Central Catholic High School - Lance Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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Religion was divided into two, one-semester courses for {he upperclassmen. Mr. Kremer ' s course on social justice made a powerful impact on many seniors, as they discussed the world-wide problems of hunger and jus- tice. The day before Thanksgiving break, the students set up a booth in the cafeteria and collected money for the poor of Cambodia. The price of snacks was raised 5 $, and this extra profit was added to the collection. The student body cooperated very well, and over $90.00 was sent to the Cambodian Relief Fund. Marriage and Family, or Love, SEXIll and Marriage as Fr. Loner jokingly put it, was the other senior religion course. After Fr. Loner became ill, Fr. John Zahn took over the class, and generated some very interesting dis- cussions. The morality of birth control and abortion were just a couple of the many topics covered. Mr. Kremer ' s juniors learned about world religions. The course was centered around studying ancient and mod- ern religions and how they got started. Famous religious leaders, such as Jesus Christ, Buddha and Mohammed were talked about, along with the effect they had on society. Every day Mr. McEvoy ' s junior religion class began with a Bible reflection. Visiting a Presbyterian church and writing reports about famous saints added variety to the daily lectures and note taking. This helped them learn about the basic beliefs of other Christian religions. Upperclass religion courses didn ' t always deal directly with the Catholic faith, but they helped illustrate how our Faith could be applied to the world around us. Don Doppelfeld gets comfortable while listening intently in religion. JiL wwmmMm mmmm ■i l. ' Senior Girls take a break from their routine religion classes to discuss the different aspects of marriage with Mrs. Aretz . 54 upperclass religion

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For the Freshman religion classes, studying the Old Tes- tament was quite an experience. Under the guidance of Mr. McEvoy, they wrote diaries of Abraham and memoirs of Moses. They studied the lives of the saints, and used this background to make the posters that were displayed in the halls of All Saints ' s Day. Together with Rev. Jerry Kael from St. Boniface, they planned the All Saints Day liturgy for the school. q; Sophomore religion was divided into two single-semester courses. Fr. Bach tau ght Chris- tian Morality and You . Discussions ranged from teen-age drinking and drug abuse to problems with parents. On Fridays, Father Bach allowed his classes to discuss anything they wanted. They would decide on the topic early in the week, then write a paper on it. When Friday came, they would talk about the subject and hand in their written assignment. Many students found these discus- sions very interesting and enjoyed the relaxed atmo- sphere. Father Borawski taught the other sophomore religion class, Jesus and You . In this class, students talked about Christ ' s message to us in his teachings. Many of Fr. Borawski ' s students liked his class because he often told stories. For instance, one time when Father went to Poland, the customs officer inspected his luggage. When he discovered several Catholic articles inside, he could have had Father arrested. Since the inspector was Catholic, he let him go. Religion is the basis of our Christian growth. For the underclassmen it helped to set guidelines for the rest of their lives. H i M ft 1 1 ; 1 Gii ' -r After a survey concerning the Ten Com- mandments, Fr. Bach charts the final tal- lies. 1 :! Ke During study hall, Gloria Gorls reads over her religion assignment for the next day. Mr. McEvoy smiles as he begins his class discussion of the day. religion 53

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