Source: ThinkingWest via YouTube.com Benedict of Nursia created a “guidebook” on monasticism. His rules led to the widespread proliferation of scientific study, formalized education, and hospitality for the sick/injured which developed into institutions that are still fundamental to society today. Check out our X account: / thinkingwest Join this channel to […]
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Areté Academy 2023 – Meet the Delegates
Source: ADF International via Vimeo.com Areté Academy is designed to equip and engage the next generation of leaders to take up positions of influence in law, government, public policy, media, academia, and other culture-shaping institutions. Meet two of the delegates from the 2023 class. Header image: ADF International.
There Is No Thinking without Memorising
Source: Jon D. Schaff via thepublicdiscourse.com Originally appeared int Public Discourse, the journal of the Witherspoon Institute of Princeton NJ, and is reprinted with permission. We deploy faddish educational notions such as “critical thinking” to the detriment of our students. What is often derided as “rote-learning” is actually essential to sophisticated analysis. […]
Why Choose Mystery Over Ideology?
Source: Margarita Mooney Suarez via comment.org. This article originally appeared on October 15th, 2021 in Comment, a publication ofCARDUS: www.cardus.ca. When I took a wrong turn while driving with students in Rhode Island in the summer of 2019, we found ourselves driving over a bridge clouded in fog, seemingly going […]
Moving From A Crisis of Beauty To A Culture of Reverence
Source: Margarita Mooney Clayton via thewayofbeauty.org Reprinted with permission. The present time of crisis in higher education may tempt us away from pondering fundamental questions about the human person that are essential to understanding what education is all about. But educators should not fall prey to cultural or societal pessimism—it […]
Indoctrination: How Woke Conquered the Classroom
Source: The New Culture Forum via YouTube. The New Culture Forum proudly presents “Indoctrination: How Woke Conquered the Classroom”, the tenth episode in our acclaimed documentary series: #NCFHERESIES. It is written and presented by Fr. Calvin Robinson, broadcaster and commentator but also a former teacher and school governor closely involved […]
Let’s Talk: Parents Alert! Sexualisation of your children.
Source: HLI Ireland via youtube.com. Lisa is joined by Patrick McCrystal (HLI Ireland Executive Director) to discuss recent plans by the Irish Health Minister to make contraception freely available to 17-25 Year olds (with the intention of extending the scheme to younger children soon). Header image: HLI Ireland via youtube.com.
New book makes a convincing Christian case for not going to college
Source: The Van Maren Show via Acast Quote: “On this week’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon speaks with Timothy Gordon, Catholic podcaster and author, about a new book he co-wrote titled Don’t Go to College: A Case for Revolution. It is set to be released in August”. Header image: via […]
Educating the Whole Person
Source: Word on Fire Institute via YouTube How do we educate the whole person? Religious sister and mental health counselor Sr. Josephine Garrett talks about this question in her keynote speech at the Good News Conference. In her talk, Sr. Josephine shares how in order for the whole person to […]
What Is Our Culture’s Real Target and Why?
Source: Educe via vimeo.com Via Educe: “In week 14 of our #Activate series: We hear directly from our founder about what’s really under attack in our culture today. It’s much bigger (and more simple) than you might think…” Educe is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate, equip, and […]
Meet the parents leading the charge against critical race theory
Source: Kurt Mahlburg via mercatornet.comReprinted with permission. Fighting the American version of Mao’s Cultural Revolution Critical, race and theory are three words that have been lighting up media outlets across the United States. A debate that began among cultural pundits has now broken out into the national spotlight, as parents confront school district boards […]
The Demonic Dimension of the Pandemic
Source: Fr. Ed Meeks, Caritas in Veritate via YouTube Fr. Ed Meeks on how the devil is making his presence more visible throughout society during the pandemic.