Entries by Patrick Reilly

They sued their daughters’ Catholic school

Don’t miss our podcast with Tony Scarpo, a modern Catholic hero Tony Scarpo has fascinating stories! His autobiography, La Mia Famiglia: Never Let Them Steal Your Name, chronicles his family’s struggles against the mafia in Tampa. That hardship, it turns out, may have been God’s way of forming a soldier […]

The key to pro-life success is Newman Guide education

Your support is forming a new pro-life generation It was no accident that our Newman Guide college presidents meeting was the day before the March for Life in Washington, D.C. It is an ideal time to meet, because these colleges have such a big presence at the March, and their […]

Rallying around Newman Guide education

CNS partners with Heritage Foundation, ADF, Catholic Talent Project If you and I are going to protect faithful Catholic schools, colleges, and graduate programs, we need strong allies. Several were present at our Newman Guide leaders meeting held on January 23, 2025. The meeting was co-sponsored by The Heritage Foundation, […]

Newman Guide Network formally launched

Leader working groups join online platform, plan in-person meetings Thanks to your support, the Newman Guide Leaders Network is now fully launched and growing quickly! The Network is an essential part of our work to defend the religious freedom and strengthen the fidelity of Newman Guide institutions. Your prayers and […]

Confronting legal and policy threats with Newman Guide leaders

Your support fuels collaboration with top experts, attorneys, and the White House With our focus on Catholic formation and evangelization, we can’t ignore the legal threats meant to keep schools and colleges from properly forming students in the faith. Over the last two decades, your support has allowed us to […]

Tragic Anniversary: 60 Years of Decline in Catholic Schools

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 […]

What Is Pro-Life Education?

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 […]

Top 10 U.S. Policy Priorities for Catholic Education

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 […]