Report: 2009 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

This morning I attended the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast. You can read my Twitter play-by-play here. And yes that's me with Archbishop Burke and Justin Aquila of the Susan B. Anthony List.

I was very impressed by Abp. Burke's keynote address. The audience liked it too - they were constantly interrupting it with applause and standing ovations. In fact at times it was difficult for him to work in a complete sentence.

One comment of Abp. Burke's in particular, where he called Notre Dame's decision a "source of the greatest scandal", was greeted with thunderous and prolonged applause.

But apart from the "radioactive lines" and headline-grabbing soundbites, I think Abp. Burke has provided Catholics in America with a comprehensive manifesto for action in the coming year. I think his speech will have wide, beneficial consequences, or at least I pray that it does.

I will provide a link to the text as soon as it is officially released.

update: EWTN will be broadcasting the entire prayer breakfast at 1 p.m., Sunday, May 10; 5 a.m., Monday, May 11; and 9 a.m., Saturday, May 16.

update 2: Life Site News has the full text on their website.

[photo credit: David Cory.]