Mount St Joseph Academy - Yearbook (Brighton, MA)

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noted, loved, and remembered of war poets entered the Church in 1913, with his wife. In faith one may find, he said, that purity and strength which are the guarantees of immortality. The Reverend Robert H. Lord, Ph.D., former Harvard professor, who did grad- uate work in renowned foreign univer- sities, declared that he knew nothing until he became a member of the Church. All his work and research led him to the Altar of Christ. Good example is the the basis for many conversions, the good example of a per- son living his faith will lead another into the faith. The good example of young men, football players from the University of Notre Dame, led their famed coach, Knute Rockne, into the fold. Every morning preceding a game, the members of the team went out of their hotel in the early morning hours and assisted at Mass for the success of their tryst that day. This example, given by these players to their coach, was the self-admitted reason for his conversion. John Farrow, the movie scenario writer, and author of Damien, Nm Leper, is a well-known recent convertg the example of his Catholic actress wife led him, exultant, into the Church. He is a staunch and stalwart exemplifier of Catholic Action in Hollywood life, his writings have shown to the reading public, the joy and truth he had found, as he brought to life, in print, Damien. In the heart of Christ these men and women have found a new peace, new meaning, and a new outlook on our earthly existence and eternal destiny. They appreciate, guard, and nourish their new Religion, but, do we, we who were born into a Catholic environment? In too many cases, those born into the Church are apt to neglect, and not duly esteem the full value of their faith until it is too late. These Converts set the example, sometimes, to Catholics of long standing, but this should not be so: it is we who should give the good example of living Catholicity. Since their spiritual re-birth, they have become actual partici- pants in the Mystical Body of Christ. Thus, in a partial way, is the Redeemer's command fulfilled, Going therefore, teach ye all nations. -CATHERINE McDi2RMorr, '40, l Q i Q 't 82 , lil ff if 4 i ,554 x l l . .-...........-.-.1940 , . Uff lil Fl

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S l .flssistanl Edilor-CA'1'1fmR1xr: Mc1DuR1x1o'11' upon the non-Catholics, men will hght for religiong argue for itg write for it: even die for it, do anything but live for itg outsiders are always inclined to judge the Church by her bad members, and these bad members are the cause, in very many cases, why non-Catholics, on the brink of coming into the Church, are repelled by the example of these rene- gades, and are returned once again to the sea of doubt. The leakage during the past decades must not be minimized. True it has de- creased, but even a few are still far too many for the effect they can produce. The unwelcome influence of rationalism and materialism, the declining spiritual values following the last Mfar, the social insecurity of the masses, their floundering about for some safe harbor, their be- wilderment, the promising and satanic propaganda of Communism and Na- tional Socialism greatly augmented the number of renegades. Impartial study and zeal for the cause of God may lead men out of Protestantism, but never out of Catholicismg out of falsity, but never -u. out of truth. The failure of the promises made by these radical groups has caused the influx of many to the Church, the tyranny, hatred, and partiality shown in other lands have caused an ardent faith to bloom in other hearts. Since the death of the greatest convert from Anglicanisin, Cardinal Newman, more than goo Protestant clergymen re turned in England alone to the Mother Church and became members of her clergy, and in the world no less than 3,000 Protestant clergymen resigned their pastorates and became Catholic laymen. Among those who withdrew from the Anglican clergy to become Catholic priests is the Reverend Father Paul, the founder of the Franciscan friars of the Atonement, and among women who left the Anglican cloister to become as- sociated with Religious life is Sister Marianna, foundress with Father Paul, of the Franciscan Sisters at Graymoor. Both of these were Anglican religious, and their former religion did not meet the standards required by some of their parishioners, and the questions of those humble people seeking truth aided their instructors in finding it also. One of the most startling conversions in the last decade has been that of Heywood Broun, at one time a Communist suspect. A visit to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadaloupe in Mexico and the influence of Msgr. Sheen are responsible for the conversion of this man. He was envied by many of his fellow columnists in his new found peace and happiness of spirit, soul, and mind. The most Reverend Duane G. Hunt, bishop of Salt Lake City, a former Methodist, was one of twelve converts elevated to the Episcopal dignity in the United States. Joyce Kilmer's frequently expressed sentiment was I like to feel that I have always been a Catholic. This most The Mount

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The American Bill of Rights, Our Precious Heritage flflfirmirzg Omtiorz. of Constilu kxhvtlt ' If!! 'ff .rf- pl, :F-Y,-,,, 1-lg' f,... i ,,..-dl if- Z -3 l. 5 if -4 lg'- -- -4--1 4Y- Q iid-'l,m'x',.-f -6,7-f 'Q ff-- fi-L l ,4 5 ff? S TUE contemplate today the dis- integrating forces at work in Europe and shudder at the atrocious actions of Soviet Russia, as we burn with resent- ment at. the thought of the German people bullied by one man and see a sad situation made more pitiable by the formation of a new Anti-Christian Al- liance, we are led to appreciate more than ever before, our own most precious heritage as citizens of the United States of America. lfVe are the fortunate pos- sessors of a Constitution, which for a century and a half, has served as a beacon to guide our country's destinies and lead our Ship of State safely through perils and storms. The brilliant rays which have illumined the way to peace, con- tentment, and happiness, are the Hrst ten amendments to the Constitution, better known as the American Bill of Rights. It must not be supposed that the guarantee of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which is ours today, was definitely stated in the Constitutional document as it came from the Conven- tion of 1787. The framers of our Con- Qlgmet Y tional Oratmical Contestj stitution, it would seem, saw no real need for the incorporation of such a fea- ture in the original document. They had established a federal judiciary to preserve the people from executive and legislative tyranny and considered this sufficient. However, the people did not look upon the matter in the same light. Great indeed, was the furor on the part of the people when the framers of the Constitution presented their handiwork to the vote of the states. Loud and vehement were the protests that a hand- ful of men in a secret session should cast into the discard religious liberty, free- dom of speech, freedom of press and other fundamental rights which their ancestors had wrested from power during a contest of ages. There was a clause in the original draft, however, which allowed for re- vision. Men of foresight, men apprecia- tive of the value of liberty, took advan- tage of such a provision and presented all sorts of suggestions and demands. blames Madison, in the face of bitter Conserva- tive opposition, brought forth twelve amendments for ratification, ten of which were accepted, becoming our Bill of Rights and part of the law of our land, In the light of the popular attitude toward the Constitution at its birthg in the light of that definite insistence on the part of the people for a written guarantee of liberty, our Bill of Rights assumes a prominent place in our governmental T 3 T l -T TH ,Il t ' ,, - V llt t v,.,-?, gi I e Mount