Finding a New Purpose for NCEA 2020 Convention Bags

The following blog was contributed by Kathy Mears, Interim President/CEO at the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) in Arlington, VA. The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago filled unused bags from the cancelled NCEA 2020 Convention & Expo to take care of food distribution and the local shower program. Kathleen Donahue-Coia, acting president & […]

Catholic Educators Continue to Work for Peace and Justice

The following blog was contributed by Kathy Mears, Interim President/CEO of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) in Arlington, VA. Doug, Desmond, April, Michael, Kenisha, Eric, Aaron, James, Tiffany, Jennifer, Derek, Megan, Elizabeth, Adam, Linda, Reggie, Jamie, Matt, Kenny, Keri. These are the names of some of the students I have taught or was principal […]

Your School’s Catholic Identity: Name It, Claim It, and Build on It

The following blog was contributed by Max Engel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and co-author of Your School’s Catholic Identity: Name It, Claim It, and Build on It, with co-authors Barbara Brock, Ed.D., Timothy J. Cook, Ph.D., Ronald D. Fussell, Ed.D., Jean Louise Hearn, Ed.D. and Fr. Tom Simonds, SJ, Ed.D. […]

Using the TV Show The Chosen to Introduce Students to Lectio Divina

The following blog was contributed by award-winning author, speaker and teacher, Amy J. Cattapan. Follow her at AJCattapan.com. As teachers and catechists scramble to continue faith-based education during this time of stay-at-home orders, a new TV show about Jesus and his disciples offers a unique way to introduce middle school and high school students to the […]

Cultivating Faith: A Guide to Building Catholic High School Campus Ministry

The following blog was contributed by Dan Masterton, Assistant Vocations Minister, The Clerics of St. Viator, in Arlington Heights, Illinois. In spring 2018, my principal emailed our school staff with a plug from NCEA. Its national convention was coming to Chicago in 2019, and they were inviting submissions for presentations. I’ll admit I hadn’t done […]