It took just 35 seconds for the Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin to announce his resignation yesterday The House was at its best when united he said and it would best serve that unity if he resigned on 21 June to allow for an election on 22 June That is all I have to say on the

Here is the estimable Ken Woodward of Newsweek on the lessons to be drawn from Obama s visit to ND The message of Notre Dame is that thoughtful Catholics wish this president well They will work with him if he will work with them The courtesies of the president s day at Notre Dame were a reassur

If you haven t read Father John Jenkins remarks yet from Sunday s commencement at Notre Dame here they are along with a video of the event Tim Reidy

The bishops of the United States will meet in San Antonio next month and there is a new agenda item for them Deal with the fallout from the controversy surrounding Notre Dame rsquo s bestowal of an honorary degree upon the President At the center of that debate has been a document the bishops issu

Here s a rather lively discussion on the new Ron Howard movie Angels amp Demons along with some um nbsp impassioned listeners on NPR James Martin SJ

Rather than editorializing I ll just give you the entire story from CNS nbsp There were two stories in the latest L Osservatore Romano the official Vatican newspaper nbsp One praised him for seeking common ground the other quoted critics of the president nbsp Here s the take from CNS nb