[The Iguana]

I'm actually a graduate theology student down here at Ave Maria...I was standing a couple feet from him in the cafeteria when Ratzinger came out on the balcony. A very emotional moment for him.

I don't think Fr. Fessio has had a moment's rest the last three weeks.

You all may wish to watch Meet the Press tomorrow. Here's the lineup. Should be some fireworks:

Meet the Press – Live from NBC Rome – 9:00a.m. Sunday 4-24-05.

Fr. Joseph Fessio, Provost of Ave Maria University, Publisher of Ignatius Press
Fr. Thomas Bohlin-U.S. Vicar of Opus Dei
Joseph Bottum, Ed. “First Things”, Contrib,Ed. “The Weekly Standard”.
Sr. Mary O’Neill – Mt. St. Agnes Theol. Ctr. For Women.
Thomas Cahill – Author, Biblical Scholar.
Jon Meacham – Newsweek Magazine.
EJ Dionne – Washington Post.

[Cicero]

Good for you. It's a very promising university, and a great time to be there.

One of our graduate students at NYU told me he was heading off to the Pontifical University in Rome this year. The times they are a changing.