Spiritual bouquet

The letters section of the print edition of this week's Catholic Telegraph of Cincinnati begins on an appreciative note:

Editor:

On behalf of the directors, staff and members of the Cardinal Newman Society and the more than 367,000 people who signed our petition opposing Notre Dame's honor for pro-abortion President Barack Obama, I would like to publicly thank Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk for his prayerful witness for a strong Catholic identity on Catholic campuses.

In anticipation of Pentecost, Archbishop Pilarczyk was sent a spiritual bouquet from the petition's signers which included 116,741 Mass intentions, 146,944 rosaries, 57,728 aspirations, 236,615 general prayers, 74,974 Divine Mercy Chaplets, 28,862 days of fasting, 19,877 novenas, 37,125 eucharistic holy hours, and 3,272 Masses offered by Catholic priests.

As the battle for the souls of Catholic campuses continues, the church is blessed to have shepherds like Archbishop Pilarczyk -- and they will need our prayers more than ever.

Patrick J. Reilly
President
The Cardinal Newman Society