“It is hard to educate children without electricity, but our Catholic schools are taking care of our people.”
Catholic Education
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ is a rallying cry for Catholic schoolgirls everywhere
Greta Gerwig is not a Catholic, but she did attend Catholic school and wanted to make a film that reflected her joyful experience there.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I’m a Jesuit. How should I respond to toxic masculinity and #MeToo?
The victims of sexual harassment are fighting a culture that teaches men (even celibate men) a sense of privilege and entitlement.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Teens posted photos of a ‘Jews vs. Nazis’ drinking game. How should their Catholic school respond?
The trouble began when nine students at a weekend party played “Jews vs. Nazis” beer pong.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic schools in Miami find room for Puerto Rican students
“Nobody will be turned away; we will try to find a way to accommodate everybody.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic high schools have varied stances on athletes ‘taking a knee’ during the national anthem
Players felt “compelled to raise awareness for the marginalized.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Faculty unions pose a test of social teaching at Catholic universities
Adjunct faculty feel as if they have second-class status, but the real culprit is escalating costs at tuition-dependent universities.
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
How one Jesuit grad is building Tiny Homes to end chronic homelessness
Tiny homes—you’ve probably heard of them. They’re littered all over Instagram and Pinterest, and HGTV has dedicated a show to hunting them. But what you probably haven’t heard about is how they could be a solution to end chronic homelessness. This week we talk to Andrew Lunetta, a graduate of LeMoyne University, who is the […]
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
How one Jesuit grad is building Tiny Homes to end chronic homelessness
Tiny homes—you’ve probably heard of them. But you probably haven’t heard how they could solve chronic homelessness.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
How L.A.’s Catholic schools are growing when so many others are closing
“Our vision is growth. We’re the largest archdiocese in the country, largest Catholic school system in the country, and we still feel like we’re underserving our population.”