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Today's key inflation data is still ahead of the Fed's 2% target, but that's not stopping our market guest from finding ways to play offense. Plus, from the housing shortage, to onshoring, and America's aging demographic, our guest has one REIT trade investors can take advantage of. And we've got a rare exclusive interview with the CEO of Acushnet, the parent company of Titleist, about the business of golf, what's driving demand, and the future of the sport amidst all the uncertainty with the PGA Tour and LIV Golf

After years in business, Jim Stevens realized it was time to make a massive career change, a change that would lead to thousands of children on the South Coast of Massachusetts getting assistance they desperately needed. He's the founder and CEO of Gifts to Give, an organization that relies on community volunteers of all ages to process and donate much-needed hygiene items, clothing, outerwear, and much more. The warehouse in Acushnet is always buzzing with activity, but the need is greater than ever, and Jim joins Nichole this week to talk about how you can help them help others.

Join me for a captivating conversation with Joe McIntyre, spokesman for the US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group, as we delve into the shadowy world of counterfeit golf clubs. Discover shocking insights into the magnitude of this issue, with a staggering 2 million fake clubs being sold each year. Learn how the organization, formed in 2004 by leading OEM companies such as Acushnet, Taylormade, Callaway, Cleveland, and more, has been at the forefront of combating this pervasive problem. To date, their relentless efforts have resulted in the confiscation of a mind-blowing 5 million counterfeit clubs. Picture this colossal number by visualizing the clubs lined up head-to-shaft, spanning the distance from Bethpage Black to Pebble Beach and back. Uncover why popular brands like Scotty Cameron and drivers are prime targets for counterfeiters and gain valuable tips from Joe McIntyre on how to spot these fakes. Don't miss this eye-opening episode, as we expose the dark side of the golf industry and empower golfers worldwide to protect themselves against counterfeit clubs. Tune in now and be informed! If you have any further questions for Joe he can be contacted via The US Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group's website: Keep Golf Real ----- Figuring It Out: A Golf Podcast - Daniel Badaracco, Figuring It Out Media Produced by Figuring It Out Media For Business Inquiries Contact: Daniel@figuringitoutmedia.com Figuring It Out: A Golf Podcast is Available on All Podcast Platforms --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiogolfpod/support

May 3, 2023 - Join us for the latest episode of our Leadership Interview Series with FILA Holdings Corporation & Acushnet Holdings Corporation Chairman Gene Yoon, moderated by The Korea Society's President & CEO Tom Byrne. Chairman Gene Yoon has a legendary story of success as a self-made businessman. His early career in business was a stepping stone that paved the way to his leveraged buyout of the global FILA brand in 2007. He brought the storied Italian-born brand back to life after taking the company public in Korea in 2010. Chairman Yoon will share inspiring lessons and insights learned from his remarkable career, guided by his entrepreneurial spirit. Chairman Yoon will recount his career milestones and how he achieved business successes against formidable odds. He currently serves as the Chairman of both FILA Holdings Corporation and Acushnet Holdings Corporation, which hold the trademarks for FILA as well as Titleist and FootJoy respectively. Under his leadership, he has propelled both firms to oversee leading global golf and sportswear brands. Chairman Yoon has received numerous accolades in his career and serves on the board of The Korea Society. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/item/1659-interview-with-fila-acushnet-holdings-corporation-chairman-gene-yoon

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 804, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: the "un" category 1: In the mid 1800s its stops were "stations" and its workers were called "conductors". the Underground Railroad. 2: Among other places, "he" is buried under the Arc de Triomphe, in Westminster Abbey and at Arlington. the Unknown Soldier. 3: Though often misquoted, these are the kinds of "rights" the Declaration of Independence guarantees. unalienable rights. 4: They were called this because they used to write their names at the bottom of insurance contracts. underwriters. 5: Dylan Thomas' radio play about a day in the life of the Welsh villagers of Llareggub. Under Milk Wood. Round 2. Category: forbes' fictional billionaires 1: Topping the list is this North Pole resident with apparently unlimited, incalculable wealth. Santa Claus. 2: $1 billion is the total for this fictional billionaire, Homer Simpson's boss. C. Montgomery Burns. 3: This candy magnate from a Roald Dahl novel hoards a sweet $8 billion. Willy Wonka. 4: This "Gilligan's Island" tycoon washes ashore with $8 billion. Thurston Howell III. 5: A James Bond villain, he's worth an estimated $1.2 billion. Auric Goldfinger. Round 3. Category: famous sailors 1: Most collections of "The Arabian Nights" include the tale of this "sailor". Sinbad. 2: The word odyssey, meaning a long, adventurous voyage, comes from the name of this sailor. Odysseus. 3: In 1947 he sailed the Kon-Tiki from Peru to the Tuamotu Islands in the South Pacific. Thor Heyerdahl. 4: This Atlanta media mogul is famous for riding the waves as well as the airwaves. Ted Turner. 5: In 1841 this American author signed on as a seaman aboard the whaler Acushnet. Melville. Round 4. Category: national landmarks 1: The dome of this Washington, D.C. building was topped with the Statue of Freedom in 1863. Capitol Building. 2: The only mountain in Colorado that's been designated a national landmark. Pikes Peak. 3: Officially this St. Louis landmark's name is the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial. the St. Louis Arch (Gateway Arch). 4: Tho Washington took the oath of office there, this city's Federal Hall was sold for salvage in 1812. New York. 5: Much of this village, site of Lee's surrender to Grant, has been restored to its 1865 appearance. Appomattox Court House. Round 5. Category: salute to labor 1: Promising more assertiveness, John Sweeney was elected president of this labor federation in 1995. AFL-CIO. 2: In 1969 the brakemen, firemen and switchmen on these were "tied" together in one union. railroads. 3: OCAW is the union of oil, chemical and these workers; let's hope Homer Simpson's not a member. Nuclear/Atomic Workers. 4: This worker may be found on an airplane or as a union representative on a shop floor. Steward. 5: In 1995 the Int'l Association of Machinists staged a 69-day strike against this Seattle-based company. Boeing. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Your friendly neighbourhood Acushnet rep – Rob McMillan joins the show. He was the 1996 Manitoba Open champion as an amateur before turning pro. As an amateur he won just about every title in the province and country. We get into how he got into golf, playing against his brothers, how often he plays now, getting to meet Teemu Selanne in California, competing against Tiger, representing Manitoba and Canada on the world golf stage, working at Nike, rolling back the golf ball, everything Titleist, Footjoy, ProV1, the newest releases from Acushnet and so much more. Enjoy!  18 Over Par with Mike & JR is proudly presented by St. Charles member Bryce Matlashewski who is an Investment Advisor with Endeavour Wealth Management, part of IA Private Wealth, and a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. You can contact Bryce at 204-515-3446 or connect with him here https://eighteenoverpar.podbean.com/  Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and MySpace https://linktr.ee/18overpar 

Are you living your best life, one you thrive in, that lights you up, or are you lving the life that was expected of you, one you tolerate? Join me as I talk with Whole Life Coach Lauren Leduc Lemieux who works with people who feel stuck, fed up and frustrated with where they are in life, either professionally, personally or both. In this episode we will explore:How to find the courage and confidence to create a life you love, instead of living one you tolerate.Why most people stay in the life they are not fully aligned with.Why thinking a dream job is the only way to let your passions be fulfilled is a fallacy.Why working with someone can make a big difference.The difference in types of coaching and who else you can work with if a coach is not right for you.How to challenge yourself if you're stuck in your fear.Learning to trust your discontent, release your sense of obligation and own your truth. Prior to becoming a certified coach, Lauren worked in a family business for nearly 20 years. When she left, many described her departure as a midlife crisis while Lauren calls it harnessing her midlife confidence. This decision to leave served as the catalyst for her to stop settling and live her life on her terms. Lauren lives in Acushnet, Massachusetts with her husband, daughter and dog and enjoys going on nature walks, listening to podcasts, playing cribbage and watching sports. Education, Coaching Certifications & AffiliationsCoActive Training Institute, 2013Professional Certified Coaching Credential (PCC) from the International Coaching Federation Member of the Institute of CoachingBA in Humanities and Social Studies, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth You can reach Lauren L. Lemieux, PCC, CPCCCoaching To Fulfill DreamsLet's connect on LinkedInHere's my InstagramCoaching To Fulfill Dreams / Lauren Leduc Lemieux | Facebook Connect with Marianne:Website: Message In The Middle with MarianneMessage In the Middle Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/422430469323847/Email: Contact | Message In The Middle with Marianne

Maria is the founder and managing partner of M&A Supplier Diversity Consultants (M&A SDC). A dedicated consultant with over 20 years of experience in the public sector. She shares a broad range of knowledge and expertise to create compliant supplier diversity programs for M&A SDC clients. She is also a strong advocate of the Small Minority and Woman-Owned business community. She worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Operation Services Division, assisting the small, diverse business community with certifications, procurement-related workshops, and coaching sessions on how to sell their goods and services to the state and its agencies. In this role, she educated, trained, and certified over 1,000 small businesses and non-profits. Maria transferred to the Executive Office of Administration & Finance, Office of Access and Opportunity, located at the State House. In her new position, she assisted with developing and implementing policies and procedures to benefit the residents and the business owners of the Commonwealth. Maria is also the owner of the Refinishing Oracle in Acushnet, MA. She provides expertise in restoring, renovating, refinishing, recycling antiques, architectural elements, and all types of wood furniture. She actively volunteers her time by providing guidance and coaching as a Certified SCORE Business Counselor with South Eastern Massachusetts's Chapter (SEMA). Maria also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce, the Women at the Well, Inc., and an Advisory Committee Member for the Bristol-Plymouth Regional High School. She relocated from Boston to Taunton in 2001. Her interests are gardening, listening to eclectic music, long-distance walking, Salsa dancing, and spending time with her family and friends. She is currently the only vegetarian in her family. Episode Highlights: Growing up in an abusive household (1:18) The journey as a police officer and her decision to go back to college (4:00) Why you have to be careful what you ask for it (8:54) How to get involved in the solution to the problem (11:21) Fierce Always Be Fierce (27:04) Key Takeaway: "FIERCE, always be fierce. There's nothing more breathtaking than when I see a woman picking up the pieces regardless of what anyone else is saying and cheering up others from the sidelines". Resources: M&A SDC

Jesse Henney joins us to talk about the Origin of Acushnet, Titleist Balls, the Process of how the balls were made, Brand position and Acushnets adaptation to different sectors in the Golfing industry. Where to find us: The Human Golf Show https://linktr.ee/thehumangolfshow All Socials: @HumanGolfShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/humangolfsh... TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@humangolfshow Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHumanGolf... Twitter - https://twitter.com/HumanGolfShow Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/702VT4N... Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast... Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... iono - https://iono.fm/c/7585 The Human Golf Show

Thema im Freedom Finance Börsenfrühstück mit Andrey Wolfsbein: Golf. "Warum Golf? Ich habe es ehrlich gesagt satt, über negative Sachen zu reden, sei es Russland, Inflation und ADRs. Deshalb mal etwas Positives: Golf." Das ist ein Wachstumsmarkt mit einigen erfolgreichen börsennotierten Firmen. Andrey Wolfsbein hebt drei Aktien heraus: Acushnet Holdings, Callaway, Nike. Was spricht für Golfaktien?

