Over 30 RCIA candidates were preparing for baptism the week the "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order was issued. With online classes, a volunteer translator, and a "let go and let God" attitude, they were able to continue the journey.
The teachers in our Catholic schools have a desire to support their students, to walk with them in difficult times, and help them find success in and out of the classroom.
The eminent sociologist Peter Rossi was a world-class punster whose scholarly accomplishments fed a sometimes-whimsical view of the human condition — in which, Rossi memorably observed, “there are many ironies in the fire.”
Even in middle school, Father Al Grasher was interested in the priesthood, but his path to ordination in 1986 took him first to Omak to serve as a teacher.