For the past 12 years, Gretchen Kane has blessed Ursuline Academy of Dallas as the school’s first lay president—bringing her leadership, expertise, and New Orleans charm to the job.
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Bishop Lynch High School announced May 24 that Alex Cantillo has been named to the role of director of athletics for the school, effective June 17. Cantillo brings a wealth of experience and a passion for student-athlete development in alignment with Bishop Lynch’s dedication to excellence in education and athletics.
Members of the board for Mother Teresa Catholic School, a new Diocese of Dallas campus being developed in Collin County, held their inaugural board meeting April 24 at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Parish in Allen. Mother Teresa Catholic School, tentatively scheduled to open in the fall of 2026, will be located on 26 acres at the northwest corner of Independence Parkway and Main Street in Frisco.
Educators joined by families, friends, and supporters came together at St. Paul the Apostle Parish Center in Richardson on April 26 for the 2024 Diocese of Dallas HALO Educators of the Year award ceremony. The annual award celebrates Catholic school educators in the Catholic Diocese of Dallas for their dedication to forming saints and scholars.
Trouncing thousands of contest submissions from across the country, Reagan Davis is this year’s winner of the Southwest Airlines Adopt-A-Pilot tie design competition. The win marks an historic moment for Davis’ school, Mary Immaculate Catholic School, as the first time a student from Mary Immaculate has won the competition.
The community of Bishop Lynch High School prayerfully gathered on the Feast of the Annunciation, April 8, 2024, with Auxiliary Bishop Greg Kelly for the dedication and blessing of a mosaic of Our Lady of Guadalupe near the school’s entrance.
Qué es un eclipse solar? Students at St. Cecilia Catholic School in Oak Cliff prepared for the upcoming solar eclipse in English and Spanish, with an assist from SMU Spanish-language students on April 2. The university students led the lesson in both English and Spanish and guided the students in building a model.
The University of Dallas has established an automatic acceptance rule for meritorious students of local Catholic schools: the Crusader Promise.
“It’s no surprise that in poetry, even in Scripture in some instances, the writing of theologians and saints, the bee…
Father Raphael Schaner, monk and teacher at Cistercian Preparatory School in Irving, discusses the arrival of more than 150,000 bees onto the Cistercian campus and his own journey as beekeeper of these hives.