Simone Regazzoni"Kum! Festival"https://www.kumfestival.it/Il tema del fine vita chiude un ciclo aperto a suo tempo con l'edizione del festival dedicata a L'origine della vita.La crisi pandemica che ha colpito le nostre società non ha fatto che rendere più drammatica un'esperienza che interroga da sempre la vita umana. Come e più di tutte le soglie che la nostra avventura attraversa, l'ultima si carica di significati molteplici e proietta la sua ombra potente sulle precedenti.Ma il fine vita è ancora un momento della vita, un passaggio in cui è possibile fare qualcosa di sé, un'occasione in cui dare testimonianza di un'esistenza e raccogliere la testimonianza di chi l'ha accompagnata e la accompagna. Ecco perché il tempo della fine è un tempo enigmatico, apre domande etiche, scuote la politica, divide l'opinione pubblica, suscita controversie giuridiche, interroga le pratiche mediche e i saperi scientifici, sfida le più antiche tradizioni religiose.Così il festival allargherà lo sguardo per cerchi concentrici, estendendo l'interrogazione alla fine delle grandi narrazioni storiche, al tramonto di mondi culturali e assetti geopolitici, alla catastrofe climatica che sembra procedere inarrestabile, alla nascita e alla morte delle stelle e degli universi.Federico Leoni, Massimo RecalcatiKum! FestivalVenerdì 14 ottobre 2022, ore 18:00Ritratti di Simone RegazzoniJacques Derrida. Infine vita.Kum! FestivalSabato 15 ottobre 2022, ore 12.30Presentazione collana "Melangolo Kum" Volume Vcon Isabella Guanzini e Simone RegazzoniSimone Regazzoni"Jacques Derrida. Il destino della scrittura"Feltrinellihttps://www.feltrinellieditore.it/Nell'ultima intervista rilasciata prima di morire, Jacques Derrida affermava di provare due sensazioni contrastanti, opposte, in merito al proprio lascito e alla propria eredità. Da un lato pensava che subito dopo la sua morte non sarebbe rimasto più nulla, a eccezione dei libri depositati nelle biblioteche. Dall'altro, sentiva che la sua opera non era ancora stata davvero letta, e che questa lettura restava a venire. Oggi Derrida è un autore consacrato come uno dei classici della filosofia del Novecento: un filosofo letto e commentato, su cui si è scritto e si continua a scrivere molto, e di cui è in corso di pubblicazione l'opera omnia a partire dai seminari inediti. La "decostruzione", formula con cui si è voluto riassumere il suo pensiero, è stata ricostruita dal punto di vista storicofilosofico. Temi come la decostruzione delle idee di verità e di realtà sono entrati nel dibattito pubblico. Che cosa resta da fare dunque? Occorre cominciare a leggere Derrida in modo nuovo, per provare a ereditare il cuore della sua filosofia e condurla verso l'avvenire. Si tratta, per citare Derrida, non tanto di ordinare i resti secondo la logica dell'archivista, ma di "vagliare il fuoco" per provare a portarlo. La sfida dell'eredità, la sfida per gli "eredi", è questa: provare a portare il fuoco. Quella di Simone Regazzoni non è una ricostruzione storicofilosofica del pensiero di Derrida. È un dialogo serrato, e selettivo, con Jacques Derrida, a partire dai suoi testi. Tenendo presente la sua intera produzione e gli snodi della sua biografia, che per Derrida è intimamente intrecciata al pensiero e non può essere dimenticata.Simone Regazzoni"Oceano"Filosofia del pianetaPonte alle Graziehttps://www.ponteallegrazie.it/La crisi ecologica che colpisce il nostro pianeta è una crisi cosmologica che ci obbliga oggi a ripensare l'idea stessa di pianeta e di vita al di là di quel costrutto culturale a misura d'uomo che abbiamo chiamato «pianeta Terra». Per fare questo serve una nuova filosofia della natura che guardi a ciò che, agli albori del pensiero, venne chiamato Okeanós: il flusso primordiale da cui tutto ha origine e che tutto avvolge come un enorme grembo materno. È quanto si propone Simone Regazzoni in questo libro di filosofia naturalistica che è al contempo un corpo a corpo con la filosofia presocratica, i miti orientali della creazione, il Moby Dick di Melville, l'arte del surf, i quadri di Turner e il racconto del soggiorno dell'Autore sull'isola di Maupiti, un atollo corallino della Polinesia Francese dove il libro è stato scritto. La riflessione filosofica si mescola con le sensazioni che attraversano il corpo del filosofo mentre nuota o affronta le onde su una tavola da surf in questo sperduto angolo di mondo, nel bel mezzo dell'Oceano Pacifico, poco distante dall'isola in cui, nel 1842, Melville soggiornò per un mese dopo aver disertato dalla baleniera Acushnet. Qui «Il rumore sordo delle onde lontane che frangono sul reef» sembra indicarci la via per un'altra dimensione dell'abitare, che rompe con la chiusura della Terra, dei territori, dei confini, e si apre a un pianeta Oceano come flusso, costante divenire che attraversa e accomuna tutti i viventi. Filosofia e Oceano si incontrano così in una scrittura autobiografica che appare limpida sulla pagina come se fosse attraversata dai riflessi blu del mare.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEAscoltare fa Pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Before serving as Horticulturist of Haskell Public Gardens, Mc Cullin was the Senior Horticulturalist at The Native Plant Trusts Garden in the Woods. Prior to that, McCullin was selected as a Garden Club of America and Royal Society of Horticulture Scholar to intern at a variety of important public gardens in the UK. She also served as an apprentice at Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum in Boston, and as a Landscape Coordinator at the Central Park Conservancy in New York City. McCullin has a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She lives in Acushnet, Massachusetts with her horticulturist husband Nate and their daughter Kalmia.

One of the workers became trapped and suffered serious head trauma. WBZ's Tim Dunn reports.

Success was all that Gabriella Then knew as a junior player.  She was a member of the winning Junior Solheim Cup team, she won numerous AJGA events, and she was recruited to USC when she was 14 years of age.  After a successful career at the University of Southern California, Gabby (as her friends know her), turned professional, playing for 2 seasons on the Epson Tour (formerly the Symetra Tour).  But when she recorded a bogey on her 72nd hole, at the LPGA's Stage-1, of Q-School, she missed advancing to the next stage.    Confronted with the emotional turmoil of having seen her dream evaporate, Gabby walked away from the sport in 2019.   She even took another job outside of golf -- such was her disappointment and desire to consider a life outside of professional golf.   Then came Covid, and she had no choice but to stay away from the sport as golf courses closed, and contemporary life came to a halt.  By 2021, Gabby was reassessing her life, her choices, and of course, golf.    It was then that she rediscovered her passion and love for the sport and with it, the resolve to commit to professional golf.  She "went all-in", nearly draining all of her savings to fund a year of tournament golf on the minor tours.    She lived life knowing that she had put everything on the line -- her emotional and mental efforts, her ambitions, and her money.  In this Episode, Gabby Then chats with us about her darkest days in professional golf and how she eventually found her way back to the sport and how life's lessons prepared her to better deal with adversity.  Her 2021 season culminated with her winning the Ladies European Tour's Q-School and an automatic "card" for the 2022 Season.

"A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard." said Herman Melville, author of “Moby Dick,” who went to sea on the whaler Acushnet on this day, 1841.

On this week's episode, Ned and Barney discuss the European Tour being renamed DP World Tour and big money making its way into golf. “On The Tape” co-host and CNBC “Fast Money” contributor Guy Adami joins the conversation to take a deep dive into Acushnet (Titleist) and Callaway earnings (11:03), and Hall of Fame NFL Coach Bill Cowher, stops by to impart some wisdom and tell a few stories(26:15)! ---- Shoot us an email at contact@riskreversal.com with any feedback, suggestions, or questions for us to answer on the pod and follow us @breakingevenpod on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Follow Ned Michaels  Follow Jonathan Coachman Follow Barney Alary  Follow Dan Nathan  Follow @GuyAdami  Subscribe to our Youtube Channel

This week we're sharing a conversation Matt had over the summer with Abby Liebenthal. Abby's full-time job is the Senior Manager of US Open Fan Engagement for the USGA, a position she's been in for almost the last two years. She's been in the golf industry her entire career including time at Acushnet and the Tiger Woods Foundation but her side hustle is what we're really talking about in this conversation and that's the non-profit she founded almost three years ago, Fore the Ladies. For the Ladies is a female-based community with the intent to introduce more women to the game and bring women together to play, watch and participate in everything golf has to offer. She also has a podcast called Fore the Ladies that you can find wherever you get your podcasts and for our listeners that have been with us a while you'll appreciate that her fiancée is former VSGA intern Brendan Ahrnsbrak. Okay, here's our conversation with Abby Liebenthal.

