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Happy Human Rights Day

Thursday, December 10, 2009
By Megan Sweas
Today we celebrate the 61st anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Human Rights. This year the focus is on ending discrimination. The Catholic Church is strong on fight for human rights, though some argue it doesn't do so well internally on the discrimination issue.
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Favorite childhood books: Share yours on our forum

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
By goodwink
Favorite childhood books: Share yours on our forum
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10 Things I Hate About Christianity

Friday, September 18, 2009
By goodwink
10 Things I Hate About Christianity
By Jason Berggren (X Media, 2009) So much for Paul's assertion to the Corinthians that "the greatest of these is love." Jason Berggren openly admits in his debut book, subtitled "Working Through the Frustrations of Faith," that hate isn't what you're supposed to feel, but he's an angry young man and he does anyway.
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A Pilgrim in a Pilgrim Church: Memoirs of a Catholic Archbishop

Friday, September 18, 2009
By goodwink
A Pilgrim in a Pilgrim Church: Memoirs of a Catholic Archbishop
by Rembert Weakland (Eerdmans, 2009) When Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland resigned in May 2002, he did so in the midst of a media firestorm. Earlier that month, ABC News had broadcast an interview with Paul Marcoux, who claimed that Weakland had sexually assaulted him two decades earlier.
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Outliers: The Story of Success

Friday, September 18, 2009
By goodwink
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown, and Company, 2008) Malcolm Gladwell likes to explore the hidden patterns behind our daily lives, trying to figure out what makes us tick.
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You are what you read

Thursday, September 17, 2009
By goodwink
In choosing a story, simply follow the advice of C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, who said, "No book is really worth reading at the age of 10 which is not equally worth reading at the age of 50." In addition to the titles mentioned in the article, here are some suggestions for reading with kids.Classic reads Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr.
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Book marked: Stories to raise your children by

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
By goodwink
Book marked: Stories to raise your children by
From nursery rhymes to fantasy anthologies, fill your shelves with stories to raise your children by.
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Learning experience: Teaching programs for college grads

Monday, August 17, 2009
By goodwink
Learning experience: Teaching programs for college grads
Catholic schools are filling in the teacher gap with new grads looking for a challenge.
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From Catholic schools to Congress

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
By Megan Sweas
Here's a good reason to be proud of Catholic education during Catholic school’s week: Almost 10 percent of our Senators and Representatives in the 111th Congress went to Jesuit colleges, Catholic News Services reports. There are 52 total Jesuit school alums, including 11 in the Senate and 41 in the House.
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Life lessons from a basketball loss

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
By Megan Sweas
Here's a reason not be proud of your school:   The Covenant School, a Dallas Christian school, has been widely criticized for running up the score of a girl’s varsity basketball. The score: 100 to 0. The school formally apologized and forfeited the game, then fired the coach, who said his actions during the game weren’t wrong or mean-spirited.
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