The following blog was contributed by the Friendzy content development team. As we progressed through Holy Week and are now in Easter season, it is a fitting time to talk about resilience. Reading through the Gospel accounts of Holy Week – from Palm Sunday through to Jesus’ death on the Cross – every action of […]
Category: Mission & Catholic Identity
Should Catholic Schools Join the Mindfulness Trend?
The following blog was contributed by Sofia Carozza, a doctoral student in neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, England. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, students of all ages have reported high rates of loneliness and anxiety. These concerns were already on the rise in recent years, but they have been exacerbated by the […]
By the Grace of the Holy Spirit: Working in Partnership with Parents
The following blog was contributed by Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author and consultant. It’s been a meaningful and extraordinary year. While we’ve been tested in ways that none of us, even at our most imaginative, could have ever anticipated, I’ve also seen the Holy Spirit at work in our Catholic schools more this […]
Laudato Si’ Action Platform Launches with Leadership from NCEA
The following blog was contributed by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. On the World Day of Prayer for the Poor, November 14, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development launched the next phase of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform. NCEA has played a key role in its development as a member of […]
A Father’s Love Story
The following blog was contributed by Adam P. Zoeller, a member of the theology department at Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, KY. “I know your works (behold, I have left anopen door before you, which no one canclose.” (Revelation 3:8). Sitting on the couch waiting past the curfew of your adolescent son and/or daughter […]
Overcoming the Forgetting Curve: Conceptual Interleaving a Consistent Ethic of Life
The following blog was contributed by Sarah Kernan, a high school theology teacher in Denver, Colorado. As a high school moral theology teacher, and especially after a tumultuous political season, I’m deeply invested in whether my students gain a solid understanding of a consistent Catholic ethic of life—which recognizes the human person’s inalienable dignity from […]
Encountering the Humanity of the Unborn through Pro-Life Teaching Resources
The following blog was contributed by Colleen Halpin, theology and mathematics teacher at St. Joseph Catholic High School in Ogden, Utah. If education is to be transformative, it must engage the mind, capture the imagination, and spark a desire for real engagement with the world. Julián Carrón writes, “Education is not explaining reality or forming […]
The Serious Work for Catholic Schools Begins Now
The following blog was contributed by John James, Ed.D., professor of educational leadership at St. Louis University School of Education. Catholic schools stand as an exemplar and a contradiction. They serve as a powerful creator of social capital, a point of engagement with families for the Church and a powerful disciple-making tool; but operate within […]
Our Obligation Is Today
The following blog was contributed by John Reyes, Ed.D., executive director of operational vitality at the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). Yesterday, we released a data brief highlighting some of the most important findings of our annual research on school enrollment and staffing in Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States. Since the […]
Years of Choice and Grace
The following blog was contributed by Sr. Mary Paul McCaughey, coordinator of DePaul University Catholic Educational Leadership Programs and author of the new book, Grace and Guts for School Leaders: Practical Prayers. At 72 years old and almost 54 years after entering the convent, I am still clueless about my vocation. This is an honest […]
