Sunday 05 October 2003
Dear Jaspers,
The jasper jottings email list has 1,130 subscribers (after subtracting the two deliberate duplicates) by my count.
Don't forget:
Th
Oct 9 NYC Club Fall '03 Networking Reception
details and registration on alumni events
calendar
Sa Oct 11 Cross-Country Meet Van Cortlandt Park
Sponsored by: The Manhattan College
Spiked Shoe Club, founded in 1931.
For further information call: Ed
Bowes '64, meet director, (718) 680-7902
Mo Oct 13 Columbus Day Golf Outing
details and registration on alumni
events calendar
We Oct 15 Tappan Zee Career Dinner held for senior Chemical Engineers
We Oct 22 '03 Career Fair
details on Career Services web
page
recent alumni welcome to attend-
all alumni encourage their employers to send
representatives
please contact
Nick.Schaefer@manhattan.edu to register
Su Oct 26 Alumni Brunch at the College’s Open House for high school seniors
Broderick Scholarship Dinner
Sat Nov 1 Broderick Scholarship Dinner Smith Auditorium, Manhattan Campus
For more information Jim Craig
'86 (212) 785-9220
We Nov 5 Gulf Coast Luncheon Meeting
Chairman: Neil O'Leary '60 (941)
358-7720
We Nov 12 Treasure Coast Club (Florida) 2003 - 2004 Luncheon Meeting
For more information call: Joe Dillon 62 Director, Alumni Relations, (718)
862-7977
Sa Dec 6 '03 National Alumni Council meeting
please contact Peter Sweeney
’64 (973) 353-7610
We Jan 7 Treasure Coast Club (Florida) 2003 - 2004 Luncheon Meeting
For more information call: Joe Dillon 62 Director, Alumni Relations, (718)
862-7977
Sa Feb National Alumni Council meeting
please contact Peter Sweeney
’64 (973) 353-7610
We Feb 10 Treasure Coast Club (Florida) 2003 - 2004 Luncheon Meeting
For more information call: Joe Dillon 62 Director, Alumni Relations, (718)
862-7977
Sa Jun 12 '04 National Alumni Council meeting
please contact Peter Sweeney
’64 (973) 353-7610
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Search past issues of Jottings at:
http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/picosearch.htm
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My list of Jaspers who are in harms way:
- Afghanistan
- - Cote, Richard A. (1990)
- Iraq
- - Esposito, Steven G. (1981)
- - Menchise, Louis (1987)
… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.
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http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/971128.asp
Shoeshine man donates $89,000 in tips to hospital
Pittsburgh’s ‘Children’s’ received gift over 23 years
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 24 — Just as he’s done for more than two decades, Albert Lexie gets out of bed at 5 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, takes two buses to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and makes his rounds — offering shoe shines for $3.
ALSO EVERY TUESDAY, Lexie goes to an office building about three blocks from the hospital and hands over his weekly donation — shoeshine tips, gifts from customers and contributions — to the hospital’s Free Care Fund.
Lexie’s efforts make about $10,000 every year, and he’s donated more than $89,000 since February 1981 to the fund, which helps pay for medical care to pediatric patients regardless of their families’ ability to pay.
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Here's another lesson in quiet charity. It's truly amazing what some people can accomplish. Will anyone say the same about us? What a legacy. Hopefully God will judge our contributions generously.
Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.
"Collector-in-chief" John
reinkefj@alum.manhattan.edu
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[FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT JASPERS]
Copyright
2003 Business Wire, Inc.
Business Wire
September 26, 2003 Friday
DISTRIBUTION: Business Editors
HEADLINE: Frederic V. Salerno, Former Vice Chairman and CFO of Verizon, Joins Gabelli Group
Capital Partners as a Senior Advisor
DATELINE: RYE, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2003
Frederic V. Salerno, former Vice Chairman and CFO of Verizon (NYSE:VZ), has joined Gabelli Group Capital Partners, Inc. ("GGCP") as a Senior Advisor.
Mr. Salerno is a member of the boards of Akamai Technologies, AVNET, Inc., Bear Stearns Company, Inc., Consolidated Edison, Inc., Dun & Bradstreet, Manhattan College, Popular, Inc., and Viacom, Inc.
Mr. Salerno currently serves as Chairman of Lynch Interactive (AMEX:LIC), a position he assumed in December 2002. Prior to joining Lynch, Mr. Salerno was Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Verizon Communications, Inc.
Mr. Salerno joined New York Telephone in 1965 and was elected Vice President in 1983, when he directed the divestiture of the firm from the Bell System. In 1987, he became President and CEO of New York Telephone. In the course of his career, Mr. Salerno served as a lead negotiator for three of the most significant mergers in business history: the 1997 merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX, Bell Atlantic's merger with GTE, and the combination of the U.S. wireless assets of Bell Atlantic and Vodafone into the country's largest wireless provider, Verizon Wireless.
Prior to the Bell Atlantic/GTE merger, Mr. Salerno was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bell Atlantic. He was a member of the Office of the Chairman, responsible for the company's planning efforts, business development and finance.
An active participant in support of community and education issues, Mr. Salerno in 1988 was named by former governor Mario Cuomo chairman of New York's Temporary State Commission on the Distribution of State Aid to Local School Districts. In 1990, Cuomo appointed him chairman of the board of trustees of the State University of New York, a position Mr. Salerno held until February 1996.
GGCP is a private investment firm dedicated to acquiring privately held companies in partnership with management. We believe a tremendous opportunity exists to help small to mid-sized companies expand their businesses, create jobs, and compete globally. To take advantage of this opportunity, we have assembled a team of experienced executives and investment professionals to deploy our assets in private equity.
Mr. Salerno is an icon in the telecommunications industry and we are delighted to have him join our organization. His 38 years of experience will add tremendous value as we build our private equity portfolio.
