Cardinal Newman Society

Catholic Education Honor Roll

Bishop Ryan Catholic School has received the distinction of being named a Cardinal Newman Society Catholic Education Honor Roll School for 2020-2025. The honor is bestowed on a select list of schools across the United States that embody principles of Catholic education that distinguish them from other schools.

In 2004, the Cardinal Newman Society began recognizing Catholic high schools and colleges as a resource for those looking for authentically Catholic schools with rigorous academic programming. The Honor Roll designation recognizes the strong integration of Catholic identity throughout our school, including integrity of our mission and the strength of our community and rich spiritual life, as well as our efforts at integral formation of the minds, bodies, and spirits of our students and a comprehensive academic program which seeks to instill a Christian vision of the world and human wisdom and culture.

Principles of Catholic Education
The Principles of Catholic Identity in Education is a list of elements the Church expects to find in all Catholic schools that would distinguish them from other schools. The principles are derived from Church documents relating to education and include documents of Vatican II, documents from the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education, and the writings of various Popes. The five principles are:

• Inspired by divine mission
• Models Christian communion
• Encounters Christ in prayer, scripture and sacraments
• Integrally forms the human person
• Imparts a Christian understanding of the world

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