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Something Must Be Adventured: America’s 250th & the Freedom of the Children of God.

Something Must Be Adventured: America’s 250th & the Freedom of the Children of God.

“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...
ICLE Launches Episcopal Advisory Board at 14th Annual National Conference

ICLE Launches Episcopal Advisory Board at 14th Annual National Conference

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,...
Stepping into the Light: Assessment as Illumination

Stepping into the Light: Assessment as Illumination

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...
Magnifica Humanitas: Educating Students for A(ctual) I(ntelligence)

Magnifica Humanitas: Educating Students for A(ctual) I(ntelligence)

Pope Leo XIV’s highly anticipated new encyclical has been billed as a manifesto on artificial intelligence. Without taking anything away from the obvious—the phrase “artificial intelligence” is indeed contained within the subtitle of the document—this is a document...
San Francisco, Oakland, and Portland Will Now Form Western Cohort of ICLE’s Catholic Educator Formation and Credential Program

San Francisco, Oakland, and Portland Will Now Form Western Cohort of ICLE’s Catholic Educator Formation and Credential Program

“I always knew that Catholic education was special, but now I understand why.” — Credential Candidate The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its Catholic Educator Formation and Credential (CEFC) program...