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Education Notebook
June 13-19, 1999 Issue 
Loyola President's New Take on Ex Corde Ecclesiae
FIRST THINGS, June/July-Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution on higher education, Ex Corde Ecclesiae,“did not come out of nowhere,” observed Jesuit Father John J. Piderit, president of Loyola University in Chicago. “It was designed to meet a... READ MORE
Theologians Have Always Needed Mandates to Teach
BY Kevin M. Quirk
June 13-19, 1999 Issue
To the average American, a “mandate” is that elusive yet often-claimed prize sought by most elected officials, especially presidents.
Franklin Roosevelt held his re-election to be a mandate for the New Deal. Richard Nixon claimed a mandate from the “silent majority” that supported his policies. And... READ MORE
Christian Universities Needn’t Apologize
BY Ellen Wilson Fielding
June 13-19, 1999 Issue
“A Christian University: Defining the Difference” by Mark R. Schwehn(First Things, May 1999)
In Mark R. Schwehn's view, significant changes have occurred in the American intellectual culture since the 1960s which open up the established secular university to challenges of all kinds. Rather than... READ MORE
Marriage and the Philosopher-Pope
BY Christopher West
June 13-19, 1999 Issue
Crossing the Threshold of Love: A New Vision of Marriage by Mary Shivanandan(The Catholic University of America Press, 1999, 324 pages, $24.95)
Mary Shivanandan's new book Crossing the Threshold of Love should establish her as a recognized scholar, theologian and expert on Pope John Paul II's... READ MORE
Education Notebook
June 6-12, 1999 Issue
Throwing Money At Character Deficiency
TIME, May 24—Even a major secular publication like this one could not resist the temptation to mock the latest educational fad: character education devoid of any mention of God or the Ten Commandments.
Wrote Andrew Ferguson: “Character ed revolves around... READ MORE
Not Taking a Truly Catholic Campus for Granted
BY Matt Mcdonald
June 6-12, 1999 Issue
Theresa Decaen has been one of the lucky ones.
The graduating senior at St. Ignatius Institute at the University of San Francisco speaks glowingly of the institute's emphasis on Scripture, Church history, Catholic philosophy and the early Church Fathers has grounded her well in her faith.
Knowledge... READ MORE
What Is a Person, After All?
BY Ellen Wilson Fielding Article Digest
June 6-12, 1999 Issue
“Reconstructing the Person: A Meditation on the Meaning of Personality” by Kenneth L. Schmitz (Crisis, April 1999)
Kenneth L. Schmitz, professor at the John Paul II Institute in Washington, D.C., writes:
“From its beginning, the term [person] has been associated rather closely with religious... READ MORE
The Case for Papal Authority
BY David Palm
June 6-12, 1999 Issue
Upon This Rock: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church ByStephen K. Ray (Ignatius Press, 1999 331 pages, $16.95)
Along with the recent renaissance of Catholic apologetics has come, appropriately enough, a renaissance in works aimed at defending and explaining the... READ MORE
Education Notebook
May 16-22, 1999 Issue
Profile in Political Courage
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, May 5—In an editorial on school reform, the Journal praises New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, one of the country's few politicians who “have demonstrated they understand that … the moral high ground rests on vouchers and a political leader willing... READ MORE
Fla. Governor Says He’ll Sign Statewide Voucher Program
May 16-22, 1999 Issue
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The Florida Legislature has given final approval to a statewide voucher program, which a Florida Catholic education leader called “a significant breakthrough.''
Gov. Jeb Bush, who campaigned on the issue last year in the Florida gubernatorial race, said he would sign the measure,... READ MORE
The Benefits Of Vouchers - And Fewer Risks
BY John Burger Business leaders are reaching out to the inner city
May 16-22, 1999 Issue
Marlene Ruiz never went to Catholic school, but the Bronx, N.Y., resident has always wanted her five boys to have the opportunity to do so. Recently, she got a phone call that made her dream possible.
