r : . \ ' .1 Member of ’Audit Bureau of Circulation Contents Copyrighted by the Catholic Press Society, Inc., 1952 — Permission to Reproduce, Except on Work Begins on Theatine Seminary Articles Otherwise Marked, Given After 12 M. Friday Following Issue Building to House Students Receives 300th Convert DENVER CAm aic Who Wiii Attend St. Thomas' Work has been started on the foundations of new St. Andrew Avellino semi­ REGISTER nary being conslructed by the Theatine Fathers ih Denver. The building, at Mississippi avenue and South Birch street, will provide quarters for^seminarians of the Congrega­ tion of Clerks Regular (Theatines) who will attend classes at St. Thomas’ seminary. VOL. XLVIll. 3. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1952 DENVER, COLO. The Rev. John Ordinas, C.R., pastor of St. Cajetan’s parish in Denver, expressed hope that th? building will be ready fol occupancy by September, 1953. Furnishings Now Being Installed in Beautiful Edifice Lack of fihtds makes it impossible Judge Issues Far-Reaching to finish theNmilding at this time, but the compile exterior will be erected. The in t^ o r will be fin­ ished as need warritq^ts and funds St. Catherine’s Church Decree in School Decision permit. The portion oLthe project . ' being completed at this'.(ime will The court order whicli, if executed, will cut off state cost some $100,000. funds for the District 43 school, Logan county, is based on As planned by the architect, the judge’s opinion that the school is operated as a parochial John K. Monroe, the plant To Be Ready in 6 Weeks .school. District Judge George C. Twombley also ruled that three sections: A main residentiw- building, an auditoaum-gymna- the wearing of religious garb (even without religious sium at one side of the main The magnificent Lombard Romanesque church being completed in St. Catherine’s ■ emblems) by the two nun-teachers building, and a chapel at the other. parish, Denver, will be ready for use in about six weeks, according to the Rev. Dr. D. A. was a constitutional violation. Only the central portion, the main The school is taught by two building, will be constructed now. Lemieux, pastor. The 12 tons of marble that arrived from Italy some weeks ago are Veil Is Received Franciscan sisters. Sisters Mary now being placed in the building, which itself is practically com­ Georgia and Mary Bertram, who To Provide Quarters pleted. Included in the current installation are three marble altars Third Vocation are hired by the public school For 50 Students and appurtenances (crucifix, candlesticks, etc.), a marble and board. The plant has been planned to bronze sanctuary lamp, a lectern, a bronze tabernacle, and an altar In Graduation Class By Iwo Girls at Judge Twombley's summarizing provide quarters eventually for 50 of marble ornamented with bronze grilles. decree in the case, brought by students in two years of philos­ Parish Is 37 Years Old one W. E. Outcalt, avowedly on ophy and four years of theology. his interest as a taxpayer, against The Theatines began work in the The completion of the cfiurch at North Federal boulevard and Littleton Carmel the school board and the sisters, U. S. in 1906. They noted the West 42nd avenue in mid-October will climax the parish’s 37 years Archbishop Urban J. Vehr offi­ follows: silver jubilee of St. Cajetan’s of operati/ln. Father Lemieux, the pastor, noted his silver jubilee ciated at a ceremony in the Holy IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, church in December, 1980. in the priesthood in 1951, 'ot about the time work was begun on Spirit Carmelite monastery, Lit­ ADJUDGED AND DECREED The American province of the the church’s superstructure. Dedicated in June of 1936, the base­ tleton, when two young women re­ 1. That Frank Hoefler, Ed­ Theatine Fathers has at present 16 ment church served the parish well until it Was feasible to com­ ceived the garb of the order and ward J. Lock, and J. H. Bornhoft, seminarians: 'Two in Rome, five plete the edifice. entered the no^fitiate. as Officers, Directors, and Mem­ in Spain, and nine in the minor St. Catherine’s first school started its first sessions in 1922 Miss Rose Mary Shadeg of Al­ bers of the School Board of School seminary and novitiate in An- in the basement of the old church, which was subsequently tom District No. 43, Logan County, A MEMBER OF THE ENGINEERIf^G staff of the bany, Minn., was given the reli­ tonito. city highway department, Ce^cil Rhodes of 4 ^ Milwaukee down to make room for the present church. When the gymnasium gious name of Sister Jane de Colorado; J. Burton Vasche, Com­ The Antonito house is in the was constructed in’ 1923, additional classroom space was provided missioner of Education of the former