THE

AMERICAN

CATHOLIC QUARTERLY

REVIEW.

Bonum est homini ut eum veritas volentem, quia malum est homini ut eum veritas vincat
invitum. Nam ipsa vincat necesse est, sive negantum sive confitentum.

COPYRIGHT, 1883,

BY

HARDY & MAHONY.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

SOCIAL AND MORAL ASPECTS OF ITALY AND OTHER CATHOLIC COUNTRIES,

Political confusion of the countries of Southern Europe, 1; Relations of moral

conduct to the teachings of faith, 2; Apostasy and infidelity in Catholic countries,

3; Incoherent character of Protestantism, 4; To what the present disorder in

Italy is due, 5; The natural fruits of Protestantism, 7; Disintegrating nature of the

doctrine of private judgment, 9; Why many non-Catholics are better than their

religious principles, 10; The Church's resources for the bettering of men, 11; Po-

litical condition in Italy to be considered, 13; Religio-political principles of the

Emperor Joseph II., 14; Jansenism at the Italian courts, 15; Unchristian conduct

of Catholic kings towards the Holy See, 16; Civil allegiance and submission to

ecclesiastical authority, 17; Protestantism and political absolutism, 18; Influence

of the French Revolution on Italy, 19; The teaching of the schools and the prac-

tical issues of life, 20; Napoleon's school system in Italy, 21; Dissertation on politi-

cal and civil liberty, 22; Alliances after Napoleon's fall, 24; Condition of Christen-

dom at that time, 25; Papal policy of Gregory XVI. and Pius IX., 26; The Italian

Revolution of 1848, 27; Christianity losing its hold on European statesmanship, 28;

New auxiliaries of the old enemies of the Church, 29; Conduct of King Victor

Emmanuel II., 30; The events of 1859, 31; Garibaldi as an ally of the powers

against the Pope, 32; Neither right nor justice in the foundation and construction

of United Italy, 34; How the Pope stands towards the Italian Government, 36;

Striking apathy of Catholic peoples in the present crisis, 37; The Pope and his tem-

poral subjects, 38; The gross political outrage and national plunder of 1870, 40;

What the Church has suffered since then, 41; Note on religion in other countries

than Italy, 42.

THE INFLUENCE OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI ON MEDIEVAL ART. By

Arthur Waldon,

The new departure made by St. Francis, 43; Asceticism and sympathy with nature

his two great traits, 44; Sin and its consequences in man, 45; Connection between

true art and religion, 46; A greater influence than brush, chisel, or mere skill, 47 ;

Simplicity in the Franciscan habitations, 48; How much of a poet was St. Francis,

49; Wonderful effects of his sanctity, 51; His spirit perpetuated by his multitudes

of disciples, 52; Beginning and progress of the mystic school of art, 53; Cimabue,

Giotto, and other masters, 54; Where Fra Angelico got his inspiration, 55: What

our Saint did for architecture, 57; What the love of God in a single individual is

able to effect, 58.

FREQUENT COMMUNION. By Right Rev, Thomas A. Becker, D.D., .

The Society of Jesus and the spirit of the Church, 59; The chief means by which

salvation is attained, 60; Advantages of study now within the reach of both semi-

narian and priest, 61; Great merits of a little treatise by Father Cros, S.J., 62;

The Calvinistic and the Catholic methods of treating the sinner, 63; Charges

proved against the Jansenists-How to prepare children for first communion, 64;

As you bend the twig you bend the tree, 65; How to approach holy communion, 66.

THE IRISH SITUATION. By Thomas Power O'Connor, M.P., .

Position of the Gladstone cabinet when the new rules of procedure were adopted,

68; Party majority and retention of office, 69; How friends and foes feel towards

Mr. Gladstone, 70; His administration having the appearance of great strength, 72;

Obstruction before and after the new rules were adopted, 73; Loss of control in the

House of Commons by the Irish party, 74; Position of the Government in Ireland,

75; A lull among the Irish people themselves, 76; The process of material decay

going on all over Ireland, 78; What ought to be done in the circumstances, 79;

The No-rent" question discussed, 80; Other questions of policy than the land

question, 81; Disgraceful state of the franchise in Ireland, 82; Political influence

in local boards, 83; Sources of strength to the popular forces, 84; A period of thor-

ough organization needed, 85; Position and prospects of the Irish Parliamentary

party, 86; The dangers ahead and how to meet them, 87.

CHURCH ARCHITECTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. By Joseph A. Nolan,

Ph.D.,

Meaning, scope, and character of architecture, 88; Good architecture and the
speedy increase of churches, 89; The great evil of the country is hurry, 90; Various
kinds of economy in architecture, 91; Architectural absurdities and shams in the
shape of churches, 92; Errors pointed out in detail, 93; Ginger-bread work inside

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