The President's appearance will mark only the second commencement address he has delivered at a Catholic institution of higher learning. Aides speaking on condition of anonymity said they hope this one goes better than Mr. Bush's appearance at Notre Dame University in 2001 when he strayed from prepared remarks and blurted out, "I know everybody thinks all this holy water and rosaries and the Pope are a bunch of Catholic hooey and all, but as I always tell my friends, 'Hey, when we need to kill a vampire, the Catholics are the people we turn to.'"
Officials at St. Vincent said that for inspiration, Bush will also read sections from the classic, My Pet Goat to the graduating students.