Guest Blogger Tom Schutte is a 25-year veteran of O’Dea High School and one of the guests on the Lay Catholics in Schools podcast on the Catholic School Matters podcast. This document of the Catholic Church is quite compelling! Although I had not read it before doing this podcast with Dr. Tim Uhl, I was glad to dive […]
Guest Blogger: Sr. Mary Fitzgerald, SSND
Today’s Guest Blog about the Lay Catholics in Schools podcast on Catholic School Matters was written by Sr. Mary Fitzgerald, SSND of Notre Dame University (Maryland). If you’d like to submit a guest blog please contact [email protected] How heartening it is to see importance given to the critical witness of lay Catholics in schools today! Two recent publications have […]
Moments of Grace: Embedding Catholic Identity into the Science Standards
The following article was written by by Dr. Emily DeMoor, Director of “Living & Leading with Love” Youth Theology Institute at Brescia University. This blog is the third in a series of three blogs from the Diocese of Owensboro on the rationale and process for the development of new Diocesan Science Standards embedded with Catholic […]
Lay Catholics in Schools
Reading Lay Catholics in Schools for the Church Documents series, I was struck by the great quotes and the central argument that lay Catholics have a vocation within the Church. I’m certain that not the concept of a lay vocation isn’t widely understood. I have had the experience of feeling like a second-class citizen in […]
Catholic School Matters Top Five
Last month I had the privilege to spend a few days at Notre Dame and ACE headquarters. The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) began at Notre Dame and is perhaps best known for its teaching corps. But it also houses the headquarters for the ACE Academies, the Remick Leadership Program, and initiatives in school choice, […]
Urge Congress to Include Key Provisions in Tax Reform Bill
The tax reform bills passed separately by the House and Senate will go to conference to reconcile differences between the two before a final law is passed. There are some critical provisions that are of importance members of the Catholic and other private school communities: • Expansion of Section 529 savings accounts to cover elementary and secondary […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 12/1/17
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… Guest Blogger: Chris Mominey The Catholic School Open House 2018 NCEA Visions for Excellence Soul of Youth […]
Guest Blogger: Chris Mominey
After listening to the Catholic School Matters podcast with Sr. Elizabeth Allen on the Vatican document The Catholic School (1977), I find its relevance to our American Catholic education (even 40 years later) remarkable. And while different themes of the document emerge and are highlighted at different times in history, there are also themes that […]
The Catholic School Open House
The following article was contributed by Anthony G. Sahadi, principal of St. Martin of Tours in Gaithersburg, MD. January 28th – February 3rd, 2018, we will showcase our American Catholic Schools with Catholic Schools Week – a week of celebrating and showcasing our Catholic Identity, academic excellence, and service. It is also a time to celebrate […]
2018 NCEA Visions for Excellence Soul of Youth Sports Conference
Athletics programs in Catholic schools encompasses more than just the benefit of physical activity, high fives, school spirit and team pride. School-based sports programs can bring out noticeable positive change in school culture. In fact, athletics programs can be used to advance school effectiveness, drive the school’s mission and, most importantly, deepen student athletes’ relationship with […]
