In the fall, Mar Qardakh School, a kindergarten through ninth grade Catholic institution, will open a high school, the Chesterton Academy of St. Thomas the Apostle, in the northern Iraq city.
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The Jesuit High School in Florida that welcomed 22 teenagers into the Catholic church this year.
The sacraments took place within two socially distanced school Masses on May 13 and 14.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
From 1990: Doctoral programs in theology at U.S. Catholic universities
In 1990, Thomas F. O’Meara, O.P., addressed the need for Catholic university faculties of adequate number and quality as well as the problem of educating Roman Catholics in schools largely separate from the numerous Catholic areas and traditions.
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From 1990: Will there be Catholic theology in the United States?
The Rev. Matthew Lamb argues that if the education of theologians is the foundation of Catholic education, hiring trends in Catholic universities suggest an ongoing “Protestantization” of religious education at Catholic colleges and universities.
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Theology has no future if students can’t afford to study it.
Catholic institutions can affirm theology’s place by means of concrete hiring practices.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The liberal/conservative divide is hurting theology departments. The way forward won’t be popular.
Transcending the parochial is vital for retaining Catholic identity.
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The Crisis in Catholic Theology
How can the discipline of theology keep its footing in Catholic colleges and universities facing uncertain futures?
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Biden’s vow to ‘cut child poverty in half’ is ambitious. But is it ambitious enough?
While the overall child poverty rate may be historically low after a recovery from the pandemic, there are more specific measures of economic vulnerability for children that are still alarming.
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Several Catholic colleges will require Covid-19 vaccinations in the fall
As Catholic colleges grapple with how to reopen in the fall, many are already saying they will require their students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and some schools are also mandating that staff members be vaccinated.
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The human right to education is incomplete if Catholic school is not an option
The right to an education should respect parental priorities for what values should be learned in school, writes Quentin Wodon of the Global Catholic Education project, and that means school choice.