 57. Plea for world peace (May, 1924)
  • 58. Statement on Mexican injustice to the church (April, 1926)
  • 59. Letter on the centenary of Simon Bolivar (Nov., 1931)
  • 60. Statement on the Present Crisis (April, 1933)
  • 61. Statement on the degradation of the family, demoralization of youth, and the corruption of business (Nov., 1933)
  • 62. Statement in defense of the rights of workers to organize (April, 1934)
  • 63. Statement on government's silence on Mexico (May, 1935)
  • 64. Statement on lessons taught by Papal Encyclicals (Nov., 1936)
  • 65. Statement in memory of Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Burke, C.S.P. (Nov., 1936)
  • 66. Statement on the Christian attitude on social problems (Nov., 1937)
  • 67. Statement on the second world youth congress (July, 1938)
  • 68. Statement on industrial and social peace ( Oct., 1938)
  • 69. Statement on American government's efforts for a peace conference (April, 1939)
  • 70. Statement in praise of Christian democracy crusade and condemnation of bigotry (April, 1939)
  • 71. Statement on the church and social order (Feb., 1940)
  • 72. Statement on the catholic church and National Defense (July, 1940)
  • 73. Appeal for Peace and Public Support of the Government's Defense program (April, 1940)
  • 74. Letter to Senator Walter F. George opposing tax on benefits (Aug., 1941)
  • 75a. Letter to President Roosevelt Pledging Support in the national crises of World War 2 (Dec., 1941)
  • 75b. Acknowledgement of President Roosevelt (Dec., 1941)
  • 76. Message of sympathy to the bishops of France (June, 1944)
  • 77. Statement on World Peace (April, 1945)
  • 78. Appeal for Food for the children of Europe and the Far East (May, 1946)
  • 79. Statement in protest of the injustice of the trial of Archbishop of Aloysius Stepinac, D.D., of Zagreb, Jugoslavia (Sept. 1946)
  • 80a. Appeal for the internationalization of Jerusalem and its environs (April and Nov., 1949)
  • 80b. Statement on the status of Jerusalem and the Holy Places (Nov., 1950)
  • 81. Statement on God's law: The measure of human conduct (Nov., 1951).