College & University

Notre Dame to Celebrate 5th Annual Eucharistic Procession

Cardinal Newman Society • 4/23/2009

The tradition of the Eucharistic Procession was revived at Notre Dame in 2005. MANASSAS, Va. (Cardinal Newman Society) � Notwithstanding the ongoing scandal of the commencement honor slated for President Obama, the University of Notre Dame will host the 5th annual Eucharistic Procession this ...

One can recognize that the contemporary crisis of truth is rooted in a crisis of faith. Only through faith can we freely give our assent to God�s testimony and acknowledge him as the transcendent guarantor of the truth he reveals.

Pope Benedict Speaks to U.S. Catholic Universities

By • Catholic Online • 4/18/2009

Are we ready to commit our entire self � intellect and will, mind and heart � to God? Do we accept the truth Christ reveals? Is the faith tangible in our universities and schools? WASHINGTON, D.C. (Catholic Online) - In the wake of the Notre Dame decision and the incident at Georgetown, Catholics ...

All the Church�s activities stem from her awareness that she is the bearer of a message which has its origin in God himself: in his goodness and wisdom, God chose to reveal himself and to make known the hidden purpose of his will (cf. Eph 1:9; Dei Verbum, 2).

The Pope Speaks to Catholic Universities in America: Full Text

Catholic Online • 4/18/2009

It is a question of conviction � do we really believe that only in the mystery of the Word made flesh does the mystery of man truly become clear. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Catholic Online) - As the response to the decision by the President of Notre Dame University to have President Obama address the ...

RIP: Colleagues Praise Life of Thomas Aquinas College President

Catholic News Agency • 4/17/2009

May God grant Thomas Aquinas College a new patron in His eternal care. SANTA PAULA (CNA) - Friends and admirers of Thomas Aquinas College president Thomas Dillon gave thanks for his life�s work and expressed condolences to his family following news of his death in a car accident in Ireland. He and ...

Georgetown Covers Up Name of Jesus at White House Request

Cardinal Newman Society • 4/17/2009

This is not the first controversy surrounding religious imagery at Georgetown recently. MANASSAS, Va. (Cardinal Newman Society) - Before President Barack Obama spoke on Tuesday, April 14, at Georgetown University, the White House asked that all signs and symbols be covered up at the Gaston Hall ...

Fr. Frank Pavone to be Honored at Christendom College

Christendom College • 4/15/2009

Notre Dame is honoring one of the world�s most pro-abortion leaders while Christendom College will be honoring one of the world�s most pro-life leaders. FRONT ROYAL, Va. (Christendom College) - Christendom College will celebrate Commencement Weekend on May 15-17, 2009, and will honor Reverend Frank ...

Education is not something the Church adds something to, as though the process of educating were some kind of nakedly secular pursuit which the Church somehow makes �religious�. Rather, education is at the core of the Churches� saving mission.

Learning From Notre Dame: Catholic Identity is Not Optional

By • Catholic Online • 4/14/2009

Catholic identity requires that the College community understand its ecclesial nature and mission. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - �By its very nature, each Catholic university makes an important contribution to the Church's work of evangelization. It is a living institutional witness to ...

EMU Sued for Dismissing Student who Refused to Affirm Homosexual Behavior

Alliance Defense Fund • 4/14/2009

When a public university has a prerequisite of affirming homosexual behavior as morally good in order to obtain a degree, the school is stepping over the legal line. DETROIT (Alliance Defense Fund) � Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom filed a lawsuit against ...

Notre Dame: 2 More Bishops and a College President

Cardinal Newman Society • 4/3/2009

Your decision to provide President Obama with a national platform -- worse yet, to honor him with an honorary doctorate of law degree -- is truly tragic, and will have disastrous, long-lasting consequences. MANASSAS, Va. (Cardinal Newman Society) - The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) petition at ...

I would ask that you rescind this unfortunate decision and so avoid dishonoring the practicing Catholics of the United States, including those of this Diocese. Failing that, please have the decency to change the name of the University to something like, The Fighting Irish College or Northwestern Indiana Humanist University. (Bishop Thomas Doran)

Bishop Doran to Notre Dame: Rescind Obama Invitation or Change your Name

Cardinal Newman Society • 4/3/2009

This decision of your flies in the face of the expressed directive of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.I would ask that you rescind this unfortunate decision.(Bishop Doran) MANASSAS, Va. (Cardinal Newman Society) � Bishop Thomas G. Doran of the Rockford, Ill. Diocese, has provided ...