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GEORGIA BULLETIN, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1968 13
‘Go, Remake Society,’ Bishop Tells Educators
his conviction that the Catholic
school system will not wither
away. He preferred- to call the
rash of Catholic school closings a
“period of contraction.’.
“I believe,” he said, “that the
future will see a more compact
but also a more professional and
effective Catholic school system,
better able to meet the needs of
the Church and society. I believe,
too, that we shall see a major
expansion of Catholic education
in other areas, such as the
education of adults, where it has
not been so active up to now.”
Bishop Primeau urged Catholic
schools to work in cooperation
with public schools and other
U.S. educational agencies in
“seeking - and implementing
solutions to social ills.”
BISHOP Ernest J. Primeau of He warned that such solutions
Manchester, N.H., delivers his will not be realized if the schools
presidential address at the 65th annual concentrate their efforts on only
convention of tire National Catholic one segment of the society - the
Educational Association in San 6 , ,, .. , . . .
Francisco. He was succeeded as Poor and the disadvantaged, and
president of the NCEA by Bishop the . dlrect . vlctuns of raclal
Raymond J. Gallagher of Lafayette, jnd. d * scldm * na ^ on '
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) -
Roman Catholic educators were
told to dedicate themselves to the
training of “revolutionaries -
men who will remake themselves
and then go on to remake
society.”
Addressing the 65th annual
convention of the National
Catholic Educational Association
here, Bishop Ernest J. Primeau of
Manchester, N.H., president
general of the NCEA, was largely
optimistic concerning the future
role of Catholic education in
American society.
Bishop Primeau noted that
some today speak of the
necessary revolution in American
society. Maintaining that the
word “revolution” may or may
not be aptly chosen, the prelate
added:
“Certainly, if it implies
Mrs. Sam Caldwell said she felt
compelled to do something to aid
the Franciscan sisters’ plans for a
community art center after
visiting with the four nuns.
She said, “I heard about the art
center through a friend, Mrs.
Mary Jensen, a member of the
Sts. Peter and Paul St. Vincent de
Paul Circle. I went down to visit
the nuns and when I left, I
happened to think of a card
benefit. I didn’t take the time to
call Mrs. Jensen, but went
directly to the Dinkler-Plaza to
see if they would donate a
ballroom.”
Mrs. Caldwell thought the card
benefit would be the quickest
way to raise money for the art
center. She said, “We didn’t have
much time to organize-it was a
spontaneous project. In four
weeks, we were completely
organized and people were calling
to volunteer to do whatever they
could do to help.”
Mrs. Jensen assisted in
gathering prizes donated for the
benefit' by local artists.
Contributions included a stained
glass mural by Chris Street,
stained glass art work, pitchers
and a bowl given by the Trappist
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violence, the flouting __ of
reasonable laws, the baiting of
responsible officials, the settling
of issues in the streets rather than
in the accepted democratic
forums - then we cannot assent
to such ‘revolution.’
“But we must remember, too,
that the message of Christianity is
radical and, if you will,
revolutionary. The mature
Christian is, in a sense, a man in a
state of permanent revolution, a
revolution which begins within
himself but extends to the
society in which he lives.”
To the question of whether
there is a unique role for Catholic
education today, Bishop Primeau
gave an emphatic yes for an
answer.
“Without its schools and other
educational media, the Church
monks, an abstract painting by
Rose James, a pastel portrait by
Vincenzo, a charcoal sketch by
Kay Greene, and a reproduction
of da Vinci’s ‘Venus’ presented
by Dink Langhlan. Other
contributions included
decoupage, charcoals, and a tea
set.
The benefit, held last week,
attracted several hundred
people. Mrs. Caldwell said, “We
raised at least $2,000, and the
checks are still coming in. But I
think most important is the
interest stimulated by the
project. Music and art teachers, a
speech therapist, and contractors
have called to volunteer. The
attention given to the work the
nuns are doing has accomplished
much more than our benefit.”
Mrs. Caldwell expressed her
thanks to all the volunteers who
worked so hard to make the card
party a success. She said, “There
were so many people who helped
with the tickets, with sending
letters. I don’t even know many
of them. People from all over the
city responded beautifully to this
project and their warmth and
cooperation were wonderful.”
Among the women who
assisted with the project were:
Mrs. Mary Jensen, co-chairman;
Mrs. Pat Nagle, prize chairman;
Mrs. Helen Nevius, ticket
chairman; Mrs. Sheila Mallon,
publicity. Other committee
members included Mrs. Loretta
Webb, Mrs. Barbara Harvey, Mrs.
Alyce Redman, and Mrs. “Dutch”
Scott. Herb Farnsworth was
master of ceremonies at the
benefit.
would be drastically handicapped
in its mission or service. The
work of Catholic education in
American society is far from
finished today; indeed, it may
only have begun,” he declared.
The NCEA leader was firm in
Pop e Gives Advice
On Winning Back
Fallen Catholics
VATICAN CITY (N£) -
Courtesy and kindness are not
enough to bring lukewarm and
confused Catholics back to the
fullness of the faith, a papal letter
has warned.
Nor will “sure theological
knowledge and catechetical
technique” do it, said the letter.
“It is the very experience of
life that must be shared, that life
of Christ which we want to give
to our brothers,” it added.
The letter, sent in the name of
Pope Paul VI by Amleto Cardinal
Cicognani, Papal Secretary of
State, was addressed to the fifth
national Congress of Religious
Instruction at Paris. The topic of
the congress was catechetical
dialogue with persons who have
been baptized but do not practice
their religion.
“How should we greet these
Christians who are on the force?
How should we help them take
the road-this is the theme of
your congress-‘from beliefs to
belief’?” the letter asked.
It answered: “Courtesy,
sympathy, hospitality and
goodness are not enough. The
apostle must find the road to
man’s heart, and to do this he
must listen to him.
“I believe,” he said, “that the
American middle-class is a huge
and largely untapped reservoir of
economic, intellectual and moral
resources for the betterment of
our society. Someone, somehow
must reach middle-class
Americans and convince them' of
their responsibility to their less
fortunate brothers.
“In essence, this is an
educational task. Catholic
education need not apologize for
including the middle-class among
those whom it serves. The
question is not whether we
should be’ teaching white
middle-class Catholics, but what
we should be teaching them.”
“The issue, in my mind,” he
said, “comes down to this: Are
we pieparing wlute Catholic
Americans to fit into American
society - or are we preparing
them to change American society
by infusing it with values of
justice and charity to all men?”
Bishop Primeau said that the
Catholic Church, through its
schools, must not be merely “an
instrument for the preservation
of the status quo, but rather a
dynamic agent for bringing about
change.”
“It is therefore time,” he
declared, “that Catholic
education accept for itself the
challenging but no less important
task of preparing those whom it
reaches not merely to fit into
their society but to change that
society. Catholic education must
become the cutting edge of the
Church’s efforts to serve the
world.”
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