St Bernards High School - Bernardian Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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TELL ME WHAT YOU READ... AND LLL TELL YOU WHAT YOU ARE The mind of Alessandro, the murderer of Maria, had been poisoned by indecent literature and immoral pictures. If we want to be pure, we must avoid everything that excites impure images in our minds. We must train ourselves to seek good read- ing and to shun the foul. We are soon to have a diocesan weekly, “The Catholic Free Press.” His Excellency, our bishop, has placed this publication under the patronage of St. John the Evangelist. The word “Free” is taken from the gospel according to St. John, 8:32—“‘You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you res,” Let us resolve to subscribe to our diocesan weekly and read it faithfully. Such reading will make us “free” from the wrong ideas we gather from our own muddled thinking, influenced by the pernicious errors of others. We will become better, more intelligent Catholics, intent on furthering the best interests of our Church and country. May more of us have the missionary spirit of our classmate, Beverly Desrosiers, who recently received the best gift of all—the news of the reception into the Chu rch of her English “pen pal.” This girl, a victim of asthma, spent most of her days in bed, reading her bible often. When she could, she taught at a Methodist Sunday school. She admired Beverly’s Christmas card of the Nativity, remarking that she never saw such lovely cards in England. (Her card had two dogs on it.) Next the “Catholic Miss” was sent; then a Sun- day Missal, which she read many times to study the progress of the Mass. The questions and an- swers in a religion book, purchased and forwarded, were studied also. The “pen pal’? was interested and wanted to learn more. A few weeks after Easter, she was baptized Kathleen Ann. SOPHOMORES OBSERVE “CATHOLIC PRESS” MONTH Lower picture, left to right: Pauline Leblanc, Jeannette Pelletier, Judith Connors, Nancy Guilmette, Paulette Gariepy. Second row: Robert Poirier, Kenneth Bujold, Jean Plamondin, Bernard McGuirl, Ernest Ricci, Donald Morand, Wayne Benton, Albert Brasili. AUTHORS Ng) . ‘SuPpoRT (4 Ane | (40 Support|

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£ now that the first ordeal of filing past eave a sigh of relie and fellow frosh is over. Room 42 girls h seniors, juniors, sophs,