Our National Catholic Schools Week in the United States begins today, as always with a positive note, despite the annual statistics of increased school closings. The week seeks to bolster awareness of the contributions made by the strong faith community that surrounds our Catholic Schools, highlighting their mission to bring the love and light of Christ to the darkness in which we find ourselves. Schools will be assembling to give thanks to God through a school liturgy; service projects, open houses and media coverage will help publicize the effectiveness and need for support of our Catholic schools. Fortunately, increased efforts are emerging to prevent further closings.
St. Marcellin addressed the challenge facing an un-churched post- revolution population by founding a congregation of teaching brothers whose primary purpose was to "make Jesus known and loved." He wisely saw that educating the young in their faith as well as in other subjects would turn around a society that had become almost completely secularized and even hostile toward the Church.
Let us pray for such a movement to come to our aid now.
Bro Rene
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