tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421048675188238799.post8049916619969068183..comments2023-06-28T04:21:47.815-04:00Comments on DOR Catholic: Unpublished LTEsMike Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05152225895101756147noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421048675188238799.post-86947357652278696102009-09-11T07:22:23.305-04:002009-09-11T07:22:23.305-04:00I submitted a short guest column on the DOR's ...I submitted a short guest column on the DOR's handling of the sale of Ss. Peter & Paul a couple of years ago. It was critical but restrained. After being told over the phone that it would be given thoughtful consideration, I received a form rejection letter that gave no indication the editor even read it.Rich Leonardihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060538864273399240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421048675188238799.post-14934309358740066252009-09-10T19:41:16.537-04:002009-09-10T19:41:16.537-04:00yankeegirl27,
I think that MCCS's treatment o...yankeegirl27,<br /><br />I think that MCCS's treatment of Joe Holleran only serves to support your claim that they really care nothing about parents' opinions.<br /><br />Regarding Mark Hare, a number of years ago I had a couple of email go-rounds with him on subjects that had nothing to do with DOR. My take-away from those experiences was that he would never give my points the weight they deserved, no matter how well they were documented. It seemed that once Mr. Hare had an opinion he wasn't about to be bothered by any facts to the contrary. <br /><br />BTW, I think Mega Millions peaked at about $330 million. If I had won and had taken the payout as a lump sum, I would have been left with somewhere between $110 and $120 million after taxes. And so when I bought my ticket I wasn't thinking about building a single school, but an entire school system.<br /><br />As Eliza Doolittle said, "Ah, wouldn't it be lov-er-ly!"Mike Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152225895101756147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421048675188238799.post-24601690816235037212009-09-10T13:50:41.485-04:002009-09-10T13:50:41.485-04:00Mike, as always, thank you for your commitment to ...Mike, as always, thank you for your commitment to catholic education here. As a parent of 2 children in DOR grammar schools and a member of the SAC committee of our closed school deeply affected by the closings etc, so many of us have appreciated your strong voice opposing the closings and promoting catholic education locally. We parents speak frequently, supporting each other, volunteering at schools that are left and praying together at mass, and I can truthfully say the majority of us feel our catholic school families are treated as nothing more than a financial burden to the diocese that they wish they could get rid of altogether. In fact recently when the mega millions lottery was over 100 million, a bunch of us moms said if we won our priority would be to open our own independent traditional catholic school! :)<br /><br />Regarding the D & C, we all knew we would not get fair coverage when the school closings were announced, and as predicted by us all Mark Hare's column was what we expected. We actually emailed back and forth at that time, and emotionally disageed. He was kind, but supported and made excuses for the Bishops decision to decimate the schools without thought or effort to keep them open. Anonymous's note that the printing contract for the Catholic Courier is with the D & C is not surprising. Many of us wrote letters at the time of the closings, very few were printed.yankeegirl27noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3421048675188238799.post-7892979499746025842009-09-10T09:04:38.714-04:002009-09-10T09:04:38.714-04:00The Democrat and Chronicle has the printing contra...The Democrat and Chronicle has the printing contract for Bishop Clark's Catholic Courier Newspaper. This contract gives the bishop clout over what is published about the diocese and himself. <br /><br />Many years ago, Democrat and Chronicle employees Mark Hare and Doug Mandelaro were also on Bishop Clark's diocesan "Communication Committee". These reporters were really putting the spin on slanting the articles about the church and school closings in favor of the diocese.<br /><br />Standing in front of Sacred Heart Cathedral, Doug Mandelaro told me that the diocese made him such a good financial offer for employment, he couldn't turn them down.<br /><br />On another matter, Bishop Clark always controlled the letters to the editor in the Catholic Courier, with an iron fist. He has a tough time accepting any type of criticism. This is one of the reasons why the people who surround him have been seeking other employment or retiring early, during the past 5 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com