Villanova University

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pazdziernik:

I think the point is not to judge culpability of this woman who the university is honoring but rather to see why they honor her? Shouldn’t they have selected a recent Catholic intellectual saint such as Edith Stein?

Boston College near Boston has a building named after the former speaker of the House Tip O’Neil. Why are many Catholic schools unwilling to name their buildings after saints?

I attend Seton Hall University in New Jersey(a diocesan run school). You want to talk about schools not naming buildings after saints? The two most recent buildings built, were named after men who were shortly afterwards arrested for money laundering. (ie- Kozlowski Hall, etc)

These schools are hesitant to show a Catholic environment because they want to cater to their other denominations.

On campus we have Zen Christianity clubs, an Islamic Society, we are building meditation rooms (as if our chapels aren’t good enough), Gay/bi/transgendered social club, “ecumenical”/non denominational christian groups, where gosh forbid you are to pray to our blessed Mother. Our campus has all of this, and is “multi-cultured,” but heaven forbid we(SHU) offered a Tridentine mass… or showed a interest in the rich, beautiful tradition of the Catholic Church.
(i could go on for pages about the struggles of being a devout Catholic here, but i’ll save that for another time)

Figured I’d just set that out there… the point being that Boston College and Villanova are not alone.

As Always…
Yours in Christ,
Kathleen

 

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misericordie:

Does not surprise me from the very liberal PROVINCE of Augustininas (O.S.A.'s) who run Villanova. These are the same guys and Province who in their BRONX, NEW YORK Parish denied Communion to a friend of mine about two years ago because her grave crime was kneeling to recieve Communion.

wow… speechless (for once ) !!!

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As compared to killing unborn babies, and other heinous social injustices… i can see how kneeling to recieve communion is a grave crime .
Did your friend do anything about it, ie-write the Bishop??

I’ll pray that he/she has the courage and strength not to be pressured to show any less reverence to our Lord in the Eucharist.

As Always…
Yours in Christ,
Kathleen

 

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goofyjim:

Is this the meaning of “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.”?

Let’s get real folks.

**Forgiveness… does not mean honoring them. :tsktsk: **

**Another part of it is FATHER forgive them… just because we forgive them, doesn’t mean they are forgiven. **

**But I can see how she was a good role model. Murder and suicide are very respectable. And we don’t really have any other more honorable saints, martyrs, even just other respectable figures that we can name buildings after. Too bad. **

(((hmm… if that sounded weird … it should have)))

As Always…
Yours in Christ,
Kathleen