How do you create an open, nonjudgmental opportunity for conversation about sexual activity in the context of the Catholic faith?
Catholic Education
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Ten moments from #IFTJ that give us hope for the future of the church
Here are ten moments from the Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice that give us hope for the future of the church.
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How can we strengthen faith formation classes?
Children can flex their learning muscles and begin to talk more deeply about their faith with a more “conversational” catechesis.
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Why Catholic colleges should ban access to pornography
Many students turn to porn because of loneliness or frustration. But colleges should encourage a healthier view of human sexuality than what is found in the exploitative underbelly of the web.
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WATCH | Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice 2018
Watch talks by James Martin, S.J., Bishop George Murry, S.J. and more here.
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Town hall panelists challenge church to address Latinos and Catholic education
Hosffman Ospino, an associate professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education at Boston College, moderated a panel discussion on Latinos and Catholic education Oct. 30 at The Catholic University of America.
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Proposed IRS rule change might hit donations for Catholic school tuition
The Internal Revenue Service is proposing a rule change that would impact about 30 percent of the student population in the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, as well as thousands of others attending nonpublic schools in Iowa and other states.
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Georgetown Prep president: Working for hope in a season of contempt
“In their efforts to be men who show respect, men who seek to serve, men who want to offer hope, our students offer witness that bad behavior and cynicism do not have to be the end of this story.”
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What is the future of Jesuit education?
Our Oct. 3 guest is Michael C. McCarthy, S.J., vice president for mission integration and planning and an associate professor of theology at Fordham University. We discuss his recent article, “The Uncertain Future of Jesuit Education.” We also discuss these stories: St. John Paul II envisioned a big church. So why are millennials feeling excluded? Four […]
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Catholic University students call for dean ouster over Kavanaugh tweets
Some students at The Catholic University of America are calling for the resignation of a dean following a series of tweets he wrote criticizing women who accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct.