A Catholic school program designed to improve reading had the most effect on boys. Possible reasons included explicit teaching, demonstration of the practical value of reading, highly structured lessons, worksheets, award certificates, and encouragement to read nonfiction. (SK)

Focuses on the determination of Catholic teachers to instill values and quality education into their students. Depicts teachers as educators of the future world as well as the future church. States that Catholic educators have held strong to their beliefs and their vocation as teachers, and in doing so have helped Catholic education survive many…

Highlights cartoonist Bil Keane's support in marketing Catholic schools. Describes Keane as a lifelong Catholic who frequently includes a crucifix in his illustrations to give them a "Catholic touch." Emphasizes how Keane's 40-year-old daily comic, Family Circus, has inspired Catholic readers and educators, and has been included in posters and…

Provides steps for effective fundraising in Catholic Schools: (1) set a goal; (2) recruit a committee; (3) select a company; (4) final planning; (5) advance promotion and advertising, (6) countdown and logistics reconfirmation; (7) "all systems go" and kick-off activities; (8) product delivery; and (9) evaluation. (CW)

Considers what the goals of Catholic education should be and how they should be achieved. Catholic educators want to share wisdom and treasures from the past as they give their students an approach to the present and future that is based on faith, hope, and effective charity. Globalization, not only of economic factors, but also of cultural…

Interviews Father James Walsh, former director of the National Catholic Education Association's (NCEA) seminary department. Contends that he greatly increased the NCEA's outreach to seminaries through his publications and other work. States that Father Walsh left the organization to become a pastor, and is now editor of Grace Under Pressure, which…

Explores whether conservative newspapers at Catholic colleges are reactionary or just expressing much-needed views. (EV)

Asserts that, for catechists, being a "faith sharer" is more important than merely imparting knowledge. Presents guidelines that may assist catechists in developing a program that builds both knowledge and character: (1) teach responsibility; (2) encourage self-discipline, independently and as a community; and (3) care for others. (EMH)

Effects of private schools on public elementary-secondary achievement in Illinois were estimated using percentage of students in private schools as an endogenous variable. Results show private schools have no direct effect on public school achievement. (SK)

Contends that to help children grow up to be people of faith, both parishes and parents have to do more than what was done in past generations. Emphasizes the importance of family catechesis--both the informal catechesis that happens in the home and the formal catechesis that parishes plan and facilitate. (VWC)

Presents the different moments and contents of the strategies of the evangelization process practiced by the Spanish during the conquest and colonization of Cuba, as well as possible reasons for its failure. States that the Indians were enslaved and directed through evangelism toward acculturation. (BT)

The particular circumstances of French history explain why that nation has adopted an unusually severe policy in attempting to suppress the wearing in schools of the Muslim headscarf. The long struggle to create French identity and then to resolve the bitter conflicts between traditional supporters of the Catholic Church and those of the secular…

The movement for the higher education of women in Ireland in the nineteenth century has traditionally been viewed as a Protestant initiative. Scholarship suggests that the Irish campaign developed along the same lines as the English movement, gaining from and growing out of the English advances. Leading Protestant schools for girls have been…

Benedictus Pererius (1535-1610) published in 1576 his most successful book "De principiis," after he had taught philosophy at the Roman College of the Jesuits. It will be shown that parts of this book are actually based on his lectures. But the printed version was intended as a contribution to the debate within his Order on how science should be…

Prayer is a primary spiritual discipline for Christians. Nonetheless, few contemporary scholarly discussions have ventured into exploring the role of prayer in college teaching. This paper extends the conversation by reviving three themes in writings about prayer and academics and making application of those themes to teaching and learning today.…