Category Archives: Strong Catholic Identity

A Catholic Civil War?

May 18, 2012 – 3:40 pm

Have the tensions over “pro-choice” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaking today at a Georgetown University commencement ceremony boiled over into a “civil war” between the Jesuit university and the Archdiocese of Washington? If you’ve read the latest piece by David Gibson of Religion News Service, you might think so. Gibson, writing before today’s visit to [...]

By Matthew Archbold | Also posted in Catholic Identity Policy, Contraception, Ex corde Ecclesiae, The Bishops | Comments Off

Georgetown Alum William Peter Blatty Says Canon Law Suit “Our Only Hope”

May 18, 2012 – 10:38 am

William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel The Exorcist—which went on to become an Oscar-winning movie—depicts an epic battle of good versus evil waged under the auspices of the Catholic Church.  Reportedly based on a real exorcism Blatty heard about as an undergraduate on a scholarship at Georgetown University, the novel is steeped in Catholicism. Indeed, the “hero” of The [...]

By Charlotte Hays | Also posted in Abortion, Alumni, Catholic Identity Policy, Curriculum, Ex corde Ecclesiae, Student Life | Comments Off

Fox on Franciscan U: Catholic College Students Become “Victims of Obamacare”

May 16, 2012 – 10:52 am

Fox News reported this morning on the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s announcement that it is dropping student health insurance coverage because of the HHS contraception mandate. The university also cited higher costs related to the Obama administration’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Website headline: “College Kids Become…Victims of Obamacare.” A Franciscan official was quoted [...]

By Charlotte Hays | Also posted in Contraception, Religious Liberty, Student Life, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Washington Post Highlights Sebelius Flap at Georgetown

May 16, 2012 – 9:23 am

The Washington Post reports this morning on yesterday’s developments in what it terms the “already-boiling debate” over Georgetown University’s invitation to “pro-choice” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to speak on commencement day (May 18). [Tell Georgetown to withdraw the invite to Sebelius - sign the petition at GeorgetownScandal.com] Taking note of statements put out by both the [...]

By Charlotte Hays | Also posted in Catholic Identity Policy, Contraception, Ex corde Ecclesiae, Jesuits, Pro-life, Student Life, The Bishops, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Dr. Scott Hahn Appointed to New Endowed Chair at Franciscan University

May 15, 2012 – 4:03 pm

During Franciscan University of Steubenville’s commencement exercises on May 12, Franciscan University President Fr. Terrence Henry, TOR, announced that theology professor Dr. Scott Hahn will receive a new endowed chair named in honor of retired University chancellor Fr. Michael Scanlan, TOR. Officially named the Father Michael Scanlan, TOR, Chair of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization, the new [...]

By Adam Wilson | Also posted in Faculty, Newman Guide | Comments Off

Boston College Law School: Standing by Victoria Kennedy

May 14, 2012 – 3:55 pm

While one Catholic college has rescinded an invitation to “pro-choice” Catholic Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, to deliver a commencement address, another reportedly publicly reaffirmed on Friday that it is standing by its decision to host Mrs. Kennedy on commencement day. Boston College Law School last week reportedly made it clear [...]

By Charlotte Hays | Also posted in Abortion, Catholic Identity Abuse, Contraception, Law Schools, Uncategorized | Comments Off

College Disinvites Bishop: You Would Be “a Distraction” at Graduation Ceremonies

May 8, 2012 – 1:58 pm

Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus won’t be attending graduation exercises at Anna Maria College this year at the behest of college officials, who met with the bishop and asked him to stay home this year. Because of Bishop McManus’s concerns, Anna Maria previously withdrew an invitation to “pro-choice” Catholic Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the widow of [...]

By Charlotte Hays | Also posted in Abortion, Catholic Identity Policy, Ex corde Ecclesiae, Student Life, The Bishops, Uncategorized | Comments Off

EWTN to Feature Conversion Story of Magdalen President from Anglicanism

May 4, 2012 – 11:07 am

Dr. George Harne, president of The College of Saint Mary Magdalen in Warner, NH, will appear on EWTN’s program The Journey Home next Monday, May 7. On The Journey Home, host Marcus Grodi regularly interviews guests about their conversions to the Catholic faith.  On Monday, Dr. Harne will relay his conversion story from Anglicanism to [...]

By Adam Wilson | Also posted in Newman Guide | Comments Off

Iconography Flourishing at Faithful Catholic College

May 3, 2012 – 10:01 am

This summer, The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is hosting a week-long training seminar in the art of writing icons (i.e., painting).  The College’s Oxford-educated artist-in-residence David Clayton will guide participants through the program, which will focus on the Western traditions in iconography. At the completion of the seminar, participants will have produced a [...]

By Adam Wilson | Also posted in Newman Guide | Comments Off

Bill McGurn: Catholic Church Possibly Only Institution Still Speaking Language of American Declaration

May 2, 2012 – 3:17 pm

In other words, in a day when the foundation of the American founding is itself either obscured or contested, we Catholics hold that there are self-evident truths about man, and that they can be discovered and understood by reason. Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn delivered these comments last month to alumni from Thomas Aquinas [...]

By Adam Wilson | Also posted in Newman Guide, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

Obama’s Concept of ‘Common Ground’ Leads to Persecution, Says Christendom Board Member

May 1, 2012 – 9:56 am

When President Obama was honored and delivered the 2009 commencement speech at Notre Dame–despite opposition from 83 bishops and 367,000 individuals led by The Cardinal Newman Society–he proposed honoring conscience and drafting “a sensible conscience clause.”  The Obama administration’s assault on religious liberty over the past year has caused some to recall the president’s words [...]

By Adam Wilson | Also posted in Newman Guide, Notre Dame, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

Faithful Catholic Colleges Honoring Faithful Catholics

April 30, 2012 – 12:21 pm

The faithful Catholic colleges and universities profiled in The Cardinal Newman Society’s Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College are once again this year honoring bishops and other leaders with clear support for Church teaching. Here is a snapshot of some of the great choices for commencement speaker and honorary degrees that have been announced thus [...]

By Adam Wilson | Also posted in Newman Guide | Comments Off

Belmont Abbey, Becket Fund Demand Their Day in Court

April 24, 2012 – 2:12 pm

In response to the Obama administration’s spurious attempt to dismiss or at least delay Catholic Belmont Abbey College’s lawsuit against the HHS contraceptive mandate, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is demanding that the court forge ahead. The Becket Fund announced today, April 24, that it filed an “Opposition to Motion to Dismiss” in the [...]

By CNS Staff | Also posted in Newman Guide, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

‘Mission and Vision’ of Aquinas College in Nashville Attracts New Director

April 24, 2012 – 11:54 am

Dan Donnelly was drawn to Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee, because of the College’s “potential to become a model for Catholic higher education.” The Nashville Business Journal recently conducted an interview with Dr. Daniel K. Donnelly for its “New to Nashville” section.   Previously an associate academic vice president at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Donnelly started with Aquinas [...]

By Adam Wilson | Also posted in Faculty, Newman Guide | Comments Off

‘John Paul II Lecture’ Features Renowned, Orthodox Theologian

April 23, 2012 – 10:15 am

The University of Dallas recently brought Fr. Matthew Lamb, a theologian lauded for integrity, intelligence and orthodoxy, to campus for the Sixth Annual John Paul II Lecture. Fr. Lamb is chair of the Theology Department at Ave Maria University in Florida.  His talk last week at University of Dallas titled “Blessed John Paul II on [...]

By Adam Wilson | Also posted in Newman Guide | Comments Off
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