Who was St. Robert Bellarmine?
The Jesuit scholar, catechist, and cardinal, a Doctor of the Church, and why his example still speaks to students.
5-minute read
From the Compass
Articles
Short essays on Catholic education and campus life, quoting the Church’s own documents, with sources listed.
Why Ex Corde Ecclesiae still matters
St. John Paul II’s charter for Catholic universities gives families a shared, non-partisan vocabulary for asking what makes a college Catholic.
6-minute read
Faith and reason: two wings
Why a Catholic education asks students to think hard and pray deeply, and why the two belong together.
4-minute read
St. John Henry Newman and the Catholic campus
How an English convert and educator gave his name to Catholic ministry at universities across America.
5-minute read
Keeping the faith in college
Practical habits for Catholic students: Sunday Mass, confession, friendships, and a parish home.
6-minute read
Life and justice on campus
Why the Compass gives equal weight to pro-life work and to other works of justice and solidarity.
4-minute read
A prayer before study
St. Thomas Aquinas’s prayer before study, for exams, papers, and every ordinary day of learning.
2-minute read