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October 2019

October 31, 2019

New York pols want to investigate Catholic school for ‘hair discrimination’

“For too long, kids who look like Jediah have been treated as less than because...

September 2019

September 11, 2019

On being a Muslim at a Catholic school

On this especially meaningful and sober day of remembrance, the Houston Chronicle published this hope-filled...

September 01, 2019

Banned: Catholic school removes Harry Potter books due to ‘curses and spells’

From The Tennessean: The students at St. Edward Catholic School in Nashville can no longer checkout...

August 2019

August 05, 2019

After archbishop severs ties, Jesuit high school appeals to Rome

From the Indianapolis Star: The Indianapolis high school stripped of its Catholic identity over the employment of...

July 2019

July 09, 2019

Teacher Fired Over Facebook Posts Supporting Abortion

It happened in South Carolina: A former Bishop England High School teacher filed a lawsuit...

June 2019

June 02, 2019

Some Australia Catholic Schools Make God Gender-Neutral

From The Daily Mail: Catholic schoolgirls are being taught that God is gender-neutral and banned...

April 2019

April 16, 2019

And Now, News About the OTHER Notre Dame

This was announced yesterday: Former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has joined the faculty of the University of...

January 2019

January 21, 2019

Notre Dame to cover its murals of Christopher Columbus

From CNA: A series of murals depicting Christopher Columbus' life and exploration displayed at the...

November 2018

November 09, 2018

‘Catholic Sex Week’ at Harvard?

Yep. The Harvard Crimson reports: Theologian Janet E. Smith delved into the Catholic Church’s stance...

July 2018

July 20, 2018

Nosedive: Enrollment in Catholic schools faces ‘huge decline’

Details: The complexion of America’s private school sector has undergone massive changes over the past...

May 2018

May 07, 2018

Seattle University removes archbishop’s name from athletic complex

From The Seattle Times: Seattle University will remove the name of the late Archbishop Thomas...

May 01, 2018

Catholic school stirs controversy over ‘modesty poncho’ for prom

Oh brother. Check out this report: A Catholic high school in Michigan is clarifying...

March 2018

March 15, 2018

Remembering Parkland: ‘We lit an 18th candle…’

A deacon friend forwarded me this tweet, from Father Jeff Walker in the Diocese of...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

High school students volunteer to serve as pallbearers for those who die alone

Some may remember the story I posted last year about Jim Skerl, the teacher at Cleveland's...

October 15, 2015

“Earth-shaking”: Catholic high school in Maine to drop its religious affiliation

From The Bangor Daily News: Catherine McAuley High School in Portland, which was founded by...

October 06, 2015

Conversion story: transforming a seminary into another kind of school

From the In My Backyard Desk, Elizabeth Scalia at Aleteia writes about one of my...

October 04, 2015

Notre Dame to honor Little Sisters of the Poor

The press release arrived in my mail box this morning: The Notre Dame Center for...

September 2015

September 12, 2015

Poll: More atheists, agnostics entering Harvard than Christians

A remarkable turn for a school named for a minister, via The Washington Post: ...

September 09, 2015

Philadelphia requires parents to sign “Memorandum of Understanding”

From Philly.com: Parents of children attending Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools are now being required to...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

What we have come to: students asked to use “gender-neutral” pronouns

I thought this was a joke. But no. From The Associated Press: University of Tennessee...

August 26, 2015

Oregon Catholic school may face lawsuit after withdrawing job offer to lesbian

From The Catholic Sentinel: St. Mary’s Academy in Portland may face a lawsuit filed by...

August 26, 2015

Uproar at Duke: “Cultural pluralism will lose its value if students aren’t allowed to follow their beliefs”

This story garnered some attention a few days ago: Some new Duke University students are...

August 22, 2015

New school policy targets parents “not living in accord with church teaching”

It also requires non-Catholics to attend Mass and contribute to the parishes. Details, from The...

July 2015

July 16, 2015

New Catholic high school aims for “classical curriculum” using “Socratic Method”

This is something a little different: a new high school about to open in Illinois,...

July 03, 2015

Chairman of Fordham’s theology department marries another man — UPDATED

Somehow, I missed this little item in last Sunday's New York Times. A reader sent...

June 2015

June 12, 2015

One more reason why Catholic schools rock

Places like this: A California high school has beat the odds, sending all its graduating...

June 10, 2015

Growing phenomenon: more students in Catholic schools aren’t Catholic

View image | gettyimages.comThe Buffalo News picks up on a trend a lot of us...

May 2015

May 30, 2015

Massachusetts high school to be named for Pope Francis

It's believed to be a first. Details: The new name of the combining Cathedral and...

May 28, 2015

Catholic university moves statue of missionary after some complain it is racist—UPDATED

Details: Saint Louis University has removed a statue on its campus depicting a famous Jesuit...

May 19, 2015

Historic: Muslim imam earns masters in theology at Catholic Seattle University

From The Seattle Times: The premise of Abdullah Polovina’s story sounds like the start of...