Plan Seeks to Fill Catholic Schools in St. Louis Area

STLtoday.com – By Elisa Crouch – February 3, 2012 MANCHESTER • Archbishop Robert Carlson announced a plan Thursday that seeks to fill about 1,800 vacant seats in the region’s Catholic schools by channeling more revenue toward scholarships and pushing for state tax credits for tuition-paying parents. Carlson’s “Alive in Christ” initiative also seeks to magnify [...]

The Yes Which Frees

L’Osservatore Romano – February 2, 2012 At the General Audience the Pope speaks about the prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane Like Christ in the Garden of Olives, we too “should be able to bring to God our labours, the suffering of certain situations, of certain days, the daily commitment to following him… and also the [...]

Revitalizing Catholic Schools

From Dan Conway’s The Good Steward, February 2012 Next week (February 8-10), O’Meara, Ferguson, Whelan, and Conway, Inc. will host a symposium in San Antonio, Texas, on the topic, “Determining Actionable Solutions for Catholic Education.” At the O’Meara Ferguson symposium, participants will discuss how integrating finance, development, planning, and operations can help revitalize Catholic schools. [...]

Church Honors St. John Bosco’s Life of Charity on Jan. 31

Catholic News Agency – By Benjamin Mann – January 29, 2012 Denver, Colo., Jan 29, 2012 / (CNA/EWTN News) – On Jan. 31, the Roman Catholic Church honors St. John Bosco (or “Don Bosco”), a 19th century Italian priest who reached out to young people to remedy their lack of education, opportunities, and faith. John [...]

Pope: Christ Displayed His Power in Humble Deeds

Catholic News Agency – January 29, 2012 Vatican City, Jan 29, 2012 / (CNA/EWTN News) – The power of Jesus Christ is manifested in humble service and love, Pope Benedict XVI said in his Sunday Angelus address on Jan. 29. “For man, authority often means possession, power, control, success,” the Pope said to thousands of [...]

Year of Faith is Pope’s Response to ‘Profound Crisis’

Catholic News Agency – By Benjamin Mann – January 27, 2012 Vatican City, Jan 27, 2012 / (CNA/EWTN News) – The upcoming 2012-2013 “Year of Faith” seeks to awaken humanity at a critical moment, Pope Benedict XVI said as he addressed the Church’s highest doctrinal office on Jan. 27. “In vast areas of the earth [...]

Moody’s Assigns A1 Initial Rating to Catholic Bishop of Chicago’s Private Placement

Reuters – January 26, 2012 Jan 26 (Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service has assigned an A1 initial rating to The Catholic Bishop of Chicago’s (IL) proposed private placement under exemption of 4(2) of Rule 144A of $151.5 million of Senior Unsecured Notes, Series 2012 to a limited number of qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors. [...]

Evangelization Can Never Be Just A Marginal Concern, Pope says

Catholic News Service – By Carol Glatz – January 25, 2012 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Evangelization must never be a marginal concern for the church, Pope Benedict XVI said. From bishops to religious and the lay community, “All elements of the great mosaic of the church must feel themselves strongly called on by the Lord’s [...]

Cardinal Wuerl: Education a Key to the New Evangelization

Catholic News Service – By Francis X. Rocca – January 20, 2012 VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A day after Pope Benedict XVI warned visiting U.S. bishops about the threat of “radical secularism” to American moral values, Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl reflected on the implications of the pope’s remarks, giving special emphasis to the role [...]

Catholic Schools Are Looking at New Ways to Keep Afloat, Thrive

Catholic News Service – January 20, 2012 WASHINGTON (CNS) — The phrase “show me the money!” from the 1996 movie “Jerry Maguire” could certainly be a mantra for today’s Catholic schools struggling to stay open or facing closure. Reports of school closures often point to escalating costs of operating schools coupled with the inability of [...]

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