Christian Homeschool Curriculum Jul 24, 2008
Today, however, there are Catholic, Mormon, secular and even Atheist homeschooling websites and curriculum vendors. Where does a Christian family go when they re looking for curriculum reviews and advice from other Christians. (Suite101.com)
Montgomery teenager drowns in Huntsville-area pool Jul 4, 2008
O Brien was a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop #491 of Montgomery and Venturing Crew #1517 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, according to his obituary ... Funeral services were Thursday morning at St. Mary s Catholic Church in Plantersville. (Conroe Courier, TX)
John Paul II: Year is over for K-6 school May 31, 2008
John Paul II Catholic School students Abby Seeman, Alec Earhard and Christopher Richter pray in the first pew during school mass on Friday, the last day of the first year of the school s existence ... Published: Friday, May 30, 2008 1:14 PM MDT James Fross has changed schools a half-dozen times in his life most recently this year, when he entered John Paul II Catholic School but hes glad he wont have to do it again soon ... One aspect that really surprised us is we have a number of... (Gillette News-Record, WY)
War on Scouts May 29, 2008
It happened in the Catholic Church, it could happen to the Boy Scouts ... It happened in the Catholic Church, it could happen to the Boy Scouts ... Those who seek to re-form the BSA into a more palatable organization should really just file suit against the Catholic, Methodist, and LDS church to require them to admit homosexuals to the leadership and ministry. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Religion listings May 16, 2008
St. Mary s Catholic Parish Family, serving Boxford, Byfield, Georgetown and Rowley, is at 94 Andover St., Georgetown, and 202 Main St. in Rowley. The pastor Rev. James Carroll celebrates Mass weekdays Monday and Tuesday at the Rowley Church at 8 a.m. and Thursday and Friday at the Georgetown Church at 9 a.m., Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Georgetown and Sunday at 9 a.m. in Rowley and 11 a.m. in Georgetown. (Georgetown Record, MA)
25 comments Mar 29, 2008
But whats so disheartening is how almost every public (and many Catholic) school teacher has swallowed the lies hook, line and sinker. They really think that the unions and their liberal buddies would, or could, ever solve their problems. (Human Events Online)
Bismarck Tribune Breaking News From Easter to 'thanksgiving': Becky Wald leaves behind words about suffering and faith Mar 23, 2008
The walls are filled with family photos of the couple's seven children, of Becky and Gary's first grandchild, Jaden, and devotional images of Becky's strong Catholic faith ... Becky's faith not only helped sustain her family, Gary Wald said, but encompassed everyone from the nurses for whom Becky always had a smile and positive word, to the Maddock community, Catholic and Protestant alike, who followed her journal entries, waited for them every day, to those who, in Becky's last two weeks, came... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Pledge doesn't go back to founding fathers Feb 27, 2008
" Lodian wrote on Feb 26, 2008 10:13 AM:" sam: I too know that "Catholic version" ... " There is one more option., they can softly say "Under God". I learned the Lord's Prayer differently than in the bible (my Mom called it the Catholic version). In public I still say it the way I was taught, softly. I like that I have the freedom that allows me to do this. ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
INDIANS ONE WIN FROM PERFECTION Feb 9, 2008
8); Saratoga Catholic 77, St. Johnsville 55 (Feb ... SARATOGA CATHOLIC 77, ST. JOHNSVILLE 55 (February 7) ... SARATOGA SPRINGS The Saratoga Catholic Saints broke open a close game in the second half and defeated St. Johnsville s Saints 77-55 Thursday. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
Voters pass school expansion referendums in Unit 5 Feb 7, 2008
just a comment wrote on Feb 6, 2008 1:23 PM:" I am so thankful my kids attend Catholic school. Everyone gets so hung up on test scores...but my children are being taught a faith-based education with prayer at snack and a picture of Jesus in the classroom. It is worth every penny! Unit 5 is a mess! " ... Private school wrote on Feb 6, 2008 8:02 AM:" I'm with the lady who sends her kids to private school. Mine go to a catholic school here in town and I'm so thankful for that! Unit 5 is such a mess... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Public Schools Feb 4, 2008
someone wrote on Jan 30, 2008 8:31 AM:" To Ugh, It seems you are jealous that you probably didn't get to go to Catholic High. No school is perfect but look at the number of kids who go to college and actually finish and become successful. You will see that CHS must be doing something right. " ... ugh private schools wrote on Jan 29, 2008 3:58 PM:" Private schools are not all that peachy either. Catholic high has up to 32 students per class with young, inexperienced and uncertified teachers.... (New Iberia, LA)
