Category: Catholic School Matters

Dr. Erin Barisano, the Assistant Superintendent for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, is the guest blogger for the Catholic School Matters podcast series on Educating Together in Catholic Schools: A Shared Mission Between Consecrated Persons and the Lay Faithful, the 2007 Vatican Document from the Congregation for Catholic Education.  The podcast conversation between Dr. Tim Uhl and […]

Monday’s (Jan 22nd) podcast marks the conclusion of the podcast series on Church documents.  Kristin Melley of Boston College joins me to discuss Educating Together in Catholic Schools, the Vatican Congregation of Catholic Education’s 2007 statement on Catholic education.  This has been a fruitful learning journey for me and I have provided links to the […]

The January 22nd podcast marks the conclusion of the podcast series on Church documents.  Kristin Melley of Boston College joins me to discuss Educating Together in Catholic Schools, the Vatican Congregation of Catholic Education’s 2007 statement on Catholic education.  This has been a fruitful learning journey for me and I have provided links to the documents, […]

Today’s guest blog is Dr. Terri Greene Henning from St. Ambrose.  She is writing about the podcast conversation with Bishop Robert Lynch, the retired archbishop of St. Petersburg, about the US Bishop’s 2005 statement, Renewing Our Commitment as part of the Catholic School Matters podcast Church documents series. For those of us who attended Catholic schools and later served Catholic schools […]

I had the privilege to speak to Bishop Robert Lynch, the retired archbishop of St. Petersburg, about the US Bishop’s 2005 statement, Renewing Our Commitment as part of the Catholic School Matters podcast Church documents series.  The long-time advocate of Catholic schools and school choice was a strong voice for Catholic schools serving all. When I asked Bishop Lynch […]

Last month I was able to visit Seton Catholic Schools in Milwaukee.  Their new Catholic school system is impressive on many levels—most importantly their laser-focus on improving teacher effectiveness and the instructional culture. First, some background.  Seton Catholic Schools was founded in 2016 and is in its second year of operation.  The network opened with […]

Today’s guest blogger is Jack Peterson, the founder of Managing for Mission, who joined me for a podcast conversation about the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education 2002 document Consecrated Persons and Their Mission in Schools.  This podcast is part of a series of Church documents podcasts on Catholic School Matters. Let’s say you’re a lay […]

The Tax Reform bill has brought 529 plans into the fore. 529 plans were previously only available for college savings but are now available for private K-12. In simple terms, a 529 plan is similar to a Roth IRA—it’s post-tax dollars set aside for education expenses where the earnings cannot be taxed. Here’s a short description offered […]

Doreen Engel, theology teacher and inclusion advocate from St. Raphael Academy in Rhode Island, is the guess blogger as part of the Church Documents series.  She reflects on the podcast conversation with Fr. John Belmonte, SJ, the superintendent of the Diocese of Joliet, who discusses the Church document The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium (Vatican, […]

Barb Gilman, the award-winning 3rd grade teacher at St. Margaret Mary School in Omaha, Nebraska, is the guess blogger as part of the Church Documents series.  She reflects on the podcast conversation with Fr. John Belmonte, SJ, the superintendent of the Diocese of Joliet, who discusses the Church document The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium (Vatican, […]