A Theology Teacher’s Perspective on Dr. Uhl and Ms. Byrd’s Podcast on the USCCB’s Teach Them

The following blog was contributed by Justin McClain, O.P., theology teacher at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, MD. As a theology teacher, my perspective on Catholic education easily centers on the role that Catholic schools play in forming disciples – making saints, if you will – out of its students. Ideally, this is an […]

Guest Blogger: Sr. Patricia Earl, IHM

Congratulations to Sr. John Mary Fleming, OP and Timothy Uhl for this informative, organized and engaging presentation on The Declaration of Christian Education on the Catholic School Matters podcast. It was a delight to revisit this beautiful document of 12 basic statements, situated within the time and context in which it was written; namely the post-Vatican II time […]

Catholic School Matters Top 5

In last week’s Catholic School Matters newsletter, I shared the article “Who Do You Say You Are: Relationships and Faith in Catholic Schools” from this fall’s Journal of Catholic Education. The authors (Jennifer Maney, Carrie King, and Thomas Kiely) examine the importance of teacher-student relationships within Catholic schools. They found that the quality of those relationships mirror the […]

Guest Blogger: Dr. Lorraine Ozar

Guest blog response to the Declaration on Christian Education (1965) podcast by Lorraine Ozar, Ph.D. When the Declaration on Christian Education (Gravissimum Educationes) was published in 1965 at the end of the Second Vatican Council, Catholic schools in the United States were at their peak enrollment.  They functioned almost as a parallel school system, aimed at transmitting the faith and […]