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 Two cardinals, an archbishop, several Ave Maria University faculty members and a number of other notable American Catholics have contributed to a new book Catholicism and America – Challenges and Prospects – edited by Fr. Matthew Lamb, chair of the AMU Theology department. Left, Cardinal William Levada, whose homily at AMU's 2011 Commencement is included.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks beat Cape Coral Christian 46-6 in North Fort Myers Friday night, guaranteeing the seven-man football squad a third seed in the playoffs that begin in November.
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Bishop Frank Dewane has granted a request from the Donahue Academy to be affiliated with the Diocese of Venice and to call itself an "independent Catholic school," diocesan Director of Education Kathleen Schwartz said Wednesday. Donahue Headmaster Dan Guernsey refused to comment for The Ave Herald, saying he wished to speak solely to another publication. The Ave Maria academy also has been named to the Cardinal Newman Society's list of the top 50 Catholic High Schools in the U.S.
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Shamrock Bank's Ave Maria branch, which opened in August, held an event Tuesday to welcome returning seasonal Florida residents. Above, full-time residents Maria Buccheri, Claire Emmans and Sophia Buccheri were delighted with their Shamrock Bank lunch bags, which were among goodies being handed out.
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Proud parents Veronique and Brian Scanlan were at St. Peter's Basillica in Rome last week for the ordination of their son Eric, one of 33 seminarians from the Pontifical North America College who were ordained as transitional deacons. Deacon Scanlan was nominated to the college by Bishop Frank Dewane of the Diocese of Venice.
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More than 60 people attended a 2nd Annual Rosary Rally organized on the AMU campus Saturday, Oct. 13, the 95th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima. At the rally, which was organized by Ave Maria resident Joanne Hallenbeck, prayers were offered for the country, our leaders and for the unborn.
Will the fatal shooting of a black bear recently in an Ave Maria neighborhood be properly evaluated by state officials who had maintained that black bears aren't aggressive -- until a state law enforcement officer had to kill one that was charging him? Ave Herald Editor Patricia Sette examines the question in her latest column in the Naples Daily News Collier Citizen, available by clicking here. Above, the bear at the window of the Buccheri family's home on Milano St. shortly before the shooting.
Lennar Homes, the newest homebuilder in Ave Maria, has sold nine houses in the last two months as part of a resurgence in the Ave Maria real estate market. And Barron Collier President Blake Gable says another major homebuilder is on the way. Above, three new Lennar homes being built in the Emerson Park neighborhood of Ave Maria.
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Two Ave Maria University students are facing theft and burglary charges after being arrested Sunday for stealing two laptops and $160 in cash from a dorm room.
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 To vote in Collier County in the Nov. 6 election, voters must submit a voter registration form postmarked NO LATER than Tuesday, Oct. 9. It's an important election, and Florida is an important battleground state. Make sure your vote counts. Click here to download a voter registration form NOW. Don't put it off!
Law Enforcement officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shot a black bear in Ave Maria Sunday afternoon after the bear was threatening residents of Milano Street. Photo by Roseanne Buccheri
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Ave Maria Development has reached an agreement to sell the gas station facility on Ave Maria Blvd. to a "substantial distributor" although the deal won't be final until the successful completion of a due dilligence period that goes through mid-October, an AMD spokesman said Sunday.
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The Donahue Academy Shamrocks beat Westwood Christian from Miami 56-19 in the 7-man football team's last home game of the season. Seven senior players were honored at halftime in the game at North Park in Ave Maria.
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Families flocked to the Ave Maria town center Friday for fun and games at the first Family Fun Friday of the season. The two hours of music and activities from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. will be held on the last Friday of every month.
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The Ave Maria University Gyrenes played a strong game on both offense and defense Saturday to win their first football game against collegiate competition, beating Southern Virginia University 49-30 in front of a home crowd at Palmetto Ridge High School. (Above, Matt Novak passing in the 1st half)
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Music, dancing, food -- and of course, water -- featured prominently in the Resident Appreciation Day Saturday at the Ave Maria Water Park. (photo TCB Mobile Entertainment)
The Donahue Academy Shamrocks lost 25-6 Friday afternoon in a 7-man football game played in heavy rain at Grace Academy in Fort Lauderdale. Donahue's six points were the first scored against Grace this season.
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Collier County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 17-year-old boy Thursday on charges of sexual battery related to an incident the night of Friday, Sept. 14, at the swimming pool (above) belonging to the La Piazza condominium association. UPDATED Sept. 21.
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Ave Maria School of Law graduates posted the best rate of passage of the Florida bar exam since the school moved to Florida, with 75.3 percent of those taking the test for the first time last July passing. The law school has lagged well behind other schools in previous years.
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