Children vaccinated against river blindness in a school in Ewoku. Ghana. Photo by Lynn Johnson for the National Geographic. There is an Arabic proverb about
Dear Friends, As we all know the feast day of St Joseph is coming in just a few days. It is one of my favorite
I went to public school until the eleventh grade. After that, I attended a small Catholic school until the end of volleyball season, then begged
When I have grown old, I suspect that I will look back at this time in my life and see it as the most existentially
It is one thing for the world to be against you. If I turn on the television for more than five minutes, I”m bombarded with the
Guest post by Rebecca Frech People often ask me why on earth we chose to homeschool 11 years ago. I’m not even sure that I remember
When older sister and I were finishing up middle school, my parents decided that the local public high school (in a very liberal town) nearby
Why do we celebrate Lent? This is a question that’s been nudging me this year as I tried to figure out what to give up
” If only we had another Ronald Reagan. ” The words floated out of my friends mouth and hung in mid-air. It is a tendency
When I decided to study abroad at a European Catholic university, some American Catholics that I knew reacted negatively, saying that most of these
So, how does a Catholic date in the modern world? Granted, pop culture gives us a picture of what we should avoid, but that does
It’s common wisdom that people who self-publish books are hacks that couldn’t write well enough to get published by a real publisher. I’m one of
Two months ago when the topic of a symposium on Catholic education was first mentioned, I had a brief com-box discussion with my colleague Miss
Catholic Education often takes on many facets. Usually when people refer to Catholic Education they are referring to private, Diocesan, schools of learning primarily for Kindergarten through 12th grade.
SOCIALIS Saturday: Do you have any inspiring stories to share from times when you have been praying for or at an abortion clinic? It doesn’t
A few years ago, the Ogre and I attended an Interdisciplinary Studies conference at the University of Tulsa. At the time, the Ogre was wrapping
Roughly a decade ago (ok, yes I KNOW it has been longer than ten years, but humor me here), I was making my final decision
In the middle of a test the teacher caught a boy cheating. According to her classroom policy she took the test and the boy was given
I have had a bit of difficulty gathering my thoughts on the subject of Catholic Education. At first I blamed my allergies, as this is
With all of the hobbies to pick from, I choose to spend my free time studying lies. Everything from why Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate holidays
I am homeschooled, and I always have been. My parents decided they wanted to teach me at home where I would be safe and where
