by Megan Sheehan | Jan 29, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, In Practice, Library, The Fine Arts, The Liberal Arts Educator, Uncategorized
Let’s begin our question of assessment with the question of work; after all, what do we teachers assess but the work of our students? A STUDENT’S WORK The Catechism states that work is “the collaboration of man and woman with God in perfecting the visible creation”...
by Megan Sheehan | Jan 27, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, Library, News, Resources, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision, Theology, Uncategorized
FLORISSANT, MO — The Augustine Institute campus recently served as the epicenter for a movement to reclaim the spiritual and intellectual heart of Catholic education by supporting the spiritual fatherhood of priests with formation, resources and community. From...
by Megan Sheehan | Dec 30, 2025 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, In Practice, Library, Resource Library, Uncategorized
If you have ever taken a small child to the pediatrician, chances are the doctor has told you to read aloud together at home. Public libraries sponsor programs to encourage parents to read aloud to their children a thousand books before Kindergarten. Toddler story...
by Megan Sheehan | Dec 30, 2025 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, In Practice, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision, Theology, Uncategorized
This time of year I love listening to the Little House on the Prairie series. There is something endearing about the repeated references to hard work, delicious food made from scratch and rich encounters with living off the land. While the Wilder family received...
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 Megan Sheehan | Dec 2, 2025 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, History, In Practice, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, Uncategorized
Man is by nature body and soul, and therefore, our bodies are not accidental. We know this intellectually as Catholics, but we also experience this reality when we move and strive physically. There is tremendous satisfaction and joy when our bodies are attuned to...
