The College of Saint Mary Magdalen News

Noted biographer of Blessed John Paul II, George Weigel, will deliver the commencement address at the College of Saint Mary Magadalen on Saturday, May 4.

"Despite assurances from the Administration to the contrary, this mandate would still insist that every employee at Catholic universities and colleges be enrolled in an insurance regiment that includes abortion causing drugs," said Monsignor Stuart Swetland.

College of Saint Mary Magdalen President George Harne pledged his fidelity to Pope Benedict XVI at the third annual Ex Corde Presidents' Roundtable and Forum at Christendom College.

While official figures haven’t yet been released, organizers estimate that between 500,000 and 600,000 people participated in the Jan. 25 March for Life in Washington, D.C.

The College of Saint Mary Magdalen is rebounding since its “refounding” two years ago, as the school reports that its freshman class doubled in size over last year, and is in fact its largest ever.

The Cardinal Newman Society today released the 2012-2013 edition of The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College with significant new features, as well as a new companion magazine for Catholic high school students and their parents titled My Future, My Faith.

The Cardinal Newman Society has signed and helped organize Catholic college signers for a court brief in support of lawsuits filed against the Obama administration by Belmont Abbey College and Wheaton College.

A new council of the Knights of Columbus founded at The College of Saint Mary Magdalen last semester will give “the men of the college the opportunity to put their faith into practice,” according to a student who helped bring the Knights to the campus.

Dr. George Harne, president of The College of Saint Mary Magdalen in Warner, NH, will appear on EWTN’s program The Journey Home next Monday, May 7. On The Journey Home, host Marcus Grodi regularly interviews guests about their conversions to the Catholic faith.

Magdalen College in Warner, New Hampshire, has launched its 35th anniversary celebration, which will include campus appearances by Francis Cardinal Arinze, Prefect of the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments; Sean Cardinal O’Malley of Boston; papal biographer Brennan Pursell; Inside the Vatican editor-in-chief Dr. Robert Moynihan; and pro-life musician Tony Melendez.

Joseph A. Esposito, Director of The Cardinal Newman Society’s Center for the Study of Catholic Higher Education, spoke at the President’s Council dinner at Magdalen College, April 5.  The talk was attended by the college’s faculty and staff, the entire student body, alumni and supporters.