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EWTN Video: Newman Society Discusses Latest Threats to Catholic Education
Newman Society President Patrick Reilly was recently hosted on EWTN News Nightly to discuss the latest threats facing Catholic schools and colleges. “We’ve been seeing many exciting things happening in Catholic education,” Patrick Reilly shared with EWTN News Nightly host, Wyatt Goolsby. “But because our culture is going in a […]
Catholic College ‘Shaped Who I Am,’ Says Nashville Dominican
Sister Scholastica Niemann of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville, Tenn., is one of many religious sisters whose vocation was nurtured by faithful Catholic education. Affectionately known as the “Nashville Dominicans,” her order was founded more than 150 years ago and has grown to nearly 300 sisters, with […]
Counter-Cultural Newman Guide Colleges Recommended in 2019-20 Edition
We’re thrilled to release the 2019-20 edition of The Newman Guide! The colleges recommended in The Newman Guide are committed to uniting faith and reason and strive to be faithfully Catholic. The Newman Guide colleges reject the moral laxity that is typical of campus life, and instead help prepare students for […]
National Essay Contest Winner Seeks College That Helps, Not Hinders, Life of Faith
Most college-bound students are focused on preparing for a career, but Landis Lehman, a homeschooled student from Lucas, Texas, decided that she wants that and more. She searched for a college that “will prepare me not only for a career, but also for a life as a faithful follower of […]
Scandal Persists at Mount St. Mary’s University, President Defies Own Speaker Policy
The Cardinal Newman Society is deeply saddened by the apparent decision of Mount St. Mary’s University President Timothy Trainor to violate the University’s own “Speaker Policy” and its Catholic mission by honoring Mark Shriver, a public advocate for abortion and contraception, as its 2019 commencement speaker. For details, see the Newman Society’s prior statement, dated April 5. […]
Prayers for Fr. Sean Sheridan and Franciscan University
For several years, The Cardinal Newman Society has had the honor and privilege of working closely with Father Sean Sheridan, TOR, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. We ask Catholics to join us in prayer for Father Sheridan, who today announced his resignation, and for an outstanding successor to lead Franciscan […]
Mount St. Mary’s University Urged to Rescind Commencement Honors Invitation
The Cardinal Newman Society is shocked and dismayed to learn that Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md.—an institution recommended in our Newman Guide for its faithful Catholic identity—plans to honor Mark Shriver as its 2019 commencement speaker and award him an honorary doctorate of humane letters. The Newman Society has […]
Saint John Paul II: His Legacy of Renewal in Faithful Catholic Education
Throughout his pontificate (1978-2005), Pope John Paul II was a champion of fidelity and authentic Catholic identity in education. Within his first six months, he signaled his intention to rein in dissent with Sapientia Christiana, the apostolic constitution defining discipline for ecclesiastical universities and faculties. He later approved the 1983 […]
Faithful Catholic Colleges Join March for Life
Faithful Catholic colleges give witness to the dignity of human life all year long—but this Friday, January 18, will be special. Students, faculty, staff and presidents from colleges recommended in The Newman Guide will be leaders once again at this year’s March for Life in Washington, D.C. “It would be a tragedy […]