A theology professor decides there is no other option: Cell phones are incompatible with spiritual reflection.
Catholic Education
Posted inFaith, Your Take
What is the greatest challenge facing religious education programs for children?
In response to this question, 54 percent of respondents said a lack of parental involvement poses the greatest challenge to religious education programs for children.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishop Stowe: Why the MAGA hats at the March for Life?
Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Ky., wrote that in a newspaper column this week that he was “astonished” that students at the March for Life would be aligned with the “Make America Great Again” movement.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Even at Catholic high schools, college is not for everyone
Catholic high schools should not be limited to the college-bound. In order to serve all communities, they must also serve students who wish to avoid college debt and to go straight into the workforce.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholic curricula and the invisibility of Native Americans
The furor over a chance meeting between Catholic high school students and Native American protesters underscores the need to listen and learn from indigenous voices.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic high school gives students with intellectual disabilities a home
In this article for Catholic Schools Week (January 29-February 2, 2019), we learn of a Maryland high school which has come up with a program designed to support students with intellectual disabilities in an inclusive setting.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Remembering Jesuit Father Charles Currie, who “lived his faith through action”
Politicians, educators and social justice leaders are remembering Charles Currie, S.J., whose passion for seeking justice in Central America made him a trusted adviser in Washington, D.C.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Lessons from Notre Dame’s Father Hesburgh for a divided country
The new documentary ‘Hesburgh’ highlights stories of bridge building by the legendary university president
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Centuries later, Jesuit missions in South America are still strengthening communities
A new study finds higher literacy rates and income levels in the areas around former Jesuit missions in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Babe Ruth’s mighty hits and misses
Jane Leavy chronicles Babe Ruth’s life and times, with a heavy emphasis not only on the culture Ruth played in, but the ways he radically altered that culture, with the help of his visionary agent Christy Walsh.