by office | Feb 10, 2019 | Archives, Member School Content
Classical Assessment, Yesterday and Today In a series of imagined dialogues, Blessed John Henry Newman, one the greatest authors of nineteenth century England, gave an account of his University’s entrance tests. These oral examinations sought to determine how well...
by office | Jan 9, 2019 | Archives, Member School Content
Jennifer Thomas has taught history and literature to high school and junior high students in Catholic schools for twenty-five years. During that time, including a three-year stint at an inner city diocesan school in the Oakland diocese, she has “never seen a student...
by office | Dec 28, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content
Scientist Jean Fabre (1823-1915) seems out of place in our time and in his own. He was a scientist more in the mold of Henry David Thoreau than Louis Pasteur or Niels Bohr. Here is a man who made a home in a nearly uninhabitable plot of land overrun by insects and...
by office | Dec 28, 2018 | Archives
By Renata Grzan The role of art in evangelization and catechesis is nothing short of indispensible. Let’s discuss some of the reasons for this before we examine the applications. If I may, I’d like to begin with a quote that might be a bit lengthy, but very well worth...
by office | Dec 28, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content
In his classic work on Scriptural interpretation, St. Augustine encourages students of Scripture to learn all the branches of knowledge necessary for understanding the holy word of God. In a particular way, his advice pertains to what we would today call literature. ...
by office | Dec 27, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content
Walking the streets of Old City Philadelphia last month was a thrilling experience for me. I have always loved history, and particularly the stories of the great men and their deeds. American Revolutionary history was particularly fascinating because these were not...