EAGLES WIN IN CASTORLAND Feb 2, 2008
30); Rome Catholic 58, Oppenheim-Ephratah 55 (Jan ... ROME CATHOLIC 58, OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH 55 (January 30) ... ROME The Oppenheim-Ephratah Hawks rallied to take the lead in the third quarter Wednesday only to give it back in the fourth in a 58-55 loss to Rome Catholic s Redwings. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
MAGICIANS KNOCK OFF CSC-I LEADERS Jan 29, 2008
25); West Canada Valley 83, Rome Catholic 54 (Jan ... 24); Rome Catholic 84, Frankfort-Schuyler 66 (Jan ... Richfield Springs is in its first year back in Division IV of the Center State Conference after leaving Division III and trading places with Rome Catholic. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
WILDCATS PULL AWAY IN FOURTH QUARTER Jan 19, 2008
The Maroon Knights play on the road Wednesday at Rome Catholic ... West Canada Valley s next game is Friday at Rome Catholic ... SARATOGA CATHOLIC 70, FORT PLAIN 55 (January 11). (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
FORT PLAIN RALLIES TO BEAT SAINTS Jan 18, 2008
SARATOGA CATHOLIC 70, FORT PLAIN 55 (January 11). SARATOGA SPRINGS Pat O Rourke and Ryan Knotek combined to score 50 points Friday in the Saratoga Catholic Saints 70-55 win over Fort Plain s Hilltoppers ... SARATOGA CATHOLIC SAINTS 70, FORT PLAIN HILLTOPPERS 55. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
501 AND COUNTING FOR AL KNAPP Jan 15, 2008
11); Saratoga Catholic 70, Fort Plain 55 (Jan ... 10); Saratoga Catholic 65, St. Johnsville 43 (Jan ... SARATOGA CATHOLIC 70, FORT PLAIN 55 (January 11). (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
Don't be fooled by false claims on SB 777 Jan 1, 2008
Funny how Ron and those of his ilk conveniently ignore the FACT that while worshipping as a Catholic or a Baptist or a Jew or a Protestant are all CHOSEN BEHAVIORS, there *are* civil rights laws that protect those who do so from being discriminated against based on *that* chosen behavior. and even if you decide that you aren't a Catholic and are instead a Hindu, you are still protected in that chosen behavior. (North County Times)
DISCUSS: Should kids be required to attend parent/teacher conferences? Dec 11, 2007
They came out of Catholic schooling into local schools system ... They came out of Catholic schooling into local schools system. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
PREP HIGHLIGHTS: Rebels steal OT victory (282) Dec 2, 2007
SHORELAND LUTHERAN 52, CATHOLIC CENTRAL 34: The Pacers held the Hilltoppers to single-digit scoring in the first, third and fourth quarters to win their season and Midwest Classic Conference opener at Burlington. Shoreland led 12-3 after the first quarter, but Catholic Central (2-1, 0-1 MCC) rallied to take a 19-18 halftime lead ... Brian Fliess led Catholic Central with 12 points. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Its all part of a secret plot initiated by the Teletubbies! Yes, folks keep your kids home and deprive them of their education and then turn around and blame the schools for not teaching thembrilliant, simply brilliant. More... Nov 29, 2007
This is easy to solve wrote on Nov 28, 2007 3:13 PM:" Let Arnie, get federal grants and build a gay school and a straight school, sorta like a catholic school and a public school. The only problem is who wants to go to sleazy educated public schools? ". Please give examples wrote on Nov 28, 2007 3:21 PM:" Every civilization who turned to abortion and sodomy ceased to exist? Which ones? Please give examples... the bible is the oldest writing? You're only off my about 3,000 years. Are you examples... (North County Times)
LDS values absent in schools Nov 16, 2007
Oxnard / Ben wrote on Nov 15, 2007 9:15 AM:" There is a long-standing idea and interpretation from the U.S. Constitution that there should be a separation of church and state. And although the Bush Administration has brought the Jesus freaks out of the woodwork and into the personal affairs of everybody (religious and non religious alike) the Constitution would still dictate that LDS values are not favored in public schools over Buddhist values or Catholic values or Pagan values. Ben, if you're... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
With Government Money Come Strings Nov 8, 2007
Education scholar Charles Glenn in 1989, "For those who believe strongly in religious schooling and fear that government influence will come with public funding, reason exists for their concern. Catholic or Protestant schools in [France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain, Canada, and West Germany] have increasingly been assimilated to the assumptions and guiding values of public schooling. This process does not [even] seem to be the result of deliberate efforts . . . but rather of the... (Human Events Online)
Middle school to offer contraceptives to kids Oct 25, 2007
