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CERC WEEKLY UPDATE - November 14, 2008 NEW RESOURCES EDITORIALS OF INTEREST EDUCATION MATTERS Note from the Managing Editor:
I want to thank those of you who have made a donation to CERC during the course of this appeal. I know these are difficult times for many financially, but if some of the rest of you are in a position to help keep us going, your donation today is definitely needed and would be very much appreciated. The Most Reverend J. Michael Miller, CSB is a great supporter of CERC. His Grace is the former Secretary of the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education and is presently Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver, B.C. Archbishop Miller has this to say about CERC:
I also would like to see CERC continue for many years to come. Please join His Grace in showing your support for CERC by donating here. Please help CERC continue. And if you'd like to see Father Tom Rosica's interview with me on Salt & Light TV go here and click on my name. May God bless you. - J. Fraser Field This CERC Weekly Update is also available on our web site here.
Quote of the Week: "We want a society where people are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. This is what we mean by a moral society; not a society where the state is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the state." - Margaret Thatcher
• "The Fundamental Good is Life Itself" - Whispers in the Loggia • Pro-Education means pro-family, says Cardinal - Zenit • The Private Side of Education - The State Journal • Home Schoolers Strike Back - Education Next • The 2008 Education Next-PEPG Survey of Public Opinion - Education Next • If you want to retain great teachers, remove the bad ones - Flypaper • Canadian boy lived in an online world - Mercatornet Sins of the Wallet - Carl Anderson, Father Robert Sirico, et al. - National Catholic Register Economic hard times are always times of soul-searching. The Register felt it was important to look at the moral dimensions of the economic downturn and asked several prominent Catholic thinkers, "What sins got us into this mess, and what virtues are required to get us out of it?"
Prevent Peer Cruelty and Promote Kindness - Thomas Lickona – chapter 9 from Character Matters: How to Help Our Children Develop Good Judgment, Integrity, and Other Essential Virtues Schools have no higher moral obligation to students and their parents than to do everything in their power to prevent peer cruelty and create a culture of kindness and respect. There is no more important measure of the effectiveness of a character education program than its progress toward this goal.
This Saturday, there will be an important conference on sexual morality and contraception, featuring both the Archbishops of Toronto and Ottawa, at St. Michael's College on the campus of the University of Toronto. Ho-hum.
My generation was prepared for university by high school teachers with little interest in how we “felt” about the subjects they taught, and a great deal of interest in what we actually knew.
Ignorance has consequences.
As a response to the challenge of euthanasia, Dr. Rene Leiva explains how he helps patients who suffer from "depression of the soul".
After this week's elections, we must brace ourselves for very difficult times, keeping in mind that difficult times can be bracing.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Charles Colson - Breakpoint Take a neighbor or a friend to see The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
There's plenty of goodies yet in the English word-factory - Paul Johnson - The Spectator The most overused word this autumn has been 'crunch' in the sense of 'crisis', as in the phrase 'credit crunch'.
Hope Does Not Disappoint - Rick Santorum - Philadelphia Enquirer Because of Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome, America is now aware that more than 90 percent of children with significant birth defects are aborted, often late in pregnancy.
The Spanish daily La Razon has published an article on the pro-life conversion of a former "champion of abortion." .
EDITORIALS OF INTEREST:0 "The Fundamental Good is Life Itself" - Whispers in the Loggia Released just after 1pm, below is the fulltext statement of the USCCB president, Cardinal Francis George OMI of Chicago, on the coming administration.
Wading Through the Debris, Clueless - The Catholic Thing After the election: I’ve been on the internet, looking at real estate in … Malta. 
Cardinal George issues blunt challenge to Obama on abortion - NCRCafe Cardinal Francis George, speaking this morning as president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, said all Americans should “rejoice” that a country which once tolerated slavery has elected an African-American as president – and, in the same breath, he issued a blunt challenge to the new administration on abortion.
O'Malley heartened, worried by election - Boston Globe Forty years ago, in the weeks just after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, a young friar named Sean O'Malley joined thousands of other civil rights activists in a rainy vigil on the National Mall in Washington.
