More colleges are adding a fine arts requirement for high school applicants. In addition, many states now require fine arts in order to attend in-state institutions. There are a few ...
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by John Clark | You don’t see the fruits of your many hours of homeschool labor, and you wonder whether you ever will.
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by Kevin Clark | Suppose that the Supreme Court had decided against Hobby Lobby. What would they have done?
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by Dave Armstrong | "Call no man your father on earth..." That seems straightforward enough, doesn't it? How do Catholics get around this?
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by Mitchell Kalpakgian | Science separated from God and the common good and removed from morality and wisdom presumes to be an end in itself rather than a means to an end.
Read More »Less Facts, More Feelings: New Advanced Placement Course Redefines History
by Nick Marmalejo | A new course framework for teaching AP US History is being rolled out in schools across the country.
Read More »If Butterflies Can Change the World, Think About How Much You Can Do!
by John Clark | Chaos theory has posited a concept referred to as the “Butterfly Effect.” The idea that little people can change the world is possible.
Read More »Is It a Sin to Be Boring?
by Mitchell Kalpakgian | All human beings owe to one another the obligation of being pleasant and enjoyable company instead of being boring, or a burden...
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by Dave Armstrong | The Eucharist was intended by God as a different kind of miracle from the outset, requiring more profound faith...
Read More »7 Things I Learned from Driving 5600 Miles with My Wife and 4 Children
by Kevin Clark | We took the children to the Grand Canyon and other spectacular places, which they certainly enjoyed, but the highlight of the trip...
Read More »700 Years Later—Everyone’s Still Talking About the ‘Summa’
by John Clark | Many are familiar with the Summa Theologica, but there is a lesser-known fact about Thomas’ masterpiece: it was never finished.
Read More »Does the Church Change her Teaching?
by Dave Armstrong | The Catholic Church, in agreement with Lewis, defines doctrinal development as a growth of depth and clarity in the understanding of the truths of divine revelation.
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by Mitchell Kalpakgian | So often in relationships arguments arise in which both parties are convinced that they deserve an apology for an offense...
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by John Clark | When Twain was 18 years old, he thought his father was the dumbest man alive. When he turned 21, he thought his father was among the wisest.
Read More »Does the Catholic Church Equate Allah and Yahweh (God)?
by Dave Armstrong | When the Church has referred to Muslims worshiping the one God, it is meant in the sense of both Christians and Muslims being monotheists.
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by Mitchel Kalpakgian | Macbeth learns that daggers draw blood, and murder produces guilt. Man’s conscience and soul are real, alive, and active—especially at night.
Read More »Chariot of Fire
by John Clark | It’s official. My beloved 2002 Mustang convertible has gone its last mile. It is going to car Heaven, otherwise known as “the junkyard.”
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by Dave Armstrong | A Catholic asks, “what does it mean to be full of grace?” For St. Paul, grace is the antithesis and overcomer of sin...
Read More »“Holy Ground” and Mary’s Perpetual Virginity
by Dave Armstrong | Mary's perpetual virginity is fitting and proper by the nature of the relationship of a holy God and man.
Read More »Rain Delay
by John Clark | It is often said that baseball is a game between fathers and sons. I have a thirteen-year-old daughter named Philomena who would disagree, or would at least argue that this definition is incomplete.
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