Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Catholic Education Foundation Seminar 2026: The Role of the Priest in Today’s Catholic School

July 14-16, Cincinnati, Ohio

The 12th annual Catholic education conference for bishops, priests, and seminarians will take place July 14-16, at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, the Athenaeum in Cincinnati, Ohio; it is offered by the Catholic Education Foundation and led, as usual, by Fr Peter Stravinskas, who is the Executive Director of the CEF. He is also Dean of the Faculty of Education at Pontifex University, which offers the program he designed, the Master’s in Education in Catholic School Administration, and an Education Doctorate.

The intended audience is bishops, priests, and seminarians, and the seminar is based on the conviction that the viability of Catholic schools is directly proportional to the presence and activity of priests.

Further information can be found on the CEF website: catholiceducation.foundation or by calling: 215-327-5754; or emailing Fr Stravinskas directly at fstravinskas@hotmail.com

The cost is $700 (all-inclusive).

Speakers are:
  • Rev. Peter M. J. Stravinskas (President, Catholic Education Foundation)
  • Rev. John Belmonte, SJ (Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Venice)
  • Deacon Sean Costello (Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Winona-Rochester)
  • Rev. Michael Davis (Pastor, Archdiocese of Miami & Professor, Pontifex University)
  • Carlos de Quesada (Vera Cruz Advisory)
  • John Dejak (Director, Secretariat of Catholic Education, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  • Brian Dorrian (Philosophy Department Head, Charlotte Catholic High School)
  • Johann D’Souza (Clinical Psychologist)
  • Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ (Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of New York)
  • Rev. James Kuroly (Rector/President, Cathedral Prep School & Seminary, Diocese of Brooklyn)
  • Rev. Msgr. Thomas Machalski (Pastor, Diocese of Brooklyn)
  • Rev. Christopher Peschel (Pastor & Diocesan School Board Member, Fall River, Massachusetts)
  • Dr. Robert Royal (Editor, The Catholic Thing)
  • Rev. Msgr. Joseph Schaedel (Vicar General Emeritus & Pastor Emeritus, Archdiocese of Indianapolis)
  • Br. Owen Sadlier. OSF (Professor, St. Joseph Seminary, New York)
The seminar will include workshops dealing with the following topics: 
  • Conciliar and Papal Teaching on Catholic Education
  • The History of Catholic Education in the United States
  • The Priest’s Presence in the School Community (Students, Faculty,
  • Administration, Parents)
  • The Priest as the Public Relations Man of the School
  • Financial Concerns
  • Models of Governance and Best Practices
For further information: call 215-327-5754 or email fstravinskas@hotmail.com.
The Sermon on the Mount, by Jan Brueghel

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