by Megan Sheehan | Apr 22, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, In Practice, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision, Theology
April 23, 2026 — The 2026 National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Convention took place in Minneapolis, MN April 7-9 and opened with a bustle of almost 4,000 Catholic educators, leaders, and vendors. Amidst all the hubbub, I was most deeply struck by...
by Megan Sheehan | Apr 14, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, History, In Practice, Library, Partner Content
“When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law…It shall remain with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life.” Deuteronomy 17:18–19 In the book of Deuteronomy, God gave Moses a remarkable instruction for...
by Megan Sheehan | Mar 30, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, CEFC, Free Content, In Practice, Library
In this moving address to the St. John the Evangelist cohort of the Catholic Educator Formation and Credential Program upon graduation, a veteran educator and single mother shared her 18-month journey from initial skepticism to a profound discovery of the Catholic...
by Megan Sheehan | Mar 30, 2026 | Free Content, In Practice, Library, Resources, The Fine Arts, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision, Theology, Trivium: The Arts of Language, Uncategorized
Those of us whose lives have been formed by the seven Sacraments are predisposed to view the world through a sacramental lens. If the remission of our sins really occurs through the words of absolution, if a child becomes a new creation through the waters of Baptism,...
by Megan Sheehan | Mar 27, 2026 | Free Content, In Practice, Library, Literature, The Fine Arts, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision, Trivium: The Arts of Language
This turn of the year can be as hard for students as for teachers as the year continues on, seemingly endlessly. I have found that it can be very fruitful to just pause and do something joyful with the students. Sometimes, this would take the form of a three-legged...
by Megan Sheehan | Mar 27, 2026 | Free Content, In Practice, Library, Partner Content, Uncategorized
Tomorrow, Holy Thursday, during the Mandatum (washing of feet), the Church will sing the ancient, eighth-century hymn Ubi Caritas: Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est—“Where there is charity and love, there is God.” As these words rise, Christ kneels. He washes the feet...
