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ARCC News 07 December 2012
O come, O come, Emmanuel.
So.....What Kind of Church Do I Want?
John W. Greenleaf Nov.29, 2012
Just before Thanksgiving, I had an email exchange with an old friend, who is now a member of the episcopal hierarchy. He asked me, with a small dose of annoyance, just what I wanted from the church.
I told him I could think of ten points........
I want a church that affirms the worth, the dignity, and the autonomy of every woman and man, compatible with the rights of others: a church that supports democracy and human rights and aims at the fullest possible development of every human being.
I want a church that affirms the equality of men and women: that all persons regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation deserve respect and the freedom to live and love in peace.
I want a church that stresses that personal liberty must be combined with social responsibility: that a fair society is based on reason and compassion, in which every person plays his or her part.
I want a church that stresses and practices tolerance and freedom of expression: a church that realizes that all doctrines evolve and that all official teachers (Magisterium) must also be humble learners. We don't have all the truth. We pursue the truth....
I want a church that rejects intimidation and holds that conflicts must be resolved through patient and humble dialogue.
I want a church that upholds freedom of inquiry in every sphere of human life: the unexamined faith is a childish faith. Adult believers question and probe as they believe.
I want a church that upholds artistic freedom, the value of human creativity, and recognizes the transforming power of art: a church that is not afraid of contemporary art.
I want a church in which the ordained leaders dress and act like healthy contemporary leadership people not museum-piece Renaissance princes.
I want a church in which humility and openness to the signs of the times are the key virtues rather than an arrogant condemnation of all that is contemporary.
I want a church that realizes that the face of Christ is best seen and honored in the face of the woman or man sitting next to me on the bus as I go to work each day.
Statement by Fr. Roy Bourgeois about his dismissal from Maryknoll
Nov.20, 2012
I have been a Catholic priest in the Maryknoll community for 40 years. As a young man I joined Maryknoll because of its work for justice and equality in the world. To be expelled from Maryknoll and the priesthood for believing that women are also called to be priests is very difficult and painful.
The Vatican and Maryknoll can dismiss me, but they cannot dismiss the issue of gender equality in the Catholic Church. The demand for gender equality is rooted in justice and dignity and will not go away.
As Catholics, we profess that God created men and women of equal worth and dignity. As priests, we profess that the call to the priesthood comes from God, only God. Who are we, as men, to say that our call from God is authentic, but God's call to women is not? The exclusion of women from the priesthood is a grave injustice against women, our Church and our loving God who calls both men and women to be priests.
When there is an injustice, silence is the voice of complicity. My conscience compelled me to break my silence and address the sin of sexism in my Church. My only regret is that it took me so long to confront the issue of male power and domination in the Catholic Church.
I have explained my position on the ordination of women, and how I came to it, in my booklet, My Journey from Silence to Solidarity. Please go to: www.roybourgeoisjourney.org.
Bourgeois' lawyer asks Maryknoll for 'honest answers'
Joshua J. McElwee Nov.29, 2012
Roy Bourgeois' canon lawyer has written to the leadership of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, asking for "honest answers" about the order's involvement in the Vatican's dismissal of the longtime peace activist and priest. . . . . Dominican Fr. Tom Doyle's questions include what knowledge the religious order had of the move by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and why it hasn't shared the official document from the papal office.
The dismissal drew criticism from a former head of the U.S. missionary order, who said in an interview it represented interference "with the integrity of the society."
Among Doyle's questions to the Maryknoll leadership:
"Has there been any communication between the Holy See and the Superior General of Maryknoll between June and the present?"
"Did the Superior General or anyone in the leadership structure of Maryknoll have any reason to believe that the Holy See was contemplating the action it took?"
If the superior general was not in communication with the Vatican, "does he believe that this apparently unilateral intrusion into the affairs of a religious institute should go unquestioned?"
"What are the contents of the communication from the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith? Will this communication be shared with Roy and with me as his counsel?"
Doyle provided a copy of his letter to NCR on Wednesday, after Doyle said he received a response from a member of Maryknoll's leadership team.
In that response, Doyle said, the Maryknoll leader said Dougherty has been out of the country since Nov. 17 and said he would be able to meet with Bourgeois at Maryknoll's New York headquarters to discuss the matter Dec. 6.
Fr. Tom Doyle is a former ARCC Board member and is an ARCC Presidential Advisor.
Mercy sisters support Roy Bourgeois
The leaders of one of the largest groups of Catholic sisters in the western hemisphere have expressed support for a U.S. priest dismissed by the Vatican for his backing of women's ordination.
The leadership team of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas is "saddened and disturbed" by the Vatican move, made by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith against Roy Bourgeois, they wrote in a statement Wednesday.
The full statement from the Institute Leadership Team of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas is available here.
Roy Bourgeois: They finally got him
Tom Roberts Nov.29 2012
Ah, they finally got him, as we all knew they probably would. Eventually. And with a press release it was done: Fr. Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest for 45 years, was told that the Vatican "dispenses" him "from his sacred bonds."
And the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, caught in the culture that finds advocating for women's ordination such a grievous and unpardonable offense, "warmly thanks" Roy "for his service to mission and all members wish him well in his personal life."
It's a clear case: the priest attended a woman's ordination ceremony and, as the release noted, his "disobedience and preaching against the teaching of the Catholic Church about women's ordination led to his excommunication, dismissal and laicization."
The three biggies, all at once, all wrapped up in less than four years' time.
What's glaringly clear is what's tolerable and what's not tolerable to the all-male, celibate culture of hierarchy.
Roy Bourgeois wanted to talk about the rights of women in the church. That's the ecclesial crime that will get you kicked out.
In Memory of Roy Lawrence Bourgeois Sr.
Roy L. Bourgeois, Sr. entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 30, 2012 at the age of 99. He was a native and lifelong resident of Lutcher, LA.
Beloved husband of the late Grace Haydel Bourgeois. Son of the late Anicet and Yolande Bourgeois. Father of Janet B. Hymel, Ann B. Bourgeois, Fr. Roy L. Bourgeois, Jr., and Denis "Dan" Bourgeois. Father-in-law of Sissy Bourgeois, and the late Wayne "Pint" Hymel and Richard J. Bourgeois, Sr. Brother of Marion Landry, and the late Ruth Bleakley, Elaine Foret, Arthemise "Sis" Bleakley, Percy and Harold Bourgeois. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren. Predeceased by one grandchild Denis J. Bourgeois, Jr.
Mr. Bourgeois was a lifetime member of the Lutcher Volunteer Fire Department and was retired from Louisiana Power and Light Company after many years of service. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 2130 Rectory Street, Paulina, LA on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 from 10:00 AM until 11:15 AM.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 AM. Interment will be in St. Joseph Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to St. Peter Chanel Building Fund.
Arrangements under the direction of H. C. Alexander Funeral Home, Lutcher, LA. Information (225) 869-5553. Condolences may be offered at www.hcalexanderfh.com
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Editorial: Ordination of women would correct an injustice
NCR Editorial Staff Dec.3, 2012
The call to the priesthood is a gift from God. It is rooted in baptism and is called forth and affirmed by the community because it is authentic and evident in the person as a charism. Catholic women who have discerned a call to the priesthood and have had that call affirmed by the community should be ordained in the Roman Catholic church. Barring women from ordination to the priesthood is an injustice that cannot be allowed to stand.
The most egregious statement in the Nov. 19 press release announcing Roy Bourgeois' "excommunication, dismissal and laicization" is the assertion that Bourgeois' "disobedience" and "campaign against the teachings of the Catholic church" was "ignoring the sensitivities of the faithful." Nothing could be further from the truth. Bourgeois, attuned by a lifetime of listening to the marginalized, has heard the voice of the faithful and he has responded to that voice.
Our message is that we believe the sensus fidelium is that the exclusion of women from the priesthood has no strong basis in Scripture or any other compelling rationale; therefore, women should be ordained. We have heard the faithful assent to this in countless conversations in parish halls, lecture halls and family gatherings. It has been studied and prayed over individually and in groups. The brave witness of the Women's Ordination Conference, as one example, gives us assurance that the faithful have come to this conclusion after prayerful consideration and study -- yes, even study of Ordinatio Sacerdotalis.
NCR joins its voice with Roy Bourgeois and calls for the Catholic church to correct this unjust teaching. Read more
Jesuit, 92, penalized after eucharistic liturgy with woman priest
Joshua J. McElwee Dec.3 2012
A Catholic priest who participated in a eucharistic liturgy with a woman priest last month has been ordered to no longer celebrate the Mass or perform any other priestly duties.
