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THERE IS MUCH TO BE DONE IN A HOSPITAL.
(Photograph by Derickson Studio)
SISTERS NEEDED
There is much work to be
done in a large metropolitan
hospital and if it be a Catholic
hospital, then there is the need
for many nursing Sisters ■— Sis
ters to continue the work of
God, ministering to the sick and
to the poor.
A religious community can be
rightly proud when it boasts of
a hospital, structured second to
none, doing outstanding work in
the fields of medicine, science,
and in patient care. But utilizing
its facilities and lending support
is not enough, however, if the
work is to continue and is to
be carried out successfully.
What a Catholic community
must be cognizant, of is that
though funds and loyalty are es
sential, these are not enough;
the fostering of religious voca
tions is also its role.
Let us keep in mind that a
hospital chapel, that the statues
that grace the halls do not make
the Catholic institution nor up
hold the principles for which
the Catholic world can be justly
proud. Sisters are needed —
many more than are now avail
able for the great work. The un
selfish offering of children to
God, when He calls them to the
religious state, can carry on this
work of furthering the Church.
This is not only the privilege
of our Catholic parents — it is
their obligation.
It is quite an experience, step
ping out of a very busy life into
a quiet hospital for a week or
two — sort of like being trans
ported into another world.
When this happened to me re
cently I at last found the time to
do a little thinking, and particu
larly to meditate upon my bless
ings. Suddenly I realized that I
had been taking a lot for grant
ed — presuming on God’s mer
cy, so to speak.
I suppose that, as a Catholic,
I just naturally expected to go
to a Catholic Hospital, and it
was a shock to hear my doctor
giving instructions for my ad
mission to a non-Catholic hos
pital. However, at my request, I
was permitted to enter the hos
pital of my choice — a Catholic
hospital.
This forcibly caused me to
realize just how important it is
to me to go to such a hospital,
and for fear some of my readers
may not have had occasion to
think about this phase of illness
I want to set down some of my
thoughts on the subject.
Let me say in the beginning
that, in a way, it gives me the
same sort of satisfaction as at
tending Mass.in my own parish
Church — its like home. Beyond
this, the privilege of receiving
Holy Communion each day, and
the daily visits of the Priests
and the Sisters contribute to a
feeling of spiritual security im
possible to obtain elsewhere.
Could anyone, Catholic or
non-Catholic, fail to appreciate
the nursing staff in a Catholic
hospital? I am sure that many
of you have been impressed by
nurses, who have received their
training in a hospital operated
by a Catholic Religious Order.
This respect for the dignity of
the human being, their kind
ness, sympathetic understanding
and quiet efficiency are but re
flections of their basic Catholic
training.
These are some of the things
which seem so important to me
when I am ill, perhaps more im
portant than the doctor I choose.
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ST. LOUIS (NC) — Catholic
school facilities for mentally-
retarded children in the U. S.
have tripled in the last five
years, a national survey indi
cates.
Father Elmer H. Behrmann
made the survey for the Arch
diocese of St. Louis after learn
ing parochial school facilities for
retarded children were not in
cluded in Federal reports.
He said the number of Catho
lic school facilities for mentally
handicapped now number 54, as
compared with 15 in 1952.
Catholic Brothers and Sisters
operate institutions for handi
capped children in 24 states, Fa
ther Berhmann’s report states.
But Father Behrmann said his
survey showed a serious short
age in both teaching personnel
and training facilities for handi-
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opportunities for employment
still are an unfilled need.
Largest program for retarded
children in the country under
Catholic auspices, according to
the survey, is that of the St.
Louis archdiocese, which has
some 425 retarded children en
rolled in 25 different classes.
Noting government figures in
dicated only some 12 percent of
the children needing special
education received it, Father
Berhmann said the voluntary
role played by Catholic schools
in the field has become increas
ingly important.
“Special education” is the
term most often used by edu
cators to describe specially-
tailored classes for children
capable of education, but not
able to keep up with normal
school classes. The term includes
those with both mental and
physical handicaps.
BLIND TO OUR OWN
The faults of others appear so
glaring that most people entire
ly overlook the glare of their
own.
NEW EXPERIENCE
It may be true that there is
nothing new under the sun, but
there are always a lot of new
people.
Nowadays people who save for
a rainy day can only hope it will
be a light shower.
Lives of great men sometimes
remind us that it is much better
to remain unknown.
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