Altar & Home - Liturgical Review for the Laity - September 1955 - Volume XXII - Number 7

Sep 21, 2026

Altar & Home (September 1955) presents a Catholic liturgical and educational focus for lay readers, linking the altar to formation and spiritual learning. The issue addresses how Catholic education should move beyond practical measures, stressing that faith, dogma, and devotions must culminate in living truth and the formation of Christ. It previews content on Catholic education in life, classroom liturgy, and contributions from church educators, framing the discussion through reflections associated with Pope Pius XI.

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LITURGY IN THE CLASSROOM

Editorial

The Fullness of Catholic Education

The Liturgy in Education for Life

All Set for School

A Student Speaks Out

Reviews

Contributors

ALTAR &HOME Liurgical review for the laty September 1955,VolumeXXl,Number 7 lAM THE WAY1 AM TRUTH,AND LIFE Coming.... In the next issue.... Haven't you been puzzled sometimes about the meaning ofOld Testament passages used in the missal(and breviary)on the various feasts of the Virgin -Mary?·- The October issue of ALTAR &HOME will try to throw lighton these passages so that your celebration of Mary's feastsmay be more intelligent and fruitful. | Altar and Home
Liturgical Review for the Laity | | --- | | September,1955
Volume XXII,Number 7 | | Altar and Home is published monthly except during June,
With
July,and August by the monks of Conception Abbey.
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Rev.Maur Burbach,0.S.B..…
Rev.Norbert Schappler,O.S.B:..
.....Art Director
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. ...Book Reviews
Rev.Daniel Schuster,O.S.B..… ....Business Manager
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at Conception,Missouri,under act of March 3,1897.Printed in U.S.A. | LITURGY IN THE CLASSROOM CONTENTS 2 ●Editorial .. ●The Fullness of Catholic Education Betty Ricker 3 ●The Liturgy in Education for Life Brother S.Edward, F.S.C. 7 ● All Set for School Sister Margaret Mary, O.S.B.12 ●A Student Speaks Out…………HughTasch,O.S.B.22 ……………28 ●Reviews ………31 ● Contributors The annual celebration of the sacred mysteries is more effective in instilling into people the truths of faith and in bringing to them the joys of the spiritual life than any pronouncements, however important, of the teaching Church. —Pope Pius XI in Quas Primas 工 For the first time in itsover 20 years,Altar and Homeappeared among the contest-ants in the national contestsponsored each year by theCatholic Press Association.Three entries were submittedin the“Devotional MagazineSection."Of these three,twomerited awards.Altar andHome was awarded first place for "best cover design,"and honorable mention for “bestnon-photographic illustration.”Naturally,we were thrill-ed.We know our subscribers will rejoice with us.Thebulk of the credit goes to Rev.Norbert.Schappler,0.S.B.,our art director.* * Education is everyone's problem.And it is a biggerproblem than scarcity of teachers and limited classroomspace.In this issue we concern ourselves with funda-mentals,with the relation between the altar and the class-room.The Church is the best teacher;the altar is thesource of all learning;the product of true education isthe saint;education divorced from Christ is,at best,use-less;the missal and breviary are basic texts;educationis for life.These are truisms.And because they are,they are often neglected.Tests,measurements,methods,space,proper lighting,proper ventilation,etc.,etc.,all ofthem important enough in proper perspective,have atendency to crowd out basic issues. The truly stupendous Catholic educational system in theUnited States envelops a power for good too broad toimagine.We trust that this issue of Altar and Home willprovide some inspiration to parents,teachers,pupils,pas-tors as school opens this fall. # THE FULLNESSOF CATHOLIC EDUCATION By Betty Ricker For many years it has generally been assumed that ifa pastor could persuade his people to be generous finan-cially and build a parish school,almost auto

FAQs

What does this issue emphasize about Catholic education?

It emphasizes that Catholic education must form Jesus Christ within the learner, not merely provide practical value or academic standards.

How does the issue connect liturgy with classroom learning?

It presents the altar and liturgical texts as foundational sources of learning, arguing that education should be rooted in faith and worship.

What role do the missal and breviary play according to the issue?

They are described as basic texts, serving as core materials that support a more intelligent and fruitful celebration of faith and feast days.

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