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Inter Nos
Inter Nos
To the Truth through
faith and reason
Holy Family Academy
Our 11th year of forming and educating students in the
Classical Roman Catholic Tradition!
Visit us at:
www.holyfamilyacademy.org
Spring 2011
In This Issue
A Founder’s Reflections
by Lucille Fortin
“…If you knew the gift of God…John 4:10
When prospective
families
attend a Holy
Family Academy Open House,
they listen to the story of the founding
of Holy Family Academy. They hear
how the dream for classical education in
the Roman Catholic tradition became a
reality, not in 1999 as the founders had
originally planned, but in God’s perfect
timing -- in September of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. What might be
the significance of this?
ing will embrace the fruits of holiness
which have matured in the life of all
those many men and women who in every generation and every period of history have fully welcomed the gift of Redemption. Nevertheless, the joy of every Jubilee is above all a joy based upon
the forgiveness of sins, the joy of
conversion.”
I believe that Holy Family Academy is a very blessed place because it is a
gift directly from God to his people at
this particular time in the history of the
Church -- a time of abundant grace.
In addition, number 58 states: “The
future of the world and the Church belongs to the younger generation, to
those who, born in this century, will
reach maturity in the next, the first century of the new millennium. Christ expects great things from young people, as he did from the young man who
asked him: “What good deed must I do,
to have eternal life?”
In the Apostolic Letter, Tertio Millennio Adveniente, (Pope John Paul II),
Number 32 states: “A Jubilee is always
an occasion of special grace, “a day
blessed by the Lord.” As has already
been noted, it is thus a time of joy. The
Jubilee of the Year 2000 is meant to be
a great prayer of praise and thanksgiving, especially for the gift of the
Incarnation of the Son of God and of
the Redemption which he accomplished. In the Jubilee Year Christians
will stand with the renewed wonder of
faith before the love of the Father, who
gave his son, “that whoever believes
in him should not perish but have
eternal life” (John 3:16). With a profound sense of commitment, they will
likewise express their gratitude for the
gift of the Church, established by
Christ as “a kind of sacrament or sign of
intimate union with God, and of the
unity of all mankind. Their thanksgiv-
God uses the lowly to confound the
powerful, and He accomplishes his will
through those who seek to do his will. Yet
God plans are not usually fully revealed
at the beginning of something great.
His plans “unfold” little by little, as my
former spiritual director often reminded
me. It is in the “unfolding” of God’s
plans that we grow in holiness as we
allow him to use us as his instruments of
grace. If I have learned one thing in the
past thirteen years, it is that God does
not call the qualified, but rather he
“qualifies the called”. It is a humbling
experience to be in that position. Literally, with no credentials, connections, or
money, Holy Family Academy was
formed and opened, and within six years
it had received its first 6-year accreditation from the National Association of
Private, Catholic, and Independent
Schools, and in addition, was named one
of the top 50 schools in the United
A Founder’s Reflections
By Lucille Fortin
P1
Academy Life
P2
Scholarship Winner
Maria Girard
P3
Spelling Bee Winner
Sarah Lemieux (2015)
P3
Senior Debates
By Michael Kelleher
P4
The Affirmative Case
By Rachel Roblee (2011)
P4
The Negative Case
By Brittany Keefe (2011)
P4
Mustard Seed Planted on
49 Ashland Street
By Mark Gillis
P6
Professor Regis Martin
From Franciscan Univ.
in Steubenville Speaking
at HFA Benefit Dinner
P8
States of America. As a founder, I can
assure you that these things were not
even in my imagination six years earlier!
All of the founders of HFA were simply
parents who were concerned for the salvation of their children’s souls, and who
were looking for an education that
would teach the Catholic Faith in all of
its beauty and entirety. Holy Family
Academy was born out of a movement
of the Holy Spirit and the hopes and
prayers of the people of God. Right
from the beginning, everything was
done to ensure that the students who
attended HFA would be surrounded by
teachers who were first strong witnesses
of the Catholic Faith as well as qualified
educators. From the first year that the
school opened, all Board members and
Faculty members would publicly profess
their allegiance and take an oath of fidelity to the Catholic Church. A classical
curriculum using primary sources was
adopted, as was the Socratic Method of
teaching, so that HFA students would
be taught how to think, reason, articuFounder’s Reflection ….Continued on page 3)
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Grades 7-12 participate in the Annual Catechism
Bee. It helps to keep the students sharp and
have a little fun as well.
