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DePaul Offers Minor in Homosexual StudiesBeginning this semester, DePaul University is offering a new minor, officially called “The LGBTQ [Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer] Studies Program at DePaul.” The program includes courses in English literature, comparative literature, American Studies, psychology and women and gender studies. Offerings vary from “Queer Studies” to the history of sexuality from the Puritans to the Victorian Era. It has not been indicated that all courses and materials will be entirely consistent with Catholic teaching. To protest: Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., President, 55 E. Jackson Blvd., 22nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60604; (312) 362-8890; dholtsch@depaul.edu  CNS Urges...

MANASSAS, VA (May 5, 2005) – At least 13 Catholic colleges and universities—which this spring have invited 14 commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients who are public opponents of fundamental Catholic teachings—are at odds with the U.S. bishops who forbade such honors and platforms in a statement last June. “We are blowing the whistle on any Catholic college or university that blatantly disrespects the bishops by defying their clear command and teaching,” said Patrick J. Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society (CNS), a national organization dedicated to the renewal of Catholic identity at America’s 219 Catholic colleges and universities....

It's not the typical issue for Cardinal Newman Society, but there is no doubt that ending the legal assault on religious values and practice -- whether by the ACLU, by activist judges, or by attorneys who advise Catholic institutions to moderate their image for the sake of government funds -- is essential to the project of revitalizing our religious institutions.  We are proud to be a part of an historic event on April 7-8, which will launch an ecumenical crusade to end the secular bias in America's judiciary.  We invite you to get involved!  Seewww.stopactivistjudges.org. CNS PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS 'JUDICIAL...

Cardinal Newman Society’s mission is the renewal of Catholic higher education, so we can hardly be pleased about losing historically Catholic colleges to secularization. But there comes a time when the bishops have to insist on truth in advertising. Two formerly Catholic colleges in Rochester, New York, now have honesty--if not fidelity to their founding principles--on their side. Thank you, Bishop Clark! Meanwhile, exciting new colleges like Southern Catholic College outside Atlanta are gearing up to take the place of the lost institutions. (Southern Catholic opens in the fall.) To paraphrase Darwin, it’s a process of supernatural selection! ============================ FRIDAY,...

Cardinal Newman Society's mission is the renewal of Catholic higher education, so we can hardly be pleased about losing historically Catholic colleges to secularization.  But there comes a time when the bishops have to insist on truth in advertising.  Two formerly Catholic colleges in Rochester, New York, now have honesty--if not fidelity to their founding principles--on their side.  Thank you, Bishop Clark! Meanwhile, exciting new colleges like Southern Catholic College outside Atlanta are gearing up to take the place of the lost institutions.  (Southern Catholic opens in the fall.)  To paraphrase Darwin, it's a process of supernatural selection! ============================FRIDAY, FEBRUARY...

Cardinal Newman Society would have protested Hillary Clinton speaking at a Catholic college on health care, welfare, even tidily-winks.  There just has to be a better choice to speak on any subject.  But the queen of abortion rights speaking on the Corporal Works of Mercy?  It's ludicrous! ============================ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2005 ============================ TOP OF THE NEWS * Hillary Clinton to Speak on Works of Mercy EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS * CNS President to Address Dallas Conference CATHOLIC CAMPUS NEWS * Villanova Honors Faculty Member Who Killed Baby * New York Medical Bans Homosexual Club * Seattle Professors Defend Abortion *...

Tomorrow’s election is important – don’t forget to vote! – but your opinion also has great importance for the future of Catholic higher education. On this great Solemnity of All Saints, Cardinal Newman Society urges you to join us in prayer before expressing concern (and in a few cases, great joy) in response to the following news items. May God bless you for your witness! Reminder: Please remember to be courteous in all correspondence. You may recall that in June, the U.S. bishops issued a statement on “Catholics in Political Life” that included the following policy: “The Catholic community and...

