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Can JD Vance Deliver a Commencement Address At a Catholic University? by David G. Bonagura, Jr. – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Can JD Vance Deliver a Commencement Address At a Catholic University? by David G. Bonagura, Jr.

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Vice president JD Vance speaks at the 2025 March for Life rally on January 24th in Washington, D.C. (Image: Screen shot / YouTube / EWTN)

By David G. Bonagura, Jr., Catholic World Report, March 27, 2025

David G. Bonagura, Jr. is the author, most recently, of 100 Tough Questions for Catholics: Common Obstacles to Faith Today, and the translator of and the translator of Jerome’s Tears: Letters to Friends in Mourning. An adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s Seminary and Catholic International University, he serves as the religion editor of The University Bookman, a review of books founded in 1960 by Russell Kirk. Visit him online at his personal website.

The choice of commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients falls under the directives found in Catholics in Political Life, issued by the American bishops in 2004.

Vice President JD Vance is currently the rock star of the conservative Catholic world. His youth, style, upbringing, conversion, young family, and proximity to President Donald Trump have collided to make him the runaway favorite in a CPAC poll ranking the potential 2028 GOP presidential candidates.

When Vance was announced as a special speaker at the March for Life on January 24, 2025, he instantly overshadowed the previously announced keynote, Governor Ron DeSantis, a fellow Catholic and one of the most successful pro-life politicians our nation has known.

It would not be a surprise, then, if several Catholic colleges hope to invite Vance to deliver a commencement address and receive an honorary degree this May. …

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