Page 6 - CMH 2018-2019 Student Handbook

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 Cath-
olic 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 year-
book, 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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