“I recognize that this news is profoundly painful for our students and their families, teachers and principals, school communities, and those who support Catholic education, as well as for our archdiocesan community,” said Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark.
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Washington Archdiocese reviewing county directive delaying school opening
Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland has taken issue with the Montgomery County health officer’s directive mandating that all private and parochial schools remain closed until at least October 1st because of the pandemic.
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Bishops to Congress: Help Black families meet children’s educational needs
“Catholic schools are facing a crisis at this very moment,” the three bishops said. “Over 130 schools have already announced permanent closure. These closures are disproportionately harmful to low-income and Black children.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Catholic Sex, Catholic Guilt and Catholic School: A review of indie comedy ‘Yes, God, Yes’
For young Catholics, puberty can feel like a minefield where one wrong sexually-charged step could have everlasting consequences.
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Catholic schools have ignored Black Catholic history. Is that changing?
Amid the national tumult over racial injustice, there are high-level calls for the schools to teach more about the church’s past links to slavery and segregation, and how Black Catholics persevered nonetheless.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Jesuit education has seen plagues, recessions and wars. It will survive 2020, too.
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.
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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.
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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.