Abstract
These proceedings include selected presentations on Catholic identity by six participants of the 2011 Catholic Higher Education Collaborative (CHEC) Conference on Catholic Identity at The Catholic University of America (CUA). The conference, jointly sponsored by CUA and St. John’s University, is the fourth in a series of five national conferences sponsored by the collaborative. Each of these presentations looks at Catholic identity from a different perspective, including collaborative partnerships between K-12 schools and higher education; school policies that promote Catholic identity; curriculum; research into Catholic social teaching; and leadership. Contributors include Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., 14th president of CUA and current Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey; Reverend Donald J. Harrington, C.M., president of St. John’s University; Sr. Barbara L. Monsegur, CFMM, principal of Lourdes Catholic High School, Arizona; Karen Vogtner, principal of St. John the Evangelist School, Georgia; Thomas W. Burnford, secretary for education, Archdiocese of Washington; and, Mary Jane Krebbs, associate dean for graduate studies in the School of Education, St. John’s University.
Highlights
Recommended CitationOur Schools--Our Hope: Reflections on Catholic Identity from the 2011 Catholic Higher Education Collaborative Conference
John’s does not do what little it does out of charity. It does so because of our own vision and our own conviction that as Catholic educators the sacred trust we share is one and that the Church in which we find ourselves is one
How is the effectiveness of the Catholic identity and culture assessed in the school? The Assessment of Catechesis/Religious Education (ACRE) charts the basic knowledge of the Catholic faith students acquire
Summary
Our Schools--Our Hope: Reflections on Catholic Identity from the 2011 Catholic Higher Education Collaborative Conference. Authors Bishop David M O'Connell, Rev. Donald J Harrington, Sr. Barbara L Monsegur, Karen Vogtner, Thomas W. This focus section article is available in Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ce/ vol16/iss1/9. John’s University, is the fourth in a series of five national conferences sponsored by the collaborative Each of these presentations looks at Catholic identity from a different perspective, including collaborative partnerships between K-12 schools and higher education; school policies that promote Catholic identity; curriculum; research into Catholic social teaching; and leadership. I have personally seen that happen in the field of Catholic education, especially Catholic higher education This morning, I would like to focus our attention on the ideas of (1) identity; (2) mission; and (3) leadership. That is what we have come here today to think about and discuss
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