The following blog was contributed by Quentin Wodon1. One of the leading academic journals for Catholic educators is the Journal of Catholic Education. A great feature of the journal is that it is open access, so you can read all its articles for free. The last issue of the journal (Volume 25, Issue 1) includes […]
Category: Mission & Catholic Identity
The Power of a Smile and a Kind Word
The following blog was contributed by Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author and consultant. We all know that gratitude practices can mean the difference between having a deeply contented or a restless heart. When I go into schools to implement my anti-bullying program or do professional development, I include creative strategies for focusing on […]
Supporting Refugees, Forcibly Displaced People and Migrants: The Role of Schools and Universities
The following blog was contributed by Quentin Wodon, World Bank & Loyola University New Orleans. A few days ago, UNHCR released its latest report on trends in global displacement. The report estimates that globally, 89.3 million people were forcibly displaced as of December 2021. This included 27.1 million refugees, 53.2 million internally displaced people (IDPs), […]
World Catholic Education Day and Pope Francis’ Global Compact
The following blog was contributed by Quentin Wodon, OIEC & Loyola University New Orleans. Catholic schools serve 62 million pre-primary, primary and secondary school students globally, and close to seven million students enrolled in universities and other institutions of higher learning. While in some countries like the United States, Catholic education is celebrated on a […]
Building a School Community of Faith and Resilience
The following blog was contributed by the Friendzy content development team. As we progressed through Holy Week and are now in Easter season, it is a fitting time to talk about resilience. Reading through the Gospel accounts of Holy Week – from Palm Sunday through to Jesus’ death on the Cross – every action of […]
Should Catholic Schools Join the Mindfulness Trend?
The following blog was contributed by Sofia Carozza, a doctoral student in neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, England. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, students of all ages have reported high rates of loneliness and anxiety. These concerns were already on the rise in recent years, but they have been exacerbated by the […]
By the Grace of the Holy Spirit: Working in Partnership with Parents
The following blog was contributed by Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author and consultant. It’s been a meaningful and extraordinary year. While we’ve been tested in ways that none of us, even at our most imaginative, could have ever anticipated, I’ve also seen the Holy Spirit at work in our Catholic schools more this […]
Laudato Si’ Action Platform Launches with Leadership from NCEA
The following blog was contributed by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. On the World Day of Prayer for the Poor, November 14, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development launched the next phase of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform. NCEA has played a key role in its development as a member of […]
A Father’s Love Story
The following blog was contributed by Adam P. Zoeller, a member of the theology department at Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, KY. “I know your works (behold, I have left anopen door before you, which no one canclose.” (Revelation 3:8). Sitting on the couch waiting past the curfew of your adolescent son and/or daughter […]
Overcoming the Forgetting Curve: Conceptual Interleaving a Consistent Ethic of Life
The following blog was contributed by Sarah Kernan, a high school theology teacher in Denver, Colorado. As a high school moral theology teacher, and especially after a tumultuous political season, I’m deeply invested in whether my students gain a solid understanding of a consistent Catholic ethic of life—which recognizes the human person’s inalienable dignity from […]
