Seton Hall University - Galleon Yearbook (South Orange, NJ)

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CAMPUS RETREAT fR. MAHON DELIVERS a conference sermon , caught by the camera in an eloquent gesture. Its your Faith that must guide you! While the an- nual South Orange retreat was conducted on the intellectual level of college students, the one theme that permeated all conferences was the need for a strong and diligent faith. Father Joseph Mahon of the Congregation of St. Paul shepherded the students through three days of religious enlightenment. The retreat was truly a rebirth, a renaissance of religious spirit at Seton Hall. Many persons find it difficult to reconcile faith with the materialism of this modern age. Father Mahon exploded this myth early in the retreat; Everyone has faith, but some refuse to admit it, and these are the souls who need your prayers. Faith is as natural to man as breathing and a person who refuses faith when it is offered, loses something of himself. Father Mahon ' s message was well received. During these three days of spiritual withdrawal and for weeks afterward this message of faith and confidence shone on the face s of all Seton Hall students. For a retreat that will be long remembered, and more important, for the enduring spirit of Father Mahon ' s message, we, the Class of 1960, offer our thanks and our prayers. This has been our last retreat at Seton Hall but its message will remain long after we have departed from the university. STUDENTS PERUSE THE WEALTH of spiritual pamphlets available for sale in the gymnasium lobby. 18

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Courage and Selflessness PATERSON ON RETREAT . . . Only you can lead your life . . simple words with significant meaning. Father Lawrence Murphy of the Maryknoll Mission Fathers, expresses religion as pervading all aspects of life, not just as a Sunday supplement to life. To be a Christian is not easy. Today ' s world, es- pecially the American world , is one of anxiety, fear and apathy. Anxiety caused by a selfishness , a what ' s in it for me attitude. Fear that will not get all that want. Apathy in the I didn ' t think it was any of my business attitude— the soldier in Korea who didn ' t think it was any of his concern that ten of his fellow prisoners were put out to freeze. The at- tempt at justification of the Charles Van Dorens — you can excuse it but you can not justify it. You have a responsibility to yourself, to others and to God. Do you have the courage, the selfishness of the good Samaritan ? or do you confine your re- ligion to the mechanical recitation of prayers — are these true prayers? A really sincere prayer is very difficult. The pervading theme of this retreat was a lesson in reality, in religion to be lived— not followed. FATHER MURPHY POSES with two proud Paterson Setonians, James Feeney and Marie Scheuermann. FATHER MURPHY IMPARTS A MESSAGE of spiritual wisdom to students at the Paterson Retreat. 17

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' To Draw Nearer to God” THE STUDENT BODY receives the Sacred Species en masse, in one of the most edifying experiences of campus life. CONTEMPLATIVE STUDENTS exit from the gymnasium after a retreat conference. 19