The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, DC, has joined the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in a lawsuit aimed at the federal government’s proposed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). While the university is not completely against the Act, there are provisions that go against the teaching of the Catholic Church.  On Read More…

In everyday conversation, the word “they” is commonly used in place of the grammatically correct personal pronoun “his” or “his or her.” It’s considered old-fashioned to utter a sentence such as “Someone forgot his keys.” But when a “newspaper of record” that presents itself as a paragon of truth and correctness prints a sentence such Read More…

You may have noticed that in the media over the last few years there’s been lots of talk of a decrease in people’s attention spans, notably due to all the electronic devices we have at hand. And last year an interesting report from the renowned King’s College London gave a little more information on the Read More…

A Catholic group is calling out Harvard University for failing to return a holy relic to the Church. The relic in question is said to be of the martyr St. Sebastian, which would date it back to the 3rd century. The refusal to return the relic comes on the heels of Harvard’s decision to repatriate Read More…

A unique arrangement between a California Catholic college and an energy management company has led to a momentous change that could become a model for colleges moving forward. Thomas Aquinas College (TAC) has recently freed itself from California’s notoriously unreliable power grid to become fully self-sustainable, with practically no carbon footprint. TAC reported in a Read More…

You have a duty “not only of forming fine minds, but also of developing generous hearts.” This was Pope Francis’ exhortation as he received a delegation from Jesuit-run Loyola University of Chicago, on May 20, 2024, at the Vatican. “We need men and women who are ready to put their skills at the service of Read More…

There I was, mid-lecture in my university aesthetics class, explaining the medieval notion of claritas and how it shaped Gothic architecture, when a flash caught my eye. Not the kind that illuminates artistic or philosophical genius, but the kind that lets you know someone just captured moment on a phone screen. A student was taking Read More…

You’ve probably heard of The Great Adventure Bible Timeline, a popular Bible study program for Catholics from Ascension Press. Parents and educators will be happy to learn that now there is a version of the program just for middle school students! Encounter is a Catholic Bible study designed specifically for grades 6 to 8. Using Read More…

Taking exams can be a huge source of stress for students… and their anxious parents! However, for people of faith, there is help to be had from some incredible holy men and women of the Church. If you take a look at the saints below you’ll see that they have many virtues that would be Read More…

The Catholic University of America recently held its 2024 commencement ceremony, for which The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie gave the feature address. The actor gave an inspiring talk to the young men and women gathered for the graduation, which also saw Roumie receive an honorary doctorate. He assured the audience that he would flaunt the honorary Read More…

“Never exclude anyone from the sources of knowledge,” Pope Francis told around 200 professors and students from the Vatican School of Palaeography, Diplomatics, and Archival Studies and the Vatican School of Library Science on May 13, 2024. He warned the librarians and archivists to be on guard against the “decisive cultural and epochal challenges” the Read More…

While we were growing up, our parents instilled in us the manners that reflected the society at the time. However, as our world is permanently evolving, it’s important to update etiquette when we recognize that there’s a little slippage in behaving correctly. I admit a personal bugbear of mine is how we greet people when Read More…