Notre Dame

Navy Upsets Notre Dame, Again

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 11.07.2009 | Chicago


SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Navy's second consecutive victory at Notre Dame Stadium didn't produce the same euphoria for the Midshipmen as the last one. ...

Yankee Stadium Bowl Game? Big East And Big 12 To Face Off In The Bronx

AP | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — A college football bowl game will be played at Yankee Stadium starting in 2010. The New York Yankees have scheduled a news conferenc...

New Rule...

Will Menaker | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy


Will Menaker

Right now we're the Notre Dame of super-powers, coasting on long-past glory and sweet-heart TV deals.

Controversial Billboard Mocking Notre Dame Coach Weis Taken Down

ESPN Chicago | Eric Hansen | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago


After three days of local unrest and national intrigue, Billboard-gate is over. Sort of....

Are the Culture Wars Back?

Rachel Laser | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics


Rachel Laser

An overwhelmingly popular President and a rising chorus of Americans are imploring policymakers to replace the culture wars with culture discussions. In this new moment, engaging in partisan warfare seems simply passé.

The Buffalo Case: Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Can Work Together

Mary Jacksteit | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics


Mary Jacksteit

In 1993 a group of pro-life and pro-choice advocates was formed to bridge deep divisions about abortion in Buffalo, New York. In October that year, a Buffalo abortion provider was murdered.

Selective Lion

Robert Kuttner | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


Robert Kuttner

All week, Obama demonstrated his great skills as a teacher and orator, but it remains to be seen how he will use these outsized gifts as challenges on several fronts continue to unfold.

Why "Choosing Life" is a False Choice

Marie Wilson | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics


Marie Wilson

While Obama's nuanced approach to the abortion debate deserves appreciation, the continued dissection of this issue is not honest at its root.

Why Republicans May Never Again Control Washington

Andy Ostroy | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

You can stick a fork in the once mighty right-wing GOP. The Republican Party, to quote the hilarious Billy Crystal character in the magical film The Princess Bride, is "mostly dead."

Obama and Abortion: Escaping the Left/Right Divide

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Frank Schaeffer

The hate-filled morons of the Religious Right have deservedly lost the battle for the hearts and minds of America.

Barack Obama and the Fear of God

Ed Kilgore | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Ed Kilgore

In his Notre Dame speech, by insisting on the spiritual validity -- indeed, necessity -- of doubt, Obama is repudiating on religious grounds the very idea that appeals to Revelation should have presumptive value in political debates.

Echoes of the Bible: Obama's Notre Dame Address

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics


Aaron Zelinsky

It's important to remember your audience, and Obama clearly did at Notre Dame. Here are eight key lines from Obama's address and the biblical passages they reference.

Weak on Women's Rights at Notre Dame

Martha Burk | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics


Martha Burk

I need to know Obama is not afraid to say unequivocally that he supports the fundamental rights of his daughters and my granddaughters as strongly as he supports so-called open dialogue and debate.

Obama Wins One For the Gipper

Bill Press | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics


Bill Press

Obama changed what protesters tried to make an ugly scene about abortion into a triumphant message about faith-based politics.

Obama Notre Dame Speech: VIDEO

Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- President Barack Obama strode head-on Sunday into the stormy abortion debate and told graduates at America's leading Roman Catholi...

Obama Notre Dame Speech: FULL TEXT, VIDEO

Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics


Below is the text of President Obama's Notre Dame commencement speech, as prepared for delivery. Full video is below. Thank you, Father Jenkins for t...

Obama Notre Dame Speech: President Welcomed With "Thunderous Applause"

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- President Barack Obama strode head-on Sunday into the stormy abortion debate and told graduates at America's leading Roman Catholi...

Katharine Zaleski

Notre Dame Valedictorian: Obama Practices Catholic Values

HuffingtonPost.com | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 06.16.2009 | Politics


Note: This interview was conducted Friday, two days before President Obama's speech. Read the piece below in its original form. ------- The media fo...

Obama, the Bishops, Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish Football Team

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics


Reese Schonfeld

I think we have heard enough about the sanctity of a Notre Dame degree, and the inappropriateness of awarding such a degree to President Obama, becaus...

Obama, the Bishops and the "Right to Life"

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics


Lynn M. Paltrow

Notre Dame should be praised for inviting a speaker, President Obama, who is committed to promoting a true culture of life -- one that includes and values the women who give that life.

The Bishops and the "Right to Life"

Lynn M. Paltrow | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics


Lynn M. Paltrow

According to the Catholic Conference of Bishops, eight years of due process is not enough for someone in a vegetative state, but less than a day of due process is plenty for a pregnant woman.

The Real Idea of a University

Jon O'Brien | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics


Jon O'Brien

When President Obama speaks to the new graduates at Notre Dame on Sunday, he will do so knowing that the vast majority of Catholics support him being there.

How to Live Vicariously Through Britain's Blacklist

Jason Notte | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


Jason Notte

It must be somewhat comforting to live in a nation where homophobes and other bigots are placed on a blacklist and banned from that nation's shores.

Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame

James Carroll | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


James Carroll

The crucial question that underlies the flap at Notre Dame is this: Will Roman Catholicism, with its global reach, be swept into the rising tide of religious fundamentalism?

Obama Notre Dame Degree Leaked By Anti-Abortion Activist

Mother Jones | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama's scheduled appearance at Notre Dame's commencement on Sunday has caused a fuss, with antiabortion activists and students promi...