Our student body generated dialogue around a topic that we did not all agree on.
Guns
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
National School Walkout is time of prayer for many Catholic schools
Most Catholic schools across the country did not sanction walkouts, but planned to support youth-led advocacy through prayer.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
What should be the main topic of discussion in this year’s state elections?
Respondents who named health care as their priority for state elections frequently specified the issue: how universal health care would benefit everyone.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The suffering in Parkland is a reminder of our need for hope and resurrection into new life.
This year, an ancient symbol saw its significance magnified all the more on a tragic Ash Wednesday.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Chicago’s Cardinal Cupich: Listen to young people about guns
“The youth of our nation are shaming the adult world into action.”
Posted inFaith, News
Students experience ‘heightened anxiety’ after Parkland shooting
“It’s the things you don’t even think about, things that will trigger the emotions. Teachers won’t know what to expect.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Inaction and opportunity on gun laws around the country
Gun control advocates focus on “A.B.C.” initiatives: “A” for assault weapon and ammunition bans; “B” for background check enhancement; and “C” for closing the gun show and private sale loopholes that permit buyers to avoid existing federal checks.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Can the new push for gun control change the way (and whether) guns are stored in the home?
The desire for stronger gun control may not translate into more caution with gun storage among owners of firearms.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Teachers are not soldiers. Arming them is counter to the message of the Gospels.
Teachers do not talk about being afraid of our students. We talk about being afraid for our students.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What St. John XXIII has to say about gun rights
In the wake of repeated mass shootings, most recently at a school in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, many of us are asking what resources are available to educators to address questions of gun violence and gun control. In my experience teaching social ethics, I have found that Pope John XXIII’s social encyclical “Pacem in […]