Weekend Reads: May 22

Dante Turns Seven Hundred and Fifty
by John Kleiner, The New Yorker

Don't Drop Theology Requirements
by Brian E. Daley, America

The Power Elite
by Patrick Deenan, First Things

Interview: David Brooks on sin, Augustine, and the state of his soul
by Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Washington Post

Tuesdays with William Zinsser
by Mark Singer, The New Yorker

St. Midas' Prep: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Catholic Schools, and the Culture of Achievement

Commencement season is upon us, and as students from Catholic high schools file across auditorium stages and out into the world, can we say that they view the world in a different way than if they had not attended a Catholic school? And if we can, in what way is their viewpoint unique? In going about the business of preparing our students to enter a world where success is measured by dollars earned and accolades garnered, how do we prepare them differently than our public or private counterparts?

"How to Think Like Huck Finn" at Millennial

Millennial Journal, which ran my piece on textbooks a few months back, has graciously published "How to Think Like Huck Finn," a longer version of one of my posts from earlier this year. Thanks to them and check out their excellent site!