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California sued for Aztec prayers in curriculumInvocations drafted by public school officials “are doubly prohibited....”

California sued for Aztec prayers in curriculum
Invocations drafted by public school officials “are doubly prohibited....”

A new California public school curriculum that directs students to offer pagan prayers and chants to five Aztec gods and a “divine force” of the Yoruba religion violates the California Constitution, the Thomas More Society says in a lawsuit filed

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Archbishop Cordileone praises “the real renewal of the Church”Stella Maris Academy seen as turning point

Archbishop Cordileone praises “the real renewal of the Church”
Stella Maris Academy seen as turning point

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone gave a 15-minute homily at San Francisco’s Star of the Sea parish on Sunday, Aug. 29. The occasion was the opening of Stella Maris Academy, a classical Catholic school.

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Thomas Aquinas College faculty member to take reinsPaul O'Reilly to succeed Michael McLean

Thomas Aquinas College faculty member to take reins
Paul O'Reilly to succeed Michael McLean

In a unanimous vote, the Board of Governors has appointed Paul O’Reilly as the next president of Thomas Aquinas College — the first alumnus to hold that position in the school’s 50-year history…. A 30-year member of

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Father Illo celebrates opening of Stella Maris Academy Inaugural enrollment of new San Francisco school is 50 students in grades pre-K through 8th

Father Illo celebrates opening of Stella Maris Academy
Inaugural enrollment of new San Francisco school is 50 students in grades pre-K through 8th

The following is a message from Fr. Joseph Illo, pastor of Star of the Sea Parish:

Dear Friends,

Star of the Sea School reopened today as Stella Maris Academy,

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California State University faculty, librarians, coaches schooled in racismA novel theory of the war in Afghanistan

California State University faculty, librarians, coaches schooled in racism
A novel theory of the war in Afghanistan

During last week’s two-day mandatory “antiracism” training for members of the California Faculty Association leaders went just a bit further than many Critical Race Theory sessions – including laughing over the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

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San Jose State accuses Elizabeth Weiss of ‘scientific racism’Tenured professor fights back

San Jose State accuses Elizabeth Weiss of ‘scientific racism’
Tenured professor fights back

On December 18, 2020, San Jose State University Associate Anthropology Professor A.J. Faas sent an email to his department promoting a new website that encouraged scholars to cite the work of black academics in their research. Called

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Farewell, Father BuckleyHeading to the Jesuit Finishing School in Los Gatos

Farewell, Father Buckley
Heading to the Jesuit Finishing School in Los Gatos

This fall, shortly after students have returned for the new academic year, Thomas Aquinas College, California, will bid farewell to its beloved chaplain of these least 17 years, Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J. “I like to compare

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Is critical race theory at your child’s school?How to find out— and fight it

Is critical race theory at your child’s school?
How to find out— and fight it

The left avoids the term “critical race theory” and instead uses terms like social justice, equity, diversity training, anti-racism, culturally responsive pedagogy, anti-bias, and inclusion.

Businesses, colleges, government institutions, and school districts around the

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Catholic University of San Diego health plan pays for abortions, sex-change surgeriesThe university said the law requires abortion coverage, but did not point to specific legal examples

Catholic University of San Diego health plan pays for abortions, sex-change surgeries
The university said the law requires abortion coverage, but did not point to specific legal examples

The University of San Diego (USD) is a Catholic higher education institution. But its health plan for the 2021-2022 school year covers a number of medical procedures and drugs that are directly opposed to the moral teaching of the Catholic Church.

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Are these 7 LGBT books in your child’s school?Even “tree” can be a pronoun

Are these 7 LGBT books in your child’s school?
Even “tree” can be a pronoun

Children are learning about gay marriage, preferred pronouns, and gender identity, thanks to woke children’s books. “I have a girl brain, but a boy body,” the book I Am Jazz says. “This is called transgender. I was

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