We are joined by Keith Duffy, the Principal of Advanced Concepts with FootJoy. We look at Keith's unique career path that took him from running tournaments through hockey and into the world of golf footwear. Now he oversees the innovations to come!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We made it to Episode 52 of the Behind the Golf Brand Podcast.  In this week's episode, I interview my good friend Chris McGinley, CEO of Swing Align.Chris McGinley is a true legend in the golf industry.  He was the VP of Marketing for Acushnet, VP of Product for Honma,  Founder and CEO of Strand Sports (Swing Align) and the CEO of V1 Sports.  Such an amazing career and the nicest guy. In terms of Swing Align, the initial concept that led to the Swing Align device was developed by a man named Allan Strand.  Allan was a concert pianist, a PGA Tour putting instructor, and developer of the 17 time PGA winning Dandy Professional Putters. Allan was able to extensively study the swings of Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, Henrik Stenson, and Dr. Gil Morgan.  Golf swing mechanics became his obsession. Eventually, he concluded that the biggest commonality between the world's top golf swings were arm and body connection, and proper rotation - both in the backswing and follow through.Allan's research culminated in the first Swing Align prototype.  He pursued the project with the help of his friends on the PGA Tour until his untimely death in 2013.  In 2017 the project was picked up by Chris McGinley, a 30-year golf industry veteran, and Allan's brother Everett Strand.After a year of engineering and industrial design, Chris and Ev are confident that the Swing Align golf swing training device will contribute a significant, lasting impact on the performance of golfers at every skill level.Support the show (https://legiongolf.co/)

Guest this week is Luke Reese,  co-founder of Winona Capital, a private equity firm in Chicago.  He speaks four languages, learned golf from the Scots, and just wrote a new book called One for the Memory Banks. He spent much of his early career as the president of different divisions of Amer Sports: the parent company of Wilson, Atomic, Salomon, Arc'Teryx, and Suunto.  More recently, he was chairman of Peter Millar and is currently a utility infielder with KJUS, a division of Acushnet.Visit StickandHack.com for the best in golf entertainment, tips, laughs, and community. 

An den deutschen Börsen ging es gestern leicht bergab. Der Leitindex wurde auf seinem Weg nach unten von den deutschen Automobilbauern begleitet. Deren Autos werden vor der Automesse in Shanghai zwar in den Himmel gelobt, doch der anhaltende Chip-Mangel drückt die Kurse. Die europäischen Fußballaktien erlebten gestern einen der stärksten Tage ihrer Geschichte. Von BVB über Manchester United bis hin zu Juventus Turin waren alle Fußballkonzerne zweistellig im Plus. Der Grund: Potentielle Milliardeneinkünfte durch die Super League. Die Tesla-Aktie leidet unter einem tödlichen Unfall, hinter dem eventuell der Autopilot steckt. Bei GameStop ging es hingegen deutlich bergauf, nachdem der CEO seinen Rücktritt bekanntgab. Golfsport ist Corona-Sport. Vor allem in Zeiten von Social Distancing steigt das Interesse am Ballsport der Wohlhabenden enorm an. Mit der Callaway Golf Company (WKN: 883644) und Acushnet (WKN: A2ATTR) kann man eventuell vom Trend profitieren. Wie nachhaltig der Golf-Boom ist, steht aber noch in den Sternen. Und weiter geht die Reise durch die Welt der Reichen. Der Markt für Luxusautos boomt wie nie zuvor. Daran kann man unter anderem über die VW-Aktie (WKN: 766403) partizipieren, denn neben Porsche gehören auch Lamborghini, Bugatti und Bentley zum Wolfsburger Automobilkonzern. Und auch die Kollegen bei BMW (WKN: 519000) können Luxus - die Tochter Rolls Royce hatte in Q1 diesen Jahres das beste Quartal der Geschichte. Mit Ferrari (WKN: A2ACKK) und Aston Martin (WKN: A2QJD4) gibt es außerdem noch zwei Pure-Player, die voll am Luxustrend teilhaben. Diesen Podcast der Podstars GmbH (Philipp Westermeyer) vom 20.04.2021, 3:00 Uhr stellt Dir die Trade Republic Bank GmbH zur Verfügung. Die Trade Republic Bank GmbH wird von der Bundesanstalt für Finanzaufsicht beaufsichtigt.

“Llamadme Ismael. Hace unos años – no importa cuanto hace exactamente – teniendo poco o ningún dinero en mi bolsa y nada de particular que me interesara en tierra, pensé que me iría a navegar un poco por ahí, para ver la parte acuática del mundo. Es un modo de echar fuera la melancolía y arreglar la circulación.” Fragmento de Moby Dick, de Herman Melville. Herman Melville, hijo de un comerciante importador, nació en 1.819 en Nueva York. Comenzó su vida laboral en el último negocio de su padre, y luego enseñó en escuelas locales, trabajó en la granja de su tío y fue empleado de banca. A los veinte años se enroló como grumete en un barco mercante que iba a Liverpool. En 1.841 trabajó a bordo del “Acushnet”, un barco ballenero. Luego vivió en las islas Marquesas, en el Pacífico Sur, lo que inspiró su primera novela, “Taipi”. Posteriormente sirvió en más balleneros y en una fragata de Estados Unidos. La marinería le proporcionó material para escribir “Moby Dick”, y Melville pensó que sacaría provecho del interés popular por las aventuras marinas. Pero, para cuando se publicó, en 1.851, el gusto del público se había desplazado hacia las novelas del Oeste, y el libro no tuvo un gran éxito en vida del autor. Herman Melville murió de un ataque al corazón en 1.891. Entre principios y mediados del siglo XIX se desarrollaron en EEUU dos ramas del romanticismo. Una, representada por Ralph Waldo Emerson y Henry David Thoreau, fue el trascendentalismo, un movimiento idealista centrado en la creencia en el alma, o luz interior, y en la bondad innata del hombre y la naturaleza. La otra fue el llamado romanticismo oscuro, que adoptó una visión menos optimista de la naturaleza humana, en una reacción contra el idealismo y autores como Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne y Herman Melville, exploraron un ser humano propenso al pecado y la autodestrucción. Ambas tendencias reconocían una energía espiritual en la naturaleza, pero si los idealistas la veían como un canal mediador entre Dios y la humanidad, los románticos oscuros eran menos optimistas respecto a la perfección del ser humano. Percibían la naturaleza como manifestación de verdades oscuras y misteriosas que el hombre enfrentaba por su cuenta y riesgo. Con el mismo espíritu pesimista, consideraban utópicos los intentos de reforma social. En su obra de las décadas de 1.830 y 1.840, los exponentes del romanticismo oscuro retrataron a menudo a individuos que fracasaban en sus intentos de suscitar un cambio positivo. Atraídos por el horror, lo sobrenatural y lo macabro, así como por el sufrimiento y la tragedia, les fascinaban la propensión humana al mal y las consecuencias psicológicas del pecado, la culpa, la venganza y la locura. Tales elementos, también presentes en la literatura gótica, prepararían el terreno para la literatura de terror moderna. Como las verdades de los románticos oscuros pretendían revelar eran primitivas e irracionales, recurrieron al uso del simbolismo: una forma de expresión que soslaya la pura razón. Edgar Allan Poe escribió relatos y poemas que presentan tétricos motivos como personas enterradas vivas, mansiones decadentes o un cuervo que atormenta psicológicamente al poeta. Nathaniel Hawthorne, que encontró sus propias pesadillas en la hipocresía del puritanismo, escribió sobre la vergüenza y el pecado oculto. Rica en lenguaje, peripecias, personajes y simbolismo, y exhibiendo un extraordinario grado de conocimientos sobre el tema marítimo, “Moby Dick” es la primera gran epopeya novelesca estadounidense, y una obra impulsada por una intensa ambición literaria; desde su famosa frase inicial (“Llamadme Ismael”), la novela arrastra al lector a seguir la búsqueda del narrador para descubrir un sentido en el . La búsqueda de Ismael va emparejada a la obsesiva y finalmente trágica aventura dirigida por Ahab, el capitán del ballenero “Pequod”, que surca los mares en busca del gigantesco cachalote albino conocido como Moby Dick, que le amputó una pierna por debajo de la rodilla. Ahab, un “espléndido hombre impío, semejante a un Dios”, que ronda por la cubierta con su prótesis hecha de hueso de ballena, emana un carisma satánico. A un profundo nivel psicológico, está inmerso en una batalla con Dios, la presencia inefable detrás de Moby Dick, “la máscara que no razona”: en la visión del mundo de Ahab todos los objetos representan algo desconocido, inescrutable y maligno. Al atacar a la ballena, ataca a Dios, o a ese agente desconocido. La historia de su obsesión, tal como la relata la novela, es también una indagación en el sentido de la vida y de la muerte, con atisbos sobre cuestiones como la religión y la locura. La violenta ansía de venganza de Ahab solo se ve atemperada, hacia el final, por sus tiernos sentimientos hacia el joven marinero negro Pip, así como por un breve interludio de nostalgia, cuando deja caer una única lagrima al mar mientras habla con el primer oficial, Starbuck, de sus cuatenta años de soledad oceánica y piensa en su esposa (“hice enviudar a esa pobre muchacha cuando me casé con ella”, dice) y su hijo. Pero estas lamentaciones son arrolladas por su sed de venganza, saturada de odio. El “Pequod”, empezando por su mismo nombre, tiene resonancias alegóricas: los pequod fueron una tribu nativa americana casi exterminada por los colonos puritanos británicos en el siglo XVII. Hay, pues, una alusión a la ruina de una civilización provocada por el insaciable afán de progreso material, la expansión imperialista, la supremacía blanca y la explotación de la naturaleza. El barco puede verse como una alegoría del mundo, y de Estados Unidos en particular; y, dado que la obsesión de Ahab contagia a todo el barco, toda una sociedad está implicada. La tripulación es una mezcla de razas y credos, lo que refleja la universalidad de la visión de Melville. Los tripulantes trabajan juntos y son mutuamente dependientes. La libertad de movimientos y comunicación tiene unos límites jerárquicos de estatus y mando. Esta diversa sociedad flotante está lejos de ser democrática: las distinciones sociales y raciales contribuyen a la desigualdad, y todos a bordo se doblegan a la mano de hierro de Ahab. La diversidad de pensamientos y sentimientos experimentada por la tripulación del ballenero constituye un dramático contrapunto a la monolítica energía de la ballena que está decidido a encontrar y matar. El barco es, además de un navío perseguidor, una fábrica flotante, y Melville era totalmente consciente del paralelismo que los lectores verían entre la nave y el capitalismo de Estados Unidos, la era industrial y la economía de mercado. “Moby Dick” es el relato épico de una aspiración blasfema, y utiliza referencias bíblicas para añadir significado a su historia. Sus dos protagonistas, Ismael y Ahab, reciben nombres bíblicos. En el Génesis, Ismael, hijo ilegítimo del patriarca Abraham, es expulsado a favor del legítimo, Isaac. Al dar este nombre a su narrador, el autor subraya el hecho de que Ismael es un vagabundo y un marginado; su inexperiencia en la caza de ballenas impide que la tripulación lo acepte sin reservas. Ahab, cuya historia se recoge en 1 Reyes, es un rey que codicia un viñedo y lo obtiene mediante un engaño, y por ello es condenado a un final ignominioso. Su homónimo, sigue un patrón similar en la novela, al obtener el éxito de una forma que sella su propia perdición. Melville, preocupado por las maquinaciones de la suerte y el destino, usa la profecía para crear una sensación ominosa. Antes de que Ismael se enrole en el Pequod, un personaje llamalo Elías (otra referencia bíblica) predice un incierto destino para la nave. Más tarde, una profecía del arponero Fefallah presagia las etapas finales del curso de la narración, al decir que el capitán no morirá antes de haber visto dos coches fúnebres: uno no fabricado por manos mortales y otro de madera crecida en América, lo cual Ahab interpreta como que sobrevivirá a la travesía. Cuando conoce al arponero Queequeg, Ismael piensa ásperamente: “mejor dormir con un caníbal sobrio que con un cristiano borracho”. Este descrédito de la ortodoxia cristiana, y de la religión en general, es una idea que recorre la novela. En una escena que recuerda a una misa sacrílega, Ahab reúne a la tripulación en la cubierta y hace que los tres arponeros beban de los calces huecos de sus arpones; los llama sus cardenales, y a los cuencos en que beben, cálices, y los exhorta a jurar muerte a Moby Dick. Más adelante bautiza burlonamente en latín la punta ungida con sangre del arpón que utilizará para ensartar a la ballena diciendo: “ No te bautizo en el nombre del padre, sino en nombre del diablo”. El propio barco, pintado de negro y festoneado con inmensos dientes y huesos de cachalotes, evoca la nave fúnebre de alguna oscura religión tribal. Melville lo describe como “un navío caníbal, que se adornaba con los huesos de sus enemigos capturados”. Por la noche, los fuegos usados para fundir la grasa de ballena lo convertían en un rojo infierno. De este modo, incluso el escenario de la novela adquiere la nota demoníaca que tan a menudo resuena en la acción y los diálogos. “Moby Dick” presenta recursos literarios que con frecuencia se asocian más al teatro que a la novela, entre otros el soliloquio o sea un discurso en que el personaje comparte sus pensamientos directamente con la audiencia, la acotación e incluso, en el capítulo 40 (Medianoche, el castillo), una breve teatralización. Asimismo, para describir la ambición autodestructiva, Melville se inspiró en el héroe trágico isabelino: Ahab tiene reminiscencias de Macbeth y el rey Lear en su despiadada irracionalidad, y de Hamlet en su ímpetu vengativo. En un ensayo de 1.850, Melville aludía a su admiración por los asuntos profundos y remotos en Shakespeare y por las verdades vitales expresadas por sus personajes oscuros. En “Moby Dick”, el autor utilizó explícitamente recursos shakesperianos, desde los soliloquios ya mencionados (usados con enorme fuerza por Shakespeare), pasando por un lenguaje elevado e intenso, hasta una prosa que en realidad tiene la cadencia del verso libre. Para el lenguaje de su novela, Melville también extrajo inspiración de “El Paraíso perdido”, el gran poema épico de John Milton. El uso de diversos elementos del teatro y la poesía, unido a la pura originalidad que hace de “Moby Dick” un hito en la narrativa, se ve compensado por los préstamos de otro género literario: la enciclopedia. A medida que la intriga de la historia aumenta a través de una serie de cazas de ballenas de dramatismo creciente, el impulso es deliberadamente congelado, a intervalos estratégicos, por capítulos que ofrecen un caudal de información antropológica y zoológica, y todo tipo de datos sobre las ballenas y su caza. Este prodigioso despliegue de conocimientos parece adecuado a la experiencia autodidacta de Melville: “yo he nadado a través de bibliotecas”, declara Ismael; y Melville hizo lo mismo, absorbiendo montañas de conocimiento a través de sus propias lecturas, a menudo mientras estaba en el mar. Los elementos de dramatismo shakesperiano y el contenido fáctico otorgan a la novela dos de sus rasgos prosísticos característicos, equilibrados por un tercero: la sencillez conversacional. Este estilo aparece ya en la segunda frase de Ismael ( “Hace uno años...”) y reaparece con frecuencia en medio de una prosa de elaborada solemnidad y exclamación teatral. Géneros y estilos se mezclan para obtener un poderoso efecto. Así, “Moby Dick” tiene una profundidad enciclopédica y acoge un amplio abanico de estilos literarios; tal vez podría describirse como un drama psicológico concebido a una escala oceánica. Con sus consideraciones sobre el bien y el mal en un cosmos indiferente, y su materialización de un detallado mundo social, esta monumental epopeya de fanatismo impregnada de una visión trágica, estableció un nuevo punto de referencia para la ambición narrativa.

