Category Archives: Education

Timing is the Key to Comity: No Joke!

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

This is a preview of the commentary to be published tomorrow in “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com. Be sure to check out some of the links below to view videos. Comedians have a key area of expertise: timing. We enjoy … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Baptize the ‘Gig Economy’

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

The Gallup organization advised the corporate world last month to take steps to support employees—especially younger generations—who increasingly report “disengagement” from the workplace. That’s not news to leaders in America’s religious groups, who have bemoaned the rise of the “nones”—those … Continue reading →

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Remembering Charles Osgood, a Muse of the News

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

Charles Osgood, an immensely talented alumnus of Catholic schooling and brilliantly effective purveyor of a “Catholic imagination,” died Jan. 23 at age 91, leaving an upbeat legacy in secular American journalism. Osgood played a role in inspiring my own study … Continue reading →

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Why ‘Head of State’ Should Win the POTUS Horse Race

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was published in the latest edition of “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com. Please consider subscribing to that publication. Whom should Americans elect as president in 2024? Here’s an answer that flips the standard viewpoint: Choose a worthy “head … Continue reading →

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Propaedeutics: The Last Word in First-Class Learning

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was also published in “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com. Universities often promise they will “prepare students to be leaders,” but it’s not clear how much progress either the teachers or the learners are making. How can we cultivate … Continue reading →

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Entertained

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was published in the Magis Center Blog on Nov. 8, 2023. The Magis Center, founded and led by Rev. Robert Spitzer, SJ, seeks “to restore, reconstruct, and revitalize belief in God, the transcendent dignity of every human person, the significance … Continue reading →

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Oh, Grow Up! But How?

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was published in “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com on Oct. 30. Just as an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, we need to see the members of “Generation Z”—now in their teens and twenties—as products of generations … Continue reading →

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“A Game-Changer”: New York State Eucharistic Congress

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

Published by The Evangelist, newspaper of the Diocese of Albany, on Oct. 28. Thousands of Catholics attend three-day, New York State Eucharistic Congress in Auriesville as Bishop Scharfenberger celebrates concluding Mass. Photo by Bill Schmitt Over 11,000 Catholics converged on … Continue reading →

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Duty is Truth, Truth Duty

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was published today in “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com. Please consider subscribing to that publication to support my work. Learn more about my multimedia content and career experience at billschmitt.substack.com/about. America’s mainstream news media cannot say “they didn’t … Continue reading →

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An Actor with Dwarfism Who Rose Above Trials

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

A 50th Anniversary Remembrance of Michael Dunn This commentary was published previously in “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com. Please consider subscribing to that publication to support this work. On August 30, exactly fifty years after his death at age 38, … Continue reading →

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