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Ite, Missa Est
BY VALERIE SCHMALZ Interest in ‘Extraordinary Form’ of the Mass Growing on Campus
February 17-23, 2008 Issue 
When Pope Benedict XVI loosened restrictions on celebration
of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass last July, Notre Dame University’s campus
ministry immediately began planning how to implement the change.
Notre Dame is just one of a number of Catholic colleges and
universities that viewed the... READ MORE
Elephant in the Dorm Room
BY TIM DRAKE Catholic Colleges Beginning to Block Online Porn and Gambling Sites
February 10-16, 2008 Issue
Businessman Richard Maring knows the dangers of Internet
pornography. His 8-year-old niece was exposed to it three years ago while
performing an innocent online search on algae for a homework project.
“Ninety percent of children ages 8-18 have been exposed to
hard-core pornography while doing... READ MORE
Second Oldest in U.S.
BY BARB ERNSTER Mount St. Mary’s University Celebrates Bicentennial
February 3-9, 2008 Issue
Celebrating its bicentennial this year has given Mount St.
Mary’s University a perfect opportunity to tout its rich history and reflect on
its future.
As the second oldest Catholic college and seminary in
America, it has adapted to present-day academics, while remaining true to its
original... READ MORE
’Tis the Season
BY MARY ANN SULLIVAN Thomas More College Launches Political Study Center
January 27- February 2, 2008 Issue
While Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were mixing
it up and dominating New Hampshire headlines with verbal blows and
counterpunches, Thomas More College in New Hampshire quietly launched its
Center for the Renewal of New England Politics and Culture.
Growing out of a political science... READ MORE
Tower of Babel?
BY Patrick Novecosky Catholic Professor Sees ‘Jerusalem’ Key to Re-Opening the American Mind
January 20-26, 2008 Issue
One of the key roles of a parent is to teach. Parents pass
along family history, values and tradition, including the faith.
Classic universities act in much the same way for society.
They pass along the collective wisdom of civilization.
In his new book, The Skies of Babylon: Diversity,... READ MORE
The March for Life
BY PAUL A. BARRA Ranks of Pro-Life Marchers Boosted By Catholic College Students
January 13-19, 2008 Issue
Thousands of college students from across the country travel
to Washington or San Francisco to participate in pro-life marches every year,
usually on the Jan. 22 anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court
decision. For some, the witness they provide comes at a social cost.
“At the... READ MORE
Safety Net
BY KIMBERLEY HEATHERINGTON Detroit’s “Fishermen’s Fund” And Private, College Efforts Assist Seminarians With Debt
January 6-12, 2008 Issue
The tools of the fisherman’s trade are familiar to the
lexicon of vocations. But the Fishermen’s Fund’s strategy of “casting a net for
Sacred Heart Major Seminary students” in the Archdiocese of Detroit is more
than just a clever metaphor; it’s a battle plan to ensure that no vocation... READ MORE
Sharp Focus
BY ANTHONY FLOTT University Catholic Outreach Marks 10 Years
Dec. 23, 2007 - Jan. 5, 2008 Issue
Mara Ruane is a 26-year-old Catholic missionary. Sometimes
that takes a while to sink in with folks.
“Normally,” Ruane says, “people’s response to me is kind of
a shock and an awe, and they repeat the word, ‘Catholic?’”
Catholic indeed. A 26-year-old revert to the faith, Ruane is
in... READ MORE
The Fresh ‘Old School’ of Character Education
BY JUSTIN BELL
December 16-22, 2007 Issue
At Boston University’s Center for the Advancement of Ethics
and Character (CAEC), presenters can turn to folks like Abraham, Aristotle,
Lincoln and Anne Frank for lessons on virtue and character.
“There’s a wealth of wisdom in literature, in history, in
poetry and art, in film that can be... READ MORE
‘I Am a Geek,’
BY ERIN O’LUANAIGH Says College Entrance Essay
December 9-15, 2007 Issue
We received the following submission from a high school
senior. It’s the entrance application essay she is submitting to Belmont Abbey
College in Charlotte, N.C., and others.
