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No Longer Catholic
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| It’s no secret that many Catholic colleges and universities are now Catholic in name only. The situation is bad enough that in a few cases the local bishop has declared a college no longer Catholic. The Cardinal Newman Society is defending students’ right to a genuine Catholic education by publicizing academic deeds and misdeeds. How Catholic is your alma mater, your local Catholic college, or your child’s university? |
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By Tim Drake
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What is the mandatum?
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| An explanation of the academic mandatum. |
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Benchmarks of Catholicity
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| Some possible "benchmarks of Catholicity" to consider when looking at Catholic educational institutions. |
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Where the Catholic Colleges Are
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| Catholic colleges whose theology faculties have the mandatum or have taken an oath of fidelity. |
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Achieving the Goals of Ex Corde Ecclesiae
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| Ex Corde Ecclesiae and its application to Catholic theology and education. |
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By Bishop John M. D'Arcy
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The Land O' Lakes Statement
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| The Land O' Lakes statement and the relationship between academic freedom and the role of the magisterium. |
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By TR staff
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Right Ways and Wrong Ways to Influence People
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| Because of the development of mass media in the last half century, never in the history of the world have so many people been so unremittingly exposed to illegitimate forms of influence. It is tempting to try to check the flood of errors by using the same methods adopted by the enemy—after all, we are trying to influence them for the good—but it is more important than ever to use only arms of light. Here are the legitimate and illegitimate ways of using our influence with others.
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By Alice von Hildebrand
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The Apostolate of Being
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| Being close to God can influence others more than intellectual arguments. |
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Europe Must Return to Christ
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| The topic is the crisis of culture in Europe, but in his first book published since he became pope, Benedict XVI lays out an apologetic mandate: Live the faith and preach the gospel, or else Europe will self-destruct.
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By Joseph Previtali
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What Is an Elephant Like?
Relativism, Pluralism, and the Question of Truth |
| One of the biggest obstacles to preaching the gospel today is that so many people have rejected the existence of absolute truth, due partly to the influence of Eastern religions. Why can’t it be true for you but not for me?
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By Anthony E. Clark
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The Dao
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| What is the Dao? |
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Shadows in the Cave
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| Plato's cave, truth, and reality. |
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Ratzinger on Relativism
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| Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger speaks on relativism. |
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Scripture Speaks
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| Scripture on relativism. |
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Fortitude
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| It’s what makes us stay and fight when we’d rather run away, and as one of the cardinal virtues, it’s a bridge to dialogue with non-Christians.
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By Mark Lowery
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