by Megan Sheehan | Jun 24, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Free Content, History, In Practice, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision
It may seem odd to write about Christmas on June 24, which is the farthest day of the calendar year from the eve of Christ’s birth. And yet, the two dates have something in common as they represent the approximate dates of the two solstices. In the case of Christmas,...
by Megan Sheehan | Jun 3, 2026 | Free Content, Library, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision
Margaret Walsh’s book, A Catholic Approach to Literacy for Struggling Students: Connecting Philosophy and Practice, offers educators not only a practical guide for literacy instruction, but shares how to best guide struggling students to become joyful readers. “Man...
by Megan Sheehan | Jun 2, 2026 | Catholic Identity & Culture, Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Free Content, In Practice, Library, Science, The Liberal Arts Educator, The Liberal Arts Vision
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...
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...
