Meet the Catholics Who Shaped Our Country, including Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ, Friend of “Sitting Bull”

Meet the Catholics Who Shaped Our Country, including Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ, Friend of “Sitting Bull”

On the cover of the history textbook The American Venture, students will see a picture of Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet, S.J. (featured photo in this article).  Outside the Catholic Church, not many people have heard of him. And even among Catholic students and laity, few have heard of him.  Yet Fr. De Smet played a…

Catholic Textbook Project Announces Winners of their Annual History Essay Contest

Catholic Textbook Project Announces Winners of their Annual History Essay Contest

Winners of Catholic Textbook Project’s annual history essay contest for Catholic schools were announced this week. “Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s history essay contest. We received many excellent entries from parochial, private, and home schools. Choosing the winners is never easy, and it wasn’t this year, either!,” announced Michael Van Hecke, founder and…

Canadian parents push back against gay pride flag in Catholic school district; police called

Canadian parents push back against gay pride flag in Catholic school district; police called

CNA—Police were called to maintain order at a Catholic school board meeting in Ontario, Canada, during a discussion about whether the board should fly a gay pride flag at its central office throughout June to support gay pride month. The York Catholic District School Board met Tuesday night to consider the proposal. After hearing two…

ATTN: CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, CATHOLIC EDUCATORS

ATTN: CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, CATHOLIC EDUCATORS

Catholic Business Journal sponsor CATHOLIC TEXTBOOK PROJECT, the creator of superior history textbooks for Catholic students and now used in Catholic schools in more than 100 dioceses and in English-speaking pockets of Catholic schools around the world, has a remarkable offer for Catholic schools only… “I wholeheartedly endorse the Catholic Textbook Project for the Diocese…

School Leaders Academy: Find support for renewing your Catholic school

School Leaders Academy: Find support for renewing your Catholic school

“If today’s Catholic educators are re-awakening to the true nature of what a Catholic school community should be,” notes Michael J. Van Hecke, founder of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE), “it is natural that we should turn our thoughts and attention to how we form, or re-form, our communities to align with the…

Attention Catholic Educators: Classic Learning Test (CLT) assessments for Grades 3–6 are finally here

Attention Catholic Educators: Classic Learning Test (CLT) assessments for Grades 3–6 are finally here

The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) recently announced its enthusiastic support for Classic Learning Test’s summative, end-of-year assessments for young learners in grades 3-6, saying that these assessments meet a great need for Catholic schools and teachers by complementing beautiful, faithful education. Classic Learning Test (CLT) is currently recruiting schools to participate in the…

A Catholic Alternative to State Teacher Licensure Earns Highest Praise from Superintendent and Teachers

A Catholic Alternative to State Teacher Licensure Earns Highest Praise from Superintendent and Teachers

The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education offers a robust alternative to state teacher licensure: a national credential that prepares educators to infuse a deeply Catholic philosophy and practice of education into their teaching, namely the Catholic Educator Formation and Credential (CEFC) program.. The pilot program, launched in 2021 for Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver,…

Win Cash Prizes! Annual History Essay Contest for Grades 4-12: Deadline March 31, 2023

Win Cash Prizes! Annual History Essay Contest for Grades 4-12: Deadline March 31, 2023

The Catholic Textbook Project recently announced its 2023 history essay contest, which is open to all students in Grades 4-12 in Catholic schools – parochial, private and homeschool.The deadline for submission is March 31, 2023. “We hope teachers and parents will incorporate this essay contest into their lesson plans and encourage their students to participate,”…

We’ll Keep It Simple: Just TWO Recommendations for Giving Tuesday

We’ll Keep It Simple: Just TWO Recommendations for Giving Tuesday

Yes, it’s near the end of Giving Tuesday today and there are many wonderful charities to support.  But at Catholic Business Journal, we humbly ask you to consider TWO standouts: The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education JP II Life Center and Vitae Clinic See below for our “Why”: 1.   The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education…

Introducing New Sponsor: The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education

Introducing New Sponsor: The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education

Loyalty to the educational aims of the Catholic school demands constant self-criticismand return to basic principles, to the motives which inspire the Church’s involvement in education. – Sacred Congregation for Education, The Catholic School, n.67 – ICLE—Since the Second Vatican Council, the Church has called for the renewal of Catholic education at all levels, from…

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