Nine charities and organizations to benefit from teacher’s gift
Just as the late Mary Alice Lawler guided and nurtured classrooms of fourth-graders for more than four decades, about 35 children — equivalent to…
Salute aims to raise $1.3 million for Catholic education
The 31st annual Salute to Catholic School Alumni, which typically attracts more than 1,500 people to a packed Galt House Hotel ballroom, will be…
Long-time educator leaves millions to organizations
Mary Alice Lawler was known as a master teacher. For more than four decades she taught fourth-grade at Our Lady of Lourdes School. Lawler,…
Winners announced in Vocation Essay and Poster Contest
Father Anthony Chandler sees a possible vocation in the very observant winner of this year’s Vocation Essay and Poster Contest. Jack Stevenson, a seventh-grader…
‘God led me here,’ principal says
Pam Breunig, principal of St. Dominic School in Springfield, Ky., feels certain God called her to Catholic education. Her career in Catholic education is…
Students share Rice Bowl’s impact
Students at Mercy Academy spent several weeks learning about the global impact of Catholic Relief Services and its Lenten fundraiser program — Rice Bowl….
Teachers recognized with innovation awards
In a year that has demanded creativity and innovation from every teacher, five Catholic elementary school teachers in the Archdiocese of Louisville have been…
Assumption educator honored for inclusion
Judi Erskine has made it her mission to instill confidence in her students and teach them how to advocate for themselves. Erskine, a learning…
Catholic Charities distributes thousands in assistance
At the Sister Visitor Center, the phone rings all day, every day. The calls come from desperate neighbors and clients who need help paying…
Catholic schools are integral source of student formation, archbishop says
Catholic schools are an integral “source of formation in bringing about followers of Jesus Christ,” said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz at the annual Catholic…