Education

Searching For God at Boston College

by Trent Beattie September 12, 2012

Students at Boston College who learn solid proofs for the existence of God have an atheist professor to thank.
A little over 20 years ago, a history professor at the Jesuit college was advocating atheism in one of his classes.…

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Bishops in Philippines Threaten to Remove “Catholic” Title From Dissenting Schools

by Adam Wilson September 7, 2012

Catholic World News is reporting that the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines issued a notice that the Church may revoke the title “Catholic” from educational institutions “that promote dissent from Church teachings.”
Here’s more from the report:
Archbishop Jose…

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Loyola Marymount to Promote Gay “Marriage,” Cancels Fundraiser

by The Cardinal Newman Society Staff September 6, 2012

Responding to concerns raised by The Cardinal Newman Society, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) has stopped describing a campus performance on September 7 as a fundraiser for the gay-rights organization that is challenging California’s ban on same-sex “marriage.”
But LMU appears…

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The Price of College

by Dr. Joseph Horton August 27, 2012

President Obama has been arguing for a number of plans to reduce the burden of student loans such as artificially low interest rates and allowing for some loans to be discharged through bankruptcy. Many young adults are struggling with student…

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Cardinal Burke: Mandatum Should be Required by Colleges, Disclosed to Students

by The Cardinal Newman Society Staff July 25, 2012

Catholic families have a right to know which theology professors have the mandatum, and Catholic colleges and universities should require it as a condition for employment, affirmed the Vatican’s chief judge Cardinal Raymond Burke in a new report prompted by…

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Time to Reform the Reformation

by Eamon Duffy July 24, 2012

For five centuries England has been in denial about the role of Roman Catholicism in shaping it. The coin in your pocket declares the monarch to be Defender of the Faith. Since 1558 that has meant the Protestant faith, but…

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Former Jesuit/Theologian Criticizes Bishop Selection Process

by Matthew Archbold July 13, 2012

A theologian at Fairfield University is criticizing the process of choosing a new bishop for the diocese of Bridgeport, according to The Connecticut Post.
Two previous bishops of Bridgeport were eventually elevated to Cardinal. And this time the position was…

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What Homeschooling Can Be

by Sally Thomas June 21, 2012

One morning, as the four children and I prepared to start the school day,I consulted the saints’ dictionary, as I habitually do, to see whose feast it might be. That day there were two feasts: those of St. Damasus and…

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What’s Wrong With Our Catholic Schools

by Paul Santos May 25, 2012

I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; lo, I have not restrained my lips, as thou knowest, O LORD.  (Psalms 40:9)
Let the children come to me; for the kingdom of God belongs to such…

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Is There Really a Natural Law?

by Zac Alstin May 23, 2012

A common argument against same-sex marriage is that it is ‘unnatural’. But without qualification, such an argument is pointless. What do people mean when they call something ‘unnatural’? Do they mean ‘unusual’, ‘abnormal’, or ‘ugh! I don’t like it!’? Do…

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