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LOYOLA REPORT
Reports •••
The Loyol a group is a catholic
o rg aniza tion w h ich ex ists in the College
. Its patron is Saint Ignatius
Loyola, the founder of the Je suits
and a prominent educat or. The aims
of Loyola are to provide a more
Christi an environment for stud en ts
and to give them an opportunity to
di scuss their ideas and view s. Its
meetings are open to all College
students.
I t was discovered that t he best w ay
to achieve th ese aims was through
inf ormal di scu ssion s w h ich gave all
those stud ents presen t an o pport unity
to express their opinions. Early
in the yea r a fe w di sc ussions were
held. Topics such as "the need for
Catholi cs to be we ll-info r med about
their re lig ion" and " the attitude of
the Catholic Church towards birth
control" we re discussed . A number
of Catholics vo lun tee red to wo rk as
Lay Catechists in their own parish es .
Loyola hopes for a more s uccessful
year in 1965. It is a lready planning
o pe n meetings, discussions, visiting
speakers and film s for next year.
We p ray for God's blessings o n Loyol
a' s future work.
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-CLAI RE CARLIN
T.C.C.F. NOTES
Can a full , vital, joyful life of cornplete
pe ace and fulfilment be a reality
today? Can a human being rel y
o n God absolutely to supply everything
he needs for life spi ri tua lly and
materially? Can Bible truth be substant
iated by hist o rical research? Am
I m y brother's keeper?
These questi ons, and many o thers,
ha ve been di scussed, illu strated by
personal experience, answered and
proved during the year's T.C.C.F .
meetings. From our Bible sto r ies we
know we can expe r ienc e a " f ullness
of Iife" found in Jesus.
O ne speak e r told of her work
amongst crippled children. Th is
wo rk, co m menced in fa ith ( w ith £5 ),
ha s been maintained by faith alone.
The money rai sed now totals £70,000,
thi s co m ing not through an y appeal
but al wa ys in an swer to prayer. Two
spea ke rs from the Institute of Archaeo
logy illustrated th e truth of Old
Test ament sto ries fr om archaeological
researchand discovery.
Th e group has maintained an interest
in a Mis sionary Teacher in New
Guinea , sendi ng a ids and a cuisenaire
set in response to hi s appe a ls. Jumpers
have al so been donated to aid
we lfa re wo r k.
Next yea r's committee will function
under Fred Piening (President) an d
Chris Pask ( Vice -President).
We ha ve found a " w ay" amid all
the confusion an d perplexit y of life,
we know the "Truth" beyond doubt,
and we experien ce a wo nde rf ul,
abundant " Life" in Je su s who sa id,
" I am the Way, the Truth and the
Life ."