Great Idea wrote on Oct 18, 2007 3:08 PM:" I think that passing out condoms to middle school students and even teaching sex education (I'm not talking about the video on puberty here) in the fifth, possibly fourth, grade would be very beneficial to all middle school students. First of all, students are maturing physically a lot younger nowadays. The urges that go with the hormones are going to be there but the education isn't there. Secondly, most studies show that students have had alcohol by... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
AP Investigation: Sexual misconduct plagues US schools Oct 21, 2007
The findings draw obvious comparisons to sex abuse scandals in other institutions, among them the Roman Catholic Church. A review by Americas Catholic bishops found that about 4,400 of 110,000 priests were accused of molesting minors from 1950 through 2002 ... Comparing teachers to the Catholic priesthood issue is slander. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Leading the way with God and education Sep 30, 2007
All viewpoints are discussed Apted points out that the school is home to students of various denominations, from Roman Catholic to Baptists and Protestants and that all viewpoints are discussed. For example, some religious groups reject Halloween while others celebrate it as just a fun day for kids. (Montana Standard, MT)
Obama: Sex Ed For Kindergartners 'Right Thing To Do'... Jul 19, 2007
Political Radar: Sex Ed for Kindergarteners 'Right Thing to Do,' Says Obama. Sex Ed for Kindergarteners 'Right Thing to Do,' Says Obama. (The Drudge Report)
Crime is 'incitement of the people,' court rules in ordering prison term Jun 28, 2007
the Roman Catholic Church publicly condemned government plans to allow the sale of abortion pill RU-486 in 1998. Archbishop of Cologne Joachim Meissner made a similar comparison between taking the abortion pill and the use of gas in the Holocaust. (WorldNetDaily)
All-Star hoops May 31, 2007
The Joplin contingent includes Scott Austin (College Heights Christian); Cragin Currence and Sam Simpson (Thomas Jefferson); Clayton Spruce (McAuley Catholic) and Taylor Macfee (Joplin) ... Other members of the South team include: Ali O'Dell (McAuley Catholic); Saysan Jones (Joplin); Lindsey Height (Association of Christian Homeschool Families); Julie Cupps (Cassville); Kayla Ferguson (Southwest); Ashley Porter (Exeter) and Mandy Howerton (Marionville). (Carthage Press, MO)
Graduation 2007: Mother of Grace Homeschool May 26, 2007
11 a.m., Saturday, June 9, Upper Social Hall, St. Mary s Catholic Church, 501 N.W. 25th St., Corvallis ... They are active at St. Mary s Catholic Church in Corvallis. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
'He was one of Christendom's great leaders, who stood by his convictions' May 16, 2007
Catholic League president Bill Donohue said, "Falwell did more to mobilize evangelicals than any other leader in the nation." ... Noting Falwell welcomed Catholics into the Moral Majority, Donohue called him "a great fighter in the culture wars." ... Terry said one of Falwell's "great gifts was his ability to have an ecumenical political front; fundamentalists, evangelicals, Roman Catholics, Orthodox Jews and biblically sound mainline Protestants work side-by-side for the election of Ronald... (WorldNetDaily)
Hanover student sent home again May 10, 2007
Mike wrote on May 8, 2007 12:23 AM:" Ash Wednesday is a holy day of obligation. It is a religious obligation to go to mass on Ash Wednesday. From what I've read here from what Elven Sphinx wrote, painting the symbol on your face was a matter of preference and not quite the obligation it is for Catholics to go to mass on Ash Wednesday. That said, life is tough all over. You just have to move on and take with you the experience that not everyone is going to be supportive of you and that you need... (Northwest Indiana Times)
Brevard's the county to beat at science fair Apr 13, 2007
"Stone was Brevard's top school this year in the regional fairs, with 10 students sent to state, more than any other school in Brevard Public Schools. It has a science and technology program, which draws students with an interest in those areas with extra resources, Regan and others said.All but one of Stone's regional winners this year will head to Palm Bay High in the fall. Palm Bay, which sent nine students to Fort Myers, also continues to clean up in science contests.Other strong contenders... (Florida Today)
The Scholastic Art Awards Feb 11, 2007
Arlington Catholic High School - Eric Ciccone (HM) ... Catholic Memorial High School - Robert DeVeer Jr. (HM), Erik Guilfoyle (HM), Michael Hechavarria (GK) ... Saint Bernadette Catholic School - Arjun Viswanathan (HM). (Boston Globe)
School closings Jan 17, 2007
Holy Rosary Catholic School in Rosenberg ... John Paul II Catholic School ... Northwoods Catholic School. (KHOU.com, TX)
Tutor programs flunking honesty test Jan 16, 2007
