Bishop D’Arcy Challenges Notre Dame
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:06 AM
Notre Dame's Golden Dome.
“As summer plays itself out on the beautiful campus by the lake where the young Holy Cross priest, Edward Sorin, C.S.C., pitched his camp 177 years ago and began his great adventure, we must clarify the situation that so sundered the Church last spring: what it is all about and what it is not about.
“It is not about President Obama. He will do some good things as president and other things... READ MORE
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Bishops Back D’Arcy on ND Scandal
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, June 22, 2009 2:08 PM
The U.S. bishops have issued a statement of collective support for Bishop John D’Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., with respect to the University of Notre Dame’s honoring of Barack Obama at its commencement last month.
Bishop D’Arcy denounced Notre Dame’s actions in a pair of public statements, and he did not attend the commencement to protest against the honoring of the pro-abortion... READ MORE
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Colleges Lobby Bishops on Abortion Speakers
Posted by Tim Drake
Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:08 AM
In the wake of the University of Notre Dame scandal and the Cardinal Newman Society report naming 10 Catholic universities that actually promote abortion by recommending student internships at pro-abortion organizations, comes the story that Catholic college leaders are lobbying the U.S. bishops to withdraw their 2004 policy banning pro-abortion speakers.
In the Association of Catholic Colleges... READ MORE
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Ten Catholic Colleges That Promote Abortion
Posted by Tim Drake
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:00 AM
Parents wondering what their hard-earned money is supporting at Catholic colleges and universities might be interested in the latest findings from the Cardinal Newman Society.
The organization has discovered 10 Catholic colleges and universities that are promoting student internships with organizations whose missions or activities are directly opposed to the Church’s moral teachings on issues... READ MORE
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Contempt for Their Bishops
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 3:22 PM
Fordham University seal
Here’s what Fordham said to the New York Post about its honoring of pro-abortion Mayor Michael Bloomberg at its undergraduate commencement ceremony and its refusal to advise Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York about its actions:
Fordham said the fact that “it hosts speakers . . . across the political spectrum points to a vibrant culture of engagement with the real world, rather than an... READ MORE
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Abp. Chaput vs. Fr. Jenkins
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:44 AM
Father Jenkins greets President Obama at Notre Dame (CNS)
“Most graduation speeches are a mix of piety and optimism designed to ease students smoothly into real life. The best have humor. Some genuinely inspire. But only a rare few manage to be pious, optimistic, evasive, sad and damaging all at the same time. Father John Jenkins, C.S.C., Notre Dame’s president, is a man of substantial intellect and ability. This makes his introductory comments to... READ MORE
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Bishop Finn Critiques Obama
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:34 AM
Bishop Robert Finn
As Tom Hoopes noted yesterday here at the Daily Blog, the University of Notre Dame allowed President Barack Obama to make arguments about abortion without being challenged.
Head over here to the Catholic Key blog to see Obama’s arguments critiqued by an authoritative commentator: Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo.
Here is an excerpt from the Catholic Key interview with Bishop... READ MORE
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