Friday, June 17, 2011

Memphis Bishop J. Terry Steib + two Protestant millionaire businessmen + Superintendent of diocesan schools Ms. Mary McDonald = WOW!

When a real - deal Jesus Christ - believing Catholic bishop decides to back Catholic education, watch out! :)

A snippet from Jeff Ziegler's article, "The State of Catholic Schools in the US," in The Catholic World Report, June 2011.

"In 1998, Bishop Steib hired McDonald to reopen some of the closed schools.

"The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that McDonald's success followed a brief meeting with Pope John Paul II, during which she asked him to pray for the Memphis schools.

"A month later, two Protestant businessmen gave $10 million, allowing for the reopening of several inner - city schools in one of the nation's most violent urban areas.

"While the majority of the students in these inner - city schools are non - Catholic, all are required to attend Mass and pray the Rosary weekly, according to the Fordham Institute ..."

Way to go, great and wonderful people!

Keep up the great work you're so obviously doing, too! :)

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