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Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Our teens are leaving the church. Why?
Rejection of the church is rooted in (among other things) a fundamental misunderstanding of what the church has actually taught.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The vocation of the theologian begins with an invitation
Most people just don’t know that their pondering about life, about what really matters, is called theology.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Montessori schools are exceptionally successful. So why aren’t there more of them?
The Montessori Method is not only superior to all alternatives, but categorically so.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
“Students in Catholic schools exhibit more self-discipline than those in other public schools,” study says
A new study conducted by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that children in Catholic schools are less disruptive and have more self-control than their peers in non-Catholic or public schools.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Review: Mr. Rogers is still a good guy in the documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
The movie about children’s TV host Fred Rogers, directed by Morgan Neville (“Twenty Feet From Stardom”), is sturdy and unavoidably sentimental.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
College Board C.E.O.: Religious schools have gifts for everyone
Our religious institutions have spent centuries cultivating practices, from solitude to humility, that allow us to learn and grow.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Should Catholic schools cooperate with ICE?
The Secretary of Education stirred up controversy when she said it was up to schools to decide if an undocumented student should be reported to authorities.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Betsy DeVos and Cardinal Dolan are at odds over details of school funding
Advocates of programs to support non-public schools say that they are implemented at the state level within existing agencies and question the claim by Ms. DeVos that a federal law would lead to more bureaucracy.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Is Catholic identity hurting enrollment at Catholic colleges?
All colleges face budget challenges, but Catholic schools must also contend with marketing to an increasingly secular applicant pool.