St Mary High School - Astrolabe Yearbook (Jackson, MI)

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The present Holy Father Plus Xll leads Cathollc Actnon an a world that ns separated by strufe human suf ferung and hate Thus Pope of Peace as he has been prophetlcally called ns a stumulatung samtly leader of Chrust s church on earth Catholics are proud of hls shrewd statesmanshnp as well as his personal holiness a respect ed leader unexcelled un any field e ts an Gatfzofzc actzon For Christ the Kang rolls from the lusty throats of the Celts as they sung Father Danlel Lord s battle hymn for Christ Catholnc Actnon nn a general sense ns as old as the Church Itself al though nts phrasmg ns comparatuvely new Pope Plus Xl defmed nt as the union of the organized Catholnc forces for the affurmatlon and defense of Catholic prlncuples nn undlvudual famuly and social lnfe In the true sense Catholuc Actnon us the sanctnfucatuon of the human race the transformatlon of the natural lnfe unto a Christ luke lufe Thus Catholic Action cannot be confused wnth sodalutues and confraternutues Our banner on hugh Catholic Action our cry contnnue the Celts as they set forth as mdnvuduals to further the cause of Chrnst How? By seeang only those motuon puctures approved by the Legnon of Decency by avoldlng profanuty and smutty stones by readsng and dustrlbutung decent lnterature especially Catholuc penoducals by havung a specnal devotnon to theur patroness the Blessed Mother and by frequent reception of the sacraments 74 I 1 I . r - If u , . r 1 . I , . l . . ll . . II I 1 - I I1 ' Il I I - . . . . . , . H O . . . . . . . . . . H I I ' I ll ' I - ' I ll ' I I I I 1 I , .

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L to r Chanrman Frank Samels Agnes Holz worth Nurse MacDonald and Robert Hartwick - 'wiv Mary Loulse Muller explams Irving por rraut of the sensor play whale Jack Olnver ad lusts hns masterpiece A must for assemblies as the publlc ad dress Ball Tappenden, aThespIan and Navy veteran, rs our top narrator L to r Dan1elMacKenzue Lorrame Love Nurse MacDonald Nan Coutchre and Patruck Cunnmg ham Members of the cnvucs class duscuss plans for a panel dsscussnon on the causes spread and cure of tuberculosns School Nurse MacDonald durecred theur research Dr Phnlnp Rnley sat In on the panel held March l8 li? Y Dave Cash buds farewell as he boards tram for Cleve land where he attended the Nafuonal Scholashc Press As soclatlon convenhon Joan Kapllnskl wants patiently whsle Joan Kelly and Mary Louuse Muller choose theur favorute platter l J A A 2 3 1 . A , ' 'l , ' . I x . , o 1 I , I 5 A I ' I l ,. , Nic, l 'r an f 73

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Manlyn Muller puts the funnshung touches on her tnmely exhublt for Catholuc Press Month Cathollc Actuon us publlcuzed through the Catholuc Press and nn February the month set asude especually for consnderatuon of the pnnted word bulletm boards dns played promunent Catholuc publlcatnons lillll ? Mig can ri Extra currucular actnvntues hold a fascunatlon all therr own Mary Ann Rulew cz and Carmelene lun: are amused by the campaugn posters for Muss Celt of l948 announced at the annual Manner dance Kathryn Neubeckers message for Lent was sample but forceful Forty days of specual preparatuon was Lent the spnrn tual refresher course for the souls uncluned to forget theur debt to a lovung God Ash Wednesday also offncually op ened the second annual Blshops War Rellef Fund for Starvung Europeans Celts contrabuted generously of theur Lenten sacnflce money as a specnal and for the chnldren of Europe Sensors Mary Baughman and Nancy Bnnsack are an trugued by the new twnst guven to an old proverb dunng vocation month Jerome Hamon reads the Popes nnyunctuon pray ers that all may be one In Chnst As loyal members of the Catholic Students Mussnon Crusade the Celts jorned the Church Unuty Octave a cru sade of prayer for those outsude the fold of the Good Shepherd Lengh Brown surveys the board he deslgned for the great Presldent s annlversary Observance of natlonal holtdays patrlotnc movements and hlstoruc annuversarnes us a part of the democratlc way of lute whnch the Celts so strongly endorse L . , ,, -- - , 7 , 1, Q, y ,Q , K li Ol X . f r. .Q , V 1. I P , ' I I - . l t l , , l . . . . l I ' ' ' - , , 75