Mr. Kelleher talking to soccer team before a game. They won the NHSPAL
(NH Small Private School Athletic League} Soccer Trophy this past Fall.
Snow is not a deterrent. It becomes the “playing
field for “snow football”.
The HFA soccer team, The
Griffins, certainly does not lack
for support as shown by this
throng of encouragers!
Go Griffins!
Veronica Carmody
in Public Speaking
Senior Physics Class with Mrs. Perrella.
7th grade Latin A class with Miss Cross.
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impact on the lives of hundreds of students and families!
late, and convince others about what they had learned in their
Let us ask God to continue blessing Holy Family Academy
classes. Latin, as the language of the Catholic Church, would with his grace, and let us be truly grateful for the awesome gift
be the language of choice at the Academy, and the integration of his school. God bless you!
of faith and reason would be at the core of all that was taught.
Give praise for his mighty deeds,
The academic awards given us and the progress that the
Praise him for his great majesty. Psalm 150:2
Academy was making in all areas, were only the outward manifestations of the real work that happens every day inside of
Holy Family Academy is pleased
the school – which is the salvation of souls. Jesus Christ has alto announce that Maria Girard, a
ways been at the center of life at Holy Family Academy. You
senior at the Academy, has been
can see it in the faces of our faculty and students when they
receive Jesus in the Eucharist. The prayer life of the school
selected as a recipient of the 2011community is rich and vibrant, and the sacred music that is
2012 Comcast Leaders and
sung is beautiful and joyful. The spiritual formation of every
Achievers Scholarship. This
student’s character is as important as their intellectual foraward, funded through the Commation. In the scriptures it is said that “by their fruit you
cast Foundation, recognizes high
shall know them”. As one of the “seed planters and gardeners”
school seniors from Comcast comof this school, I have watched a small tree grow and blossom,
and bear good and abundant fruit in the lives of our faculty munities for commitment to community service, academic
and students. Some of our faculty members have gone into achievement, and demonstrated leadership. The recipient
religious life and into the seminary. The fact that our gradu- will receive a one-time grant of $1,000.
ates have attended colleges and universities all over the United
States and beyond is a wonderful thing! However, what gives
me the greatest joy is to see well-educated and convicted young
Catholics going out into the world as witnesses for Christ and his
Church. As Pope John Paul II stated in his Apostolic Letter,
“Christ expects great things from young people. They too
will have their own difficulties and challenges, but they will
know that Jesus will always be with them, leading and teaching them as they give their lives to him. Holy Family Academy has not only been a “school” to our students, it has been a
“home away from home” and their path to holiness. When our
graduates return “home” for a visit they are eager to tell me
how they have appreciated the excellent education that they
received at Holy Family Academy, and that they are grateful
for that gift. I give praise and glory to God that in its brief
Winner of the 2011 Scripps Spelling Bee for Holy Family Academy is
existence Holy Family Academy has had such a remarkable Sarah Lemieux (2015). Runner up is Alex Levesque (2015). Sarah will
Founder’s Reflection …. (Continued from page 1)
go on to participate in the city wide contest.
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Senior Debates
Our Constitution in all its prestige and longevity has been described as “a
mosaic of compromises.” Certainly, you get a sense of this when reading
By Michael Kelleher
through the Constitutional Convention. At moments, the plurality of opinions and fierce disagreement threatened to bring discussion to a halt. But
our Founding Fathers persevered, and we can be thankful that they did. What is more, you can appreciate
the process of deliberation they practiced with such great care that brought into being the Constitution and
our form of government. One might argue that debate and deliberation is at the heart of republican democracy.
In light of this, every Friday for the past two trimesters, the seniors in American Civilization have been engaged in formal debates. There are twelve students in the class, who are divided into six teams of two, and
each Friday two teams face off in a battle of the intellect. The question for the debate is known in advance,
and the round has a prescribed format.
