Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (3)

to him in generous rewards. Ho was a friendly man with many friends. "He that would have friends must first show himself friondly.n Ho had a large, active brain, and a strong, cultural side to his porsonality. He loved books and good literature and music and art. He had gathered a fine library, culled from tho best literature of the world; examples of the best thought of tho great masters of all time. Ho recognized tho advantage of an education for its dual value of self-culture and fitness for life's work. All of the children wore given a college educa– tion without rcfcroncc to tho oxponso entailed. He had clear, definite and wise ideas of the manner in which a homo should be governed, and an intimate knowledge of tho manner in which to instill into tho hearts of tho children love, affection and respect for father and mother and each other. Tho laws of tho home wore obeyed by all and single. Ho was a loving husband and father as I had ample opportunity to know. Tho mother was an intelligent, pious woman whom I always greatly admired. I hardly know how to characterize her, but I think of her as being, first, deeply religious, and living hGr religion. She did not display it, but it was so intimate a part of her nature that she could not conceal it. In it she moved and breathed and had her being. It was a joyous, happy, cheerful, glorious oxpcrioncc that never left hor for a ruoment; that pormc– atod all hor conversation; that ~ otivatod all her acts and that guided her in the up-bringing of her children. It was of the very essence of her life, Mentally, she was the peer of any one. Power of observation, judgment, sense of values, wit, humor, command of language, sincerity and loyalty wore all qualities of her mind and heart. With such a father and mother, tho atmosphere of this homo was, first of all, religious, with all its implications, of responsibility to God and Church; of affection for each other; of family solidarity; of faithfulness in tho discharge of tho secular duties of life. My observations of tho Buddy homo gE:V ~ mo to know that hero the best qualities of domestic life blossomed and flowered. Surely it would not rcquir8 tho vision of a prophet to foretell v1ha t kind of men and women tho children

would grow up to be.

Miss Marie, the oldest child, later Sister Mario Loretto,

was a beautiful young woman who, after graduating from St. Mary's