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 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 | 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 6, 2026 | Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, Library, Stories of Renewal, The Liberal Arts Educator, Uncategorized
The momentum of the Catholic liberal arts movement reached a new peak from January 15–17, 2026, in St. Paul, MN, as Saint Agnes School – one of our Premier Member Schools – hosted the second annual Consortium for the Renewal of Catholic Education. As companions on...
