Black History Month: Fr. Augustus Tolton
The child of slaves, Fr. Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) was the first African American priest ordained to serve the Church in the United States.
Considering Catholics in the News
This exercise gives students an opportunity to research and reflect on contemporary celebrities who identify as Catholic.
New Year’s Personal Inventory
The start of a new year or a new semester is a great time for your students to take inventory on their lives, looking back to the past, critiquing their present, and anticipating their future. You might use the following exercise to supplement a…
The House Awakens
Student Prayers for the End of the Semester
As the semester winds down, share these prayers for student life with your own students. All are taken from Day by Day: The Notre Dame Prayerbook for Students (Ave Maria Press).
The Congregation of Holy Cross Celebrates Two Anniversaries in 2015
As the days and weeks of 2015 near the end, you might consider joining with the city of South Bend, Indiana, the nearby home of Ave Maria Press, on the celebration of the city's 150 year anniversary. Similarly, 2015 is the 150 year anniversary…
Canonization of Sts. Louis and Marie-Azelie Guerin Martin
On Sunday, October 18, Pope Francis canonized Louis Martin and Marie-Azelie Guerin Martin, the parents of St. Thèrése of Lisieux. Here is information about St. Louis Martin and St. Marie-Azelie Guerin Martin, reprinted from Ten…
How Catholic Schools Can Address the Sinful Nature of Bullying
Over the last few decades, there has fortunately arisen a greater awareness of the scourge of bullying within school settings throughout the United States. To be clear, the awareness is the fortunate aspect, while…
Ideas for Curricular Supplements on the World Meeting of Families
The World Meeting of Families will occur from Tuesday, September 22 to Friday, September 25, while the Holy Father’s presence in Philadelphia will be Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27. It is important to recall that the World…
Encouraging an Actively Pro-Life Generation of High School Students
Below are various ways that teachers in Catholic high schools, particularly (but not exclusively) theology teachers, can encourage their students to become engaged in the pro-life movement, along with methods of leading students to better learn and…