From Sunday, Jan. 26 (the Sunday of the Word of God) through Saturday, Feb. 1, in this Jubilee Year of 2025, we will celebrate “National Catholic Schools Week,” the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. You can learn more about Catholic Schools Week at the “NCEA” (National Catholic Educational Association) website.
I always look forward to Catholic Schools Week in our Diocese, especially because it gives me an opportunity to visit many of our Catholic Schools and see all the wonderful work that is being done. The visits are also an opportunity for me to thank principals, administrators, pastors, teachers, volunteers, and students for all they do daily to make our Catholic Schools true centers of evangelization and Catholic Education. I am also very grateful to Mary Baier, our Superintendent of Schools, and her team, the staff of our Catholic Schools Office.