Matt Emerson

Amidst the questions and concerns over social media one school district is acting boldly nbsp The Glendale Unified School District just outside Los Angeles has hired a firm to monitor the social media accounts of its students According to the Los Angeles Times The district last year hired Herm

What is the role of Catholicism in the life of the Catholic school student What should it do These questions recently arose as I spoke with a colleague about our efforts to endear the Catholic faith to resistant minds Thousands of pages of ecclesial documents address these questions and most of t

The latest from “The Ignatian Educator,” our new blog on Catholic education

ldquo Common Core rdquo Depending on one rsquo s outlook those words bring relief confusion or worry The Common Core State Standards CCSS one of the latest efforts to improve American education are either a much needed effort to upgrade schools or an unnecessary politicized intrusion into

Pope Francis offers an image of the church that resonates with those searching for a spiritual home.

In his 2005 book The nbsp Paradox of Choice Why More is Less Barry Schwartz told a short tale about his quest for jeans At the store the salesperson asked him if he wanted slim fit easy fit relaxed fit baggy or extra baggy and then whether he wanted stonewashed acid-washed or distressed a

This past summer my colleagues and I had summer homework Our principal asked us to read an excellent book Chris Lowney rsquo s Heroic Leadership Best Practices from a 450-year-old Company that Changed the World As many readers know Lowney carries quite a varied and impressive resume He spent

In September of 2009 I left the practice of law to teach at a small almost brand new Jesuit high school in Palm Desert CA That is the simple way I might describe it now but at the time it was a career crisis I had trained to be a lawyer I loved law school and planned to be at the firm for man

The life of a saint is like a great poem endlessly fascinating elusive of our complete grasp rich with wisdom that knows no expiration nbsp The life of St Ignatius of Loyola has that poetic quality in abundance Today we speak of Ignatian spirituality Ignatian pedagogy Ignatian prayer Ignat