CONTACT: Gabelli Group Capital Partners Mario J. Gabelli, 914-921-5040
LOAD-DATE: September 27, 2003
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[JR: The following people have "bounced off" the list. Some bounces expose my poor administrative skills and I can not "who" bounced off. Thus the subscriber total may change more than are shown in this section. I have done what I can to notify them. If you can help "reconnect" – or "connect" new people -- I really appreciate it. And as always, I need your "news".]
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[Messages from
Headquarters
(Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]
[Messages]
From:
Jasper Recruiting [mailto:jasperrecruiting@manhattan.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:19 PM
Subject: American Lung Association
The following position is currently available: Manager, Field Operations in the Field Operations Division, for the American Lung Association at Grade 6. Salary Range: $49,400 - $74,100.
JOB SUMMARY: Develop and implement solutions to American Lung Association's information management needs in concert with other staff and supervisory personnel. Collaborate with the other Field Operations Manager in all aspects of the National Database, bringing an extra level of financial expertise to the process. Process and distribute local lung association financial data on a monthly basis. Work with the Finance division on reconciling Lung Association payments with year-end summary data, and work with other staff in the design of applications to manage finance and other data tracking.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Ensure that Lung Association reporting, accounting and audits follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and American Lung Association policies. Collect monthly financial data from associations for revenue stream monitoring. Manage the execution of whole projects and ensure highest possible quality in the final product. Collaborate with the other Field Operations Manager in all aspects of the National Database, bringing an extra level of financial expertise to the process. Collect and coordinate entering of year-end financial and program information into the national database for distribution to the field. Create reports based on this data for use within the national office and by local lung association staff and volunteers. Update and maintain the National Database. Provide support to local associations on installation and use of National Database on local area networks. Respond to requests by staff, the field, and other outside parties for data and information on American Lung Association financial and program activity. Maintain division server and archive old files.
QUALIFICATIONS: College graduate with a degree in Business or Finance preferred. Must have a minimum of four years of finance or accounting work experience, including full familiarity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Must possess the capacity to work with spreadsheet and word processing software; database experience highly desirable. Must be accurate, self directed and highly attentive to detail.
Maria Vanegas
mvanegas@lungsusa.org
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
FAX: 212-315-6499
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From:
Jasper Recruiting [mailto:jasperrecruiting@manhattan.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 11:56 AM
Subject: Job opportunity in Norwalk CT with Northrop Grumman Corp.- Norde n Systems Division
TITLE:
Systems Engineer
DEPT #: Advanced Systems
PERSONNEL REQ #: 6123
FACILITY: Norwalk, CT
LABOR GRADE: T2 – T3
REPORTS TO: Advanced Systems Eng. Engineering
QUALIFICATIONS: (Education, years of experience, industry preference, skills, etc.)
Minimum of an MS Degree (PhD studies a plus), in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or related discipline. Experience required: 0 to 5 years +
Coursework or background in digital signal processing or spectral estimation is desired.
Computer proficiency with engineering programming languages (e.g. C, MATLAB) and Microsoft Office suite (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, Excel). Experience with radar systems and radar mode design and development is a plus, but not required. Candidate must be a U.S. citizen. The individual must be experienced with UNIX-based workstations, and preferably be able to program in high-level languages (e.g. C, FORTRAN, MATLAB). He/she must also be comfortable with Microsoft Windows-based PCs, utilizing word processing and presentation tools.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The candidate will be responsible for the development of radar signal processing modes and algorithms, from analytical derivation through experimental verification. This involves the mathematical definition of the signal processing, and the testing of the algorithms in a UNIX workstation environment using simulated and real radar data. The candidate may also be required to develop system specification derived from the customer specifications.
ESSENTIAL:
The candidate must be self-motivated, and have the ability to work somewhat independently to accomplish goals. He/she must be capable of understanding a complex problem, developing an approach to solve it, and implementing that approach. Skills required to do so include analytic problem solving, the ability to proficiently use computer tools to code algorithms and process data, and good communication skills, both written and oral.
MARGINAL:
The candidate may also be asked to present results in outside forums. He/she may be asked to travel infrequently to support program goals, attend meetings, and coordinate with Electronic Systems headquarters in Baltimore. The individual may also become involved with proposal writing, in order to win new contracts.
CONTACT (Via Email): Douglas Fuchs, Human Resources at: Doug.fuchs@ngc.com MS D231, Northrop Grumman Corporation - Norden Systems, 10 Norden Place, Norwalk, CT 06856
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MANHATTAN COLLEGE STUDENT, YINÉ DE LA CRUZ, NABS PRESTIGIOUS HISPANIC HERITAGE YOUTH AWARD
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Bronx, N.Y., resident Yiné De la Cruz, a freshman at Manhattan College, received the 2003 National Hispanic Heritage Youth Award for Mathematics. As the winner for mathematics, De la Cruz will receive $5,000 in educational grants each year during her undergraduate career, which could total $20,000 in funds for her education. ExxonMobil is the corporate co-sponsor of this award.
De la Cruz, who is majoring in electrical engineering and computer science at Manhattan, is a graduate of Aquinas High School in the Bronx. She graduated in the top one percent of her class and is one of six high school seniors who were selected from a pool of regional youth award winners.
The Youth Awards program offers educational grants to Hispanic high school students in 12 major cities, including Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, D.C. Selection committees are comprised of community leaders and educators from each region. De la Cruz was assessed on several criteria such as academics, community contributions, dedication to self-improvement and overall character as a role model. The chosen winners demonstrated extraordinary levels of academic achievement, leadership and cultural pride.
De la Cruz and other Youth Award winners recently appeared on the Hispanic Heritage Awards show, which was held on September 5, 2003 at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The ceremony, hosted by Daisy Fuentes, aired nationally September 13 on NBC stations.
