More than 150 colleges in the United States were founded by nuns, and over time they have served many constituencies, setting some educational trends while reflecting others. In Catholic Women's Colleges in America, Tracy Schier, Cynthia Russett, and their coauthors provide a comprehensive history of these institutions and how they met the challenges of broader educational change. The authors explore how and for whom the colleges were founded and the role of Catholic nuns in their founding and development. They examine the roots of the founders' spirituality and education; they discuss curricu... [Read More]
Game show buzzers let you turn any lesson into a game and get students actively engaged as you assess them. Four different colors and fun sounds include a horn honx, boxing bell, doorbell and "boing" sound. Buzzers also enable students to work on their own while allowing them to signal to a teacher when they need help. Buzzers require three AAA batteries (sold separately) and are designed for children ages 3 and up.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NEW YORK’S “ONE BOOK, ONE NEW YORK” PICKNamed One of the Best Books of 2018 by: Washington Post • NPR • People • Refinery29 • Parade • Buzzfeed"Mirza writes with a mercy that encompasses all things." — RON CHARLES, Washington Post"A Place for Us is a book for our times." — CHRISTIANE AMANPOURThe first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker’s new imprint, SJP for Hogarth, A Place for Us is a deeply moving and resonant story of love, identity, and belongingAs an Indian wedding gathers a family back together, parents Rafiq and Layla m... [Read More]
Horizons of the Sacred explores the distinctive worldview underlying the faith and lived religion of Catholics of Mexican descent living in the United States. Religious practices, including devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, celebration of the Day of the Dead, the healing tradition of curanderismo, and Good Friday devotions such as the Way of the Cross (Via Crucis), reflect the increasing influence of Mexican traditions in U.S. Catholicism, especially since Mexicans and Mexican Americans are a growing group in most Roman Catholic congregations.In their introduction, Timothy Matovina and Gary R... [Read More]
Shaken by the ongoing clergy sexual abuse scandal, and challenged from within by social and theological division, Catholics in America are at a crossroads. But is today’s situation unique? And where will Catholicism go from here? With the belief that we understand our present by studying our past, James O’Toole offers a bold and panoramic history of the American Catholic laity. O’Toole tells the story of this ancient church from the perspective of ordinary Americans, the lay believers who have kept their faith despite persecution from without and clergy abuse from within. It is an epic... [Read More]
Our Catholic University Pennant is a great way to show your NCAA allegiance in your sports room, game room, office, bedroom, or any room by displaying on any wall! These Pennants measure a full size 12" x 30", are made of Wool, and are single-sided Raised Printed with the insignias and logos, as shown. Each Catholic University Pennant is Officially Licensed by the selected team which insures current insignias, wordmarks, and authentic colors. The NCAA pennants also include a pennant sleeve on the left side which can be used to insert a pennant stick, if desired.
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"Every experience God gives us . . . is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see."--Corrie ten BoomCorrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century. In World War II she and her family risked their lives to help Jews and underground workers escape from the Nazis, and for their work they were tested in the infamous Nazi death camps. Only Corrie among her family survived to tell the story of how faith ultimately triumphs over evil.Here is the... [Read More]
How did Catholic colleges and universities deal with the modernization of education and the rise of research universities? In this book, Philip Gleason offers the first comprehensive study of Catholic higher education in the twentieth century, tracing the evolution of responses to an increasingly secular educational system. At the beginning of the century, Catholics accepted modernization in the organizational sphere while resisting it ideologically. Convinced of the truth of their religious and intellectual position, the restructured Catholic colleges grew rapidly after World War I, committed... [Read More]
Personalize your agenda and stay extra-organized with this set of hundreds of stylish planner stickers!Keep track of all your appointments, special days, dates, vacations, and celebrations.Selections include multiples of ''Birthday,'' ''Appointment,'' ''Date Night,'' ''Day Off,'' ''Girls' Night Out,'' ''Laundry,'' ''Deadline!'' ''Crucial,'' ''Make It Happen,'' ''Fun!'' ''Lazy Day,'' and many more!Decorative stars, circles, faces, hearts, and more allow for further calendar customization.Set includes over 575 different stickers in a variety of shapes and colors.Perfect for any planner, calendar... [Read More]
Catholic Collecting, Catholic Reflection 1538-1850 presents an exquisite display of English art of the Middle Ages and Early Modern era preserved by recusant Catholics in England and the United States. The vast collection featured in this book includes stained glass, alabaster, carving, manuscripts, printed books, liturgical vessels, paintings, and vestments, including the prized chasuble given to Westminster Abbey by Henry VII. A series of essays introducing the objects profiles aspects of piety, politics, and art, including the early missionary work of the Society of Jesus in England and the... [Read More]
Professor Leahy recounts the academic tensions between religious beliefs and intellectual inquiry, and explore the social changes that have affected higher education and American Catholicism throughout this century. He attempts to explain why the significant growth of Catholic colleges and universities was not always matched by concomitant academic esteem in the larger world of American higher education.
ECPA 2014 Christian Book Award Finalist, Christy Award Finalist, Christianity Today Book Award Finalist, MAGGIE Award Finalist!"THE PRAYER BOX is Masterpiece of story and skill." -- NYT #1 Bestselling Author Debbie MacomberWhen Iola Anne Poole, an old-timer on Hatteras Island, passes away in her bed at ninety-one, the struggling young mother in her rental cottage, Tandi Jo Reese, finds herself charged with the task of cleaning out Iola's rambling Victorian house.Running from a messy, dangerous past, Tandi never expects to find more than a temporary hiding place within Iola's walls, but every... [Read More]
The Rules for Admission Have Changed! Are you worried about what other families of high achieving children know that you don't about getting your child into a great college? A best-fit college? An Ivy University
The only guidebook of its kind to combine extensive narrative college profiles with detailed data and statistics on each institution, this tome reports on more than 300 colleges and universities, addressing their academics, majors, student
The only guidebook of its kind to combine extensive narrative college profiles with detailed data and statistics on each institution, this tome reports on more than 300 colleges and universities, addressing their academics, majors, student
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