ND Won’t Award Laetare Medal
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:24 AM
Judge John Noonan (nd.edu)
Holy Cross Father John Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, has dropped his plan to try to replace Mary Ann Glendon as the 2009 recipient of the Laetare Medal.
After Glendon announced Monday she would decline the award in protest against Notre Dame’s honoring of pro-abortion President Barack Obama, Father Jenkins issued a statement that a replacement recipient would be sought... READ MORE
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Glendon’s Daughter Comments
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:11 PM
Elizabeth Lev
Catholic writer and art historian Elizabeth Lev is Mary Ann Glendon’s daughter.
In a post at PoliticsDaily.com, Lev — who lives in Rome and is a regular contributor to Zenit news service — discusses her mother’s decision to refuse to accept Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal.
Lev explains that Glendon’s action, undertaken because of Notre Dame’s honoring of pro-abortion President Barack... READ MORE
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Beckwith: Don't Replace Glendon
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 12:00 PM
Francis Beckwith (ethicscenter.nd.edu)
Francis Beckwith thinks Notre Dame president Father John Jenkins should abandon his search for a replacement for Mary Ann Glendon as recipient of this year’s Laetare Medal.
Beckwith, who is currently serving as Remick Fellow at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Ethics and Culture, said this about the idea in a post at the Southern Appeal blog:
“I am no expert in public relations,... READ MORE
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Jenkins Responds to Glendon
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, April 27, 2009 3:49 PM
Notre Dame president Father John Jenkins (CNS)
From the University of Notre Dame website: The following statement from Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, is in response to the decision by Mary Ann Glendon to decline acceptance of the University’s Laetare Medal:
“We are, of course, disappointed that Professor Glendon has made this decision. It is our intention to award the Laetare Medal to another... READ MORE
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Obama Responds to Glendon
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, April 27, 2009 2:05 PM
President Obama speaks April 14 at Georgetown University. (CNS/Reuters)
President Barack Obama reacted this way to Mary Ann Glendon’s decision to refuse to be honored alongside the pro-abortion president at Notre Dame’s May 17 commencement, MSNBC reports:
“President Obama is disappointed by former Ambassador Mary Glendon’s decision,” said spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki, “but he looks forward to delivering an inclusive and respectful speech at the Notre Dame... READ MORE
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Glendon Declines ND Honor
Posted by Daily Blog
Monday, April 27, 2009 9:13 AM
Mary Ann Glendon (CNS)
Mary Ann Glendon has declined Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal over the plans to honor pro-abortion president Barack Obama. From a coming Register issue:
Glendon, Notre Dame and
Abortion Politics
by Father Raymond J. de Souza
Father John Jenkins likely thought himself very clever. Professor Mary Ann Glendon just took him to school.
In declining to receive the Laetare Medal alongside President... READ MORE
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Glendon's Letter to Jenkins
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, April 27, 2009 9:12 AM
Notre Dame's seal (wiki)
Here is the text of Mary Ann Glendon’s letter to Holy Cross Father John Jenkins, the president of the University of Notre Dame, regarding her decision to decline to receive Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal.
The letter is posted here at the First Things website.
April 27, 2009
The Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.
President
University of Notre Dame
Dear Father Jenkins,
When you informed me in... READ MORE
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