Our Lady of Angels High School - Amaranth Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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REVEREND HERBERT KLOSTERKEMPER, O. F. M. Our Clariplain -' e3 11 gr-

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O70 tlze mmv-JDDCUEDDUQ N OUR BELOVED COUNTRY statistics show that approximately I one-iifth of the population is Catholic. Of the other four-fifths a large proportion has no dehnite religious belief at all. All these people are thrown together on the stage of daily life. They clothe With flesh and blood certain principles, certain outlooks. Some are practical Catholics, some hold to a few of the original Christian beliefs, some are atheists. This wide diver- gence of views must give rise to conflict in the communications of day to day life. The friction of beliefs and principles that must happen is going to wear down one or the other, and the question arises, Which will survive. Human nature, damaged as it is by Adams fall, is subject to a sort of spiritual law of gravity. The tendency is that the purely natural be given the primacy over the spiritual. This situation presents the problem: What force or power will sustain Catholic principles and Catholic life? It is often remarked that there are Catholics who are Sunday wor- shippers of God. They attend Holy Mass on Sunday, but Catholic teachings seem to have little to do with their manner of living. Not so mindful of Catholic doctrine, they are swayed rather by other principles, such as are shown in the lives of their associates. These carry religion like an auto carries a fifth wheele-something to be used only in an emergency. From such we can hardly expect support to prevent the breaking dOWn of the Catholic way of life in our nation. Much less Will they promote this life. We must turn elsewhere for this hope. To whom can we more con- fidently look than to you, the graduates of our Catholic high schools? Your Catholic training has taught you that the Church is something living. You are aware of your privileges and duties that arise from the Sacrament of Baptism and Confirmation, from the life that Christ came to give you in abundance. You know that your Faith is not intended as an exclusive per- sonal gift. Because there are so many who are not gifted as you, your work is cut out for you. St. Paul describes how, in the early ages of Christianity, there were always so many lay helpers who cooperated in teaching all nations? The paganism of today is your big challenge. You are both priv- ileged and commissioned, in whatever way you feel qualified, to bring Catholic spirit into pagan lives. That is the conquest. You have been trained for it. Your weapons are charity, prayer, and a peaceful approach. Using them, you answer the call of the late Pope Pius XI, to participate in the apostolate 0f the Hierarchy? FATHER HERBERT

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Parents . . Pastors . . Faculty . . Our Chaplain, F ranciscan F athers Alumnae . Roger Bacon HPPRECIHTION For all your dreams, and plans, and sacrifices for us, no word is better able to express our gratitude than the fer- vent prayer, God bless you whom we love so dearly? What was said of the Master, we may in truth say to you-- that you have spent yourselves udoing goodh to us. More than what you say or do, it is what you are that wins our confidence and affection. Our Father, teacher, friend, and guideeas universally loved and admired in the school as is the Poverello the world over. Our Mary Days have meant more to us because of your ministry and the use of St. Clement Church. Your loyalty to your Alma Mater and to her ideals is the strongest proof of the genuineness of her training. A multitude of kindness, cheerfully given, makes it im- possible for us to forget you. We know we are fortunate in having a neighbor like yOuw one who meets us with willing cooperation and friendly sociability.