Reaction to the Travesty

1. Archbishop Chaput critiques NDU. So does Bishop Finn. George Weigel. Yuval Levin, who sees good signs for pro-lifers. William McGurn. Fr. Brammwell makes a good point about NDU's Catholicism actually resembling low-church Protestantism.

2. Others are unhappy with him too. He couldn't even make a pro-abortion feminist happy because he didn't promote abortion enough while he spoke at NDU. America magazine was unimpressed (in a pretty good analysis of the weaknesses of the speech). Still, the ACLU is pretty happy with the First 100 Days and "reproductive rights".

3. The rally in response to the President's award was very impressive. Nice eyewitness account. News coverage here.

4. In our own backyard, there's always Fordham, honoring Mayor Condom, er, I mean Mayor Bloomberg and giving Senator Roe V. Wade, er, I mean Senator Schumer a platform, without bothering to consult with the Archbishop of New York.

5. A reasonably fair article from Time on the shift towards pro-life in public opinion. I dispute the comment that the President isn't interested in the "culture wars" -- he's acutely interested in winning them, and he has been relentless in promoting pro-abortion policies while speaking in "moderate" tones. That's his strategy for victory, folks.

6. More on the various proposals -- real and phony -- for "abortion reduction".

7. Large rally in the City Sunday against same-sex "marriage". Meanwhile, the forces of tolerance are now engaged in invading churches and disrupting services because the church doesn't accept same-sex "marriage".

8. Great column by Ross Douthat in the Times, of all places, on the choice between Jesus and Dan Brown.

9. Nice music video promoting the Rosary.