Saint Ursula Academy - Scroll Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Msgr. Ready As a sequel to the topic discussed Sunday evening Msgr. Ready addressed the delegation on the f'Task of Unity. Contending that the greatest political challenge today is the establishment of a just world society, the speaker main- tained that justice, human dignity, fam- ily'sanctity, and charity are fundamental considerations in providing a better and happier America. Continuing, the speaker reviewed America's pledge to the Atlantic Charter and to the doctrine of the four freedoms. No one had the least doubt about the Charter, he said, until Russia announced a proposed unilateral partition of Po- land. Although mindful of Russia's courage and valor in battle, while Rus- sia holds to its present policy of persecu- tion and discrimination against religion, it would be an international outrage to allow her to rule the Catholic people of Poland. To betray our promise in this matter, as set down by the Charter, would serve only to sow the seed for future wars. Therefore, he concluded. in an honest spirit of friendship towards Russia, we must stand united and firm for the fulfillment of the Charter. Urging the N.C.C.W. to take the lead in the fight against hate-mongers and persecutors, he stressed the import- ance of the continuous work of spread- ing charity of fellowship throughout all nations so that the 'fagony of War will never again afflict humanity. Papal Peace Program Sunday evening the topic 'fThe Fam- ily in the Family of Nationsw was dis- cussed at the general session, The Rev- erend E. A. Conway, SJ., centered his talk on The Papal Peace Program and the Pattern for Peace. He urged that the Dumbarton Oaks proposals be ex- amined in the light of the f'Pattern for Peace, written by the Most Reverend Samuel A. Stritch, in which is empha- sized the importance of founding genu- ine world peace on moral principles. Archbishop Stritch says: 'fYou cannot have law without justice, and justice is a moral thingf, The tentative proposals of the Dumbarton Oaks report for in- ternational organization of the United Nations are mainly an outline of the League of Nations with the added power to use force for Hthe suppression of acts of aggressionfl The reasons for the failure of the League of Nations can ultimately by reduced to two, as they are stated in f'The Papal Program : first, it Widely ignored morality and religion in both private and public lifeg second, it failed to recognize the most important political fact of our time-the interdependence of nations in a shrunken world. Father Conway explained that our Holy Father knows that peace is not just the absence of war. Peace does not result from the absence of anything. It comes from the presence of somethingg and that something is Order, founded on justice, tempered by charityf, Since Hour policy makers are showing a praiseworthy concern for the judg- ment of the people, we have a great opportunity to influence the outcome of these conferences, for we Christians are not blameless in the moral degeneration that made peace impossible in the last warfy VVe can see that this does not happen again both by working to create the moral and religious atmosphere necessary for it. and by thinking and talking of the great problems of the day in the light of our Faith and the social teaching of the Papacyfy Economic Aspects The Tuesday morning session was devoted to the Economic Aspects of Christian Family Lifefl At this meet- ing the Reverend Albert lVlurphy, di- rector of the Catholic Charities of Cleveland, speaking on Hlylothers in In- dustryf' told those present that if mothers leave the factories and return to their homes after the war, it will be due to a desire of the women them- selves. Dr. lklurphy blamed industry and economic conditions for weakening the moral fiber of society, Aid to War Victimsu was the topic for discussion at the evening session. Rlonsignor Patrick OlBoyle, Executive Director of the VVar ReliefiServices, declared. The occupied countries have 16 THE SCRQLL

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flfiss lfV11ite RCEFiUFX Theta Phi dlphrz Ifonor overflowing crowd became hushed and the procession began. The ceremony un- folded with sacred solemnity and im- pressive dignity. Nlsgr. Nlichael Ready, general secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, delivered the sermon on The Challenge to Unity. He said, 'fThese are not ordin- ary days in which we might meet and discuss academically our obligations to the Church and the State. These are days of crisis. In many nations the Church of Christ is manacled by cruel tyrants. Here in this nation the Church is free to carry on her mission. We have governments conscious of respon- sibilities to protect the freedom and dig- nity of the citizen. The Church and the State need loyal defendersf, Bishop Noll In the afternoon the Nlost Reverend John F. Noll, D.D., Bishop of Fort Wayiie, spoke on The Americans Under Siegef' He said that the family, the basic unit of society, is threatened with destruction by a dozen different adverse influences. Nlany signs point to a rapidly deteriorating family life, such as obscene stories, which receive no protest from the American public, and full employment, which has taken so many mothers from their homes into in- dustry. He stated: Full employment is not altogether an economic issue, it is becoming a serious moral one. He urged sufficient wages for fathers and unmarried children to relieve mothers from labor outside the home. He ad- vocated a positive crusade toward decen- cy rather than a negative one, saying it should be 'fpro-God, pro-decent, rather than anti-anythingf, Ursuline Tea Brescia Hall, on the Mary lylanse College Campus, was the scene of a tea, Sunday afternoon, served by the Ursu- line Nuns. Here the delegates took ad- vantage of the opportunity to exchange pleasantries and to become better ac- quainted with one another. The campus became a scene of bubbling activity as the Nlary Nianse collegians conducted groups of women on tours through the buildings and grounds. At the conclu- sion of the tea Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was held in the chapel, with the Most Reverend Ed- ward Hoban, D. D., Coadjuster Bishop of Cleveland, as Celebrant. The hospitality of the Ursuline Sisters will always be a pleasant memory to the hundreds of Women who were the bene- Hciaries of their bounty. THE SCROLL 15

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been subjected to a new technique of psychological warfare aimed to bury unrest, dissatisfaction and mistrust in all and a fear of the futureg but despite the attempts of psychological warfare to destroy confidence in all established phases of life, the Church still stands out as the agency retaining the confi- dence of the common people. 'fWe must forget the law of retribu- tion and substitute the acceptance of the Divine mandate, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself., H Finale Imagine if you can. hundreds of voices, accompanied by piano and violin. singing impressively, 'Klother Dear, O Pray for ble and finishing with the familiar strains of f'America. and you perhaps can catch in a small degree the spirit of the group that assembled at the final banquet VVednesday night in the Commodore Perry Ballroom. The l505 registered participants in the convention on this last occasion experienced a feel- ing of satisfaction and pride as they re- viewed the accomplishments of the past week, for they had succeeded in secur- ing very definite ideas as to their duty as individuals in relation. not only to the family, but to society in general. They were truly convinced of the im- portance of immediate action to restore the Christian way of living to the world about them. Need for Religion As Bishop Alter declared in his closing talk to the convention: The public policy of any state or nation de- pends in its final analysis on the con- scious or unconscious acceptance of cer- tain fundamental principles of religion. These principles are the Wellspring of public opinion and eventually dictate our social attitudes and our social legis- lationfi HThe structure of human society post- ulates not an individual but a social unit as the fundamental basis of its existence. For this reason the emphasis in our convention has been upon the family as constituting this fundamental social unitfl Deep gratitude is due His Excellency, the llost Reverend Bishop, and the many other inspired leaders who shared their time, their talent, and their knowl- edgeg and congratulations to the hundreds of loyal women who par- ticipated. Thus the Word Hfinisn was Written across the pages of the conventionis pro- gram, but it Was not the end-it was the real beginning-it was a call to action. To go forth and wholeheartedly promote the Social lkiission of the Church. And the Catholic Women of America will not be found Wanting. 1 Ge11er11lSe.s'sio11 in Conzmodorr' Ballroom THE SCROLL