Monthly Archives: February 2012

Fresh from the Oscars, Mother Dolores to Speak at Franciscan U.

February 29, 2012 – 3:49 pm

Going from the Oscars to the Franciscan University of Steubenville might seem like quite a distance. But long distances and surprising turns are nothing different for Mother Dolores Hart. Fresh from her walk down the red carpet at the Oscars — as a documentary about her life was nominated — Mother Dolores Hart will speak on her [...]

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Students Blast Lack of Catholic Identity of Catholic College

February 29, 2012 – 12:47 pm

Two Catholic college students wrote a scathing letter in their student newspaper comparing their search for Catholicism on the campus of the University of Detroit Mercy to “grasping sand in the wind.” The two students, Sean Crisman and Andrew Suchy, describe themselves as practicing Catholics and say “it came as somewhat of a shock to the both [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Catholic Identity Abuse, Jesuits, Uncategorized | Comments (7)

‘Dear Father Jenkins’ Campaign Launched by Notre Dame Alumni against HHS Mandate

February 29, 2012 – 10:56 am

The past few weeks have witnessed increasing opposition to President Obama’s unjust HHS mandate from a number of faithful Catholic colleges and universities.  Belmont Abbey College and now Ave Maria University even have law suits in motion against this assault on religious liberty.  Many Catholic universities and other institutions have followed the US bishops’ lead in sounding [...]

By CNS Staff | Posted in Alumni, Notre Dame, Religious Liberty | Comments (1)

Nancy Pelosi’s One Woman Hearing Misleads

February 29, 2012 – 10:33 am

Nancy Pelosi held a congressional hearing earlier this week with just a single witness, Georgetown student Sandra Fluke, to testify about the need for the Obama administration’s mandate that religious institutions provide free contraception and abortifacients under their health insurance plans, according to The Weekly Standard. Fluke came to the attention of the media when [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Contraception, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized | Comments (3)

Faculty of Jesuit College Sign Letter Supporting HHS Mandate, Scolding Bishops

February 29, 2012 – 10:25 am

A large number of faculty and staff at a Jesuit college signed a public letter urging the university’s president to accept the Obama  administration’s compromise on contraception coverage and asking him to push  Roman Catholic bishops to do the same. Forty-seven faculty and staff members at John Carroll University in Ohio signed the  letter to the Jesuit college’s president, Fr. [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Catholic Identity Abuse, Jesuits, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized | Comments (4)

Catholic College Rebuffs The Vatican

February 28, 2012 – 2:03 pm

Last week, The Cardinal Newman Society reported that Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B.,  issued a deadline to the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) to adapt is statutes to the Apostolic Constitution Ex corde Ecclesiae. The Vatican has the right to strip the university of its title as a pontifical institution. Well, it seems like PUCP [...]

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MSNBC Wrong About The Cardinal Newman Society

February 28, 2012 – 1:39 pm

Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has spoken recently about the problem of young people losing their faith while at college, saying that 62 percent of students with a “faith commitment” lose it while on campus.  That set off a frantic media search to find the source of the statistic. Well, those comments made MSNBC host Ed [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Media, Uncategorized | Comments (8)

ARCHBOLD: Fr. Jenkins Continues “Dialogue” with Obama

February 28, 2012 – 12:39 pm

Dialogue. It seemed to be one of the catchphrases of Father John Jenkins, President of the University of Notre Dame, in defending his choice to honor President Barack Obama in 2009. He insisted on the need for dialogue. The word was so often used that it became something of a punchline for many, especially when [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Contraception, Notre Dame, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Cardinal Dolan Signs the “Unacceptable” Statement

February 27, 2012 – 2:16 pm

Today, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Archbishop of New York, His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, joined Cardinal Newman Society president Patrick Reilly and more than 500 leading scholars, university presidents and other academic administrators, activists, and religious leaders from a multitude of faiths in a statement rejecting the federal government’s [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Contraception, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized | Comments (3)

Religious Liberty Conference at Aquinas

February 27, 2012 – 1:30 pm

A panel of attorneys from the American Center for Law and Justice including David French, Francis Manion and Geoffrey Surtees will be joined by Dr. Richard Land, President of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, on the campus of Aquinas College in Nashville on the evening of Tuesday, February 28 to discuss the topic Current [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Contraception, Religious Liberty, Strong Catholic Identity, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Same Sex Couple Wins Catholic College Valentine’s Day Contest

February 27, 2012 – 9:50 am

A lesbian couple has won a Catholic College Alumni Office’s Valentine’s Day contest, according to news reports. You might remember, The Cardinal Newman Society reported earlier this month that the alumni association at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia hosted a Valentine’s Day contest on their Facebook page for couples who met on campus. A same-sex couple [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Jesuits, Uncategorized | Comments (19)

ARCHBOLD: America Mag Bails on the Fight for Religious Liberty

February 24, 2012 – 3:21 pm

Run away! Run away!  The brave editors of America Magazine stood for a while with the bishops in their struggle for religious liberty. But no more. The editors of the Jesuit magazine have sounded the trumpets of retreat and are bravely galloping away to watch from the sidelines. In an editorial piece called “Policy, Not [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Campus News Opinion, Contraception, Jesuits, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized | Comments (12)

Catholic College President Testifies Against State Contraceptive Mandate

February 24, 2012 – 12:52 pm

Twelve years ago the New Hampshire legislature passed their own contraceptive mandate requiring all employers who carry insurance for prescription drugs to cover contraceptives. That law is without a religious exemption. But now, just days after the New Hampshire House passed a resolution urging President Obama to do away with the federal HHS contraceptive mandate, the House [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Contraception, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized | Comments (1)

Villanova Accused of Homophobia by Cancelled Performance Artist

February 24, 2012 – 10:48 am

It was probably inevitable. Amid cries of “homophobia,” the news has become a hot topic and numerous articles have been published. What’s the terrible offense? Acting on concerns reported by The Cardinal Newman Society, Villanova University’s president canceled the University’s invitation to a militant gay rights performance artist who has reportedly appeared nude and simulated [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Catholic Identity Abuse, Uncategorized | Comments (7)

Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Blasts Contraceptive Mandate

February 24, 2012 – 10:04 am

The president of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Father Joseph W. Koterski, S.J., released a statement blasting the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate as an “attack on religious liberty and on the rights of conscience.” The Fellowship of Catholic Scholars is deeply concerned about threats to religious liberty in any sphere, including especially Catholic institutions of [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Posted in Contraception, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized | Comments (2)
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