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CERC BI-WEEKLY UPDATE - April 3, 2008 NEW RESOURCES EDITORIALS OF INTEREST EDUCATION MATTERS Note from the Managing Editor:
We have produced a short, first-rate promotional video for CERC. Thanks are owed to Ken Frith and Goldstar Productions, the generosity of a single donor who wishes to remain anonymous, and the willingness of those who agreed to appear. "The Catholic Education Resource Center: An Introduction" will be used to approach foundations and individuals for financial support and as a visual means of introducing specific groups of Catholics to this initiative. View our 6 minute and 51 second introduction to CERC here. We would like to have produced an introduction which included some of our American supporters, but the logistics and expense of taking our Canadian crew to the United States or hiring another crew in the U.S. to do this was prohibitive. The American version of the Introduction is for the future.
I have ordered 215 copies of The Dynamics of World History by Christopher Dawson and hope to have them mailed out to those of you who donated $50.00 or more before the next update goes out.
Finally, Tom Lickona and I would like to recommend to you the 14th annual Summer Institute in Character Education, "Smart and Good Schools: Helping Your Students Do Their Best Work and Do the Right Thing" which will be held June 30-July 2, 2008 at the State University College at Cortland, NY. For details go here. Bless you. - J. Fraser Field This CERC Bi-Weekly Update is also available on our web site here.
• Santo Subito Trailer (video) - Youtube.com • Court of Appeal Grants Petition for Re-hearing - HSLDA • Spitzer will leave Gonzaga presidency - Seattle PI • University Threatens its Own Pro-Life Students with "Trespassing" - LifeSiteNews • Research facts on homeschooling - NHERI • Criticism of Pope's Message Comes Too Soon - The Hoya • Grinding for God: Pope to get 'official papal skateboard' from youths - Catholic News Service Mom and Pop and Property Rights - Mike Aquilina - chapter two from Love in the Little Things: Tales of Family Life A few times a day I hear myself tell my toddler daughter, "Put that down. That's Daddy's." And she puts it down — the memento or the fragile bauble or the prized book.
Mama Said - Mike Aquilina - chapter six from Love in the Little Things: Tales of Family Life Mama said there'd be days like this.
Today marks the third anniversary of death of Pope John Paul II. For three solid weeks in April of 2005, we were inundated with words, stories, images and rich ceremonies coming to us from Rome — images that helped us recall and evaluate a charismatic leader's life and mission.
The historicity of Christ, including his death by crucifixion, is a fact that about as well attested as any in the ancient world.
No wonder that everyone who hates or fears China, whether in Burma, Darfur, Tibet or Beijing, is calling for a boycott.
Surely, there must be a certain incomprehension in Beijing these days.
How many citizens of China will be rooting for foreign athletes — any foreign athletes — at the Olympics in Beijing this August?
Opening Day - Stephen Moore - Wall Street Journal Having grown up on the North Shore of Chicago, I've long believed that there is only one perfect place on this planet and that is Wrigley Field.
Easter vs. Irony - George Weigel - The Catholic Difference At the beginning of Lent, I was sent a moving account of the recent funeral procession of a young American soldier, which took place near his hometown in the South.
Vindicated - Donald DeMarco - National Catholic Register The courageous man who saw how faith gave birth to science.
As Though There Were No God - Professor Theophilus - TruU.org: Office Hours Professor Theophilus helps a college student understand the "Most Important Thing" — and why he doesn't believe in agnostics.
Politically Correct Eugenics - Wesley Smith - Weekly Standard It is a bitter irony that even as we are enlarging our commitment to human equality in many areas, we are turning our backs on it in others.
Benedict’s Muslim Convert - Edward Pentin - National Catholic Register Journalist says his was a personal journey, not a political act.
Magdi Allam rejected Islam and atheism - Michael Coren - National Post The remarkable Indian Christian philosopher Ravi Zacharias tells a compelling story of his encounter with a white, liberal American academic who had embraced Buddhism.
Pro-choice’s guinea pigs - Barbara Kay - National Post The birth of my fourth granddaughter two weeks ago — healthy, a good weight — was the occasion for joy and relief in equal measure.
