Communities, parishes, Catholic schools struggle to cope with extreme events. The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) continues to pray for Catholic school communities and all communities faced with loss and rebuilding following the extreme weather events of the last few months — hurricanes in the south and southeastern United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. […]
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Catholic School Matters Top 5
What do you do with new information that contradicts what you know? Are you looking for that kind of information? Last month, NCEA presented diocesan leaders with the results from a market research project. (Podcast #80 revealed much of the information). When we heard that Hispanic parents were more discriminating consumers, for instance, it was […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 11/3/17
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… Guest Blogger: Fr. John O’Malley Understanding Vatican II Send Free Supplies to Your Member Schools Owensboro Catholic […]
Guest Blogger: Fr. John O’Malley
I really enjoyed talking with Tim about Vatican II on the Catholic School Matters podcast. My fascination will the council began while I was writing my doctoral dissertation in history for Harvard University. My subject was a church reformer active in Rome in the sixteenth century, which meant I had to go to Rome to do […]
Understanding Vatican II
To begin the Church Documents podcast series, I chose to start with Vatican II. It’s important to note that more than half of US Catholics were born after Vatican II, a population which includes me. However, I’m surprised to find younger teachers and staff members who cannot explain how Vatican II impacted the Church. If […]
Send Free Supplies to Your Member Schools
The National School Choice Week (January 21-27, 2018) campaign is offering to all school membership organizations (diocese) across the country free NSCW supplies, including the iconic yellow fleece scarves, posters, lapel stickers, and more, to all of your member schools, at no cost to them or to you. However, the NSCW will need a list […]
Owensboro Catholic Diocese Science Standards: Crafting a Sacred Whole
The following article was contributed by Ann Flaherty, Superintendent of the Diocese of Owensboro, Owensboro, KY. This blog is the second in a series of three blogs from the Diocese of Owensboro on the rationale and process for the development of new Diocesan Science Standards embedded with Catholic Identity. The first blog in the series, […]
Catholic School Matters Top 5
I’m launching the Church Documents podcast series and I blog about that AND I included a video preview of the series. I hope you consider joining us on this 13 week learning journey. Fresh off the Catholic Leadership Summit, I’m developing some new themes for the next few months. I’d like to spotlight a few […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 10/27/17
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… November Catholic Social Teaching Episode 080: Catholic Schools Market Research – Jennifer Robbins Improving Instruction and Increasing […]
November Catholic Social Teaching
NCEA is pleased to offer a series of service projects, prayers and activities surrounding the series of Catholic Social Teachings each month. The summaries and scripture references were taken from The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website. November: Option for the Poor and Vulnerable (A Tie into Thanksgiving) A basic moral test is how […]
