Academy of St Joseph - In The Pines Yearbook (Brentwood, NY)

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Daily we ask our Lady of Victory and of Peace to protect and watch over our valiant men and women in the armed forces. This awful conflict had its origin in forgetfulness of God, as the failure of the Versailles Treaty was due to the exclusion of God. Hatred and tyranny will not cease until man makes God's law the foundation- stone of his life. Godlessness, with all its evil implications, has naturally led to materialism, which makes might, right, and utterly disregards justice. Totalitarianism, racism, and international distrust have followed in the wake of materialism. And, as a natural consequence, the lack of charity and mutual regard, in these isms, has brought about the social and economic evils of the modern world. These present-day evils-such as Godless education, divorce, the unjust demands of the state regarding the education of children, denial of the rights of private property, disregard for the individual in the state, the unjust distribution of wealth - have long been recognized by our Sovereign Pontiff, Pius XII. For these evils he has offered salutary remedies, closely allied with peace. His conception of peace harmonizes with democratic principles, and implies condemnation of totalitarian policies. No man living is better equipped than is our Holy Father for dealing with these modern evils. As linguist, world-traveler, vicar of Christ and Father of Christendom, he possesses all necessary knowledge, insight and experience. The fearless champion of the interests of every religion, race and nation, he loves all without partialityg and is vigilantly anxious for their welfare. Filled with the spirit of Christianity, he not only sees and hears of tragic miseries, but he has personally met victims of the modern world's awful cataclysm. 'I+

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Since Pope Pius XII is keenly interested in every one of his three hundred sixty-five million children, as Well as those outside the Church, on the side of enemy and of friend, he should be present at the next peace conference. He would be an ideal representative of che Omnipotent and Divine Law-Giver. Desiring no prestige or aggrandizement for himself or the Catholic Church, he would plead the cause of true and lasting peace, with charity and justice. It has been suggested that representa- tives of all other Christian denominations, as well as a representative of the Jewish people, also occupy places at the peace-table. In fact, the proposal has been made that one-tenth of those who plan the rebuilding of the world should represent religion. Christ's presence at the confer- ence, in the person of His vicar on earth, is necessary, for His guid- ance would insure Christian principles in the reconstruction of our broken world. In his Five Points for Permanent Peace, our Holy Father includes the four freedoms, the Eight Points of the Atlantic Charter, and also the Seven Points of the recent Declaration of World Peace, prepared by American Catholics, Protestants and Jews. Pius XII insists that the law of God, the Moral Order, is the only foundation of peace. He reit- erates that triumph over hate is essential to permanent peace, that dis- trust among nations must be conquered through justice, truth and fair dealing. He condemns the false principles: that might makes right, and that utility is a basis of right. Economic rivalry, he holds, must be tempered by due regard for justice, and cold egoism or selfishness should not govern national policy. Following the lead of our Sovereign Pontiff, who made twenty- eight appeals for peace in 1940 alone, who has dedicated his life to the PB