It is hard to deal with someone (boy, girl, black, white, rich, poor, Catholic or Protestant) in fourth grade, fifth grade, middle or high school who has thrown their hands up in the second grade. By Janine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Best' Schools: How do you tell? Jan 10, 2007
From there I went to a wonderful school for gifted children and from there on to a Catholic high school (my choice actually - though I was an atheist at the time - no, didn t become a catholic). Dad was out of the picture when I was 10 but I managed to get scholarships to the gifted school which my mom paid back after I left. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Family's 'religious convictions' must meet state requirements Dec 22, 2006
The family put their two children in a public school "but it was so awful, they pulled them out again and put them in a public Catholic school.". It also contained reports that Waldemar Block, the father of nine, was arrested at his work this fall and jailed for 13 days, while Olga Block, his sister-in-law, was jailed for 10 days for not paying fines after she sent her children to a Christian school in Heidelberg. (WorldNetDaily)
Preservation group decries eBay auction of relic of Santa Claus Dec 6, 2006
Relics, many including pieces of bone, are routinely sold on eBay, and the latest sale, advertised as "Catholic Saint Relic St. Nicholas Bari Reliquary," used a routine trick to get around any "ban," offering for sale the container, and giving the contents as a "gift." ... The ICHR includes members of multiple denominations including Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican faiths. (WorldNetDaily)
'Bad news for Daniel Craig'... Nov 20, 2006
The reason: He didn t want to disrespect the Roman Catholic Church. That makes him the only Catholic who actually took a stand as Cruise, who was born Catholic, orchestrated a non-Catholic Church sanctioned wedding right in the Vatican s backyard ... Mary Lee Mapother had for years been a Eucharistic minister at the Roman Catholic Church in San Marco Island, Fla. (The Drudge Report)
Entertainment guide Nov 6, 2006
CATHOLIC CHORAL SOCIETY: Friday, 7:30 p.m., St. Peter s Cathedral; free. MASTERWORKS 2 ANDRE WATTS PLAYS BRAHMS: Friday, F.M. Kirby Center; Saturday, Scranton Cultural Center; presented by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. (Scranton Times, PA)
--WND Exclusive-- Nov 4, 2006
WorldNetDaily: Parish cancels 'Catholic' drag queens' bingo games ... TESTING THE FAITH Parish cancels 'Catholic' drag queens' bingo games Outcry leads to quashing of risqu event by 'Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence ... A group of homosexual drag queens who dress up in outlandish nun costumes has lost its lease to hold risqu bingo games at a San Francisco parish after outcry from faithful Catholics throughout the United States. (WorldNetDaily)
Private decision Nov 2, 2006
After homeschooling their nine children for five years, Eagle Point residents Brad and Jacinta Marsh sent their three eldest children to Guadalupe Education Center to give them a Catholic education in a school environment where the class size is no more than 12. "The curriculum is faith-based," Jacinta Marsh said. (Mail Tribune, OR)
Do it! Complete local entertainment guide Oct 30, 2006
CATHOLIC CHORAL SOCIETY: Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., St. Peter s Cathedral; free. BLAST FROM THE PAST: featuring music from The Mud Flaps, Davey J., Colin Saltry, Domenica Coleman, and John Rhodes; Nov. 11, 6 p.m., Convention Hall, Pittston; $30 buffet and concert, $20 concert only. (Scranton Times, PA)
Authorities haul crying children away to avoid 'danger' of parental teachings Oct 25, 2006
The family put their two children in a public school "but it was so awful, they pulled them out again and put them in a public Catholic school.". It also contained reports that Waldemar Block, the father of nine, was arrested at his work earlier this month and jailed for 13 days, while Olga Block, his sister-in-law, was jailed for 10 days for not paying fines after she sent her children to a Christian school in Heidelberg. (WorldNetDaily)
Weekend Guide Oct 20, 2006
CATHOLIC CHORAL SOCIETY: Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., St. Peter s Cathedral. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA: Nov. 17, 8 p.m. and Nov. 18, 3 and 8 p.m.; Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza; $39. (Scranton Times, PA)
Providence Academy combines Catholic and classical education Oct 8, 2006
Look around the hallways and classrooms at Providence Academy and you ll think you re in a Catholic-school time warp ... The school operates in the Catholic tradition but is not sponsored by the Diocese of La Crosse or any religious order ... Providence s founding and growth represent a national trend toward independent Catholic schools. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Prep roundup Sep 29, 2006