The Youth Awards is in its sixth year and is presented by Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation (HHAF). Beyond the Youth Awards, HHAF celebrates the outstanding achievements of Hispanic Americans and provides role models to inspire youth. HHAF annually honors five notable Hispanics who have distinguished themselves in the arts, sports, literature, education and leadership. Past honorees have included musician extraordinaire Gloria Estefan, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros, writer Isabel Allende, baseball player Sammy Sosa, among many others.
In addition to mathematics, other awards were granted in the categories of academic excellence (sponsored by Chase and MasterCard International), health and science (sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline), journalism (sponsored by NBC/Telemundo), leadership and community service (sponsored by Dr. Pepper) and sports (sponsored by Subway).
[JASPERS PUBLISHING WEB PAGES]
[WebPage1]
http://networking3.eliyon.com/Networking/PersonDetailLimited.asp?PersonID=184411144
Mr. Joseph M. Gaffney
CPA
KPMG Peat Marwick Management Member
(past)
Past Employment History
Chemicals Group
Vice President and Controller and the Chief FinancialOfficer
Education
Manhattan College
Information about Joseph Gaffney was compiled from 1 source: http://www.essexinvestmentgroup.com/principals.htm
Published on: (unknown) Last Visited: 07/10/2003
JOSEPH M. GAFFNEY
Independent management consultant. Prior to 1997 was Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Development of Olin Corporation. During his almost 25 year career there he also served as VP and Controller and the Chief Financial Officer of the Chemicals Group. He served on the board of directors of both international and domestic joint venture companies. He directed the overall activities of the company's investment committee while personally implementing many acquisition and divestment transactions. Mr. Gaffney is a CPA and former management member of the firm of KPMG Peat Marwick, which he joined upon graduating from Manhattan College.
[MCOLDB: 1968 ]
[JASPERS FOUND ON/OFF WEB BY USING WEB]
[Found1]
http://www.pcnr.com/news/2003/0709/Schools/031.html
2 Local Students Awarded Undergraduate Degrees by Manhattan College
Manhattan College awarded more than 520 undergraduate degrees in some 40 major fields of study from its five schools in arts, business, education, engineering and science on Sunday, May 18. Students who completed their studies in September 2002, February 2003 and May 2003 participated in the ceremony.
Founded in 1853 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Manhattan College is an independent, Catholic, coeducational college in the Lasallian tradition located in the Riverdale section of Bronx.
Joshua Michael Durney of Cold Spring (School of Arts) and Kevin J. Collins of Garrison (School of Business) were among the students who were awarded.
http://www.fr.com/technology/nanotech.cfm?child=nanotech
Denis G. Maloney
Manhattan College B.E. Electrical Engineering 1974 cum laude, Eta Kappa Nu
New York Law School J.D. 1979
http://media.poly.edu/polyfaculty/facultyGJ.cfm?num=114
Khaled Hammad
Title: Adjunct/Research Assistant Professor
Department: Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Education: B.S., University of Jordan; M.S., Manhattan College; Mechanics Engineer, Columbia University; Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University.
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[HONORS]
Copyright
2003 Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY)
All Rights Reserved
Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY)
September 25, 2003 Thursday Utica Edition
SECTION: A; Pg. 13
HEADLINE: 4 local small businesses recognized
BYLINE: R. PATRICK CORBETT
UTICA -- Four area entrepreneurs were saluted Wednesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE, M&T Bank, Small Business Development Center and the Women's Business Center.
The recipients of the Small Businesses of the Year awards are Angelo Rosato, owner of Angelo Rosato Physical Therapy of New Hartford; Robert Swigonski of Swigonski Management Group of Sherrill; Gina LaBella, owner of Distinctive Gifts by Gina of Utica, and Brian Bluff, owner of TOC Inc. of Clinton.
David Mallen, director of the Small Business Development Center at SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, said all four have worked with one or more of the organizations that sponsor the recognition program.
He said the small business center helps many start-up businesses put together a business plan and we like to recognize them when they are successful.
Swigonski said he turned to the small business center for help 10 years ago and used its guidance to attract partners and build a minor empire made up of five Denny's restaurants with one set of partners, and three Bennigan's restaurants with another partnership.
There's 650 jobs he's created, Mallen said, and $3.5 million in investments and a $5.5 million payroll.
Swigonski said he used to walk by the Small Business Development Center's office at SUNYIT, and one day he walked in and told them his dream of opening a restaurant.
They helped me do a business plan, Swigonski said. They do a great job.
He said Eugene Yelle, a business adviser at the small business center, has been at his side as he developed his partnerships and his business plans.
I attribute a lot of my success to their help, Swigonski said.
Winners of the 2003 Small Businesses of the Year award:
E Angelo Rosato Physical Therapy, New Hartford. The business opened at 600 French Road in 2002. It offers outpatient services for the general orthopedic patients, injured worker and athlete. Rosato has been a licensed physical therapist for more than 20 years.
ESwigonski Management Group, Sherrill. The business operates five Denny's restaurants and three Bennigan's restaurants through several partnerships. Robert Swigonski graduated from Manhattan College and served four years in the Air Force.
E Distinctive Gifts by Gina, Utica. Gina LaBella was the first recipient of the Small Business Center $500 Trickle Up Grant, which she used to design and produce brochures to market her products. The home-based business offers gift baskets, balloon-a-grams and party and wedding decorations and planning.
E TCO Inc. of Clinton. Brian Bluff started TCO as an independent company representing the Thomas Register of North American Manufacturers, a 107-year-old business directory known as the big green book. In 2003, TCO ranked in the top 10 percent of new business in the U.S.
LOAD-DATE: September 26, 2003
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[WEDDINGS]
Copyright
2003 The New York Times Company
The New York Times
September 28, 2003, Sunday, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 9; Page 19; Column 1; Society Desk
HEADLINE: WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS;
Maureen Langan, Peter McDermott
Maureen Langan, a comedian, and Peter James McDermott, a civil engineer, are to be married today in Parsippany, N.J. The Rev. Bernard Smith is to perform the ceremony at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church.
