Entries by Adam Cassandra

Some Catholic Colleges Push ‘Pride’ Confusion, While Pope Leo Tells Them to Teach the Truth

“Big Gay Bingo.” “Fruity Party.” “Pride Movie Night.” These are all events promoted this June by DePaul University—the largest Catholic college in America—as part of its “Pride Month” celebration. DePaul’s LGBTQIA+ Resource Center is sponsoring these and other “pride” events for students on campus. The Center offers students resources such […]

LGBTQ-Affirming ‘Lavender Graduations’ Persist at Prominent Catholic Colleges

At least 19* Catholic colleges across the United States are hosting “lavender graduations” this spring — ceremonies separate from the main commencement intended to celebrate students who “identify” as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or otherwise under the LGBTQ+ umbrella. At a Catholic institution, such ceremonies raise serious concerns. “Lavender […]

Patrick Reilly: Educational Emergency

  Pope Benedict XVI warned of the “educational emergency” that leaves modern man ignorant of truth, without hope in Christ. For decades, most education in the U.S.—including much of Catholic education—has failed to provide young people the integral formation they deserve: practice in virtue and religion, cultivation of the mind […]

Eight Bad Reasons for Adopting Common Core in Catholic Schools

There are many expertly crafted reasons presented in After the Fall: Catholic Education Beyond the Common Core for why Common Core State Standards are insufficient for Catholic education. Among them are refutations of eight popular arguments used by proponents of the controversial standards to justify Common Core in Catholic schools. After the Fall was […]