by Elisabeth | Apr 2, 2024 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Free Content, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision
The Historical and Incarnational Possibilities of Year End Celebrations A joyous Eastertide! As the academic year is drawing to a close, many schools offer celebrations as a way to draw the community together one last time before summer vacation begins. It is...
by Elisabeth | Mar 6, 2024 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Free Content, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision
Nature Journaling and Rendering It is spring. Here up north, on the warmer days there is a sense of relief that winter is over and Easter is near. Thanks be to God. Going with the grain Always at school, we seek ways to go with the grain, not against it. What...
by Elisabeth | Feb 16, 2024 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Free Content, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision
Each year we begin our observance of Lent with the great penitential Psalm 51, which is the Responsorial Psalm for Ash Wednesday. The words of the Psalmist beg mercy for sin, but woven throughout is the imagery of cleansing or washing: Cleanse me with hyssop,...
by Hannah Naughton | Dec 5, 2023 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Free Content, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision
For centuries, Christians have looked forward to Christ’s promise to come again. This hopeful stance of the Church in anticipation of meeting her bridegroom has its greatest expression during Advent when we not only celebrate the anniversary of Christ’s birth, but...
by office | Sep 22, 2022 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Free Content, Library, Theology
What are we doing? In today’s confusing, demanding world, Catholic educators must frequently ask this question of themselves. Standards, tests, mandates, accreditation, programs, parents, students, board members, pull us this way and that all the time. But what is our...