“God of wisdom and might, we praise you for the wonder of our being, for mind, body, and spirit. Be with our children as they begin a new school year. Bless them and their teachers and staff. Give them the strength and grace as their bodies grow; wisdom and knowledge …

When we were first married, my wife and I enjoyed the fact that we didn’t agree on everything, and we would often debate each other over morning coffee. My wife, who goes by her middle name, Lindsay, was not Catholic at the time, and I was taking my job of …

When parents send their children to a Catholic school, they expect them to get a faith-filled education—school days that begin and end with prayer, with more prayer sprinkled in throughout the day. But, religion teachers aren’t the only ones addressing faith in their classrooms. It’s often in the informal moments …

By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 25, 2025 / 18:01 pm The Catholic Conference of Ohio has issued a statement expressing confidence that the state’s voucher program allowing parents to send their children to private schools would ultimately prevail after a judge ruled the program unconstitutional. Franklin County Judge Jaiza …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Feb 14, 2025 / 14:45 pm Catholic leaders have voiced support for a bill that would establish a federal tax credit to expand school choice in K–12 education. If passed, the Educational Choices for Children Act (ECCA), introduced at the end of January during National School …

Lord our God, in your wisdom and love you surround us with the mysteries of the universe. Send your Spirit upon these students and fill them with your wisdom and blessings. Grant that they may devote themselves to their studies and draw ever closer to you, the source of all …

Maggie Banker Taul. She has taught science and religion at Cardinal Pacelli School/Our Lord Christ the King Church for over 20 years. Maggie lives with her husband, Nelson, in Cincinnati and they have four children: John, Tim, Will, and Jane. Their children have all been blessed with Catholic school education. …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Mar 21, 2024 / 13:30 pm Following three years of modest growth, enrollment in Catholic education has remained stable since 2023, according to new data made public Wednesday by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA).   The NCEA, which gathers statistics on Catholic school enrollment in the United States each year, …

In the early 1980s my parents faced a quandary: I was the oldest child, and it was time to enroll me in kindergarten. My dad, a history teacher, was recently laid off from the local public school. While both parents were baptized Catholic and my mother attended Catholic school through …

Greenville’s tight-knit school puts faith first by Matt Hess Photos by Danny Schneible Tim Wiedenmann was uneasy about leaving his religion classroom at a larger school to become principal of St. Mary’s School in Greenville, OH. He expected to really miss interacting with students as an administrator, but now in …