January 28, 2024, 12:00 PM

Today we begin Catholic Schools Week. This is a great time to reflect on how we teach the Faith to our children. Parents are the first teachers. They love their children and teach them that God loves them even more. They have their children baptized so they become adopted sons and daughters of God and temples of the Holy Spirit. Another way to pass on our Faith is through Catholic Schools. The Diocese of Scranton is proud of the 15 elementary schools and 4 high schools that provide a well-rounded education, offer an enriching curriculum that includes the arts, foreign languages, physical education, and the latest computer technology to complement the core subjects of religion, math, language arts, social studies, and science. From Pre-K through 12th grade, the curriculum enables students to reach their greatest potential. The students live their Faith, challenge their minds, serve their communities, and build lifelong friendships. A Catholic education is the best choice we can make for our children’s future. However, we must be careful with some Catholic colleges and universities who have set themselves against Church teaching by tolerating and advocating what is contrary to the Faith and Christian moral virtue. These institutions believe they must have autonomy from Church authority in order to have academic freedom. They have linked themselves to the world and a culture of death rather than to the Church from which they came. Our children deserve the best education possible, one that has an excellent environment that prepares them for life ahead. We need to support colleges and universities that uphold the Catholic education they seek to provide, one that integrates academic freedom and strong Catholic Faith. Now you know!