Fr. Jenkins on next campaign tour? Sheila May 18, 2009 In the Notre Dame president’s remarks introducing President Obama at Sunday’s commencement, he gushed with praise for Obama’Read More
Policy reversal? Sheila May 18, 2009 Somewhere in the middle of President Obama’s commencement address at Notre Dame Sunday, he made a startling suggestion that Read More
Finally Sheila May 17, 2009 The Notre Dame commencement address is history. How did it go? On the night it happened, basically one narrative circulated Read More
With every word and gesture under scrutiny Sheila May 15, 2009 Pope Benedict is on a fascinating journey in the Holy Land. Big media don’t know how to cover it Read More
A clarifying debate Sheila May 11, 2009 The question on the table is not whether Notre Dame should hear from the president but whether Notre Dame should Read More
It’s one thing to defend Notre Dame’s Sheila April 29, 2009 It’s another to do so with sophomoric arguments. Like this, from someone who ought to know better. Former President’Read More
The golden tongue and the golden dome Sheila April 28, 2009 Though timeless wisdom says you can fool all of the people some of the time, even Barack Obama can’t Read More
Declining Notre Dame Sheila April 27, 2009 Good title. It’s the letter scholar and former US ambassador to the Vatican Mary Ann Glendon sent to Notre Read More
Big decision about the ND commencement Sheila April 27, 2009 And it isn’t that Notre Dame’s administration has realized they shouldn’t be awarding a pro-abortion president the Read More
How to get a great education Sheila April 24, 2009 Engage critical thinking skills. Every time I say or write that, someone is enlivened by the very idea, probably because Read More