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Cardinal Shehan School in Baltimore recently established the Father Wayne Funk Scholarship Award to provide tuition assistance to Catholic students enrolled in the school. The late Father Funk served as pastor of St. Matthew, Northwood, when Cardinal Shehan School was formed by the merger of St. Matthew and St. Thomas More Schools in 1989. Paula Redman, principal of Cardinal Shehan, said the priest was “beloved by many.” She said interested donors to the scholarship award will be acknowledged in school publications and the St. Matthew bulletin. Contributions may be sent to Ms. Redman at the school, 5407 Loch Raven Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21239.

Dave Reeder can always count on it.

Henry H. Lewis, the man who founded a construction company that erected more buildings in the Archdiocese of Baltimore than any other in recent decades, died April 16.

In his column, “Obama’s invitation to talk,” (CR, April 16) Father Eugene Hemrick fails to come to grips with what is truly at issue concerning President Obama’s speaking at Notre Dame University.

ALBANY, N.Y. – Reaffirming an earlier statement outlining their reasons for opposing any change in the legal definition of marriage, the Catholic bishops of New York state called for the defeat of legislation proposed by New York Gov. David A. Paterson to permit same-sex marriages.

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican has deplored a Belgian parliamentary resolution that criticized Pope Benedict XVI for his remarks about condoms and AIDS prevention.

There has been much coverage concerning the decision of the University of Notre Dame to not only invite President Obama to speak at its 2009 commencement ceremony but also bestow on him an honorary doctor of laws degree from the university. I fail to understand how this so-called Catholic university can justify its decision to honor someone who not only supports abortion but also seeks to expand federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. I was pleased to read (CR, April 2) that Bishop John M. D’Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend has decided not to attend the 2009 commencement ceremony and trust that more and more Catholics will support his decision.