Modern Dances

The object of this short treatise on Modern Dances is to help in extirpating one of the modern evils. There are many evils that tend to undermine and destroy the virtue of chastity, such as obscene literature, the stage etc., but I deem one a principal, i.e. dancing of any kind comprehending square dances, which in some respects are worse than round dances. In my experience in the ministry for over thirty years I have discovered the evil tendency of the practice in the hearts of the young people, rendering them callous to Catholic duties, undermining modesty, which ought to be the distinct virtue fo the young, especially of the young maid. I have seen the consequences of such an evil, and I became fully convinced that it brings ruin to an enormous number of young people. In fact, dancing of any kind today is one of the greatest evils in the United States. Young men and young women are rushing like maniacs to such a sinful diversion, which becomes a fierce torrent tearing away all kinds of embankments, which the priests of God have endeavored to erect with great labor, to check its mad rage.

The below short book on dancing is not currently in print, but it is available for free download on this website.

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