One of the wonderful joys of February is the celebration of Black History Month. We use the second month of the year to offer our community a special occasion in which to celebrate the unique, and sometimes overlooked treasures in the annals of our country’s history. O...

On February 2 in a small Pennsylvania town, the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox is annually celebrated in a joyous, albeit peculiar custom. Auspiciously, Punxsutawney, PA. is best known for a member of the squirrel family known simply as Ph...

I often wonder when the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) decided on the time of the school year in which to hold Catholic Schools Week, if they had forgotten about “old man winter”. As most teachers and principals can attest, nary a year has passed by w...

This week, St. Agnes, like the other 6,531 Catholic schools around the country, devoted a week of time to commemorate the unique and distinctive spirit of our communities.  This tribute began in 1974 and is prominently known as Catholic Schools Week. 

The blessing...