Gannon University - Lance Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Convocation Day Mass, celebrated by Fa- ther Nash, assisted by Fathers Barcio and Bower, marked the opening of the school year. Religion may be defined as the virtue of tak- ing due notice of God and acting accordingly. In this sense, Gannon College is deeply relig- ious, for the Gannon graduate is firmly con- vinced of this one fact — that he is made for eternity, and not for time. Even while at school this growing conviction finds expression in Gannon's many religious activities, aimed at producing a spiritually mature person. Bishop Wright continues, . . . they (a group of young parents) hoped that college training would give their sons and daughters a certain intel- lectural calm like to that of which Cardinal Newman spoke, a spiritual resilience in the face of revolution, change, and adversity. They un- derstood that the Church makes this quality possible by opening up to us the world of grace and the vision of eternity, against which all things tend to fall into perspective,- but they wanted other studies than theology and relig- ion to accomplish something of this, too. Gan- non College strives for this spiritual resilience in all phases of her activity. Pete McNelis, Chuck Weiss, Ed Amicucci, and Father Pete board for the St. Thomas More trip to Puerto Rico.

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PLANNING FOR PROGRESS SPIRITUALLY Ti Father Schanz conducts an evening of rec- ollection for C.C.D. teachers in the new St. Thomas chapel. Father Ciufoli blesses the entrance to the St. Thomas Aquinas chapel, aided by Fa- thers Gale, Bower, and Sullivan.

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PLANNING FOR PROGRESS SOCIALLY The TKE Italian restaurant is always a big hit at the Carnival. The Christmas Carnival Queen Contestants shop for formals.