Roots run deep at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School for Sara Casner, whose mother, brother, aunt, multiple cousins, and two children all received their education at the school — as did Casner herself, having spent her elementary and middle school formation on the campus. So, when she was appointed principal of the STA Upper School this year, she said, it felt like being home.
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DALLAS— Con uniforme y útiles escolares listos, pero sobre todo con el corazón lleno de gratitud, Daniel de Jesús García de 12 años, está listo para iniciar su sexto grado en la escuela católica de San Bernardo de Claraval (SBS, por sus siglas en inglés) al sureste de Dallas.
A simple vista su alegría podría compararse con la de cualquier niño al finalizar el verano, pero para Daniel y su familia, el regreso a SBS este otoño se siente como ‘un milagro’.
Sus padres, de origen mexicano y residentes en Dallas desde hace dos años, estaban en riesgo de retirar a Daniel del plantel a causa de dificultades económicas.
“Nunca perdí la esperanza”, narró María Guadalupe García madre de Daniel. Cuando el padre de Daniel perdió su trabajo en noviembre pasado, madre e hijo decidieron refugiarse en la devoción a San José para pedir ‘un milagro’ que permitiera al hogar solventar la matrícula del niño.
The Church has long offered Masses that recognize special occasions and special needs. Among such Masses are those for professional groups, traditionally popularized by names of a color: Red Mass (lawyers and politicians), Blue Mass (first responders), White Mass (healthcare community), and Gold Mass (scientists).
“Firmly rooted” in the Church’s living tradition, the liturgical reform put forth by the Second Vatican Council grew from the need for the faithful to celebrate the liturgy more “consciously and actively,” and not “as strangers and silent spectators,” Pope Leo XIV said.
Four leaders had barely arrived at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis when they found themselves helping a wounded community to heal and find a way toward hope.
Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 25 appointed the Knights of Columbus’ Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life.
Regresamos a nuestras comunidades escolares listos para edificar el Cuerpo de Cristo. Desde la fila de vehículos hasta la cafetería, nos unimos para apoyar a nuestros hijos. Todo el profesorado, el personal, los padres, el clero y los voluntarios trabajan arduamente para crear un ambiente donde los estudiantes se sientan seguros, amados y valorados.
“I’ve always had the heart of a teacher,” said Nieves Castillo-Frazier, who became principal of Good Shepherd School in Garland on July 1.
The Catholic vision and culture of love and mercy must overcome the false narratives that create enemies and convince people and nations to “re-arm” in a “culture of power,” Pope Leo XIV said.
Baptisms in the Catholic Church in Ireland have fallen by almost a third since 2015, with just one Irish diocese seeing any positive change, a new report shows.