Jesuit Fr. Bill Brennan, a 92-year-old Milwaukee-area priest, said the superior of his religious community told him of the restrictions Nov. 29, saying they came at the request of Archbishop Jerome Listecki.
Brennan, a retired parish priest and former missionary to Belize, participated in a liturgy Nov. 17 with Janice Sevre-Duszynska, a woman ordained in the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests movement.
Brennan said the restrictions include:
Suspension of priestly faculties, prohibiting him from performing any priestly duties in public;
Refraining from contact with media, "through phone, email, or any other means";
Not appearing as a Jesuit at any "public gatherings, protests or rallies";
Not leaving the Milwaukee area "for any reason" without his superior's permission.
Brennan likened his support for women's ordination to support for women's suffrage: He remembers that at one time, his mother was not able to vote.
Rev. Bill Brennan
10100 West Bluemound Rd,
Wauwatosa, WI 53226.
Being Catholic Re-Defined
John Chuchman Dec.2012
Bishop checked our Voting Records.
Catholic Scholars Jubilee Declaration update
The the latest sponsors of the Catholic Scholars Jubilee Declaration include Bishops Thomas Gumbleton, Geoff Robinson, William Morris and Pat Power as well as former Republic of Ireland president Mary McAleese.
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Former bishops' staffer banned over women deacons
Joshua J. McElwee Dec.6, 2012
A former key U.S. Catholic bishops' conference staffer has been told he is not allowed to speak publicly in the Philadelphia archdiocese because he co-authored a book investigating the possibility of ordaining women as deacons.
William Ditewig, a theologian and deacon who previously served as the head of the bishops' secretariat for the diaconate, has been told his public presence in the archdiocese would cause "doctrinal confusion."
Ditewig, who has authored 10 books on the permanent diaconate and lay ministry, told NCR he had no intention of discussing the question of women deacons during his talk, which was to be an update on the state of the diaconate.
Notice of the cancellation, which was made available to NCR Monday, came from the archdiocese's speaker approval commission, a group of six priests and one lay female theologian tasked with reviewing speakers for archdiocesan events.
Their cancellation came without consultation with the deacon.
Pope names 6 new non-European cardinals
CNN Wire Staff Nov.24, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI appointed six new cardinals in a special ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday, all of them from countries outside Europe.
One of those elevated to the College of Cardinals was American Archbishop James M. Harvey, who currently serves as prefect of the papal household, according to Vatican Radio.
The others were Bechara Boutros Rai, a Maronite patriarch from Lebanon; Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, an Indian archbishop and head of the Syro-Malankara Church; Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria; Archbishop Ruben Salazar Gomez of Bogota, Colombia; and Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines.
The new cardinals are all reportedly younger than 80, meaning they could play a role in picking the next pope.
Spoiler alert: Pope Benedict XVI chooses his own successor! (says my crystal ball)
Bryan Cones Nov.24, 2012
That's how I read yesterday's elevation of Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle to the rank of cardinal.
Tagle is a theologian in Ratzinger's mold, with a twist. Tagle, who has his doctorate from the Catholic University of America, has been serving on the International Theological Commission, part of Ratzinger's former Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, since 1997. . . . .
He's from the Philippines, a traditionally Catholic but outside the Christianity's Near Eastern and European cradle. . . . . Tagle's election as pope would signify a significant shift in focus to the Southern part of the globe, where most Catholics live, and to Asia, where most Christians are minorities.
He's young! At only 55, Tagle's election would make sense. . . . .
He's a great communicator (in the mold of John Paul II) and already has a Facebook page and a YouTube channel. It wouldn't be news if Chito (Tagle's nickname) started tweeting.
It's hard to find anyone who says anything bad about this guy: He takes the bus, eschews clerical privilege, rides a cheap bike, and exudes simplicity, humility, and down-to-earthiness. If the College of Cardinals were to choose him as the next bishop of Rome, they would be making a choice for change indeed.
The cost of becoming a cardinal
Andrea Rornielli Nov.22, 2012
Even though there are only six of them, Rome's ecclesiastical tailors started work immediately on the vestments for the Church's newly elected "princes".
When a bishop is created a cardinal, they stop wearing the violet coloured garments they donned previously and replace these with red coloured ones. Tailors prepare a list of all the garments and accessories cardinals will need. Those who wish to make a gift to a cardinal can consult this list.
Here are the current prices for items prepared by Rome's most renowned tailor, Gammarelli, which has traditionally been the Pope's tailor. The red mozzetta which cardinals wear with their choral vestments, costs about 200 Euro, but the price goes up if one chooses cord buttons - which are hand made and more sought after (they cost 20 Euro each) - instead of cloth buttons. The red cassock costs approximately 800 Euro, while the three-cornered hat without a bow, which is typical for cardinals, can cost between 80 and 120 Euro. The red and golden cord for the pectoral cross costs around 80 Euro: the price varies according to how elegant it is and the size of the bow on the back. The red fascia which is worn with the red cassock and the black cassock with red piping, costs about 200 Euro. A black cassock with red piping costs approximately 600 Euro, while the cardinal's red zucchetto is priced at around 40 Euro. Finally, the red socks cost about 15 Euro for a pair.
Given that cardinals usually purchase two sets of each of these outfits, they can expect to spend around four to five thousand Euro to complete their wardrobe. The cardinal's ring is a gift from the Pope.
(1.00 EUR = 1.29863 USD)
Pope Joins Twitter: Benedict XVI's Screenname Will Be @Pontifex
Nicole Winfield Dec.3, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI will start tweeting in six languages from his own personal handle @Pontifex on Dec. 12.
The Vatican said Monday the pope will be using a question and answer format in his first Tweet, focusing on answering questions about faith - in 140 characters.
Rocco Palmo @roccopalmo tweet:
B16 to send first @Pontifex tweets in St Peter's Square at close of General Audience next Wed, 12 December #HabemusPapam Questions can be submitted using the hashtag #askpontifex.
Vatican disciplines Austrian dissident priest
Philip Pullella Nov.29, 2012
The Vatican has cracked down on a prominent Austrian Roman Catholic priest who has been leading a disobedience campaign to openly challenge Roman Catholic teachings on celibacy and women priests.
The Vatican said on Thursday it had stripped Father Helmut Schueller of the right to use title monsignor and said he also was no longer a "Chaplain of His Holiness". Schueller remains a priest.
Schueller is head of the group "Call to Disobedience", which has broad public backing in opinion polls and says it represents about 10 percent of the Austrian clergy.
The group wants Church rules changed so that priests can marry and women can become priests. It has said it will break Church rules by giving communion to Protestants and divorced Catholics who remarry.
Schueller told Austrian media that the Vatican decision had not shaken his principles.
No one can say why Austrian priest lost 'monsignor' title
John L. Allen Jr. Dec.6, 2012
Famously, the behavior of bureaucracies is often driven as much by compromise, by an effort to balance competing agenda, as by strict logic. It's a rule of thumb that certainly applies to the Catholic church, and there's probably no better recent example than the Vatican's decision to strip Austrian Fr. Helmut Schüller of his title as "monsignor."
It's a rap on the knuckles obviously intended to make a statement, and yet no one in authority seems to want to say out loud quite what that statement is.
Beyond confirming that it happened, senior Vatican spokespersons have directed inquiries about the move to the Vienna archdiocese. Meanwhile, Michael Prüller, a spokesperson for Vienna's Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, has told reporters that the decision "was made in Rome" and "has nothing to do with us."
The result is that while the world knows Schüller is no longer a monsignor, there's no official explanation as to why.
Pope keeps Scicluna as member of Vatican congregation
Karl Stagno-Navarra Dec.1, 2012
The Vatican's former sex crimes prosecutor, who last week was ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Malta, is keeping a foot in his old office.
Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Charles Scicluna a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Scicluna had been based at the congregation for 10 years as its chief prosecutor, or promoter of justice, investigating clerical sex abuse cases and earning the respect of victims and even some of the Vatican's toughest critics for his hard line against pedophile priests.
As a member of the congregation now, Scicluna will sit alongside the two dozen cardinals and handful of bishops who judge the abuse cases that come before the office.
Vatican names bishop for troubled Irish diocese
Associated Press Nov.24, 2012
The pope on Saturday named a new bishop for the troubled Irish diocese of Cloyne, where for years its previous bishop ignored the Irish church's own rules requiring suspected priestly sex abuse to be reported to police. The new bishop promptly vowed to do everything in his power to help abuse victims heal.
Cloyne has been without a resident bishop since John Magee, private secretary to three popes, resigned in disgrace as bishop in 2010 after a church-appointed commission found that he and his deputies fielded complaints from parishioners about two pedophile priests starting in 1995, but told police nothing until 2003, and little thereafter.
Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday named the Rev. Canon William Crean, a parish priest in Cahersiveen, to replace the apostolic administrator who has been running the diocese in Magee's absence. Crean, 60, has been a director of religious education in several Irish schools and received his theology degree from the Jesuit-run Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
New poll shows most Irish Catholics ignore church teachings, skip Mass
James O'Shea ov.30, 2012
Over one in five Irish who say they are Catholics do not believe in the resurrection, or that God created the universe, an Irish Times poll has shown.
It also showed that seven per cent of Irish Catholics do not even believe in God. 84 per cent believe priests should marry, while 80 per cent believe women should be priests.
The survey reveals ala carte Catholicism is very much in fashion in Ireland, with 78 per cent saying they do not follow church teaching but their own individual conscience on issues.
Meanwhile 45 per cent do not believe in hell and 18 per cent do not believe that God created man.
On some issues however they are traditional. 92 per cent believe in God, 82 per cent believe in heaven and 84 per cent believe Jesus was the son of God.
Child sex inquiry beset by thorny problems
Bob Briton Dec.4, 2012
The enormity of the task before the child sex abuse royal commission is becoming clearer by the day. Decades of criminal acts and cover-up are not going to be exposed and considered quickly or easily. Commissioners on the royal commission announced by Prime Minister Gillard will have to confront thorny questions of the meddling power and influence of large religious organisations like the Catholic Church in modern-day Australia. Lawyers and insurers are moving to protect their clients as thousands of victims prepare to recount their harrowing experiences in the care of once-trusted institutions.
Second defendant in Vatican leaks case drops appeal;
Vatican tribunal explains guilty verdict
A computer expert convicted along with the pope's former butler in the Holy See's leaks scandal has dropped his appeal, the Vatican said Saturday, signaling an end of sorts to a case that convulsed the Vatican for the past year.
Claudio Sciarpelletti was convicted Nov. 10 of aiding and abetting Paolo Gabriele, the pope's trusted butler who himself was convicted of stealing the pontiff's private papers and leaking them to a journalist in one of the Vatican's gravest security breaches in recent times.
"This closes a precise part" of the case, the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said Saturday. "Whether there is particular research going on, I have no current information to give."
Asked Saturday whether the closure of both trials signaled an opening for the pope to pardon Gabriele, Lombardi demurred.
"I have no news to communicate about Paolo," he said.
Vatican introduces new security measures after Vatileaks scandal
Josephine McKenna Dec.2, 2012
Vatican clergy and employees will be issued an identity card complete with a microchip-tracking device in sweeping new security measures designed to prevent a repeat of the Vatileaks scandal.
Much tighter controls have already been introduced for anyone seeking access or photocopies of the Holy See's archives, dossiers and documents.
The Papal Apartments, which include the living quarters of Pope Benedict XVI and the offices of his personal staff inside the Apostolic Palace, are totally off limits to anyone without strict authorisation.
Slovenian priest, Mitja Leskovar, an anti-espionage expert nicknamed 'Monsignor 007', is in charge of implementing the new security procedures with the identity cards expected to be introduced from January 1.
Maestro Georg - B16 Taps Secretary to Run the House
Rocco Palmo Dec.7, 2012
In a move of massive significance which'll be seen as either a doubling-down on the clout of B16's longtime private secretary - or his being distanced from the daily minutiae of the Papal Apartment in the wake of the "Vatileaks" fiasco - at Roman Noon, the Pope named Msgr Georg Gänswein, his closest aide from well before his 2005 election, as prefect of the Papal Household.
With the nod, the 56 year-old native of Germany's Black Forest was simultaneously elevated to the rank of archbishop.
Developing - more to come.
Catholic diocese: Va. Beach parish must alter worship
Jeff Sheler Nov.20, 2012
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond has told the nation's only blended Catholic and Episcopal parish it must change its worship services so Catholics and non-Catholics meet in separate rooms for Holy Communion.
The parish, Church of the Holy Apostles, is led by Catholic and Episcopal co-pastors and has worshipped together for more than 30 years.
In an emotionally charged meeting Monday with parish leaders, representatives of the Catholic diocese voiced support for the ecumenical congregation, said the Rev. Michael Ferguson, the parish's Episcopal pastor.
But the officials made it clear the current worship practice - using a combined liturgy in which the priests move to separate altars in the same room to say the Eucharistic prayers - was unacceptable, Ferguson said.
They instructed the parish to come up with a plan that provides for separate liturgies in separate rooms, Ferguson said.
Ferguson said parishioners at the church on Lynnhaven Parkway are still upset by DiLorenzo's removal of the parish's Catholic co-pastor, the Rev. James E. Parke, earlier this month.
DiLorenzo gave no reason for Parke's dismissal, which was communicated in a letter to the parish on Nov. 2 - one day after the parish celebrated its 35th anniversary. Parke has been temporarily replaced by Monsignor Raymond Barton, the parish's founding Catholic pastor in 1977.
In the same letter, DiLorenzo said he was sending in a team to determine whether the way the parish worships is consistent with Catholic doctrine.
The situation as it stood in 2006, after Bishop DiLorenzo's 2004 arrival
Retired Bishop Sullivan to go home for hospice care
Steven G. Vegh Dec.6 2012
Retired Catholic Bishop Walter F. Sullivan has an inoperable liver tumor and was due to be released Wednesday from St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond for hospice care at home, a diocesan spokesman said.
Notre Dame concludes comprehensive review of GLBTQ student services and support
Dennis Brown Dec.5, 2012
Aftera five-month review process, University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., has accepted recommendations from the Office of Student Affairs to expand and enhance the support of and services for students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning (GLBTQ), including the creation of a University recognized student organization.
The recommendations are part of a comprehensive pastoral plan that includes an array of initiatives grounded in the Catholic mission of the University.
A Pink Slip From the Pope
L.V. Anderson Dec.3, 2012
A survey of 40 Catholic priests in the Kansas City, Mo., area indicates that Bishop Robert Finn has lost the support of his priests since he was convicted earlier this year of failing to report child abuse by a priest in his diocese. Many priests and other critics have suggested that Finn resign. If he does not, the only way for him to be removed from office is for the pope to fire him. How common is it for a bishop to be fired?
Quite uncommon. As a rule, the Vatican avoids firing bishops outright, since doing so reflects poorly on the church and implies that it was a mistake for the pope to have appointed the fired bishop in the first place. In cases of conflict between the Vatican and a bishop, the Vatican usually pressures a problematic bishop to resign before resorting to actively dismissing him.
In recent years, the most famous cases of bishops being fired by the Vatican have been cases of liberal bishops who question church doctrine. In 1995, Pope John Paul II fired Jacques Gaillot, the Bishop of Evreux in France, after Gaillot offered to bless gay couples, endorsed condom use and the abortion pill, and expressed support for the ordination of married priests. In a similar case in Australia last year, the bishop of Toowoomba, William Morris, was fired by Pope Benedict XVI five years after writing a letter to his parish suggesting that the church should consider ordaining women and married men.
Pope Benedict XVI appears to have a more liberal attitude toward firing than his predecessor; he has also fired three other bishops (in Slovakia, Congo, and Italy) for financial mismanagement.
LCWR wins award for freedom in the church
Porsia Tunzi N ov.21, 2012
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious, which represents thousands of American nuns, has been awarded the Herbert Haag Prize for 2013 for Freedom in the Church.
The Catholic-based Herbert Haag Foundation honored LCWR "for their candid stance in this crisis, for their persistent loyalty to the Christian message and for the spiritual energy with which they carry the conflict," according to a recent press release.
The award honors "people and institutions that engage themselves in the spirit of the apostle Paul for freedom in the church and in doing so give witness to the world," the press release said.
"The good name of US women religious has been known for a long time, far beyond the United States and stands in contrast to the scandals of clergy sexual abuse and financial mismanagement within other sectors of the Church," the press release continued.
Bernard Häring, a witness of critical love for the church
Fr. Charles E. Curran Nov.24, 2012
The following is adapted from Fr. Charles Curran's contribution to Not Less Than Everything: Catholic Writers on Heroes of Conscience, from Joan of Arc to Oscar Romero, edited by Catherine Wolff, which will be published by HarperCollins in February 2013. Redemptorist Fr. Bernard Häring would have been 100 on Nov. 10.
My appreciation for Bernard Häring was summed up in the dedication of my 1972 book, Catholic Moral Theology in Dialogue -- "To Bernard Häring CSsR, teacher, theologian, friend, and priestly minister of the Gospel in theory and practice on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday." . . . .
On July 29, 1968, Pope Paul VI's encyclical Humanae Vitae reiterating the condemnation of artificial contraception for spouses was publicly released. I was the leader and later the spokesperson of what started as a group of 10 of us, mostly from The Catholic University of America, who read the encyclical that night and drafted a response to it. Our 10-short-paragraph statement concluded that Catholics could responsibly decide to use birth control if it were for the good of their marriage.
