Fordham University - Maroon Yearbook (New York, NY)

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t E Rev. Philip S. Hurley, S.-I. eral extra-curricular organizations direct their ellorts toward the development of the truly educated Cath- olic. The oldest of these groups is the Sodality, which aims at training college men to be leaders not only in their lields ol business or other endeavors, but mostly in their Faith. This training is accomplished in a very special way-a way whose goal it is to produce Catholic men who will meet the growing tide of irreligion and immorality by bringing lirst them- selves, and then others closer to their Creator. The need for such leadership has been expressed by Pope 1' ' . ' .-,T . , . g . . . such lay apostles must come from well-ordered and active sor1alities. Rev. Robert Roth, S. J., moderator, and Ed Zahn, '55, prefecl, keep the Fordham College Sodality in that category. Pius XII, who realized that such lay apostles must come from well-ordered and active Sodalities. There- fore, he has written lor them an Apostolic Constitu- tion, setting lorth their general principles and rules. The Fordham Sodalist, by the end of his probation period, knows his rules and follows them closely. This probation period prepares him well for carrying out the duties of a Socialist throughout life, in what- ever career he may choose, as his condition and cir- cumstanccs permit. His work is never completed as long as he livesg there is always more to be done. . . . dedicated to lhe glory of God through Mary . . . Fordhamen form a living roxaryl' on Ihe Kealing terrace lo begin the May rlevolionx lo the Mother of God.

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The true Christian does not renounce the activi- ties of this life, he does not stunt his natural facultiesg but he develops and perfects them, by coordinating them with the supernatural. -Pope Pius XI in his encyclical letter 1J1fw1'ni Illius Magistri. just what facilities have we at Fordham to aid us in becoming 'ftrue Christians insofar as this coordi- nating process is concerned: Primarily we have our academic courses in theology ranging from apolo- getics in freshman year to a study of God's nature, attributes and personality as revealed in His creations, in senior year. But despite the completeness of the curriculum nothing but the seed of knowledge can be planted in the classroom. VVe must use our own re- sourcefulness to develop tl1is theology into an art or business making use of the knowledge we have acquired. The Sorlality also helped comlucl the Mnrimi Year Mass, which wax ullemled by some 10,000 slurlenls from local colleges. College and University-wide functions such as this year's Marian Year Mass and our First Friday devo- tions begin this process by forming for us a connection between everyday lile and religious ceremony. The prayer at the start of each class, a daily reminder of the annual Mass of the Holy Ghost which is offered at the beginning of every year, demonstrates to us our dependence on the Almighty even in such rela- tively unimportant matters as success in study. Even more striking is the realization that the Almighty is concerned with even the slightest of our activities. The retreats which we make each year further pre- pare us to effect this coordination with the super- natural through which we will acquire the tradition- ally Christian totality of view -the habit of seeing life as a whole. But besides these more formal type activitles, sev- Rev. John F. Dwyer, S.J. Clmirmrm. Department of Theology Rev. Elbert J. Rushmore, S.J. Rev. Ignatius W. Cox, S.-I.

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A Imrlure enlitlcrl 'l'rogr1'xs in u Puerto Rican Parixlz' Ilflffl' Il crllmcily crowd as flirt the xynrposiunz on llm 'Twenficlll Crfnlury ljorzcrfpl of the Illflillifllllllfu AI lluf Ialler, Rev. jo- seph, P. F itzpatriclc, S. j., speaks ns Rev. J. Qzmnlin Lmufr, SJ., Mr. Philip j. Slflmrper, Rev. 1. Frmzlflin Ewing, SJ. um! Dr. Louis S. JIIITIIX lixlcn and rc- zficw their own llzoughlx. As in previous years, the Sodality has undertaken n1any activities, all of tl1e1n llllllll2llCly dedicated to tl1c glory ol' Cod through Mary, its PILLTOIICSS. ,In October, the Zlllllllfll Harvester dance, witl1 tl1is sea- son's theme, Venice , was again a huge success. A lecture e11titled Progress in a Puerto Rican Parisl1 drew a capacity crowd as did the SyllllJOSlll111 on the '1'wentieth CCIILUYY Concept olf the Individual . Such spiritual activities as'lfirst Friday devotions, campus rosary, Lenten Zlllll May devotions, Ztllil. weekly student Mass were sponsored. l.ast SUIIIIIICI' the gro11p was represented at the Summer Schools of Catholic Action l1eld in New York and Chicago. The Sodality also l1elped conduct the Marian Year Mass, which was aLte11ded by so111e l0,000 students l.l'Ol11 local col- leges. Me111bers ol' tl1c Sodality freely participate i11 other college activities, a11d Sodalists are found 011 various social committees, i11 Student Government, college sports, Zlllil i11 many olf the other clubs on CZIIIIIJUS. l,iving a good Catholic life and an active, influential college lil'e will prepare these men excellently for the positions which God l1as chosen for them to assume when college days are past. .'Xll0lllCl' activity whose Zlllll it is to prepare Cath- olic men lor the part tl1ey will play as college educated lay111en is the National Federation of Catl1olic College Students. 'l'he N.l ., as we are accustomed to calling it, is an intercollegiate organization whose purpose is to coordinate intercollegiate activity. The organi- zation is based Oll the belief tl1at an exchange of ideas between activities is of primary iI1l1J0l'l2ll1CC ill llllf I'urthering of extra-curricular activity. The extra- curricular activity is a necessary con1plen1ent to a student's CCllll'2lli0ll and as sucl1 serves as a training ground for Catholic leaders of l.OlllOl'1'OXV. Archbishop Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, says tl1at in guarding certain positions Zlllfl effec- tively deI'ending LllCl1l, and in keeping alive the enthu- siasm ol' the young for the cause of religion, a general organization spreading over tl1c entire nation is of utmost val11e. And it is l'CllLlCl'CCl ZllllllOl'lUlllVC and ,.....-.- The Forrllmm College Soda!- ixlx will: lheir moderator, Rev. Rolmrl J. Rolh, SJ.