by Megan Sheehan | May 22, 2026 | Catholic Intellectual Tradition, CEFC, Free Content, In Practice, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, Uncategorized
“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...
by Megan Sheehan | May 20, 2026 | Free Content, Library
May 20, 2026 Dear Friends, Partners, and Supporters of ICLE, We are writing to share an important leadership update from the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE). Dr. Ryan Messmore concluded his tenure as President on May 8. We wish him well in his future...
by Megan Sheehan | May 4, 2026 | Free Content, In Practice, Library, Premier Member School Content, Resource Library, The Fine Arts, The Liberal Arts Educator, Trivium: The Arts of Language
Knowing full well that there are many good books to read and that you’ve already got your own list, we risk a recommendation: Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather. Miss Cather, fresh off writing about the travails of missionaries in New Mexico, turned her attention to...
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...
