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…
Glendon’s Failed “Hail Mary”
Amen, amen I say to Daniele Crittenden Many conservatives — especially those at National Review Online’s “The Corner” — are praising Glendon for her “leadership.” This isn’t leadership but the…
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…
Breaking: Pinch-hitting for Glendon…
Short story is that no award will be given, a former winner to give the speech. From ND’s PR plant Judge John T. Noonan Jr., the 1984 recipient of the…
100 Days of Obama – And the Church still stands
From CNS – the Church claims President Obama’s first 100 days have not been as bad as they may have feared. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican newspaper said President…
Fr James Martin, S.J. as Possible Replacement for Mary Ann Glendon?
Well, not really…but… Fr James Martin, S.J. has created a masterpiece here with his open letter to Notre Dame’s President. He has his tongue planted firmly in his cheek..well..sorta. Now…
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…
Members of Communion and Liberation weigh in on Notre Dame and President Obama
Gaurav Shroff a seminarian from the Atlanta Archdiocese and I have been having a great conversation on Facebook and he smartly pointed me to this outstanding article from Communion and…
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…