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Post by Tom on Apr 12, 2022 15:49:56 GMT -5
The Nativity School gets it’s financial support from the Catholic Church and Catholic organizations like Holy Cross. How much support does the school get from the BLM organization and “Pride” organizations? Not a big fan of the Bishop but he does have a right to question the schools motive for flying these flags. The Nativity School gets it's financial support from the Catholic Church... Not contradicting you on the facts, but if the Catholic Church had extra money, wouldn't they use it to keep their own Diocesan Schools and Churches open? I recall the Nativity School getting started with gifts from donors who surely were Catholic, but from their own money, not the Church's. HC may have given some, but I think most came from individuals, many who were Jesuit educated. Financially the Nativity School is more like Holy Cross. Long list of donors who provide the operating funds. Like Holy Cross, I don't think the Catholic Church, Worcester Diocese, or Eastern US Province of the Jesuits are on that donor list
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 12, 2022 15:56:29 GMT -5
The Nativity School gets it's financial support from the Catholic Church... Not contradicting you on the facts, but if the Catholic Church had extra money, wouldn't they use it to keep their own Diocesan Schools and Churches open? I recall the Nativity School getting started with gifts from donors who surely were Catholic, but from their own money, not the Church's. HC may have given some, but I think most came from individuals, many who were Jesuit educated. Financially the Nativity School is more like Holy Cross. Long list of donors who provide the operating funds. Like Holy Cross, I don't think the Catholic Church, Worcester Diocese, or Eastern US Province of the Jesuits are on that donor list I have seen well dressed and well behaved Nativity Students at HC basketball games. I assume Holy Cross donated the tickets, but that probably wouldn't get HC on the donor list.
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Post by Tom on Apr 12, 2022 18:16:55 GMT -5
HC gives out tickets to all kinds of youth groups in Worcester. I think the donor list probably only covers money, not goods so tickets wouldn't put them on the list
A more substantial HC contribution - there is one Jesuit on staff at Nativity. He lives in the Jesuit residence at HC. I assume, but don't know for sure, that he isn't paying HC room and board
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Upon further thought, I should probably modify to say non-monetary gifts that affect the budget would also count as a donation. Giving tickets that are sold or raffled off to provide income to the school would be a donation. Giving textbooks that saved the school the expense of buying books, would probably count as a donation, Giving some kids a fun afternoon that they wouldn't have otherwise had is a nice gesture, but not sure it gets you on the donor list. .
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Post by hchoops on Apr 12, 2022 19:40:40 GMT -5
At one time it was a tradition for the governor to attend the HC Commencement, usually after Harvard. Yes, it was. I recall that Gov. Volpe spoke at the 1967 graduation. Unfortunately
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 12, 2022 20:13:53 GMT -5
It was not a memorable presentation.
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Post by crusader12 on Apr 14, 2022 5:46:45 GMT -5
Even this nativity school incident aside, Bobby McManus has been, and will always be a complete moron. He is totally out of touch with reality and has made the Catholic Church in Worcester far worse than before he started. Bobby: do us all a favor and retire in Narragansett with your booze. Just don’t drive.
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Post by mm67 on Apr 14, 2022 7:49:03 GMT -5
It was not a memorable presentation. Volpe was a disappointment. However, there were some in our midst who were hungover to such an extent they were not listening to much of anything. They were there to make their parents happy. Their primary goal was to make it through the day, leave and catch some zzzz's.
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Post by HC13 on Apr 14, 2022 8:12:57 GMT -5
It was not a memorable presentation. Volpe was a disappointment. However, there were some in our midst who were hungover to such an extent they were not listening to much of anything. They were there to make their parents happy. Their primary goal was to make it through the day, leave and catch some zzzz's. A shared experience with the class of '75 and Mabel Lang.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 14, 2022 12:20:01 GMT -5
Volpe was a disappointment. However, there were some in our midst who were hungover to such an extent they were not listening to much of anything. They were there to make their parents happy. Their primary goal was to make it through the day, leave and catch some zzzz's. A shared experience with the class of '75 and Mabel Lang. That's my year--what a disappointment she was. Prior year had Art Buchwald who was very entertaining and the following year had Teddy Kennedy
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Post by HC13 on Apr 14, 2022 13:22:26 GMT -5
We got screwed
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Post by mm67 on Apr 14, 2022 13:25:09 GMT -5
'66 had LBJ. Putting politics to the side he was the president. We got screwed with Volpe. Correction: '64 had LBJ. Thank you Hoops.
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Post by HC13 on Apr 14, 2022 13:31:11 GMT -5
My brothers got Gov Sargent in '69 & Bill Moyers in '72, both were good
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Post by purplenurple on Apr 14, 2022 14:09:56 GMT -5
In '08 when he Dr. Kevin Cahill. Total snooze fest. I will say I was in similar circumstances as mm67 referenced, but '07 had Chief Justice Roberts and '09 had Senator Bob Casey Jr..
