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CERC WEEKLY UPDATE - June 11, 2009 NEW RESOURCES EDITORIALS OF INTEREST EDUCATION MATTERS Note from the Managing Editor:
There is much clear thinking and good writing in this week's update. Being delighted while being culturally and religiously edified is the expected effect of reading Father George Rutler, and he doesn't disappoint this week. It seems every time Roger Scruton puts pen to paper something penetrating happens, as it does below. While most all of the writers we feature here are bold and powerful advocates of a properly formed Christian understanding, Robert P. George's "exchange of views" with Douglas Kmiec on the question "The Obama Administration and the Sanctity of Human Life: Is there a common ground on life issues? What is the right response by 'Pro-Life' Citizens" is a proper schooling in how to dialogue with candor and courtesy. - J. Fraser Field This CERC Weekly Update is also available on our web site here.
Quote of the Week: "Love means to love that which is unlovable, or it is no virtue at all; forgiving means to pardon that which is unpardonable, or it is no virtue at all -- and to hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all." - G.K. Chesterton
• Year of the Priest helps to reflect on their mission - You Tube • Top 10 Reasons They Homeschool - NCRegister • Imaginary friends are natural - Mercatornet • Declaring educational bankruptcy - Gadfly • Stop, in the Name of Love - NRO • Ye Hedge School • Married, with children, pays - Family Edge • Archie's Wedding Mistake - The Atlantic • Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Have a Negative Effect on the Behavior and Academic Achievement of Classroom Peers - Education Next Devotion to the Sacred Heart Today - Father John A. Hardon, S.J. - The Catholic Faith We may say that devotion to the Sacred Heart began on Calvary. When the Heart of Christ was pierced on the Cross, it opened the door to realizing how deeply Jesus loves us.
Film Review: Taking Chance - Ray Nothstine - Acton PowerBlog Lieutenant Colonel Mike Strobl began his 2004 essay "Taking Chance" by saying, "Chance Phelps was wearing his Saint Christopher medal when he was killed on Good Friday.
Have you ever heard the one about the Christian who started to study calculus and ended up losing his faith?
During the persecution of Christians in the reign of Marcus Aurelius, the Roman prefect Rusticus was frustrated by the serene equanimity of the Christian convert Justin, a Platonic philosopher.
He was an amazingly prolific writer, but the late Father Richard John Neuhaus was also finicky about writing.
One does not treat an interlocutor with respect if one refuses to speak plainly. Candor, far from being the enemy of civility, is one of its preconditions.
The sciences aim to explain the world: they build theories that are tested through experiment, and which describe the workings of nature and the deep connections between cause and effect. Nothing like that is true of the humanities.
Words' Worth - Patrick Henry Reardon - Touchstone Patrick Henry Reardon on the transcendent vocabulary of mundane signs.
The abortion issue we're ignoring - Barbara Kay - National Post Abortion on demand: empowerment -- or bamboozlement -- of women?
Buckley, père et fils - Father Raymond J. de Souza - National Post Christopher Buckley’s recent memoir admits that it is difficult to be the son of a great man. It is more difficult still if you are not a good son.
Year of the Priest helps to reflect on their mission - You Tube In this Rome Reports video, the senior officials of the Vatican's Congregation for Clergy discuss the upcoming Jubilee Year of the Priest.
Ratzinger's Choice - You Tube This Rome Reports video, about influences that helped direct the young Joseph Ratzinger towards his priestly vocation.  Obama vs. the Pope - Spengler Obama's failure to mention the historic tie of the Jewish people to the land of Israel elicited outraged comment from Jewish sources, for example this one from this morning's editorial in the Jerusalem Post.
Inclusiveness and Ordination Vows: The Latest in Episcopalian Stand Up Comedy - Virtue on line An R.C. couldn't have said it any better: an Anglican clergyman's take on the Alberto Cutie episode.
Under Pressure, L'Osservatore Clears the Air - Whispers After weeks of head-scratching on the right over its coverage of the new administration, the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano clarified its position
Why Rhode Island stands alone on same-sex "marriage" - projo Every New England state save one has legalized the "marriage" of homosexuals: Rhode Island. An article from the Providence newspaper examines why.
Renewal in Ukraine - Telegraph Signs of a young, vibrant Catholic Church at Ukrainian Catholic University where the liberal arts are taught, priests are trained, and "a community of mentally and physically handicapped people [is placed] at the centre of its spiritual and social life."
With death hovering near, a new life for Father Field - Boston Globe The Rev. James A. Field spent years helping others cope with dying; now he faces his own death without fear.
Will Iran's 'Marriage Crisis' Bring Down Ahmadinejad? -Time My friends Farhad and Mahnaz are the quintessential Iranian couple.
The rule of reason - AP The Supreme Court decides the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is "rationally related to the government's legitimate interest in military discipline and cohesion."
The Odd Couple: Dick Cheney and Ted Olson - The Catholic Thing Within the space of a week, two notable figures on the conservative side in our politics have come out in favor of same-sex marriage.
Atheists keep faith with Barack Obama - Politico How much faith should the faithless put in Barack Obama?
Europe's Christian Comeback - Philip Jenkins - Foreign Policy One result of the Muslim presence in Europe has been a rediscovery of the continent's Christian roots, even among those who have long disregarded it, and a renewed sense of European cultural Christianity.
A new entry in the God Debate - Philadelphia Inquirer What if the Great God Debate isn't about the existence of God at all?
By His Fruits You Shall Know Him: A Defense of Christopher West - Headline Bistro Over the past few weeks, I have watched a friend and fellow soldier in the Church get assaulted by his own troops.
The Mount of Olives - Jerusalem Post Mortality and immortality infuse geography and history at the site Christ's Ascension.
'God is Back': Religion and society will never mix well - The Telegraph Charles Moore reviews 'God is Back' by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge.
The Rite - Amy Welborn Freelance journalist Matt Baglio has written an interesting book an exorcism called The Rite: the Making of a Modern Exorcist.
Anger and British culture - Crunchy Con I spent some great time this afternoon in a British pub with an American doctoral student I've met.
Few surprises, but some glimmers of hope in new US church statistics - CNS Statistically, there are few surprises in the 2009 Official Catholic Directory.
Charter Schools Provide Good Model on Teacher Pay - Washington Post It is hard for me to find a school leader with a track record for raising student achievement who does not admire almost everything Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is doing with the D.C. schools.
Top 10 Reasons They Homeschool - NCRegister Delving into the Department of Education's 2007 and 2003 reports on homeschooling, one can find interesting information.
Imaginary friends are natural - Mercatornet Are children who have imaginary friends a little abnormal?
Declaring educational bankruptcy - Gadfly Turning around bad schools is harder than turning around Chrysler, GM, or AIG -- but our fearless, tireless, irrepressible new federal administration seems bent on doing this, too.
Stop, in the Name of Love - NRO Cosmo does abstinence.
Ye Hedge School is named after the clandestine schools run by the Irish during the time of the Penal laws which not only forbade the teaching of Catholic catechism, but indeed forbade all education for Catholics.
Married, with children, pays - Family Edge In most of the developed world it pays to be married with children.
Archie's Wedding Mistake - The Atlantic Betty Cooper isn't the only one whose heart got broken last week.
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Have a Negative Effect on the Behavior and Academic Achievement of Classroom Peers - Education Next Across all outcome variables, both academic and behavioral, the negative peer effects appear to be driven primarily by the troubled boys, and these effects are largest on other boys in the classroom. Subscribe/Unsubscribe |
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