At 8 years old, Maddie Muller received earthshattering news in the form of a cancer diagnosis. It was ovarian dysgerminoma cancer, her pediatrician said, and it would require four rounds of chemotherapy — treatments that would leave the young girl nauseous, dazed, and exhausted. Even as her body weakened under the toll of that treatment, Maddie found that she could still capture something all children need — the joy of play — any time she sat atop her HoverflyKart, a hoverboard with go-kart attachments, and zipped down the street with the neighborhood kids.
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Janell Miank credits her mother for her passion for photography.
Lisa Long has been appointed the next president of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, beginning with the 2026–2027 school year.
More than 1,000 teachers, administrators, and faculty members from Catholic schools across the Diocese of Dallas gathered Jan. 16 at John Paul II High School in Plano for a diocesan in-service gathering centered on Innovation in Education.
St. Patrick Catholic School devoted an entire day to service and compassion during its first-ever Day of Kindness on Nov. 20, giving students the opportunity to live out the school’s mission in a tangible way.
The Diocesan 2025 Choral Festival brought together voices from schools across the Diocese of Dallas in a radiant celebration of faith and music. Hosted at St. Thomas of Aquinas Catholic School, the Christmas concert filled the season with harmony, hope, and anticipation.
Parents across Texas will soon have access to state funds aimed at expanding educational choices, including the option to send their children to Catholic schools in the Diocese of Dallas.
“Called to serve.” The phrase embodies a core mission and ministry of Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep. It also served as an inspiration for the formation of the Blessed Theresa Rosary Society, a student-led organization fostering spiritual growth on the southeast Dallas campus.
St. Rita was named one of the 28 inaugural Lone Star Ribbon Schools, a state program created to recognize academic excellence in Texas. St. Rita is one of only two private schools honored and the only Catholic school on the list.
Often donning their distinctive garb of black, white, blue, or gray, consecrated sisters can be spotted serving on school campuses across the Diocese of Dallas. They are teachers; they are administrators; they are missionaries — the spiritual and educational pillars of their communities, providing a firm foundation of faith, academics, and well-rounded excellence in north Texas schools.