Jim Ahern joins the podcast. Jim retired just a few months ago after a long career with the Acushnet company. There are few people in the world who have watched more college golf through the years than Jim. In this podcast, he shares how the college game has changed through the years, some of the incredible shots and rounds he's witnessed, and also some of the issues he encountered as a resource for players and coaches. Thank you for coming on Jim - we look forward to seeing you on a fairway sometime soon! @BetterThanIFoundItPodcast - On Instagram and Facebook Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/betterthanifoundit/message

The second of six parts of our interview with James Lindgren, an Honorable Mention in this year's John Lyman Prize, his book Preserving Maritime America looks at six maritime museums.  In this episode we discuss the New Bedford Whaling Museum.   The United States has long been dependent on the seas, but Americans know little about their maritime history. While Britain and other countries have established national museums to nurture their seagoing traditions, America has left that responsibility to private institutions. In this first-of-its-kind history, James M. Lindgren focuses on a half-dozen of these great museums, ranging from Salem's East India Marine Society, founded in 1799, to San Francisco's Maritime Museum and New York's South Street Seaport Museum, which were established in recent decades.  Begun by activists with unique agendas—whether overseas empire, economic redevelopment, or cultural preservation—these museums have displayed the nation's complex interrelationship with the sea. Yet they all faced chronic shortfalls, as policymakers, corporations, and everyday citizens failed to appreciate the oceans' formative environment. Preserving Maritime America shows how these institutions shifted course to remain solvent and relevant and demonstrates how their stories tell of the nation's rise and decline as a commercial maritime power.   Dr. James Lindgren: https://www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/schools/arts-sciences/history/faculty/lindgren.html   Preserving Maritime America: A Cultural History of the Nation's Great Maritime Museums https://www.bibliovault.org/BV.book.epl?ISBN=9781625344632   New Bedford Whaling Museum https://www.whalingmuseum.org/ Founded in 1903, the Museum's rich history reveals an intimate relationship with the communities it serves. Motivated by civic pride and a desire to preserve the artifacts and narratives of the region, the museum was founded by the children of the progenitors of the American whaling industry. The Old Dartmouth Historical Society was established “to create and foster an interest in the history of Old Dartmouth (now the City of New Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven and Westport, MA). This area incorporates more than 185 square miles with a population exceeding 180,000. Today, members hail from many more communities.   The steady growth of its collection, programming, membership and physical plant illustrate the museum's relevancy to these communities. A touchstone to the region's past, the museum has evolved as a crossroads through which diverse communities intersect, conveying their rich cultures. The Museum can claim many superlatives amongst its holdings including the world's largest: library of whaling logbooks, prints, journals; collection of scrimshaw; Japanese whaling art and literature outside of Japan; Dutch Old Master marine paintings in the New World. The Museum's complete coverage of 19th and 20th century whaling technology makes it a global center for scholarly research. The Museum is home to the world's largest ship model, Lagoda, a half-scale whale ship built in 1916 by the aging shipwrights of New Bedford's famed fleet. The Museum displays four species of complete whale skeletons, including a Blue whale, the world's largest mammal plus a mother and fetus of the highly endangered Northern Atlantic Right whale.

ODKAZ NA SOUTĚŽ O TUCET PROVÉČEK: https://www.novygolfacademy.cz/dotaznik Petr Tomášek je oblastním manažerem Acushnet už 16 let a kromě toho, že si nabral momentálně dalších 8 zemí kromě ČR, našel si čas i na rozhovor se mnou. V tomto podcastu probíráme novinky Titleist, jak a co fittovat, rozdíly mezi ProV1x, ProV1, a AVX a samozřejmě nepříjemnou otázku ;-)

A loopy Friday episode begins with a celebration of democracy and the voting process that will put Lee Westwood on the PGA Tour Live feed all day Friday in Mexico. This is interrupted by a rant on every day now having a theme, strategies for handling overenthusiastic co-workers, and a plea to keep track of the times UPS is quickly cropped out of the Westwood feed. On actual golf, we discuss the beauty of Rory’s round and his chase for every golf “slam” known to man, as well as a conspiracy theory about his hat as to why he didn’t play the Olympics. In Puerto Rico, we touch on the Jay McLuen problem and the PR Open Curse that strikes each winner before jumping into a flashback Friday on one of the players down there this week, Ryo Ishikawa. The trip down memory lane focuses on the comparisons to Rory early in last decade and the mania that followed Ryo in his nascent days on Tour. In news, we discuss Peter Kostis lighting the world on fire and Rory coming out against the PGL and the odd rush to pronounce his albeit admirable stance as the death of the concept. A completely rambling final segment then also hits Acushnet’s statement on the distance report, rampant corruption and conflicts in golf media, Scottie Scheffler, and bald Casey Urlacher’s illegal gambling ring with his friends “Sweaters” and “Uncle Mick.”

The USGA and R&A have released their joint Distance Insights Report; are they overlooking a potentially simple solution to their looming distance issue? Also, Taylormade's new Truss putter, and repeat after us: Union Green is NOT Titleist. 0:51 - Our take on the results of the Distance Insights Report 34:46 - Taylormade is turning heads in their effort to prevent heads from turning with the Truss putter line 43:51 - When is a Titleist not a Titleist? Union Green is Acushnet's take on the DTC golf ball. 1:09:51 - Don't miss out on our Member Testing opportunities. Join the MGS forums and keep the equipment that you test.

