Month: June 2016

Applying Classroom Lessons

June 23, 2016

Fontbonne Hall Academy seniors worked with St. Patrick Catholic Academy teachers and students in nursery through third grade. The hands-on experience was part of the seniors’ Child Development elective class in the spring

Vatican’s Dialogue With Religious Continues

June 23, 2016

More than a year after the conclusion of the Vatican’s apostolic visitation of U.S. communities of women religious, the Vatican began asking more than a dozen orders to send their superiors to Rome to discuss concerns that surfaced.

Tablet TALK: The Gift of Music for 25 Years

June 23, 2016

This week’s Tablet TALK features a music teacher marking 25 years at Our Lady of Guadalupe School, brave Knights from Glendale who shaved their heads for pediatric cancer research and details about the Brooklyn Independence Parade, the Williamsburg Giglio Feast and much more.

Imagine a World Where Everybody Loved

June 23, 2016

I invited students to close their eyes and imagine a world where everybody loved each other. The world would be a completely different place if we all loved one another as brothers and sisters. As “cheesy” as that image is, I think it had an impact on how they are to treat one another.

Pope: Circus Performers Bring Joy to the World

June 23, 2016

Meeting with acrobats, clowns, carnival workers, street performers, musicians and magicians, Pope Francis thanked the artists for bringing beauty and joy to an often dark, sad world.

The Reliable Saint for Lost and Found

June 23, 2016

“He is the most reliable saint,” came out of my mouth in a discussion about St. Anthony of Padua. My friend, Angela, glared at me. I realized that she took my statement as a discredit to the many other great saints.