A gay substitute teacher was wrongfully fired by a Roman Catholic school in North Carolina after he announced in 2014 on social media that he was going to marry his longtime partner, a federal judge has ruled.
Catholic Education
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In the wake of Hurricane Ida, Loyola New Orleans students have a new home—for now.
Spring Hill College, located in Mobile, Ala., volunteered to shelter 150 students who were displaced in the wake of Hurricane Ida from Loyola University New Orleans—a sister Jesuit school.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What my students have taught me about suffering
I don’t understand why some of my students are allowed to suffer as he did. But the knowledge of Christ’s death stanches my anger long enough that I am able to entertain the idea that there is still a point to serving this God.
Posted inFaith, Features
How these Benedictine monks’ vow of stability affects their students
Students of all backgrounds choose to attend this thriving Catholic high school imbued with the stability and spirit of the monks who founded it.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Blended virtual learning, longer school days and fidelity to the magisterium: The experiment that could change the future of Catholic education
A new Catholic secondary school in the Archdiocese of Boston will combine virtual instruction and in-person activities. The founder of Lumen Verum Academy, Thomas W. Carroll, writes about this new model.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Bishop Frank Caggiano wants to bring catechesis into the modern digital age
A new institute headed by Bishop Caggiano aims to help the church to reach a more diverse audience and reconnect with the disaffiliated.
Posted inArts & Culture, News
Meet the nun who cheered Sydney McLaughlin to a gold medal and new world record in Tokyo
Sister Percylee Hart, principal of the Olympian’s alma mater, has made a habit of encouraging every student to achieve their best.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Predominantly Black and Hispanic Catholic college erases tuition debt for 540 students
Pat McGuire, president of Trinity Washington University, said the school used funds from the American Rescue Plan to pay off more than $2.3 million in unpaid tuition balances for 540 students.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Whatever and ever Amen: Two Gen-X Catholics remember classic retreat songs.
Did the singer-songwriter era come about specifically to fill a demand by retreat directors for a poignant soundtrack to accompany the spiritual epiphanies of 16-year-olds?
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Forget Plato’s philosopher-kings. We need philosopher folks.
What if instead of a few philosopher-kings magnanimously steering the unruly mob, we focused on building a democracy full of philosopher folks?