The Ignatian way of approaching the world with thoughtfulness, care, courage and love is bearing fruit during a year of immense challenges, write two leaders of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
Catholic Education
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Under new California rules, LA Catholic schools will no longer be able to resume in-person classes
Private and public schools alike will not be allowed to reopen their campuses if they are located in counties that remain on the state’s monitoring list.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Boston College’s initiative to transform the way we think about racial justice in America
Structural racism must be addressed as a collective, not only an individual, responsibility. A new project at Boston College tackles this challenge. Its inaugural director, Vincent Rougeau, explains.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Trying to rescind student visas was a form of cruelty. It was also reckless.
The Trump administration backed down from a move to strip visas from students taking classes online, but colleges must be vigilant in protecting their international guests, writes Drew Roberts of Santa Clara University.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Editorial: The Supreme Court can’t solve all our moral disputes. It shouldn’t try.
The court is functioning less as a judicial body than as a relief valve for legislative dysfunction and executive overreach.
Posted inFaith, News
New York Archdiocese closes 20 schools; six more close in Brooklyn Diocese
The schools will not reopen in the fall because of the financial fallout caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A prayer for Catholic schools facing the Covid-19 pandemic
Absent relief, more and more private schools will close, hurting local economies on the way.
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Ruling in Montana case called welcome victory for religious freedom
Religious liberty advocates believe that the latest Supreme Court decision will finally banish the hated 19th-century Blaine Amendments for good.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Archbishop Wenski: Supreme Court decision on aid to religious schools is a blow against anti-Catholicism
The Supreme Court decision is a major win for school choice advocates and the church’s efforts to serve poor and marginalized communities, writes Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami.
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The history behind the SCOTUS ruling on funding religious schools: Blaine Amendments
Could the ruling really mark the end of Blaine amendments?