Mount St Charles Academy - Excelsior Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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.Tan 0l 8lfU0l Realizing that no other value than the integrating force of religion as taught by Christ can give meaning and worth to our lives, we strive to correct the natural bent of our shiitless wills to- ward self-seeking by training ourselves to self-discipline, motivated by a close imitation of our unselfish Lord, lesus Christ. ,Because of God's presence in all our actions, we try to shoulder our responsibilities squarely, for to us God is a real person, known and loved as such. Realizing also that we are not adults, we crave for spiritual guidance, and rely on the unwavering teaching of the Church and the grace of her sacra- ments to steady our faltering steps, Likewise do we gladly allow our un- controlled preferences to be wisely di- rected in our choice of companions, books, and entertainment. No truly Christ-like education is achieved unless one is held account- able for his actions. We foster this sense oi responsibility by nightly ex- amination oi conscience and weekly confession. We also share the chores around the house, because we know that work is the lot of everyone and must be accepted not as a tiresome necessity, but rather as a means of becoming holier. Having thus placed the will of God above all personal considerations, we are ready to clear the last hurdle. Should We be called, we are ready to devote our entire lives to the special service of God for the salvation of souls. At all events, we look upon our several talents as a sacred mandate, and work to the best of our ability for the im- provement of our society.

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U0Ll'Lf-FIAOIDOJ HEMPAREZ-VOUS DE LA IEUNESSEV' Telle est la devise de tous ceux qui ont at coeur de batir pour l'avenir. Tel est le cri de ralliment de nos secularis- tes rnodernes. Tel est aussi l'appel pressant de tous nos eveques du pays. Mais pourquoi tant de sollicitude at l'eqard de la generation montante? Les avantaqes dont elle jouit sont-ils moindres quiautretois? Un coup d'oeil superficiel suftit pour constater que les avances dans le domaine du bien-etre physique ne se comparant quere avec les conditions qui prevalaient il y a un demi-siecle. D'autre part, il n'est pas nioins evident que Leducation des en- fants, saturee qu'elle est par toutes les commodites rnises at leur disposition, s'est par deares rarnollie et qlisse peu at peu sur une pente diametralernent opposee at la vote etroite de l'Evanqile. Le bonheur des enfants reclarne une affirmation des donnees spirituelles de l'education en rapport avec les neces- siies de l'heure presente. D'oi1 le mot d'ordre si Clair et si opportun de nos- seianeurs les eveq aux educateurs catholiques ei qui l'ave- ues aux parents et nir des enfants est coniie.