66. —————–<\/p>\n
President Lyons & Mr. Bass,<\/p>\n
I’m an alumnus of USD, Class of 1991. I’m also
\nan active, practicing Catholic and have been my entire life. I’ve been
\nwatching this play out over the last week and I’m shocked that you’ve not
\nput a stop to it as of yet.\u00a0 I have to say, I’m appalled by the notion that
\nthis would be a welcomed event on campus.\u00a0 I recognize that not everyone in
\nattendance of the university is a Catholic. However, the institution itself
\nis Catholic and sponsored events should not be in direct conflict with the
\ncore values of the institution.\u00a0 I have never had a problem with the choice
\npeople make in terms of their sexual orientation.\u00a0 I do not agree with the
\nchoice, but what I’ve learned through my faith and religious
\neducation\/upbringing to not judge and to love the person regardless of their
\nbeliefs or practices.<\/p>\n
Part of the appeal that led to my decision to attend USD was the fact that
\nit was a Catholic institution. This is however, in direct opposition to what
\nI would have expected to see on campus. I would urge the university to
\nimmediately cancel the event and stop worrying what is political correct and
\nmake a stand for what the university and the Catholic religion still stands
\nfor in this country and throughout the world – that this type of event does
\nnot belong on the campus of any Catholic university, high school or any
\nCatholic supported educational institution for that matter.\u00a0 Period.<\/p>\n
Your legacy as President is in the balance with a number of Alumni, current
\nstudents and prospective students, President Lyons.\u00a0 Mr. Bass, I say the
\nsame for you as well.<\/p>\n
Here’s to both of you making the right decision not the politically correct
\none.<\/p>\n
Sincerely,<\/p>\n
67. ——————————<\/p>\n
Dear Mary Lyons,<\/p>\n
To say I cannot believe that this event, this drag show, is taking place on USD’s campus would be a misstatement.\u00a0 I’ve heard too often about the ridiculous material that is pushed on unsuspecting students in their theology classrooms.\u00a0 One professor, it seems, even proffers a “theology of dissent” (i.e. this professor teaches students a “legitimate” formula for dissenting from the Catholic Church’s teachings).\u00a0 What is just about misrepresenting the Catholic Church and her teachings?<\/p>\n
I’m of the belief that, sadly, much of this dissident behavior and propaganda is rooted in deep wounds that have never been healed.\u00a0 Instead of reconciling with the Church (“the pillar and bulwark of truth”), it seems many individuals choose to attack the very institution that can issue true peace, healing, and freedom.\u00a0 This is the real travesty: that the fear and hurt of a handful of persons, attempting to sympathize and encourage others who struggle with the same wounds, end up perpetuating the deep pain, sadness, and isolation that these wounds breed.<\/p>\n
Please put the brakes on this drag show.\u00a0 But don’t stop there.\u00a0 Take inventory of your theology faculty members and help them find the healing they need.\u00a0 “Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom,” 2 Corinthians 3:17.\u00a0 Are you free?<\/p>\n
“…the truth shall set you free,” John 8:32.<\/p>\n
In Christ, through Mary,<\/p>\n
68. ——————<\/p>\n
It amazes me that a Catholic University could be sliding down the slippery
\nslope of EVIL, and not know it. What good is all your learning if you can’t
\nsee evil when it is right in front of you. When I went to Catholic School,
\nwe were taught to know the difference, and to be ambassadors for Jesus
\nChrist. Sadly, you are representing Satan rather than Jesus.<\/p>\n
This isn’t something that has just happened. You’ve been playing with Evil
\nfor some time now, but not having the COURAGE to stand up to the SINS of
\nHomosexuality, Cross Dressing, Lust, pre-Marital sex, etc. You’ve become a
\ntool of Satan by being too friendly with the WORLD, and not being true to
\nyour Christian roots, the TRUTHS of God as expressed in the Scriptures.
