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School traditions connect generations

Generation after generation come to Catholic schools not only for the education, but also for the sense of family that comes from sharing faith and experience.

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Catholic schools help students with learning disabilities

SALT LAKE CITY - Catholic schools in Utah, in the last 10 years, have made significant strides in identifying and intervening for those students experiencing learning difficulties. >>>

Alma mater supports career soldier

SALT LAKE CITY - Bulldog pride has stretched all the way from Judge Memorial Catholic High School to Iraq.
In mid-November, U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Michael Offe, Judge Memorial Class of 1974, posted a message on Judge Memorial's social media page saying he would like a sweatshirt. Offe joined the U.S. Army in 1974, right out of high school, and is currently stationed in Iraq. >>>

Faith, parent support compensate for lower pay for Catholic teachers

SALT LAKE CITY - Teachers in the Diocese of Salt Lake City appreciate their jobs despite less competitive pay because they can pray with students, the students are respectful and well behaved, parents are supportive, and there is a cohesive Catholic community. >>>

Utah's Catholic schools enrollment numbers buck national trends

The national news has been grim in recent years for Catholic schools, which saw 17.5 percent of schools close and a 17.4 percent decline in student enrollment between the 2000 and 2009 school years. Utah, however, bucked that trend: The number of high school students increased in that period by about 10.5 percent (172 students), while the total of elementary school students declined by less than 2 percent (64 students). >>>

Catholics continuing to respond to help Haiti

SALT LAKE CITY — Two weeks after the terrible earthquake that shook Haiti, help is needed more than ever.

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Entering the Heart of the Paschal Mystery

When I taught high school, my students passionately offered complaints and criticisms about the Sunday Mass they were "forced to attend." "Mr. Johnston, it's so boring." "But Mr. Johnston, the music is not good." "Mr. Johnston, our priest doesn't engage us." "Mr. Johnston, why don't they try to make it fun?" These may be valid concerns, but I always challenged my students to think a little deeper. I wanted them to examine their life in Christ as expressed in this communal gathering we call liturgy. So over the course of a semester, we studied the liturgical life of the Church and, in the end, the Spirit moved some of these young people to a deeper appreciation of the liturgy.

 

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Agradecen con una rica cena a los músicos latinos

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Catholics send aid to Haiti

SALT LAKE CITY - Despite the thousands of miles between Utah and Haiti, the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck the island nation also hit the Beehive State. Catholics are among the Utahns who are pouring time and money into relief efforts >>>