Why Christians long for the Second Coming: Pope explains - Catholic Culture "Of course we do not want the end of the world to come now," the Pope said. But we pray for Christ's return because "we do want the world of injustice to end, we do want the world to change, the civilization of love to begin, a world of justice and peace to come, a world without violence and hunger."
Obama faces fight on faith - Washington Times Dear President-elect Barack Obama, I know you're kind of taken up these days with forming a Cabinet and finding new schools for your daughters, but you might want to know that many evangelicals and Catholics are preparing for a pitched battle.
Vatican slaps down English bishops over holy days of obligation - Telegraph The Vatican has stopped the Bishops of England and Wales from trying to force traditionalist Catholics to celebrate holy days of obligation.
Religious right requiem - Washington Times When Barack Obama takes the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2009, he will do so in the 30th anniversary year of the founding of the so-called religious right.
Buddha boy in Nepal re-emerges after a year - Washington Times A teenage boy who many believe is the reincarnation of Buddha has re-emerged from the jungle in southern Nepal, attracting thousands of devotees, officials said Tuesday.
Catholic charities shouldn't go secular, Vatican official warns - NCRcafe.org Ahead of a discussion by the U.S. bishops of now-severed links between their top domestic anti-poverty program and the controversial ACORN network, the pope's top lieutenant on charitable activities has warned that Catholic relief agencies must not lose their religious identity.
Papist Chat w/ Archbishop Chaput (part 2) - You Tube Part 2 of a sit-down interview with Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver, Colorado conducted by AmP News.
What it means to be human - Wesley J. Smith - Discovery Institute (audio) Human exceptionalism is necessary for human rights.
FOCA = Lights Out? - Whispers in the loggia Among the many key interventions given in yesterday's public debate, one struck a particularly ominous chord.
Bishops approve section of missal translation - Catholic News Service Despite some continued criticism that the translation is plagued by obscure wording and sentences that are too long, the U.S. bishops approved another lengthy section of the English translation of the third edition of the Roman Missal Nov. 11.
Loyal to the End: Evangelicals Stay the Course - Wall Street Journal For the past two years, hundreds of articles have appeared in newspapers across America making the claim that the old religious right was moving left and that Barack Obama, with his religiously infused rhetoric and various "outreach efforts," was leading the charge.
Abortionist's Order of Canada Appointment Brings Law Suit - Headline Bistro The early summer announcement that Canadian abortion practitioner Dr. Henry Morgentaler was to receive his country's highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada, has not only brought shock and dismay to many citizens, but also a legal challenge seeking to examine the appointment process.
The backward geriatrics of the OC - Get Religion The other day I noted the one-sided story in the Los Angeles Times about a likable lesbian couple who live in an area that voted in support of Proposition 8, which defines marriage as a heterosexual union.
Serbian Abortionist Who Aborted 48,000 Babies Becomes Pro-Life Activist - LifeSiteNews.com The Spanish daily "La Razon" has published an article on the pro-life conversion of a former "champion of abortion."
Bishop Leo O'Reilly praises Newman's service to Irish education - Independent Catholic News I welcome the opportunity to offer some reflections on the legacy of John Henry Newman as we mark the centenary of his departure from Ireland.
Pro-Education means pro-family, says Cardinal - Zenit A Vatican official says defending the family means defending education and education is key for the future of humanity.
The Private Side of Education - The State Journal As public schools struggle for well-rounded curriculum and grads, their private counterparts proclaim success with their own methods.
Home Schoolers Strike Back - Education Next To their surprise, California’s home-schooling parents found out in February that they were scofflaws.
The 2008 Education Next-PEPG Survey of Public Opinion - Education Next Americans think less of their schools than of their police departments and post offices
If you want to retain great teachers, remove the bad ones - Flypaper I attended an advisory panel meeting today for a study looking at how to retain talented Gen Y teachers in the classroom.
Canadian boy lived in an online world - Mercatornet A Canadian teenager has been found dead after running away from home when his parents confiscated his Xbox gaming machine. Subscribe/Unsubscribe |
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