In All Things has received a copy of a letter sent by Father John Jenkins C S C the President of Notre Dame to this year s graduating class It speaks for itself May 11 2009 Dear Members of the Notre Dame Graduating Class of 2009 This Sunday as you receive your degrees at Commencement your

Pope Benedict is being criticized in Israel over his remarks about the Holocaust If you come to the Jewish land as a German ndash we had different expectations Yuval Wultz a 29 year old shopping in Jerusalem told the Washington Post He was referring to Benedict rsquo s speech at Yad Vashem

As a general rule if you find yourself in disagreement with the Wall Street Journal rsquo s editorial page you are on the right path Yesterday they published an article by Scott Gottlieb attacking the proposed public option as part of the reform of the health care system He warns that the publ

Readers will know where I stand on the controversy surrounding the University of Notre Dame s decision to award President Obama an honorary degree next Sunday at their commencement But I have to tip my hat to Rick Garnett a law professor at Notre Dame who takes the opposite position in today s U

There is a time and a place for coming together and a time and a place for separation and distinguishing We American generally applaud the separation of Church and State for example even though we collectively turn our thoughts heavenward on Thanksgiving Day This weekend the walls in our culture

L rsquo Osservatore Romano the official newspaper of the Vatican has struck another blow for sanity within the Church Last week it featured an article that assessed the first 100 days of the Obama presidency with balance and with no sense of alarm This week it did the same with the soon to be

I love Chris Matthews He has an uncanny ability to locate his interlocutor rsquo s jugular and go for it So it was the last two nights when he was discussing the GOP rsquo s credibility or lack thereof on scientific issues Tuesday night in a discussion with GOP Conference Chairman Mike Spence

God is so good to me While I pray to have no enemies private or public I also pray that if I must have an enemy it be someone like Patrick Reilly the President of the Cardinal Newman Society Yesterday I called attention to an interview he gave NPR in which he compared President Obama to Adolp

I just listened to a taped interview on NPR with Patrick Reilly the President of the Cardinal Newman Society that has led the opposition to President Obama rsquo s speaking at Notre Dame rsquo s commencement I hope those bishops who in good faith nbsp have taken the same position as Mr Reilly l

The Powerball Jackpot worth 144 million won April 8 was claimed yesterday but not by the winner Choosing to forgo his 15 minutes of fame the winner sent his lawyer and the check was made out to a Limited-Liability Corporation so that the winner can remain anonymous This morning rsquo s Washing