bonwich Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Rev. Lawrence Biondi, president emeritus of Saint Louis University, is being reappointed by the Jesuits to his home province. Biondi is being re-missioned to the Chicago-Detroit province, according to a letter to Saint Louis University’s trustees from President Fred Pestello. http://bit.ly/1LyXTaB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 -Thanks to FrB for his many contributions to Saint Louis University and good luck in his new assignment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Good luck, Father B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Good luck, Father B.I'm sure he's reading this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne's_World Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Welp, this is just fantastic http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/article_197d1d84-2919-5ce2-ad5c-c4ddf29c866a.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 -who gets the bball seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I'm glad everyone is handling this with such grace. Maybe if Biondi got a bunch of people to sit around the clocktower, Pestello would just give him his job back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I'm glad everyone is handling this with such grace. Maybe if Biondi got a bunch of people to sit around the clocktower, Pestello would just give him his job back. Maybe a shirtless Biondi statue would make everyone happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I am not surprised he's fighting to stay ..... the guy spent his entire adult life in St. Louis. Leaving will never be easy. I am not surprised he wants to stay physically close ... but that will lead to sides being drawn, real or perceived. I am not surprised there are those who want him long gone .... typical. And I am not surprised there are those who want him staying ... again, typical. What I do like was the professor's answers --- took the donors words and made him look like a fool without even trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 We must remember that we live in the "ME" generation. Everyone, including Biondi, the donors, professors, etc..., is fighting hard to get what they "deserve." "Deserve" means whatever they feel they are entitled to receive in exchange for their monetary contributions or efforts of any kind, regardless of their size or importance (otherwise they might be sad, cry or threaten to make a ruckus, which we know cannot be allowed). In reality a few hundred thousand dollars do not make much of a difference to a business the size of SLU. I think SLU should politely (always politely) thank these donors for their past contributions and suggest that if they are so unhappy about the way Biondi is being treated by the Jesuits, maybe they should convert and become Lutherans or something else, and make their donations where their money and their sense of importance and entitlement would be better recognized and rewarded. Just saying, a few hundred thousands will not break the bank, Biondi's continued presence will be an eternal source of problems worth a lot more than whatever it is these "deserving" donors have provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Maybe a shirtless Biondi statue would make everyone happy. I would love that. It might be the ultimate backhanded compliment to anyone that I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Hey, Wiz: Calculate the odds as to whether he'll now be expelled from the order or sent to minister to the needs of a village in Rwanda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I would love that. It might be the ultimate backhanded compliment to anyone that I've ever seen. Shirtless Biondi on horseback, like Putin. Brandishing the Sword of Loyola. Also, now that Biondi is gone, Pestello should sell off all the statues to raise a little cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 The good father has lived the life with perks of a CEO. This is being taken away from him. It won't be easy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Also, now that Biondi is gone, Pestello should sell off all the statues to raise a little cash. Phoenix has a bunch of Biondiesque statues scattered all over downtown. Maybe make a package deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 The good father has lived the life with perks of a CEO. This is being taken away from him. It won't be easy . -this makes a whole lot of sense, transition can be difficult for many people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Sign me up for that "vow of poverty" that allows for vacations to the Canary Islands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Sign me up for that "vow of poverty" that allows for vacations to the Canary Islands. Does it interfere with that vow if someone else is paying for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted May 19, 2016 Author Share Posted May 19, 2016 Does it interfere with that vow if someone else is paying for it? Probably not, but it interferes with -- actually, blatantly violates -- your vow of obedience when you leak a letter from your superior to the press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Pine Jim Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Oh, Biondi, please just take a hike ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Probably not, but it interferes with -- actually, blatantly violates -- your vow of obedience when you leak a letter from your superior to the press. Boom. For the record, I was never a Biondi supporter. If anyone is going to ignore or find loopholes to his vows, it's him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Does it interfere with that vow if someone else is paying for it? As long as he "lives simply" during these exotic vacations on the community's dime, I guess St. Ignatius would approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 As long as he "lives simply" during these exotic vacations on the community's dime, I guess St. Ignatius would approve. Hopefully he washed a foot or two while on those Jebbie-funded boondoggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSLU68 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Most likely his private pool of donors had tweaked the budget by committing dollars restricted to Biondi's new roll of foreign recruitment. Think the CIA was involved? If so the story could roll on. I thank him for being the patron saint of landscapers and denigrate him for historic buildings torn down for parking lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Metzinger Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 The good father has lived the life with perks of a CEO. This is being taken away from him. It won't be easy . Have you seen the Ignatius House on the LUC campus? I was up there for a "Come and See" Weekend with the Society a few weeks ago and it's posh, to say the least. Makes Jesuit Hall look like a Holiday Inn. 2005 SLU alum Eric Immel is in regency up there and invited me up for a retreat and was incredibly impressed with Loyola's campus. The Chicago-Detroit Province is in good hands and having Larry Legend back home will definitely be a plus. http://valentibuilders.com/project/education/loyola-university-chicago-ignatius-house/ Also, when it comes to Fr. Biondi and his vows as a Jesuit, remember that any salary he made as president of the University would be returned to the Jesuit community at Saint Louis U. Jesuits in community are given what is necessary for them to carry out their individual missions, yes, but I honestly believe that Fr. Biondi's expenses, etc. are justifiable. In the early history of the Society, especially as it expanded into SE Asia and Japan, most Jesuits had to live like princes rather than paupers, as they brought Ignatian spirituality to the farthest reaches of the known world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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