LETTERS

Submitted on February 01, 2002

Send to friend Church auction Editor: The story of the sale of rare books by the Vincentian priests really touched me. It is hard to give up a great collection like that, but the order realized that it was more important to raise the money to carry on their missionary work. Ever since I visited the Vatican museums, I have felt that the Church should be doing something along these lines. The proliferation of treasures is so great that one cannot begin to see everything. Perhaps once a year an auction of no more than three or four of these items could be held. Money could be used to help the poor wherever needed. The Vincentians have set an example that should be followed.

Tess Hebron-Akeroyd

St. Louis None finer Editor: The group that I am proud to associate with are the teachers in the St. Louis Archdiocese. I myself was a teacher for many years before I became a principal. There is not a finer, more dedicated group than the Catholic teachers of the St. Louis Archdiocese. These teachers are qualified, dedicated and strive to be the best they can be. They work diligently, motivating their students to be the best they can be given their own God-given talents. We are a city school that has computers that are networked, and we also have a wireless Lan to all our classrooms if we want to access the Internet from our classrooms to enhance our daily lessons. We have a rotation for our textbooks to keep the most up-to-date books possible. We have a hands-on science curriculum in grade five through eight with the equipment that is needed. I could continue to write on the greatness of our facilities, the diversity of our population, the great location of our South St. Louis school, but our greatest asset is the teachers who staff our school. Our school is blessed with experienced teachers who have chosen to teach in Catholic schools for many years. These experienced teachers are our strength. Their knowledge, expertise, wisdom, and constant searching for new ideas to aid their students cannot be praised enough. Our Catholic schools are excellent, and I am proud to be the principal of one of them. I am equally proud to know and associate with the teachers of this school. If you would ever like to visit a quality and a caring institution, please visit your neighborhood Catholic school.

Mary Ann Kauffman

Principal

Holy Family School

St. Louis

Shame on us Editor: On Dec. 29, the beautiful Fleur de Lis Ball was held. Eighteen young ladies graced themselves to Archbishop Rigali. Shame on the St. Louis Review for ignoring this event.

Mrs. James Molloy

Clayton Blessed Margaret Editor: In the Jan. 11 edition of the St. Louis Review, a small article from CNS reported the apparent cure of a woman who had been afflicted with blindness for 30 years. The woman - Mary Jane Owen - attributed the miracle to a 13th-century nun who was blind and crippled. I assumed this description referred to Blessed Margaret of Castello. You printed an excellent article about Blessed Margaret about a year or so ago. Could you please do a follow-up article, giving details of the miracle and what this might mean regarding the canonization of Blessed Margaret. Thank you!

Mary Simon

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