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COAT OF ARMS
The Coat of Arms of Catholic Memorial High School is a shield divided into quadrants by a cross on which are
emblazoned the words Caritas In Omnibus, the school motto. The upper left quadrant contains the school
monogram, CM, symbolic of the student body. An altar with the incense of sacrifice rising to heaven in the
upper right quadrant symbolizes the generous offerings of the many who made the existence of Catholic
Memorial a reality. The crossed hands of Christ and St. Francis, the Franciscan Coat of Arms, occupy the
lower quadrant and represent the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity who served the school from 1949
to 2002. The dedication of the school as a living memorial to those who gave their lives for their country is
signified by the bugle and Flanders Field in the lower right quadrant. (Refer to front cover.)
MOTTO
Catholic Memorial as “the caring place” has evolved directly from the application of the motto, Caritas
in Omnibus, which means “Charity in all things.” This motto is adopted from the first letter of St. Paul
to the Corinthians.
TEAM NAME
The name “Crusaders” was first used for Catholic Memorial students by a former sports editor of
The Waukesha Freeman. The definition, “those who fight for a just cause,” fits with the school’s dedication
as a living memorial. The name continues to be used for Catholic Memorial’s teams. The title of the
yearbook, The Knight, is related to the Crusader name.
FLOWERS
The school flower is the poppy, the flower universally recognized as representative of those who died
in World Wars.
COLORS
Marian blue and Pontifical gold are the colors of Catholic Memorial. Blue is the color symbolic of loyalty,
the virtue of crusaders and soldiers. It is also the color of Our Lady, under whose patronage the school
has been placed. Gold, the color of the papacy, is a reminder that Catholic Memorial is a Catholic high
school belonging to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
CRUSADER CROSS
The Maltese Cross is a Crusader’s Cross worn first by the Knights Hospitaller of St. John the Baptist.
Also known as the Knights of Malta, they wore this cross into the Battle of Lepanto on October 7th, 1571. It
was after this naval victory that the feast of Our Lady of Memorial (Our Lady of Victory) was instituted. The
four arms of the cross (four arrowheads of martyrdom intersecting) represent the four Gospels’ focus on
Christ, as well as the Cardinal Virtues of Prudence, Justice, Temperance, and Fortitude. The eight points
represent the Beatitudes, the eight knightly virtues, and, for us at CMH, the eight values of the Memorial Way.

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