Entries by Patrick Reilly

‘OUTober’ is a Jesuit scandal

I don’t like painting Jesuits with a broad brush (there are some amazing Jesuit priests!), but what is up with Jesuit higher education? Students at Fordham, Georgetown, Gonzaga. Loyola Chicago, Loyola Marymount, Marquette, and the University of San Francisco are celebrating “OUTober,” flaunting sexual attitudes that are disordered, often immoral, […]

The Comeback in Catholic Education

On August 31, Labouré College became the 24th Catholic college in America to shut down in the last decade. Three more colleges have also announced they will close in the coming months. It’s one part of a bleak picture for American Catholic education, which has failed to retain the support […]

LGBTQ Activism at California Catholic High Schools

It’s important for families to understand: the LGBTQ agenda has infiltrated many Catholic high schools from coast to coast. Instead of helping young men and women navigate issues of gender and sexuality through the lens of Church teaching, wayward Catholic schools are sponsoring programs to affirm and encourage students in […]

The Cardinal Newman Society Awarded 2026 Heritage Innovation Prize for Catholic School Accreditation

The Heritage Foundation recognizes innovative Newman Guide, NAPCIS project to expand faithful, parent-centered Catholic education MANASSAS, Va. (June 25, 2026) — The Cardinal Newman Society has been awarded a prestigious 2026 Heritage Innovation Prize from The Heritage Foundation for its groundbreaking innovation in Catholic school accreditation, expanding families’ access to […]

Also in other news…

Thanks to you, The Cardinal Newman Society has been featured many other times in the news this past quarter.  Here are just a few highlights: CatholicVote celebrated the 2025-26 Newman Guide with an article describing the Guide as “a popular asset used by Catholic parents looking to choose education options […]

National publications put spotlight on accreditation program

EWTN News and National Catholic Register published articles in February interviewing our senior fellow Dr. Dan Guernsey on The Cardinal Newman Society’s acquisition of NAPCIS, a streamlined, low-cost accreditation integrated with The Newman Guide. The Register calls NAPCIS “a single, powerful validation for schools seeking to prove to parents both […]

Defending religious freedom in the courts

Your support for The Cardinal Newman Society is also at work in the courtroom. On Feb. 16, we joined several Christian education groups in filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court.  We’re asking the Court to reverse a decision by the Oregon Department of Education to strip  funding […]