Before a child opens a textbook, walks down a school hallway, or puts pencil to paper in a classroom, she has already received an education in the important lessons of life from a woman, said Sister Sandra Helton, SSND, as she welcomed more than 300 registered attendees to the 14th annual Women’s Leadership Luncheon at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch on March 25.
St. Cecilia Catholic School
For years, the St. Cecilia Catholic Parish community has prayed the Stations of the Cross inside the church. This Lent, a group of parishioners took that devotion a step further, walking 100 kilometers — an average of about 13 miles a day — over six days in Spain. Their goal: to help make a long-held dream a reality by building an outdoor Stations of the Cross garden at the parish.
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.
Faith, family and community. Lola Rodriguez credits those three aspects of her life with inspiring her to answer the call to become a Catholic school teacher.
A frigid, blustery wind signals the arrival of another cold front, dramatically dropping afternoon temperatures and sending most north Texans looking for the warm confines of their homes. The erratic Texas weather, though, doesn’t deter two St. Cecilia Catholic School administrators from lacing up their walking shoes and setting out for a brisk trek through the Oak Cliff school’s neighborhood on Jan. 19. That’s because with each step, the two women move closer to their goal.