After finishing the statement, we called a number of other theologians in the country, looking for more signatures. I reached Häring in California, read him the statement, and was ecstatic when he agreed to sign. On the morning of July 30, I acted as the spokesperson for the then 86 Catholic scholars, including Häring, who had signed the statement. Ultimately more than 600 signed. This forthright and early response to the encyclical gained worldwide attention. Häring himself then and later without doubt became the most prominent and public proponent in the Catholic world for disagreeing with the conclusion of the encyclical.
After much correspondence back and forth it became clear in late 1985 that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith was going to take action against me, which they ultimately did in declaring that I was neither suitable nor eligible to be a Catholic theologian. However, they did agree to have an informal meeting of myself with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and some officials of the congregation in March 1986. I was able to bring one advisor. All along Häring had agreed that if there were such a meeting he would accompany me.
Häring's presence was a source of great strength and consolation to me. He began the session by reading a two-page paper titled "The Frequent and Long-Lasting Dissent of the Inquisition/Holy Office/CDF." It was Häring at his forthright best at speaking to power.
The next day, the fourth Sunday of Lent, six of us went to Häring's religious house to celebrate a liturgy at which he presided. The Gospel was the parable of the prodigal son. Häring in the homily looked at me and said that the church was the prodigal son who had taken all my treasure and my work for moral theology and fed it to the pigs. But the Holy Spirit was calling on me and the others present to take the role of the Father and forgive the church. Only with a spirit of forgiveness and hope can we continue to celebrate the Eucharist. He ended the homily by repeating twice that Christians are people who have hope.
In the last few years I have often been encouraged by the witness of Bernard Häring. A defensive centralization continues to mark the attitude of the Vatican to any attempts to bring about change.
Meanwhile all of us have seen family and friends leave the Catholic church because of its intransigence. Many people have asked me if I see any signs of hope in the church today. I remind them and myself that hope is not hope if you see it in front of you. St. Paul tells us that hope is hoping against hope. Hope is believing in light in the midst of darkness and life in the midst of death.
Bernard Häring was truly a person of hope.
In the last years of his life he experienced the return of a centralization and authoritarianism he thought had been vanquished by Vatican II.
Häring's witness of critical love for the church, his forthrightness, and his hope even in the midst of darkness enabled him to continue the struggle for church reform. His witness gives hope and strength to all.
Robert C. Mickens speaks about The Vatican's implosion
CityClubofCleveland Nov.20 2012
Robert C. Mickens, Vatican correspondent and columnist for "The Tablet," speaks about The Vatican's implosion and what it means for American Catholics in a 56 minute video.
I've chosen to speak to you today about what I've begun to call for several years now "The Vatican Implosion." Now, what do I mean by implosion? Well, I define it as the collapse of an entire system, a structure, an ethos, a culture if you will, of global church governance. It's the crumbling of what's as close to an absolute monarchy as anything that ever existed in the world, certainly in the western world. In fact, the Catholic hierarchy, and certainly its center in Rome, could arguably be called the last absolute monarchy in the west today. It is imploding, I think, for a variety of reasons . . . .
Read all about it: Pope has not canceled Christmas
And so it came to pass that in the eighth year of Pope Benedict's reign, some tabloid and social media decreed that he had cancelled Christmas.
The day after Benedict's latest book "The Infancy Narratives - Jesus of Nazareth" - was published on November 20, Vatican officials found some headlines they were not expecting.
"Killjoy pope crushes Christmas nativity traditions," read one tabloid headline, claiming that Benedict had snubbed traditions such as animals in nativity scenes and caroling.
"Pope sets out to debunk Christmas myths," ran another.
Holy Scrooge! Some blogs unceremoniously branded Benedict the new Grinch that stole Christmas and one rocketed him to the "top of the grumpy list for 2012."
And then there was this zinger headline from a web news site: "Pope bans Christmas".
Alarmed by some of the headlines, the Catholic social network XT3 felt compelled to run a blog that dissected the media's coverage of the book. It was headlined: "The pope has not banned Christmas".
So what was all the fuss about?
In the 137-page book, the pope states a fact: that in the gospels there is "no reference" to the presence of animals in the stable - actually, it was probably a cave - where Jesus was born.
Bloggers had a feast with that, with one calling it "Bombshell number one". . . . . "No one's faith should be shaken by this book," said Dodaro. "On the contrary, it should be fortified by this account. This is a believable account of the birth of Christ," he said.
And in St Peter's Square, workmen have started building the Vatican's larger than life nativity scene, which is expected to have animals and singing angels.
Pope urges Bartholomew I to 'continue towards communion'
ANSA Dec.1, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday urged the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I to "continue with confidence along the path that leads to the recovery of full communion" between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches.
In a message conveyed by a papal delegation to Istanbul for the feast of St Andrew the Apostle, the pontiff said "much progress" had been made "on this road" thanks to the "assiduous and active support" of Bartholomew I .
Anglicans vow to vote again on allowing women bishops
Trevor Grundy Nov.29, 2012
The Church of England plans to rush through legislation to consecrate women bishops after last week's surprising defeat at the church's General Synod in London.
The church's Archbishops' Council ended two days of closed-door meetings on Wednesday (Nov. 28), and said a plan to allow women bishops needs to be "restarted" when General Synod reconvenes in July. Church leaders originally said the issue could not be reopened until 2015.
Audio Book Review:
Render unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church
by Jason Berry
New book on women's ordination
Incompatible with God's Design is the first comprehensive history of the Roman Catholic women's ordination movement in the United States. Mary Jeremy Daigler explores how the focus on ordination, and not merely "increased participation" in the life and ministries of the church, has come to describe a broad movement. Moving well beyond the role of such organizations as the Women's Ordination Conference, this study also addresses the role of international and local groups.
In an effort to debunk a number of misperceptions about the movement, from its date of origin to its demographic profile, Daigler explores a vast array of topics. Starting with the movement's historical background from the early American period through the early 20th century to Vatican II and afterward, she considers the role of women (especially Catholicism's more religious adherents) in the movement's evolution, the organization of the ordination movement in the United States, the role and response of clergy and Vatican teachings, the reality of international influences on the U.S. movement, and the full range of challenges-past and present-to the ordination movement.
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New Translation of the Roman Missal
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Petition For The Revocation of the
2011 Roman Missal
Cardinal Timothy Dolan
3211 Fourth Street, NE
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano Papal Nuncio to the United States
The First Sunday of Advent 2012 is here , and with it, the anniversary of the implementation of the new English version of the 2011 Roman Missal.
This Missal has met with only limited reception by the faithful, and is still a source of controversy and anger among regular Mass goers. In a recent survey by the magazine U.S. Catholic 49% of those surveyed dislike the translation and are unhappy about using it.
We, the undersigned, feel we are stunted in our ability to engage in "full, conscious and active participation" at Mass because of the new English version. We are scandalized at the process by which this Missal was produced and then forced on Catholics. We need liturgical language that is elegant yet connected to daily human experience. We seek a liturgy that lifts the spirit and gives hope, not one composed in a heavy, obscure and penitential style.
We urge the implementation of the 1998 Missal that was approved overwhelmingly by the Bishops of the English-speaking world, and the revocation of the 2011 English Missal.
We understand this action to be our duty in baptism, for the greater good of the Church (Code of Canon Law c.212,3.)
One year on, has the new Mass won you over?
It's a year since Catholic parishes started using the new translation of the Missal. Before its introduction many people were critical, saying the wording was overly Latinate and would be hard to say. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating. One year on, how have you found it? Please take a minute to take part in the following anonymous survey, which has 10 questions.
Tablet Survey
Bar is set low in acceptance of year-old English missal
Anthony Ruff Dec.1, 2012
The first Sunday of Advent, Dec. 2, marks one year since the new translation of the Roman Missal was implemented in parishes in the United States and much of the rest of the English-speaking church. Here's the good news: The transition to the new English missal has gone better than many of us expected. After a month or two of awkward and hesitant liturgical exchanges, the people in the pews seem to have gotten used to the new texts. . . . .
I suppose a bishop who had wondered how much flak he'd get can heave a sigh of relief a year later and say to himself, "It worked." I suppose a curial official intent on "reforming the reform" can say to himself, "We got away with it." The people are putting up with it, the clergy didn't rise up in revolt. Call it a success.
But do we really want to set the bar that low?
What about building up the church in love and peace? What about a buzz of excitement around a widely welcomed liturgical improvement? What about strengthening the bonds of mutual respect between the hierarchy and liturgical scholars? What about having church leaders we're proud of?
