Catholic Education

100 years of memories from Loretto College

TORONTO – In many ways, Loretto College School hasn’t changed at all in the past 100 years.

Catholic education can never be neutral

By John B. Kostoff

Pope Francis, speaking to Italian school teachers and parents, said, “Education cannot be neutral. It is either positive or negative; either it enriches or it impoverishes; either it enables a person to grow or it lessens, even corrupts him. The mission of the school is to develop a sense of truth of what is good and beautiful.”

This is a screen shot of one of the Tweets for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic board’s new Twitter campaign.

Promoting Catholic education 140 characters at a time

By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register

The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is celebrating Catholic Education Week in 140 characters or less.

After nearly 40 years of service with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic school board, John Kostoff is stepping down as director of education but he isn't headed to retirement yet.

Respected educator Kostoff stepping down

By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - After spending the better part of four decades with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, John Kostoff will soon be saying goodbye.

Basilian superior general Fr. George Smith launched the Basilian Network for Education and the New Evangelization. Smith says the network was created to keep traditions in education alive in an era with fewer vocations to the priesthood.

Basilian future looks to the past

By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register

TORONTO - The 200-year tradition of Basilian education is taking a new path into the future — a path first walked by the disciples Jesus sent out two-by-two to connect with the villages of Galilee and change the world.

The Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life, and that is evident in the Catholic school system.

Eucharist at the heart of Catholic education

By Richard Olson, Catholic Register Special

GUELPH, ONT. - In increasingly secular Ontario, the debate about the real or perceived distinctiveness of Catholic education rages on.

Student athletes at Hamilton, Ont.’s St. Thomas More Secondary School take part in the “Play Like a Champion Today” retreat.

Students inspired to play like champs

By Catholic Register Special

HAMILTON, ONT. - At Hamilton’s St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, members of the senior soccer teams are learning more than just tactics, strategy and skills specific to their sport; they’re learning how faith contributes to their game.

Fr. James T. Mulligan, C.S.C., published a new book on the key relationships between parishes and Catholic schools.

Parish, school co-operation is essential to the Church

By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register

Fr. James Mulligan sees the collaboration between school and parish as an essential component of Catholic education existence.

And with the spread of secularization across nearly all the facilities of contemporary Western society, the need for parish and school to work hand-in-hand is increasing, he said. This poses a challenge for both priests and educators, yet also offers a gift to all those involved with Catholic education.