The speeches that follow concern: whether a government should value individual rights over national sovereignty in decisions
of domestic policy. You will notice that one team takes the Affirmative position; in other words, they agree with the resolution, therefore arguing that the government should value individual rights over national sovereignty. The other team, the Negative, is tasked
with arguing that the government should value national sovereignty over individual rights. In the course of the round, both teams present opening statements. The Affirmative speaker goes first. After each speech, there is brief time for cross-examination, where a
member of the opposing team addresses questions to the speaker. The debate round concludes with a series of rebuttal arguments,
which are prepared extemporaneously, from both sides.
Debate forces students to listen closely, to take careful notes, and to formulate arguments quickly but effectively all within
the pressure of a timed round. And, of course, they must exercise fortitude and overcome that most prevalent of all fears: the fear
of public speaking. These seniors have met the challenge head on. Even those who are more reticent and reluctant to talk in class shine
in the context of debate. It has been my delight and privilege to see how the students have improved over the course of time and
developed skills that they will take with them to college and beyond.
A Negative Case
An Affirmative Case
Brittany Keefe
Rachel Roblee
We, the negative team, are
resolved that a government should
value it’s own national
sovereignty over the
individual rights of the people in
decisions of domestic policy.
We, the affirmative team, are
resolved that a government should
value individual rights over its own
national sovereignty in decisions of
domestic policy.
I.
Definitions
First, it is necessary to define
some key terms.
a.
b.
I.
Domestic policy: refers to the laws, regulations, or programs established by a government within the nation’s borders. Domestic policies focus on enacting proper rules according to the needs and problems of the citizens. (As opposed to foreign policy which deals with the nation’s interaction in world politics.)
Rights of individuals: are the basic freedoms which man
possesses due to his being made in the image and likeness
of God. The Catechism acknowledges that man has
“fundamental rights that flow from the dignity intrinsic of
his person” (CCC, 1944) and that this dignity is “rooted in
his creation in the image and likeness of God” (CCC,
1700). We will specifically be referring to the rights of life, II.
liberty, equality, and possessions, as John Locke mentions,
Introduction
The government is who we enlist to take care of us properly
and defend our rights as a common group of individuals. Just as
Christ defends the Church, so also is the government supposed to defend her people. Thus, by giving up our rights to
the government we expect her to take care of them. Thus, by
putting national sovereignty first there is no threat
(necessarily) to our rights because they are already supposed
to be protected, and this is the design and end of government.
Therefore, national sovereignty should be valued first and
foremost over individual rights because it guards the common
good of all people not just one specific individual or group of
individuals.
Value Premise
The value premise that we are upholding is the common good,
Affirmative….(Continued on page 5)
Negative...(Continued on page 5)
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Affirmative...(Continued from page 4)
c.
which are rights which “no one ought to harm” (Locke,
p.79).
Governmental sovereignty: is a government’s supreme
control over a territory.
II. Value Premise
The value premise that the affirmative team seeks to uphold is
human dignity, which is the value every individual has on account of his being made in God’s image and likeness. All men
are endowed with the faculties of free will and reason, and thus
deserve a certain respect for their being.
III. Contentions
a.
b.
c.
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in other words the good of the whole, the general welfare of
society.
III. Contentions
a. FIRST, when people first hear that national sovereignty
should be valued over all, they believe that this means
the government will automatically infringe on the rights
of the people rather then respect them. This is false.
When individuals are part of a society under a government, they hand over to the government their right [to
protect – i.e. enforce – their own individual good], and it
becomes the right of the government can seek to protect
the good of the people as a whole. Rather then one man
for himself, there is a whole government fighting for
each man and his rights. Locke writes in The Second Treatise of Civil Government that “the end of law [or of government, in this case] is not to abolish or restrain but to
preserve and enlarge freedom; for in all states of created
being capable of law, where there is no law, there is no
freedom.” That is to say that without law man will not
have freedom.
