Inside MD
Clubs and Activities
2-5
Guidance News
6-9
Senior Acceptances
10-13
A Letter from PTA Pres.
14
School Calendar
15
Dear Mater Dei Community Members,
It is a great time of the year. It is a time to pre-
pare for graduation, a time for moving on to another level of formation, a
time for stepping into a new level in living life as best we can. Congratula-
tions to those who will graduate this June. Congratulations to family mem-
bers who have supported their four year formation period in Mater Dei.
Thank you to the faculty and staff who have led their formation at Mater
Dei.
Summer time is great but is also a time to make good decisions, to be care-
ful and to be caring. Pope Benedict spent several days with us recently and
encouraged us to build our relationship with Jesus. Put a focus on that rela-
tionship these days and renew your commitment to belonging to the family
of Jesus acknowledging His way as truth and looking to living his Ideals.
More and more we are relying on technology to connect with one another. It
is very limited. We need to know that. It is very good for sending a message
to another person regarding an event or a reminder regarding an appoint-
ment. It will never replace human conversation engaged in face to face. We
must not replace human interaction with thru tech connecting. It can't
work. To the degree that we only learn that way we will be limited in our
ability to relate throughout our whole lives. Be certain to talk about this as a
family. Realize how much we speak with our whole bodies little of which
can be transmitted through technology.
I encourage all to be ambassadors for Mater Dei. All of us belong to the
community of Mater Dei. We do not just go there for a service. We are part
of a wonderful history that is such a great servant of Church and People. We
are in Mission as disciples of Jesus to bring the life of God to others through
our experience at Mater Dei. Live each day