CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
ST. BERNARD’S
Convocation speaker will focus on creation
Sister Mary Frolich, RSCJ, will be the keynote speaker at the annual convocation to start the academic year at St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry in Albany, the Diocese’s graduate school for theology. The convocation will be held Sept. 5, 7 p.m., at Mater Christi parish in Albany.
SILVER AWARD
Girl Scout’s project: writing her first book
Every day, residents look around the Albany Diocese and see ways they wish to help their community. Cassandra Carraher, a Girl Scout and a new graduate of St. Mary’s School in Waterford, is making sure positive change happens.
COLLEGE IN ITALY
First-semester goals: See the Colosseum, visit the Vatican
Gene-Philippe Mongan was happy to receive a college scholarship from the Knights of Columbus. He didn’t expect to be using it to study architecture for a semester in Rome, Italy.
PARENT PERSPECTIVE
The scavenger hunt for school supplies
It’s that glorious season when your beloved children will soon become, for six hours a day, someone else’s responsibility. That’s not without a price, fellow parents on the journey: First, you must go through the wringer that is known as “back to school.”
PARENT PERSPECTIVE
Why we’re sending Anna to a Catholic school
When it came time for our daughter to begin school, my wife and I discussed our options at length. Living in an excellent school district, we had multiple options to consider as to where we should send Anna for her education.
LATHAM, HERKIMER, HOOSICK FALLS
Three schools starting year motivated, despite changes
New year, new school program, same passion and spirit. That could be the motto for three diocesan elementary schools, all of which are adapting this year in response to changing needs in their communities.
‘ANSWERING THE CALL’
Diocesan Catholic schools unleash creative thinking with new strategic plan
Within a few years, Catholic education in the Albany Diocese will look very different. The diocesan Catholic Schools Office just released “Answering the Call: Imagine, Evangelize, Transform,” a strategic plan for all 22 elementary and secondary schools.
Jerry zooms past competition in Soap Box Derby
Back in June, staff and supporters from St. Catherine’s Center for Children in Albany gathered for the annual Capital District Soap Box Derby race, held in Schenectady. They were there to cheer for “Jerry” (last name withheld for privacy), a resident of St. Catherine’s housing program, who took the local …
LOUDONVILLE COLLEGE
Siena about to open rooftop observatory
In late May, just as students at Siena College in Loudonville were finishing their final exams, the college was breaking ground on its latest grant project: an observatory on top of its main School of Science building, Roger Bacon Hall.
COMMENCEMENT AT BISHOP MAGINN
BISHOP MAGINN HIGH SCHOOL in Albany graduated 35 seniors at last weekend's commencement ceremony, held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany.
THEOLOGY DEGREE
Doctor-turned-chaplain is new St. Bernard’s grad
After 25 years in medicine, Dr. Joseph Lalka, a retired family physician from Columbia County, is one of this year’s graduates from St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry in Albany, the Diocese’s graduate school for theology.
CONTEST WINNER
Fatima is my favorite
The First World War is considered by many to be the first modern war. In the midst of this catastrophe, in 1917 in Portugal, Mary appeared to three shepherd children. (Editor’s note: Anne is the second-place winner of Saratoga Central Catholic School’s annual St. Francis de Sales writing contest.)
REFLECTION
Guadalupe shows that God is with us
My favorite apparition is Our Lady of Guadalupe, in which the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego in 1531 AD. (Editor’s note: Joseph is the first-place winner of Saratoga Central Catholic School’s annual St. Francis de Sales writing contest.)
ST. THOMAS, DELMAR
For fourth-graders, moving up in school means getting to join Star Wars club
Jedi masters and their Padawan apprentices recently invaded St. Thomas the Apostle School in Delmar to save the galaxy from danger — and were back just in time for popsicles. It was the last meeting of the year for the school’s popular Star Wars club.
SPA CATHOLIC GRADS
SARATOGA CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL held its commencement ceremony last weekend at St. Clement's Church in Saratoga Springs. Bishop Emeritus Howard J. Hubbard officiated as 36 seniors received their diplomas.
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