Forgotten Treasures: The Counterrevolutionary Lion - Peter A. Kwasniewski - Lay Witness Prior to the pontificate of Leo XIII, the Catholic Church in the nineteenth century was under siege and on the defensive.
Santo Subito Trailer (video) - Youtube.com This is a trailer to an upcoming DVD featuring footage from the life of John Paul II. The project is intended to help advance the canonization process of the late pope.
Thank You JPII (video) - Youtube.com Salt + Light Television production that pays tribute to a man who touched the hearts of millions of people. 
Benedict XVI reflects on the life and death of John Paul II - Ignatius Insight In St. Peter's Square at 10.30 a.m. today, Benedict XVI presided at a Eucharistic celebration to mark the third anniversary of the death of Servant of God John Paul II. Members of the College of Cardinals concelebrated with the Holy Father.
Holy See hopes to raise John Paul II to the altars “as soon as possible” - CNA In an interview with Vatican Radio, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, said that like many people in the world, the Holy See hopes the beatification of John Paul II will occur “as soon as possible” but that the normal process would be followed.
Jesus resurrected (video) - Ignatius Press Resurrection is the culmination of the story.
Flying penguins discovered - BBC Yes, that’s right, a unique collection of penguins has been found that can actually fly, and Terry Jones has managed to capture them on film!
Pope Is Coming, as Is Clichéd Coverage in the Media - New York Times Is the pope Catholic? That used to be a sarcastic way of saying, could anything be more obvious? Is fire hot? Is water wet?
Why Do Muslims Convert to Christianity? - Intentional Disciples There's a lot of talk about Muslims becoming Christians all of a sudden due to Magdi Allam's baptism but I'm also seeing some quite misleading connections being made by people who have little or no knowledge of the subject.
The Rise (And Eventual Downfall) of the New Religious Left (audio) - Acton Institute Rev. Sirico looks at a resurgent movement in religious circles to advance big government programs behind a so-called “social justice” agenda.
Making Sense of Making Space, Giving Voice - CCRL A critical review of Ministry of Education guidelines issued as a result of the Corren Agreement.
An Actor for All Seasons - Jimmy Akin SDG here with sad news: Paul Scofield, who brilliantly portrayed St. Thomas More in Fred Zinneman's A Man for All Seasons, has died.
Jesuit University President Attacks George Weigel - Inside Catholic The questions asked by George Weigel about the future of the Jesuits shouldn't have been so shocking to Father Privett.
Benedict’s Easter Words and Pictures - Vatican.va
"I Am Still With You, Forever" - Whispers in the Loggia This Easter might find a different MC Marini at the Pope's side, but the ancient Rite of the Resurrexit restored to papal liturgy by Don Guido's predecessor was performed again by Benedict XVI at this morning's Mass.
Poll Shows Overwhelmingly Positive View of Pope on Eve of U.S. Visit - K of C Website Americans have an overwhelmingly positive view of Pope Benedict XVI on the eve of his visit to the United States, according to a new poll released March 25 at a Newsmaker event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Gorbachev Dispels 'Closet Christian' Rumors; Says He is Atheist - Christian Post Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev made clear this past weekend that he is an atheist after European news agencies last week claimed that he had confirmed his Christian faith during a visit to the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi in Italy.
Tibetans in remote Catholic enclave see Easter services curtailed - AFP The Tibetan Catholic Church in Cizhong, a Christian enclave on the threshold of the Himalayas, has seen its Easter services curbed after anti-Chinese riots in Lhasa caused the region's deadliest tensions in two decades.
How al Qaeda Will Perish - Wall Street Journal Do minors require their parents' consent to become suicide bombers?
Cistercian monks signed to Universal - Times on line These are the monks of the 12th century Cistercian Abbey of the Holy Cross, just outside Vienna. They are overflowing with vocations from young men.
In Search of the God Particle - Newsweek The biggest experiment in physics starts this summer in Europe. Will it change our views of the universe and our place in it?
Survey Says: "We Want Fluffy" - Whispers in the Loggia While next month's PopeTrip won't be without its challenges in the court of public opinion, Benedict & Co. can take comfort in a freshly-released survey finding that interest in the pontiff's impending Stateside trek is high and positive.
