St Fidelis Seminary - Skullcap Yearbook (Herman, PA)

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Very Rev Victor Green The Captaln Runs the Shlp Father Victor IS the man who holds down the unenvlable job of Captam of the hip Priesthood Father VICIOF IS you might say the sh1p Priesthood Wxth h1s deep sp1r1tu1l1ty charmmg personallty and sparkllng humor he has been a source cf 1nsp1rat1on to all of us Our captaln IS not of the old school of sea captains hstrsh and stern l-le believes th1t gxven a certun amount of responsxblhty and the proper mcentxve the student IS qulte capable of obeymg the rules of the sh1p on h1s own Hence his motto DlSClpl1nC IS self imposed l-le runs the shxp but ln so domg he lnstllls ln the student the necessary prmclple that he 15 responslble for xts sallmg smoothly The Mates Help Hlm The captam cannot run the shlp entlre ly by himself He must have help from hxs mates to keep hxs vessel running smoothly along xts course Mates of the good shxp Prlesthood are our prefects The-mrs zs the task of lceepmg order among the crew whxch sometlmes grows unruly and dlfllcult to manage With a htm but understandmg hand they put down mmor disturbances before they can grow 1nto more serious mutmles and destroy the harmony of our voyage We attrlbute much of the success of our trlp to the efforts of these patient men Fathers Chrishan, Andan, Kieran

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The Pllot Steers the Shlp Often at sea we are beset by squalls and storms Hounder on the reefs f homeslckness and dlscontent and are apt to become as Hotsam and jetsam In such times as these our pilot Father Giles is a second dad to us Father with h s gentle understandmg persuasxve person allty and personal mterest In each of us sets us straxght and shows us how buffet these terrxfymc waves In times of smooth saxhng he IS a kmd and ready frrend to all of us Twxce 1 week he gnves us sermons whlch help us to keep our bearlngs stralght and our rudder clear He steers us spxrxtually on to port Very Rev Gales S+aab ,.f ml 0 0-Q ff' Rl' f 1 g Or fiiittxx Q- Rev Linus Doemlmg ,f The Steward Stocks the Shlp VUhen a shlp makes a long voyage lt must be well stocked wrth supplles Ours IS certamly no exceptlon wlth a large crew that clamors for IIS regular ratxons We need have no worry however for our steward Father Lmus IS an expert at meetmg our unceasmg demands and ful Hllmg the ever l'1SlIlg needs whxch con tmually present themselves Father never throws out h1s net doubtfully but always knows what he ns after Llke many of the labors of the offxcers aboard the sh1p h1s often go unnotxced But we who have flmshed the first lap of our voyage to gether wlth the rest of the crew, are grateful n 0 5 0 ' 9 5 ' 7 re ra - - 3 . , . Q - ' s 1 S -a ' to D . Q . 1. 1 . 1 s - . iiiii f 1 'x-X uf- -' - 'Q r . ' Xia ' x Y W - ex , N 'c' ' Y x 'Y ' 1 ,Q o , ev 9 5 5 7 7 1 . . Y , . .