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| Bishop Finn: Catholic Schools Should Form Saints Catholic News Agency 8/21/2008 “I pray that in our schools - from early childhood to university - we will be forming saints. Through obedience to the Holy Spirit, and His light entrusted to the Apostles, may our students begin to be more like Jesus Christ to the glory of the heavenly Father.” KANSAS CITY (CNA) - In his column in ... A Look at Catholic Schools Diocese of Schreveport 8/6/2008, by Sr. Carol Shively SCHREVEPORT (Diocese of Schreveport) - Happy New Year! The best way to understand what is happening in our Catholic Schools as we enter a new school year is to take a good look at the following four traits:
1. Catholic identity.
If your image of Catholic schools comes from the movie The ... Girls, Be Wary! Catholic Online 8/1/2008, by DOUGLAS MCMANAMAN Why the teenage girl is more spiritually scarred by pre-marital sex than is the teenage boy.
Over the years I have discovered that it is much easier to identify sexually active girls than it is boys. As one priest - referring to girls - put it: "Premarital sex drains the soul right out of them." ... 6 Recommendations for Improving Our Catholic Schools Catholic Online 8/1/2008, by VANCOUVER SYNOD STUDY COMMISSION ON TEACHING THE FAITH 1) Affirm the central role of sacred liturgy in the teaching ministry of the Church
No Christian community is built up which does not grow from and hinge on the celebration of the most Holy Eucharist. From this all education for community spirit must begin. (Vatican II, The Ministry and Life of ...  Catholic Online 8/1/2008, by Deacon Keith A. Fournier The primary Purpose of a Catholic School is to be a Catholic School, to teach, form and prepare students in Jesus Christ who has been raised and continues His redemptive mission through His Body, the Church. CHESAPEAKE, VA (Catholic Online) - Soon parents will be sending their children “back to ... Catholic Online 7/17/2008 " As far as possible parents have the duty of choosing schools that will best help them in their task as Christian educators.Public authorities have the duty of guaranteeing this parental right." VATICAN CITY (Catholic Online) - The Catechism of the Catholic Church clearly says:
“As those first ... John Paul II on Parents and Other Educators Catholic Online 7/17/2008, by Servant of God John Paul II Pope John Paul II wrote these words in his Apostolic Exhortation on “The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World” in the section entitled "Relations with Other Educating Agents" VATICAN CITY (Catholic Online) - "The family is the primary but not the only and exclusive educating community. ... Boston to Build John Paul II Academy Catholic News Agency 5/8/2008 The New Academy is a part of the reconfiguration of the Catholic school system under the dynamic leadership of Sean Cardinal O'Malley BRIGHTON, MA (CNA) - The Archdiocese of Boston has broken ground on the Columbia Campus of the new Pope John Paul II Academy as part of a reconfiguration of the ... Cardinal Arinze: Unambiguously Catholic Colleges Catholic News Service 5/6/2008, by Joe Kohn During his speech, the the head of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments Cardinal outlined what Catholic Colleges should be. PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CNS) - You can't have a college or university that "happens to be" Catholic; the institution's Catholic identity ought to ... Parents Will Purchase Catholic School from Religious Order Catholic News Agency 4/26/2008 Sr. Stolba said in a statement that she sees the agreement to keep Villa open as a continuation of Pope Benedict’s teaching that Catholic education "springs from the heart of the Church." GOFFSTOWN, NH (CNA) - A Catholic religious order has announced that it will sell one of its New Hampshire ... [Prev] 1
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