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7 DEADLY ENEMIES!
Idea are righdy afraid today of the
rising ride of evil and uncertainty
that sweeps the world.
We tremble at tbe menacing
danger of the atomic bomb. We
Ihre in dread of another full-scale
war. .. the remembered shadow of
economic depression ... the wide
spread prevalence of crime and '
immorality. We ace these and
other evils as threats to our peace
and security, but we do not tec
them for what they truly are. And
we overlook our most dangerous
Actually, the evils which afflict
us are only symptoms of what ails
us only the results of causes
which we allow to exist within
ourselves. Back of them all is a
basic human failure which many
men choose to ignore; which oth
ers hold too lightly, and which
some even try to glorify.
This failure is described in a
single, simple and ugly word sin.
It is, seemingly, a reality which
all of ns should understand a
human failure which everyone
should be able readily to evalu
ate. Unfortunately, however, many
overlook the fact that the external
acts of sinning are but the com
pletion of offenses against God
already committed internally.
These offenses are the sins of
Pride, Anger, Sloth, Envy, Cove
tousoess. Gluttony and Lust . . . the
Seven Capital Sins our seven
deadliest enemies.
Pride and covetousness prompt
men to seek vast power over their
fcllowmen. Greed and-covetous-nest
lead often to thievery of many
sorts. Murder may be the product -
of anger, greed, pride, hist, envy
or covetousness. Sloth begets re
ligious indifference and low moral .
standards. Every sinful act, in fact,
may be traced to one of the Seven'
Capital Sins.
God dignified man with free
will ... the ability to choose God's
way or his own and Catholics, of
course, encounter the same occa
sions of sinning as anyone else.
But we have in the Church the
means by which we can, with
God's help, easily avoid tbe occa
sions of sin and conquer tempta
tions before they conquer us. -
The Catholic attitude on this
question will be of great interest
ra you, even though you are not a
Catholic
An interesting pamphlet cs
plaining the nature of the Seven
Capital Sins... the situations to
which they apply ...how some
things you think sins may not be
sinful at all . ..will be sent to
you in a plain wrapper, upon
your request And nobody will call
on you. Write today ask for
Pamphlet No. FM-R
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Iwwere m Uawoafs Jan. When I was drafted as a house-to-house
canvasser for a school -bond issue, I spent agonizing hours worrying about
the job. When the time came for the actual work, just the effort of
parking the car at the first
home left me glued to the seat
for several minutes.
Finally, I went up and
knocked. What was 1 worried
about? This first housewife
answered me with the Ameri
can ease of greeting a neighbor.
She invited me, in and, in the
relaxed atmosphere of , her
living room, discussing the im
portance of the bonds and
urging her family to vote
became almost pleasant. Each
call thereafter was easier.
Now that the job's over, I realize we don't just (foe in a community.
These strangers these people who now greet me on the street all of
us, we are the community. Mrs. Irene Manih, Eldridge, Calif.
la Tfaa at Sarraw. A Canadian man recently was taking his 18-year-old
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ill to go on. He was placed in our local hospital where he died.
Because of the financial burden of shipping the body to Canada, the
father decided to bury the boy in our cemetery. Our minister was called
in, and the word spread among our congregation. Everyone immediately
got busy; some sent flowers, others attended the wake, and at the funeral
there were 12 cars filled with people who never knew the boy or his
father. Afrs. E. Letoellea, Children, Tax.
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Meatfly CesapsWars. I had some misgivings last Summer when I entered
the Nevada Beauty Pageant, which selects a representative for the Miss
America contest, i had been in other beauty contests, and they left a bad
taste in my mouth because every girl was strictly out for herself.
But I was lucky enough to win the Miss Las Vegas title and went on
to the state finals in Reno. My four days there were among the happiest
in my memory. Each -girl went out of her way to see that the other
looked her best and some even cried when the girls next to them were
eliminated in the judging.
Since the contest, we've exchanged letters and made plans for reunions.
I wish everyone could know the Miss America program and the wonder
ful spirit of friendly competition it has developed. Soundra J. Meek,
"Miaa Las Veoas of 1958." Las Vegas. Nev.
rM la Ntt. My father, who once operated a small dairy farm, had been
retired 18 years and he and my mother had moved to a nearby town
when thia incident took place.
One day there was a knock at the
door; it was a former neighbor they
hadn't seen since moving. She said,
Tve come to pay my milk bill."
Father said she must be mistaken.
"Oh, no," she said firmly, Tve never
forgotten your kindness when my
children and I were in 'need.'1
Then she opened a time-worn
book and showed where she had
marked down the amount for each
bottle of milk aha had received and
wasn't able to pay for at the time. It came to more than a hundred dollars.
She handed my father a check and said. This is a day Tve long
dreamed oL" Mrs. Delia O. Green, Ogden, Utah.
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