Manton (2-7) hosts Frankfort Tuesday while NMC (2-7) also plays Tuesday when it hosts Manistee Catholic ... MARION In a great team effort, Marion toppled Manistee Catholic 61-46 ... Leading the way for Manistee Catholic was six-foot, two-inch sophomore Ashlee Bauman, sinking 18 points. (Cadillac News, MI)
PARENTS FULFILL OBLIGATIONS 'BEFORE GOD' Aug 26, 2006
Deborah Crawford is a Catholic mother of two teenagers. The family of four attends the Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Whitehouse ... Mrs. Crawford belongs to the Holy Hearts Catholic Home Schoolers of East Texas support group. (Tyler Morning Telegraph, TX)
Prep Profile -- Michael Heise Aug 4, 2006
The rising hoops star spends time with friends playing basketball at the YMCA or the Rhinelander Catholic Central gym. Heise attends Northland Baptist Bible College camp two weeks each year, one week for the summer camp and one week for basketball camp. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Should parents lobby for a teacher? Jul 25, 2006
I learned some of those skills in 4th grade Catholic school where I had the most hideous, evil nun teaching me she even killed my sea monkeys ... There is an entitlement philosophy in public school among parents like nothing I ever saw in Catholic school. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Perkins, Fisher headline state rodeo champs Jun 29, 2006
Haley Hollier of Catholic High of Pointe Coupee was second with a 57 ... Jeremy Mouton of Teurlings Catholic took the bareback state title with 206 points ... Receiving Red Bluff Rookie buckles in their respective events were Bond, cutting; Shope, cutting, breakaway roping and pole bending; Sulphur's Dillon Delaney, bareback and saddlebronc; White, barrel racing; North Vermillion's Drake Duhon, calf roping; Morgan, steer wrestling; Guinn, goat tying; Mercer and Catholic High-Pointe Coupee's Ryan... (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
School reform overblown? Jun 7, 2006
I was educated in private catholic school for the 1st few years of school and then moved to public school, I also taught at a catholic high school (not in GA) prior to teaching in public schools (some of which were also NOT in GA). Before you decide to project your obvious bias on others maybe you should do a little thinking 1st. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Base Running May 20, 2006
If Santorum, a devout Catholic who has distinguished himself by leading the fight against so-called "partial-birth" abortion, should have felt safe in any venue in the state, it was at the tiny Christian school nestled against farmland in the rolling hills of conservative south-central Pennsylvania ... The American Catholic community faced this problem in the 1980s, when some bishops wanted to pursue an "abortion first" strategy while others promoted what Joseph Cardinal Bernardin called a... (Ocnus.net)
Fitting recess into the school day May 18, 2006
I went to 000004A8 grade school in the 1960 s in a largely blue collar Irish dominated catholic school - during the civil rights movement ... As I got older I transferred to an integrated Catholic grade school - they had Italian Nuns and Irish Nuns. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
School matters: Vouchers & taxes May 6, 2006
My friends here in CA who pay $10k a year per child for Catholic High School (plus the kids 1 hr freeway drive each way to school) cannot deduct anything for this, but when the older child starts college will deduct or take tax credit for similar expenses ... FYI, I am 31, extrememly educated, and went to private Catholic school. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Teaching critical thinking Apr 4, 2006
Yet our Catholic High School is finishing completion of a huge knew classroom building put up in their old parking lot ... Catholic Schools have an agenda also but their kids graduate knowing how to read and count, and the drugs, violence, PDA and sex is kept at acceptable levels. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Zero tolerance and common sense Mar 21, 2006
My employer in 1973 told me they hired former Catholic (grade school) students as a preference because of problems with the local hires who did not go to such schools (And that employer was not Catholic). In CA the grade school & high school you went to can become a big job issue. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Argonne Conference Encourages Young Women to Explore Scientific and Technical Careers Mar 18, 2006
SCIENCE CAREERS IN SEARCH OF WOMEN A Conference Focused on High School Women in Pursuit of a Career in Science and Technology Thursday, March 23, 2006 Argonne National Laboratory - Argonne, Illinois Building 402 Conference Center Participating High Schools Alan B. Shepard High School Palos Heights Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Palos Hills Bartlett High School Bartlett Bolingbrook High School Bolingbrook Bowen Environmental Studies Team Chicago Carver Military Academy Chicago Chicago Christian... (PR Newswire)
