by ICLE Team | Jul 21, 2017 | Member School Content, Raphael's Room Blog
By Bishop James D. Conley Fifty years ago this month, in July of 1967, a group Catholic university presidents and administrators met together at a retreat center in Land O’Lakes, Wisconsin, in Wisconsin’s northern forest, along the border with the upper peninsula of...
by ICLE Team | Jun 30, 2017 | Member School Content, Raphael's Room Blog
The liberal arts allow us the freedom to become more fully human by sharing as fully as possible in that which makes us distinct, and the freedom to flourish through the reality of our nature, our humanity, and, yes, perhaps even our divinity… Why My Favorite Nun Was...
by ICLE Team | Jun 16, 2017 | Member School Content, Raphael's Room Blog
The following speech was given by Emma Lopez, a non-Catholic graduate of St. Augustine Academy, Ventura. Good afternoon and welcome teachers, graduates, parents, families, and friends to Saint Augustine Academy. What makes St. Augustine’s so unique is that it is more...
by ICLE Team | Jun 16, 2017 | Member School Content, Raphael's Room Blog
Valedictorian Liliane G. Watkins reflects on Romans 12:2 (“Do not be conformed to the world”) in the light of her experience at St. Thomas More Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina. Thank You I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Luddy, our great benefactor...
by ICLE Team | Feb 11, 2017 | Member School Content, Raphael's Room Blog
During Catholic Schools Week, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Joseph O’Brien of the Catholic Business Journal. The interview spanned my career in Catholic education – which began in 1990 – and included my work in transitioning a failing parochial school to...
by ICLE Team | Feb 1, 2017 | Member School Content, Raphael's Room Blog
On a breezy and cold Washington, DC day, I, and many thousands of others, took to the streets of the Capital city to stand up for the dignity of human life. Each year, I marvel at the crowd’s joyful and friendly nature. Where else can you find a protest that includes...
