Today is the feast of Saint Michael de Sanctis, also known as St. Michael of the Saints, a Spanish Discalced Trinitarian priest, the patron of cancer patients. Michael Argemir was born on September 29, 1591 at Vic, Catalonia, Spain. At age 6, he told his parents that he planned to become a monk and began modeling his life after Saint Francis of Assisi. Michael’s parents died when he was about ten years old. He then served as an apprentice with a local merchant. During this apprenticeship, he continued his fervent devotion to the Lord, especially to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. At the age of 12, he joined the Trinitarian Friars at Barcelona, taking his vows at St. Lambert’s monastery in Saragosa four years later. Shortly afterwards, Michael expressed a desire to join the reformed group of Trinitarians and was given permission to do so. He went to the Novitiate at Madrid and, after studies at Seville and Salamanca, he was ordained a priest. Twice he served as Superior of the hou
I agree with what Mr. Weigel is saying.
ReplyDeleteI also agree the main problem is within Notre Dame and not following the magisteriam of the Catholic Church. To have the white house occupant speak at the graduation is one thing, to honor him with a degree??? when he is the most radical pro-death person in the world; Notre Dame, you have a problem…
The second problem is white house advisors are trying to divide Catholics down the middle, thereby almost insuring their re-election in 2012. I say advisors because the white house occupant would trip over his own tongue if it were not for the monitor telling him what to say (I saw debates between him and Dr. Alan Keyes in Illinois in 2004). The bad news is that the “Intellectuals” at Notre Dame are no smarter than the white house occupant, or else they are plotting all this together. If they had any smarts, they would be able to see what this administration is trying to do…, USE Notre Dame for their political gain. For Fr. Jenkins to say we are inviting him “because he is the first black president” is very raciest. I say this because the only thing he is looking at is his race (P.S. he is ½ white which he never mentions). Fr. Jenkins has not looked at any of the white house occupants voting record, what he stands for, what he supports, etc.