A message from our teachers Mrs. Budde (Art), Miss Mertzig (First Grade), and Miss McGann (Second Grade):
We want to express our gratitude to all who made our trip to the ICLE Conference possible as its impact will not only last on our own hearts for a lifetime, but will pour out into the children you entrust to us. Thank you! This gift will keep on giving, and we wish everyone in our school community has the opportunity to be fed Truth, Goodness, and Beauty the way we have been fed this past week.
After much time in prayer, formation, community, and contemplation this week, it is obvious that the renewal of Catholic Liberal Education depends completely upon our commitment to “Behold[ing] the Beauty of the Lord” — the theme of this year’s conference.
There are too many inspiring quotes from this past week to share them all, but here are some that cause our hearts to stop in wonderment and awe.
“Wonder is a choice. Joy is a choice.”
“You become what you behold.”
“We have failed in the education endeavor if we fail to bring our children to Jesus in the Eucharist.”
“No matter how much knowledge we have, we will never become wise without prayer.”
“To teach is to prepare our students’ eyes to be opened by Christ — to teach to see through a Eucharistic vision.”
“Love is the beginning and end of education. Love is what makes us more human.”
“True beauty is the love of God who revealed Himself to us in the mystery which is the Eucharist.”
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