\nKnowledge and Wisdom are not the same things. God and Satan are not the same
\neither. It’s time you learned the difference, then be Strong and Courageous
\nas you represent God is a Fallen World. As of now, you are in the early
\nstages of representing Satan in the midst of His Children. Pretty soon, if
\nyou don’t clean up your act, you’ll be representing Satan as he seeks to
\ndestroy God’s Church, the Body of Christ.<\/p>\n
I’m praying for you,<\/p>\n
69. ———————<\/p>\n
(Brothers and Sisters in Christ. If you feel led, please respond to this If you choose to write something, send it to This isn’t something that has just happened. You’ve been playing with Evil I’m praying for you,<\/p>\n 70. ————————<\/p>\n President Lyons,<\/p>\n Peace of Christ Jesus.<\/p>\n My eldest sister is a USD graduate and all three of my sisters celebrated May God bless you,<\/p>\n 71. ————————<\/p>\n President Lyons, I am a graduate of USD, class of 1980. My time at USD 72. ————————<\/p>\n I am writing as an alum from the USD school of law, class of 1993. I 73. ————————-<\/p>\n I am writing to express my disappointment and concern with regards to I have several friends who attended a rosary service last week at The It is certainly obvious that the University has joined in the belief Sincerely,<\/p>\n 74. ————————-<\/p>\n I am extremely hurt and offended that my university alma Please have the courage to do what is morally right.\u00a0 Stop 75. ———————–<\/p>\n Dr. Lyons,<\/p>\n I am a USD graduate of the class of 1989. Allow me get right to the You are president and don’t need to prove anything to the student body It’s very disheartening that we actually have to spend time writing a You should change the website immediately so it is not so misleading “There are three things that are significant in education: beauty, So I must ask, why promote a pro-homosexual group and performance # # #<\/p>\n Finally, I will pray for you on this decision, but I am a pragmatic <\/p>\n In Christ,<\/p>\n 76. ———————<\/p>\n Ms. Lyons,<\/p>\n Is the \u00b3drag show\u00b2 you are promoting at the University of San Diego for the Sincerely, Dear Dr. Lyons,<\/p>\n The Drag Show scheduled for presentation at USD is in pitifully bad taste<\/p>\n and is disrespectful of the Catholic identity of my alma mater. It poorly<\/p>\n camouflages the underlying agenda of a less-than-honest few, on and off<\/p>\n campus, that refuse to accept well-grounded Catholic tradition and values.<\/p>\n USD is being used to promote their manipulative charade that further erodes<\/p>\n the University’s standing in the community and amongst our alumni. This is a<\/p>\n calculated in-your-face assault on everything Catholic dressed up as an<\/p>\n “educational event”. More value would result from a drag race on Marian Way<\/p>\n than a Drag Show in the UC!<\/p>\n USD ’63<\/p>\n 78.\u00a0 —————-<\/p>\n Hello,<\/p>\n I just wanted to write to let you know how embarrassed and<\/p>\n disappointed I was to find out about the drag queen show USD is<\/p>\n planning to host. I graduated from USD 10 years ago and would like to<\/p>\n continue to be proud of my school and sing its praises, but in light<\/p>\n of this promotion of values not in line with our faith, I feel it is<\/p>\n unfortunate and I must cease my support for the time being. I pray<\/p>\n that USD will more carefully consider the types of events and values<\/p>\n it promotes in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 66. —————– President Lyons & Mr. Bass, I’m an alumnus of USD, Class of 1991. I’m also an active, practicing Catholic and have been my entire [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3890"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3891,"href":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3890\/revisions\/3891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alumniforacatholicusd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nissue today. Our Catholic siblings at San Diego University are being led to
\ndo evil by their Leadership. If you go to
\nhttp:\/\/www.alumniforacatholicusd.org<\/a>\u00a0<http:\/\/www.alumniforacatholicusd.org\/<\/a>>
\nyou’ll learn that SDU is sponsoring a DRAG QUEEN show for the student body.
