Catholic Education: Looking to the Future with Confidence

A Pastoral Letter
by
Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl

"Grace and peace to you in Christ."

With these words, Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl begins his September 2008 pastoral letter on Catholic education. Read more about why the Archdiocese of Washington is engaged in Catholic education, the important role all Catholics have in supporting it and how the Archdiocese of Washington is preparing to meet the needs of the future for our parish religious education programs and schools.

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"It is by celebrating ourstrengths, identifying areas for improvement and working together that Catholic education will flourish for generations to come, bringing them Christ's gospel and helping them grow in their encounter with the living Lord."
-- Archbishop Wuerl

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