Gates funds Catholic colleges for Common Core

 

August 14, 2015 Connect with Us       Donate to Support Our Mission Dear Friend, Two Catholic colleges hosted Common Core "pep rallies"—and one got a $1.2 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to do it! See below for the full story. You'll recall that The Cardinal Newman Society exposed the Gates grant to the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) to promote Common Core.  And then a Gates-funded group tried to rally Catholics behind Common Core and against the Newman Society—but failed. Now it's LMU taking Gates money—and no big surprise, given that the Jesuit university has demonstrated a scandalous lack of commitment to Catholic education. By contrast, you'll find below the very powerful witness of Father Sean Sheridan, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, marking tomorrow's 25th anniversary of Ex corde Ecclesiae.  If you're in need of some encouragement, be sure to read his interview. Tomorrow, as you celebrate the calendar feast of the Assumption, please also recall the past 25 tumultuous years of Catholic education and plead for Mary's intercession.  Please also pray for us.  Thank you! Sincerely yours in Christ, Patrick Reilly President P.S. NEXT WEEK… look for our eye-opening report on Planned Parenthood and Catholic education!! Latest News from Catholic Education Daily: Gates Foundation Gave $1.2 Million to Loyola Marymount for Common Core Events The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded a day of Common Core pep rallies across California last month, including a $1.2 million grant to Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles. Both LMU and St. Mary's College in Moraga, California, hosted events to get educators excited about the controversial school standards embraced by many public and Catholic schools. Ex Corde Ecclesiae a Roadmap for Catholic College Renewal, Says Franciscan Univ. President If Catholic universities truly wish to change the culture, they must embrace the roadmap laid out for them by Saint John Paul II in Ex corde Ecclesiae, said Franciscan University of Steubenville president Father Sean Sheridan, T.O.R., in an interview. "If Ex corde Ecclesiae is embraced as a roadmap for guiding Catholic universities for mission, as it was intended to be, the gift of Ex corde to Catholic universities and the Church becomes evident," Fr. Sheridan said. Atheist Clubs Don't Belong at Catholic Colleges, Experts Say As Christian affiliation and Church attendance among young people continue to decline, Catholic colleges have a unique opportunity to evangelize students on campus and ensure that the Catholic faith is fostered in every student. Yet several Catholic colleges have official student organizations dedicated to atheism or "freethinking," despite the dangers that such groups might present to students' faith.  Academia Desperately Needs Faithful Catholic Teaching, Argues Acclaimed Sociologist The academic world needs faithful Catholic teaching now more than ever, especially as colleges become firmly entrenched in mainstream secularization, Father Paul Sullins recently told The Cardinal Newman Society. This October, Fr. Sullins will receive an award for his contributions to social science at the Society of Catholic Social Scientists' annual conference, which shares and produces faithful Catholic scholarship to evangelize the culture.   Latest News from Around the Web:Catholic Colleges Should Set New Standards of Excellence Rooted in Moral Formation (First Things) Wyoming Catholic College Welcomes Largest Freshman Class (County 10) Abortion Advocates Trained at Catholic Law Schools (Crisis Magazine) College Campuses Leading Church Renewal and Growth (Aggie Catholic Blog) Franciscan Univ. Partners with UK School for New Online Master of Catechetics Degree (Franciscan University) Bishop Olmsted to Address Incoming College Freshmen (Thomas Aquinas College) Priestly Presence Crucial in Catholic Schools (National Catholic Register) Catholic Experts Gather at Napa Institute to Discuss Education, Culture (The Catholic World Report)
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