We're looking for your action on a number of urgent issues!  On the heels of a successful protest of "The Vagina Monologues" on Catholic campuses, your e-mails, letters and phone calls to Catholic colleges can have a tremendous impact.  As always, please be courteous and respectful in your correspondence. EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS * Catholic Youth and Homosexuality Conference * 'Monologues' Campaign a Success CATHOLIC CAMPUS NEWS * Archbishop Keleher Bans Pro-Abortion Speakers * Seton Hall Waffles on Homosexual Club, Student Sues * Notre Dame (IN) Rejects Gay-Straight Club * Georgetown Researchers Use Aborted Fetal Tissue * Women's Ordination Advocate at...

‘Monologues’ Planned at 27 Catholic Colleges(Last Update: 2/16/04)Cardinal Newman Society has placed full-page advertisements in USA Today as part of a nationwide protest of “The Vagina Monologues,” a vulgar and sexually explicit play that is planned for at least 27 Catholic campuses this month and next.  The ads are scheduled to appear on February 17—subject to change to Feb. 18 or 19 at the discretion of USA Today—in the greater Baltimore-Washington, Boston and Chicago regions. The list of planned performances announced by V-Day, the national group that has licensed campus productions at more than 500 schools this year, includes...

‘Monologues’ Planned at 41 Catholic Colleges(Last Update: 1/19/04)Cardinal Newman Society has launched its annual protest of the “Vagina Monologues,” a vulgar play that is reportedly planned for 41 Catholic campuses beginning in February 2004.That number, which is likely to increase in coming weeks, is already more than the 32 Catholic colleges and universities that hosted or sponsored the production last spring.  It was canceled last year at another 14 colleges and universities, thanks in part to the vocal opposition of Cardinal Newman Society and its members.The Campaign has already had an impact.  A student organizing the play at the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Patrick Reilly, PresidentCardinal Newman Society (703) 536-9585 Patrick ReilleCatholic Colleges Invite 'Scandalous' Commencement Speakers, Awardees FALLS CHURCH, VA - A national Catholic organization has called on American Catholics to protest 17 inappropriate commencement speakers and awardees at 14 Catholic colleges and universities. "Despite the U.S. bishops' clear call for reform of Catholic higher education, it seems that a significant minority of Catholic college leaders simply aren't listening," complained Patrick Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society, a national organization seeking the renewal of Catholic identity at Catholic colleges and universities. "Several of this year's speakers and...

-  Boston College Law School (Newton, MA): Walter Dellinger, commencement speaker, May 24.  Dellinger is a law professor at the Duke University School of Law and formerly served as U.S. Assistant Attorney General and Acting Attorney General in the Clinton Administration.  Dellinger has been closely associated with NARAL Pro-Choice America and chaired NARAL's 1992 commission to defend Roe v. Wade.  He served as counselor to President Bill Clinton on constitutional issues, drafting five executive orders that nullified President George H.W. Bush's pro-life policies on Clinton's third day in office. CONTACT: Rev. William Leahy, S.J., President, Boston College, 18 Old Colony...

CATHOLIC CAMPUS NEWS* Fordham to Host Homosexual Lawyers Conference* Loyola-Chicago, Regis College Host Dissidents* Detroit Mercy to Host Dissident Nuns* Seton Hall Law Students Greeted by Janet Reno* Clarke College Honors Pro-Abortion Columnist* Holy Cross (MA) President Defends Pro-Choice Position* St. Bonaventure President Resigns, Chairman Commits Suicide* John Carroll Prof Testifies That Embryo is Not a Person* St. Catherine Professor Touts Atheism* Loyola Marymount Prof Arrested for Child Pornography* Georgetown Sex Columnist Featured in Chicago Tribune* Ave Maria Theology Student Wins State Aid* Boston College Freshmen Choose Hypnotist Over Mass* Marist College Falsely Identified as Catholic DOCUMENTATION* Pope Reminds Catholic...

Teaching EuthanasiaBy Patrick J.Reilly The intense battle to prevent Terri Schiavo's husband from removing her feeding tube was horrible enough. To think that some American Catholic universities—and their ethics, theology, law, and medical professors—bear some responsibility for Schiavo's  slow death is almost too much to imagine. Yet prior to Schiavo's death, professors from top Catholic universities helped convince the courts and the public that removing her feeding tube was acceptable and consistent with Catholic teaching—even while the Vatican said it was euthanasia. Several professors sought to publicly undermine Pope John Paul II's clear statements on the moral obligation to feed and hydrate...