Teens Win Cash for School
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Very cool!
Ascension Press is sponsoring a Theology of the Body Scholarship Essay Contest with some great prizes:
Essays should be between 1000 and 1500 words, and they should explore the following topic:
How has the Theology of the Body impacted the way I see myself as a young man/ young woman in today’s culture?
Young men and young women will be judged in separate categories, with a grand prize,... READ MORE
Do Kids Make You Miserable?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Monday, August 16, 2010
Time. Newsweek. New York magazine.
Mary Eberstadt has a nice column summarizing the recent spate of articles purporting to show that nothing’s more miserable than being a parent.
She makes the point the question is too subjective to be meaningful.
Ask me when I haven’t slept in 6 months I’ll say something different than the day Princess cleans her room without being asked.
She makes a beautiful... READ MORE
Turn 500 Words Into $1,000
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Friday, October 16, 2009
Here’s a very cool way for high school seniors and college underclassmen to earn tuition dollars:
Thanks to the generosity of an education-minded donor, the National Catholic Register is pleased to announce its first-ever scholarship contest.
To win one of three tuition-deferring prizes, all you have to do is write well on a theme close to the hearts of Register readers: Catholic Is Cooler Than Secular. We’ll award $1,000 to the winner, $750 to the first runner-up and $500 to the second runner-up.
See here for all the details—and good luck!
Happy Memorial Day
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Monday, May 25, 2009
I wanted to share with you some advice a Navy chaplain serving at our parish once gave to kids at a school mass on the Friday before Memorial Day.
(I liked it so much I wrote it down.)
He asked the students to sit for a few moments before he gave the final blessing, and then told them:
I know you’re not sorry to have a day off on Monday, and I hope you enjoy the weekend, but I also hope you’ll remember... READ MORE
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