Christopher Hendricks is a State Representative currently serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing Acushnet and New Bedford as the 11th Bristol District. He is an attorney who was born and raised in New Bedford, MA which has a very high Portuguese-American population. His great-grandparents emigrated from the island of Flores, Azores around the 1900s. He talks about how he has always been interested in law and politics and how the trend of where politics are heading encouraged him to run for office. He also talks about the importance of the 2020 Census and the Make Portuguese Count Campaign and his participation in FLAD’s Luso-American Legislators' Dialogue.

David Abeles, Chief Executive Officer of TaylorMade Golf Company, a global leading manufacturer of golf equipment, golf balls, and golf accessory products; oversees all business units for the TaylorMade, Adams, and Ashworth brands. A 15-year veteran of the TaylorMade Golf Company, Abeles rejoined the organization in February 2015 as Chief Executive Officer and President. In October 2017, Abeles completed the sale of TaylorMade Golf from Adidas AG to Private Equity, KPS Capital Partners. Abeles began his career with TaylorMade in 1995 as the Northeast Regional Strategic Accounts Manager in the Metropolitan Section PGA. After relocating to the Carlsbad, California based corporate headquarters in 1998, Abeles served as the Director of Sales, Americas for the TaylorMade brand. After two years of executive experience, Abeles moved to Hong Kong as the General Manager for the Asia Pacific region. Returning to the U.S. in 2002, Abeles joined the Acushnet Company as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for the Cobra Golf division. During his tenure at Acushnet, Abeles led the turnaround and resurgence of the Cobra Golf brand. In early 2008, Abeles returned to TaylorMade Golf Company as Executive Vice President and General Manager. He was responsible for global commercial operations of the organization; inclusive of the TaylorMade, Adidas Golf, and Ashworth brands. In 2013, Abeles took the position of CEO at Competitor Group Inc., a San Diego-based global services, media, and event entertainment company dedicated to the active lifestyle industry. During his tenure, he oversaw the popular Rock-n-Roll marathon series, online registration platform raceit.com, plus media and digital properties that include Velo, Triathlete, Women’s Running and Competitor. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, School of Business; Abeles, resides in San Diego with his wife and three sons.

In this episode of The Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills speaks with Joe Nauman, EVP and Chief Legal and Administrative Officer at Acushnet Company (maker of golf equipment and apparel) about balancing the use of in-house teams and outside counsel; his company's unique partnership with other golf manufacturers to fight the production and sale of conterfeit clubs; and his unique experience of being involved in Acushnet's IPO proceedings in 2016.

In this podcast, Jared and Dylan explore foods served during Easter seasons, agree or disagree on certain Easter foods and traditions, and explain their responses in depth. Episode #15 Easter Foods

This week on the Devil’s Den we talk about some of the changes that teachers and students want to see in the future of Fairhaven High School. Based on a topic in Mr. Davis’ class, Lacey and Jake sit down and see what faculty and students have to say. Episode #16 Future Changes at FHS

Montana and Mike visted two local ice cream institutions located just miles away from each other in Acushnet to investigate what makes them great.

The spring musical is in full swing, and the Fairhaven High School Drama Club presents: The Addam’s Family! In this podcast, the FHS Drama Club take over the airways, discussing the show with Mr. Young, and cast members of the show. The Addam’s Family opens Thursday, March 22, 2018, and runs until Sunday, March 25, … Continue reading Episode #14 FHS Drama Club Presents: The Addam’s Family

In episode #13, Ben P talks about where to get clothing resale, and what’s worth your money, and other things related to big name brand clothing companies. Episode #13 Clothing Drops

In this episode of the Devil’s Den, Seniors Evan and Jarrett answer all your pressing questions about cheese, and share their thoughts on everything cheese. Episode #12 That’s Cheesy

In episode #11, seniors Jasmine and Lexi reflect on their last four years at Fairhaven High School.  Episode #11 1,460 Days  

Is there too much homework? In Episode #10 Maddie and Fionna interview students and explore student’s feelings towards homework.  Episode #10 The Issue with Homework

In this podcast, Avani discusses English class with Fairhaven High School’s Mr. McNeil, an English teacher. Episode #9 Mr. McNeil

Attorney and Golf Guide Podcast co-host Casey sits down with Kyle to discuss the recent suit filed against Acushnet (parent company of Titleist) by Costco and what the legal implications are for both sides. Costco has asked for a declaratory judgment in response to a letter it received from Acushent, asserting that Costco infringed on 11 of its patents and engaged in false advertising based on the Kirkland Signature guarantee that its products meet or exceed the quality of leading national brands. Casey and Kyle discuss what the impeding lawsuit could look like, some possible outcomes, and make some educated guesses as to how everything will shake down. Information used in this podcast is sourced from articles on MyGolfSpy, Golf-Patents.com and the United States District Court.   This episode is proudly presented by GOLFGUIDE.NET

In this episode, the Crackman recounts a recent job where a large building firm in Utah contacted him to solve a problem at a recycling plant construction project.

