In the April 1, 2013 issue of The Catholic Voice, Bishop Emeritus John S. Cummins shared the remarks he gave as an invocation at the GTU's 50th Anniversary Gala. Below is a brief excerpt and link to the full remarks.
My thoughts on this Golden Jubilee have drifted to time and tide. St. Paul spoke of "the acceptable time." William Shakespeare placed on the lips of Brutus, "There is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood leads in to fortune." Dr. Martin Marty of our day — Chicagoan, Lutheran, professor, columnist — has added specificity: "Not until mid-20th Century was it...