Maur Hill High School - Maurite Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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STS„ MAUR, BENEDICT, PLACID WILL ALWAYS INSPIRE OUR LIVES 11 f

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Till;ETHEII. t( e tte (Uty. PRAY, WORK, PLAY--these have been the very foundation of Benedictine life down through the ages. Here at Maur Hill these ideas have fallen on fertile soil. The Benedictine Fathers have taught us to pray together, work together, and play together, molding these principles into strong bulwarks around our souls and bodies against the ravages of the world in which we must soon sustain ourselves. Fourteen hundred years ago St. Benedict first put these concepts into operation, teaching his monks and first pupils, Maur and Placid, to live TO- GETHER as a family. His way of life has endured like an oak anchored in firm soil, for he restored the family as the basic unit of society. Maur Hill, large enough to be a major undertaking and small enough to retain an informal familiarity, is an ideal size for realizing such a sublime society. Our president, the Abbot, is a father to all the monks and they in turn to us, not only offering the Sacrifice but also fulfilling the offices of teacher, playfellow, confessor, coach, and even doctor. PRAY? We begin the day by assist- ing at Mass, then reap the benefits of guidance and good example of the Fathers. Here is the deep spiritual foundation which is vital to family life. WORK? In class and study hall these same spiritual guides press our noses to the grindstone of learning and do their delightful best to sharpen our dull wits. PLAY? After classes they join us in intramural sports or supervise and coach our extracurricular activities. Spiritual, mental, physical stature-- all three are developed to perfect us into whole men. Thus are we Maurites equipped to become God-fearing Chris- tians in life, whether we go forth to found our own family or enter the mo- nastic one.