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Post by newfieguy74 on Apr 14, 2022 14:54:40 GMT -5
A shared experience with the class of '75 and Mabel Lang. That's my year--what a disappointment she was. Prior year had Art Buchwald who was very entertaining and the following year had Teddy Kennedy Yes, my year (1974) was fortunate to have the witty, and irreverent, Art Buchwald.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 14, 2022 15:28:45 GMT -5
That's my year--what a disappointment she was. Prior year had Art Buchwald who was very entertaining and the following year had Teddy Kennedy Yes, my year (1974) was fortunate to have the witty, and irreverent, Art Buchwald. Remember this? I'll paraphrase-- "People ask me why I hate President Nixon. I don't hate him; I worship the very quicksand he walks on"....
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 14, 2022 15:29:37 GMT -5
In '08 when he Dr. Kevin Cahill. Total snooze fest. I will say I was in similar circumstances as mm67 referenced, but '07 had Chief Justice Roberts and '09 had Senator Bob Casey Jr.. 2009 was my daughter's graduation- I thought Senator Casey's speech was very good
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Post by Tom on Apr 14, 2022 16:48:07 GMT -5
A shared experience with the class of '75 and Mabel Lang. That's my year--what a disappointment she was. Prior year had Art Buchwald who was very entertaining and the following year had Teddy Kennedy A lousy speaker sandwiched between two good ones. Ten years later we had Paul Nitze a SALT negotiator. Pretty boring . The prior year was NY Gov Mario Cuomo who was considered a front runner for a presidential run. The following year was Peter Ueberoth - Commissioner of baseball and organizer of 84 summer Olympics.
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Post by alum on Apr 15, 2022 7:27:48 GMT -5
That's my year--what a disappointment she was. Prior year had Art Buchwald who was very entertaining and the following year had Teddy Kennedy A lousy speaker sandwiched between two good ones. Ten years later we had Paul Nitze a SALT negotiator. Pretty boring . The prior year was NY Gov Mario Cuomo who was considered a front runner for a presidential run. The following year was Peter Ueberoth - Commissioner of baseball and organizer of 84 summer Olympics. Governor Cuomo, a great orator with a soaring voice which sounded magnificient on Fitton Field, gave an inspiring speech with a theme I would describe as noblesse oblige for Catholics. Even more inspiring, although he did not speak, was honorary degree recipeient, Alexander Solzhenitsyin.
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Post by hchoops on Apr 15, 2022 7:40:00 GMT -5
Chris Matthews was pretty good in ‘03. Mark Shriver was excellent in ‘10. A long time member of the Board of Trustee, who had attended many, many graduations, said that Mark was the best since his mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
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Post by mm67 on Apr 15, 2022 9:11:40 GMT -5
Didn't Maria Shriver give a commencement speech which was widely reported in the media? Wasn't her HC speech the basis for a book? Also, I would imagine the speechwriter Jon Favreau's commencement must have been pretty good. I suspect our nation's polarization has limited HC's choices. Many intriguing speakers from both sides would likely be met by angry demonstrators. Look at the reaction to Chris Matthews by a sanctimonious, see-absorbed bishop of questionable sobriety.
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Post by hchoops on Apr 15, 2022 9:24:34 GMT -5
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Post by Tom on Apr 15, 2022 9:27:50 GMT -5
Didn't Maria Shriver give a commencement speech which was widely reported in the media? Wasn't her HC speech the basis for a book? Also, I would imagine the speechwriter Jon Favreau's commencement must have been pretty good. I suspect our nation's polarization has limited HC's choices. Many intriguing speakers from both sides would likely be met by angry demonstrators. Look at the reaction to Chris Matthews by a sanctimonious, see-absorbed bishop of questionable sobriety. I don't recall that. I know in addition to Mark and his mom, his dad (first director of the Peace Corps and later candidate for vice president) got an honorary degree from HC. Add sis to the mix and that makes a rare combination. There can't be too many instances of a school awarding honorary degrees to four members of one household
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Post by lou on Apr 15, 2022 9:29:23 GMT -5
Didn't Maria Shriver give a commencement speech which was widely reported in the media? Wasn't her HC speech the basis for a book? Yes, 1998. Cooz also received honorary degree that year
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Post by hchoops on Apr 15, 2022 9:30:44 GMT -5
Maria Shriver- 1998
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Post by mm67 on Apr 15, 2022 9:43:22 GMT -5
There are many who have expressed great admiration for the Shriver family, truly men& women for others. May G-D bless them.
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