More on President Obama and Abortion
So I’ve heard tons of comments online and in person with the new buzzword: President Obama is the biggest pro-abortion President in the history of our country. Well, that wouldn’t…
All eyes on South Bend
Today’s the day. Notre Dame’s commencement ceremony in which President Obama will give the address and receive an honorary doctorate of Laws. Devout Catholics of all different persuasions are split…
Good News: Perhaps President Obama should know
I’ve said for some time that most Americans don’t like the idea of Abortion and that public opinion has shifted. Gallup tells us more. A new Gallup Poll, conducted May…
Podcast: Hayes Delivers ND Commencement Speech and More
On this week’s Busted Halo Cast… We answer a question about the Eucharist and Episcopalians. And then I decided that if Mary Ann Glendon wasn’t going to speak, perhaps I’d…
The Vitae Monologues
Deacon Greg pointed me to this play: Has anyone seen it? Offer a review. I think we need to do more things like this and most times unfortunately, these things…
Clarifying to Be Clear on Glendon
I also added this on Facebook. I wanted to make sure I was clear on what my opinion of Glendon’s decision is and am not accusing her of being a…
Facebook comments on Mary Ann Glendon
We’ve been burning up the Facebook comments today. So I thought I’d share some thoughts on the reactions that folks had to my posts on Mary Ann Glendon: ———————————————————————————–Paul Snatchko…
Notre Dame responds to Glendon rejection
With a big hat tip to American Papist Statement by Father John Jenkins on the Laetare Medal The following statement from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University…
Mary Ann Glendon declines Latare Medal from Notre Dame
The circus continues at Notre Dame–hat tips to Deacon Greg, Rocco, Amy Welborn and First Things who all got the early word on this. Former Vatican Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon…
Intrinsic Evil as Opposed to Plain Old Evil
Deacon Greg quoted the Pope (when he was Cardinal Ratzinger) on the intrinsic evil over at the Deacon’s Bench: “Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion…