Catholic Central High School - Catholicon Yearbook (Troy, NY)

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Father Sweeney ieminds us ..... The four retreats we have made here have been fruitful ones. We have been counseled by such delightful retreat masters as Father Rooney, Father Barrett and Father Carra- bine, each of Whom understands youth as it wants to be understood and loves youth as it wants to be loved. Our senior Retreat Mas- ter, Father Justus Sweeney, had all the ad- mirable qualities of these three rolled into one. Behind scenes with Father Janis .... Art Doringg Tom 0'Brien, Howard Bennett and Dick Collins. Speaks for itself- and for us .... R ecollcction ' 1 Hurt eiiection I3 arnestn-ess pphcixtion rust in GOD

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Every plot must have a moving action. This is an axiom accepted by the world at large. What could be more fitting than that in Catholic Cen- tral High School where Christ lives, works and plays with us the moving action should be our annual Retreat. For three days we engage in a spiritual housecleaning in order to make our- selves more worthy companions of Jesus and more fitting members of His Mystical Body. From this period of reflection we derive all the grace and wisdom necessary to carry on our course of activities. As has been said before, this retreat is an annual occasion. Underclassmen and upper- classmen participate in it alike. However, whether it is because of the fact that it is their last retreat in Catholic High or because they are for the first time able to appreciate it and its opportunities fully, the seniors traditionally speak of it in the possessive term, It is their great spir- itual graduation gift from their Alma Mater. Ile 04I1Ilua Jzetfzea if K s.. 1 I. w,,Jr54Tg . f ,N Jimi Mi L Nf ,A+ Our Revcrcnml Principal with serv- ers Rlclmrml Collins and .laincs Crandall .... Fatlicr Justus Sweeney. 0.l .lNl., our retreat niastci' ....

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Y' An informal moment .... 'll tson, Mary Mahoney, Father Sweeney Ruth T1 o 7,g S'JQ Mi , Howard Bennett and Ned Conway Retreat choir .... Father had the ability to make a serious point through a humorous story. The retreat had one theme and that theme was love-the infinite love of God for man and the searching love of man for God. Father Sweeney told us again and again how important we are to God and how vigilant we must be to justify that importance. The first conference was a general one, but as Father continued he took each problem an individual Catholic ordinarily encounters and treated it in as average a manner as was possi- ble. For those who had any particular question, however, he was avail- able between conferences for a private talk. The three days went by in an atmosphere of silence, silence that was golden because it was fruitful. On Friday morning the senior class went to Communion in a body, and almost before we knew it we were at two-thirty conference that afternoon. Our retreat was over: we were at peace and alert to new beginnings. We ned again that Catholic life can be beautiful when it is lived should be lived. had all lear as it