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aint Thomas More School is a Catholic institution and young
men of all faiths are accepted into our program.<br>
A resident priest is always on hand to counsel students and
assist them with their spiritual development. Mass
is offered daily; attendance is optional. All Catholic students
are expected to attend Sunday Mass.<br>
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We consider it a blessing that for nearly thirty years our students
benefitted from the wise counsel and spiritual advice of the
late Fr. Edward McGrath. His "fondest dream" was realized with
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aint Thomas More was born in London on February 7, probably
in 1477, but perhaps in 1478. He studied at Oxford University
and began his legal career in 1494, and became an under-sheriff
of London in 1510. By 1518 he had entered the service of King
Henry VIII as royal councilor and ambassador. He was knighted
and made under-treasurer in 1521, and was chancellor of the
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<P>He became lord chancellor after Cardinal Wolsey was dismissed
late in 1529. At that time, Henry VIII was engaged in a
bitter battle with the Roman Catholic Church. He wanted
to divorce Catherine of Aragon so he could marry Anne Boleyn.
More resigned his office because he could not support the
king's policy against the pope. In April, 1534, More was
imprisoned for refusing to swear to the Oath of Supremacy,
the preamble to a law called the Act of Succession. The
oath stated that Henry VIII ranked above all foreign rulers,
including the pope. More was convicted of high treason on
perjured (falsely sworn) evidence and was beheaded outside
the Tower of London on July 6, 1535. Thomas More has since
become an example of the individual who places conscience
above the claims of secular authority. It was because of
these strong beliefs and his martyrdom that the Catholic
Church declared him a saint in 1935. </P>
<P>More's personality combined intense concern for the problems
of his day and spiritual detachment from worldly affairs.
He was a devoted family man, and lived a plain, simple,
private life. He was famed for his merry wit. Yet to the
people of his day, More was a contradictory figure - merriest
when he seemed saddest and saddest when he appeared most
happy. He was also a patron of the arts. His friends included
the humanist Erasmus and the artist Hans Holbein. </P>
<P>More's sympathetic philosophy is best reflected in Utopia
(written in Latin in 1516). Utopia is an account of an ideal
society, with justice and equality for all citizens. </P>
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