Fourth-grader Miabella Chino-Burton works alongside James Foley on a typology of
original sin and redemption during a class in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium
at St Joseph Catholic School in West St Paul, Minnesota, USA, on January 20, 2026.
Photo: OSV News/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit. Speaking on the Education Nation podcast, this week, the Irish Times columnist and longtime catechist doesn’t mince her words; if Catholic schools do not actively invest in their ethos, they risk becoming “Catholic in name only.” “We have fantastic young teachers,” she acknowledges, “but many have grown up in an entirely secular environment.” In words…