This is particularly true in light of Original Sin. After
the Fall, law was required for man so that they had a
guide to follow, which is why people need to be under a
law and government. But, at the same time, this government also needs to be able to retain all of its power in
order that it might stay in power and thereby effective
protect the common good and rights of the people. If the
government was to put individual rights first in all its
decisions, then eventually the government might be
overthrown by the people.
b. SECOND, after Hurricane Katrina (2005), the city of
New Orleans was in a state of chaos. There was no law
enforcement to keep the peace, and people went crazy.
There were robberies, sexual assaults, looting, etc. There
was no stable government in the affected region. But
once the National Guard, other rescue personal and law
enforcement reached the scene, the crisis was able to be
resolved – as much as possible. A government that values
individual rights above anything else could eventually
end up being just exactly like that. In a state of total chaos and disruption.
FIRST, Since the purpose of government is for the common
good, the most important good to uphold must be man’s
dignity, for this is most primary of his nature. John Locke
calls this dignity man’s “state of nature” since all men, as
creatures of the same God endowed with the same faculties,
are naturally born into this dignity.
SECOND, From his dignity, man possesses inherent rights
which must be the focus of every government. With dignity
as a common attribute, it follows that man is equal and
independent within the community and that due to this
fact, as John Locke recognizes, “no one ought to harm another man in his life, health, liberty or possessions; men
being all the workmanship of one omnipotent and infinitely
wise maker” (Locke, p.79). Policies should focus solely on
the rights of the individuals first, since these directly correspond to the dignity of the human person.
In fact, the Catechism says that, “Social justice can be obtained only in respecting the transcendent dignity of man.
The person represents the ultimate end of society, which is
ordered to him” (CCC, 1929).
And further, “Respect for the human person entails respect
for the rights that flow from his dignity as a creature. These
rights are prior to society and must be recognized by it.
They are the basis of the moral legitimacy of every authority: by flouting them or refusing to recognize them in its
positive legislation, a society undermines its own moral
legitimacy” (CCC, 1930).
FINALLY, If a government were to focus on its own success and flourishing before the rights of the people, this
would completely contradict the purpose of government
itself. John Locke states that the purpose of government is IV. Conclusion
“the right of making laws with penalties of death and of
In conclusion, a government that strictly values individual
employing the force of the community in the execution of
rights over national sovereignty will enter into a state of chasuch laws, and the defense of the commonwealth from foros. The people will be able to get away with doing nearly anyeign injury and all this only for the public good” (Locke,
thing they desire because it will always fall under some sort
p.79). To focus on the good of the government before the
of individual right. But if the government values national
good of the people contradicts the reason a government
exists. Men give up their wills to an authority to avoid insovereignty first then it retains the power to put a stop to
justice and turmoil among the community, or as John
something that may be within a person’s individual rights but
Locke calls it “a state of war” (p.80). Injustice or “the state
not good for the general public. The government still retains
of war” happens when one man transgresses another or
the rights of the people and actually entitles them to more
forces without right upon a man’s person. Locke states that
freedom. But the government also still has the right to stop an
“civil government is a remedy” for the problem of injustice
individual from infringing on someone else’s rights. Thus,
among men, indicating that its sole purpose is to ensure that
man’s dignity is not harmed by those who violate the law of
national sovereignty should be valued more importantly, benature. The dignity of each individual that makes up the
cause it is for the common good of all the people.
civil body of the government clearly takes precedence over
Affirmative...(Continued on page 7)
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Mustard Seed Planted on
49 Ashland Street
Holy Family Academy and the
Renewal of Catholic Culture
By Mark Gillis
Christianity and the Beatles:
Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I
needn't argue about that; I'm right and I'll be
proved right. We're more popular than Jesus
now….