I don't see much evidence of that.
The reaction to the new missal mostly seems to be mild bemusement or irritation or confusion, but not protest or outrage. When it comes to liturgy, Catholics are quite patient. Most Catholics have no reason to track the dirty politics behind the scenes of how the Vatican centralized and micromanaged the translation process beginning in 2001, threw away 17 years of transparent and collegial work on a very fine revised English translation, and botched the new missal by making some 10,000 mostly ill-advised changes at the last moment.
And when they're attending liturgy, most Catholics are probably also not tracking the convoluted and inelegant language of the new missal. I haven't heard anyone report they've detected more scriptural allusions in the revised priests' prayers. It's rather easy to tune out what lacks appeal, and people's reduced attention to liturgical texts is a significant piece of why "it worked."
There is some heartfelt and enthusiastic support for the new missal. It is limited to a small band of the church, as anyone who spends much time in the Catholic blogosphere can attest. These are the traditionalist conservatives most upset with the direction of liturgical renewal since the Second Vatican Council and most anxious to "reform the reform." From this quarter, and only from there, comes the claim that the new texts are beautiful and poetic. One wonders whether this small group isn't increasingly the bishops' base of support, whether it's the missal or any other church controversy.
In the discussion of liturgical translation at the November meeting of the U.S. bishops' conference, Bishop Robert H. Brom of San Diego and Bishop Salvatore R. Matano of Burlington, Vt., offered contrasting visions of leadership, church unity, collaboration, and the relationship between bishops and priests. This is significant, for the new missal isn't just about texts -- it's also about power.
The proper response to the new missal is not to storm the Bastille and topple the monarchy (though it is interesting that the small group inclined to this view seems to be growing). Most Catholics are merely disappointed and irritated, which is hardly the basis for a revolution. Most of us who see the deeper problems represented by the missal are committed to working collaboratively with our leaders to make a constructive contribution to the renewal and reform of our church. It is not unreasonable to hope that voices like Brom's will grow louder, with a revision of not just the missal but also the misguided translation principles that made it possible. And let it be said, there are certainly some good things in the new translation worth retaining.
Elephants in the Living Room
Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB
on The New Roman Missal
Fr. Ruff participated for several years as an active member of ICEL. From his perspective as a member of the ICEL, Fr. Anthony will look at the new Mass translations and the real history behind the changes.
St. Robert Bellarmine
27101 West Chicago
Redford, MI
Friday, December 14, 2012 1:00 PM
A light lunch will be served at noon.
Please RSVP Tom Kyle at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


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Cook tilapia in microwave or oven according to package instructions.
Meanwhile, to make sundried tomato sauce, combine vinegar, 1/4 cup (60 mL) olive oil, sundried tomatoes, 2 cloves garlic, Thai chili, 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt and pepper in small saucepan. Bring to rapid simmer over medium-high heat. Remove from heat; cool 10 min. Transfer mixture to food processor and pulse until smooth. Set aside.
Heat remaining 1 tbsp (15 mL) oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion and remaining 2 cloves garlic; cook 3 to 4 min., or until softened. Mix in coriander, cumin, remaining 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt, spinach and 1/4 cup (60 mL) water. Cook 1 to 2 min., until spinach is wilted.
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Gene Haas Foundation gives $350,000 to SFCC Foundation's capital campaign
Sedalia, Missouri – July 7, 2022 –State Fair Community College Foundation received a $350,000 donation from the Gene Haas Foundation for the college's Stronger Workforce, Greater Community capital campaign to fund the Olen Howard Workforce Innovation Center. This new building, which opened on June 9 on the Sedalia campus, expands the college's capacity to meet the growing demand for technical workforce training and strengthen the communities it serves.
The check presentation took place in the new Howard Center in front of one of two Haas 750SS, a high-precision five-axis computer numerical cutting machines in the precision machining lab. SFCC is the only workforce training facility in Missouri to have this kind of CNC machine on which to train future machinists and for training trainers from across the United States.
SFCC's relationship with the Gene Haas Foundation developed about seven years ago when the college purchased nine CNC machines for its machining program from Haas Automation, Inc., headquartered in Oxnard, California. The company, founded by Gene Haas in 1983, is the largest machine tool builder in the western world, manufacturing a complete line of CNC vertical machining centers, horizontal machine centers, CNC lathes, and rotary products.
The Gene Haas Foundation is the private foundation of Gene Haas. The foundation's mission is to introduce young people to manufacturing careers and provide assistance in their education and training should they chose this career pathway. The foundation does this by sponsoring competitions that highlight manufacturing such as SkillsUSA, Project MFG and FIRST robotics. Kathy Looman, the Gene Haas Foundation's director of education grant programs, stated the foundation also provides scholarships and capital grants to help grow the very best CNC training programs, which is why the Gene Haas Foundation chose State Fair Community College as a recipient.
"The support SFCC has received from the Gene Haas Foundation over the years has been phenomenal," said Mary Treuner SFCC Foundation executive director. "This foundation has provided scholarship funds that have helped our precision machining students pay for college, so we are very honored by the gifts and thankful for its help in providing relevant and responsive training for building a stronger workforce. A section of the precision machining lab will be named in honor of the Gene Haas Foundation in recognition of its dedication to workforce training and its support of our students."
The campaign, Stronger Workforce, Greater Community: A Capital Campaign for the Olen Howard Workforce Innovation Center and Center for Excellence began in December 2020. The new center sits on the site of SFCC's original buildings, affectionately known as Plywood U. Information about the project and how to contribute is available at www.sfccmo.edu/OHWIC.
The new workforce training center adds more space for labs and classrooms for the welding and precision machining programs. The next phase of the capital campaign involves renovations to Fielding Technical Center that will provide a Center for Excellence for industrial technology, leadership and supervisory skills and logistics training; space for the new pre-apprenticeship program; and a climate, refrigeration and energy control (HVAC) lab, and an advanced manufacturing and robotics lab.

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11.03.21 News Features
Oakwell advises CVC on long-term strategic partnership with Six Nations Rugby
CVC Capital Partners Fund VII has completed a significant investment in, and strategic partnership with, Six Nations Rugby - the official organising body of the Six Nations Championships and Autumn Internationals. The partnership will develop the Six Nations Championships & Autumn Internationa...
Oakwell advises CVC on strategic investment in Guinness PRO14
CVC Capital Partners Fund VII has completed a significant strategic partnership investment in Guinness PRO14. The partnership commitment will allow both PRO14 Rugby and the Irish, Italian, Scottish & Welsh rugby unions to continue to invest in the sport, both professional and amateur, to ach...
What are clubs legal remedies if leagues are extended or decided against their wishes and what are the potential losses?
Douglas Harmer, Partner at Oakwell Sports Advisory, gives his expert opinion alongside John Shea, Senior Associate at Lewis Silkin and John Mehrzad QC of Littleton Chambers about the legal remedies available to clubs who may be adversely affected by the range of decisions that could be taken to c...
29.09.20 Quarterly Insight
Oakwell Report: UK sports revenues to drop by up to £1.8bn due to Covid-19
Revenues across five major UK sports are set to decrease by up to £1.8 billion ($2.3 billion) across 2020-21 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on matchday and commercial income. Oakwell Sports Advisory, the London-based sports advisory firm, calculated the figure based on financial re...
The Impact of Covid-19 on English Cricket
First Class counties are facing a total combined revenue loss of £85m. This is due to lost income from matchdays, conferences, and events. Despite the £61m emergency interim support launched by the ECB, there will still be a shortfall of over £20m in the county system. As a result, many of the...
The increasing value of esports and its robustness to crisis
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EFL clubs face £170m losses if season cancelled
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Booking time with myself
The only thing I dislike about Dreamwidth is that it lacks an Android app. This is a surprisingly big hindrance to posting regular journal updates, because it means I have to be sitting in front of my home PC to do so. My time at home is pretty limited, so this is a significant hurdle.
However, I think it's important to make time for myself in this way. In the past few years, I've made New Year's resolutions to read a certain number of books and/or watch a certain number of films of my choosing, and I've succeeded. While those do qualify as personal enrichment, I think having a space just to process my thoughts is even more important, so keeping this journal up-to-date is my resolution for 2020. Social media like Twitter really doesn't get it done: there's a lot I can't say there. It's for quick conversations, rather than deep analysis. I feel like the world has gotten away from long-form composition to its detriment. It's like we can't even think in anything but sound bites anymore.
And most people are just so thoughtless and inconsiderate . . . it's like they either don't know or don't care about the fact that they're broadcasting to everyone.
Anyway, enough ranting.