\nThis sin is being promoted in spite of its obvious sinful nature. The SDU
\nalumni are up in arms, trying to save the soul of the University and are
\nasking the help of Christians through out the Country to stand with them in
\nfighting this evil. Emails can be written, as I’ve done below, or you can
\nwrite your own after reading the info at the website link above.<\/p>\n
\npresident@sandiego.edu<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0charlesb@sandiego.edu<\/a>, the two leaders of SDU who
\nare supporting this evil. Also, send a copy to\u00a0USDAlum@limandri.net<\/a>\u00a0since
\nMr. LiMandri is the one who is leading this effort to stop the “Drag” show
\nat SDU. …. Thank you.\u00a0 –
\nIt amazes me that a Catholic University could be sliding down the slippery
\nslope of EVIL, and not know it. What good is all your learning if you can’t
\nsee evil when it is right in front of you! When I went to Catholic School,
\nwe were taught to know the difference, and to be ambassadors for Jesus
\nChrist. We continue to learn these truths today at Sunday School. Sadly, you
\nare representing Satan rather than Jesus.<\/p>\n
\nfor some time now, but not having the COURAGE to stand up to the SINS of
\nHomosexuality, Cross Dressing, Lust, pre-Marital sex, etc. You’ve become a
\ntool of Satan by being too friendly with the WORLD, and not being true to
\nyour Christian roots, the TRUTHS of God as expressed in the Scriptures.
\nKnowledge and Wisdom are not the same things. God and Satan are not the same
\neither. It’s time you learned the difference, then be Strong and Courageous
\nas you represent God is a Fallen World. As of now, you are in the early
\nstages of representing Satan in the midst of His Children. Pretty soon, if
\nyou don’t clean up your act, you’ll be representing Satan as he seeks to
\ndestroy God’s Church, the Body of Christ.<\/p>\n
\nthe Sacrament of Matrimony on campus in the Immaculata.\u00a0 I have six
\nchildren, five of which are approaching their college years, and to all of
\nwhom I have spoken with in high regard of USD.\u00a0 I am saddened to read about
\nthe impending “drag show” entertainment event.\u00a0 In the fringes of my
\ncomprehension I can grasp your intent to bring awareness and understanding
\nto sensitive issues surrounding gender identity.\u00a0 However in the core of my
\nheart created by our Lord, I can not grasp a “drag show” as entertainment
\nand a means to shed light on such issues, especially at a Catholic
\nInstitution.\u00a0 Certainly it is difficult to find a balance on such delicate
\nissues in today’s world, but there are better ways to bring the awareness
\nyou are looking for without tainting the image of the school’s Catholic
\nCore.\u00a0 I encourage you to find other more meaningful ways to entertain the
\nstudents and bring awareness to controversial issues such as gender identity
\nboth today and in to the future.\u00a0 As Christ has authority over Satan you
\nhave authority over the event.\u00a0 I humbly request you cast out this event
\nfrom the campus in the name of Christ.<\/p>\n
\nwas one of the most important and it helped form my adult life. I am
\nmarried with two sons and active in my parish St. John of the Cross in
\nLemon Grove. My sons attended Catholic school all of their lives. My
\nGabriel is a Sophomore at St. Augustine High School and Ezekiel is a
\nsophomore at Boston College. My husband and I believe in Catholic
\nEducation. As an alumnus of USD I find it offensive that a drag show
\nis being allowed on campus. A Catholic Education includes Christian
\nvalues and Christian morals. I am in support of diversity and a
\nChristian approach to sexual orientations. I believe in personal civil
\nrights and freedom of speech. I do not believe supporting a drag show
\nis what my Catholic Faith or my Catholic Alma Mater stand for. I
\nbelieve there are other events better fitted to USD that can educate
\nand support sexual orientation issues and tolerance of others. Thank
\nyou for listening.<\/p>\n
\nam shocked at the notion that USD, a Catholic institution would
\nsupport this event. I can assure you, I am very liberal minded and a
\nstaunch democrat, but believe that a Catholic institution should
\nstand for its core beliefs and values. A drag show? I can’t imagine
\nhow that fits in with Catholic teaching and doctrine.<\/p>\n
\nthe Drag Queen contest that is being promoted and held at USD.\u00a0 I am
\nan alumni.. with 3 teenage children.\u00a0 It has been so sad for me to
\nlearn and realize how truly difficult it is to find real Catholic
\nschools for our children and young adults.\u00a0 I felt I had to let my
\nvoice be heard and send an email expressing my sadness. It is very
\ndifficult work to raise our children into young adults who are more
\n\u201cof God\u201d\u00a0 than \u201cof the world.\u201d\u00a0 The one place I would love to think we
\nwere not standing alone in this task is with our Catholic schools.
