Benedictine College is on a mission to transform culture in America, but we didn’t expect one commencement address to put us in the center of our country’s current culture wars. The experience, though, is a good reminder that the mission we have is more important than ever. Let me explain. Benedictine, the college I serve […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has made his first public comments since his controversial Benedictine College commencement speech. He doubled down on his statements Friday when he spoke at the “Courage Under Fire” gala in Nashville, held by the Catholic hybrid homeschooling organization Regina Caeli Academy. “If it wasn’t […]
After over a week of silence, Kansas City Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker publicly defended the controversial commencement speech he gave earlier this month at Benedictine College. During the “Courage Under Fire Gala” hosted by the Regina Caeli Academy on Friday, the Catholic football player doubled down on remarks he made in his speech at the […]
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has heard much of what has been said and written about him in the two weeks since delivering a much-discussed commencement speech at Benedictine College. Butker has been denounced and praised by those who don’t know him, while his teammates and coach stood by him, even if not everyone agreed with […]
Retired Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce, who is the father of three young girls, shared his reaction to the controversial commencement speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, in which he encouraged the women in the audience to be homemakers over having careers. Jason Kelce and his brother, Chiefs All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce, […]
Kansas City officials will not apologize to Harrison Butker for a viral tweet from a city account. A resolution to issue a formal apology to the Chiefs kicker was voted down by the Kansas City council Thursday afternoon. The tweet in question read, “Just a reminder that Harrison Butker lives in the City of Lee’s […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The City of Kansas City has “separated” from the employee involved in the social media post last week who shared where Harrison Butker lives, according to Mayor Quinton Lucas on 95.7 FM. The city tells FOX4 the employee violated policy by posting outside the scope of authorized city communications. This comes […]
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes defended embattled teammate Harrison Butker on Wednesday, calling him a “great person” in the wake of divisive comments the kicker made at a graduation speech. Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl winner, walked a fine line by sticking up for Butker while also saying he didn’t agree with the kicker’s […]
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes weighs in on Harrison Butker controversy originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid have addressed the controversial commencement speech given by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker at Benedictine College last week. The Chiefs quarterback spoke to reporters following Wednesday’s OTA session. “I’ve known him for […]
Watching Harrison Butker’s speech to the graduating class of Benedictine College, I was thinking to myself that the country owes John Rocker an apology. Rocker, for those too young to remember, was a star relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves whose reputation and career was derailed by quotes he made to a Sports Illustrated writer […]
With pro-Palestinian demonstrators roiling campuses across the country, few could have predicted that the most controversial commencement of the season would occur at Benedictine College, a small liberal arts college in northeast Kansas, courtesy of a 28-year-old NFL player. But Harrison Butker’s speech earlier this month seemed lab-engineered to generate outrage. The Kansas City Chiefs […]
Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College in Kansas last weekend sparked a culture war firestorm. Now, the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, a founding institution and sponsor of Benedictine College, have weighed in, denouncing Butker’s remarks as unrepresentative of the ideals of the Catholic liberal arts college. “Instead of promoting unity in our church, […]