TED’s motto is “ideas worth spreading,” which leads me to wonder: Worth spreading in relation to what?
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Catholic Schools and the Primacy of the Family
In recent posts I 39 ve addressed the role of parents in the modern world using as my starting point Jennifer Senior 39 s discussion in her recent and very good book All Joy and No Fun The Paradox of Modern Parenthood Having had a chance to review the quot Instrumentum Laboris quot working
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The Signs of the Times
On summer break, going back to the big ideas and central stories that animate Catholic education.
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Reverence and Sacred Space
Does today 39 s student appreciate sacred space Colleagues and I were recently discussing this topic noting that many of today 39 s students don 39 t have much of a notion of the sacred of a place or institution set apart from the rest of mundane experience a place that invites silence and pra
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TOMS: Marrying Business to Social Conscience
On The Ignatian Educator, Matt Emerson recommends Blake Mycoskie’s ‘Start Something that Matters.’
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Called to Freedom
Political freedom cannot long last if our souls remain in captivity As we celebrate American independence and the extraordinary people and events giving rise to our political and economic freedom my thoughts turn to the subject of spiritual freedom In the words of St Paul quot For you were cal
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Parents as Primary Educators
In my last post on Jennifer Senior 39 s nbsp All Joy and No Fun The Paradox of Modern Parenthood I highlighted this question from Chapter 4 What is the role of parents In today 39 s world Senior observed parents have outsourced — to schools companies and others — many of the responsibilit
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First Noah, Now Moses: Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus’
Entertainment Weekly offers a preview of quot Exodus Gods and Kings quot starring Christian Bale as Moses For his 22nd film Scott assembled an IMDb-busting cast including Joel Edgerton Sigourney Weaver Ben Kingsley John Turturro and Aaron Paul ldquo When you rsquo re Ridley you pick up
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Have Parents Outsourced Themselves Out of a Role?
Matt Emerson invites readers to join in the ongoing discussion to Jennifer Senior’s book on parenting, ‘All Joy and No Fun.’
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American Military Unreadiness
No high school diploma felony convictions prescription-drug use quot large-scale quot tattoos ear gauges as reported in Miriam Jordan 39 s sobering article in this weekend 39 s nbsp Wall Street Journal these are some of the reasons that American youth cannot serve in the U S military In