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Call it the Fr. Jenkins curse. Call it the Curse of the Irish. Whatever. All I’m saying is that since Fr. Jenkins extended his invitation to President Barack Obama: Notre Dame basketball fell to Penn State which dominated most of… Continue Reading →
Cardinal DiNardo has joined a number of bishops concerning Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama, writing in his pastoral newsletter this weekend, according to Catholic News Agency: I find the invitation very disappointing. Though I can understand the desire by… Continue Reading →
I had the good fortune to attend the Illinois Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Chicago yesterday, where Bishop Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin was the keynote speaker. His talk was folksy and outspoken, yet with a good amount of depth on natural… Continue Reading →
Check out the language adopted by the Associated Press to describe the outrage among Catholics about Notre Dame’s invitation to President Obama: Many Catholics are angered by Obama’s planned appearance at the May 17 ceremony because of his decisions to… Continue Reading →
Francis Beckwith of Return to Rome will be speaking at Notre Dame this weekend. And he’s not going to shy away from the issue of Obama being honored there. I emailed him earlier today and he wrote back that he’s… Continue Reading →
Mary K. Daly, President, Notre Dame Right to Life, wrote today that a new student group was forming on campus at Notre Dame to protest the school’s honoring of President Barack Obama. She wrote: To ensure that the cries of… Continue Reading →
OK everyone, call off the dogs. We were getting ourselves all worked up about this Notre Dame/Obama scandal. But I think we should all feel a little foolish now. It turns out that Notre Dame is perfectly right to honor… Continue Reading →
Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett, writing at National Review, while not supportive of President Obama speaking at the University takes issue with her cyber-critics. As I made clear in my initial contribution to this NRO symposium, I believe that… Continue Reading →
According to LifeNews, Fr. Jenkins said today that there’s essentially no way that he’s going to rescind the invitation to Obama no matter what you nutty pro-lifers say. He said you’ve got it all wrong. See, you thought Notre Dame… Continue Reading →
A letter is being circulated among students at Notre Dame considering the school’s invitation to President Obama to be Commencement Speaker. I’m happy that the letter is being signed by many students as it clearly is a protest letter. But… Continue Reading →