Summary of today's show: After the final votes have been tallied, Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams analyze the results of Election Day, starting with the bright spot of the defeat of Question 2 and assisted suicide, including how the results broke down by city and town and the question of whether a particular pastor's homily led to the biggest win for No on 2 in the state. They then turn their attention to national races and look at what it portends for the Catholic Church and culture of life over the next four years and even beyond. Listen to the show: Watch the show via live video streaming or a recording later: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams Today's guest(s): Fr. Roger Landry and Janet Benestad Today's topics: Post-Election Wrap-up 1st segment: Scot Landry said today will be like the post-game show of the election where they will comment on what happened, what everyone saw, and all the results. Scot asked Fr. Matt Williams what time he went to bed. He said 3am. Scot went to bed at 1:30. Janet Benestad said she was up all night worrying about Question 2. Fr. Roger Landry went to bed at 3:15am. Scot said it was an amazing night with mixed emotions for him. It's tough not to be pleased by the win for life against assisted suicide, which finally tallied as a win by 2%. Janet said she kept hitting the refresh on her computer all night as the counted precincts came close to 100%. She is grateful to Cardinal Seán for his leadership. She reminded everyone that No on 2 was down by 30 points on this question in the polls at one point. Every one at the Archdiocese and the other 3 dioceses in Massachusetts are grateful today. Scot said ESPN columnist Bill Simmons do a sports diary throughout a game. He asked Fr. Matt what he was thinking at different parts of the night about Question 2. Fr. Matt said he was at LIFT last night and praying before the Blessed Sacrament for the defeat of Question 2. At one point he was very concerned at being down, considering how everything else was going all night. Scot asked Fr. Roger about his day at the polls and what his night was like. Fr. Roger said he went out to hold signs at the polls yesterday to vote No on 2. For about 3 hours while they were freezing, they were getting many more honks of support than the typical derision you get when you stand up in public. He sensed the people were excited to see two priests holding signs for No on 2.He said about 12 other people were at that poll for the same issue. Sixty-three percent of Fall River voters voted No on 2. About 9pm last night he became aware of the Question 2 as he watched local television. He watched how the percent counted rose so slowly and even seemed to stall after midnight. He was exhilarated by the morning to have this ray of sunshine. Scot said by 7:05 he started to realize that all the polls that so many had said were improperly weighted seemed to be right and so it seemed the nation would go that way. So as he checked the Boston Globe's site, he saw Question 2 was a 50-50 vote right off the bat and then both Plymouth and North Andover come in and were clearly wrong, saying those towns were about 96%. He said the North Andover count had to be off so as he reached midnight he thought the margin was much higher than being reported. Then the remaining towns would be a wash. As it runs out 51.1 percent of Mass. voters voted no on Question 2. Scot took all 351 cities and towns and four hadn't reported data yet and of the remaining, the #1 community to vote No on 2 was Lawrence, Mass. He's somewhat surprised because he had worried that the Spanish materials produced for the campaign hadn't got through. But a good friend of his went to St. Patrick's in Lawrence three weeks ago who said he had just heard the best homily of his life from Fr. Paul O'Brien on Question 2. 69.4% of voters in Lawrence voted no on 2. Janet said she'd heard from people who work in Spanish-speaking ministry that they'd been talking about it to every group they could. She said there was also an interview with the Univision SPanish-language network did an interview with Fernando Fernandez on Question 2. She said these votes counted, given how close the vote was. Scot said it's clear base on this vote in Lawrence and others that Spanish-speaking immigrants in Massachusetts speak up for life. Scot gave the list of the top 30 towns in order of voting No on 2. Fr. Roger said he was somewhat surprised by some of the results. He congratulated his colleague at the only parish in Acushnet whose been out holding signs with parishioners for the past six weeks. He hadn't realized that a parish could have such an impact. He was surprised at the results in cities as opposed to towns because the voting rates tend to be lower. But in Fall River he was able to motivate the seniors to recognize how vulnerable they are, and seniors vote in high numbers. Fr. Roger said he wasn't surprised at the results in some cities and towns when he looked at who the pastors are in those places. Scot said in Holbrook which was a good turnout, 58% voted No, but in the next town of Avon, 74% voted Yes, surrounded by every single community voting majority No. He asked what they did in Holbrook to get such a strong response. Fr. Matt said he's not familiar how St. Michael's in Avon carried out their mission, but at St. Joseph's ion Holbrook played the Cardinal's homily and Fr. John Currie and Fr. Matt have preached on this over the months. They didn't do anything remarkable. They just did what they were told to do and owned it and it worked. He also noted that Lynn was in the top 10 and thinks that a video project they did with students at St. Mary's in Lynn on this subject might have had an effect. Scot noted that Waltham has six or seven border communities around, including Newton, Lexington, Concord, and Belmont, and while all the others voted Yes on 2, Waltham came out No on 2. He said all the parishes in Waltham did a good job, although Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted organized all the politicians in town to research the issue and take a position. Every single one of them voted No on 2. A parishioner took out a full-page ad with the statement saying that all the politicians including the mayor were opposed to Question 2. Janet noted the parish also did a great cable access show and then promoted that on various stations. Cardinal Seán put out a statement today: “Tuesday's vote demonstrates that the people of the Commonwealth recognize that the common good was best served in defeating Question 2. The Campaign Against Physician Assisted Suicide brought together a diverse coalition from medical, disability rights and interfaith communities, all dedicated to ensuring that our residents were well informed about this issue. Our society must continue to work with hospice organizations and other palliative care providers to improve the care provided to the terminally ill. Patients are best served when the medical professionals, families and loved ones provide support and care with dignity and respect. I am grateful to Rosanne Meade, chair of the Committee Against Physician Assisted Suicide, who led this effort in collaboration with Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications, Martilla Strategies and the four Catholic dioceses of Massachusetts. Also, the campaign was greatly strengthened by the work of Fr. Bryan Hehir, Janet Benestad, Scot Landry, Kathleen Driscoll and the Knights of Columbus, all of whom gave significant time and effort to this cause during recent months. I also want to thank every individual who shared information with their neighbors, colleagues and family members. It is my hope and prayer that the defeat of Question 2 will help all people to understand that for our brothers and sisters confronted with terminal illness we can do better than offering them the means to end their lives.” Scot said Cardinal Seán told him how he was moved by seeing how many Catholics took yard signs, shared information with neighbors and family and stood out at the polls. Scot thinks more than anything word-of-mouth won this campaign and Janet agreed. She said Cardinal Seán used every avenue available to him to make sure everyone in the Commonwealth knew about this. Scot asked Fr. Roger what he thinks people will think about the Church's involvement in this campaign. He's heard from priests around the country who were surprised to see the comeback on this issue. He sent back an email describing how the Church got her corporate act together to inform and educate. Fr. Roger said he takes some learning experiences from it. He wishes we hadn't waited so long. He's a little concerned with the whole messaging of it. If he were a supporter of assisted suicide he would find someone on Beacon Hill to craft a new bill in the Legislature. He hopes that they've discouraged the pro-assisted suicide people enough and encouraged people around the country that we can win on matters of life. The third lesson is focusing on the importance of palliative care and real compassion and renewed focus on human dignity. Fr. Matt said he thought yesterday about what if it actually passed, but he realized regardless of whether it passed, his job of living out the Year of Faith and his own call to holiness increases even more. That this was such a close margin of victory shows how alive the culture of death is and our work is cut out for us. It's a moment of consolation. Scot said the only person who worked harder than Janet on this was Cardinal Seán. He asked her on a personal level, having lead this effort for the archdiocese, what's it like for her now. She said it was hard and there were many days when it seemed bleak, but Cardinal Seán was undaunted. Nothing was going to deter him. The people in the other dioceses were ready to work from day one, especially in the pro-life offices. She said a major newspaper wondered how this was turned around and she said it will stand as an example of a major turnaround of a political campaign. In the end it really did come down to prayer. Scot said we couldn't have won without the leadership from the Massachusetts medical community and the disability community, plus the various pro-life and pro-family groups. 2nd segment: This week's benefactor card raffle winner is Rosemary Clarkin from Providence, RI She wins the book “Pray, Hope and Don't Worry: True Stories of Padre Pio Book II” by Diane Allen. If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit . For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program. 3rd segment: Scot said about 7pm he'd started seeing that all the polls seemed to have been right all along. The Democrats did very well. What many people thought would be a moderate Republican mandate turned out to be a slight repudiation of that and a moderate Democrat mandate. We have the same general makeup of the House and Senate and of course the White House. Janet said the GOP took a beating it didn't expect. Romney had emerged as a strong candidate in recent weeks, but in the end it wasn't enough. She thinks about the McGovern coalition of 40 years ago coming into its own here. Latinos, African-Americans, Asians all came out for Obama. People were really turning out for the Democrat platform. The truism that the incumbent pays for economic trouble didn't bear out. Scot said self-identified Catholics went as a majority for Obama and the Catholic bloc tends to go for the winner. Fr. Roger said the Church only forms a small percentage of Catholics on Sundays to form them in the traditional way. We have to try to form those Catholics who are least somewhat still associating with the Church. If we're not able to help Catholics identify the culture of life, we're not going to be able to evangelize the culture as a whole. In the exit polls, he saw the chasm between those who are married versus those who are not married. Most pundits don't look at this sliver of population. Sixty percent of married men voted for Romney and 53% did, but large majorities of the unmarried voted for Obama, especially women. He noted that for the first time in America, the majority of adults are not married. He said once people are married and raising children, the whole openness to the culture of life issue becomes more important. The unmarried don't think about it in the same way. Fr. Matt said it shows we're ripe for a new evangelization. He noted that at his parish they got an irate call from a parishioner over the No on 2 sign on the church's lawn. There is a misconception about the relationship between the Church and the state. We need to educate about our rights, what are our civil rights. People don't understand what rights religious people have. What the right to live and die means. As a Church we need to address this on a broad scale, especially on how the Church is involved. Scot said his hope is that the Church will continue to help people overcome these misunderstandings, especially now that we're not in an election season. Some people rejected what the Church was saying because they said it was partisan. We need to educate on even the basic foundational principles. Americans largely misunderstand what the Constitution says about the separation of church and state. He said the bishops have done better in the past 16 months than in the rest of his lifetime. Scot said there's already debate on the future of the Republican Party and its relationship to life issues, immigration issues, and economic issues. He said it's troubling to him that we will have two parties who may be moving left. Fr. Roger said his big takeaway is that Republicans won't win another national election until they change immigration policy.