Yesterday, I finally got to finish The Mandalorian.I thought it was decent; perhaps a tad overrated. I found some plot holes. I do think it felt more like Star Wars than The Rise of Skywalker, although I didn't detest that movie the way so many did. I thought it was okay - better than some of the previous films; not as good as others. Mostly, however, I'm simply grateful to have had time this past weekend to binge watch a little TV. I have had zero down time since the beginning of November. It was meaningful to just have some personal space.
I'm not looking forward to driving in to work tomorrow. There are a ton of things to be squeezed into the first week back, and mine is shorter than everyone else's because I have jury duty on Friday. It couldn't have come at a worse time in terms of scheduling. I'm in Group 1, so there's no way in the world I won't have to go downtown.
It's funny - I feel like I need to relearn how to journal.
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obligations, star wars, television
I brought my keyboard in to work on Friday specifically so I could compose a post during my lunch break and copy and paste it to Dreamwidth when I got home later. I was going to write all about what I've been doing the past few months: getting a WordPress blog installed for atlepicurean, getting a phpBB board up and running for my book club, as well as one for the Owl forums. I was going to tell you about the holidays,about almost meeting my goal of seeing 12 movies of my choosing in 2018 (last year's resolution), about attending a painting class and scheduling a knitting class at JoAnn Fabrics in March so I can finally learn after so many attempts, and more.
And then I got into work and learned that a co-worker, the guy who'd been my team lead when I arrived at my current company and started in support, has died. He was only 43.
And then my sister called to tell me that Dad called her (he'd tried to reach me first, but I was in the bathroom) to share the results of Thursday morning's doctor's appointment.
It's now Sunday morning. I'm in SC, and I've been caring for Dad since I got to the hospital at 12:30 pm on Friday. Things are okay. He was admitted to Lexington Medical Center this past Thursday with a general diagnosis of bradycardia (low heart rate). More specifically, the cardiologist thinks he could have Sick Sinus Syndrome.
They let him go home Friday night around 8 pm. I was worried about his ability to keep up with the Holter heart monitor they gave him, but he's doing mostly okay with it so far.
I need to get back to caregiving, but wanted to post this before it grew a full beard instead of just stubble. :) This entry was originally posted at https://pointedview.dreamwidth.org/579944.html. Please comment there using OpenID.
dad, deaths, health
Farewell, Anthony Bourdain
My husband didn't mean to wake me up at 5 am with his trip to the bathroom, but he did. Then, the cats decided it was time to play, and started scratching at the door to the bonus room off the master bedroom. I got up to put them out, and after that activity, I couldn't go back to sleep.
This meant I had about 4.5 hours of sleep when the alarm actually went off.
I often check Twitter before I shower and start my day. Our bedroom is very dark, and the light from the phone helps to wake me up. Today, with the aforementioned lack of sleep, I was particularly groggy.
I saw people posting that Tony Bourdain had died, but no one in my feed had yet mentioned why, so I looked up his name in a search engine and clicked the first link that had a picture.
I finished the article. Suicide. Found by his close friend, Eric Ripert.
When I reached the end of the piece, as luck would have it, I'd scrolled down enough to glimpse the first two comments.
They are awful. Things like: "That's one way to get out of a CNN contract," and "He didn't have the love of Jesus in his heart so he's not going to heaven," etc.
I am shocked, but I scroll down a smidge further, believing optimistically that perhaps the most recent comments just happened to be a couple of trolls.
No. The comments get worse as I go on.
And then, in my bleary state, I realize that the search engine click took me to Fox News.
Fox News is not credible journalism, but many of its viewers are far, far worse. The ones responding to this story apparently delighted in forming an ugly online mob.
What is the matter with these people, that they would react to the death of another human being this way? Why be so unnecessarily unkind? Whatever happened to, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all?"
Bourdain wasn't a genocidal dictator, a person for whom a "glad they're gone" reaction would still be uncharitable, but at least very understandable. He was a food journalist and an entertainer. He was someone who was open to new experiences, and he shared them via television with many folks who'd never get the opportunity to see the parts of the world he did. He wrote a very entertaining book, Kitchen Confidential, about the back of the house in a restaurant, a place that many of us never see. His was one of the first books I read when I was toying with the idea of being a food writer, and I've never forgotten his honest, wry observations. I also read Medium Raw, which wasn't quite as good, but was still enjoyable. If I happened to land on No Reservations or Parts Unknown while channel surfing, I usually stayed and watched.
He wasn't a politician. He didn't vote against a pork-barrel spending bill that would benefit your state. Why the vitriol? Why be poisonous? What possible good does it do to be horrible on the internet about a dead man who brought so many people a lot of joy, both as a cook and as a food journalist?
I admired Bourdain's refreshing candor and humility. He loved street food. He didn't care if he was eating a corn dog as long as it was a really well-executed corn dog. I loved how generous he was with praise for people that he felt were delivering excellence -- not just famous chefs, but the hard-working people behind the scenes, often immigrant workers.
He reminded us how food brings people together, and the myopia necessary for some people not to see that both baffles and saddens me.
Tony Bourdain, I am among the many who will miss you. Thank you for your matter-of-fact reporting and witty storytelling. Thank you for sharing your flawed, relatable humanity with us while you were here.
deaths, food, partings, people behaving badly
Current on The Americans
FX has a frustratingly tight streaming window, so I've been pushing to finish The Americans before they pull it today. I made it, and I really enjoyed this season. I was a little surprised by the resolution (or lack thereof) of Henry's story line. I thought they'd likely give that a definite "Yes," but I was wrong, and that's okay -- the unpredictability of this show is part of what makes it so strong, even in its fifth season.
I'm current on:
The Americans (complete for this season)
American Gods (complete for this season)
Legion (complete for this season)
The Originals (complete for this season as of 7/6/2017)
RuPaul's Drag Race (complete for this season, which I really liked)
Twin Peaks (the return)
I must remember to keep an eye out for Midnight, Texas on July 24th. Orphan Black has returned, but I'm still behind on last season. I'd sort of like to watch S2 of The Expanse. Lord knows when I'll get to anything else.
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Current television consumption
Stuff on which I'm current, since that's the shortest list:
Shows on which I'm behind, but trying to catch up:
The Americans (10 episodes behind, but actively working on this one)
The Flash (3 episodes behind)
The Originals (3 eps behind)
Feud: Bette and Joan (7 eps behind - FX has pulled it from its web site. I've no idea why they set such short viewing windows. Who knows when I'll finish it?)
Shows on which I'm a season or more behind (mostly due to two DVRs failing us):
Shows I want to watch but haven't started (I'm sure there are many more I'm just not thinking of right now):
orphan black, rupauls drag race, television, the americans, twin peaks
Twin Peaks is back
It has been a very stressful day (two hours on the phone with zero results from Dell -- their customer service now beats AT&T and Netflix for being the worst I have ever encountered). However, I did want to say that one of my favorite shows in the whole world (see default user icon) has returned.
Addendum: I just cancelled the entire order with Dell. I was that frustrated. I lost three hours chasing around with them on the phone, talking with people in India some of the time, but most of it spent on hold. I'm back to the drawing board for a good gaming laptop that isn't hideous.
television, twin peaks
Gay concentration camps in Chechnya
Gay men are being held for weeks; at least three have died. Some who have been returned to their families are "barely alive" after being severely beaten.
It is important to note that this is being done with the official support of the government: Ramzan A. Kadyrov is the head of the Chechen republic. Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia's entry about him:
In April 2017, reports emerged that gay men in Chechnya were being arrested, detained in concentration camps, and tortured as part of a region-wide pogrom.[11] Russian President Putin said on May 5th, that he would personally ask the Russian Prosecutor General and Interior Ministry to help Kremlin rights ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova check the reported abuse. [12] It is reported that Kadyrov has promised to "eliminate" the gay population of deeply conservative, Muslim Chechnya before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts, at the end of May 2017.[13]
Here is an except from Wikipedia's page on gay concentration camps in Chechnya.
Since February 2017, over 100 male residents of the Chechen Republic (part of the Russian Federation) assumed to be gay or bisexual have been rounded up, detained and tortured by authorities on account of their sexual orientation.[1] These crackdowns have been described as part of a systemic anti-LGBT purge in the region. The men have been held and allegedly tortured in what human rights groups and eyewitnesses have called concentration camps.[2][3]
Allegations were initially reported in Novaya Gazeta on April 1, 2017[4] a Russian-language opposition newspaper, which reported that over 100 men have allegedly been detained and tortured and at least three people have died in an extrajudicial killing. The paper, citing its sources in the Chechen special services, called the wave of detentions a "prophylactic sweep."[4][5] The journalist who first reported on the subject has gone into hiding,[6][7] There have been calls for reprisals for journalists reporting on the situation.[8]
Chechnya and Russian authorities have denied any knowledge about the arrests. In response, the Russian LGBT Network is attempting to assist those who are threatened to evacuate from Chechyna.[9][10] Human rights groups and foreign governments have called upon Russia and Chechyna to put an end to the internments.[11]
The New York Times reported the following on 04/21/2017, corroborated by the Human Rights Watch:
Maksim said it had started with a chat room conversation with "a very good old friend who is also gay," and who suggested that they meet at an apartment. When Maksim arrived, however, he was greeted not by his friend but by agents who beat him. Later, they strapped him to a chair, attached electrical wires to his hands with alligator clips and began an interrogation.
