Initiative to support, strengthen and finance Catholic education
Archbishop Robert J. Carlson has proclaimed Catholic schools as his first priority, one that is reflected in the long, strong tradition of Catholic education here. Few dioceses have as many Catholic schools — St. Louis is the 38th largest diocese by population in the country, but the seventh largest in Catholic school enrollment.
To help that tradition continue and grow, the archbishop has established a new Mission Advancement Initiative for Catholic education here. The multi-year initiative, which is being planned with the help of a team of educators and fundraising professionals, will focus on helping parishes and schools implement the archbishop's vision for Catholic schools.
"I believe in Catholic education," Archbishop Carlson told the members of the Mission Advancement Initiative earlier this summer. "I also believe that as archbishop of St. Louis I have a God-given responsibility to do everything I can to help our schools be 'Alive in Christ' — vibrant centers of faith and learning committed to excellence and to holiness, to make them available— and...

