Anger Management Hits a Hump Oct 11, 2009
Among such people, all political discourse tends to be distilled to what Mary Ann Glendon of Harvard Law School calls "rights talk.". Witness the inability of people nowadays to recommend this or that health care policy as merely wise or just. (Townhall.com)
Griffin: New ambassador to the Vatican can bring awareness to Hispanic community Jun 30, 2009
Since that time, the U.S. has had several ambassadors to the Vatican who have been Catholics: Ray Flynn, Lindy Boggs, and the outgoing ambassador Mary Ann Glendon. The title of ambassador gives its holder more prestige, if nothing else. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Hispanic theologian pick for Vatican envoy May 28, 2009
The previous ambassador to the Vatican was Mary Ann Glendon, a Harvard University professor and conservative Catholic scholar with longtime Vatican ties. Glendon turned down Notre Dame's top honor, the Laetere Medal, because of the school's decision to honor Obama. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Obama Protests to Mark Notre Dame Graduation May 16, 2009
This year, for the first time in more than 100 years, Notre Dame will not present its most prestigious award, the Laetare Medal, because the Catholic scholar who won it, Mary Ann Glendon, turned it down. Related. (ABC News)
Obama, Notre Dame, and the Character Thing May 15, 2009
The other speaker scheduled for the day, the renowned Catholic stateswoman, former ambassador to the Vatican, and Harvard law professor, Mary Ann Glendon, is also staying home, refusing the school's Laetare Medal, which she would have received alongside President Obama. Additional priests and church officials, plus students, are boycotting. (Townhall.com)
Vatican Luminary: Obama's Abortion Stance Destructive May 15, 2009
com - Vatican Luminary: Obamabortion Stance Destructive. Thursday, May 14, 2009. (Newsmax)
Obama college speeches spark controversy May 11, 2009
Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard law professor and former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. Notre Dame planned to award her its highest honor, the Laetare Medal, but she declined when she learned Obama would be given an honorary degree. (USA Today -- News)
S.E. Cupp: Catholics Tongue-Tied Over Obama May 11, 2009
And, as is fairly well-known by now, Mary Ann Glendon, former ambassador to the Vatican, declined a Laetare award from the university in response to Obamas participation ... So are Randall Terry, Mary Ann Glendon, Bishop DArcy, NDResponse. (Newsmax)
A Solution to the Notre Dame-Obama Conflict May 8, 2009
Respected Harvard professor Mary Ann Glendon has politely yet firmly declined Notre Dame s highly coveted Laetare Medal since the university was using her presence at the commencement as cover for hosting Obama. Notre Dame s president has dug in his heels. (Human Events Online)
Courage, and the lack of it May 3, 2009
Carrie Prejean and Mary Ann Glendon could hardly seem more dissimilar. Prejean is a 21-year-old California beauty queen and model; Glendon is a Harvard law professor and a former US ambassador to the Vatican. (Boston Globe)
Glendon's integrity shines through our moral darkness Apr 30, 2009
MARY ANN Glendon, a woman with real and unchanging beliefs, is a rarity in today's world of doublespeak and broken promises. How many times have we heard that much is expected of those who receive life's choicest blessings. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Suzette Martinez Standring: Mary Ann Glendon was the wrong recipient of the Laetare Medal anyway Apr 30, 2009
Yet this is the message that Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, sent when she rejected the University of Notre Dame s Laetare Medal because she disapproved of President Barack Obama receiving an honorary degree and giving the commencement speech at the Catholic institution. Her position is that the president s support of abortion rights and embryonic stem cell research does not fit in with Catholic morality and so an honorary degree to the president violates a 2004 U.S.... (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
It's office of president she's disrespecting Apr 30, 2009
I AM amazed that Mary Ann Glendon, a professor of law at Harvard, fails to make a critical distinction between the office of the president of the United States and the views of the person who currently holds that office. She has every right to dispute the views of the current officeholder. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
So many podiums not to share, professor Apr 30, 2009
MARY ANN Glendon feels she cannot share the University of Notre Dame commencement podium with President Obama because she is opposed to abortion and he supports abortion rights ("," Metro, April 28). I have no problem with that, if she were consistent; but she is not. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Furor Over Obama's Notre Dame Invite Apr 29, 2009
According to Notre Dame the university's willingness to honor the nation's abortion supporter in chief was somehow balanced by featuring another speaker, Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, a longtime consultant to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and a professor at Harvard Law School ... Mary Ann Glendon, the former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, will be speaking as the recipient of the Laetare Medal ... We think having the president come to Notre Dame, see our... (Newsmax)
Obama Should Bow Out From "Our Lady" Apr 29, 2009
Thus, it was a head-swiveling moment Monday when former Vatican Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon quietly declined Notre Dame's Laetare Medal ... As a mutual friend put it, "Father Jenkins thought he could use Mary Ann Glendon as a fig leaf." ... (1) "President Obama won't be doing all the talking. Mary Ann Glendon, the former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican, will be speaking as the recipient of the Laetare Medal.". (Townhall.com)
Ex-Vatican envoy to refuse Notre Dame award Apr 28, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI and former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican Mary Ann Glendon ... Harvard University law professor and anti-abortion scholar Mary Ann Glendon said in a letter to the school president that giving Obama an honorary degree violates the U.S. bishops' 2004 statement that Catholic institutions shouldn't honor people whose actions conflict with the church's moral principles. (USA Today)
Ex-Envoy Rejects Notre Dame Award Over Obama Apr 28, 2009
Harvard University law professor Mary Ann Glendon says in a letter to the school president that giving Obama an honorary degree violates the U.S. bishops' 2004 statement that Catholic institutions shouldn't honor people whose actions conflict with the church's moral principles. Obama supports abortion rights and embryonic stem-cell research. (Newsmax)
Political Grapevine Apr 28, 2009
com - President Obama's Media Coverage by the Numbers - Special Report w/ Bret Baier. President Obama's Media Coverage by the Numbers. (Fox News)
Obama faces tricky pick for U.S. ambassador to Vatican Apr 17, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI and former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican Mary Ann Glendon, who will be honored by the University of Notre Dame with its Laetare Medal on May 17, when President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver the commencement address ... The next ambassador will succeed Mary Ann Glendon, a Harvard University law professor. (USA Today)
US Ambassador To Vatican Could Be Thorny Pick Apr 17, 2009
The next ambassador will succeed Mary Ann Glendon, a Harvard University law professor. One frequently mentioned name is Douglas Kmiec, a former dean of the Catholic University of America law school and Reagan administration lawyer who broke Republican ranks and endorsed Obama. (CBS News -- US)
Obama diplomacy hits a Vatican hurdle Apr 16, 2009
"The tenant of the White House is highly criticised for his choice in favour of abortion and stem cell embryos, while the impasse for the designation of the new US ambassador in the Vatican continues. The tension between the Vatican and the President, Barack Obama, is growing indeed there is an impasse over the nominee who should replace Mary Ann Glendon, (designated by George W. Bush and close to Benedict XVI)," Mr Tornielli wrote in his blog and newspaper article. "At least three names some... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Rejected by Vatican before they could be nominated Apr 16, 2009
The Italian newspaper Il Giornale - and its well-placed Vatican specialist, Andrea Tornielli - has reported that a tug of war has erupted between the American Catholic church hierarchy and the new US Administration: "The tenant of the White House is highly criticised for his choice in favour of abortion and stem cell embryos, while the impasse for the designation of the new US ambassador in the Vatican continues ; the tension between the US church and the Vatican and the President, Barack Obama,... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Vatican 'vetoes' US envoy names Apr 15, 2009
The ambassador will replace Mary Ann Glendon, a Harvard University professor who held the post during George W Bush's presidency. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Europe)
Vatican Unhappy with Obama Amb. Picks Apr 3, 2009
The post of U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See has been vacant since Jan. 19, when Harvard law professor Mary Ann Glendon left the position. Commentators say that unless an appointment is made by mid-April, the Obama administration could face the embarrassing possibility of having no ambassador in place when the president visits Italy in July for the G8 summit. (Newsmax)
Vatican to investigate scandalized order Legionaries of Christ Apr 2, 2009
The Legion was partly insulated from criticism by prominent supporters of its work, including George Weigel, the American biographer of John Paul; former U.S. drug czar William Bennett; and Mary Ann Glendon, a Harvard University law professor who was a U.S. ambassador to the Vatican under President George W. Bush. Legion leaders often vilified the order's critics as liberals who wanted to attack John Paul and the church. (USA Today -- News)
Gene Robinson on the faith of a gay bishop Mar 29, 2009
The University of Notre Dame, which courted inevitable controversy when it offered President Obama an honorary degree and a speaking platform, last Sunday announced the second element of its Commencement Day plan: granting its Laetare Medal, bestowed at the same event, to Harvard Law professor Mary Ann Glendon ... "Both as a public intellectual and as a diplomat, Mary Ann Glendon has impressively served our Church and our country. She is an articulate and compelling expositor of Catholic social... (Boston Globe)
Former ambassador to Vatican to be honored Mar 22, 2009
FILE In this Feb. 29, 2008 photo released by the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI receives the credentials of Washington's new ambassador Mary Ann Glendon, right, at the Vatican ... - Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, will be honored by the University of Notre Dame with its Laetare Medal ... "Both as a public intellectual and as a diplomat, Mary Ann Glendon has impressively served our Church and our country," said the Rev. John Jenkins, the... (Anchorage Daily News)
