In a Feb. 13 presentation to staff at the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Jason Slattery, the director of Catholic education and superintendent of schools, noted that in the five years since the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment in the archdiocese’s school system grew over 9%.
I know I speak for Archbishop Hebda when I tell you how grateful we are for our wonderful Catholic schools here in the archdiocese. In my first 18 years of priesthood, I was blessed to have a Catholic school with each parish assignment. I enjoyed those days so much, then this whole “bishop thing” happened! Now, what I suspected all along is being confirmed.
To nurture a sense of community, foster relationships, provide a supportive network and establish a place of belonging, several Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis have embraced the “house system,” reminiscent of the traditional British-based system that provides students the opportunity to connect across grades and classrooms.
With the high school hockey season in full swing, Mike Jeremiah has been following his routine of walking into the locker room carrying his Bible as he prepares to talk to the boys varsity hockey team at Benilde-St. Margaret’s School in St. Louis Park in his role as team chaplain.
On an early January school day, sitting at her desk in a small office adjacent to the gym at St. Peter Claver Catholic School, Lynn Wright recounted her days attending the school in the 1950s and ‘60s.
With lots of help, Dave Johnson climbed a set of stairs that leads to the gymnasium at St. Raphael Catholic School in Crystal on a school day shortly before the Christmas break.
A church in Pacific Palisades appeared to be destroyed and more than 60 Catholic schools were closed as several major fires in the Los Angeles area burned overnight into Jan. 8.
Sophia Wern loves the students she teaches at St. Helena Catholic School in Minneapolis. So, she wanted them there when her infant daughter was baptized.
Residents at the Glenn in Hopkins enjoyed a rare treat Nov. 22 in the facilities social hall. A group of nine fifth and sixth grade students from Our Lady of Grace Catholic School in Edina brought music and fellowship to several dozen seniors.
Anchored in prayer with Archbishop Bernard Hebda and Auxiliary Bishops Michael Izen and Joseph Williams, more than 100 Catholic school leaders from across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis gathered in Stillwater April 18-19.
The 2024 Men's Division I NCAA Tournament gets underway March 19 with the "First Four" play-in games, and seven Catholic schools will be playing at least once in the single-elimination Big Dance.
