Ciaran Freeman spent last summer, after his year as an O’Hare fellow at America Media, combing through movies about Catholic schools and ranking them. The findings were published here. Since then, readers have written in to let Mr. Freeman know what films he overlooked in his top-10 ranking.
Catholic Education
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How St. John Baptist de La Salle brought education to millions of poor kids like me
Who was this brilliant, saintly priest who founded the Christian Brothers? Perhaps now, on the 300th anniversary of his death, it is time for those of us who have benefited so richly from our educations to remember who he was.
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To reach young people, we must be honest about our broken church
The question my students struggle with is, what is an authentic identity of the church today? I believe that the only way the church can be relevant is if it embraces the model of a penitent.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Priest removes Harry Potter books from Tennessee Catholic school, citing ‘actual curses and spells’
A Catholic school in Tennessee has removed the Harry Potter books from its library after the school’s priest decided they could cause a reader to conjure evil spirits.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
The 10 Greatest Catholic School Movies of All Time
Catholic schools are the perfect setting for a film. These are the best 10.
Posted inFaith, News
Catholic schools in Memphis to reopen as charter schools this fall
This year, the Catholic Diocese of Memphis closed the nine Jubilee Catholic Schools at the end of the school year due to financial shortfalls.
Posted inCommunity
A Conversation on Immigration, Education and Incarceration | The Church in America
The Church in America Initiative focuses on the future of the Catholic Church in the United States, with particular emphasis on the challenges facing Latino communities in the U.S., especially in the areas of education, immigration and incarceration.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Archdiocese pulls ‘Catholic’ label from Jesuit school for refusing to fire teacher in same-sex marriage
An Indianapolis Jesuit high school is standing by a teacher after the employee’s same-sex marriage became public.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
Looking for new religious art? Check your local high school.
Recently, images of a new mural painted by Chloe Becker—a junior at Magnificat High School in Rocky River, Ohio—have been moving through Catholic circles on social media.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The Catholic high school that holds funerals for homeless veterans
At the time of his death, U.S. Army Veteran Timothy Fowl left behind no known friends or family. But every student left school that day keeping Mr. Fowl’s memory alive.