Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler:
Saturday, October 28 was a beautiful day here in New England. The weather was unseasonably warm, the foliage season (a bit late this year) was peaking, and the full hunter’s moon was rising as we drove to Bedford, New Hampshire, for a testimonial dinner honoring two former US ambassadors to the Holy See: Raymond Flynn and Mary Ann Glendon.
Thomas More College (where—full disclosure—I am a Visiting Fellow) was hosting the event to celebrate two loyal Catholics, both natives of New England, whose faith has been clearly in evidence throughout their distinguished public careers. William Fahey, the president of the College, observed in his introductory remarks that Ambassadors Flynn and Glendon reflected something of the character of the school’s patron saint; they have both proven to be “unambiguous in their principles, very much like Thomas More.” Continue reading here.
