Postscript

When I began covering the whole "Ave Maria thing," I had no idea it would become as huge a controversy as it did. Nor was the controversy itself my original focus. Rather, it can be revealed in one comment by a respondent to the Cruxnews articles: "I think Tom Monaghan's intentions are probably good, but unlike some who talk idly about getting a bunch of families together, buying a big swatch of land and starting a Catholic enclave, Monaghan has the financial wherewithal to do it."

Stay tuned...