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April 2018

April 13, 2018

These teenagers are amazing. Watch this video they sent to Bishop Barron and see why.

Evidently, the kids at Bishop Sullivan High School in Virginia Beach made this video for...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Bye bye, books: Catholic school drops textbooks for tablets

A fascinating glimpse into modern education, from Ocala, Florida: Biology teacher Cheryl Tomlinson looked at...

January 2014

January 09, 2014

Pittsburgh Catholic schools try “cyber days” instead of snow days

I wonder how the kids feel about this. Details from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The digital...

January 04, 2014

Report: surge in “late baptisms” in UK to get kids into Catholic schools

From the Telegraph newspaper: Rising numbers of children are being given late baptisms amid a scramble...

November 2013

November 05, 2013

Scholars call on Catholic schools to reject Common Core

Details, from The New York Times: A group of Roman Catholic scholars has called on...

October 2013

October 07, 2013

What does it mean to be a “Catholic” university?—UPDATED

A prominent school in Los Angeles is wrestling with that very question. From the New...

September 2013

September 29, 2013

Former all-girl Catholic academy now home to Long Island’s first Islamic school

Photo: Newsday / Alejandra Villa Details from Newsday: In classrooms where Catholic girls once...

September 22, 2013

New Orleans archbishop orders school calendars changed to keep Sundays free

Details: After months of nudging Catholics to reclaim Sunday as a day to attend Mass...

September 03, 2013

Catholic university cancels appearance by Geraldo Rivera, son of a “lay deacon”

From Politico: Geraldo Rivera has been uninvited to speak at Duquesne University after posting a...

September 01, 2013

Nuns disappearing from the Catholic school system

It's a phenomenon that's been developing for a while. Now, the Norfolk Daily News in...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Beautiful: watch this extraordinary teacher set his class on fire

This video is making the rounds once more. Since it's back-to-school time, this seems like...

August 15, 2013

Fired gay teacher in Ohio reaches settlement with Catholic school

You may remember this story. The update, from a Columbus TV station: A teacher who...

August 08, 2013

Students at Catholic school rally to support fired gay teacher

A followup on a story from last month, in the Los Angeles Times: Students rallied...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

Archdiocese of New York Hires Outside Organization to Run Schools

Details: In an unprecedented move, the Archdiocese of New York is trying to save six...

June 2013

June 23, 2013

As Catholic Schools Close, Minorities See a Lifeline Slipping Away

From the New York Times: Sonia Sotomayor lives in Washington, but she has never forgotten...

June 14, 2013

Catholic School Fires Domestic Violence Victim Over Concerns About Her Husband

Details: A San Diego teacher was fired by Holy Trinity School following a domestic violence...

June 12, 2013

Wow: Check Out How One School is Trying to Boost Enrollment

When in doubt, sing! And make it a number from "Les Mis"! This creative video...

June 04, 2013

Defying School Board, Student Rips Up Graduation Speech and Says the Lord’s Prayer Instead

It happened in South Carolina: A high school valedictorian from South Carolina ripped up his...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Ohio State President on Notre Dame: “You Can’t Trust Those Damn Catholics…”

I'm sure he meant it in jest. Details: The president of Ohio State University said...

May 29, 2013

“Parish-based Catechesis Has Been An Abject Failure”

Remember scenes like this one in a Catholic classroom? Learning the catechism? The basics of...

May 01, 2013

Gonzaga reverses decision, recognizes Knights of Columbus

You may remember this story from a few weeks back. Now, an update: A March...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

School says lesbian teacher was fired over “spousal relationship,” not because she’s gay

Details: A former teacher who said she was fired for being gay said she was...

April 22, 2013

When Catholic schools close

From The Record in Northern New Jersey comes this lengthy look at why Catholic schools...

April 04, 2013

Two gay college students try to have priest fired because he counsels students not to have sex—UPDATED

Is this from The Onion? No: Two gay seniors at George Washington University say they feel alienated because the...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

New York Catholic high school says gay teenagers can attend dance together

It will be interesting to see if this actually goes forward as planned—and what the...

March 22, 2013

California bishop delays requiring teachers to sign “morals” agreement

You may remember this controversial decision from a few weeks back. Now, the bishop is...

March 05, 2013

Virginia school elects the new pope: Pope Sebastian I

Habemus papam! It happened yesterday at St. Louis School in Arlington, Virginia. In a post,...

February 2013

February 16, 2013

Woodstock Theological Center to close in June

From NCR: After almost 40 years as a leading U.S. institution of Catholic theological research...

February 05, 2013

Crying foul: Catholic school changes policy, opens no-cursing pledge to boys

An update on a story from the weekend. From our Potty Mouth Desk: ...

January 2013

January 08, 2013

Catholic University to launch new business school, teaching marketing and morals

From the Wall Street Journal: Confident that aspiring corporate leaders want to worship more than...