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sader1970,

I can feel your pain and I share it. I applaud you for your longstanding support of Alma Mater and the eloquent manner in which you state your perspectives on the current developments. I fully and wholeheartedly concur.

Many who frequent these parts may -- or may not -- perhaps not appreciate the very real pain I think we and countless longstanding Crusaders share. IMO, the pain stems from the challenge we face in continuing to try to elevate the good name of Alma Mater while we feel the current powers that be fail to uphold the mission, virtues, and good name that is and was their charge upon assuming office.

I know countless Crusaders who truly feel pained by all that has transpired and the lack of any meaningful and formative response by the college. As the pain lingers and the college seemingly hopes that this too shall pass, the end result is decidedly unpleasant.

God bless Fr. K, a fabulous Jesuit priest, a true Crusader and loyal son of Holy Cross. A quick check of Thy Honored Name does reveal that there was debate at the college regarding the teaching of religion and theology and how more non-Jesuits should be introduced to the department. That said, the index of Fr. K's' fabulous book jumps from Blaney to Blenkinsop and provides no reference to blasphemy.      

MM67,

Thank you for your love of Alma Mater. Your love and that of all Crusaders is what makes our college truly great. 

I think you are confusing or mixing up the views by journalists with those expressed here by alumni. Perhaps I have overlooked but I have not seen any alumni stating that prospective students should not attend HC. In regard to sharing commentaries, I hope that you do not think that if a commentary written by a journalist is not posted here at Crossports that it does not mean that it will not spread across the internet and blogosphere. Would seem that the college Mission Statement itself professes that more communication not less is healthy in terms of advancing our community.

If you are specifically concerned about what I write here, I have regular dialogue with those atop MSJ, express my agreement or disagreement accordingly, and am unwavering in my support via time, talent, and treasure and encourage others to do the same. All that said, I will never be blindly loyal as some both on and off campus would seem alumni should behave.

Additionally, I welcome sharing with you that in regard to my most recent post, the most senior members of the Jesuit community at Holy Cross at that time (these individuals were credited with largely building the college in its current form) were expressly grateful for the pursuit of the truth which was addressed. 

The damage, fortunately averted, would have been unquantifiable.

Protests across from HC on the hill: mail.aol.com/webmail/getPart?uid=31020661&partId=2&scope=STANDARD&saveAs=IMG_4191.JPEG

For those who might want to zoom in, a number of signs read: "I'm Catholic, Stop Attacking My Faith"

Organized and led by American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Defense, and Property: www.tfp.org/

In this organization's magazine, they published the other day: www.tfp.org/no-excuse-possible-for-anti-jesus-views-of-professor-at-catholic-college/

If Prof. Liew speaks without fear of dismissal from a Jesuit college, it is because he knows there are many others in Catholic academia who think similarly. He knows there is collusion for his academic license. He knows his colleagues harbor sympathy for his ability to show off his outlandish beliefs. He knows that he is not shunned or ostracized by his academic peers for his unorthodox views. He knows that he continues tranquilly to chair his New Testament Studies department at a Jesuit-run university.

Also, he knows there are administrators who certainly have heard of his offensive positions and activities. And he knows they do not fire him or remove him from his rostrum of influence over the souls and salvation of young Catholics.

No, Prof. Liew is not alone in his heretical views on Jesus. His training and education must have had those of similar mind who encouraged him in his research and writing. He quotes others with equally twisted interpretations of Scripture. It is impossible not to conclude that significant sectors of the Catholic teaching establishment have long been undermined by those holding and openly espousing unorthodox positions. Things now have reached a point where once hidden views are unashamedly promoted.

Similar considerations can be made about others associated with the theological formation that Prof. Liew today imparts including those bishops and priests that gave free reign to such licentious and false studies.

Not that I answer to you or anybody else as to how I manage my time or relationships with those on the hill but I welcome sharing this message that went out this past Monday. 


On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 10:33 AM, Larry Doyle <lwdoyle128@aol.com> wrote:
Hi LuAnn,

Hope you had a beautiful and blessed Easter. I look forward to seeing you at the spring game barbecue in less than two weeks.

With April upon us, I would like to collect the requisite information from the rising sophomore class so we can roll out the 2018 '90-Wide' Mentoring Program before the school year ends in May.

