Education

Q: What can I say to my young relatives to encourage them to send their children to Catholic schools? 

Start by asking this question, "Is God part of my daily life or is He only allowed in my life on special occasions and on Sundays?"

JEFFERSON CITY — Archbishop Robert J. Carlson and Catholic school administrators from around Missouri expressed their support this week for a proposal to create a tax-credit supported scholarship program for students in unaccredited districts to attend private or parochial schools.

Sen. Jane Cunningham, R-Chesterfield, is the sponsor of the bill, Senate Bill 706, which was heard in the Missouri Senate's General Laws Committee. It would also annex the unaccredited Kansas City public school district to neighboring districts.

Working together with new mission advancement initiative, our Catholic schools will be Alive in Christ!

The time for discussion is over, and the time for action has begun.

On Feb. 2, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson presented at John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Manchester his priorities for Catholic education in the Archdiocese of St. Louis and the steps to be taken to achieve them.

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Summary of the Alive in Chirst mission advancement initiative

Priorities of the Alive in Chirst mission advancement initiative

The 119 elementary schools and 28 high schools in the 11-county Archdiocese of St. Louis will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week beginning Sunday, Jan. 29. The annual celebration includes a variety of academic programs, religious events, open houses and other special activities highlighting the many positive aspects of Catholic education, which has been a part of our archdiocese for almost 200 years.

A priest and a principal in the archdiocese are being recognized for their commitment to Catholic education.

Father Tom Molini, pastor of St. Gerard Majella Parish in Kirkwood, is one of 10 pastors nationwide to receive the Distinguished Pastor Award from the National Catholic Educational Association for outstanding support to Catholic elementary education.

Mike Welling, principal of Incarnate Word School in Chesterfield, is this year's Distinguished Elementary Principal in the St. Louis Archdiocese.

JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Catholic Conference is strongly supporting proposed legislation by State Sen. Scott Rupp, R-Wentzville, and State Rep. Shane Schoeller, R-Willard, to repeal a provision in the Missouri Constitution that for more than 100 years has been used to deny basic public services to children attending religious schools.