In Frank J. Butler’s life, the roads he’s traveled in philanthropy, social justice and the desire for reform all lead back to his deep devotion to the Catholic faith, which was fostered prominently in his eight years at the former St. John Seminary in Little Rock.
“It was the culture of St. John’s and the surrounding community, the people of Little Rock, that touched me greatly, imparting to me the importances of community, of relationships,” Butler told
Arkansas Catholic.
His revelations of what it means to belong to the Catholic faith are revealed in his memoir “Belonging: One Catholic’s Journey,” published this year. Renowned author Father James Martin, SJ, wrote the foreword.
helpful. in general, what we saw here is the golden rule, let s work together and have some unity and get things done for the united states and the world. what you saw in terms of response from many of the democrats was, oh, you know what, typically, we distance ourselves from the pope on the abortion issue and gay rights. now, we feel more welcoming and embracing of this pope. on the republican side, it was the other response, which was, you know what, i think it was jeb bush who said on climate change the pope is wonderful but he s not a scientist. on immigration, which was his number one issue, you can see the republican base is out of sync with what the pope has to say. by 22% the united states is catholic. we had one catholic president, kennedy, one catholic vice president, biden, and i m just astounded that we have as a nation so embraced this pope on this visit. it s not been the historical record in this country. george, what struck you about
helpful. in general, what we saw here is the golden rule, let s work together and have some unity and get things done for the united states and the world. what you saw in terms of response from many of the democrats was, oh, you know what, typically, we distance ourselves from the pope on the abortion issue and gay rights. now, we feel more welcoming and embracing of this pope. on the republican side, it was the other response, which was, you know what, i think it was jeb bush who said on climate change the pope is wonderful but he s not a scientist. on immigration, which was his number one issue, you can see the republican base is out of sync with what the pope has to say. by 22% the united states is catholic. we had one catholic president, kennedy, one catholic vice president, biden, and i m just astounded that we have as a nation so embraced this pope on this visit. it s not been the historical record in this country. george, what struck you about
one catholic seminar jokes it is postponing lent because bostonians have already suffered enough. abc s tom llamas with the story. reporter: this drone s eye view revealing boston s endless crippling snow and hidden danger massive rooftop icicles. falling ice to blame at this hospital splitting a gas main, 40 people evacuated. i just want it gone. keep the winter by get rid of the snow. the snow leading to 80 reports of roof collapses or buildings damaged like this one at a shopping plaza. mass transit a nightmare. when streets and sidewalks look like this, just walking around requires creativity. boston s plows have covered 285,000 miles of road. that s the distance from here to the moon and then some. there s so much snow here the red sox offered free tickets to anyone who would help to dig out fire hydrants covered, at least five of them like this that a real danger and one more obstacle for firefighters. tom llamas, abc news, boston.
removal this year. the nightmare winter is not over yet. a record and twice what was budgeted at $35 million. one catholic seminar jokes it is postponing lent because bostonians have already suffered enough. abc s tom llamas with the story. reporter: this drone s eye view revealing boston s endless crippling snow and hidden danger massive rooftop icicles. falling ice to blame at this hospital splitting a gas main, 40 people evacuated. i just want it gone. keep the winter by get rid of the snow. the snow leading to 80 reports of roof collapses or buildings damaged like this one at a shopping plaza. mass transit a nightmare. when streets and sidewalks look like this, just walking around requires creativity. boston s plows have covered 285,000 miles of road. that s the distance from here to the moon and then some. there s so much snow here the red sox offered free tickets to anyone who would help to dig out fire hydrants covered, at least five of them like this that a