Shared Post from Benedictine College No wonder it doubled in size in less than a year. Parents glimpsed the heights, children explored the depths, and together they celebrated the joy of the Catholic faith at Family Week 2023 at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Internationally renowned theologians, speakers, experts in children’s formation and religious were …
Fascinated by Polish hospitality extended to Ukrainian refugees, Tory Baucum delves into its nature. How does one explain three million refugees in Poland but not one refugee camp? Even the experts find it hard. Dr Marc Gopin of the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, and a world expert on …
Program teaches human dignity to the kids the culture forgot Central School in Atchison, Kansas, isn’t a school for bad kids. Every student in the school is born with thesame inherent human dignity as dwelt in Mahatma Gandhi, or Martin Luther King, Jr., or Abraham Lincoln. Maybe nobody ever told them that before. That’s changing, …
In a remarkable honor, Tory Baucum has been tasked with an enormous responsibility. Tory Baucum, director of Benedictine College’s Center for Family Life, has been elected to the Polish Academy of Sciences and appointed by Polish President Duda to the Copernicus Academy. He will be inducted February 19. Other members of the academy include Nobel …
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Special Event, President of Hungary Katalin Novak, visits Benedictine to discuss the family.
The new center has been doing just that — working with students on campus to tutor Atchison kids, working with 10 parishes throughout the Archdiocese, hosting families from across the United States, and going to the roots of John Paul’s vision of the family in Poland.
I will be offering a series of meditations on this most unique spiritual exhortation on the family written early in the Pontificate of JPII. Series begins August 28, 2022.
Tory Baucum, director of the Center for Family Life at Benedictine College, shares his insights on Poland’s unique response to the refugee crisis and the role of the domestic church in helping families stay on track. Tory Baucum says something incredible is happening in Poland. “You have more than a million refugees absorbed into a …
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My work and study in Poland was where I first got alerted to the threats of Christian nationalism – and thus my warnings about Trump, Putin & Kirill (which btw bothered many friends on FB during 2020 election). I see these trends from that important, but not exclusive, perspective. I saw my warnings to mostly …
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I was recently interviewed by Dwight Moody on The Meetinghouse Podcast. I’ve shared the link below where you can listen. I talk about my move to Achison Kansas. Our Three Pillars, Heads, Hands, and Heart. Academic, spiritual formation, and getting involved with those who are struggling. I also talk about the Domestic Church and my …