Population guru E.O. Wilson will address a combined ceremony of DePaul University's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and its College of Science and Health on June 10. The date is his 83rd birthday.

Although he is by training a myrmecologist who has discovered 450 different kinds of ants, the Harvard professor made his name as the father of sociobiology in the 1970s.

Along the way, he has expressed his enthusiasm for "population control," internationalism, and displacing the "oppressive" force of religion.
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Cardinal Dolan: 'The Law of the Gift' and a Truly Catholic UniversityNatio

In a striking departure from graduation speeches designed to inspire and celebrate career goals, Cardinal Dolan focused a May 12 commencement address on core Catholic beliefs. He urged the graduates to follow "The Law of the Gift" handed down to the faithful through the self-sacrificial love of Jesus Christ.

The cardinal serves as the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. During a news cycle that marked President Barack Obama's public endorsement of same-sex "marriage" and Kathleen Sebelius' upcoming appearance during Georgetown University's commencement, he affirmed his commitment to the defense of traditional marriage and religious freedom.
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DC archdiocese's paper hammers Sebelius appearance at Georgetown

The nation wondered: What next? Would the pope embrace Catholic doctrine? Would Billy Graham signify his support for the New Testament? Would Lindsay Lohan fail a breathalyzer test?

"A gutsy call," chirped The New York Times, and yet more evidence of the Great One's "strong national leadership." If Obama refused emergency medical services after stubbing his toe, The Times would hail his heroic endurance.

If the president's newest position on unholy matrimony is courageous, then his earlier retreat on the issue must have been craven. As a candidate for the Illinois State Senate in 1996, Obama declared "I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages." He was running in a district that made Massachusetts look like Kansas.
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After Vatican rebuke, nuns celebrated

While some have staged protests, others have taken a less confrontational approach, inviting parishioners from across the Archdiocese of Chicago to gather and celebrate the women and their contributions to the church.

On Tuesday, the Chicago-based church reform group Call to Action will continue its series of candlelight vigils outside Holy Name Cathedral. At Old St. Patrick's Catholic Church in the West Loop last week, hundreds of nuns packed the sanctuary and received standing ovations.
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The SSPX is apparently about to go into schism over Bishop Fellay's plans to return 'within the walls'; we need him back and should pray that his opponents fail