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John McAdams, Marquette Assoc. Prof. of Political Science, to speak Mar. 15 John McAdams has taught at Marquette since1977. With a Ph.D. from Har-vard, he has published on voting behavior, public policy, and the death penalty in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, Sociological Quarterly, and Law and Contemporary Problems. He runs the Marquette Warrior blog, and has published a book on the JFK assassination. Unfortunate-ly, Marquette University, a supposedly Catholic school, has cancelled Professor McAdams’ spring semester classes, and has told him not to appear on campus.

In a 1-25-15 article in the National Cathol ic Regi s ter , critics of Marquette University insist that, “McAdams is being punished for his willingness to uphold Church teachings about the definition of marriage. McAdams believes the Wis-consin-based Jesuit University has ‘suspended’ him for criticizing a Marquette ethics professor who told a student that his position against same-sex ‘marriage’ could be considered offensive to homosexuals in her class.” According to the article, Prof. McAdams stated that Marquette “has shown itself to be timid, overly bureaucratic and lacking any commitment to either its Catholic mission or free expression.” McAdams, who has tenure, also vowed a “court battle” if Mar-quette tries to fire him. Please come, and bring a friend, to hear Professor McAdams discuss,

. “The Perils of Working at a Catholic University”

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St . Gregory VII Chapter March, 2015

In This Issue

Affirming Authentic Catholicism in Milwaukee

Catholic Books and Gifts on 74th Street and Greenfield Avenue will remain open We are happy to announce that, by the grace of God, a buyer was found for Catholic Books and Gifts, located on the corner of 74th Street and Greenfield Avenue in West Allis. This popular religious supply store, developed originally in Brookfield, on 125th and Lisbon, by the late Fr. Cletus Healy, S.J., has been serving area Catholics for thirty years. Please stop in to say “thank you,” and select the First Communion, Confirmation, graduation and wedding gifts you might need this spring. The store is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For questions, call the store at (414) 258-2665.

The March All-Night Vigil will be held March 6-7 at St. Vincent Pallotti Parish The March All-Night Vigil will be held on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7 at St. Vincent Pallotti Parish, on 76th Street between I-94 and Bluemound Road. The opening Mass will begin Friday night at 8:00 p.m., followed by a procession with the Blessed Sacrament, Adoration, talks, prayers, and confessions through the night, concluding with First Saturday Mass at 5:00 a.m. Come and stay as long as you can. For more information, or if you need a ride, call 414-254-2790.

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Book of the Month: “Hints of Heaven” Author: By Rev. George William Rutler Publisher: Sophia Institute Press, 2014

St. Gregory VII Chapter Officers and Board Members President: Dr. A.P. Szews Vice- President: Jerry Schmutte Secretary: Nancy Kormanik Treasurer: Ann Taucher Larry Schmidt Espe Villasenor Dirk Wichgers Spiritual Advisor Rev. James Kubicki, S.J. Newsletter Editor Margo Szews Phone: 414-321-9377 Email: CUFMIL@wi.rr.com Website: www.cufmilwaukee.org

Raymond Cardinal Burke, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura, and Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, will deliver the Keynote Address titled, “Martyrdom for the Faith Today,” on Friday evening, April 10, at the 2015 National Meeting of the Institute on Religious Life. The meeting will be held at the Conference Center of the University of St. Mary of the Lake (Chicago diocesan seminary) in Mundelein, Illinois, approximately an hour from Milwaukee. Other speakers include Rt. Rev. Austin G. Murphy, O.S.B., Mike Aquilina, Dan Burke, Rev. Adam McDonald, S.V.D., Mike Zak, Dawn Eden, and Cy Laurent. Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, S.V., founding member and superior general of the Sisters of Life, will receive the 2015 “Pro Fidelitate et Virtute Award,” given annually by the Institute, for her deep commi-tment to the consecrated life and her bold witness to the Gospel of Life and the Civilization of Love. The per person “Cummuter Rate,” including all weekend meals and meetings, is $225. “One-day Registration,” per person, is $60 for Friday (includes dinner), $45 for Saturday (includes lunch), and $35 for Sunday (includes lunch). The “Banquet Only” per person cost for Saturday night is $90 for open seating, and $125 near the speaker’s podium. For more infor-mation email: IRLstaff@ReligiousLife.com or call: (847) 573-8975. hell

“Christ knew that the splendor of heaven is too great for us to bear just now, and so He used parables as clues to the mystery of para-dise. In them are hints of heaven, and they offer profound spiritual advice meant to guide us on the road to eternal glory. In our age, Christ’s parables are often reduced to exer-cises in moralism. In these pages, Fr. George Rutler - acclaimed author and EWTN tele-vision host - unveils these deceptively simple stories, showing you their hidden meanings and how they apply to our own age and way of life. Let Fr. Rutler take you on an enriching tour of Scripture’s twenty-four parables.” Fr. Rutler is well known internationally for his programs on EWTN – including Christ in the City and The Parables of Christ. Contributors of $12 or more per year to the Chapter receive discounts on books displayed at CUF meetings, and receive the Newsletter by First Class Mail.

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Plan to attend the 2015 “Institute on Religious Life” meeting in Mundelein, April 10-12

“Catechetical Corner” Quest ion : What is a “Monstrance?” Answer : A “Monstrance” is the sacred vessel used for exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The general form is that of a round glass-covered opening through which the Sacred Host can be seen. The glass enclosure is usually surround-ed by rays, or other decorations, enhancing the meaning of the spiritual graces conferred by the Eucharist on the believer.

During March, Pope Francis has asked that we pray for two intentions: 1) Scientists. That those involved in scientific research may serve the well-being of the whole human person, and 2) Contribution of Women. That the unique contri-bution of women to the life of the Church may be recognized always. For information, visit: apostleshipofprayer.org

The March, 2015, Prayer Intentions published by Pope Francis

Co-sponsored by Roses for Our Lady, St. Francis de Sales Seminary, and the Vocations Office of the Archdiocese of Mil-waukee, the next holy hour for vocations will be held at the seminary, 3257 S. Lake Drive, Sunday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m., with the group’s new spiritual advisor, Fr. Timothy Kitzke. In April, the Holy Hour will be held on Divine Mercy Sunday at Holy Apostles Parish, 16000 W. National Ave., New Berlin. For questions, email at: rosesforourladymilwaukee@gmail.com

Attend “Holy Hour for Vocations” at seminary on March 8, with Fr. Timothy Kitzke

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“Teaching Capitalism to Catholics” by Tim Busch

The Wall Street Journal (“Houses of Worship”), Friday, January 23, 2015, p. A13 Mr. Busch is the founder and CEO of the Pacific Hospitality Group in Irvine, Calif. He serves on the board of the

Catholic University of America.

The dean of the Catholic University of America’s School of Business and Economics recently approached me with an idea: A research and edu-cational program focused on the compatibility of capitalism and Catholicism. On Thursday the uni-versity announced a $3 million grant to fund this vision.

It makes perfect sense that CUA would want to teach this topic to business leaders. Free markets have liberated more people from poverty than any other force in history. But they must also be buttressed by moral principles, such as those taught in the Catholic Church. The notion of such compatibility is troubling for some. In 2013, the Charles Koch Foundation pledged grants at CUA’s request for similar studies exploring principled entre-preneurship, which prompted con-demnation from a number of Cath-olic “social justice” groups. Catholic “activists” sent the university a letter alleging that free-market positions “are in direct conflict with tradi-tional Catholic values.”

Catholic University president John Garvey and Business School Dean Andrew Abela responded in these pages by arguing that returning the grant would “stifle debate by pre-tending that genuinely controversial positions are official church teach-ing.” Happily, the Charles Koch Foundation is among the supporters of this new program, along with business leaders such as Frank Hanna, Sean Fieler and Michael Millette. Lest more controversy swirl, it is important to point out that the principles behind this ini-tiative and the principled entrepre-neurship program are consistent with Catholic teaching. Consider

“[Capitalism]…is also the

single most effective means of alleviating

poverty…it has lifted more than a billion people out of extreme poverty… ”

tion” for the poor. Capitalism meets these criteria better than any other economic system. It is also the single most effective means of alleviating pov-erty. In the past 20 years alone, it has lifted more than a billion people out of extreme poverty, according to the Econ-omist. It is also single-handedly respon-sible for creating a global two-billion-person middle class over the past 300 years. But free markets only work with-in a moral culture. When business is unmoored from a concern for the com-mon good, capitalism can slide into cronyism and corruption – exactly what Pope Francis has critiqued in recent months. It is such perversions of a free-market economy that do not fit Cath-olic teaching. These issues should be addressed in part through the education of future business leaders. Cronyism and corporate welfare are rampant ac-cross the world. Even in the U.S., they

are increasingly evident in the inter-action between business and poli-tics. Business leaders now regularly and proudly collude with politi-cians and bureaucrats, boosting their companies’ bottom lines at the expense of economic growth. There are subsidies that benefit the rich at the expense of the poor, handouts, mandates, favorable reg-ulations and so on. Such collusion leads to the corrupt-tion and collectivism that are ana-thema to Catholic social teaching. It assumes that government inter-vention is the answer to social and economic problems, misunder-standing the Catholic principles of solidarity and subsidiarity. And it subordinates the individual to the state, perverting or ignoring the Catholic understanding of the com-mon good, human dignity and per-sonal freedom. Societies and econ-omies that operate in this fashion inevitably harm the poor, even as they claim to do the opposite. For this reason Pope St. John Paul II, following other popes, explicitly condemned such economies in his 1991 encyclical Centesimus Annus. He argued that Rerum Novaum’s claim that “the working man himself would be among the first to suffer” had been born out by the collectivist societies of the 20th century. He also commended “an economic system which recognizes the fundamental and positive role of business, the market, [and] private pro-perty.” The university should be lauded for teaching this topic. CUA – as the only pontifical university of the Cath-olic Church in America and the univer-sity that teaches a large number of our country’s bishops, priests and religious – can now help communicate it to the rest of American Catholicism.

the seminal text on Catholicism and economics, Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 en-cyclical Rerum Novarum, which discus-ses at length the “rights and duties of capital and labor.” The encyclical, along with the resulting body of litera-ture from successive popes, lays out the qualities that must be present in a just economic system. Among other things, the list includes the protection of private property and human free-dom, a concern for the common good, and most important, a deep respect for human dignity and a “preferential op-

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