Students share what Catholic education means to them The following story appeared in the January 28 Idaho Catholic Register. Traditionally, Treasure Valley Catholic schools’ students gather for a Mass together during Catholic Schools Week. This year, given concerns with a lack of bussing, illness, and other challenges, the schools will not gather for a Mass. Instead, each school recorded a 30-second video of students in their worship space and Bishop Peter Christensen record

The following story appeared in the January 28 Idaho Catholic Register. Francis Muwonge, a St. Joseph Catholic School second-grader, lectors at Mass. (Courtesy photo) By Sarah Quilici A second-grade student stands at the ambo at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist and announces, “A reading from the Prophet Isaiah.” This second-grade student is proclaiming the word of God in front of his peers, and he is doing it with poise and confidence. He is also learning how to be pa