The following blog was contributed by Vincent Hale, music and theater teacher at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in New York, NY. For a more complete and in-depth understanding of Who, What, When, Where, and Why to respond to Racial and Social Injustice, check out his piece on the Partnership Schools blog. As a […]
Category: Mission & Catholic Identity
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 & […]
El Paso’s Bishop Mark Seitz: Black lives matter
This article was written by Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas and originally published by The National Catholic Reporter on June 4, 2020. Reprinted with permission. I think that sometimes we can fall into the trap of thinking that Christianity is a dead letter religion. That it’s about things that happened a long […]
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 […]
Lenten Reflection: My Inner Room during the Coronavirus Pandemic
The following blog was contributed by Adam Zoeller, a member of the theology department at Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, KY. The translation of the Hebrew name Israel is ‘one who contends with human and divine beings.’ Although Jacob’s name change reinforces once again the importance of conversion in the Old Testament, I am […]
How Do You Define Bullying?
The following blog was contributed by Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author and consultant. It’s that time of year when we’re gifted with a pause, a moment to breathe in the spirit of Christmas and the new year, and reflect upon what’s important. For those of us in education, not only are we thinking […]
This Time of Year Is Tough on Lonely Students
The following blog was contributed by Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author and consultant. This time of year is tough on lonely students, the ones who struggle to fit in, who may not even be teased or bullied per se, but who are simply always left out. Their classmates who exclude them are often […]