Summary of today's show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy looked at the news headlines of the week, including Cardinal Timothy Dolan being asked to give the benediction at the Republican National Convention; Presidential candidate Mitt Romney agreeing to an interview with EWTN's The World Over program; the Archdiocese of Atlanta receiving Gone with the Wind as a bequest; the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm showing the alternative to assisted suicide; and Fr. Roger writing on the call to martyrdom as a witness to our culture. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, and Fr. Roger Landry, pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Cardinal Dolan at the GOP convention; Mitt Romney on EWTN; Gone with the Wind in Atlanta; Carmelite serving the infirm 1st segment: Scot Landry welcomed the four Thursday regulars back to the show after a long time apart. Scot said that soon we will start making a live video stream of the show available for many shows. Susan said she is preparing for the new catechetical school year. She said August feels like the shortest month of the year sometimes because they're so busy getting ready. Scot welcomed Gregory Tracy and Fr. Roger Landry back to the show. At the top of the news was the invitation by Mitt Romney to Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York to give the benediction at the Republican National Convention. Scot wondered if people will criticize the cardinal as being partisan. Susan said the move by the Republicans is brilliant. Cardinal Dolan is very articulate and will use the time to call down blessings on our country without being partisan. Susan then told the story of being at dinner with Cardinal Dolan during Bishop Richard Malone's installation celebrations in Buffalo, New York. Scot asked Greg why would a Catholic prelate say yes to such an invitation. Greg recalled the discussion about the invitation to the President Barack Obama to participate in New York's Al Smith dinner to benefit Catholic Charities. He said it's interesting that the Cardinal is blasted for inviting Obama and he'll be criticized for praying at the convention. Scot asked Fr. Roger about the involvement of the Catholic Church in the political sphere. Fr. Roger said the first thing to recognize is that Cardinal Dolan said he would be willing to speak at both conventions and that the principle is that we should start something so important with prayer to call upon God's authority and wisdom as we undertake such actions. He added that there are some people who think that the Catholic Church's business is to be in church on Sunday, not to be salt and light for the world. We're trying to lift everything up for the common good. It is a great sign that we begin so much of our public life with prayer because we can't evict God from our society. Cardinal Dolan has been trying to chart the path by which the faith will purify all political reason. This is the same goal of Pope Benedict XVI, who said during his visit to the United Kingdom that the political sphere has nothing to fear from the Church. The Church is trying to articulate the moral principles which aren't just for Christians, but apply to the dignity of every human person as part of natural law. Scot noted that Mitt Romney will be appearing on EWTN tonight in a significant interview. He said it's clearly an attempt to reach out to Catholics from the Romney campaign. Susan said the whole issue of the candidate's religion has come up before, but the issue of Mormonism is new today and should make for an interesting conversation. Scot said these are the sorts of interviews that frame lots of issues going forward. Greg said this looks like evidence that the Romney campaign is reaching for the Catholic vote. Greg said he's not sure that there is a Catholic vote, as if all Catholics vote the same. Traditionally Catholics did vote Democrat, but there seems to be a split between generations where older Catholics still tend to Democrats while younger Catholics often tend to be Republican for pro-life reasons. He thinks President Obama should take the opportunity to make his case to the Catholic voters like Romney is. Fr. Roger said he hopes Arroyo asks Romney about his conversions with regard tho the life issue. Early in Romney's life was pro-life, then was later pro-abortion running for governor, and then came back to a pro-life position. Catholics need to be able to get beyond the typical frame on Romney as a flip-flopper who switches for political expediency. Fr. Roger said he's heard that Romney's switch came when Fr. Tad Pacholczyk explained to him about what's going on in embryonic stem cell research. He'd also love to see what he likes about Paul Ryan in terms of Ryan's understanding of the Catholic faith as well as what Ryan has written with regard to Catholic teaching and public policy. Fr. Roger thinks Ryan's writings on the subject are the best attempt to apply the principles by any public elected official. Fr. Roger also always wants to see if candidates are men of personal faith and personal principle. Scot said he'd ask Romney how things would be different in a Romney administration with regard to religious liberty and how the HHS mandate might be reversed. Susan would ask him about his faith and why it's important to him and about his Mormon missionary commitment. Greg said he would ask him to speak a little about how Catholics can somehow relate to him in his Mormon faith. At the Pilot they've seen a lot of reluctance to support Romney because they're afraid of his Mormonism in the feedback they've received in letters to the editor and elsewhere. Scot said there is a deep connection between “Gone with the Wind” and the Archdiocese of Atlanta, because one of Margaret Mitchell's heirs has willed it to the archdiocese. From the Joseph Mitchell estate, Archbishop Gregory has designated that $7.5 million be given to the Cathedral of Christ the King for its building fund. He also has assigned $1.5 million to Catholic Charities Atlanta for its immediate use and an additional $2 million to create an endowment fund for the social services agency to address its long-term need for sustaining income. The archbishop also has asked the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia to create an endowment fund for each parish, mission and Catholic school of the archdiocese with a $10,000 gift apiece from the Joseph Mitchell estate, totaling more than $1 million. He also has assigned $150,000 to the Deacons' Assistance Fund, $100,000 of which will be a challenge grant that is in place until May 31,2013, to match any charitable contributions made to the fund during that time. The remainder of the Mitchell bequest will be held in reserve and used by the archdiocese for general religious purposes as requested in Joseph Mitchell's will, Deacon Swope said. Plans call for the cathedral parish, which has limited space on its Peachtree Road site, to use part of the bequest to purchase the nearby archbishop's residence on West Wesley and renovate it as a rectory. A new residence is planned for Archbishop Gregory and future archbishops of Atlanta on the property given to the archdiocese by Joseph Mitchell. Scot said he loves to highlight the living legacy that generous people leave to the Church. Susan said she didn't realize many of the details about Gone with the Wind in the story, like the language translations and how the estate had many artifacts from other authors, which they hope to put on public display. Scot said when an estate gives half or more to the Church, it shows the Catholic faith was central to the donor's life. Greg said it also provides a massive cultural icon. He also finds it shows how much the South is changing and growing and becoming so much more Catholic. He also noted that it's an ongoing gift that will benefit the archdiocese with future profits. Scot said he was surprised the Church didn't sell the rights and various art, rather than seek to maintain it. Fr. Roger has been writing recently on the importance of art and beauty to the soul. Fr. Roger said the Church has been preserving cultural treasures from the beginning because they are created through the genius of human beings that God has implanted in them. The second consideration is that if the Church tried to sell it, it would have been impossible for the other half-owner to buy it and could have damaged the cultural legacy they'd been endowed with. Fr. Roger's first thought was about the scandal years ago when Bob Dylan performed before Pope John Paul II and John Paul preached extemperaneously on what it means to be “blowing with the wind” and in similar way the Mitchell family has blown with the Wind of the Holy Spirit. 2nd segment: Scot called attention to a lengthy article in the Pilot this week about the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm in Massachusetts who run two homes for the elderly and infirm in Framingham and South Boston. They show that there's a better way than assisted suicide, which is to love. Susan said the dignity of the human person has been their stock in trade since the beginning. They address the fear people have about end of life issues and they have assembled a good staff to meet the needs and fears of the dying. They say that people don't come to them to die but to live, which is such an opposite attitude from the assisted suicide proponents. Scot said the founder of the Carmelite Sisters used to be one of the Little Sisters of the Poor, who focus mainly on the poorest at the end of life, but she wanted to offer the same care to everyone regardless of wealth or class. Scot noted how one of the sisters said with regard to assisted suicide that it not only could disrupt otherwise dignified lives, but also the peace of families that help someone end their own life. There will never be peace in that family again, she said. It will make everyone wonder what will happen to them if they get ill. The mission of the facility is to care our elders and to talk with them in this final stage of life so they don't feel alone. Scot and Fr. Roger said that this is how our whole society should treat every sick person, and it shouldn't be unique to the Carmelite Sisters. Fr. Roger said our culture is starting to look at people as disposable, as an economic burden. Instead we are a brother or sister and we are looked at with love. Mother Mark of the Sisters said “Somebody has to advocate for the elderly.” That should be all of us. Scot said people who contemplate suicide need help, no matter whether they are terminally ill. Susan said many years ago the Church started a program called “In Support of Life” and a priest told a gathering a story about interviews of families of elderly and terminally ill patients who said overwhelmingly that they should have the right to take their own life, but the elderly and terminally ill themselves said overwhelmingly that they shouldn't have that right. Scot said people can go to the Suicide is Always a Tragedy website and click through to stopassistedsuicide.org to donate, to get educated, and to learn how to talk to others about voting No on Question 2. Scot said in other news, EWTN host Johnette Benkovic will be speaking this weekend at the St. Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet, Mass. Call 508–995–7600. Fr. Roger has also restarted his Putting Into the Deep column in The Anchor newspaper. He has most recently written about the installation Mass homily by Bishop Richard Malone upon his arrival in Buffalo. He said the bishop preached about martyrdom, partly because he recognized that carrying out the New Evangelization today in a culture hostile to our faith, we need to have the grit of the martyrs to do what Christ has asked us to do. He said what our culture needs most today is the courage of the martyrs. The word martyr means witness in Greek and we are called to witness with our words and lives. Fr. Roger said we can't proclaim the Gospel if we have a watered-down cowardly vision of the faith. Too often people are afraid to engage their faith in politics or public affairs. The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church. Scot said Fr. Charles Sheehy died at 94 years old on August 10, which was the 68th anniversary of his ordination. He served in 10 different towns in his time as a priest. Meanwhile, Fr. John Farrell, who just received Senior Priest status, served in only two different parishes, as well as teaching in the seminary. They also discussed how Fr. Farrell told his mother at his First Communion that he felt called to the priesthood.

