Where elite secular schools fall short of setting the tone needed to humanize the world of business, Catholic schools can deliver.
Education
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic school advocates press Trump to strengthen school choice programs
Eight months into his presidency, advocates of “school choice” wonder if the president will be able to deliver on his promise.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Millennials are killing homeownership. But don’t blame them—blame student debt
Heavy debt from a college education can only make it more difficult for young adults to undertake the commitments of marriage and parenthood.
Posted inFaith, Features
The document that changed Catholic education forever
Although most agree that the Land O’ Lakes statement has had a pervasive influence on Catholic higher education over the last 50 years, many have seen its influence as unconstructive or simply pernicious.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
A Jesuit perspective on Harry Potter
Religious studies professor William Reiser, S.J., reflects on his use of Harry Potter in the classroom.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Schools have the right to limit free speech. But how much should they?
Discussions that lead to cooperative compliance are better than banning speech.
Posted inFaith, News
‘Because she was immoral’: Christian school denies pregnant teen graduation walk
“Maddi is being disciplined, not because she’s pregnant, but because she was immoral,” wrote David R. Hobbs, the school administrator.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
In Jefferson’s Shadow: Can Catholic theology thrive at a public university?
How can you shed light on the Catholic tradition without stating anything as truth?
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
What can the U.S. learn from how other countries balance church and state?
U.S. educational history is rife with examples of varying levels of government involvement with religious education in public schools.
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
My Big Fat Very Catholic Dream Wedding
Are you a Sorta Catholic? Symptoms include: residual guilt, love for Pope Francis, alternating between church and SoulCycle Sundays. This week’s guest is a Sorta Catholic who wound up having a Very Catholic Wedding. Tracey Wigfield won an Emmy as a writer for “30 Rock” and is a graduate of Boston College (you can decide […]