Ms. Langan, 41, is keeping her name. She has appeared at New York clubs, including the Comic Strip Live, the New York Comedy Club and Caroline's. From 1991 to 1998 she was the host of "Lifestyles," a series including celebrity interviews and satirical commentaries on world news on WBBR-AM and on Bloomberg Television. She graduated from Montclair State College in New Jersey. She is a daughter of Ann and Hugh Langan of Lake Hiawatha, N.J.
Mr. McDermott, 44, works on bridge and highway reconstruction projects at Berger, Lehman Associates, consulting engineers and transportation planners in Rye, N.Y. He graduated from Manhattan College. He is a son of Jeanne Tyler McDermott of Surfside Beach, S.C., and the late Bernard I. McDermott.
"How did we meet?" Ms. Langan said with a laugh. "He stalked me at the Jersey Shore."
It was in 1996, she said, and they were in summer share houses, he in Spring Lake and she in Sea Girt, the next town.
"I was near the beach," said Ms. Langan, who was training for the New York City Marathon at the time. "So he would come by on his bike on Saturdays, and just happen to stop by while I was writing, or when I was getting ready to go out for a run. Like, there was this one day when he just stopped by and said, 'Hey, do you have any lemonade?' I said, 'Lemonade? How old are you?' I felt like we were on 'Leave It to Beaver.' "
She added, "We did go out on one date early in the summer. But I was just into doing my thing alone at that point."
After that, she said, she began fending off his dating requests. One day in late August, "I was riding my motorcycle, and I saw him coming out of his house," she said. "I stopped and asked how he was doing. He said, 'Maureen, I can't talk to you. I'm busy cultivating new friendships.' "
"I liked that," Ms. Langan said. "He really grew on me. He's plainspoken and honest."
As the summer wound down, she said: "I began to realize that I probably wouldn't ever see him again. So I asked if he wanted to catch dinner or something. He said, 'Is this a date?' And I said no. He said, 'You can call it whatever you want, Maureen, but I'm calling it a date.' "
The relationship developed when they returned to New York after the summer.
"I remember after one of our dates he sent me flowers at work," Ms. Langan said. "Gorgeous red roses. Then he calls me up and says, 'Did you get flowers? Did you like them? Ninety bucks!' I thought that was really tacky, but endearing."
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LOAD-DATE: September 28, 2003
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[JR: Ninety bucks, sounds like a Jasper, tackily expecting positive feedback for a big expense. ]
[BIRTHS]
From: Robert
Huvane (19 92)
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 8:29 PM
Subject: News for the newsletter
Robert Huvane (BSEE in 92) and Sarahann Rooney Huvane (BSN from Mt. St. Vincent 90) would like to introduce Thomas Martin Huvane. Born on July 29, 2003. He was introduced to his two older sisters Bridget(6) and Sheena(3) Huvane.
[JR: Congrats on evening the odds 3 women versus 2 men! ]
[No Engagements]
[No Graduations]
[OBITS]
[Collector's prayer: And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed.]
Your assistance is requested in finding these. Please don’t assume that I will “catch” it via an automated search. Sometimes the data just doesn’t makes it’s way in.
[Obit1]
Copyright
2003 Bergen Record Corporation
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
September 30, 2003 Tuesday All Editions
SECTION: LOCAL; OBITUARIES; Pg. L05
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES
SOURCE: North Jersey Media Group
JOHN E. DIMATTEO SR., 94, of Jersey City died Saturday. He had owned Industrial Drafting Service. He was a graduate of Cooper Union and received a master's degree from Stevens Institute of Technology. He was a licensed professional engineer. He received a fellowship from Auburn University and NASA in Huntsville, Ala., where he worked on a space project with Wernher Von Braun. He taught at Ferris and Dickinson high schools, Jersey City; Jersey City Junior College; Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute; Manhattan College; St. Peter's College; Newark College of Engineering; and Stevens Institute of Technology. Arrangements: McLaughlin Funeral Home, Jersey City.
LOAD-DATE: September 30, 2003
[News MC]
Copyright 2003 The Hearst Corporation
The Times Union (Albany, NY)
September 25, 2003 Thursday THREE STAR EDITION
SECTION: CAPITAL REGION, Pg. B9
HEADLINE: Local students win Regents scholarships
The Board of Regents awarded two Chancellor Joseph W. McGovern Scholarships to children of state Education Department employees at their September meeting.
The $500 awards, established by former Regents Chancellor Joseph W. McGovern in 1976, are designed to recognize students for extraordinary academic achievement and participation in a broad range of extracurricular activities.
This year's recipients are Timothy James Oliver, son of Jeffrey Oliver, a member of the department's Office of Management Services, and Elizabeth Faye Hamm, daughter of Cassandra Artale, a library development specialist at the state Library.
Oliver is a graduate of La Salle Institute where he held the rank of cadet master sergeant. He ranked 30th out of 98 students with a grade point average of 96.275. He attends Manhattan College.
Hamm is a graduate of Bethlehem Central High School's Laboratory School Program, where she was recognized in Who's Who Among American High School Students.
She also played the violin and was copy editor for her school newspaper. She attends Bates College.
-- Rick Karlin
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LOAD-DATE: September 25, 2003
[RESUMES]
CIC's suggestion: Everyone who works for a major corporation should send resumes placed here into their HR system or department. While you may not see the value, it may be that one thing that delivers an opportunity to a fellow Jasper that changes their life.
FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: Your resume can be sent to employers who contact our office seeking to fill positions. For more information contact the Recruitment Coordinator at (718) 862-7965 or Email to JGlenn@manhattan.edu
Actual jobs at MC are at: http://www.manhattan.edu/hrs/jobs
[SPORTS]
FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: http://www.gojaspers.com [which is no longer at the College, but at a third party. Web bugs are on the pages. (That’s the benefit of being a security weenie!) So, it’s reader beware. Your browser can tell people “stuff” about you, like your email address, leading to SPAM. Forewarned is forearmed.]
The only reason for putting this here is to give us a chance to attend one of these games and support "our" team.
Date Day Sport Opponent
Location Time/Result
10/5/03 Sunday W. Tennis Albany
Invitational Albany, NY TBA
10/5/03 Sunday W. Soccer Iona* HOME
10:00 AM
10/5/03 Sunday M. Soccer Iona* New Rochelle, NY 1:00 PM
10/8/03 Wednesday Volleyball
Fordham Bronx, NY 7:00 PM
10/8/03 Wednesday W. Soccer
Columbia New York, NY 7:30 PM
10/10/03 Friday M. Tennis Northeast
Invitational TBA TBA
10/10/03 Friday Golf Boston
University Brookline, MA 12:00 PM
10/11/03 Saturday M. Tennis Northeast
Invitational TBA TBA
10/11/03 Saturday M. Soccer Saint
Peter's* HOME 1:00 PM
10/11/03 Saturday W. Soccer Saint
Peter's* Jersey City, NJ 1:00 PM
10/11/03 Saturday Golf Lehigh Fall
Classic Telford, PA 1:30 PM
10/11/03 Saturday Volleyball
Niagara* HOME 2:00 PM
10/12/03 Sunday M. Tennis Northeast
Invitational TBA TBA
10/12/03 Sunday Volleyball Canisius* HOME 11:00 AM
10/12/03 Sunday Golf Lehigh Fall
Classic Telford, PA 1:30 PM
10/13/03 Monday Golf Lehigh Fall
Classic Telford, PA 9:00 AM
10/15/03 Wednesday M. Soccer Seton
Hall South Orange, NJ 3:00 PM
10/15/03 Wednesday Volleyball
Marist* Poughkeepsie, NY 7:00 PM
10/17/03 Friday M. Tennis ITA
Regional TBA TBA
10/17/03 Friday Golf Hofstra Invitational
Bethpage, NY 8:00 AM
10/17/03 Friday W. Soccer Loyola
(MD)* Baltimore, MD 3:00 PM
10/17/03 Friday Cross Country
Manhattan/Iona Invitational
HOME 3:00 PM
10/17/03 Friday M. Soccer Loyola
(MD)* HOME 3:00 PM
10/17/03 Friday Volleyball Rutgers Piscataway, NJ 7:00 PM
10/18/03 Saturday M. Tennis ITA
Regional TBA TBA
10/18/03 Saturday Golf Hofstra Invitational
Bethpage, NY 8:00 AM
10/19/03 Sunday M. Tennis ITA
Regional TBA TBA
10/19/03 Sunday W. Tennis Rider* HOME
TBA
10/19/03 Sunday M. Soccer Rider* HOME
10:00 AM
10/19/03 Sunday W. Soccer Rider* Lawrenceville, NJ 1:00 PM
10/19/03 Sunday Volleyball Siena* Loudonville, NY 1:00 PM
10/20/03 Monday M. Tennis ITA
Regional TBA TBA
10/21/03 Tuesday M. Tennis ITA Regional TBA TBA
10/22/03 Wednesday Golf St.
Peter's West Orange, NJ 1:00 PM
10/24/03 Friday W. Soccer Canisius* HOME 3:30 PM
10/24/03 Friday Volleyball
Syracuse HOME 7:00 PM
10/24/03 Friday M. Soccer Canisius* Buffalo,
NY 7:00 PM
10/25/03 Saturday M. Tennis Saint
Peter's Jersey City, NJ 3:00 PM
10/26/03 Sunday Golf St. Thomas Aquinas
Fall Classic Thiells,
NY TBA
10/26/03 Sunday W. Soccer Niagara* HOME
10:00 AM
10/26/03 Sunday M. Soccer Niagara* Niagara University, NY 1:00 PM
10/27/03 Monday Golf St. Thomas Aquinas
Fall Classic Thiells,
NY 9:00 AM
10/27/03 Monday W. Tennis Fordham Bronx, NY
3:00 PM
10/27/03 Monday Volleyball
Fairfield* HOME 7:00 PM
10/28/03 Tuesday Golf St. Thomas
Aquinas Fall Classic Thiells, NY 9:00 AM
10/29/03 Wednesday Volleyball
Iona* HOME 6:00 PM
10/31/03 Friday Cross Country MAAC
Championships HOME 2:30 PM
10/31/03 Friday M. Soccer Siena* HOME
3:30 PM
10/31/03 Friday W. Soccer Siena* Loudonville, NY 3:30 PM
10/31/03 Friday W. Swimming CW
Post Brookville, NY 6:30 PM
…………October events downloaded 17 Sept 03
[Sports from College]
BUSY FRIDAY FOR THE JASPERS
The Manhattan Volleyball team kicked off the defense of the Jaspers' MAAC Championship Wednesday, with a 3-1 win at St. Peter's. The Jaspers host Wagner tonight at Draddy Gym at 7:00 p.m. The Women's Soccer team hosts Fairfield at Gaelic Park at 3:30 p.m., while the Men's Soccer team plays at Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. in the MAAC opener for both teams. The Cross Country teams run in the Metropolitan Championship at Van Cortlandt Park at 2:30, while the Women's Tennis team hosts Sacred Heart at 3:00 p.m.
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VOLLEYBALL TAKES MAAC OPENER, 3-1
Jersey City, NJ (October 1, 2003)- The Lady Jaspers defeated the St. Peter's Peahens tonight, in Manhattan's first match of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference season. Manhattan dropped St. Peter's with the scores of 30-21, 26-30, 30-22, and 30-27. Senior tri-captain Luka Van Cauteren led the way for the Lady Jaspers with her 11th triple double of the season, recording 26 kills, 28 assists and 11 digs, along with an outstanding .611 hitting percentage....
