Secularism and the strategic plan of Catholic schools

IF there is one word that is most frequently associated with Jesus' ministry in the Gospels, it is the verb "teach." In one pericope we have Jesus with his exhausted disciples seeking some respite — but encountering instead a large crowd that had followed them on foot. Rather than instructing his disciples "Get me out of here," the Gospels tell us that Jesus was moved with compassion — and he taught them.

Faithful to the mission entrusted to her to "go forth and teach all nations," the Church has constantly taught — through missionaries, catechists, zealous lay faithful, priests, bishops and popes. And many times this teaching has come at a tremendous cost. Many of the Church's teachers suffered martyrdom because they would not go back on their teaching nor be silenced. And she has, through the ages, established and maintained schools, colleges and higher centers of learning.