![]() Tony Campolo says, “Pride is arrogant self-worship (Tony Campolo, 7 Deadly Sins 74). Readers are not told why he did so but pride seems to be the major reason. ![]() The last thing David did in 2 Samuel was to number the army. That’s the sin of pride, the worst sin of all, and I’m the guiltiest person.” (“A tale of pizza, pride and piety,” Time 10/26/98) Monaghan confessed, “Most of the time I was buying things to get attention, to have people notice me. Monaghan attributed his spending spree to compensation for his mother abandoning him at the age of four to foster homes and an orphanage, but his extravagances and toys did not make him happy. ![]() On the local front, he bankrolled Catholic elementary schools in Ann Armor, Michigan, and a Catholic liberal arts college in nearby Ypsilanti. A devout Catholic, he opened a mission in Honduras and supervised the construction of a cathedral in Nicaragua. Monaghan then decided to spend his money on charity instead of on himself. ![]() He struggled for years to rebuild his lost empire and sold his family’s 90% stake in the business after he finally turned it around. At the height of his success, he bought the Detroit Tigers baseball team, collected pricey Bugatti autos, Frank Lloyd drawings and artifacts, and purchased a dream ranch in Ann Arbor, where herds of buffalos roamed. He made his fortune in pizza delivery after eight years of hard work but squandered it all on an expensive lifestyle. 24,1 CHRON 21:1)ĭomino’s founder Tom Monaghan is a colorful and controversial character. ![]()
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