Orthodox, Florida

Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino’s Pizza, obviously feels a strong and sincere allegiance to the church. Since selling his franchise pizza business, he has spent millions to found Florida’s Ave Maria University. Now he is busy expanding this unusual Catholic franchise. The conservative Catholic benefactor is building a town (also called Ave Maria) thirty miles east of Naples, Florida, for what folks at Ave Maria University like to...

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