The University of Notre Dame has announced that this year s Laetare Address will be given by Judge John Noonan who received the Laetare Medal in 1984 The announcement is not yet on the website but I will provide a link as soon as it is Update Here is the link

President Obama has completed his first 100 days The calendar has always seemed an odd way to connote significance but time is a thing we humans have long enjoyed measuring so I suppose it is as good a marker as any for assessing the new Chief Magistrate If you read only the statements by some Ame

I rsquo ve found the conversation on Mary Ann Glendon very interesting and wanted to follow up on some of the points made nbsp nbsp Hopefully my comments will clearly respect the points of view of those who shared them that rsquo s certainly my intent nbsp I completely appreciate Professor G

The Boston Globe has the story on Jack Sullivan nbsp the Marshfield Mass man who has been cured of a longstanding illness through the intercession of Venerable John Henry Newman nbsp For Sullivan who said he has remained pain-free since his prayers were answered and who has lately been busy

Not since Paul fell from his horse on the way to Damascus has a conversion caused so much comment and consternation as Sen Arlen Specter rsquo s decision to bolt the Republican Party and run for re-election next year as a Democrat The consequences are immediate and not all of them are welcome The

An Open Letter to John JenkinsJohn Jenkins CSCPresident Notre Dame UniversityNotre Dame IndianaDear Father Jenkins Now that Mary Ann Glendon has announced that she would not accept Notre Dame rsquo s prestigious Laetare Medal because she was ldquo dismayed rdquo by the university rsquo s awar