St Casimir High School - Casmirron Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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X T ' f c -- .-:fs It is to the Church and her teachings that man and wife must turn for a guide to true happiness. To live up to the ideal of Christian marriage calls for true knowledge the good will on the part of husband and wife. Two people about to spend their lives in intimate asso- ciation should know each other thoroughly, and pray for guidance before taking the responsibilities entailed. etheistio communism The conflict between Atheistic Communism and the Catholic Church is evidence of the struggle between good and evil that is always present in human history. The Holy See does not remain silent to attacks and threats made upon the Church and for this reason it has called public attention to the perils of Communism. Modern Communism is derived from the teachings of Marx. His belief was that the only one reality in this world is MATTER, and that everything evolved from this matter: plants, animals, man, and even human society. In such a party, force is substituted for lawg morality disappears, and it is evident that this doctrine has no place for God,and that there is no hope for future life, nor any survival after death. It denies rights, dignity, and liberty of the human personality, and also denies the human life any spiri- tual or sacred freedom. It makes family life and mar- riage only an artificial and civil agreement that may be broken by any communistic society. The rapid spread of Communism is due to the fact that many are too ignorant of its meaning. Those are drawn into its net because they crave the betterment of the working people. The net is spread through the rise of radio, the press, the moving pictures, and even the classroom, and thus reaches even the lowest class ' Communism is really nthe opiate of the people,n and its gospel is that religion must be torn up by the roots and that the minds of the young must be turned from God and bent to the law of the jungle. Ts , S

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,, V--V Y fp? x 5 CA s M 1 wow 'ki ' 2111. 1 Y if K V :J1:ff:x.f:5:5fF a V if Chrjgxidn lhdrffdgs The dignity of marriage derives from the teaching of Christ who made it the foundation Aof human society, re- stored its original purity, raised it gto the honor of a sacrament, and entrusted its' discipline to His Spouse,the Church. Marriage was instituted and restored by God and not by man,' and therefore its laws cannot be altered by the State or the individuals. True marriage is established both by the will of God and the will of man. Its main blessings are children, conjugal faith, and a sacramental bond. Among these blessings, children hold the first place God wishes men to be born not only that they should live and fill the earth, ,but much more that they may worship God, that they may know Him and love Him and finally enjoy Him forever in heaven. The second blessing of matrimony is conjugal fidelity which means that conjugal rights belong to husband and wife and may never be extended to another person, Matri- monial faith demands that husband and wife be joined in a especially holy and pure love as Christ loved the Church. These are the elements that constitute the blessings of conjugal faith--- unity, chastity, charity, honorable and noble obedience. The third blessing is the sacramental bond which per fects natural love, confirms an-umbreakable union, and sanctifies both husband and wife. By His divine authority, Jesus Christ has made this bond stable and permanentg nwhat God has joined together let no man put asunder,U Birth Control is proclaimed as the modern gospel. We declare this practice of the very nature vicious and sin- ful, and therefore it should not be permitted, Another thing the Church opposes is mixed marriage be' cause the blending of mind and heart is more difficult when there is difference in religious viewpoint. Divouce is also an opposition of the Church because it is opposed to the plain teaching of Christ and there's no power in Church or State that can justly grant it. 42.462-gf Q, 2

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' 'fT 'W Q. C C s Cfwlffeeprf ln contrast with these errors and lies, we have the teachings of the Church. Above all there is one God, Creator of all men. Man was created by God to be a mem- ber of a family and state. Man and civil societies come from God, and so neither can destroy the other's rights. From the beginning it was the doctrine of the Church that abolished slavery and told of the true dignity of manual labor. St. Joseph is the model of the Christian laborers and the example of faithfulness in everyday du- ties, for he bore burdens of poverty for himself and the Holy Family. There would be no fatal ISMS in the world today if the leaders of nations had hearkened to the voice of God speaking through his Vicar, butthey, instead, bent all hopes on the foundation of stones that today are crumbl- ing before our eyes. There are two teachings of the Church that have special bearings on present conditionsg namely, detach- ment from earthly goods, and the commandment of charity. The evil today demands the help of a spiritual po- wer. Such is the Catholic Church. Her task is to pro- mote, through human happiness, that eternal life they seek. --Helen Jencka, '41 my religion The study of religion is one of the most majestic and dignified of subjects. Salvation is much, much more important than the knowledge that we receive from the study of history, algebra or language. study of religion the means of salvation And through the are pointed out to us. It is well to ponder often on the statement, HWhat will it profit if you gain the whole world and suffer the loss of your soul?N Religion is also the most fascinating of studies, presenting the beautiful story of creation, of God and His Perfectionsg of His glorious Resurrectiong of the beautiful gift of grace and of the sacraments. And what shall we say of the glory of the life to come? as