Six decades after the peak of Catholic schooling in the United States, a new report from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) shows that Catholic school enrollment declined again this year. It’s a sad way of marking one of the Church’s great accomplishments: a nationwide network of parochial schools that […]
Any student attending a Newman Guide institution can immediately discern a departure from the “Culture of Death” that pervades secular society and most college campuses. In my experience, students and educators in faithful Catholic education are more joyful, generous, pro-family, and committed to pro-life values, behaviors, and public policies. Catholic […]
Since the start of the Obama administration in 2009, Catholic education in the United States has been under serious threat from federal policies, regulations, legislation, and court rulings challenging Catholic morals and religious freedom. The threats will continue, but there is reason for hope in the coming years! Without sanction […]
A ‘Second Spring’ of Catholic Education St. John Henry Newman trusted Providence. “I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it, if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling,” he wrote. We, too, should have […]
The Catholic University of America recently taught students a tough but valuable lesson about witness and responsibility. It’s a lesson the students—as well as the faculty—are unlikely to forget. On January 30, university president Dr. Peter Kilpatrick announced the firing of a psychology lecturer following a scandalous incident in her […]
The National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) shared their latest numbers on the state of Catholic education. Patrick Reilly, founder of The Cardinal Newman Society, expounds on these numbers and says claims of stabilization after decades of loss and decay are premature. Read his full story here.
In the midst of a crisis, it’s natural to look for signs of hope—moments when the news isn’t so bad as it was before. But it’s perilous to ignore larger trends. Coinciding with Catholic Schools Week, which starts January 29, the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) will release its […]
Parents are the first and foremost educators of their children. Catholic educators can sometimes ignore this fact, especially when students appear to lack solid formation and even basic care in the home. Trained to be experts in pedagogy and curriculum, teachers and especially college professors may not think much about […]
Not long before the launch of The Cardinal Newman Society in 1993, an elderly priest advised me to stop trying to rescue Catholic education. “You’re chasing the horses 20 years after the barn doors were opened,” he said. I suppose he had reason for doubt. In the span of just […]
By Denise Donohue, Ed.D., and Patrick Reilly Catholic education integrally forms students in mind, body, and soul so they might know and love God and serve their fellow man. Because of this mission, Catholic education has a long tradition of excellence in harmoniously forming students’ intellects and characters […]