Norfolk Catholic High School - Crusader Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

Page 31 text:

AS RETREAT THEME It was a rare moment during retreat when the chapel was not occupied by students. Mary Jo Melchiorre like so many other students does some of the reading recommended by Father Tucker. 27 Father Eugene Tucker, SJ., our retreat master, didn't mind answering the questions which students placed in the question box.

Page 30 text:

FATHER TUCKER U ED CONFESSICDN Father Tucker holds the interest of the student body with his inspiring words on Confession. Each year at Norfolk Catholic three very special days are set aside for the bene- Ht of the spiritual life of all the Crusaders. This year January 27, 28, and 29 were designated for our annual retreat. Confessions, meditations, rosaries, conferences, Benediction, and daily Mass and Communion were all an intricate part of these three days filled with prayer and sacrifice. The Rev. Eugene Tucker of St. Joseph's Parish, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as our retreat Master. Father Tucker is with the missionary band of the Society of Jesus and taught at Woodstock College, University of Pennsylvania, and Loyola College. All the students were interested in Father's valuable help concerning such sub- jects as Confession, Holy Communion, and Going Steady as could be seen as we watched the long line waiting for both private consultation and confessions. Also Father's casual way of speaking helped each and every one make this retreat one of the very best and one to be remembered. Each year the students of Norfolk Catholic find in these most precious days the help necessary to complete the year. The 1957-1958 retreat was no exception. 26

Page 32 text:

, -elm, The C,S.M.C. planning committee. Sue Whichard. Archie Ross, Gordon Dozier, and Bill Ranhorn look pleased with the student's acceptance of this new organization. C. S. M. C. Betty Anne Lambden, another C.S,M.C. committee member, brings the membership cards to the faculty moderators, Sister Thomasina and Sister Thomas Margaret. From the size of the stack of cards, it looks like al- most every student is enrolled. The Catholic Students Mission Crusade, though only introduced at Norfolk Catholic this year, has enrolled the entire student body in its membership. As Father John Bannon explained at the introduction assembly, each member can fulfill his obligations by performing conscientiously these three requirements 2 prayer, study, and sacrifice. Actually begun by the Catholic Action Club, the C.S.M.C. is now a separate organization which is affiliated with various other groups throughout the entire United States. The main purpose is to offer to Catholic students a better chance to become acquainted with our brothers in foreign lands and become real unselhsh student mission- aries. O