The Catholic News Agency reported today on an un-named twelve-year-old girl who is beginning to gain attention from her class speech on the topic of abortion. Her delivery is clear, confident and effective. She summarizes the Catholic position on abortion in a way that few politicians can appreciate. Covering most of the pro-life bases,...
As we prepare students to be people of faith in the 21st century, we need to be more and more familiar and comfortable with new technology tools. I’m always on the lookout for useful technology tips, and Colette Cassinelli’s edtech Vision has plenty of great suggestions and tricks for using technology in the classroom. ...
One podcast that I play for my eighth grade students every week is Lifeteen’s Sunday Sunday Sunday. The Bible Geek, Mark Hart, prepares young Catholics for Sunday’s Mass readings by highlighting the major themes and filling in background information. Hart begins the podcast by reminding his listeners to get a pen and paper before...
One of the biggest challenges facing Catholic teachers is how to help students live their faith in a culture that is increasingly counter to gospel values. Fortunately, the Daughters of St. Paul have been working to provide you with resources. The Pauline Center for Media Studies began in 1995 to “encourage and promote Media...
The Pope has a humanitarian organization called the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, and it is working to rebuild its clinics and grammar schools that were destroyed by the recent violence in the Gaza strip area. If you or your students would like to help, visit the CNEWA website: http://www.cnewa.org/home-us.aspx Also, Thomas Awiapo spoke...
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