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July 2014

July 17, 2014

Catholic schools become first in Canada to have a “transgender policy” on pronouns, uniforms, washrooms

It may be a first in the world, in fact. Details: Catholic schools in Vancouver...

July 14, 2014

Utah Catholic schools thriving

Hot on the heels of this report the other day about a Catholic school booming...

July 13, 2014

Turnaround: saving a Brooklyn Catholic school—and tripling its enrollment

How'd he do that? From the In My Backyard Desk, via The New York Daily...

July 06, 2014

This wouldn’t be a problem if they’d just let teachers marry. Oh. Wait…

Unreal: A Queens middle-school teacher let a 14-year-old student drive his car, gave him cash...

July 05, 2014

For the first time, woman to become rector of pontifical university in Rome

Details: She was the first woman to obtain a permanent position as a professor at...

June 2014

June 22, 2014

Pennsylvania boarding school graduates first class in effort to build “authentic Catholic culture”

From Catholic News Agency: Gregory the Great Academy, a Catholic all-boys boarding school, has graduated...

June 10, 2014

What we have come to: bulletproof blankets for kids to wear during school shootings

This is not a joke: We've now had so many mass shootings that entrepreneurs see...

June 01, 2014

Catholic school teacher is also a tattoo artist

From The New York Daily News: She’s good with chalk and ink. This Bensonhurst preschool...

May 2014

May 19, 2014

UPDATE: Catholic school issues statement regarding picture of girl in a tux

Following up on this story from last week, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep in San Francisco...

May 19, 2014

Indiana University’s inspiring—and surprising—commencement speaker

Little wonder he got a standing ovation at the end. Parker Mantell has a disability:...

May 18, 2014

Students protest after Catholic school pulls yearbook picture of girl wearing tux

Details: Hundreds of students at a San Francisco Catholic school wore ties to class Friday to protest...

May 13, 2014

Vatican responds to “Exorcist” author on Georgetown: “Your communications constitute a well-founded complaint”

From The Washington Post: The author of the thriller “The Exorcist” says he has new...

May 13, 2014

At prayer vigil, Harvard chaplain reminds those gathered of “the call of veritas”

Some details of last night's prayer vigil from The Harvard Crimson: Seats in St. Paul,...

May 12, 2014

BREAKING: Harvard club moves Black Mass off campus

Frank Weathers has the scoop: The Harvard Extension School Cultural Studies Club said it will...

May 10, 2014

“This is not a witch hunt”: Oakland bishop to meet with teachers over controversial new contract

You may remember that Oakland teachers are being required to sign a new contract similar...

May 09, 2014

The “Spirit of Inclusion” at Catholic schools

Make of this what you will. But this strikes me as something new on Catholic...

May 09, 2014

Catholic chaplain at Harvard: Black Mass is “a matter of hatred, an affront to our Catholic sensibilities”

Details from Catholic News Agency: Fr. Michael Drea, senior chaplain at the Harvard Catholic Student...

May 07, 2014

UPDATE: Students WILL be allowed to thank God during graduation speeches

Hot on the heels of the story that broke yesterday, a swift reversal: Following the...

May 07, 2014

What the hell is Harvard thinking?—UPDATED

Yes, it's true. Elizabeth Scalia has confirmed it: the The Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club is...

May 06, 2014

University students banned from thanking God during graduation speeches

Considering how often the Almighty's name is invoked before exams, this strikes me as a...

April 2014

April 27, 2014

How dumb are Americans when it comes to religion? Very.

I've said it before: I think journalism students in the 21st century should be required...

April 26, 2014

Catholic school retracts job offer to headmaster after his marriage breaks up

It happened in the UK: A headmaster was sacked from his job at a top...

April 25, 2014

Teachers protest new Catholic teacher contract prohibiting gay “lifestyles,” IVF

You may remember when this made news a few weeks back. Now, some teachers are...

April 22, 2014

Where are parents sending their kids to school in New York City? You might be surprised

A reader sent me the graph above, from the New York City Independent Budget Office,...

April 17, 2014

Zero tolerance: New York students expelled from Catholic school for wearing blackface, Confederate flag

Details: Four Long Island teenagers have been expelled from their Catholic high school, two for...

April 09, 2014

Charlotte bishop: “I’m shocked at the lack of charity and respect”

From The Catholic News Herald: In a statement issued today, Bishop Peter J. Jugis called...

April 09, 2014

Teachers in Oakland must agree to “model behavior in conformity with the teaching of the Roman Catholic faith”

Details: Teachers and staff working at dozens of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Oakland...

April 09, 2014

Charlotte fallout: “Sins have been committed”

The latest wrinkle, from The Charlotte Observer: The controversy over a recent speaker at Charlotte...

April 08, 2014

Catholic schools in U.S. actively recruiting Chinese students

The New York Times has an interesting piece this week about efforts by Catholic schools...

April 04, 2014

Charlotte fallout: nun cancels all speaking engagements, takes leave from teaching

From The Catholic Herald: The Dominican sister who gave a presentation on sexuality to students...