As a parent or grandparent, what do you want for your children? A better life Happiness More money Status Recognition Probably all of these things, but how do you help them achieve their goals? All of these goals, and more, start with a good education. Catholic Education Arizona is [...]
Christine Tax Ss. Simon and Jude - Class of 1995 Bourgade - 1995-1997 St Mary’s - Class of 1999 Background: I am an Arizona native, the youngest of five children, raised by two loving Catholic parents. My parents valued the importance of Catholic education and sacrificed so much so that [...]
Question #1 for Parent: “How has CEA helped make Catholic education attainable and affordable for your family? Our son, who is now a high school senior, has been in Catholic school since he was a freshman. We now have a daughter beginning her freshman year at the same Catholic school. [...]
National Catholic Schools Week was celebrated January 31 to February 6, 2021. Catholic Schools Week is a time when schools celebrate their uniqueness and their communities. Special events, projects, and masses take place to honor the gift of the Christ and service-centered education available at Catholic schools. Often during Catholic [...]
Love is in the air, love of family, love of state and country, and most importantly, love of faith. A faith-filled education that serves the unique needs of the whole child--that is Catholic Education. A precious gift that has sustained our church for hundreds of years, and one we must [...]
Dear Friends, Happy Saint Valentine's Day! Saint Valentine was a 3rd-Century Roman Saint commemorated in Christianity on February 14 and has been associated with courtly love. We are filled with another kind of love, love for one another, as we continue to lift others out of despair, loneliness, lack of [...]
PHOENIX, AZ (January 28, 2021) - National Catholic Schools Week is January 31 to February 6, 2021. This is the time when families begin choosing the best school for their children and when schools connect with families, donors, educators and other community members. There are 36 schools in the Diocese [...]
The parish history of St. Clare of Assisi began when the area was part of three parishes: Santa Teresita Parish in El Mirage, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Sun City West and St. Anthony in Wickenburg. All three neighborhood communities experienced growth that caused them to run out of [...]
In 1964, 25 Catholic families began gathering for Sunday Mass at the Carefree Inn. At that time, the mission in Carefree, Arizona was part of the Diocese of Tucson and a mission of our Lady of Perpetual Help in Scottsdale. After 8 years, and gaining another 45 families, Our Lady [...]
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Wishing our Catholic Education Arizona community a blessed year filled with abundant health, faith and love. Let last year be our teacher and our coming year be filled with hope. I approach each day with opportunity in mind. The word opportunity comes from a Latin [...]
