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

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E 5 Q z SACRED HEART CHAPEL - FACADE AND CAMPANILE Gita all nafions a juxfifvd hofrf' of worfhy pvarc' which zfors no! flash with lbvir rigbl fo lim' and fbrir srnsr' of honor. Lvl it be clearly seen that ihrrf ix a loyal afford bcfwrffn your prinriplvs ana' your darisions, befwren sfafemenls about a just pearl' and facts. POPE PIUS XII

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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

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cause of peace, and who is now making every effort to indicate the way to true and lasting peace, we shall strive for peace. Meanwhile we pray that the day will soon come when swords shall be exchanged for plow- sharesg and spears for sickles. We beg the Prince of Peace that before another year has passed peace with victory-peace with charity and justice-will triumph. As Catholic women-mothers of the future- we shall do all in our power to promote universal peace, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the power of the Prince of Peace, and the intercession of our Immaculate Mother. And we shall not neglect to pray that our own United States may continue a beacon of liberty, and a safe haven where men may live in harmony and peace through faithful observance of God's two-fold law of love. -P Have no doubt: Christ is always with you. Imagine you see Him in the places of your work, passing among you, noting your toil, listening to your conversations, consoling your hearts, composing your disagree- ments, and you shall see the workshop changed into the sanctuary of Nazarethg and there will reign among you, too, that trust, that order, that concord, which are a reflection of V the blessing of Heaven which increases here below and conserves justice and good - will among men who are steadfast in faith, in hope, in the lore of God. POPE PIU5 XII 'B