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Digital device overuse and dependence are permeating the classroom, causing a mental health crisis among today’s youth, a technology expert informed archdiocesan principals and administrators during the Archdiocese of Newark’s annual School Leaders Administrative Conference on Aug. 20.

When Andrew McDermott, a graduate of Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, went on a study abroad program at the Paris Games through Queens University of Charlotte to research the impact of the Olympics on youth sports, he first made a stop at his alma mater. There, he interviewed Patrick Kivlehan, who won a Silver Medal in 2020 as part of Team USA Baseball. Kivlehan is also the school’s Director of Student Services.

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Seven new educators will assume roles as principals and presidents across the Archdiocese of Newark for the 2024-25 school year. Barbara Dolan, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, welcomed the new administrators at the Leaders Administrative Conference held on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the St. John Paul II Youth Retreat Center in Kearny.

The Archdiocese of Newark’s School Leaders Administrative Conference was held on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the St. John Paul II Youth Retreat Center in Kearny, gathering leaders from all 71 schools within the Archdiocese. Barbara Dolan, Superintendent of Catholic Schools, warmly welcomed everyone to the 2024-25 school year.

A Bible museum, Bible studies for preschoolers, Scripture-based faith sharing for men, a Bible knowledge competition, and a catechist book club featuring Lectio Divina are some initiatives that will be undertaken at a dozen parishes within the Archdiocese of Newark thanks to scholarship funding provided by the American Bible Society and facilitated by the Archdiocese’s Catechetical Office.

Father Edwin Leahy, headmaster of St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame among 18 others, including actress Meryl Streep, actor Paul Rudd, founder and CEO of Jersey Mike’s Subs Peter Cancro, former NY Giants quarterback Phil Simms, and singer-songwriter Lesley Gore.

Two Archdiocesan priests and a Catholic school principal recently traveled to the Diocese of Yakima in Washington State to learn about ministries serving migrant orchard workers who pass through the area every summer and are offered spiritual support on their journey.

Two high school students united their talents and passions to produce a bilingual children’s environmental stewardship book inspired by their faith and time at a Catholic school.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone‘s Union Catholic family gathered at the Stage House Tavern in Mountainside to watch the alum take the gold in the women’s 400-meter hurdles at the 2024 Olympics at Stade de France in Paris.

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During the summer, Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church students delved into the study of Mary, exploring appearances of our Lady at a Fatima, Lourdes, Guadalupe, Knock, and Mount Carmel. The New Providence church hosted its inaugural Vacation Bible Camp from July 15 – 19, with the program “Tracking Mary: Aboard the Queen of Heaven Express.”

Dr. Marla James, a distinguished Union Catholic Regional High School educator, has been honored as Archdiocese of Newark Teacher of the Year. The Archdiocese of Newark has also nominated her for the 2024 NJCAPE Nonpublic School Teacher of the Year Award.

Back-to-school giveaway and Italian ice social will be celebrated at three locations.

For the second year, teenagers from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Tenafly traveled to Portland, Maine, to serve over 200 of the city’s most vulnerable through cooking, cleaning, landscaping, and organizing efforts.