MacGregor residence, pur­ street in Denver, is the 300th convert received into the. Church by by temporary partitions. The completion of the new school building, State of Colorado; Janet E. Grau- chased last year by the Theatines. the Rev. James F. Moynihan since his ordination in Deceh^r, 1943. which took place in 1928, gave the children of St. Catherine’s a berger. County Superintendent of The residence is a showplace of Sixty-eight converts have been baptized by Father Moynilmti' sirice modern, fully equipped educational center. In 1949 the con­ Schools of Logan County, Colo­ the area, buil\ originally by a he became pastor of Our Lady of Grace parish one year ago,^^pt. vent was enlarged, and plans are now being studied for further rado; W. F. Alexander, Treasurer millionaire, and purchased by tbe 1, 1951. enlargement of the school to provide 16 classrooms. of the County of Logan, State of Theatines for $14,500. The resi­ Informal convert classes are held every Monday and Tuesday The space that is the former basement church will be con­ Colorado; and Sister Mary Geor­ dence and extenSve grounds are evening, and many Catholics attend to learn more about the faith. verted into a large cafeteria for parish use. Up to this time, the gia and Sister Mary Bertram are large enough to accommodate some The converts are from all walks of life, and include students from gyhyand a large room behind the gym proper served this purpose. hereby permanently restrained 25 students. One year of novitiate, the University of Denver, teachers in the public schools, and two who and enjoined from permitting, con­ four years of high school, and two are deaf and dumb. They also include many races and nationalities, 44 Stained-Glass Windows ducting, or maintaining a tax-sup­ years of iollege are provided for including Colored, one Chinese, and one Jewish. At present a Jap­ Besides the beautiful statuary, all donated, that will grace ported school in a building main­ in the Antonito house, of which anese girl is taking instructions. the new church, 44 stained-glass windows, made in Italy and valued tained and used as part of a re­ the Rev. Bartholomew Nadal, C.R., The surprising part is the interest and appreciation these non- at about $12,000, will be installed. Notable among these are the ligious unit, or where said build­ is in charge. X^atholics have for the faith, and their faithfulness in attending 16 windows that make up the “Papal set,” including those that ing, or portion thereof, is wholly classes, says Father Moynihan. Very few ever lose interest and leave portray St. Peter, Nicholas III, Innocent III, Gregory the Great, Eleanor Olguin (above) is or partially under the control or Major Work Among the clsysses before Baptism. Leo XIII, and Pius X, Pius XI, and Pius XII. use of any church or ecclesiastical Spanish-Speaking the third member of the persons, or used partially or 1952 graduation class of Annunci­ The major work of the The­ ation high school, Denver, to dedi­ wholly as a parochial school, and atines in North and South America cate herself to the service of God from renting or acquiring use in is carried on among the Spanish­ any building, or space in any in the religious or ecclesiastical speaking. They have charge of life. On Aug. 22, the Feast of the building, used as a public school St. Cajetan’s parish, Denver, which 1,000 More Pupils in Schools Immaculate Heart of Mary, Elea­ or public school room when said includes Our Lady of Guadalupe building does not remain under nor, together with 24 other young church and Our Lady of. Victory Although final enrollment tabulations have not been women, entered the novitiate of the the absolute control of the State chapel; Holy Family parish. Fort or one of its sub-divisions, or computed, first school day registrations indicated an in­ Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Collins; and Our Lady of Guada­ at Xavier, Kans. when such building, its location, lupe church, Colorado Springs, in New Building Put Into Use crease of 1,000 students in the Denver area parochial or its use, is of a nature to exert the Denver archdiocese. They have schools. Schools have had to turn away an average of 40 Miss Olguin is the daughter of Rot* Mary Shadeg a sectarian influence;, that such parishes in Antonito, Gapulin, Du­ pupils desiring to enter the elementary grades, according Mrs. Ben Olguin, 502 20th street. injunction applies specifically to rango, and San Luis, including The account of Genevieve Swanson Chantal. She is the daughter of At J. K. Mullen High School to the Rev. E. A. Leyden, archdi­ and Robert Mez|ar, two other mem­ the building now being used as a many missions, in the Pueblo dio­ ocesan superintendent of schools.