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MEN'S TENNIS WINS THREE FLIGHTS AT NORTHEAST TOURNAMENT
Providence, RI (September 28, 2003)- The Manhattan College men's tennis team competed at the Northeast Tournament, hosted by Brown University, over the weekend. Four of the seven Jaspers that competed in singles play advanced to the semifinals, with Zoltan Bus (#3 Singles) and Klim Fedosienko (#5 Singles) winning individual titles. In doubles play, Fedosienko added a doubles title, teaming up with Alon Cohen to win the #4 Doubles Flight....
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GILBERT’S EIGHT SAVES NOT ENOUGH AS MANHATTAN FALLS TO NORTHEASTERN 3-0
Brookline, MA (September 27, 2003)-The Lady Jaspers were defeated today by the Huskies, 3-0. As Northeastern improves their record to 5-3 Manhattan drops to 0-8.
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VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO STONY BROOK 3-1
Stony Brook, NY (September 25, 2003) – The Lady Jaspers dropped a close game today to the Seawolves of Stony Brook. Manhattan lost in four games, by scores of 24-30, 25-30, 30-25, and 26-30, with the loss the Lady Jaspers fall to 3-10 on the season....
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[Sports from News & Web]
Copyright
2003 Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY)
All Rights Reserved
Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY)
September 26, 2003 Friday Utica Edition
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 4
HEADLINE: Reina nets 100th goal in win over Spartans
BYLINE: Staff Reports
From staff reports
UTICA-- The Notre Dame girls soccer team's win Thursday over Tri Valley League rival New Hartford was extra special for Jugglers junior forward Chrissy Reina.
Reina scored the game's first two goals to bring her career total to 100 and also assisted on the game-winning goal in Notre Dame's 4-3 victory over the Spartans.
I was so excited, said Reina, whose ability to score carries on a family tradition established by older sisters, Dominica and Trinity. We've been playing so good. The last two games we played two undefeated teams and I'm so glad we won. Everything was good tonight.
After Reina's two first-half goals, New Hartford (5-1-1, 6-1-1) tied the game with goals by Katie Peck and Emma Deis. Amanda Leslie put Notre Dame back up with a goal off a corner kick, before Peck tied it at 3 on a penalty kick.
Meaghan Bryant scored the game winner for Notre Dame Thursday with one minute to play on a direct kick taken by Reina.
Reina scored three goals Sunday as the Jugglers (6-2 TVL, 10-2 overall) defeated previously unbeaten Sauquoit Valley 3-2, in the championship of the 11th Annual Lady Jugglers Classic.
Reina now has 32 goals for the year.
She's relentless to the goal and she has terrific moves, said Notre Dame Tom Bronk, who has coached all of the Reina sisters. She's a finisher.
Dominica Reina, now a junior forward at St. John's University, who totaled 134 goals in her high school career at Frankfort-Schuyler and Notre Dame, also scored her 100th career goal against New Hartford. Trinity Reina scored 83 goals in her four-year career with the Jugglers. She is now a freshman at Manhattan College and is redshirting this year because of a broken ankle she sustained during the Empire State Games.
LOAD-DATE: September 27, 2003
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[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]
[Email01]
From: Phelps, Steve
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 11:14 AM
Subject: Psalm
Forwarded by a friend:
Bush is my shepherd, I shall not
want.
He leadeth me beside the still factories,
He maketh me to lie down on park benches,
He restoreth my doubts about the Republicans,
He guideth me onto the paths of unemployment for the
party's sake.
I do fear the evildoers, for he talkest about them
constantly.
Thy tax cuts for the rich and thy deficit spending
They do comfort me.
Thou anointest me with never-ending debt,
And my savings and assets shall soon be gone.
Surely poverty and hard living shall follow me,
And my children shall dwell in my basement forever.
[JR: Well I don't like either "side" too much – as if there was a difference or a choice. All I get is bigger and bigger government. ]
[Email02]
From:
Walt & Nancy
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 01 September 2003
Hi John. Go ahead and subscribe me and thanks for the effort to keep people informed.
Walt Kane (1984)
[JR: Thanks for your confidence. ]
[Email03]
From: Geza
Bottlik '60
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030921.htm
Hi John, could you send me Paul Vermaelen's e-mail address? {email114) Thanks Geza Bottlik '60
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From: John Reinke
To: Geza Bottlik
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 3:17 PM
Subject: RE: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030921.htm
No, but I can reply to you with his address as a BCC. This method respects the privacy agreement that I made when I solicited our fellow Jaspers. They always retain control of their email address. He can now communicate with you. OK? John '68
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From: Geza
Bottlik
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030921.htm
Thanks
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From: Paul Vermaelen
(1960)
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030921.htm
I sent Geza a note; thanks for helping us to get in touch.
[JR: Score one for "connecting"! ]
[Email04]
From: George Brew
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 1:39 PM
Subject: Here is some info about myself.
George Brew, Bus. '50. celebrated his 75th birthday on August 7 with his family on a 5-day Caribbean cruise. 24 members of the family ranging from 8-1/2 month old great grandson Jake Brew to 75 year old George. George's brother Bob from Las Vegas , surprised him by joining them on the cruise.
[JR: Congrats and Happy Birthday. Bob lives in Vegas; boy, am I jealous. ]
[Email05]
From: Steve
Esposito
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030921.htm
Thanks for the e-mail....I am in Iraq right now with the US Army outside of Baghdad. I graduated in 1981. Thanks, Steve
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From: Steve
Esposito
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030928.htm
Thanks for your support....I will serving here in Iraq till April 04....it is very dangerous here we get shot at every day and every day we escape harms way when we make it back to our base...Take Care and God Bless... Steve
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[JR: Keep your head down and watch for your mail. ]
[Email06]
From:
Mike McEneney
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 1:03 AM
Subject: A Jasper
Dear John,
Please add John Robert Williams '80 EE to the list. His address is: <privacy invoked> . I met John this weekend at the Retreat (which was a huge success) and told him about your endeavors. He looks forward to receiving his copy.
More on the retreat latter!