Lennon’s remarks caused an international furor. When asked to
Imagine the high adventure of collaboratexplain his meaning, Lennon argued that at in England the Beatles
ing with St. Peter, St. Paul, and the early
were
Christian community to evangelize an“having more influence on kids and things than
cient Rome, Athens, or Alexandria. The
anything else, including Jesus… we meant more
trials and travails of these first-generation
to kids than Jesus did, or religion at that time. I
evangelists are the stuff of Hollywood. St. Paul, for example, comwasn't knocking it or putting it down. I was just
piled an autobiographical list of his sufferings that reads like the
saying it as a fact and it's true.”
plot summary of a Harrison Ford movie:
Lennon’s post-Christian world-view was further evidenced by
Five times I have received at the hands of the
his song “Imagine,” now a pseudo-religious anthem for promoters
Jews the forty lashes less one. Three times I have
of a secular, Godless, world peace.
been beaten with rods; once I was stoned. Three
times I have been shipwrecked; a night and a day
As offensive and arrogant as Lennon’s remarks were, they did
I have been adrift at sea; on frequent journeys, in
offer a distorted echo of the Church’s observation that modern
danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger
culture is becoming disturbingly secular. Examples abound of
from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danChristianity being expunged from public life, and many children are
ger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at
growing up without basic religious instruction. Consider the findsea, danger from false brethren; in toil and hardings of an international marketing study conducted in 1995, thirty
ship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger
years after the close of Vatican II, for the fast food giant McDonand thirst, often without food, in cold and expoald’s. The Sponsorship Research International survey of 7000 peosure.
ple “found that 88 percent could identify the golden arches and that
54 percent could identify the Christian cross.” (Plain Dealer, August
St. Paul’s heroics typify those of the
26, 1995).
Apostles and the early Christians who gradu“Since
a
consumer
culture
exists
that
ally converted the Roman Empire and planted
How is the Church to evangelize a world that is
wants to prevent us from living in
the seeds of Christendom—the medieval Euaccordance with the Creator’s plan, in some ways post-Christian?
ropean culture permeated by a Catholic world
we must have the courage to create Pope Benedict, not surprisingly, directs us back
view.
to the Gospel and reminds us that “the parable
islands, oases, and then great
Pope Benedict XVI teaches that today’s stretches of land of Catholic culture of the grain of mustard seed is always valapostles must evangelize like the first Chris- where the Creator’s design is lived
id” (see Mark 4:31-32). In his address on the
tians, because the Catholic culture of past out.”
Jubilee of Catechists in 2000, the Holy Father
centuries has largely disappeared. On June Q&A session Benedict XVI had with young
(then Cardinal Ratzinger) cautioned against,
28th, 2010—the Feast of Saints Peter and people of the Latium region April 6, 2006
“the temptation of immediately finding the
Paul—the Holy Father created a Vatican ofgreat success, in finding large numbers. But this
fice dedicated to “renewed evangelization,”
is not God's way.” He continued:
explaining that some regions have not heard the Good News, and
Large things always begin from the small seed…
many countries that were once Catholic have become deeply secuThe beginning of a new species is invisible and
larized. In Europe, countries such as Spain, France, and Italy have
cannot be found by scientific research. The
Catholic churches of “ancient foundation” but have become so
sources are hidden—they are too small. In other
secularized that they are experiencing an “eclipse of the sense of
words: The large realities begin in humility
God.”
The Holy Father explained that to evangelize “means to dare,
Statistical studies support Pope Benedict’s diagnosis that secuonce again and with the humility of the small grain, to leave up to
larism has become the dominant world view—even among people
God the when and how it will grow.” The truth of the mustard
who identify themselves as Catholic. Many surveys report declining
seed parable is evidenced by the first Christians who slowly conMass attendance, decreasing belief in the Real Presence, and inverted Rome and the medieval monasteries that created Christencreasing rates of divorce, abortion advocacy, and contraceptive
dom.
practices. The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) was prophetic
Apostolates such as Holy Family Academy perfectly correin noting the secularization of the modern world and urging all
Catholics to heed their baptismal call to call to holiness and evange- spond to the parable of the mustard seed: humble beginnings, unlikely, but daring, apostles; and growth according to God’s timetalization. (Gaudium et Spes; Lumen Gentium)
ble. The Academy is a little pocket of Catholic culture just as the
In 1966, a year after Vatican II ended, a secular prophet triummedieval monasteries were, striving to cultivate a new generation of
phantly declared that Christianity was all but dead. During an interapostles. Surely, we are taking part in a great adventure.
view at his home, John Lennon made the following claims about
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Affirmative….(Continued from page 5)
the power of the government itself. Thus, the rights that
flow from this dignity should be valued above governmental sovereignty.