"They yelled, 'Who else do you know?'" Maksim said, and zapped him with current from time to time. "It was unbearably painful; I was hanging on with my last strength," he added. "But I didn't tell them anything."
Homosexuality is taboo in Chechnya and the mostly Muslim surrounding areas of the Caucasus region in southern Russia. "This society is highly homophobic," said Ekaterina L. Sokiryanskaya, Russia project director for the International Crisis Group and an authority on Chechnya. "Homosexuality is condemned. It is believed Islam considers it a great sin."
Sign this petition created by Amnesty International.
Use this contact form to e-mail the Russian embassy to your country.
E-mail the Russian LGBT network directly at kavkaz@lgbtnet.org to find out how you can do more to help.
Get involved in your community by finding out about local protests of the horrors currently happening in Chechnya. Spread awareness among your friends and family.
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Many people I know have now moved to Dreamwidth. SUP has damaged LiveJournal's brand by handling customer relations so poorly.
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Farewell, Starman
I am not sure why, even two days later, the death of David Bowie makes me so damned sad.
When I first heard the news, I tweeted:
David Bowie is gone? Impossible. Surely it's another theatric, another reinvention, a new incarnation? My heart is full of wishful disbelief.
And I went and hugged my Labyrinth worm plushie for a bit while a hot tear or two escaped.
A user with the handle EwaSR tweeted:
I still feel like I would if someone had told me Mount Everest had died. "Well that's stupid, that's not how mountains work."
And that was exactly it. The wrongness of Bowie's death is that ... somehow, I don't quite know how, but I think on some level, he convinced everyone that he was a magical alien or Goblin King; that he was a creature who fell to earth.
And this one from Commander Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut who performed "Space Oddity" while in orbit above our planet:
Ashes to ashes, dust to stardust. Your brilliance inspired us all. Goodbye Starman.
I keep getting choked up about this man I never met.
And I ask myself, "Am I more emotional since losing Mom? I was upset about Michael Jackson, but it didn't feel like this."
Maybe it's the planning ... the fact that he wrote Blackstar, his final album, when he knew he was dying. He prepared. He planned. He was deliberate and in control of his image at all times, and he left us a gift.
I feel sorriest for his 16 year old daughter. He will not see her milestones. I know he and Iman set firm boundaries on their privacy, and I applaud them for it. I hope she had a lot of time with her dad.
And while I feel sorriest for her, I feel an ineffable sorrow for the rest of us. Like a really important human left. Not because he was famous, but because he made being different okay for an awful lot of us out there. Not just okay - cool, even.
I don't know. It's hard to explain. I just know that I've cried a number of times about it. As one cartoon said, "The stars look very different today."
He really mattered, even if he was just a talented musician with amazing costumes. He used these guises to teach us. How we reacted to them said a lot about his elegance and grandeur, and spoke volumes about our secret selves.
In the video for "Lazarus," he enters a closet at the end. I like to pretend that he's heading off to Narnia to see his friend, Tilda Swinton, the Ice Witch.
And this reimagining of the scene from one of the Men in Black movies:
"You do know David Bowie is dead, right?"
"No, Bowie is not dead. He just went home."
May God's love be with you on your journey, Major Tom.
deaths, music, partings
I mourn
I mourn the lost potential activities; the adventures we'll never have together.
I mourn all the things I'm not going to get to do with my mother because my parents retired too late.
I mourn the lost time.
I wanted to take her to Taste of Atlanta; wanted to take her to Cirque du Soleil; wanted to take her to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Christmas concert.
None of those things will ever happen now. Until the last year, it was because the store was open and it never seemed to be a good time. In the last year, it was due to transitioning away from the store and the cancer treatment. In the last year, she told me she didn't think they were going to get to travel. Did she know? Was she telling me? Warning me? Or just voicing her own legitimate fears? I will never know.
What I do know is that cancer robbed us of all our plans. Cancer, and my father's reluctance to close the store. He knows he failed irreparably. I do not say this to him. I do not tell him. What good would it do? What would it change? Besides, I feel sure his own guilt attacks him during the Hour of the Wolf.
There's a reason the saying, "Do it now," exists. Because you might not have tomorrow.
We don't have tomorrows with my mom. Only yesterdays.
grief, mom
Booking time with myself — 0
Beginning 2019 — 0
Farewell, Anthony Bourdain — 0
Current on The Americans — 0
Current television consumption — 0
Twin Peaks is back — 0
Gay concentration camps in Chechnya — 0
I do not consent — 0
Farewell, Starman — 0
I mourn — 0


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Turns Out Mitochondria Have an Unknown Function
According to a new study, mitochondria are the canary in the coal mine.
Nursah Ergü
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Mitochondria are organelles that can be considered the power generators of the cell, it converts oxygen and nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) which powers the cell's metabolic activities.
Now, a new study discovered a new feature of mitochondria: it can act as a molecular alarm when cells are exposed to stress or chemicals which can harm DNA. Chemotherapy can be an example of this.
SEE ALSO: SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW CELL THAT CAN HEAL HEARTS
Mitochondria contain their genome, the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), in the mitochondrial matrix. In this study, scientists aim to determine the molecular pathways which are activated by the release of damaged mtDNA into the cell's interior.
The main interest of scientists is a subset of genes, also known as interferon-stimulated genes, or ISGs. These are normally activated by the presence of viruses; however, the genes were a particular subset of ISGs turned on by viruses, this subset of ISGs can be found to be activated in cancer cells that have developed resistance to chemotherapy by with DNA-damaging agents like doxorubicin.
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Doxorubicin targets nuclear DNA to destroy cancer cells. However, this new study points out that doxorubicin also damages mtDNA and causes a release of it; and it activates ISGs. According to the group of scientists, this subset of ISGs protects nuclear DNA from damage which causes increased resistance to the chemotherapy drug.
Gerald Shadel, a professor in Salk's Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory and the Audrey Geisel Chair in Biomedical Science says "Perhaps the fact that mitochondrial DNA is present in so many copies in each cell, and has fewer of its own DNA repair pathways, makes it a very effective sensor of DNA stress."
He also points out, "It says to me that if you can prevent damage to mitochondrial DNA or its release during cancer treatment, you might prevent this form of chemotherapy resistance."
These robots travel through underground pipes to help fix blockages
A team in the U.K. is developing small robots called 'Pipebots' that could work in underground pipe networks- in both clean water and sewers.
Sade Agard | 10/16/2022
innovation Phantom Space: A new rocket startup says it can launch at half the cost of SpaceX
science Revolutionizing treatment of neurodegenerative diseases - One patient at a time


DALLAS – November 27, 2018 – Dallas Market Center announces the 6,000 square foot addition to Eurofase Lighting, a leader in cutting-edge lighting design and technology. The showroom expansion will showcase more dedicated category products and extend the brand to meet the World Trade Center, enabling an open-daily destination. The major renovation and 50% expansion of the Trade Mart 4002 showroom will debut at the next edition of Lightovation – Dallas International Lighting Show, January 16-20. "We are excited that Eurofase has deepened their investment in Dallas Market Center and will soon complete a major renovation to deliver customers access to their high quality and stunning lighting products on a daily-basis," said Cindy Morris, CEO and President of Dallas Market Center. Dallas Market Center is the largest open-daily home décor marketplace in the United States, welcoming thousands of retailers each month. With Eurofase's addition of several new entrances the company will be able to reach more customers with easy access to their elegant and affordable products year-round. In addition, the larger showroom will feature dedicated sections for LED mirrors, outdoor and spec lighting, as well as more products for hospitality and commercial lighting projects. Lightovation at Dallas Market Center, the largest residential lighting trade event in North America, offers decision makers from around the world the unmatched opportunity to discover more new products and best-selling ceiling fans and lighting in all interior and exterior categories, along with home décor, gifts, holiday and floral, housewares and gourmet, and artisan products. Additional information about the next edition of Lightovation is available at dallasmarketcenter.com/lightovation. Keep up with the latest developments by following the #Lightovation hashtag on social media or via the Lightovation Facebook page or Lightovation – Lighting Industry Discussion Group. About Dallas Market CenterDallas Market Center is a global business-to-business trade center and the leading wholesale marketplace in North America connecting retailers and interior designers with top manufacturers in home décor, furniture, gifts, lighting and fashion. Inside its dynamic, five million square foot campus near downtown Dallas, nearly 200,000 customers from all 50 states and 85 countries seek industry trends, business education and new products via open-daily showrooms and from exhibitors participating in trade events held throughout the year. The Dallas Market Center website is available at dallasmarketcenter.com.


