Yes, I was thinking again and I knew I had to write an article on an important question right away. The question was this, what is goodness? I thought about it for a while, and finding myself stuck I decided to turn to my trusty Summa Theologica. Msg. Paul J. Glenn in simplified words defines [...]
There are a number of states where marriage is on the ballot this fall. Some states seek to clarify the definition of marriage by adding the language that marriage is only to be legally valid between one man and one woman. Other states are seeking to legalize gay marriage by popular vote, something which has [...]
In his Last Supper discourse Jesus told his apostles, “If you know me you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him. Philip said to him, ‘Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us’. Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you [...]
I hadn’t thought much about Catholic education as a young adult. I attended a public school for K-12 and then chose my small, liberal arts college (which happened to be Catholic) not because it was Catholic, but because they gave me an excellent academic scholarship. Then I fell head over heels in love with God [...]
This video was produced using pictures taken between 2009 and 2012 while I was a student at Ave Maria School of Law. Pictures include various events associated with Ave Maria School of Law and the Naples pro-life community. Events include: Vitae Fest, AMSL Mass, Law of Life Summit, 40 Days for Life prayer vigils, March [...]
Pope about The Pope Mnsgr Pope recently quoted some remarks the Pope made to the US Bishops during their ad limina visit. One thing that struck me was this statement by Pope Benedict XVI: “Here once more we see the need for an engaged, articulate and well formed Catholic laity endowed with a strong critical sense [...]
Guest post by Edward G. O. Radler Rice First, I want to extend my thanks to Stacy Trasancos for giving me the opportunity to present a guest symposium. Ignitum Today is a Godsend. Here we – the frontline in the New Evangelization – have a forum to share our faith and knowledge. Now, I’m simply [...]
My earliest memory of Catholic education was my first year of Kindergarten at Our Lady of Victory School in Victoria, TX. Catholic education is many things, has lost many things, has gained many things, is going many places, places many in wonderful places, and so many other things. But I am going to give you [...]
Guest post by Dr. Jeff McLeod Outward Appearances and Inward Capacities This is a rare occasion in which I would actually like to introduce a straw man argument. I do so because I can think of no better way to illustrate the point I would like to make than by way of the wickedly clever [...]
“It may easily be conceived how great a trial it is to us to write the following history of ourselves; but we must not shrink from the task.” I was in fifth grade when Quill and his best friend (he goes by the handle Aecusim– that’s a bit of a story) came to my school. [...]
Please welcome a very special guest post for our Catholic Education symposium by the famous Sister Patricia Owens O’Flannery, from LarryD’s award-winning blog Acts of the Apostasy. The year was 1972. It was my first year teaching elementary school in the Diocese of Walla Walla, and a most exciting time to be involved in Catholic education. We were [...]
Children vaccinated against river blindness in a school in Ewoku. Ghana. Photo by Lynn Johnson for the National Geographic. There is an Arabic proverb about Education that goes like this, “Seek education from the cradle to the grave.” This is very true indeed. I have seen some arguments and sentiments about whether attaining education in [...]
I went to public school until the eleventh grade. After that, I attended a small Catholic school until the end of volleyball season, then begged my parents to homeschool me. I was homeschooled the rest of that year, then my senior year, going to the local community college for the fall semester to finish up [...]
Guest post by Rebecca Frech People often ask me why on earth we chose to homeschool 11 years ago. I’m not even sure that I remember all the reasons any longer, and am not 100% convinced that it didn’t all boil down to my not being quite ready to have my 4 year old be gone [...]
When older sister and I were finishing up middle school, my parents decided that the local public high school (in a very liberal town) nearby would be better for our faith than the nominally Catholic high school nearby. Better to experience a frontal assault on our faith than to absorb a watered-down version that would [...]
When I decided to study abroad at a European Catholic university, some American Catholics that I knew reacted negatively, saying that most of these universities were “out of line with Rome”. At the time, I didn’t know much about being “in line” our “out of line” with Rome and it was other factors that [...]
Two months ago when the topic of a symposium on Catholic education was first mentioned, I had a brief com-box discussion with my colleague Miss Allie Terrell (her submission to this symposium can be read here). What does (or should) a science course look like at a Catholic University? Or for that matter, what does [...]
Catholic Education often takes on many facets. Usually when people refer to Catholic Education they are referring to private, Diocesan, schools of learning primarily for Kindergarten through 12th grade.
A few years ago, the Ogre and I attended an Interdisciplinary Studies conference at the University of Tulsa. At the time, the Ogre was wrapping up his coursework on his Master’s degree from the University of Dallas. We had both recently completed a class on Joseph Conrad, so the Ogre chose to present a paper [...]
Roughly a decade ago (ok, yes I KNOW it has been longer than ten years, but humor me here), I was making my final decision of where to go to college. During my senior year of high school I had toured several different colleges and universities, both public and private, and had narrowed down my [...]
In the middle of a test the teacher caught a boy cheating. According to her classroom policy she took the test and the boy was given an automatic zero. The next day after school the boy and his mother sat in the classroom, meeting with the teacher. The mother insisted her son did not cheat because, [...]
I have had a bit of difficulty gathering my thoughts on the subject of Catholic Education. At first I blamed my allergies, as this is usually the case when my thoughts seem jumbled (or at least that is my excuse). But eventually I discovered that my issue lay in two questions. What is “education?” And [...]
With all of the hobbies to pick from, I choose to spend my free time studying lies. Everything from why Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate holidays to why Hindus eschew cow. Of course, these are factually true, in that those practitioners do believe those things, but as a belief for Catholics, they are not. As Catholics, [...]
I am homeschooled, and I always have been. My parents decided they wanted to teach me at home where I would be safe and where I would learn good things. My dad was a great math and history teacher, and my mom helped out with everything else. I feel like through homeschooling I’ve been able [...]
Q. How do you pronounce “ignitum”? A. Well, you have some options. The Romans would have said ig-NEE-toom. In church, we’d say “in-YEE-toom.”
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