Marking the 50th anniversary of "The Kennedy Speech" at Notre Dame

September 12, 2010 marks the 50^th Anniversary of candidate John F. Kennedy’s famous speech to the Houston Minister’s Association on separation of church and state.  To commemorate this landmark event for Catholics in American politics, Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford) will deliver the inaugural James Reilly, Sr. lecture on Sept. 10, at 4 pm, in the auditorium of the Hesburgh Center on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.  Prof. McConnell will address the legacy of Kennedy's speech, and the role of religion in public life today.  All are welcome!

 

On Saturday (before the football game!), a group of Notre Dame faculty -- Phillip Munoz, John McGreevy, Michael Zuckert, Cathy Kaveny, and I -- will be continuing the conversation, as part of the "Saturday Scholars" series.   More information about the Saturday event is available here.