From Banning Cell Phones to Building Habits

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See the writings of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, pediatrician Meg Meeker, the World Health Organization’s recent report on loneliness, reports from the American Psychological Association, the Mayo Clinic, and Harvard Medical School, to name just a few who have published articles and reports on this topic.

Augustine. Confessions. 8.v.

Pieper, J. (1952). Leisure the basis of culture. Ignatius Press: San Francisco. p.53.

Rezach, K. (2025). “Guiding AI policies in schools: An ethics and systems thinking approach.” Webinar. Retrieved from https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Recording-Now-Available---Guiding-AI-Policy-in-Schools--An-Ethical-and-Systems-Thinking-Approach.html?soid=1102707682512&aid=aX-PvsGQJV0

Tyler J. Vanderweele, A Theology of Health: Wholeness and Human Flourishing. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2024, 232-233

Assessing the Quality of the Catholic School Community

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NCEA NSBECS Advisory Council (Eds.). (2023). National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 2nd edition. National Catholic Educational Association: Arlington, Virginia.

Drawing New Maps of Hope: Forming a Living Tradition

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Pius XI. (1929). Divini illius magistri [On Christian education]. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. https://www.vatican.va

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