education

Indiana has become the first state to retreat from the Common Core standards, as Governor Mike Pence has just signed a bill suspending their implementation.
A great deal has been written and spoken about Common Core, but it is worth…

Children belong not to parents, but to the whole community. So claimed Melissa Harris-Perry in a recent MSNBC promo spot that has sparked heated controversy.
Harris-Perry argued that if we are going to start investing adequately in our public schools,…

Educators take note! Here is the greatest source of wisdom. When writing about Jean Leclercq’s Love of Learning and the Desire for God, I referred to his description of the tension that exists between the  different educational approaches of the…

For people of faith in America, the Obama administration’s birth control mandate represents an unprecedented assault on religious conscience. It seems that the President and his surrogates have little appreciation for the role that faith plays in the lives of…

Summer courses: Diploma on the Theology of Sacred Art Offered in US and UK; Icon painting course in Kansas

by David Clayton March 19, 2013

Once again, Dr Caroline Farey and myself will be teaching the summer residential weekends for the diploma offered by the Maryvale Institute.  There will be a five-day icon painting class afterwards taught by myself. 
It is offered in the US…

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What Teaches Wisdom – Poetry, Clear Prose or Beautiful Art and Music?

by David Clayton January 25, 2013

An education in truths that cannot be expressed in words 
In his book, the Love of Learning and the Desire for God, Jean Leclerq describes various tensions playing out in education in the medieval period.

One arises from the love…

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Beauty Communicates Something That Words Cannot

by David Clayton January 22, 2013

A case for making an education in beauty with the liturgy at its heart part of everybody’s education I was intrigued by the following passage written by St Augustine in which he talks of communication of truth beyond words. What…

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In Defense of Dignity: An African Explains How to Save Africa

by Obianuju Ekeocha December 10, 2012

It is indeed heart-breaking to see the tears of the child in the pangs of hunger. Just as it is soul-wrenching to hear the anguished cry of the child in the pains of disease. To contemplate the day-to-day reality of…

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A Simple Recipe for Artistic Success

by David Clayton September 25, 2012

In my opinion there are two simple goals for an artist who wants to make a living: first is that he creates good works of art; and second he knows how to sell it. This might seem like a statement…

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JP Catholic Offers Free Online Course: Pillars of Catholicism

by Mary Lane July 26, 2012

Did You Know….
“Marking the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Benedict XVI has declared the year, beginning on October 12, 2012 and ending November 24, 2013, “The Year of Faith.” In particular, the Holy Father is calling…

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