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November 2012

November 09, 2012

Fordham Republicans cancel appearance by Ann Coulter, as school president slams invitation

Salon has details, including the two statements, reprinted below: The College Republicans, a student club...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

World’s oldest active teacher is a Jesuit

Details: Guinness World Records has honored a Jesuit with the record of world’s oldest active...

October 15, 2012

School district orders football team to remove cross from logo

Details: A Wisconsin school district has ordered a joint public-private school football team to change...

October 04, 2012

Jewish players on Catholic high school teams?

Oh yeah. It may be the ultimate Hail Mary pass (once you remember, of course,...

September 2012

September 22, 2012

How come two of the “Top Catholic” high schools aren’t even Catholic?

After a reader checked out this post from earlier in the week, the following e-mail...

September 20, 2012

“Top 50 Catholic High Schools” includes one from Queens — UPDATED

In fact, this building is where I studied for the diaconate —for five years, it...

September 17, 2012

Catholic high school opens Muslim prayer room

Not long ago, something like that would have been unthinkable. But it's becoming a reality...

September 06, 2012

The Jewish football giant who loved and supported Catholic schools

That would be Art Modell, one-time owner of the Baltimore Ravens, who died this week...

September 03, 2012

Growing number of Muslims enrolling in Catholic colleges

Details, from the New York Times: Arriving from Kuwait to attend college here, Mai Alhamad...

September 02, 2012

Another threat facing Catholic schools

It's the charter school system, according to this analysis from Education Week: The nation's Roman...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

Catholic school uniforms: the thigh’s the limit

A staple of the Catholic school girl's uniform is beginning to disappear. Check this...

August 20, 2012

NY Times: Some Catholic schools retooling for the wealthy

Details: Catholic schools have been bleeding enrollment and money for years, and many have been...

August 16, 2012

Forbes: six Catholic universities in top 100, Notre Dame ranked highest

From Tony Spence at CNS: Forbes magazine has issued its annual U.S. college and university rankings....

August 15, 2012

Hope: here’s a place where Catholic schools are booming

Welcome to Houston. Details: Little by little, Allison Cogburn embroidered her classroom walls with bold, bright letters...

July 2012

July 21, 2012

No longer “Catholic”

In a rare and dramatic move, the Vatican has stripped a prestigious university of its...

July 19, 2012

Wheaton College joins Catholic University in suing HHS

Yesterday, an evangelical college joined one of the most prominent Catholic colleges in America in...

July 15, 2012

Report: Suri Cruise to attend NYC Catholic school

And -- if reports are true -- not just any parish school, either. Details: E!...

June 2012

June 10, 2012

WSJ: Vouchers breathe new life into Catholic schools

How's this for a little good news: Chicago Catholic elementary schools saw enrollment increase 3%...

June 08, 2012

“You’re not special”: the ultimate commencement speech

From English teacher David McCullough, who offered these gems to the Wellesley High School graduating...

June 07, 2012

Inspiration: one teen’s journey from homeless to Harvard

This just makes you sit up and go "Wow." Read on: Dawn Loggins returned from...

June 03, 2012

In Cleveland, religion classes get back to basics

Could this be the start of a trend? Let us pray. Details: Greater Cleveland's 13,000...

June 02, 2012

Chicago’s Catholic schools at a crossroads

The Chicago Tribune looks this weekend at some trends in Catholic education -- and finds,...

May 2012

May 21, 2012

“The worst thing you can do is send your kids to a Catholic school if you want them to retain their faith.”

Those are the attention-getting words of the founder of Domino's Pizza and Ave Maria, Tom...

May 18, 2012

Can “The Exorcist” save Georgetown University?

The university just might need an exorcist -- and the author of the blockbuster book...

May 17, 2012

Commencement speaker at Catholic university: “Christianity is the most dangerous of devotions”

Here we go again: The nation’s largest Catholic university will feature a commencement speaker who believes...

May 16, 2012

Sparring over Sebelius

Things are getting interesting in the Archdiocese of Washington. Details: The already-boiling debate about Georgetown...

May 13, 2012

Cardinal Dolan on “The Law of the Gift”

The Catholic University alumnus spoke to its graduating class this weekend: Just six days ago,...

May 12, 2012

“Does she have cooties?”: Catholic school forfeits baseball game over girl on opposing team

Details: A fundamentalist Arizona Catholic high school is refusing to play in a baseball final...

May 12, 2012

Kennedy widow to speak at Catholic commencement

Details: The widow of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy will be giving a spring commencement speech...

May 12, 2012

UPDATE: Gay Iowa grad reaches compromise with diocese over scholarship presentation

Details: The gay advocacy organization that provided Prince of Peace Catholic School senior Keaton Fuller...