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Spokane, Washington–Expressing sadness for the lack of attention from parishioners during Sunday Masses, Gonzaga University priest Fr. John Conti has recently instituted an all new ”Text-Message-Only Mass.” The Gonzaga graduate who just celebrated his 15th anniversary of priesthood told reporters that the idea came to him as he sat listening to the deacon read the epistle. “I looked out and saw all these college kids reading texts messages on their phones,” Conti said. ”That’s when I knew the Church needed to catch up or risk being left behind, so to speak. So I figured, heck, if they’re already on their...

A group of students, faculty and staff under the name GU Affirms Equality released a letter to the community last week affirming "the spiritual, political, moral and social equality of the LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] members of the Gonzaga community." The letter, which heavily cites Vatican documents and Catholic teaching, seeks to show that the Catholic Church's teachings affirm members of the LGBT community, and that recent actions on the part of the Vatican, including language addressing homosexuality in the priesthood, has not been consistent with the Church's overall teachings on homosexuality. These teachings prohibit malicious and offensive language...

SPOKANE -- Gonzaga University, which has rejected recent attempts to bring a Planned Parenthood speaker and "The Vagina Monologues" to the school, now is under fire for the on-campus appearance of a conservative who contends homosexuality is a matter of choice. The College Republicans brought in Dr. John Diggs for a lecture titled "The Medical Effects of Homo-Sex." Some students criticized the lecture in the student newspaper, the Bulletin, as anti-gay and promoting stereotypes. Diggs' appearance Tuesday was intended to foster open debate and inquiry, said Daniel Brutocao, president of the Gonzaga chapter of College Republicans. The speaker focused on...

Catholic Schools Punish Students for Opposing Homosexuality By Randy Hall CNSNews.com Staff Writer/Editor November 02, 2005 (CNSNews.com) - Two Catholic universities have tried to censor students during the past week for defending the church's teachings against homosexuality, actions the head of one Roman Catholic organization called "ridiculous." One incident took place in Pittsburgh, where a Duquesne University student used an independent website to voice his opposition to a proposed "gay-straight alliance" on campus and described homosexual sex as "subhuman actions." According to the school's website, several students complained to Duquesne's Office of Judicial Affairs, which held a hearing and concluded...

HERO: (Helping Educate Regarding Orientation: A Gay/Straight Alliance) As an integral part of the Gonzaga University, HERO members are motivated by the humanistic, Catholic, and Jesuit traditions to which this university belongs. They seek to encourage the development of self-knowledge, self-acceptance, a restless curiosity, a desire for truth, a mature concern for others, and a thirst for justice within the context of faith development and human transformation. In October, HERO hosts an annual "Coming Out Day" BBQ. Advisor: Fr. Bob Egan Contact #: (509) 323-6018

        Interim Plus Curriculum Supplement on Same Sex MarriageOttawa March for Life 2005 - May 11-13Canadian Defence of Marriage Page March CLC National NewsJan Interim Newspaper     PoliticsInternationalWhat Can I Do? Educational InformationNews PartnersCulture Features Crisis Pregnancy Support Free Daily E-News Subscribe Friends New on LifeSite Donate About Us Contact Site Map Thursday February 24, 2005 Printer friendly version Email to a friend   Jesuit Gonzaga University Favours Gay and Pro-Abortion Campus Clubs, Persecutes Christians SPOKANE, February 24, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Gonzaga University, the Catholic college in Spokane, Washington, owned and run by the Jesuit...

When black law students at Gonzaga University became the target of racist letters for three consecutive years, the community took action. Through rallies, newspaper columns and frank conversations about race, ordinary citizens in Spokane and the Inland Northwest sent a resounding message: "Hate will not be tolerated here." Nearly a decade after that first wake-up call, the region has reasons to celebrate: the Aryan Nations compound near Hayden Lake has been razed; hate crime incidents reported to the city of Spokane have decreased to seven last year compared with 33 in 1998; groups that work for civil and human rights,...

Seattle, Dec. 26, 2003 (LifesiteNews.com/CWN) - Gonzaga University, the Spokane-based Jesuit university founded in 1889, is denying a pro-life group official status because it is "discriminatory" against non-Christians. The Student Bar Association (SBA) has denied recognition to law student Ashley Horne's Pro-Life Law Caucus because only Christians can be leaders in the organization. Greg Lukianoff, spokesman for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), said "We live in a strange age, indeed, when a Catholic, Jesuit university would deny a Christian, pro-life group recognition because its religious nature is considered discriminatory." FIRE, based in Philadelphia, is a watchdog organization...

If there were any place that would embrace her Christian, anti-abortion student club without hesitation, Ashley Horne figured it would be Gonzaga University, a 116-year-old Jesuit school in Spokane and one of the Northwest's leading Catholic institutions. But to her surprise, Gonzaga's Student Bar Association (SBA) has refused to recognize her Pro-Life Law Caucus as a university-sponsored group, ruling that the club would discriminate because only Christians can hold leadership positions in the organization. "We live in a strange age, indeed, when a Catholic, Jesuit university would deny a Christian pro-life group recognition because its religious nature is considered discriminatory,"...

BRAVE NEW SCHOOLSUniversity revokes 'hate speech' punishmentCollege Republicans disciplined for fliers slamming 'the Left' Posted: November 26, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com The president of Gonzaga University has rescinded punishment of the school's College Republicans club, which was taken to task for posting fliers with the book title "Why the Left Hates America." According to a statement from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, university President Robert J. Spitzer made the reversal after receiving a letter from the organization. "It is a dark day when universities in a free society start banning everyday words. In this context, it is especially...