Summary of today's show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Gregory Tracy consider the news headlines of the week, including the lawsuit filed by 43 Catholic organizations against the Department of Health and Human Services universal healthcare mandate; the attack on a parish in Acushnet for the pro-marriage message on its sign; the Vatican's rejection of appeals related to closed parishes; the death of the dean of Boston historians; and more. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Fr. Roger Landry, executive editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Fall River diocese; and Gregory Tracy, managing editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston archdiocese Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Catholic HHS mandate lawsuits; Parish threatened by gay activists; Church closing appeals rejected 1st segment: Scot and Susan discussed that there are many offices moving within the Pastoral Center this week, including Susan's. Scot said the building has been occupied by Central Ministries for 4 years and now some entities related to the Archdiocese moving the Pastoral Center and also moving people who work within the same secretariat so they will be working in close proximity. Scot also said the graduation ceremony for the Master of Arts in Ministry program at St. John Seminary was last night. It was the 10th graduation and they had one DRE who received a Master's degree. Bishop Arthur Kennedy gave the commencement address and focused on St. Augustine. Cardinal Seán presented the diplomas and gave his blessing to the 10 graduates. 2nd segment: Scot said this past Monday 43 Catholic dioceses and organizations filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services for the Obamacare mandate. The most prominent dioceses are New York and Washington, DC, as well as St. Louis. [“Federal lawsuits by Catholic dioceses, groups seek to stop IllIS mandate”, Boston Pilot/CNS, 5/21/12](http://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=14716 Fr. Roger said the Church has been negotiating with the Obama administration since last year to find an accommodation for religious conscience. Despite many attempts for compromise, the administration gave a phony accommodation. After a year of work, it became obvious that the Administration is obstinate in violating the First Amendment and federal law. Cardinal Timothy Dolan said they had to reluctantly file suit. Fr. Roger said Catholics should step up to support the Church in this matter. This was the last resort of the US bishops. Scot said the expectation is one of these suits will end up before the Supreme Court. The Pilot has an editorial this week called “Stop the HHS mandate”: The decision of a wide spectrum of Catholic institutions to join together in a lawsuit against the Obama administration should not come as a surprise. The HHS mandate that would force most Catholic institutions to provide contraception. sterilization services and abortive pills to employees is an unprecedented attack on the freedom of conscience and religious freedom. Furthermore. enacted in an electoral year to. reportedly. mobilize the more liberal segment of the electorate. this decision is an insult to Catholic voters. The issue at stake is not accessibility to contraception. which is widely available at very low cost. The issue for Catholics. and all people of good will, is that the government feels compelled, for no compelling reason, to force individuals and institutions to act against their conscience. If this mandate becomes effective, those advancing the most secular agendas will have a precedent to claim that, in fact, religion does not belong in the public square, opening the door to other restrictions on religious freedom. The Obama administration should make no mistake. Catholics of all political persuasions will be united on the need to defend individual freedom of conscience in front of an intrusive and unnecessary government mandate. That is at the core of Christian beliefs and even those currently nor practicing their faith know that freedom of religion is intrinsic to who we are as a people. In our opinion, the apparent political calculation that forcing this issue will benefit the president in November is risky and will backfire. Mr. President, there is still time to stop the HHS madness. Scot said the key idea is that the government feels compelled for no good reason to compel the conscience of individuals. Greg said people may not be familiar with how the government passing a law that infringes on freedom of religion will affect them. The government can restrict the practice of religion when there is a compelling public need and must be done in such a way as to have the least possible impact. Scot said in many ways, this lawsuit is unprecedented. Susan said the implications of this reaching the Supreme Court will be huge. Scot said there has been some media coverage and some prominent Catholics have come out with key reminders of why we're doing this as a Church. Fr. Roger said one of those points is that the Department of Health and Human Services has come out with an unprecedented definition of religious groups that qualify for exemptions, which is that if we serve those who aren't Catholic, we don't qualify. Fr. Roger said the service of those who aren't Catholic is a key element of our faith. The definition goes against what President Obama himself said at the National Prayer Breakfast in February in which he lauded religious groups serve others. Fr. Roger said either Obama was talking about of both sides f his mouth or HHS Secretary Sebelius violated the president's own principles. Fr. Roger also said any exemption being talked about doesn't protect Catholic business owners. This mandate also fits a larger pattern of the US government forcing Catholics to violate their religious beliefs on many issues, including abortion and same-sex marriage. Scot noted the story this week that Franciscan University of Steubenville dropped its requirement for student health insurance and won't provide it for those who want it. Scot said Cardinal Seán will host a live town hall meeting for the Fortnight for Freedom on Monday June 25 at 8pm on CatholicTV and simulcast on WQOM. He asked listeners to make an appointment and spread the word. Also in the Pilot this week is a poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus. It found that 74% of Americans value religious freedom even when it conflicts with laws. Greg said people support this principle even if the religious freedom conflict doesn't affect them. Whether or not they personally believe, they support the right of people to live their faith as they see it appropriate. Susan said she thought the questions people could choose from were very clear cut. “This survey reveals that the American people are fundamentally dedicated to protecting the First Amendment conscience rights of everyone.” said Carl A. Anderson. supreme knight of the New Haven-based Knights of Columbus. “Allowing people to opt out of these procedures or services - which violate their faith - is the right thing to do.” he added. “It is also key to protecting the First Amendment rights of all Americans and enjoys strong public support as well.” Fr. Roger said he wants to attribute good intentions to people like Kathleen Sebelius, but it then shows the deeper problem that they believe that we can't survive if the government doesn't give us certain things for free. On the other hand, we could presume a cynical political motive designed to ignite a political base that hadn't been excited about a re-election campaign. 3rd segment: Scot said the Anchor editorial is called “Lessons from Acushnet”: Prior to last Tuesday, the beautiful town of Acushnet was known mainly to residents of the southcoast of Massachusetts. Most in other parts of the Commonwealth - not to mention outside its boundaries - would have had to use atlases or the Internet to locate this charming place of bogs, farms and a world-famous golfing equipment company. That all changed on May 15 with six words placed on the rectory lawn sign facing the city's main intersection, “Two men are friends not spouses,” placed there by the parish director of Pastoral Services in response to President Barack Obama's May 9 newly announced support for the redefinition of marriage to embrace two men or two women. The phrase was meant to express in a succinct way the Church's teaching that those of the same sex not only can but are called to love each other, but that that love is not meant to take on the form of romantic or spousal love (what the Greeks called eros) but rather the deep love of friendship (philia) consistent with the self-controlled and -sacrificial love (agape) that Christ Himself gave and called us to imitate. For Jesus and those who follow Him, love and truth are always united. Christ very clearly spoke about the truth of marriage when He said (Mt 19) that in the beginning God made them male and female (not male and male, or female and female) and for this reason a man shall leave his father and mother (not two fathers or two mothers) and cling to his wife (not to whomever he is sexually attracted) and the two shall become one flesh (which refers not merely to the ephemeral physical contact involved in sexual activity but to the fusion of the flesh of a man and a woman in a child, a fruit of which those of the same-sex are obviously incapable). Jesus also said that what God has joined, man must not divide, and this can be interpreted not just with regard to a particular man and a particular woman in a particular marital bond, but also to the marital communion intended in general between man and woman: The union of man and woman in marriage cannot be rent asunder to make marriage a husbandless or wifeless union. To believe in Jesus means to believe in what He taught. To follow Jesus means to seek to imitate the way He showed us how to love. St. Francis Xavier Parish was giving witness to its authentically Christian faith in the public square by reiterating the particular type of love to which those with same-sex attractions are called. Based on the media attention the six-word message garnered, however, one might have thought that instead of reiterating the Church's teaching on the meaning of marriage and the love of friendship, St. Francis Xavier had put up a message calling for the condemnation of all those with same-sex attractions. One young woman started a Facebook campaign calling the message “hateful,” as if the six-word message had been, “The Church hates gays and lesbians.” Soon a blast got out to the wider gay community. A few picketers showed up. Others started bringing other posters. Many started calling. And, curiously, within hours all the major television stations in Boston and Providence were coming to Acushnet to do interviews and live reports about the protests to putative Catholic hate-mongering. It's worth noting - as a commentary on the media's coverage of the Church as well as the issues concerning gays and lesbians - that five days a week, 240 students attend St. Francis Xavier School to learn the Church's teaching on truth and love in classrooms and on Sunday more than 800 worshippers come to hear it from the pulpit. These activities garner no media attention at all. Yet when as few as three people come to hold protest placards on the city sidewalk near a parish sign - even after the message had been changed the following day to announce the Ascension Thursday Mass schedule - television from all the major news affiliates of the two closest metropolises somehow show up. To the media's credit, however, once journalists had arrived to cover a hyped-up story on homophobia and anti-gay hatred, they recognized, in talking with pastor Msgr. Gerard O'Connor and director of Pastoral Services Steven Guillotte, that not only was that animus totally absent, but another type of hatred - one of the most underreported forms of uncivility and bullying in our culture - was. And they reported it. They were shown various posters that had been left on the property. “Jesus freaks, come to your senses. Jesus freaks, pray for death,” said one. Another went straight after the Blessed Mother in a mockery of the angelic salutation, “Hail Mary, Virgin Whore.” Facebook and verbal messages referred to both pastor and parishioners as pederasts - a facilely-employed and relatively ubiquitous ad hominem used against Catholic ministers and believers today, especially whenever the Church speaks on human sexuality. The message that captured the journalists' attention most was a voicemail left by an unidentified woman. In the span of 54 seconds, she somehow managed to employ 16 expletives while threatening, “Seriously, your Church should be burned,” insisting “God isn't real,” and saying that the town of Acushnet, St. Francis Xavier Parish, and the Catholic Church and her teaching should nevertheless all go to hell. Apparently, God doesn't exist but hell does. It didn't take advanced degrees from Columbia school of journalism for reporters to figure out that such messages were hardly consistent with a side admonishing the Church to “Spread love, not hate,” as one poster left on the property declared. What is the larger lesson to be learned from what was really going on in Acushnet? It's about the verbal nuclear attack that the gay movement regularly employs against the Church for her opposition to the redefinition of marriage. Whenever the Church expresses its principled objection to the redefinition of marriage - not only out of fidelity to Jesus' teachings but out of concern for the future of our nation, because of the importance of the marriage between one man and one woman for the procreation and education of our nation's future citizens, teachers, defenders, and leaders - she is accused of “homophobia,” “gay-bashing,” and “hatred.” This is part of a strategy directed against the Church and Christian believers that has been publicly described by various gay leaders. Notice that when President Obama, up until the “evolution” he announced on May 9, stressed his support for marriage as the union of one man and one woman, he was never accused of an irrational fear of those with same-sex attractions or of despising gays. When President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, passed overwhelmingly by Democrats and Republicans in both the House and the Senate, they weren't accused of collective antipathy toward gay fellow citizens. It's only when Christian believers defend marriage as the union between one man and one woman that we begin to hear the accusations of hatred and homophobia. Why? The reason, gay strategists have declared in interviews, is because with politicians and citizens in general, the gay movement is trying to persuade them patiently to abandon the wisdom of the centuries about marriage and redefine its meaning as the crowning achievement of the social normalization of same-sex behavior. But since those who truly believe in Jesus and His teachings will never be persuaded of the same-sex ideal of marriage as a husbandless or wifeless institution with no intrinsic connection to children flowing from that privileged bond - and the Catholic Church in particular is seen as a bulwark against this revolution in social and sexual mores - what needs to be done is demonize and marginalize believers' convictions altogether. Nobody, after all, likes to associate with “bigots,” especially in the politically-correct milieus of education and media that mold public opinion. In Acushnet, this strategy backfired. The real bigotry at play - against Catholic teaching and faithful Catholics- was exposed. The Church loves and welcomes those with same-sex attractions and defends them against all unjust discrimination. But the Church's - and society's - defense of marriage as the union of one man and one woman is not unjust discrimination, because gays do not have the right to change what marriage means and is. The “right to marriage” is not the unlimited right to marry anyone one wants. Laws rightly discriminate against certain types of attempted “marriages” in order to protect what marriage is and thereby serve the common good, and to affirm that those of the same-sex do not have the right to marry each other is not unjust discrimination any more than to say that people do not have the right to marry kids, or siblings, or another person's spouse. It's not hateful or homophobic to say this; rather, it's the common sense and wisdom of the centuries, even from before the Church was founded. The truth about marriage as the union of one man and one woman, however, is also part of what the God of love has revealed. This is a message that all Catholics should confidently, charitably, and courageously proclaim from their rooftops, belltowers and parish lawns. Fr. Roger said this is bigger than just one parish, but points to a pattern being faced by Catholics. He said the parish was subjected to a Facebook campaign and received death threats; there were pickets outside that accosted parish employees and parishioners; and vile attacks. Every single major news station and media outlets provided blanket coverage. However, almost all of the media coverage ended up contrasting the parish's passivity and calmness against the hatred they encountered. Fr. Roger said the only people who are called hateful toward homosexuals are Catholics and Bible-believing Christians. That's because the activists recognize they aren't going to change Christians' minds so they will marginalize and demonize them so no one will want to identify with them. Fr. Roger said this was exposed by one little parish in a little town in Massachusetts. Scot and Greg discussed how the secular media did a good job and was not biased against the Church in any way. Scot said if you want to see the kind of venom that is spewed against the Church, go on to a newspaper website when any article about the Church is posted and read the comments. Scot said another story concerns the Vatican's rejection of the appeals regarding six churches in closed parishes. The appeals had opposed the relegation to profane use of the buildings. He said there has been predictable responses from the group Council of Parishes that has been riling up people across the country. Greg said in last week's show we discussed what relegation and profane use mean. He those fighting the Archdiocese in this regard have dropped accusations that the Vatican gave Boston special treatment because of the influence of Cardinal Seán in Rome. Scot said the Archdiocese encourages people to join their fellow parishioners in their new parishes. Greg said Terry Donilon, archdiocesan spokesman, said the protesters are grasping at straws. Scot said Peter Borre of Council of Parishes threw out the rumor about Cardinal Sean throwing his influence around. “We feel we did it right procedurally, we did it right on the substance, we provided an enormous amount of information with the Vatican to back up the decision that was made, and I think they are grasping at straws and I think they are trying to create a conspiracy theory that does not exist,” [Donilon] said. Susan said the property of St. James the Great church in Wellesley has an agreement from the town of Wellesley to buy it, but that sale can't go through until the appeals are finished. Greg said thinks the appeals will be exhausted eventually and thinks if the town does purchase the property they will be less sympathetic and merciful toward those occupying the building. He wonders how the media will cover that. Also in the Pilot this week is an obituary for Thomas O'Connor, the dean of Boston historians, who died this week at 89. He wrote several books on the history of the archdiocese. Scot said the books helped him understand so much of the background for the current issues in the archdiocese today. Fr. Roger said O'Connor helped people like us understand the roots of the trees that spread throughout this region. His funeral Mass was earlier today at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Braintree. Susan said she's read several of his books and he spoke several times to gatherings of directors of religious education. He was really a storyteller. Greg said that as a convert to Catholicism, he found the books to be very accessible. Scot reiterated that O'Connor brought the characters he wrote about alive. Greg said the Pilot this week also covers the workshops going on around the Archdiocese for the doctor-assisted suicide education campaign. Fr. Roger said the Anchor profiles several priests of the Fall River diocese who have served the Church for many years. Susan highlighted the family retreat going on at the Family Rosary Retreat in Easton next month. More information will be on the Pilot's website on Friday. We will interview organizers of the retreat on The Good Catholic Life next Wednesday. Scot highlighted a moving testimony from a Catholic chaplain serving with the 101st Airborne as we head into Memorial Day weekend.

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