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Fewer Catholic Schools? Maybe That’s A Good Thing
The school year is beginning, but with fewer Catholic schools. Hundreds closed last year in the United States. Maybe more should shut…
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When’s The Last Time You Heard A Graduation Speech Worth Listening To?
The salutatorian walked to the podium, she being the first of a handful of speakers at the college graduation. I have heard…
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‘Pivotal’ Catholic Canceled by Catholic College
She is regarded as the "greatest American Catholic Writer" according to one of the books I use in my classes…
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Dear Church, Teach Your Children Well
The Catholic Church appears in retreat, losing faithful members and closing parishes. Even among those who call themselves Catholic, there is apathy…
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Is God Dead? Ask the Cuomos
It sounded like the makings of a wonderful speech, calling Americans to come together and build. "If you believe in one…
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A Day When Character and Chastity Were Trending
It was if they never heard of social distancing (which they hadn't). They packed into the square, the crowd estimates…
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Instead of De-Funding The Police … Why Don’t We Fund Parents?
So now, "defund the police" is trending. Take money from the cops and give it to … Watch the scramble for…
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Can You Believe Black Lives Matter and Not Support BLM?
In the clamor that has followed the killing of George Floyd on May 25, there is the insistence that we must all…
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Ban Homeschooling? What?
One month in as a remote teacher, I can tell you which two groups of my students are succeeding. There are the…
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Whatever You Think of Trump, Uncle Joe Is No Option At All
Do you support Donald Trump? Are you one of those MAGA disciples? I hate those questions.…
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Kobe Bryant’s Greatest Achievement: Redemption
Since his shocking, sad death Sunday, the accolades for Kobe Bryant have poured in, non-stop, much like the way he scored…
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Monks Sue College They Founded To Try To Keep It Catholic
Both Saint Anselm College in Goffstown and the Order of St. Benedict in New Hampshire were established 130 years ago. "Saint…
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Fix Public Schools? Nah.
For a stroll down the public school memory lane, Mary Rice Hasson and Theresa Farnan offer this pleasant throwback: "If you&…
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Protesters Went To Church All Their Lives But Had No Idea What It Was About
They did not like the way the priest was changing their parish. To be clear, the priest did nothing immoral or illegal.…
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Today’s NEA Lesson for Children: Abortion Good, America Bad
In her remarks to the National Education Association annual assembly in early July, NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia told the gathering that…
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Name-Calling Won’t Fix Immigration; Does Anybody Even Want To?
There are thousands of immigrants approaching our border; some arriving from inhumane conditions elsewhere. Who should be let in? Who turned away?…
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Summertime for Kids Should Include A Book … This Book
Before I offer my recommendation for your summer reading list, please allow a digression to a scene several winters ago. It was…
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For Catholic Church and Homosexuality, Truth Is Necessary But Not Enough
When a Jesuit high school in Indianapolis refused to cut ties with one of its teachers – one who was in a same-…
