The purpose of higher education can be summed up in one word: truth. If a college is not genuinely committed to truth, then the education is not “higher” at all. Today students and educators are greatly challenged by distortions of the truth about man and God. Some of the most faithful Catholic colleges respond admirably, […]
https://newmansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/university-of-notre-dame-1888208_1920a.jpg519682Patrick Reillyhttps://newmansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/CNS-White-Logo-for-Web-banner-300x107.pngPatrick Reilly2020-02-28 03:29:002020-05-26 12:09:48False Freedom at Some Catholic Colleges
Last week, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, released a clear, truthful guide on gender identity that does a great service for Catholic schools in his diocese. Catholic educators everywhere should follow his lead in implementing similar policies in their schools. The timing of the guide could not be better, as society embraces a sorely […]
Are students being prepared for careers — and for life — in colleges today? Some college professors are noticing that students are “excelling academically but not necessarily in other areas of adult life,” including dating and preparing for the vocation of marriage. Students at faithful Catholic colleges, however, may be the exception. A good Catholic college will […]
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Again this January, huge numbers of young people from around the country showed up in Washington, D.C., to demand an end to abortion. Many were from faithful Catholic schools and colleges that bused students to the annual March for Life. Seeing all those schools and colleges represented made me very proud of our Catholic educators […]
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When the students and faculty of Holy Family Academy in Manassas, Virginia, attend this year’s March for Life in Washington, D.C., their group will include children with Down syndrome. It’s an important pro-life statement: in the United States, upward of 75% of preborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome are killed by abortion. But Holy Family — […]
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Last month, eighth-grade students at Notre Dame Academy (a Catholic school in Toledo, Ohio) took a field trip to Chicago to see The Nutcracker. Just minutes before the curtains opened, however, the trip chaperones decided the class should leave. The chaperones had discovered that the onstage parents of Clara, the main character, would be portrayed as […]
Last year during a Catholic school trip to the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Nick Sandmann and his peers were bullied by shameless activists and then belittled by shameless activist journalists. Now justice has begun. CNN has agreed to some type of settlement with Sandmann for its reckless and false reporting, after the boy and his family filed […]
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During a recent eighth-grade trip to Chicago, chaperones and students of Notre Dame Academy in Toledo walked out of a performance of The Nutcracker after learning that lead characters would be portrayed in a gay marriage. This was a courageous and bold move—a correct application of Pope Francis’s well-publicized encouragement of young people “to make a mess” and […]
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I love the six days between Christmas and New Year’s Day. The Son of God is with us! Now we get a short time to rev up our engines for the new year’s work of evangelization, as Christ commanded. I propose three resolutions for the Year 2020, under a single theme of education. Why education? […]
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Like many Catholics, I was encouraged by U.S. lawmakers’ plea for better enforcement of obscenity laws against pornography. What I find troubling, however, is that few Catholic colleges are leading by example. As even companies like Starbucks and Tumblr move to block pornography on their internet networks—a rather simple thing to do—it seems like common […]
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This article by Patrick Reilly, President and Founder of The Cardinal Newman Society, was published at The National Catholic Register prior to the unexpected delay of Venerable Fulton Sheen’s beatification (originally planned for Dec. 21). Please continue to pray for his Cause for sainthood. Education should teach us the “truth about man,” said Archbishop Fulton […]
https://newmansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/sheen2.jpg338730Patrick Reillyhttps://newmansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/CNS-White-Logo-for-Web-banner-300x107.pngPatrick Reilly2019-12-06 03:57:212020-05-26 12:21:54Archbishop Sheen’s Idea of Education
Catholic high school students often ask: can I study engineering, medicine or the other sciences at a faithful Catholic college? Or, to put it another way: can a college that teaches theology and philosophy be good at teaching science? St. John Paul II thought so! He urged Catholic colleges to address the most pressing needs of society […]
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A group of students at the University of Notre Dame recently staged a sit-in to protest “parietals”: rules prohibiting students of the opposite sex from spending the night in each other’s dorm rooms. But ending one of the few remaining protections for chastity on a college campus is a terrible idea. For years, Notre Dame […]
Preparing for life’s journey is the mission of every young person. But too often, education is focused on accumulating skills and knowledge without fully developing the virtues and ethics that lead to sainthood. Vaclav Rajlich, a computer programming expert with a deep love for Christ, helps refocus priorities with his brief but valuable book, How to […]
https://newmansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/how-to-live-a-good-life.png458730Michael O. Kenney, J.D., LL.M.https://newmansociety.org/wp-content/uploads/CNS-White-Logo-for-Web-banner-300x107.pngMichael O. Kenney, J.D., LL.M.2019-11-13 16:48:002020-05-26 12:24:44New Book Offers Guidance on Living a Good Life
In the second segment of an interview with Vatican Insider with Joan Lewis on EWTN Catholic Radio, Newman Society President Patrick Reilly and Joan Lewis discuss the work, outreach and challenges of The Cardinal Newman Society, the experience of attending Newman’s canonization in Rome, and the importance of Newman today. Reilly explained that after decades of secularization, […]
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False Freedom at Some Catholic Colleges
/in Academics, Blog Academic Freedom, Analysis and Commentary Latest, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyThe purpose of higher education can be summed up in one word: truth. If a college is not genuinely committed to truth, then the education is not “higher” at all. Today students and educators are greatly challenged by distortions of the truth about man and God. Some of the most faithful Catholic colleges respond admirably, […]
