Ave Maria creates Terri Schiavo scholarship [A new Catholic university in FL honoring Terri]

The Naples Daily News, Naples, Florida ^ | July 9, 2005 | I.M. Stackel

[summer]

Bobby Schindler said he would resign from his teaching job to run the Schiavo foundation full time.

"We established it about five years ago for her, so now we are reorganizing it," Bobby Schindler said. They were never an official 501c3 not-for-profit organization, and are filing those papers now, he said.

He and his parents want to be a source for families in the same situation they were in, a place where they can find doctors and attorneys willing to take up their pro-life fight.

"We still think it is very important (to) try to change the laws," Bobby Schindler said. No one should be able to walk into a courtroom and "kill someone who is disabled," he said.

Just yesterday we were talking about how to change the laws, on this thread HERE --see my post #1; a very interesting discussion follows. Thanks to all who participated.

May Terri rest in peace.

[summer]

FYI.

[Joe 6-pack]

Good to see Terri's name associated with this scholarship. May its future recipients be aware of the circumstances of her death, and work toward ending the culture of death.

As a sidenote, Michael Schiavo is an alumnus of Mcdonald's Hamburger University, having worked as a restaurant manager early in their marriage. Oddly enough, HU's curriculum includes CPR certification; however, when EMS asked him over the phone if he had performed CPR and/or if he knew how, he indicated he did not....

[NYer]

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[A.A. Cunningham]

"little flower of Lysciu,"

That's Lisieux.

[summer]

Thanks for posting that link.

[zencat]

My best friend just finished his first year at Ave Maria in Ann Arbor, MI. University of MI is a big time law school and yet Ave Maria has percentage of those that pass the bar.

Coolest of all, Robert Bork is on the faculty there.

[lilylangtree]

Bet ole Mikey Schiavo is gnashing his teeth thinking that his murder of Terri was all going to go away as soon as he conveniently and legally murdered and buried her and all the evidence. Hehehehehehe!!!

[Cboldt]

Just yesterday we were talking about how to change the laws ...

I didn't read the whole thread, but enough to, I hope, get a sense of the discussion.

I think civil law is not properly equipped to handle life and death decisions. The weaknesses spill over into choice of guardianship in life and death cases.

If one accepts that each of us has a right to early termination of our own life (I don't accept that as a moral right - but for purposes of further discussion, I assign the right the status of a "legal given"), the problem with Terri's case was the ease with which that wish was found, and the difficulty it would have taken to reverse that finding. The legal difficulty is systemic. The burden for reversal of a finding of fact is "clearly erroneous." The standard for prevailing in a restraining order is "likelihood of success on the merits."

Sometimes the spouse is the one of higher principle than the parent, FWIW.

[Bahbah]

Very nice news indeed.

[knarf]

The best and most justice would be served by Catholics if they would find a way to annul the marriage of Schiavo to Shindler and then use Terry, her name and her case to do good in this world.

Personally, I can't remember when I refered to Terry as a Schiavo.

[SoothsayerToo]

That fact that people actually give money to keep the Shindler family in the money proves the old saying " a fool and his money are soon parted".

[sgtbono2002]

Boy are you going to catch it.

Blasphemy.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

a new scholarship would be set up in Schiavo's name

That is a great idea. I hope they drop the "Schiavo" though, and just use her "Schindler" name.

John Paul the Great, from his deathbed, was offering out his suffering for the sake of Terri Schiavo

Wow.

Usually, a miracle has to be attributed to the deceased, although that is not required if someone died a martyr.

I would say that she died a martyr. Not a martyr for Christianity, but a martyr as someone who had her life taken away from her, and who endured great suffering, especially near the end.

[True Republican Patriot]

Ahh, SgtBono again!!!!
Terri Shindler is a Saint and will Live on as a Saint while your buddy, the HINO will be known as a totally Evil Individual. Notice that the word man is not used for good reason.

[sgtbono2002]

Hey I am not the one that blasphemed why dont you go pick on soothsayer.

By the way we all know Terri committed no sins after she was incapacitated and probably she led a good life before, but more is needed to be canonised.

Now, in general, beatification requires an unblemished biography—with ample indication of the individual’s devotion to the Church—plus one posthumous miracle. Canonization requires a second miracle. Although the process is not even supposed to begin until at least five years after a person’s death, the pope can waive that requirement at his discretion, as he did with Mother Teresa.
Most “miracles” are miraculous cures, and in such cases, the Church requires that a board of five doctors unanimously agree that no other explanation exists.

Moreover, the cure must be complete and instantaneous; if the illness was cancer, a waiting period of 10 years is required to be sure the disease hasn’t merely gone into remission. Of course, proving that a particular saint was responsible for a miracle (having interceded with God on someone’s behalf) is not such a scientific undertaking.

Now these arent my rules they are the Churches. Now if you and other Freepers wish to call her a Saint , thats fine by me. Every day many people have their Feeding tubes removed for one reason or another, are they any less Saints?

[True Republican Patriot]

Did You actually try to read the article???????
Yep, didn't think so. Have a day of it and have a time of defending the Horrific HINO, now a Jailhouse "nurse."Is it true that the HINO got fired from Mickey D's?

[Graymatter]

I am brought to tears at the very thought that the Holy Father, on his deathbed, was mindful of the suffering of Terri Schindler Schiavo. He had to know a battle was raging with the legions of hell, over that frail, tortured body; and yet he himself was hours from death.
Every night as we pray the rosary, we remember Terri. I expect we always will; I hope we always will. But it is heartening to know that the Vicar of Christ on earth had a care for her, even in his final agony.
She was a true martyr, God bless her.

[k2blader]

I believe the Lord will bless Catholics greatly for their committed dedication to Life.

[robertpaulsen]

"Usually, a miracle has to be attributed to the deceased,"

Terri's got that one locked up. Remember when she followed the balloon with her eyes, even though it was found later that she was blind?

A miracle, I tell ya!