What does it mean to be a discipleship driven Catholic school? First and foremost it means that a student's relationship with Jesus is of the highest priority. Impacts on discipleship are considered at every level of decision making. We look at four broad categories of behavior as evidence of lived, fruitful relationship with Jesus: (1) Prayer (Relationship With God), (2) Sacraments (Reception of God's Grace), (3) Service (Care for Community), & (4) Virtue (Relationship w

In his closing remarks of the 2026 Convocation of the Institute on the Catechism, Bishop Pohlmeier of the Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida and Chairman of the USCCB Subcommittee on the Catechism challenged us to reflect deeply on how each of our individual work in ministry facilitates conversion. This was a timely challenge for Tim and I as we embark on a new season of full time work in service of catechetical leaders.

One of the first things we ask in many of our workshop presentations, especially to parish and school leaders is, "What is discipleship?" Over time we have heard dozens and dozens of answers to this question and the variation makes one thing clear. A lot of people aren't really sure what discipleship is.