Words of Support.
“The staff team of the Department for Catholic Education in Springfield Diocese is so excited to see the plans taking shape for Nazareth Catholic Academy! We have been encouraging the faculty of all of our Catholic schools to explore ways that they can “integrate, elevate, orient” every part of their curricula to the wisdom of Christ. We think that the faithful families in and around Charleston and Mattoon are blessed to have this effort get started in their area. We are here to provide every support and assistance that we can, starting with our prayers that the Holy Spirit will abundantly bless this noble cause.”
Brandi Borries
Superintendent of Catholic Schools
Mark Newcomb
Director for Catholic Education
“The fact that the Nazareth Catholic Academy is in its germinal phase is exciting to me as a priest! There is currently no Catholic education available in the greater Charleston area. This option has the opportunity to not just educate, but truly form children in the Catholic faith. It could give the children a worldview that does not conform with the wisdom of the world, and therefore to set them firmly on their feet in principles of truth, beauty and goodness which the human soul was made for. The fact that there is real parent involvement is also a stellar aspect of the Academy, as the home is the first Church and the primary teacher of the faith.”
Fr. Michael Berndt
Pastor, St. Charles Borromeo Charleston, IL
