Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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 Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand. to be loved as to lore Charity is love; love is a personal thing. Yet love is diffusive of itself and Charity, though a personal virtue, flows naturally into action. Since, therefore, action is the spontaneous attribute of Charity, we find it fitting to dedicate the 1961 Aegis to that group on campus which best exemplifies this ideal of authentic love in apostolic action. We dedicate this year's Aegis, then, to the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. The CCD, like Charity, has many emanations. It teaches and befriends the blind, bringing Christ into their homes; it instructs the deaf in the love of Christ; it visits the mentally ill; it teaches the exceptional child. This work done by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine is not often heralded or even noticed. We take this opportunity to offer, along with the members of its own forces, a prayer for the continued success of the CCD in bringing joy to those who are saddened, hope to those in despair, and light to those in darkness. We admire their unselfish action. We express our gratitude to them for the lesson in love they have given to us. 6 I

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For the theme of the 1961 Aegis, we have chosen Charity. The Charity we speak of is the virtue of love. It is that virtue by which we love God above all things for His Own sake, and by which we love our neighbor for God. We may tend to view our campus years only in terms of intellectual endeavors. Yet man is made to love; without it everything he does is useless as love is his sole source of true happiness in life. Knowledge that does not lead to love is vain and sterile. Charity is our fulfillment and our challenge. We must learn to ennoble our knowledge by this elevating force. Charity, that perfecting virtue of love, is the essential virtue of a living member of the Mystical Body of Christ. It is the one virtue which must touch, mold, bind and ennoble every action of our campus life. It is the virtue which demands much but offers the Internal Reward. The illustrations in the 1961 Aegis depict forcc-in-action; the binding, flowing, balancing force of Charity. In a sense these forces could be called the mortar of a mosaic ready to receive and hold the tiles of our understanding; elastic and cohesive, moving and forceful. 5

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Contents Academic p. 8 The academic life balances, sharpens, and forms the mind for the significant action of charity. This first section includes administration, faculty, graduates, honorary societies, and classes. Spiritual p. 78 The Catholic education seeks to implant seeds of enduring spiritual life.” Various organizations and religious functions, such as CCD, Mass of the Holy Spirit, and the Living Rosary carry out this program. Social p. 90 The essence of charity in our social lives is the mutual reaching and striving for perfection. This is accomplished through the activities of the Student Government, and the various service and social organizations on campus, as well as by the Music Department, ROTC. and the Living Groups and Sports. Index p. 180 7