Best,
Mike
McEneney, Esq.'53 BBA
[JR: Thanks. ]
[Email07]
From: Michael
A. (1959) Higgins
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: {SPAM?} Hello from a 1968 Jasper on 12
September 2003
Yes, pls. include me in the e-mails.
[JR: urin! ]
[Email08]
From:
Tom Maloney
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:20 PM
Subject: Email change
Hi John,
Please change my email address to <privacy invoked> .
Keep up the good work! I appreciate your efforts.
Tom Maloney, ’66 Arts
[JR: As long as you all keep writing material. ]
From: Kevin
Walsh
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030928.htm
When you published Kathleen Nelan's obit in this weeks Jottings, you stated, "I am not sure what the connection is, or even if it is the right MC. But, we have enough prayers to go around!"
We certainly do have enough prayers to go around, but I can tell you it definitely is the right MC. Her son Fr. Kevin Nelan is a graduate of the college, class of 73. And she would have been related by marriage to Kevin's uncle, Br. Augustine Philip Nelan FSC, former president of Manhattan.
Kevin Walsh 80
[JR: Thanks for the back up. I am really just blundering around, catch as catch can. Automated tools are no substitute for knowing something. Thanks for the reassurance that sometimes I get it right.]
From: Jack Kelly
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 11:22 AM
Subject: Jasper Jottings
Hi John,
Sorry to add to your burdens but I've switched from <privacy invoked> to <privacy invoked> . It's great to check mail every (well almost) Sunday and find a fresh edition of JJ in my box. Keep up the good work.
Jack Kelly
Business '68
[JR: Changed ]
From: Meg Walsh (1979)
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 1:36 PM
Subject: Fall '03 NYC Alumni CLub event
Reminder, if you plan to attend the Fall '03 Alumni event at the Mutual of America, I encourage you to sign up on line asap, tickets are going quickly. You can sign up at www.manhattan.edu ; follow links to Alumni events.
The guest speaker is no other than Mr. Bobby Gonzalez (the basketball coach) himself!
I look forward to seeing you again.
Regards,
Meg Walsh, Chairperson
[JR: I expect to be there. Jottings readers are encouraged to tell me what they think of my modest effort. ]
From: ANTHONY D'ANGELO
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20030928.htm
Great Job and God Bless You.
However, I am, unfortunately, swamped now with more communication, tasks, etc than will permit me to receive and read your weekly newsletter.
Please take me off the mailing list.
Thank you and keep up the good work.
TONY D.
'67 ENG
[JR: Done sadly. ]
From: Maria Khury
(1977)
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 3:07 PM
Subject: Fw: Hispanic Heritage Month
----- Original Message -----
To: Maria Khury
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: Hispanic Heritage Month
> Hello Maria:
>
> I'm a coordinator in the office of Campus Ministry Social Action, and
> am working on events with some of our student organizations for
> Hispanic Heritage
> Month.
>
> On October 15th from 4:30 - 5:30pm, we will be having a discussion
> with local
> radio personality Celines Toribio
(from 105.9 FM). I wanted to expand
> the discussion a bit, utilizing some of our Latino alumni - perhaps 1
> or 2 - who
> can speak about their experiences of being Latino in the workforce
> today (their
> struggles and their triumphs).
>
> We are trying to get our Latino students more involved and visible to
> the whole
> student body, and think this would be a great event. I spoke with Joe Dillon,
> and he told me to contact you. If you know of alumni who would do this
> (including yourself), please let me know. If there are other events
> MCLAC wants
> more of our students to get involved with, please let me know as well.
> I can be
> reached via email or at ext. 7477
>
> Thanks so much!
> Kinah Ventura
>
[JR: I'd listen in but my Manhattan Prep High School Spanish is so bad I wouldn't get much out of it. I can't wait for Fat Old White Men's Heritage Month. Just like I can't wait for the "Old Alums" stuff. I guess I'll be waiting a while.]
From: Robert A Helm (1951)
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 2:59 AM
Subject:
Good Morning, One and All:
1. Forgive the bad Latin but I have 3 holes in my stomach from whence the same Mash-trained surgeon who operated so successfully upon my Lady removed my gall bladder last Friday...out patient surgery...took about 4 hours from start to finish...Larry came up from DC (Jay had to wrestle with the contractors) and Helen and Larry stayed with me until I made it home.
2. The tape itches, the head is woozy, the eyes are watery, the stomach hurts to change position, the whole nine yards, or as some of us say, SS, DD. Apparently, I have been having these attacks and damaging the area for some time but this past month is the first time that I have ever had any pain in the boiler. One can have pains all around the body, which does not help one to become aware of the real problem. According to what the Surgeon told Larry, there was much scarring on the Bladder itself, which must be explained to me when I am lucid again. The liver had to be "burned" to seal off the place or places where they were attached, etc.
3. I have been forbidden to do any lifting for at least 2 weeks (which wipes out OG Trains) and after a complete exam by the Surgeon, I will be told what lifting I may do. Windsor Locks, RAATS, OD Trains and Annapolis could become history for the rest of this year..
4. I have no more rocks anywhere that we know of and I may have lost my gall...but don't bet the farm on that. I hope this goes to all I have listed but I do not trust these new fangled machines.
FNS sends (sleepily)
[JR: Glad to read that you came out the other side ready to debate the French Archers with John Fay. We need to hear more about the new and improved gall-less Helm. Besides I can't afford to lose any readers; there too hard to come by. ]
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FINAL WORDS THIS WEEK
Joseph Sobran’s
Washington Watch
Schumer and the Catholics
(Reprinted from the issue of August 21, 2003)
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Sen. Charles Schumer, the other New York Democrat, is at the center of a new controversy. Mike Long, of New York’s Conservative Party, says Schumer “has an anti-Catholic bias when it comes to the principles, traditions, and beliefs of the Catholic Church. If a Catholic possesses those views, Chuck Schumer is going to make sure [he] can’t advance in the judicial system.”
