Shrine of the Little Flower High School - Theresian Yearbook (Royal Oak, MI)

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REV CHARMS L COUGHLIN And afler my deulb I uzll le! fall u .vbouer of roses Our patroness St Therese of Llsieux meant these words We who attend Shrine High School haye proof of the particular graces she has showered on those who are members of the first church in the world to hawe been dedicated to her That such a signal honor is ours is the result of the devotion and a monu ment to the zeal of its pastor and our friend Father Charles E Coughlin During our school years Father has focused our minds and hearts on Therese burned in her so strongly In some small measure of appreciation and gratitude me graduates of 1952 dedicate this yolume to you Father Wfe hope that it will tell you how we have tried to use the ads antages which you have given us in both the material and spiritual beauty which surrounds us We hope further that we may live up to the high ideals you haye always held out to us whom you hawe often so generously styled the best boys and girls in the world ,, I I. r H 9 ' 5 ' l 5. . y . . , 1 ' - I , , I . . and has attempted to enkindle in us that flaming Light of Love for God which f ' f ' , , , I- , . U . ,' , s , 1- V ' ' sr 9 4 '

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A beam of light played upon the holy font and illumined the sleeping face of Marie Francoise Therese. "I baptixe thee in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." At these words ol the French cure, God smiled and welcomed our patroness into the realm of the supernatural. That light was apparently subdued for a time by the log of a sinful world. But as Therese grew and the life and gifts of the Holy Ghost attained their lull development in her, again and again the fog was pierced: By the first childish manifestations of her little ways: by her early entry into Carmel: by the manner ot living which she crystallized as her Little Way: and by her premature and anxious- ly awaited death. ln a somewhat allegorical manner we, the graduates, attempt to bring you in this volume our little actions, guided by her light and blessed in her Way. For, il we are pro- perly motivated and follow her path, one day we, too, shall approach perfection and whisper as St. Therese did, "My way is sure-I am not mistaken." THE LIGHT OF HER LOVE-guides us along HER LITTLE WAY-simple yet' strong. 1 2 .3 X! ...I ,p x ,I X I N -,' A s i.

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ey .feud U4 in Rev. Thomas F. Rodgers, C.S.Sp. It was in 1950 that Father Rodgers ac- cepted his post as an assistant at the Shrine. As a member of the Holy Ghost Fathers of Wasliingttmn, D. C., most of Fathers priestly life has been spent far from his native Philadelphia, in the various mis- sions conducted by his congregation here and in Africa. Father is director of the Sodality and is famous for his wit. Rev. Jerome L. Krieg After serving 27 months as an Army chaplain, Father Krieg arrived at tht Shrine in 1946. Father gives senior so ciology instruction, is moderator of th. altar boys, athletic director, and acting superintendent of the high school. Father is a diocesan priest and a native Detroiter. Rev. Adrian Doherty, M.S.Ss.T. Father Adrian claims jersey City, New jersey, as his home. After four years in the naval reserve, Father en- tered the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity of Silver Springs, Maryland, whose principal work is conducted among the poor and neg- lected of the South. He acts as spirit- ual moderator for the Shrine choirs. Rev. Leonard Foley, O.F.M. Father Leonard, of the Franciscan Fathers of St. john Baptist Province, came to the Shrine in January, 1952, from Cincinnati, Ohio, where he had been teaching English for eleven Y93l'5 in the order's minor seminary. Father is a native of Lafayette, Indiana.-Hfld his brown habit has become 3 familial' sight in the halls of the high school where he teaches religion. Rev. Richard M. Haney Detroit- born and diocesan - ordained Father Haney was named first assistant at the Shrine in 1950. Father has charge of the grade school, edits the parish week- ly, The Shrine Herald, and gives religious instruction to the sophomores in the high school. Before coming here, Father was engaged in parochial work in numerous parishes throughout the archdiocese. l