Let’s Follow Bishop Paprocki’s Lead
/in Blog, Student Formation Analysis and Commentary, Sexuality and Gender Latest, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyLast week, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, released a clear, truthful guide on gender identity that does a great service for Catholic schools in his diocese. Catholic educators everywhere should follow his lead in implementing similar policies in their schools. The timing of the guide could not be better, as society embraces a sorely […]
True Love at Faithful Catholic Colleges
/in Blog, Student Formation Analysis and Commentary, Sexuality and Gender Latest, Newman Guide Articles, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyAre students being prepared for careers — and for life — in colleges today? Some college professors are noticing that students are “excelling academically but not necessarily in other areas of adult life,” including dating and preparing for the vocation of marriage. Students at faithful Catholic colleges, however, may be the exception. A good Catholic college will […]
Celebrate the Students Who Marched for Life
/in Blog, Student Formation Analysis and Commentary, Pro-Life Witness Latest, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyAgain this January, huge numbers of young people from around the country showed up in Washington, D.C., to demand an end to abortion. Many were from faithful Catholic schools and colleges that bused students to the annual March for Life. Seeing all those schools and colleges represented made me very proud of our Catholic educators […]
How This Catholic School Welcomes Children with Down Syndrome
/in Blog, Student Formation Analysis and Commentary, Pro-Life Witness Latest, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyWhen the students and faculty of Holy Family Academy in Manassas, Virginia, attend this year’s March for Life in Washington, D.C., their group will include children with Down syndrome. It’s an important pro-life statement: in the United States, upward of 75% of preborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome are killed by abortion. But Holy Family — […]
The Nondiscrimination Dance
/in Blog, Mission and Governance Analysis and Commentary, Nondiscrimination and Diversity Latest /by Patrick ReillyLast month, eighth-grade students at Notre Dame Academy (a Catholic school in Toledo, Ohio) took a field trip to Chicago to see The Nutcracker. Just minutes before the curtains opened, however, the trip chaperones decided the class should leave. The chaperones had discovered that the onstage parents of Clara, the main character, would be portrayed as […]
Justice for Nick Sandmann — and All of Us
/in Blog Analysis and Commentary, Public Policy and Legal (General) Latest, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyLast year during a Catholic school trip to the March for Life in Washington, D.C., Nick Sandmann and his peers were bullied by shameless activists and then belittled by shameless activist journalists. Now justice has begun. CNN has agreed to some type of settlement with Sandmann for its reckless and false reporting, after the boy and his family filed […]
Nutcracker Not-So-Sweet
/in Blog, Mission and Governance Analysis and Commentary, Nondiscrimination and Diversity Latest /by Dr. Dan GuernseyDuring a recent eighth-grade trip to Chicago, chaperones and students of Notre Dame Academy in Toledo walked out of a performance of The Nutcracker after learning that lead characters would be portrayed in a gay marriage. This was a courageous and bold move—a correct application of Pope Francis’s well-publicized encouragement of young people “to make a mess” and […]
Resolved for New Year 2020: Teach the Faith
/in Blog, Mission and Governance Analysis and Commentary, Mission and Catholic Identity Latest, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyI love the six days between Christmas and New Year’s Day. The Son of God is with us! Now we get a short time to rev up our engines for the new year’s work of evangelization, as Christ commanded. I propose three resolutions for the Year 2020, under a single theme of education. Why education? […]
Catholics Should Lead on Banning Porn
/in Blog, Student Formation Analysis and Commentary, Pornography Latest, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyLike many Catholics, I was encouraged by U.S. lawmakers’ plea for better enforcement of obscenity laws against pornography. What I find troubling, however, is that few Catholic colleges are leading by example. As even companies like Starbucks and Tumblr move to block pornography on their internet networks—a rather simple thing to do—it seems like common […]
Archbishop Sheen’s Idea of Education
/in Blog, Mission and Governance Analysis and Commentary, Mission and Catholic Identity Latest, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyThis article by Patrick Reilly, President and Founder of The Cardinal Newman Society, was published at The National Catholic Register prior to the unexpected delay of Venerable Fulton Sheen’s beatification (originally planned for Dec. 21). Please continue to pray for his Cause for sainthood. Education should teach us the “truth about man,” said Archbishop Fulton […]
Study Science at a Faithful Catholic College
/in Academics, Blog Analysis and Commentary, Science and Health Studies Latest, Newman Guide Articles, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyCatholic high school students often ask: can I study engineering, medicine or the other sciences at a faithful Catholic college? Or, to put it another way: can a college that teaches theology and philosophy be good at teaching science? St. John Paul II thought so! He urged Catholic colleges to address the most pressing needs of society […]
All-Night Dorm Visits at Notre Dame?
/in Blog, Student Formation Analysis and Commentary, Student Residences Latest, PR Register Column /by Patrick ReillyA group of students at the University of Notre Dame recently staged a sit-in to protest “parietals”: rules prohibiting students of the opposite sex from spending the night in each other’s dorm rooms. But ending one of the few remaining protections for chastity on a college campus is a terrible idea. For years, Notre Dame […]
New Book Offers Guidance on Living a Good Life
/in Blog Latest /by Michael O. Kenney, J.D., LL.M.Preparing for life’s journey is the mission of every young person. But too often, education is focused on accumulating skills and knowledge without fully developing the virtues and ethics that lead to sainthood. Vaclav Rajlich, a computer programming expert with a deep love for Christ, helps refocus priorities with his brief but valuable book, How to […]
EWTN: Vatican Insider Interview, Part 2
/in Blog Latest /by Newman Society StaffIn the second segment of an interview with Vatican Insider with Joan Lewis on EWTN Catholic Radio, Newman Society President Patrick Reilly and Joan Lewis discuss the work, outreach and challenges of The Cardinal Newman Society, the experience of attending Newman’s canonization in Rome, and the importance of Newman today. Reilly explained that after decades of secularization, […]