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Michigan Retreat
BY EDWARD PENTIN Kirk Center Continues Work of Conservative Movement Founder
September 23-29, 2007 Issue 
MECOSTA, Mich. — Nestled in an idyllic corner of a forest,
close to lakes and rolling green fields, stands Piety Hill, a house in the
small town of Mecosta, north-central Michigan. Beautiful and
incongruous-looking with its Italianate architecture, the house was once the
home of Russell Kirk, a... READ MORE
The Get-Ready Checklist
BY Susie Lloyd Prepare Now for College
September 23-29, 2007 Issue
Before Senior Year
The application process can be long and involved — that’s
the bad news. The good news is that hey, if I can learn it, you can too! My
daughter Kate was accepted at all five private Catholic colleges to which she
applied and won some merit scholarships. Here’s a handy... READ MORE
‘True Love’
BY GAIL BESSE It’s Not Your Parents’ Revolution
September 16-22, 2007 Issue
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Sarah Kinsella and Justin Murray didn’t
intend to start a revolution when they began dating two years ago. But the
Harvard undergraduates found they shared the belief that chastity is actually
good — a notion considered downright radical in a sex-saturated... READ MORE
Teaching Seminarians How to Pray
BY ANTHONY FLOTT
September 9-15, 2007 Issue
“Pray a half-hour each day,” St. Francis de Sales
recommended. “And on busy days, pray an hour.”
Saintly advice, indeed. No mention, though, of how to pray.
Teaching seminarians just that is the goal of the Institute
for Priestly Formation housed at Creighton University in Omaha,... READ MORE
Serra Reaches Out To College Students
BY BARB ERNSTER
September 2-8, 2007 Issue
More than a million Catholic students graduate from high
school each year. As they go through college, some will deepen their Catholic
faith, others will stray from it. Unfortunately, some may not even be able to
find it on their college campus.
The U.S. Council of Serra International wants to help... READ MORE
Reading and Evangelizing
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN Insurance, Basketball Shoots, Tootsie Rolls and … Books?
August 26 - September 1, 2007 Issue
The Knights of Columbus were founded 125 years ago to help
the families of members who died young and unexpectedly. They’ve come to be
known as the men who carry swords in church, wear purple feather hats and raise
money for charity by selling Tootsie Rolls.
But, in addition to their insurance... READ MORE
New Catholic University Gets California Land
BY WAYNE LAUGESEN
August 19-25, 2007 Issue
A Catholic university will be the center of a planned
3,000-acre subdivision overlooking Sacramento, Calif., with splendid views of
the Sierra Nevada Mountains, thanks to a land donation.
“This will be a Catholic university that gets to start out
without any problems of being landlocked in any... READ MORE
Away From College And Staying in Touch With the Faith
BY ROBERT KUMPEL
August 12-18, 2007 Issue
A common problem for Catholic students away at college is
trying to stay connected to their faith.
One perceptive student at Auburn University, however, found
that sometimes coming home for the summer could be just as disruptive. Together
with some like-minded Catholics, they created On the Deck,... READ MORE
Educating for Life
BY KIMBERLEY HEATHERINGTON National Right to Life Academy Launches Inaugural Summer Session
August 5-11, 2007 Issue
The legislative aide was skeptical. “I never understood why
you would force a woman to carry a child who was born dying,” she said,
“someone who the mother cannot take care of; who is going to be a burden, and
only suffer for the short life that he or she would have.”
“Well,” the... READ MORE
St. John Vianneys for Today
A Pastor Takes Charge in Forming Parish Priests
July 22 - August 4, 2007 Issue
Ordained a priest in 1967 and serving for 16 years as a
pastor in a largely Hispanic section of New York City, Auxiliary Bishop Gerald
Walsh of New York was surprised when he was recently appointed rector of the
major seminary of the Archdiocese of New York.
St. Joseph’s Seminary is known to... READ MORE
Helping Priests Become More Effective Pastors
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN
July 15-21, 2007 Issue
Father Matthew Williams knows that his natural inclination
is to constantly respond to people’s needs. Sometimes, he stays longer in
conversation than the needs demand while an equally important appointment
remains on hold.
But through a new program designed to help priests become
better... READ MORE
A Gathering of Friends
BY TUCKER CORDANI At St. Vincent College, the Chapel Shares Space With the Snack Bar
July 8-14, 2007 Issue
Can tasty food, good conversation and worship coexist on a
Catholic campus — all under one roof? In fact, yes. They can and do.
What’s more, the concept is not new. As recorded in
Scripture, Jesus’ disciples dedicated themselves to Church teaching, the
communal life, and to the breaking of... READ MORE
Great Physicians Rely on the Great Physician
BY AMY SMITH Young Catholic Doctors and Medical Students Answer the Call
July 1-7, 2007 Issue
Medicine is an honorable profession for all practitioners of
the healing arts. But for Catholic physicians and medical students filled with
zeal for the faith, it is even more. It is something like a calling.
“As physicians we are in a unique position. We are asked to
do things that are so... READ MORE
Campus Watch
June 24-30, 2007 Issue
A Christendom Midsummer
CHRISTENDOM COLLEGE, May 18 — Bishop Robert Morlino of
Madison, Wis., Father Benedict Groeschel and Rick Santorum will be among the
featured speakers at Christendom College’s annual Summer Institute. The one-day
conference, titled “Marriage and the Family,” will be... READ MORE
School’s Out, But Spiritual Growth Is In
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN Summer Conferences Come to Catholic Campuses
June 17-23, 2007 Issue
Catholic
college and university campuses may be relatively quiet until regular class
schedules resume in the fall. But that doesn’t mean they’ll be totally silent.
A number will host conferences offering non-students a chance to grow
spiritually and academically.
At Aquinas College
in... READ MORE
Campus Watch
Higher ed in the headlines.
June 17-23, 2007 Issue
Athletes and Abortion
THE CHRONICLE OF
HIGHER EDUCATION, May 30 — NCAA
president Myles Brand has ordered a review of the association’s guidelines and
policies for pregnant athletes. The review, to be conducted by the NCAA’s
Committee on Women’s Athletics, was triggered by an exposé last... READ MORE
Campus Watch
Higher ed in the headlines.
June 10-16, 2007 Issue
Saint Anselm’s Moment
CNN.COM,
May 26 — Saint Anselm College is a hot political destination these days. The
Catholic college’s location, close to the airport in Manchester, N.H., helped
persuade the organizers of the June 3 Democratic and June 5 Republican
presidential debates to hold the... READ MORE
‘My Whole Goal Is to Get People Praying’
BY Tim Drake A Conversation With Anthony DeStefano
June 3-9, 2007 Issue
His first
book took readers on a guided tour of heaven. As if that weren’t bold enough, Anthony
DeStefano is now goading people to pray. And it’s working. His Ten
Prayers God Always Says Yes To (Doubleday), a recent Register Book
Pick, was only released in early May but is already selling... READ MORE
Campus Watch
Higher ed in the headlines.
June 3-9, 2007 Issue
Prof Denied Tenure
DES MOINES REGISTER, May 15
— Iowa State University assistant professor Guillermo Gonzalez, a prominent
supporter of the theory of intelligent design, is appealing a university
decision to deny him tenure. Gonzales, an assistant physics and astronomy
professor, was denied... READ MORE
Why the Institute Became a School
BY KATY CARL A New Beginning at the University of Dallas
May 27- June 2, 2007 Issue
Shock happens. In the 2001-2002 school year, the
University of Dallas’ then Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies (IRPS)
reeled in the wake of resignations submitted by the director and all full-time
faculty members. Only a few students remained in the program. Though
administrators... READ MORE
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