Entries by Patrick Reilly

Statement on Newman to Be Declared Patron of Catholic Education and Doctor of the Church

The Cardinal Newman Society joyfully celebrates the Vatican’s announcement that our holy patron, St. John Henry Cardinal Newman, will be named the universal Church’s Patron of Catholic Education on October 28 and Doctor of the Church on All Saints Day (November 1). Praise be to God!  Deo gratias! For more […]

We thank God—and your support—for our summer interns

An enormous amount of valuable work was accomplished by our summer interns: Teagan Byrne, Chuck Koach, and Niall Maguire from Christendom College and Daniel Reilly from Benedictine College.  With gratitude to our donors, Chuck writes “Every day, I see firsthand the powerful impact of your support: how it helps promote […]

We’re grateful to have John Sherman on the CNS team!

I’m excited to announce that John Sherman has joined our staff as Vice President of Development.  Previously Chief Development Officer of CatholicVote, he has also held leadership positions at T. Rowe Price, Bank of America, and MetLife.  John is a convert and has shared his story on EWTN’s The Journey […]

What’s the first step to recovery? Acknowledge the problem!

Thanks to the support of friends like you, I see many hopeful signs of a “Second Spring” in Catholic education, but we can’t ignore ongoing problems.  That’s why we’re launching a new e-mail series for CNS members: “NOT in The Newman Guide!”  (If you aren’t getting our emails, sign up […]

Please help share this video on the ‘educational emergency’

If you’re looking to make some sense of what has happened, watch this webinar I presented for the Institute for Catholic Culture this summer, and please share it with others: cardinalnewmansociety.org/educational-emergency-video.  It focuses on Pope Benedict’s warning about today’s “educational emergency” and why there is renewed hope in Newman Guide […]