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Opening Day
Monday ~ January 30, 2006
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Catholic Schools' week opened
with a
Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit.
Father Thomas Mullelly,
a Bishop McDevitt alumnus, is
Director of the Aquinas
Institute at Princeton
University.
All alumni priests, Religious
brothers and sisters were invited
to attend! During the
liturgy, the faculty expressed their commitment to
Catholic Education. |
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Tuesday ~ January 31, 2006
Colloquium ~ 1 P.M. to 8 P.M.
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A colloquium of high schools
focused on Pope John Paul II's encyclical,
Evangelium
Vitae - "The
Gospel of Life".
Invitations were sent to 38 Archdiocesan and
Private Catholic Secondary
Schools within the Archdiocese.
Click
here
for a letter from Bishop
McDevitt's Principal.
Dr. Robert P. George,
the McCormick Professor of
Jurisprudence and Director of
the James Madison Program in
American Ideals and Institutions
at Princeton University gave the keynote address.
The
conference had three
discussion sessions treating
different aspects of the
encyclical. Click
here
for the day's schedule. |
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Wednesday ~ February 1, 2006
Inside the Passion
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Author,
Father John Bartunek,
of the book
"Inside the Passion"
(left) spoke to the McDevitt
community and guests.
His book is a guide to the film
"The Passion of Christ" created
and directed by actor Mel
Gibson. Mel Gibson wrote
the foreword to Father
Bartunek's book. Father
offers much insight not only to
the understanding of the movie
but also to the meaning of
Christ's passion from a
spiritual and historical
perspective |
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pictures below for a larger view.
Thursday ~ February 2, 2006
"Apostle of Common Sense"
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Dale Ahlquist,
author of
"Apostle of Common Sense",
spoke about G.K. Chesterton
one of the most well-known and
beloved writers of his time.
Juniors and Seniors were invited to an assembly with the
author. Underclassmen viewed a videotape in their
homerooms on G.K. Chesterton.
Sponsored by the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia, a mass for all
athletes in the Archdiocese was celebrated at the
Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter
and Paul.
75 of our Student Athletes from
Bishop McDevitt attended the
liturgy! |
Friday ~ February 3, 2006
The Red Cross and Katrina
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Mr. Tom Foley,
Bishop McDevitt alumnus, is the CEO of the
Red Cross' Southeastern Pennsylvania
Chapter. Mr. Foley spoke to the
student body about the Red Cross and their
response to the victims of Hurricane
Katrina.
The faculty of McDevitt has adopted a
"sister" school in New Orleans. St.
Edward the Confessor is one of the many
institutions in need. The faculty sent
gift certificates to the teachers of St.
Edward's for the Christmas holidays.
During the day, Bishop McDevitt
students corresponded with the students
of St. Edward's wishing them blessings and
good will. |
Catholic Schools Week Logo
Created by
Sister Mary Boyer, S.S.J.
Art Department Chair
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