Jesuit Fr. John Meehan believes Catholic post-secondary education is facing the same issue at the University of Sudbury that Catholic colleges and universities are facing around the world: itöÏÓãÊÓƵapp quite fragile in a world that is increasingly secular.

VANCOUVER -- University of British Columbia president Santa Ono watched the news in horror last spring as the burning spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris toppled and crashed during a fire at one of the worldöÏÓãÊÓƵapp most famous churches.

David Malloy may be the philosopher in charge at KingöÏÓãÊÓƵapp, but heöÏÓãÊÓƵapp no philosopher-king.

Sixty years ago, 13-year-old Clara CregliaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp homeroom teacher, Sr. Elaine, instructed the new Grade 9 class to pair up and choose their locker partners. Creglia didn’t really know anyone at TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Loretto College School on Brunswick Ave. so she decided to try her luck with the girl that sat behind her. 

EDMONTON -- Whether sheöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bringing a beehive or a squid into her classroom, Tonya Byrne believes that teaching is all about engaging the students.

The students at St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy in Toronto didn’t grow up on a reserve or have Indigenous roots, but after a semester learning Grade 11 Indigenous Studies English, they knew they could still be allies to their native brothers and sisters. 

At 18, Joshua Bujold is about to return to high school. ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp been a few years since heöÏÓãÊÓƵapp been surrounded by classmates and he hopes this time things will be different when he attends TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Msgr. Fraser High School.

A decision by the Ontario government to force high school students to earn four credits through online courses has put Catholic schools on notice. 

OAPCE has been the voice for Catholic parents in OntarioöÏÓãÊÓƵapp education system for 80 years and it has no intention of letting that voice go unheard.

Catholic schools have long been recognized for their strong programs in social science, language and arts, and, at many schools, physical education. But often the success of these programs has come at the expense of the science curriculum, according to some.