SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) The Springfield Diocese reached a proposed settlement of more than $7 million Thursday with 46 people who accused priests of molesting them when they were children….
”I’m overwhelmed,” said Marty Bono, a Chicopee man who says he was molested by a priest in 1971. ”I’ve been crying ever since I heard.”
”I respect the bishop,” Bono said. ”He’s done in four months what (his predecessor) couldn’t do for a year and a half.”
Category: The News
Nuns say angels were watching over them
The Nashville Dominicans had a serious mishap last night. High winds caused the roof to cave in at Saint Cecilia’s Mother House. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but the sisters need money immediately to make repairs. They have been in the process of raising money for regular repairs and expansion of the motherhouse to accomodate their growing ranks. Please pray for them and offer them some material help if you are able! Their website is http://www.nashvilledominican.org/
You can donate online here.
This is their mailing address.
Saint Cecilia Motherhouse
801 Dominican Drive
Nashville, TN 37228-1909
(615) 256-5486
Domino’s stock sale to fund Ave Maria Fdn
MarketWatch reports that pizza mogul Tom Monaghan is taking Domino’s public (DPZ) 44 years after its founding; 3 million of the shares sold will benefit his Ave Maria Foundation with an estimated $45-51M. Congratulations to all involved.
Cdl. Law in Rome
A look at His Eminence’s re-emergence in connection with his new title at St. Mary Major.
Matthew Stepanek, RIP
I saw a retrospective of this young fella on the Today Show this morning. I’ve never read his poems so I can’t comment on his message in detail, but he seemed like a wonderful kid who did his best to bring light to the world in the time he had.
Here’s the WashPost article.