What is the way forward for Catholic colleges? Most Catholic institutions are doing their best to survive on their own resources while hoping for an additional stimulus package from Congress.
Catholic Education
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Quarantine and Zoom lessons have taught me the value of in-person Catholic schools
Her five sons are keeping up with the curricula at home, writes Rachel Lu, but there is something missing: The energy and sense of purpose of a complete Christian community.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Cardinal Dolan’s praise for President Trump was a pastoral failure
Too often, our bishops respond by answering the questions that they wish people had instead of the ones they actually do have, Sam Sawyer, S.J., writes. It is a pastoral failure of communication that stems from a failure to listen.
Posted inFaith, Features
A visit to the rural Catholic college that has 171 students, 12 horses and zero textbooks
At Wyoming Catholic College, students study great books and the great outdoors.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Readers react to Trump’s call with the U.S. bishops on Catholic education
On April 25, Catholic leaders joined a conference call with President Trump that was supposed to be about Catholic education. The aftermath of that meeting elicited many strong responses from America’s readers.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
On their call with Trump, the bishops were right to highlight the plight of Catholic schools
It is unfortunate that Mr. Trump chose to politicize the call, which is his wont, but the bishops made a good tactical choice.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Franciscan University to pay tuition costs for new students in fall
Due to the economic problems created by the pandemic, the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio has announced that it will assume the remaining tuition costs after scholarships and grants for the fall 2020 semester have been used. It will apply to all incoming full-time undergraduate students enrolled in on-campus programs.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
How Catholic schools are serving immigrant families during the coronavirus pandemic
Classroom closures have meant that many parents are struggling to balance their own work with their new role as teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Parents are overwhelmed.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
With my daughters at home for school, I am finally getting a Catholic education
I am getting a window into the daily lives of my daughters, and I truly understand what my wife has always told me: Catholic schooling has defined her view of the world.
Posted inFaith, News
Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., former editor of America and president of Fordham, dies at 89
Matt Malone, S.J., remembered Father O’Hare as a “towering figure in the history of America magazine…insightful, warm and friendly, a world-class raconteur with a spellbinding Irish charm.”