by Megan Sheehan | Mar 2, 2026 | Archived, Archives, Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, CEFC, Free Content, In Practice, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision
“It has deepened my understanding of how to weave our faith into the daily life of the classroom, helping my students grow in wisdom and virtue.” – 2026 CEFC Graduation Feb. 21, 2026 – After 18 months of intensive in-person workshops, weekly online classes, homework...
by Megan Sheehan | Dec 3, 2025 | Archived, Archives, Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, In Practice, Library, Literature, Member School Content, News, Resource Library, Theology
The Teachers for Christ program has been wonderful. I often look around with wonder at how I ended up so blessed. We live such balanced lives here. God has used the Augustine Institute and the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) to give us a year of...
by pmassell | Sep 3, 2025 | Archives, Free Content, Library
[This piece was originally presented by John M. DeJak, J.D., during the 2025 ICLE National Conference as part of Reflections on the Renewal of Catholic Education during the banquet dinner on Wednesday, July 16, 2025]. The finest intellectual formation in my entire...
by pmassell | Sep 3, 2025 | Archives, Free Content, In Practice, Resources
The beginning of the school year is naturally full of enthusiasm as teachers, students, and parents eagerly anticipate the adventures ahead. And this year, we Catholics have a particular reason to be excited – we are celebrating the Jubilee Year of Hope! Jubilees are...
by office | Apr 9, 2019 | Archives, Member School Content
Jessie Van Hecke, a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College and a Kindergarten and First Grade teacher at St. Augustine Academy in Ventura, California, credits her liberal education at Thomas Aquinas College with introducing her to classical views of education and the...
by office | Jan 9, 2019 | Archives, Member School Content
Jennifer Thomas has taught history and literature to high school and junior high students in Catholic schools for twenty-five years. During that time, including a three-year stint at an inner city diocesan school in the Oakland diocese, she has “never seen a student...