All my life I've loved doing chemistry and business, and ESTEEM provided me an opportunity to do both.
I am looking to commercialize corrosion inhibitors based on rare-earth metals. It will provide an effective, affordable, and environmentally friendly option to the chemical industry.
I would eventually like to return to the family business, which also happens to be in the chemical industry.
In my free time, I enjoy working out, martial arts, playing piano, and studying philosophy.


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Performance List
2019 Walsh Invite
Men's Track Solid at Grand Valley and Oberlin
NORTH CANTON, Ohio – The Walsh track and field teams competed at Grand Valley State and Oberlin this weekend and had some solid performances between the two venues.
"We are definitely excited with the performances this weekend," said head coach Rob Mizicko.
Dante Penza took advantage of all five throws in the shot put as he won on a final throw of 15.98 meters, finishing nearly nine feet ahead of second place.
In the weight throw, Walsh was represented with four of the top five finishers. Jacob Ott was first on a throw of 16.39 meters. Bucyrus Palo finished second on a throw of 15.99 meters. Bradley Gallitz was third (15.91 meters) and Gabriel Miller placed fifth, throwing 15.07 meters.
At Grand Valley State, Varney Pelima was sixth in the triple jump on a 13.40-meter jump. James Miller finished seventh in the shot put invite with a throw of 16.37 meters.
On Saturday, James Miller hit a NCAA D2 Provo mark in the open shot put at Grand Valley State. He finished fifth with a throw of 16.08 meters.
Saturday featured another phenomenal performance by the distance medley relay team. The quartet of Jacob Kernell, Chandler Wilhelm, Josh Conrad, and Jacob Caniford set a new school record of 9:55.57 as they finished seventh. They gained seven seconds from their previous run and set a D2 provisional mark in the process. That is the tenth fastest DMR race this season.
The teams will compete at the Kent State Tuneup next Saturday (Feb. 16).


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GM says it supports 'anti-Tesla' bill on Gov. Rick Snyder's desk
Updated Oct 21, 2014 ; Posted Oct 21, 2014
Gallery: Model X
By David Muller | dmuller@mlive.com
DETROIT, MI - General Motors released a statement Tuesday throwing its support behind HB 5606, proposed Michigan legislation now on Gov. Rick Snyder's desk that California electric car maker Tesla Motors calls "anti-Tesla."
"We believe that House Bill 5606 will help ensure that all automotive manufacturers follow the same rules to operate in the State of Michigan; therefore, we encourage Governor Snyder to sign it," reads GM's one-sentence statement, posted to its media webpage.
HB 5606, which primarily deals with fees auto dealerships charge for preparing documents, had language added in a substitute from the Senate floor that alters one word of state law, essentially reinforcing a ban on selling cars directly to consumers in Michigan. According to a lawyer for Palo Alto-based Tesla, the proposed legislation also goes further and prohibits them from displaying their cars to potential customers.
"These changes were put in at the last minute with nobody vetting them," said Todd Maron, Tesla's general counsel adding, "It looks like what they were trying to do is completely shut us out of Michigan."
Terry Burns, executive vice president of Auto Dealers of Michigan, told MLive last week after the proposed law easily passed through both state chambers that Michigan law already prohibits direct-to-consumer car sales, while Rep. Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton, one of the bill's sponsors, said the amended legislation has nothing to do with Tesla.
Tesla, which sells its cars in at least 22 states, typically out of shopping mall storefronts, has already run into what some see as dealership-backed laws preventing its direct-to-consumer sales in places such as Texas, Arizona, New Jersey, and to some degree, Maryland, according to Maron. In those instances, he said dealerships have been trying to protect their traditional sales structure against Tesla's unique model.
Snyder is expected to make a decision on the bill this afternoon.


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the Generator fired up, making every doubt scatter.
Have a very Alcatastic Christmas!
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A good example is this small Raised Flooring project in a server room for GoodYear Tire in Lawton, Oklahoma.
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Q: How to prove the Fourier transform of $e^{-x^p}$ is positive I wonder how to prove that
$$\int_0^\infty\exp(-x^p)\cos(tx)\,dt\geq 0, \quad \frac{1}{2}<p<1.$$
This conclusion is used in the answer to another question here
Looking for sufficient conditions for positive Fourier transforms


COSTA MESA, Calif.: 7 Sept. 2017 — Retail banks have earned the trust of their customers, who believe banks help them find the right product based on their financial needs, according to the J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Banking Sales Practices and Advice Study. The inaugural study gauges the effect of retail bank sales practices and financial advice on overall customer satisfaction across the 23 largest banks in the United States. While unauthorized accounts opened by banks are a serious issue, the study finds such occurrences to be rare. More common issues that destroy trust are customers feeling pressured to open an account and being surprised by fees after opening an account.
Customers trust their banks and believe they act ethically: Among retail bank customers, 85% say they either "somewhat agree" or "strongly agree" that they trust their bank to do the right thing, and 79% say they believe their bank acts ethically. In-depth analysis shows that a statistically insignificant proportion of customers—less than 0.1%—had an unauthorized account opened by their bank in the past year.
Pressure to open new accounts persists with deleterious effect: When opening a new account, 9% of bank customers indicate they felt sales pressure from bank representatives. Of those, 16% say the pressure was significant. Overall satisfaction scores are 71 index points higher (on a 1,000-point scale) among customers who did not feel pressured by a representative when opening a new account, compared with those who did feel pressured.
Customers surprised by fees are less satisfied: When it comes to fees, 13% of bank customers indicate being surprised by fees associated with a new account. Overall satisfaction scores are 110 index points higher among customers who were not surprised by fees when opening a new account vs. those who were surprised. Fee surprises also destroy trust. Among customers who were not surprised by a fee, 56% say they "strongly agree" that they trust their bank to do the right thing, but drops to 31% among those who were surprised by a fee.
Fee transparency and customer engagement lead to higher satisfaction: When bank representatives completely explain fees up front, the frequency of fee-related surprises drops to 7%. Likewise, when representatives ask questions before suggesting a new account, overall satisfaction increases 75 index points and overall levels of trust increase by 17 percentage points.
Advice—not sales—is key to greater satisfaction and loyalty: Among customers who received financial advice from their retail bank, 60% indicate they acted on it and roughly 60% of those customers say they opened a new account as a result of the advice. Overall satisfaction scores are 70 index points higher when bank customers receive financial advice, with 96% of those who received financial advice saying they either "probably will" or "definitely will" use the same financial institution the next time they need a bank account or product.
The inaugural 2017 U.S. Banking Sales Practices and Advice Study measures customer satisfaction among retail bank customers of the 23 largest U.S. banks who have opened a new account in the past year with a bank representative; received financial advice in the past year from a bank representative; and customers who said they had an account opened without their consent in the past year. The study is based on responses from 22,208 retail bank customers and was fielded in June 2017.
Banks included in the study are Bank of America; Bank of the West; BB&T; BBVA Compass; BMO Harris; Capital One; Chase; Citibank; Citizens; Comerica; Fifth Third; HSBC; Huntington; KeyBank; M&T Bank; PNC; Regions; Santander; SunTrust; TD Bank; Union Bank; U.S. Bank; and Wells Fargo.


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RAID controller is disabled usually the box stops responding immediately.
A reboot is required to resolve the issue.
acting as the passthrough device.


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For the study was conducted a traffic study in key areas, taking into account the urban area and main infrastructure; a cost / benefit analysis in order to quantify the economic impacts; design of projects considering "Traffic Study" and the spaces available by local councils involved (Praia, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz and Tarrafal).
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For all students who have met the national ProStart® or the American Culinary Federation (ACF) requirements and can provide the required documentation, the following credits will be awarded on your Johnson County Community College transcript at no cost.
(3 credits) Credit by Exams and in addition to passing the written proficiency tests (3-4 plus final), passing a hands-on practical test administered in the kitchen is also required. Students must first make an appointment; contact Carol Sparks, 913-469-8500, ext. 3626. Testing will be written and practical. Written test ordered and administered in JCCC Testing Center. After passing the written test, students must schedule the practical exam with the department. Students will be responsible for the practical examination food.