Board Member News -- D. J. Cole, Treasurer How long have you been on the CEA board? “I joined the board in 2017 and currently serve as Treasurer and as a member of the Finance and Executive Committees.” Why is CEA important to Catholic schools? “CEA makes it possible for [...]
Question 1: As a parent, how has CEA helped make Catholic education attainable and affordable for your family? “We wanted to raise our daughter in our Catholic faith. Thankfully, we are able to send her to Catholic School because of the tuition assistance from CEA. CEA has made Catholic School affordable [...]
This past year has been full of miracles and blessings from donating my kidney to a stranger in January to cliff jumping in the Aegean Sea in August. In September, God surprised me with the amazing opportunity to join the CEA dream team. I have been with CEA for about [...]
Featured image: Students from Xavier College Prep with Peter D. Morkert, Ed.D. Director of Outreach for Canyon Christian Schools Consortium, Grand Canyon University and Nancy Padberg, President and CEO of Catholic Education Arizona Why did your corporation decide to work with CEA through the Low-Income Corporate Tax Credit? GCU is a firm [...]
Alumni Testimonial: Kate Tax Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral School - ‘19, Xavier College Preparatory- ‘23, Creighton University- ‘27 Background: I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. I was raised by my mother Christine, and my father Christopher. I have a younger Brother named Connor who is a rising [...]
When Catholic Education Arizona posed a challenge to the schools in the Diocese of Phoenix in November 2018, one school took that challenge to heart and earned the top spot for matching contributions. No one expected that the smallest school in the diocese would be the top school for CEA [...]
One of Arizona’s most successful Catholic schools, Most Holy Trinity Catholic School, has an interesting story. This K-8 school, which now has 211 students and a thriving on-campus SOLT community, can actually trace its history back to a vacant meat market and flourishing citrus grove. Beginning In the spring of [...]
Christ the King Catholic School has made a major impact on the East Valley. This parish school has a strong community, with approximately 2,000 families and over 900 active parishioners. Here’s how Christ the King got its start. Beginning Christ the King Parish was founded by the Diocese of Tucson [...]
Bourgade Catholic High School is a high school whose mission is to educate the hearts and minds of students in the Catholic tradition and, in partnership with families, to be servant leaders and stewards of the Gospel. Here’s the history behind this incredible school that has a 27-acre campus with [...]
