While the Theology of the Body is often misunderstood as only dealing with sexuality and marriage, St. John Paul’s wisdom is much more fundamental, much more far-reaching, in that it presents the compelling Christian anthropology at the heart of the Gospel message. The Theology of…
Author: Dana Robinson
Inherent dynamism
Given all that is happening today it is easy to succumb to despair. However, if we shift our view from the limited focus on the roiled present and widen it to the broad expanse of history we will find an inherent dynamism propelling us forward…
What or Who?
Recently I conducted a review of the thousands of distributions the National Catholic Community Foundation has made on behalf of our donors since our inception twenty-five years ago. It comes as no surprise that the majority of the organizations – both domestically and internationally –…
‘Decarnation’
So as not to embarrass him I will not identify Mr. H. other than to state it was he who several decades ago impressed upon me the richly varied significance of the Incarnation. If he reads this column perhaps he will agree that his instruction…
Koinonia Academy
THE VALUE OF A KA EDUCATION One of the most common but unspoken questions I believe parents and benefactors have when they consider enrolling their children in or supporting KA is this: “Is an education at Koinonia Academy better academically than at a top-tier public…
The Celestial Triumvirate
Classical education in popular terms is induction into the presence of the celestial triumvirate, the Truth, Beauty and Goodness. More specifically, classical education is the development in students of the ability to discern and pursue these three realities. It is the discipline of the pursuit.…
Madness in his method
We’re all familiar with the expression ‘method in his madness’. It implies an ordered purpose underlying the apparent insanity of a given activity, or a logical effort underway despite appearances to the contrary. Madness here is not anger. It is craziness, the destructive condition of…
American Federation Pueri Cantores
With 32 federations comprising 70,000 young singers worldwide, Pueri Cantores is the international student choral organization of the Roman Catholic Church, whose mission is to evangelize and catechize choristers through the medium of sacred music, aiding them in growing in their faith and rooting them…
The din of pandemonium
John Milton coined the phrase ‘pandemonium’ in “Paradise Lost” in 1667 to identify a specific location in Hell. As its etymology implies it refers to the widespread presence of evil spirits. The ongoing turmoil in Eastern Europe is an overwhelming manifestation of pandemonium, one which…
St. Ann’s Passionist Monastery and Basilica
More than a century ago, the Passionists, a preaching order in the Roman Catholic Church, arrived in Scranton to conduct missions and retreats. The people and the local clergy loved them so much that Bishop Michael Hoban of the Diocese of Scranton invited the Passionists…