\nThat is becoming less and less the case.\u00a0 Please reconsider your
\nsupport of such events as they stand in direct opposition to the very
\ncore of our belief in the family and the place\/role of sexuality as
\nGod intended it.<\/p>\n
\nImmaculata for a beloved teacher\/counselor at Saint Augustine\u2019s High
\nSchool.\u00a0 They told me that it was so sad and upsetting, that as they
\nwalked through the campus after that touching prayer service with
\ntheir young families, every 50 feet they walked over or saw posted an
\nadvertisement for the Drag contest.<\/p>\n
\nof absolute relativism.\u00a0 I am so very disappointed.<\/p>\n
\nmater is allowing the “Drag Show” to take place on our campus.\u00a0 This is
\ngiving moral approval to the sexually degenerated moral values held by the
\nmoral relativists in our society.\u00a0 If “right and wrong” can be solely
\ndetermined by each individual conscience, then there is no need for a
\nCatholic University, ethics, or any definition of morality, to exist.\u00a0 If
\nmoral relativism is the new norm of tolerance, then we can all be
\npolitically acceptable and opposed the “natural laws” that God has given to
\nHis universe; we can then bear the consequences of ignoring our Creator.
\nGod gave us an intellect and a freewill so that we can determine if we
\nchoose the moral values that He created.\u00a0 If we choose to be tolerant of
\nevil, and\/or choose evil (that which is against God’s law), then we will pay
\nthe consequences of our actions in denying God ways.\u00a0 Being tolerant of
\nevil, is being evil.\u00a0 Everything one chooses is not made good morally,
\nsimply because someone personally feels that he\/she likes it.\u00a0 Moral
\nRelativism is an oxymoron; if everything is relative, there are no “morals”.<\/p>\n
\nthe “Drag Show” scheduled for tomorrow, April 11, 2012.<\/p>\n
\npoint of my letter. I was informed today of the scheduled “Drag Show”
\nand watched some of the video this group has performed. Cancel this
\nevent on the USD camps and others like it in the future and please do
\nit immediately! There is plenty of filth on HBO, Showtime and other
\nsecular locations to entertain those that require genre of sexual
\ndeviancy for entertainment, including USD students.<\/p>\n
\nabout inclusion and prove you are tolerant. Since the beginning, the
\nCatholic Church and Jesus Christ were always “intolerant of sinful
\nbehavior”, yet they ministered to the sinner. These are young, mostly
\nteen aged college students that attend a Catholic University and are
\nthere to learn. The youth don’t know better and should be guided and
\nled. You could follow the model of the Master, Our Lord Jesus, and use
\nthis as a teaching moment. He would not be present inside this event,
\nbut would counsel the kids before and after. If all that fails, let
\nthem rent a theater or go to a park off campus.<\/p>\n
\nletter to the president of a Catholic university asking or even
\nbegging them to perpetuate Catholic teaching.\u00a0 Today, I am embarrassed
\nfor my Alma Mater. USD is selling its soul to please the world, just
\nlike Notre Dame and it’s not right.<\/p>\n
\nto parents. The USD website in the history section features a quote:<\/p>\n
\ntruth and goodness.” – Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill<\/p>\n
\nunless you believe it is demonstrates the above three things that
\nMother Hill is quoted from.<\/p>\n
\nand expect the worse of humanity to prevail. Nevertheless, if this
\nevent or others like it occur at my alma mater I will have to question
\nthe leadership of the institution.<\/p>\n
\nglory of our Heavenly Father and for the salvation of souls?\u00a0 Have you asked
\nthat question of yourself?\u00a0 If not, perhaps it is time you did.\u00a0 You have
\nresponsibility for many young lives, will it be to their detriment or to
\ntheir good.\u00a0 I pray, dear Lord, \u00b3give Ms. Lyons discernment to recognize the
\nevil forces around her, and reveal to her the power they have in You to
\ndefeat it.\u00a0 I ask You to do these things in Jesus\u00b9 name. Amen\u00b2
\nHe is risen, Alleluia!<\/p>\n
\n77. ———————<\/p>\n