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St. Joseph’s College at the University of Alberta
- 27 February 2023
Colleges and Universities have a long and storied history in the Catholic domain. Indeed, it was within a particular Catholic context that ‘the University’ as such came into existence. The Church continually sees the need for and places value in these places of inquiry and learning, for who is...
Catholic Education Embarking on a Synodal Journey
- 13 February 2023
In October of 2021, Pope Francis announced to the world, that the Church would undertake the enormous task of consulting with the laity of every diocese and archdiocese in the world. Thus the Synod on Synodality began its journey. The Holy Father asked: How is this “journeying together” happening...
What is Permeation?
- 30 January 2023
The reason why the Church teaches that Catholics should send their children to Catholic schools whenever possible, and the reason why Alberta’s constitution protects the right of Catholics to have their own separate schools, is because the purpose of Catholic education is to form young people in...
Laudato Si and Catholic Education
- 19 December 2022
Part I: Developing an Ecological Mindset for Catholic Education As a teacher/chaplain in a Catholic high school, Earth Day was one of the few opportunities in the school year that I had to join the religious and spiritual teachings of the Church in a student driven movement, that was...
Learning from Catholic Schools Outside of Alberta
- 28 November 2022
Learning from publicly-funded Catholic schools elsewhere in the world can help our vision and planning in Alberta. We can find shared challenges and receive insight for future directions. I was struck recently by a book chapter by a prominent Catholic educator, Dr. Michael Buchanan [1]. He's an...
