Judiciary Gathers for Red Mass
Tony Mauro has this article in the Legal Times that reports:
Five Supreme Court justices, dozens of lower federal court judges, law school deans and lawyers — along with foreign ambassadors and at least one Cabinet secretary — were in attendance Sunday morning for the pomp-filled Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. . . .
Cardinal John Foley, a Vatican official with roots in Philadelphia and in journalism, offered the homily or sermon. He spoke of the parallels between the legal profession and religious callings . . .
Foley told an interesting anecdote about a visit he had from Justice Scalia and his wife in Rome several years ago. Recalling his doctoral dissertation on natural law, Foley said he offered examples to Scalia of cases in which the Warren Court had “transcended mere positive law” to reach its results.