“Father, are you aware of the novels that our 6th grade English teacher is having our children read?” No one likes an incessant complainer and most people don’t want to be known as one. But if we want the Catholic Church and its schools to improve, then it is actually helpful, often necessary, for our bishops, pastors, and school principals to hear from parents and grandparents when they are troubled by what they are witnessing at school. Ideally, pastors and principals, the

What is School For? What are Catholic schools for? Some propose they are for teaching 21st century skills: critical thinking,...

This article first appeared at The Heights Forum. It was my second year teaching and I thought I had everything figured out. My seventh...