IV. Conclusions
To exemplify our contentions, we call to mind the resistance of
the American colonists towards the British Government when
the Parliament imposed certain regulations that infringed upon
the colonists’ rights. This is a perfect example of how a government did not acknowledge the rights of the people and instead
focused on preserving its own sovereignty.
One of the first injustices the British parliament carried out involved a trade competition between England and other countries. Colonists in America were manufacturing products to
trade with other countries in the name of England, but the English began to fear that the Colonial industry would grow stronger than England. Thus, the English enforced a tax on molasses
and sugar in 1733 and enacted other regulations involving trading interests. As one historian observes, “it was not so much the
interests of the colonists that guided England in her colonial
policy as her jealous fear of their possible interference with her
own […] The policy throughout was to keep the colonies entirely dependent upon and subordinate to England. They were to
exist to foster the trade and industry of the mother country in
order that she might acquire national wealth and power”.
Miss Turner teaching 8th grade Latin B class.
England was abusing the dignity and rights of the colonists for
the preservation of her own sovereignty. While the colonists
labored and toiled, the English not only took advantage of the
fruits of their work, but further, applied a tax on imports so that
the colonists should never advance beyond the power of their
motherland. England’s desperate need to uphold its own sovereignty in foreign trade among other nations involved taking
advantage of the colonists and offending their dignity. And her
need to keep the American people under her rule led her to
infringe upon the colonists rights by imposing unjust taxes.
Mrs. Roblee teaching grade 11 Algebra II class.
As you can see, this example highlights the fact that when the
rights of the people are not the main goal of a government’s
policies and when a government looks to her own sovereignty
first, the dignity of the human person tends to be overlooked.
Thus it is most primary that in decisions of domestic policy, a
government should value human rights over governmental
sovereignty.
9th grade in Mr. Kelleher’s Greek History class.
Grade 10—Euclid Geometry with Miss Cross
9th grade in Miss Rennie’s Classical Literature class.
Dr. Martin, professor of theology at
Franciscan University, received his
STD (magna cum laude, June 1988)
from the Pontifical University of St.
Thomas (Angelicum) in Rome.
Cordially invites you to a Special Evening with
noted author and speaker …
Regis Martin
Who will speak on
“LIBERAL EDUCATION AS IF TRUTH MATTERED”
Annual Dinner to benefit Holy Family Academy
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 6:00 pm
The Derryfield Restaurant, Derryfield Country Club
625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, NH
The evening will include a cocktail hour, a delicious dinner,
stimulating talk and a book signing. Tickets are $100.00 per
person and may be obtained by calling the Academy Office
at 603-644-7247 or by visiting the Bookstore at Ste. Marie,
281 Cartier Street, Manchester, NH. Tables of 10 are available. Please join us for this fun and inspiring evening!
From 1984-1988, Dr. Martin taught at
number of institutions in Rome pursuant to his graduate studies, including
the University of Dallas (Rome campus), the Vincent Palloti Institute for
Lay Leadership, the Thomas More
Institute of Liberal Arts, and the Legionaires of Christ. Prior to
his years in Rome, Dr. Martin served as an instructor at Gannon University (Erie, PA) in theology and liberal studies. At
Gannon he completed his studies for a MA in Religious Education at its Catechetical Institute, where he wrote his thesis on
the theological dimensions of the art of Flannery O'Connor.
Dr. Martin has written widely for the Catholic press
(Communio, National Catholic Register, Fidelity, St. Anthony's Messenger, Center Journal, Catholic Answers, New Oxford Review, Crisis, and the Wanderer) and has also contributed a number of pieces over the years to the National Review, a
journal of secular opinion. His books include The Last Things,
Garlands of Grace, Unmasking the Devil: Strategies of Sin and
Redemption in the World of Flannery O'Connor, and What Is
the Church? Confessions of a Cradle
Catholic.
Dr. Martin and his wife Roseanne live in Wintersville, Ohio,
with their 10 children.
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