By Maureen Ferguson It is a grand Washington, DC tradition. Every year, on the first Sunday in October, Catholic and non-Catholic dignitaries alike gather at St Matthew’s Cathedral to pray for the judicial branch of government. It’s the annual Red Mass, a tradition that extends…
In response to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that Maine’s tuition assistance program cannot exclude schools on the basis of religious affiliation, Maureen Ferguson, a senior fellow at The Catholic Association, said, “Today’s decision is a momentous victory for religious freedom and parents’ right to…
Today, the Supreme Court made a decision in the Carson v. Makin case which will allow Maine taxpayers to fund religious schools. The Court’s ruling stated that discrimination based on the religious “status,” or identity, of a school violates the Free Exercise Clause of the…
In a piece published by the National Review, TCA’s Ashley McGuire reflects on this year’s Catholic Schools Week. She wrote: “As Catholic Schools Week comes to a close, I find myself looking back on not just a week, but a pandemic. Like so many, I hope…
In an article published by Fox News, TCA’s Ashley McGuire urges the Supreme Court to strengthen school options for parents. She writes: “Parents across America are losing faith in the public school system. If you do a cursory web search for “public school declining enrollment”…
By Ashley McGuire Catholic students can still be Catholic at Georgetown University. That’s basically what the school’s Student Activities Commission decided Thursday evening in all its benevolence. The commission ruled that the pro-family, pro-chastity student organization Love Saxa could retain its status as a recognized campus group despite efforts to…
By Ashley McGuire Those who recently attended an Easter Vigil service no doubt got a taste of what it’s like to be a Christian in a post-Christian America. Perhaps a car or two idled by the throngs gathered around the paschal flame, or maybe a…