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18 IRISH AMERICAN NEWS June 2008Boyle the KettleWe’ll Have A Sup Of TeaTom Boyleboylethekettle@irishamericannews.comFine Art Prints byRoisin O’SheaSuperbly detailed, vibrantly colouredFine Art prints of watercolour paintingsby internationally publishedIrish artist Roisin O’ Shea, from all32 counties of Ireland, are availableat www.roisinoshea.com. All printsfrom the artist’s oficial website areindividually signed in pencil byRoisin. Also available are Roisin O’Shea calendars, notelets and Christmascards.Pope Benedict XVIThe Pope’s mission becameevident when he openly condemnedthe sex abuse that has gone on in theU.S. Catholic Church for generations.The onus is on the Bishopsto clean house and keep it clean.Francis Cardinal George is thegatekeeper as head of the U.S. Conferenceof Catholic Bishops. Zerotolerance must be Rule No. 1. RuleNo. 2: report offenders to the civilauthorities. The Pope’s visit was upliftingand renewed our confidencein the hierarchy of the Church. ThePope reiterated his concerns aboutsex abuse on his return to the Vatican.Viva El Papa!Another controversy arisingform the papal visit was an agreementbetween Rudy Guiliani andCardinal Egan “that he was not toreceive the Eucharist because of hiswell-known support of abortion.”Guiliani, who was with his thirdwife, received Communion April19th from a priest near the Pope.Cardinal Egan is angry about thisand wants a meeting with Guiliani.Other pro-choice politiciansreceived Communion at NationalsPark in Washington, DC, namelySenators Ted Kennedy, John Kerry,Christopher Dodd, and Speaker ofthe House, Nancy Pelosi.Should all pro-choice Catholicsbe barred from receiving Communion?The Catholic ChurchIreland 2007/2008See Athlone & DistrictTourist Guidewebsite - www.acis.iemust deal with the cafeteria-styleCatholics who pick and choosewhich rules of the Church theywill obey and which Sacramentsthey choose to receive. ShouldRudy Guiliani be excommunicated?Many Catholics never goto Confession, and still receiveCommunion. When General Absolutionwas offered, most CatholicsI know felt a sense of reliefbecause Confession for many wastoo distressing. Then the Vaticanprohibited it and we’re back tosquare one. There’s a lot of workto be done to win the hearts andminds of the faithful. Maybe PopeBenedict will consider restoringGeneral Absolution.Presidential PoliticsThe lady in the pantsuit is stillcalling the shots and the fat ladyhasn’t sung yet! Odds are SenatorObama will be the DemocraticParty’s nominee. Can he win inNovember?There’s a new wave of politicalcorrectness sweeping across thecountry. God forbid that you daresay anything that would be raciallyinsensitive. You would be severelycastigated, and banished from thecosmos. This will weigh heavilyin Senator Obama’s favor as theRepublicans don’t want to getstruck by lightning.What I don’t understand areall these politicians who say theycan identify with the workingman when most of them are verywealthy and never held a bluecollarjob. They don’t pay SocialSecurity. They have lifetimehealthcare and incredible pensions.They are wined and dinedby lobbyists and frequently go onjunkets at the taxpayers’ expense.So who’s kidding who?George BushThe price of gasoline; lastfill-up was $4.049 for regular!So President Bush asked theSaudis to produce more crude oil.There’s plenty of oil to meet demandalready out there. Until westrengthen the dollar, the pricewill continue to go up. The otherfactor is refinery capacity whichhas been discussed at length onprevious occasions.Listening to National Publicradio, the Bush administrationis an “oilgarchy.” How true. VicePresident Cheney and CondaleezaRice both came from the oilindustry. Rice even has a tankernamed after her.About $30 worth of the priceof a barrel of crude is from speculatorsplaying the commoditiesmarket. Meanwhile, grin andbear it, but don’t pump ethyl!IAHC Art Exhibit “ADifferent Land”Twenty-seven artists currentlyliving in Co. Kerry present“Irish Boglands Interpretation”.The paintings are inspired bythe unique landscape of Irishboglands. The exhibit opened Friday,May 16th and runs throughSaturday, June 14th.After a showing in New Yorkseventeen paintings were broughtto Chicago. One of those wassold on May 17th. I urge you notto miss this exhibit. The paintingsare fantastic. Don’t forget tobring your checkbook with you.Thomas FitzgeraldFowlerWelcome to the world Thomas!Thomas is the newborn sonof Jill and Tim Fowler. His olderbrother Jack has a new friend.Martin and Joanne Healy are theproud grandparents. Congratulations!Phil O’ConnorPhil is resting at home aftera quadruple bypass. Phil is avolunteer extraordinaire at theIAHC and will be missed whilehe is recovering. Once he’s backin good form, I’m sure he’llreturn.IAHC ElectionsMass for 775th Servite AnniversaryEach year four new directorsare elected to the board, as fourothers complete their four-yearterms. This year we have ninecandidates vying for the chanceto serve. If you don’t vote, youcan’t complain. Election night isJune 20th.On Thursday, June 12, 2008 at6 p.m. the Friar Servants of Marywill celebrate a special Mass inthe Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica(located at 3121 West JacksonBlvd. in Chicago) with FrancisCardinal George and friends ofthe Servites (Order of the Servantsof Mary) in honor of the775th anniversary of the Order.Everyone is invited.For information call (773)638-0159 ext.102 or visit www.ols-chicago.org.