I am an old movie-watching, jazz- and opera-listening,
literature-loving, poetry-writing, churchgoing geek. Now, before... READ MORE
Passing on a First-Generation Faith
BY TRISH BAILEY St. Irenaeus Ministries Changing College Students’ Lives
December 2-8, 2007 Issue
Reaching college students with the faith is a challenge;
they are a transient crowd, and September’s fervor often dwindles by December.
But St. Irenaeus Ministries in Rochester, N.Y., has a
different story to tell.
This apostolate, founded in 1993 by former Protestant
minister David Higbee,... READ MORE
‘Proust and the Squid’
BY Justin Bell. Professor Promotes Reading in the ‘Information Age’
November 25 - December 1, 2007 Issue
When Christ founded the Church, he used oral tradition and
didn’t have St. Peter transcribe the Sermon on the Mount.
A significant transition has taken place since then.
Information moves faster than ever. Search engines can provide answers in
seconds. Texting is cheap and common, and a cell... READ MORE
A Sower Went Out…
BY JUDY ROBERTS Franciscan University Collaboration With Catechetical Journal Yields Harvest
November 18-24, 2007 Issue
Ever since he got his first copy of a catechetical journal
called The Sower, Ryan Hanning has been an enthusiastic subscriber.
“I read it literally cover to cover,” he said. The
coordinator of adult evangelization for the Diocese of Phoenix uses the
quarterly publication in his work and... READ MORE
From Calvinist to Catholic Apologist
BY Peter Sheehan Peter Kreeft on College, Apologetics and Philosophy
November 11-17, 2007 Issue
Peter Kreeft has taught philosophy at Boston College since
1965. He has written more than 40 books, including Between Heaven and Hell, The
Unaborted Socrates, Handbook of Christian Apologetics, The Philosophy of
Tolkien, Making Sense Out of Suffering and The Philosophy of Jesus, published
this... READ MORE
‘Lost Treasure’
BY SUE ELLIN BROWDER Catholic Colleges Recovering Von Hildebrand’s Philosophy
November 4-10, 2007 Issue
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — John Henry Crosby is determined to
revive interest in the thought of philosopher Dietrich von Hildebrand.
First persuaded by von Hildebrand’s reasoned arguments for
the necessity of beauty, Crosby soon was caught up by the story of the
philosopher’s heroic fight against... READ MORE
Shaking Bushes
BY BARB ERNSTER Team Vianney Contributes to College Seminary’s Success
October 28 - November 3, 2007 Issue
St. John Vianney College Seminary in the Archdiocese of St.
Paul and Minneapolis is experiencing its largest enrollment since the seminary
was established in 1968.
St. Paul and Minneapolis is now the No. 1 diocese in the
United States for the most college seminarians. This year, 154 men from... READ MORE
Social Thought
Catholic Professors Team Up to Produce an Encyclopedia on Church Teaching
October 21-27, 2007 Issue
Richard Myers (pictured at right) is the first to concede
that a new set of encyclopedias is probably pretty low on most Catholics’
shopping lists. But at the same time, he’s quick to point out that there are
some resources that educated Catholics shouldn’t be without.
Myers, a professor at... READ MORE
Restoring All Things in Christ
BY KIMBERLEY HEATHERINGTON Christendom College Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
October 14-20, 2007 Issue
The scenic, sloping hills of Virginia’s rural Shenandoah
Valley might at first appear an unlikely setting for the renewal of Catholic
higher education. The predominantly Protestant region is dotted by small
historic clapboard chapels and the occasional modern megachurch. The Catholic
population... READ MORE
Thomas’ Promises
BY Monta Hernon Professor Seeks to Build University Out of His McInerny Center for Thomistic Studies
October 7-13, 2007 Issue
Christopher Wolfe, a long-time professor of political
science at Marquette University, has dreamed of founding a university in the
tradition of St. Thomas Aquinas. In 2004, he connected with Fulvio Di Blasi, an
Italian professor who taught for a time at the University of Notre Dame.
The two began... READ MORE
Catholic Identity College Guide 2007-08
September 23-29, 2007 Issue
The Faith & Family and National Catholic Register college guide is made possible by the cooperation of bishops, college presidents, our benefactors, and our advertisers. This year, 26 schools ― more than 10% of all American Catholic universitites ― went on record in answer to our Catholic... READ MORE
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