http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/catholicschools/ en-us Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:09:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096658/posts Extreme Pro-Abortion Feminist Heather Mallick Scheduled to Speak at Catholic St. Mary's University By Kathleen Gilbert CALGARY, Alberta, October 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - St. Mary's University College in Calgary, a Catholic institution, has invited Heather Mallick, a virulently pro-abortion and anti-Catholic author and columnist to address students as part of their 2008-09 speaker series. Ms. Mallick is scheduled to deliver her talk, "A Liberal Arts Education: Worth Its Weight in Gold" to St. Mary's students on January 22, 2009. Mallick, a well-established feminist column writer, has an undisguised antipathy toward Catholic teaching and morals, particularly concerning abortion and sexuality. In... www.lifesitenews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096658/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:09:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092297/posts Unlike most Roman Catholic schools in the New York area, which embrace students regardless of their religion, Chaminade High School here requires a baptismal certificate to register. “No exception,” said the Rev. James C. Williams, a cherub-faced priest who is the school’s president. “We advertise that pretty clearly because this is who we are. I don’t have room for all the Catholics who want to be here.” Indeed, more than 1,600 boys from as far as Manhattan and Westchester County applied last year for 425 freshman seats at Chaminade, which many consider one of Long Island’s premier private schools and... New York TImes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092297/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:18:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2069248/posts Tuesday August 26, 2008 Biden's Bishop Will not Permit Him, Even if Elected VP, to Speak at Catholic Schools By John-Henry Westen DELEWARE, August 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In an interview with Bob Krebs, the Communications Director for the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, to which Senator Joseph Biden belongs, Krebs confirmed that Biden's Bishop will not permit the Senator even if elected Vice President of the United States of America to speak at Catholic schools. When asked for the Bishop's take on Senator Biden and his stand in favor of abortion, Krebs directed LifeSiteNews.com to Bishop Michael Saltarelli's 2004 statement... www.lifesitenews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2069248/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:00:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062954/posts Petition signers want University of San Diego to reverse course, re-invite “feminist theologian” to honorary professorship An online petition signed by thousands is asking the University of San Diego to again change its position and re-invite “feminist theologian” Rosemary Radford Ruether to take an honorary, yearlong professorship at the Catholic school. [[ATaylor081408.jpg]]Ruether, a supporter of abortion rights, contraception and the renaming of God, had been invited to hold the Monsignor John R. Portman Chair in Roman Catholic Theology at USD for the academic year 2009-2010, a decision that prompted a flood of complaints after California Catholic Daily first reported news... California Catholic Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062954/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:42:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062881/posts A federal judge ruled Friday that a Wichita Catholic school policy requiring students to speak only English didn't break any civil rights laws. Wichita Eagle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062881/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:47:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061455/posts This registration document, made available on Jan. 24, 2007, by the Fransiskus Assisi school in Jakarta, Indonesia, shows the registration of Barack Obama under the name Barry Soetoro into the Catholic school made by his step-father, Lolo Soetoro. The document lists Barry Soetoro as a Indonesian citizen, born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, and shows his Muslim step-father listed the boy's religion as Islam.(AP Photo/ Tatan Syuflana) AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061455/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:29:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060062/posts I recently recieved a welcome letter from my daughter's teacher. My daughter is going into kindergarden at a catholic school. The letter included the phrase "learning how to help save the planet" which of course means global warming. My wife and I believe that global warming is a hoax built on junk science. I don't want my daughter brainwashed by this liberal bullcrap. what should I do? me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060062/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:41:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055372/posts Backstage before dress rehearsal, 14-year-old Mary Nye looks at the clothes she will model at the Pure Fashion Show. ”I would wear these,“ says Nye, scanning a rack of blouses and dresses. The recent graduate of St. Mel's Catholic School in Fair Oaks, Calif., usually has a hard time finding something to wear. ”When you go to the stores, all they have are clothes that show a lot of skin,“ says Nye, who is dressed in her usual after-school uniform of jeans and T-shirt over a tank top. ”I don't feel comfortable with that.“ A lot of people don't. Low-cut... McClatchy Newspapers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055372/posts#comment Sat, 2 Aug 2008 15:38:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047740/posts When he was a state senator in Illinois in June 2002, Barack Obama was explicitly asked by Chicago media personality Jeff Berkowitz whether he supports school vouchers. “I would support anything that is going to be better for the children of Illinois,” he said. He emphatically added that “I am not closed minded on the issue.” In February 2008, Obama spoke to reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the issue. Still keeping an open mind, he said, “If there was any argument for vouchers, it was ‘Let’s see if the experiment works.’ And if it does, whatever my preconception,... Catholic League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047740/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:32:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019563/posts (Wichita) Four Hispanic families are suing St. Anne's Catholic School over a policy that requires students to speak English at all times while at school. The lawsuit, filed Monday, calls for an end to this policy and asks for an order barring similar policies at other diocese schools. And it asks for court costs and unspecified damages for diiscrimination and emotional suffering. The lawsuit was filed by Mike and Clara Silva, Maria and Fermin Fernandez, Guadalupe Cruz-Tello and Alma Contreras on behalf of themselves and their minor children. The diocese said the school enacted the policy in response to four... CJ Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019563/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 07:17:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2004187/posts Washington DC, Apr 19, 2008 / 01:05 pm (CNA).- The President of Franciscan University of Steubenville, Father Terence Henry, TOR, has given his reaction to Catholic News Agency on the Pope’s message to Catholic university leaders. Father Henry said that he believes Pope Benedict’s address taught that authentic Catholic education “springs from the heart of the Church.” Father Henry was particularly struck by Pope Benedict’s idea that Catholic institutions are “instruments of hope” to the world and to young people. “There are some out there who think that authentic freedom means to speculate on everything under the sun,” Father Henry... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2004187/posts#comment Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:36:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2000767/posts During an era when two-thirds of young Catholics say they can be good Catholics without going to mass and many believe in a woman's right to choose abortion and view premarital sex as morally acceptable, Karen and David Hickey might be considered renegades - because they are so devout. The lives of the suburban couple and their five young children revolve around the Catholic Church, and they stand out as devoted because so many others do not follow the teachings of their church to the letter. For the Hickeys and a community of young, conservative Catholics who piously follow the... St. Catherine's Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2000767/posts#comment Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:27:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000511/posts MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- For 46 years, crime, recessions and hurricanes proved no threat to the daily ritual of St. Monica School, where the entire blue-and-white uniformed student body gathered outside each morning to join in prayer. Come June, though, the tradition will fade away, and "amen" will close St. Monica's morning recitations for the last time. The school, a home-away-from-home for mostly minority students, will close. As Pope Benedict XVI next week makes his first trip to the U.S. as pontiff, Catholic schools across the country, long a force in educating the underprivileged regardless of their faith, face the... newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000511/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:53:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999257/posts Catholic university to black, pro-life speaker: You’re not Welcomed! …but we’ll make room for Al Franken and transgender speaker. Liberal administrators at the University of St. Thomas, a Catholic university and private college in Minnesota, censored the appearance of prominent pro-life and black speaker Star Parker. On April 21, 2008, Star—the best-selling author of numerous books—was slated to speak on campus about the devastating impact abortion has on minority communities. UST Vice President of Student Affairs Jane Canney nixed the idea entirely, citing “concerns” that the lecture was being underwritten by Young America’s Foundation. Katie Kieffer, a 2005 alumna of... Young America Foundation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999257/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 23:59:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1995108/posts Vatican frustration over what it views as the failure of many U.S. Catholic colleges to adhere to church teachings, school leaders are intently watching for a rebuke from Pope Benedict XVI during his Washington visit next month.The pope requested the meeting with more than 200 top Catholic school officials from across the country. The gathering will come amid debate over teachings and campus activities that bishops have slammed as violating Catholic doctrine: a rally by pro-abortion rights Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton at St. Mary's University in San Antonio; a Georgetown University theologian's questioning whether Jesus offers the only... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1995108/posts#comment Tue, 1 Apr 2008 20:44:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995107/posts Scandal: 96 Catholic Universities Have Pro-Homosexual ClubsHelp stop this scandal by signing the TFP’s urgent appeal to the presidents of Catholic universities Here is a list Catholic universities with pro-homosexual clubs Historically, Catholic universities have been beacons of truth. They have set a standard of intellectual progress and moral excellence. They have elevated culture, formed the minds of great men, and paved the way for abundant scientific breakthroughs. However, these beacons of truth are now failing. Moral values are being undermined on many Catholic campuses and the principles that once guided souls in the noble task of higher learning are... TFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995107/posts#comment Tue, 1 Apr 2008 20:43:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1993245/posts Faithful Catholics Reject V-Monologues at Notre Dame Controlling free speech, university official expels TFP volunteer for sharing bishop’s statement on campus Once again, controversy is dividing the University of Notre Dame. Catholics everywhere applauded Bishop John D’Arcy’s recent condemnation of the crude “V-Monologues” at Notre Dame, hoping it would convince university officials to ban the feminist play. After all, the production betrays Notre Dame’s Catholic identity, tramples upon the Sixth Commandment, exalts sin, promotes lesbianism, and gives scandal. However, ignoring the bishop’s call to cancel the play, university president Fr. John I. Jenkins has again allowed it to disgrace the... TFP Student Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1993245/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:20:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985670/posts Anti-Catholic Education by: Malcolm A. Kline, March 14, 2008 The faithful are increasingly likely to face hostility to their beliefs in secular educational settings, the Catholic League’s 2007 Report on Anti-Catholicism shows: • On February 21, 2007, “A substitute teacher wiped the Ash Wednesday ashes off the forehead of a student at White County High School,” the League reports. “When the girl and her classmates protested, they were berated by teachers.” • On April 19 in Lake Bluff, Illinois, “A middle school teacher gave an assignment to her students pinpointing who was responsible for the Holocaust and listed Pope Pius... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985670/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:39:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985902/posts Reverend John Jenkins, CSC, and I have been in communication about his decision to allow performances of “The Vagina Monologues” at Notre Dame. I am grateful to Father Jenkins for the extensive time he has put into our conversation and correspondence on these matters over the last two months, and I have taken care in this statement to present his position accurately in order to make a fair response. Father Jenkins has informed me that, while he thinks that this play is a bad play, he believes that permitting its performance under certain conditions, namely, in an academic building without... Trinity Communications http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985902/posts#comment Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:43:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1982613/posts Pope Benedict XVI will use his trip to America next month to present Catholic educators with a powerful challenge, one whose effects could ripple from Notre Dame, Ind., to Tarrytown, N.Y., prominent Vatican watchers are predicting. The expected message: Become more Catholic, or else.In one of just a few major addresses planned for his six-day visit to America, Pope Benedict is scheduled to speak about education at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., before an audience that should include the president of every Catholic college and university in the country, plus representatives from every archdiocese, which oversee Catholic... The Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1982613/posts#comment Sat, 8 Mar 2008 21:47:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1982540/posts DALLAS — Artwork depicting the Virgin Mary as a stripper stirred trouble while on display at a small Catholic university before the piece was apparently stolen. The print was part of an exhibit last month at the University of Dallas that featured the work of students at Murray State University in Kentucky. Joanna Gianulis, a senior art major at Murray State, said she was trying to raise questions about perceptions of saints and sinners and didn't intend to be sacrilegious. "How do we know that an exotic dancer is sinful?" she said. "What if she has the best intentions and... Chron.com (AP) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1982540/posts#comment Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:05:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981993/posts CINO Prep by: Malcolm A. Kline, March 07, 2008 Although Catholic schools look good when compared with their public counterparts, they don’t fare as well in contrast to the way they used to be. In the wake of Vatican II, “Radical reformers tore at every aspect of Catholic life, questioning time-honored practices and beliefs,” Phillip F. Lawler writes in The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture. “Catholic schools jettisoned their religious education programs; the old reliable Baltimore Catechism quickly became a collectors item.” “In parochial high schools, religion classes became freewheeling discussion sessions, with students encouraged to reflect... Campus Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981993/posts#comment Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:00:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976366/posts London, Feb 26, 2008 / 03:45 am (CNA).- A committee in the British House of Commons will investigate Catholic schools following the Bishop of Lancaster’s instructions to schools to place crucifixes in every classroom and stop “safe sex” education, the Independent reports. Patrick O’Donoghue, Bishop of Lancaster, had circulated a 66-page booklet instructing Catholic schools to stop “safe sex” education. Bishop O’Donoghue wrote, "The secular view on sex outside marriage, artificial contraception, sexually transmitted disease, including HIV and AIDS, and abortion, may not be presented as neutral information." Additionally, he told the schools not to support charities that support abortion.... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976366/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:24:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1976248/posts PITTSTON TWP. — Teachers in the Diocese of Scranton have decided on a strategy in their quest to receive union recognition. But what they’ve decided is “not for public consumption,” union President Michael Milz said Sunday after a general membership meeting at Convention Hall. In the first half of the meeting, which was open to media, 200 teachers sang the union rights anthem “Solidarity Forever” and heard from legal counsel and representatives from the National Association of Catholic School Teachers. “Your cause is certainly just. Your fight is our fight,” said Rita Schwartz, president of the national association. “You cannot... Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1976248/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:06:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971913/posts First Muslim Congressman Speaks of Faith, Change Minnesota Democrat Says Norway Good Model for U.S. By Natalie Lescroart | Feb 15 2008 The nation’s first Muslim congressman called for political change and spoke about how his faith has affected his job in a speech Tuesday at the Georgetown University Law Center. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) told a packed crowd at the Gewirz Student Center that “the time is now” for political change and reworking. Ellison, a freshman congressman, is the first African-American to represent Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and sits on the Financial Services... The Hoya.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971913/posts#comment Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:39:11 GMT