PREVIEW OF THE ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE - The 1951 Family Life Conference - March 5-7 1951

Sep 21, 2026

Familygrams Winter 1951 provides a preview of the 1951 national family life conference in St. Louis, scheduled for March 5–7. It describes preparations by the St. Louis Archdiocesan Family Life Bureau committee, expected participation, and the program flow from the opening Pontifical High Mass to conference theme discussions centered on the child. The preview outlines radio coverage, general and special sessions, youth institutes, a clergy institute, and specific tracks including family apostolate activities, marriage counseling, altar and home religious customs, and parent education experts.

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PREVIEW OF THE ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE

Opening Mass and Sermon

Conference Theme

Christian in Action Radio Hour

Program Sessions and Institutes

The Family Apostolate

Marriage Counseling

Altar and Home

Parent Education

MAR:951 DETROT ICHI AOLLEG上LIBRARY amilygraml from the FAMILY LIFE BURE AU,N.C.W.C 1312 Mass.Ave.N.W.,Washington 5,D.C. Preview of the St.LouisConference.。。。。.。。。...。。1 New Family Literature of Interest。..,....。。。..。。4 The Family Apostolate...........。...5 Around the Dioceses................…9 Bishop-Elect --J。Lennox Federal。。.。。。。.。。。.。。.1l | Vol。V | No。4 | Winter 1951 | | --- | --- | --- | FAMILYGRAMS Winter,1951 # PREVIEW OF THE ST。LOUIS CONFERENCE The 1951 family life conference will be held atSt。Louis,March 5-7。This will be the nineteenth annual.national family life gather sponsored by the FamilyLife Bureau of the National Catholic Welfare Conference。 Rev。Leo C。Byrne,Director of the St。LouisArchdiocesan Family Life Bureau,and the members ofhis local committee have been busy with arrangementsfor weeks past and prospects for an excellent meetingare very encouraging。 A good attendance is anticipated from the ranksof scholars of the family who constitute the main member-ship of the National Catholic Conference on Family Life,from many institutions and organizations,notably fromDiocesan Councils of Catholic Women。Undoubtedly theDiocesan Directors of Family Life will be there in fullforce。This one official gathering of the year servesas their best opportunity to get new information and tocompare notes with others regarding their work。 A few paragraphs,indicating some of the par…ticipants and topics to be discussed,and specialfeatures of the program should be of interest to allthe readers of Familygrams。 The!!Christian in Action!Radio Hour。On Sun-day。March 4,the day preceding the formal opening ofthe conference,the national radio program,"The Christian in Action。will be devoted to the conference。It is sponsored by the National Council of Catholic Men。The program will be on the air at ll:30 aom。。E。S。T。The Director of the Family Life Bureau,N.C,W。C。,willact as Moderator for the program,and participating withhim will be Miss Margaret Mealey,Executive Secretary of the National Council of Catholic Women,and threemembers of Father Byrne 's St。Louis Committee --Mr。Donald Gunn,Mrs。John J。Monohan,and Miss Margaret M。Kelly。Father Byrne will also participate。 The Opening Mass and Sermon。The conferencewi.ll open at ten olclock,March 5,with a PontificalHigh Mass to be offered in the giant St。Louis Cathe-dral by His Excellency,Archbishop Joseph E。Ritter。The Most Reverend Patrick A。O'Boyle,Archbishop ofWashington and Episcopal Chairman of the Social ActionDepartment of the National Catholic Welfare Conference,will preach the sermon。 The Conference Theme。The general theme ofthe conference is to be TThe Child。This topic waschosen largely because of the recent Midcentury WhiteHouse Conference on Children and Youth。The White HouseConference gave but scant attention to religion。Ir.the St。Louis program,this factor will be preeminent. Much of the program will relate directly tochildren and youth。That is true of some addresses tobe given at general sessions,and also of entire specialsessions。Among the latter are sessions on parent edu-cation,meeting the conspiracy against chastity,marriagepreparation,and the family and vocation。On March 7there will be several institutes for youth,conductedfor the most part by the young folks themselves。 An Institute for the Clergy。Priests whowill attend will be interested to know that on March 7there will be an institute for the clergy。Marriagecounseling and mixed marriages will be the topics fordiscussion。 Several laymen will participate in theinstitute。 The Family Apostolate。 Throughout March 7, there will also be sessions on the family apostolate;that is,on various types of family activity programsthat are being carried on throughout the country。These particular sessions,dealing with practical demonstrations of activities,have done more than any-thing else over the past years to give impetus to awell-developed family life movement。 Marriage Coun

FAQs

When and where will the 1951 family life conference be held?

The conference will be held in St. Louis from March 5 to March 7, 1951.

What is the main theme of the St. Louis conference?

The general theme is “The Child,” chosen in light of the Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth, with religion emphasized in the St. Louis program.

What types of sessions are included beyond general addresses?

The program includes special sessions on parent education, chastity, marriage preparation, and the family and vocation, plus institutes for youth and for the clergy on March 7.

Sep 21, 2026

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