Sentences with phrase «catholic public practice»

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Indeed, over the years, Georgetown has been perhaps the clearest example of what many such schools practice: the whipsaw of «Catholic tradition,» in which the strongest declarations of Catholic identity come from the fund - raisers, the alumni association, and the public - relations office ¯ all the people trying to sell the university in a tight economic situation that requires a good bit of niche marketing.

I would add, following the example of the best American Catholic «public philosophers» John Courtney Murray and Orestes Brownson, that we should, as loyal Americans [we Porchers and REM fans are all about standing for the place where we live], actually explain why our Fathers built better than they knew — which means criticizing their thinking and affirming [most of] their practice with a theory that at least wasn't completely their own.

Article six declared Catholicism the religion of Spain, tolerated the private practice of other religions, and prohibited the public propagation of non «Catholic religion.

not what the founding fathers intended... especially in light of places like England in those times who say that you have to be a Catholic to be considered English... we have FREEDOM to PRACTICE our religion here... I have FREEDOM to pray in a PUBLIC place... ANYTIME I want to pray...

The public - school lobby tolerated nonpublic schools in exchange for Catholic acquiescence to minimal state oversight of Catholic school practices.

Putting the theory into practice could be difficult,» said [Acting Director of PPE Mary Grassa] O'Neill, a former superintendent of schools for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and for the Milton public school system in suburban Boston.

Here, John Dewey, no fan of the Catholics or their schools, which he pronounced «inimical to democracy,» may have had the last laugh: Once known for their rigorous academic and organizational structure, Catholic schools now implement many of the instructional theories and practices that predominate in Dewey - inspired progressive - education schools (the dominant principle of our public schools for most of the last fifty years).

Coleman found that Catholic schools achieve more educational equity than public schools because they follow a rich and demanding curriculum; provide a structured, orderly environment; offer lots of explicit instruction, including drill and practice; and expect every child to reach minimal goals in each subject by the end of the year.

His first public commission, in 1918, was for a stained - glass window for a church in his home town, and he remained a practicing Catholic to the end.