The recent expansion of Arizona’s school voucher program will make it easier for Catholic schools there to fulfill their mission.
Catholic Education
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The prayers of my junior high math teacher have sustained me far beyond my school years
I want this for my own children and their classmates, that they will feel the prayers of their community as they navigate a world that views our faith as old-fashioned, ridiculous and even malicious.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
In an apocalyptic age of polarization, Catholic leaders must not shy away from the healing language of faith.
What does it mean to be the lay leader of a Catholic university at this apocalyptic moment in our history? It is an opportunity to speak more loudly about our core principles.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Creighton students’ lawsuit over Covid vaccine mandate dismissed in court
The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Creighton University students who sought to be exempt from the private Catholic school’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate last year.
Posted inFaith, Jesuit School Spotlight
21 tips for new teachers from a Jesuit educator
Like cooking, teaching is an art. Give your whole heart to it and know that your students will be fed.
Posted inFaith, Jesuit School Spotlight
Finding God in math class (and physics and English, too)
How do Jesuit teachers talk about God in the classroom? A group of teachers from St. Louis University High School reflect.
Posted inFaith, News
Bishop forbids Jesuit-run school from calling itself ‘Catholic’ for flying LGBT and Black Lives Matter flags
Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester, Mass., stripped the “Catholic” moniker from a Jesuit-run school over its decision to continue flying flags supporting L.G.B.T. pride and Black Lives Matter.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
7 years after ‘Laudato Si”: How Catholic universities are amplifying Pope Francis’ call to heal our common home
“Laudato Si’” reveals global ecological challenges that threaten our very existence. Catholic universities cannot wait to embrace clean energy and help build a sustainable world.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
My name has been in my family for seven generations. Here’s what I hope it means for the next one.
Our shared name is a constant reminder that the work I do today is not on behalf of some shapeless ideal of a better world, but for the world that my children will grow up in.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The church can help prevent sexual violence—by doing a better job teaching about sex
Far from encouraging sexual activity, the right kind of sex education can teach children that they have the agency to say “no.” Parishes and faith-based groups are ideal for delivering this message.