Could you solicit the following info from the rising sophomores and any transfers who have come into the program over the last year so I can pair these Crusaders with respective mentors? If you could create an Excel file for this info, that would be most beneficial and helpful in completing these pairings. I greatly appreciate your consideration.

Let's Win!!

Larry


2018 '90-Wide' Mentoring

Name:
Hometown:
Football Position:
Major or Potential Major: (ok to state Undecided and simply provide thoughts as to potential direction of study)
Career Interest: (again, ok to state Undecided and simply provide thoughts as to potential direction of career interest)
Email address:
Cell Phone:

A total failure of leadership.

If this blasphemy is in fact covered under the cloak of academic freedom (which I do not buy especially after rereading it), then a real leader would have come out and denounced it in the ABSOLUTELY STRONGEST possible terms, stated that it is fully inconsistent with the Catholic values espoused and promoted at Holy Cross, but then defended his right to say it or write it.

What have we gotten or seen from our leaders? PB et al turned turtle. Our college has taken a HUGE hit of immeasurable impact in the process.

Situations such as these strike me as HUGE RED FLAGS not dissimilar to statements and actions put forth by Gerry Reedy regarding his attempts to "reconcile culture and faith." Decorum prevents me from commenting further on that disaster.  

My better half (not an HC grad but bleeds Purple with the best of them) reacted to reading the Telegram's article this morning with this assessment: 

"Well, . . . there goes your college." 
 

Lou, let's think this through a little. Are we supposed to blindly accept statements and spin (biblical scholarship? . . . I just vomited again) put forth by individuals who are clearly under pressure in terms of explaining how this sort of blasphemy might find a home at Holy Cross? Really? I am not buying that and I do not think that you or anybody else should either.  

Do you think that perhaps Professor Schaefer over the years has witnessed the sharing of ideas and the propagation of the mindset behind the writings in Professor Liew's scholarship (just vomited again) both by Liew and others? Come on, that is exactly what Professor Schaefer is telling us in making this statement: "I want to emphasize what is quoted from this man’s writing is the same kind of approach that has infiltrated what are broadly called the humanities across the United States.”

Don't think for a second that many people are not watching this situation very closely and that those who would like to continue to advance a very secular form of progression at HC and elsewhere aren't taking notes.

Biblical scholarship? Really? A new low in terms of spin. Dean Frieje and anybody else who would define this as "scholarship" should be ashamed. Additionally, we have clearly learned that there is now NO line of demarcation at HC in terms of what is allowed and acceptable under the cover of academic freedom, at least in terms of spewing heinous blasphemy upon our Catholic faith.

And yes, HCpride is totally right. Those who might care to mock others -- and don't think that they might not try after witnessing this fiasco -- under the cover of academic freedom or otherwise would likely be dressed down and summarily dismissed, and probably justifiably so. That said, I believe it is naive to think that other assaults on our Catholic faith won't be forthcoming. When that transpires (a question of when not if), we can and will look back on this experience and say we saw iterations of this real life movie before. Perhaps these assaults might be cloaked or delivered in a surreptitious fashion but when a real foundation is shown to be lacking those inclined to sow such vile blasphemy will navigate accordingly.

I believe that HC will lose many supporters as a result of this sad saga. For the truly faithful, I encourage you to remain on guard, although seems readily apparent that we need to look both forward while also watching our backs. Hard to believe but in light of all that has transpired in the world, again perhaps not surprising. Evidence of our Lord being mocked is widely displayed including in this passage:

Matthew 27:40-41: "You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross." In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying, "He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him."

What would people put the over/under at in terms of the number of people who would speak out in a meaningful fashion and deride (dare I say, mock) the college if these decisions were reversed?  

As a frame of reference, I think there were 50 individuals on campus (a combo of faculty and students) who wrote a letter criticizing the choice to keep the Crusader name. I have been informed that Professor Liew was one of those individuals. 

Back to the over/under? 

I'll open with a locked market at 150 (120 faculty, 20 students, 10 alumni)

Who's buying, who's selling? 
 

John Brooks and Frank Miller just rolled over.

Do those links provide such descriptive analysis as Benny's cutting edge research? Do you care to copy/paste some of the more informative and enlightened research so we can further pursue the truth?

Lastly, you might care to send those links and that 'cutting edge research" to Bishop McManus so he can be further informed and enlightened.

worcesterdiocese.org/bishop

I fully concur with the Bishop's assessment.

PB is on the clock.