National Catholic Schools Week is celebrated at Catholic schools throughout the country every year. This year, it kicks off on Sunday January 30 and runs through February 5. National Catholic Schools Week originated in 1974 and often has a specific theme. The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2022 is [...]
BACKGROUND After graduating from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in 1992 I went on scholarship to play football at Mesa Community College for two years and then finished my career at Western New Mexico University. I completed my BS in secondary education with a minor in social studies and my [...]
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2022! A time for new beginnings, fresh starts, and of course, resolutions if they suit you. I believe in setting intentions or resolutions for the New Year for a number of reasons. Let me share a few of them with you: First, we all need [...]
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! May 2022 be your best and blessed yet. We are blessed to be a part of such a vibrant community in the Diocese of Phoenix. We have many organizations who not only serve others to change lives, but where we can serve with our time, [...]
The Best Kept Secret in Arizona! As part of our Marketing efforts with the goal of increasing our Corporate Tax Credit support, CEA has partnered with many of our schools for Corporate Outreach events. These brief yet informative events have been designed as educational opportunities for business owners, school [...]
The Reason for the Season For many, Christmas is about spending time with family and friends. It’s about making memories that will last a lifetime. It is the time to touch every heart with love and care, with the promise of a bright future ahead. However, beneath the hustle and [...]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (93) Seton Catholic HS (1997) Regis University (2001) Background: I am an Arizona native, having been born and raised in the East Valley. My parents moved here right before I was born from Michigan and Indiana. They both came from large families but moved to [...]
Dear Friends, Wishing you a blessed Advent and Christmas season! I am thankful for our Bishops, our Board of Directors, our Arizona corporate and individual tax credit contributors, our Changing Lives with Legacy Donors, principals, school faculties and staff, priests, deacons, clergy, women religious, our associates and our vendor partners [...]
Dear Friends, We have so much to be grateful for at Catholic Education Arizona! Last week, we mailed award letters to 111 students awarding just over $300,000 in Disabled/Displaced scholarships for the first time in our 24 year history. We couldn’t do it without our caring, generous community and Cigna’s [...]
Thanksgiving, a Time to Appreciate and Make History Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations. For more than two centuries, days of [...]