Ruiz, 37, was one of thousands of parents last month who won a Children's Scholarship Fund grant,... READ MORE
Enraptured by the Rapture
BY Ellen Wilson Fielding
May 16-22, 1999 Issue
“Waiting to Be Raptured: Dispensationalist Thought in America” by Carl E. Olson (This Rock, April 1999)
Carl E. Olson, of Eugene, Ore., writes: “The father of Dispensationalism is John Nelson Darby … [who] left the Anglican priest-hood and by 1831 was among the leaders of the Plymouth Brethren, a... READ MORE
‘Pre-Theologates’ Offer a Promising Solution to Vocations’ Crisis
BY Brian O'Neel A financially prudent and spiritually sound idea catches on at some Catholic universities
May 17-23, 1998 Issue
Last year, for the first time since the 1960s, the total number of seminarians in the United States increased slightly. Considered alone, 147 more seminarians doesn't sound like much to get excited about, but further evidence suggests a slow reversal of the long-standing vocations crisis in this... READ MORE
Education Notebook
April 25 - May 1, 1999 Issue
Bishop Calls Scandal by Name
THE CATHOLIC TIMES, Feb. 5—Former Lansing Bishop Kenneth Povish sharply criticized the Jesuits'University of Detroit Mercy in a column in the newspaper of the Michigan diocese.
Bishop Povish said it was a “scandal” that some 60 people heard the Rev. Gloria Albrecht,... READ MORE
Bringing Philosophy Back from the Brink
BY Philip F. Kelly Jr. An encyclical's call to belief in truth wins acclaim at Catholic colleges
April 25 - May 1, 1999 Issue
In the postmodern era, a man of faith is coming to the rescue of reason.
Pope John Paul II has done just that in his recent encyclical, Fides et Ratio on the ability of human reason to comprehend truth.
The document has received wide media coverage and a generally warm reception on Catholic... READ MORE
Blessings That Still Shake the World
BY Ellen Wilson Fielding Article Digest
April 25 - May 1, 1999 Issue
“The Challenge: Jesus Offers a New Vision for God's People” by Edward P. Sri (Lay Witness, April 1999)
Edward Sri, professor of theology at Benedictine College, writes: “The famous ‘Sermon on the Mount’is known for its beautiful spiritual and moral teachings. Indeed, it would be hard to beat a... READ MORE
Learning to Love Big Brother
BY Matt Mcdonald
April 25 - May 1, 1999 Issue
Plague Journal: A Novel
by Michael D. O'Brien (Ignatius Press, 1999, 275 pages, $19.95)
The most effective revolution,” Nathaniel Delaney writes in his newspaper column, “is one that appears as liberation.”
Delaney, the narrator and main character of the near-futuristic Plague Journal, is a... READ MORE
Indeed, Catholics May Apply
BY Gerard V. Bradley U.S. law looks with favor upon preferential hiring by Church-related colleges
April 18-24, 1999 Issue
It is tempting for many to read Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution Ex Corde Ecclesiae, shake their head sadly, and dismiss the document's call for the preferential hiring of Catholics as applicable for Catholic countries in Europe, maybe, but not at all applicable for America. We have laws... READ MORE
An Albanian Meets America
BY Tom Hoopes
April 18-24, 1999 Issue
It was 1990. For two years, Eastern Europe had been smashing the symbols and structures of communist oppression one by one. In the Eastern Bloc, one country remained militantly communist: Albania, the only nation in recorded history that proclaimed itself officially atheist.
Father Simon Jubani... READ MORE
EDUCATION NOTEBOOK
April 11-17, 1999 Issue
Catholics' Patriotism Was Beyond Reproach
THE IRISH ECHO, March 10-16—In a story on the history of American Catholic higher education, staff writer Peter McDermott recounted how the patriotism of American Catholics, while doubted in earlier times, could not be questioned following World War II and... READ MORE
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