In the debate over the confirmation of William Pryor, attorney general of Alabama, to a federal judgeship, Schumer, noting that the Catholic Pryor opposes Roe v. Wade, has said, “When it comes to the separation of church and state, we have to be concerned.” Robert Novak notes that Schumer has taken the argument over religion in government into previously forbidden territory. With Pryor and other judicial nominees, he has made an issue of an individual’s “deeply held religious beliefs.”
Schumer’s defenders, on the other hand, point out that most of the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, who share Schumer’s opposition to Bush nominees, are also Catholics. In fact this is the real problem: Some of the most “anti-Catholic” men in politics are nominal Catholics who call themselves “pro-choice.”
There is nothing such Catholics hate more than a Catholic who lives his faith. They can be counted on to insist that they merely refrain from “imposing their views on others” — which implies (1) that they are resisting a temptation other, more fanatical Catholics are prone to; (2) that acting on the truths of natural law is tantamount to establishing Catholicism as the state religion; and (3) that their own “views” are Catholic. All three of these propositions are highly doubtful. They serve only to give faithless Catholics superficial excuses for taking anti-Catholic positions.
The second of these propositions is the real nub of the question. Opposing abortion isn’t a specifically Catholic “view.” Not so long ago, even Planned Parenthood agreed that abortion “kills a baby.” It went without saying that everyone opposed it. There is no specific revealed truth on which Catholic opposition depends.
What has happened is a case of moral erosion. As with other moral truths, the Catholic Church has stood firm while others have defected from a traditional consensus, until what once appeared universal began to appear almost a Catholic peculiarity.
Imagine that the consensus against cannibalism began to dissolve. Imagine that Pope after Pope continued to insist that it was “intrinsically wrong” for human beings to eat each other, when even the Episcopal Church had made reasonable accommodations to the evolving spirit of the time, until the Catholic Church was the only prominent institution that still opposed the new dietary freedom.
In that case, we would be told that opposition to dietary “choice” was a weird relic of medieval Catholic theology. Liberals would say they were “not pro-cannibal, but pro-choice.” The rallying cry would be “Keep the government out of the kitchen!” The alleged principle at stake would be “the separation of Church and state,” a principle violated by laws telling people what they can eat, which is, after all, “a deeply personal decision.”
Enlightened Catholic politicians would say that they “disagreed with the Pope on this issue.” Many would be “personally opposed” to cannibalism, but unwilling to “impose their views on society.” I’m reminded of my old friend Phil Nicolaides’ quip about Ted Kennedy: “His religion is so private he won’t even impose it on himself.”
So when the Catholic Church becomes the last standing champion of a civilized standard, that standard becomes known as “the Catholic position,” and even supposed Catholics edge away from it, while insisting that they are still loyal Catholics. Just what they are being loyal to is the question.
It’s of course bad manners to question the sincerity of people’s religious professions, but let’s get real. How many of these liberal Catholics are “personally opposed” to what they support in law? How would a Catholic politician who was truly “personally opposed” talk and act? Wouldn’t he forcefully express his moral horror of abortion, even if he thought it shouldn’t be outlawed? Wouldn’t he endorse and personally support private agencies to discourage abortion and help young pregnant women find adoptive parents for their babies? Wouldn’t he try to make it clear in every way that he wished no woman would ever exercise her legal option to have the child killed?
Sounds like a joke, doesn’t it? You can hardly imagine a “pro-choice” Catholic acting like that. Most of the breed favor public subsidies for abortion, forcing even fellow Catholics to pay for what they regard as a hideous crime. They take the position that abortion is wrong, but should occur as often as possible.
Above all, if you really do hold the “views” you don’t want to “impose,” don’t you at least have a duty, even a passion, to share those views?
Shouldn’t your most ardent wish be to convert as many people as possible to your Catholic faith? Shouldn’t you at least explain the Catholic position, and defend your Church against false and loose accusations?
I have no illusion that such arguments will spur Senator Kennedy to a new career as a Catholic evangelist. I make them only to illustrate what a truly sincere Catholic, who was also “pro-choice,” might be like, if he existed. It’s his existence I strongly doubt.
As for the principle of separation of church and state, just how does that work? How broadly does this principle apply? Does Schumer think it forbids U.S. aid to a Jewish state, whose official religion is Judaism and where Christians are in effect second-class citizens? Is it fair that American Christians should be taxed to pay for this? Evidently Schumer has no objection to that. But then, neither do his nominally Christian colleagues.
Blurred Battle Lines
When the very definition of a Catholic is so debased, I don’t see much point in calling this or that politician “anti-Catholic.” The whole Democratic Party is arrayed against any serious Christian, especially one who applies his faith to defending unborn children. The Democrats’ position — and they can claim the backing of the U.S. Supreme Court — is that the Constitution itself is effectively anti-Christian.
When Schumer speaks of a judicial nominee’s “deeply held religious beliefs,” he means that the nominee actually believes in his religion, and therefore withholds his internal assent from secular humanism. Since secular humanism doesn’t count as a “religion,” despite its implications for all revealed religion, its establishment as a virtual state creed doesn’t violate religious neutrality. That’s why public schools can teach evolution, promote fornication, abortion, and sodomy, and undermine Christianity, but mustn’t start the day with even a brief, bland prayer.
Liberal Catholics do their part for the secular humanist cause by professing to be on the side of the Church while constantly serving the interests of its enemies. They will keep the battle lines blurred as long as they are allowed to get away with calling themselves Catholics. If they were exposed for what they are, we would have little to fear from the Schumers.
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When "Catholic politicians" are rebuke by the Church and by "Catholic voters" maybe then we will have a bedrock to retake our American experiment, The Republic. Unfortunately, it is looking more like the Roman Empire everyday in every way. What do you watch on TV and who do you vote for, if you vote at all!
Curmudgeon
And that’s the last word.
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