Video clip from “Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead” (video) - Ignatius Press Did Jesus Rise?
We are Salt and Light Television - Salt and Light Television All the issues you care about and you need to know about on Salt and Light TV.
More attending mosques than Mass by 2020 - Daily Express Mosques in England and Wales will have more regular worshippers than Catholic churches in 12 years, a new report has shown.
Wright stuff: Hot questions in Texas - Get Religion Your GetReligionistas have, of course, been following the post-Easter and pre-Denver Armageddon coverage of the ties that bind Barack Obama and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
McCain and the Pope - Inside Catholic Sen. John McCain cannot win in November without the Catholic vote, which is around 25 percent of the electorate. How is he going to get it?
TIME to consider some differences between Catholicism and Islam - Ignatius Insight Jeff Israely of TIME magazine reports/editorializes about the conversion of Magdi Allam:
The joys of parenthood - The Economist Why conservatives are happier than liberals.
A cautionary tale (updated) - Get Religion On my way to opening night at the new Nationals ball park last night, a man who was walking to a late Mass at a local church told me that he was upset by the report that Muslims had overtaken Roman Catholics as the largest single denomination.
The McBrien Prize - National Review Michael Sean Winters and the editors of the Washington Post’s “Outlook” section have won the pole position in this year’s chase for the coveted Father Richard McBrien Prize in Really Inept Vaticanology.
Criticism and Islam - Wall Street Journal 'Fitna" has arrived.
Lobby seeks tobacco-free Vatican City - Catholic Register Papal visits tend to bring out special interest groups, and one already has surfaced in the United States.
We have created human-animal embryos already, say British team - Times on line Embryos containing human and animal material have been created in Britain for the first time, a month before the House of Commons votes on new laws to regulate the research.
Poll: Young Americans revere monogamy - UPI Young Americans have a reverence for national institutions, traditions and family values, a U.S. survey indicates.
Obama's Abortion Extremism - Washington Post Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr.'s endorsement of Barack Obama last week — "I believe in this guy like I've never believed in a candidate in my life" — recalled another dramatic moment in Democratic politics. In the summer of 1992.
An 8-Letter Word for the Ultimate Sport - George Will - Washington Post Washington 's first major league baseball team, the Senators, was owned by Clark Griffith, who, in the democratic, give-the-people-what-they-want spirit of the city, said: "Fans like home runs — and we have assembled a pitching staff to please our fans."
High School Graduation Rates Plummet Below 50 Percent in Some U.S. Cities - Fox Seventeen of the nation's 50 largest cities had high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent, with the lowest graduation rates reported in Detroit, Indianapolis and Cleveland, according to a report released Tuesday.
Court of Appeal Grants Petition for Re-hearing - HSLDA On March 25, the California Court of Appeal granted a motion for rehearing in the controversial decision which purported to ban all homeschooling in that state unless the parents held a teaching license qualifying them to teach in public schools.
Spitzer will leave Gonzaga presidency - Seattle PI The Rev. Robert Spitzer, S.J., plans to step down from the presidency of Gonzaga University in Spokane, which has prospered from the classroom to the basketball court during his decade at the helm.
University Threatens its Own Pro-Life Students with "Trespassing" - LifeSiteNews Student members of the University of Calgary's pro-life club plan to disregard the "Notice to Vacate" after having displayed their Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) on campus without incident all day Monday.
Research facts on homeschooling - NHERI Homeschooling may be the fastest-growing form of education in the United States (at 7% to 12% per year). Home-based education is also growing around the world in many nations.
Criticism of Pope's Message Comes Too Soon - The Hoya While THE HOYA did not release a printed copy last Tuesday, I nevertheless found an interesting and amusing article on the newspaper’s Web site.
Grinding for God: Pope to get 'official papal skateboard' from youths - Catholic News Service When Pope Benedict XVI returns to the Vatican, he'll be toting a gift not generally associated with an 81-year-old pontiff. He'll take home the "official papal skateboard," a gift from the youths of New York. Subscribe/Unsubscribe | |
