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The Official Journal of the National Catholic Educational Association
November-December 2009
Theme: Sports & Spirituality
 
Girls Kickball team at St. Matthew School, Glendale Heights, IllinoisTable of Contents
Below you will find a table of contents, along with additional information and references for selected articles. The complete issue can be ordered by contacting communications@ncea.org. 
 
Editorials
Editorial: Making God's Presence Alive and Transformative through Sports - Rosalie M. Mirenda  
Impulse: Don't Ignore the "Physicalness" of Students While Educating the Whole Person - Karen Ristau
 
Special Theme: Sports & Spirituality
Theology of Sports: Incarnational and Redemptive - Richard McGrath, OSA
Helping the good experiences in sports to spill over into the lives of the entire Catholic community.
 
Sports and Character: Five Questions, Five Answers - Edward DeRoche
Should athletic program stakeholders be held to a higher standard of character
development than their public school counterparts?
 
Coaching Coaches to See Spirituality as a Character Trait - Michael Zelenka
Catholic school coaches need training, support and attention to ensure that
sports are much more than just a game.
 
Sports Drive Me Crazy! - Richard McGrath, OSA
Finding peace of mind while managing parish and school athletic programs.
 
Useful Sports Resources from NCEA
Worthwhile additions to your profressional library.
 
Storytelling, Clicks and Double-Takes: A Deeper Look Into Sports - Edward T. Hastings, Lee M. DelleMonache and Stephanie Taylor
Use sports to help people become aware of God in their lives.
 
The Spirituality of Sports in Catholic Schools - Chad Evans
Does participation in sports inculcate values consistent with our mission to
teach as Jesus did?
 
From the Field:
Finding God: Volleyball Edition - Natalie Doyle
Perspective from a student athlete.
 
Coaching as a Ministry - Clark Power, Kristin Sheehan and Jared Dees
Coaches have an opportunity to provide an engaging service to young people.
 
Reflection Questions
Questions to accompany the special theme section.
 
General Section
 NCEA Recognizes Significant Support to Catholic Education

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Awards

 

Lessons Learned While Designing an Inclusion Model for Catholic Schools - Toni Vrdoljak

From the Field: The Teacher as Host - Vincent Small

Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a School Board to Ensure a Catholic School’s Viability - Martha Ann Snapka, IWBS

Husker Harvest Days Becomes an Inter-generational Event for Grand Island, Nebraska , High School - Cathy Howard

 Applying the Encyclical Letters of Pope Benedict XVI to Catholic Schools - Tom Simonds, SJ

 Lalanne: A Tale of Commitment and Deducation - Thomas C. Hunt and Susan M. Ferguson

 NCEA Heads to Minnesota for 2010 Convention

 Plenty to See and Do when NCEA Arrives in Minnesota - Jessica Zimanske

Vocations
Finding an Inspiration for Vocations in the Capitol - Lou Ella Hickman, IWBS

Departments
Association News
Brother Bernard Stratman Receives Two Prestigious Awards as He Departs NCEA

 

DRE Directions
Sports: America’s New Religion • Kevin Cody 

Capitol Info
Standardizing American Education: Can Independence be Respected? – Sister Dale McDonald , PBVM

Technology Trends

Re-imagining Our Future: Confidence, Possibilities and Hope - Sister Angela Ann Zukowski, MHSH 
 

Book Reviews
The Student Athlete’s Guide to Getting Recruited by Steward Brown, review by Roxanne Kammerer and Dan Del Porto
A Book of Prayers: To the Heavens from the Stars by Chuck Spinner, review by Elizabeth Pilgrim