by Megan Sheehan | Aug 28, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Free Content, In Practice, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision, Theology, Virtue
Last week the Church celebrated the feast of St. Augustine, the great convert and doctor of the Church. I first read his Confessions in my undergraduate studies as part of a philosophy course I was taking. My first read of the text, then, was with the eyes of a...
by Megan Sheehan | Aug 5, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, In Practice, Library
COLUMBUS, OH — The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) celebrated its 14th Annual National Conference from July 14-17 at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel, marking the largest gathering in the organization’s history. Centered on the theme,...
by Megan Sheehan | Jul 22, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, History, In Practice, Library, Uncategorized
“I think that if any good thing shall go forward, something must be adventured.” —St. Thomas More, A Dialogue Concerning Heresies Mary Pat Donoghue made fun of my midwestern road warrior ways in my choice to drive to this year’s ICLE Conference. Yet, in this 250th...
by Megan Sheehan | Jul 17, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, Library, The Liberal Arts Vision, Uncategorized
Columbus, OH, July 16, 2026 — At the 14th Annual National Conference of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE), the official launch of a new Episcopal Advisory Board was revealed with much excitement. The announcement was made on the evening of Thursday,...
by Megan Sheehan | Jul 10, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, Library, Member School Content, Partner Content, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision
In Caravaggio’s The Calling of Saint Matthew, a beam of light enters the room alongside Christ. It does not merely brighten the scene. It reveals reality. In that moment, Matthew sees not only Christ, but also himself—a vocation that had been present all along, hidden...
by Megan Sheehan | Jun 24, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Free Content, History, In Practice, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision
It may seem odd to write about Christmas on June 24, which is the farthest day of the calendar year from the eve of Christ’s birth. And yet, the two dates have something in common as they represent the approximate dates of the two solstices. In the case of Christmas,...
