Homily #080705 ( 11min) Play – At this funeral Mass for Thom and Marc Girard at St. Mary’s Church in Baltic we learn of the power of faith in the resurrection to give hope in the face of such loss. Thom was faithful to God and family, truly living his vocation as Father, husband and Knight of Lepanto and imbued this faith to his family. Marc, Thom’s eldest son, received from this faith the desire to give himself to God as a Knight of Lepanto and as a friar here in the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, planning on entering this August. Through this faith he had the strength to try to save his Father and his family had the strength to endure this tragedy with calm and hopeful joy. Fr. Angelo reads part of the Knights of Lepanto induction ceremony which Thom wrote (really a first draft) knowing that his son Marc will be the first to go through the new ceremony last May at the Knight’s Encampment. Farewell, good knights. Farewell, good friends.
Ave Maria!

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Live Broadcast from Chicago Bears Halas Hall will be 2:00 to 5:00pm Central Time (3-6pm EST) today, February 21

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the Sports Faith International 2010 Holy Mass and Induction Ceremonies at the Chicago Bears Halas Hall. The broadcast  awill start at 2:00pm Central Time on Sunday 21st February 2010.

2010 Inductees are: Bill Bidwill, owner of the National Football League’s Super Bowl XLIII Arizona Cardinals,  founder of Cardinals’ Charities, and trustee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame;

Tom Monaghan, former owner of the Detroit Tigers, whose entrepreneurial accomplishments include founding Domino’s Pizza, The Thomas More Law Center, Legatus, and Ave Maria University;

and Chicago Bear’s fullback, Brian Piccolo of Brian’s Song fame (posthumously).

The “winningest coach” in college football, with 471 career victories, Coach John Gagliardi, of St. John’s College in Minnesota, will be inducted as the College Coach of the Year. Mr. Bidwill, Mr. Monaghan, and Coach Gagliardi will be present to accept the awards. Joy Piccolo O’Connell will receive the award on behalf of her husband, Brian.

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