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Catholic School Matters

313 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratings

Dr. Tim Uhl, the Secretary of Education/Superintendent in the Diocese of Buffalo, interviews thought leaders in Catholic education and discusses the future of Catholic schools in America.

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Ep 200: Catholic School Matters Oct 14 2020

October 14, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MB

The 200th episode of Catholic School Matters marks the return of Fr. Eric Ramirez, SJ, the boys pastoral division director at Regis Jesuit HS in Aurora, Colorado.  Fr. Eric joins Dr. Tim Uhl to discuss the challenges of remote & hybrid learning, how his work as a campus minister and teacher has changed, and his hope for the future.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 199: Catholic School Matters Oct 7th 2020

October 07, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MB

Dr. Debbie Sullivan, the co-Director of the Greeley Center at Loyola Chicago, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the FADICA reports on governance reform in Catholic schools.  They explore innovative models and implications for the future #catholicschoolmatters

Catholic School Matters Sep 30 2020

September 30, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MB

John Galvan, the thoughtful Superintendent of the Diocese of San Diego Catholic Schools, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the challenges of leadership during the pandemic and his vision of hope for Catholic schools.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 197: Catholic School Matters Sep 23 2020

September 23, 2020 06:00 - 26 minutes - 37.2 MB

Elizabeth Goettl, the CEO of the Cristo Rey network, returns to the Catholic School Matters podcast to describe to Dr. Tim Uhl the current state of Cristo Rey high schools--the new schools, the schools on the horizon, and the challenges of the pandemic.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 196: Catholic School Matters Sep 16 2020

September 16, 2020 06:00 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MB

Dr. Tim McNiff returns to the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss his newest venture: Engineering Tomorrow.  He describes to Dr. Tim Uhl how they are promoting STEM through providing hands-on and virtual lessons (free!).  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 195: Catholic School Matters Sep 2, 2020

September 02, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 90.4 MB

The principal of Verbum Dei (Cristo Rey) High School in South-Central LA, Dr. Brandi Odom Lucas, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast on a wide-ranging discussion on race and education during this time of heightened racial tension and calls for reform #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 194: Catholic School Matters Aug 26th

August 26, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MB

The dynamic president of Dominican High in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, Leanne Geise, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss working toward reopening and the leadership challenges of this past summer.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 193: Catholic School Matters Aug 26 2020

August 26, 2020 06:30 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MB

Br. John Montgomery, the long-time principal of Cathedral High in Los Angeles, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss his leadership struggles during the pandemic and how he has fought to get his school ready for any contingency.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 192 Catholic School Matters podcast Aug 26th 2020

August 26, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MB

Jenny Oliver, the principal of St. Joseph Catholic School in Auburn, CA, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss how she was able to grow her school's enrollment during the pandemic and simultaneously prepare for all scenarios.  #catholicschoolmatters

Episode 191: Catholic School Matters Aug 19 2020

August 19, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MB

Bea Kaleva, a Montana-based school attorney, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the legal challenges of the pandemic and considerations for school leaders navigating this new reality.  #catholicschoolmatters

Catholic School Matters Aug 12 2020

August 12, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 48.3 MB

The dynamic superintendent of the Diocese of Evansville, Dr. Daryl Hagan, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the decision to re-open with face-to-face instruction and to discuss the progress in the first 5 days of instruction.  #catholicschoolmatters

Season 5 Introduction

August 10, 2020 22:01 - 3 minutes - 5.08 MB

Who would you like to hear on Season 5?  Do you have topics or guests in mind?  Email the show: [email protected]. Also, we're looking for sponsors.  Do you know any partners who might be interested?

Ep 188: Catholic School Matters

June 04, 2020 17:43 - 23 minutes - 33.1 MB

The 3rd in a series of conversations about race, this podcast is a short conversation between Dr. Marco Clark, the outgoing president of Bishop McNamara HS in suburban DC, with Dr. Tim Uhl, the host of #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 187: Catholic School Matters June 3rd 2020

June 03, 2020 18:53 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MB

Continuing the special series on Conversations on Race, Dr. RaeNell Houston, the African-American superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the current unrest and her perspective.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 186: Conversations about Race

June 02, 2020 21:11 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MB

On this special episode of Catholic School Matters, Dr. Tim Uhl is joined by Christopher Jeanlouis, one of his favorite former students, who discusses his experience of growing up as an African-American in Catholic schools.  They discuss their reactions to the recent racial turmoil.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 185: Catholic School Matters May 20, 2020

May 20, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

The Catholic School Matters podcast hosted by Dr. Tim Uhl features two outstanding guests: Dan Rocha (1:35), the Managing Partner of Cardenio Consulting, discusses his work promoting Catholic schools; and Justin Magouirk Crowe (34:50), Vice President of Education Programs & Partnerships at Providence Health, discusses his efforts supporting two Catholic schools and community health #catholicschoolmatters

Catholic School Matters May 13 2020

May 13, 2020 14:48 - 49 minutes - 68.9 MB

The May 13th edition of the Catholic School Matters podcast hosted by Dr. Tim Uhl marks the return of Roy Petitfils (author, counselor, podcaster, speaker) in a live, radio format.  Recorded the morning of May 13th and uploaded immediately thereafter, it's a fresh conversation about the impact of the Coronavirus on his life and work.  #catholicschoolmatters

Episode 183: Catholic School Matters May 6 2020

May 06, 2020 06:00 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MB

Tom Barrett, the Aussie blogger and educational consultant, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the impact of the pandemic on Australia and his work and what makes for effective school reform work.  #catholicschoolmatters

182: Catholic School Matters April 29th

April 29, 2020 06:00 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MB

The Catholic School Matters podcast hosted by Dr. Tim Uhl focuses on two outstanding school leaders discussing their school's efforts to make remote learning relevant and successful.  Tom Campbell (1:05), the principal of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, MD and Mary Patrick, the principal of St. Stephen's in the Arch of Baltimore, both discuss their school's challenges and successes this spring.  #catholicschoolmatters

Catholic School Matters April 22nd

April 22, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MB

The Catholic School Matters podcast hosted by Dr. Tim Uhl presents two great guests this week talking about issues facing schools right now.  Dr. Eric Wearne (1:09) of Kennesaw State, one of the co-authors of the "Open Letter to Independent School Leaders" discusses his perspective on what Catholic schools should be doing to plan for the immediate future.  Leslie De Leonardis (32:31) from the Arch of Los Angeles STEM network discusses why STEM is valuable in this remote learning environment....

Ep 180: Catholic School Matters podcast April 15 2020

April 15, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 95.6 MB

Dr. Mike Daniels (1:55), the Director of Education for the Lasallian District of SF-NO, and Frank Stingo (42:44), long-time principal of Mater Dei HS in Chula Vista, join Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the impact of remote learning and the pandemic on our Catholic schools.  #catholicschoolmatters

Episode 179: Catholic School Matters April 7 2020

April 08, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 53.8 MB

David Quammen, the NYT-bestselling author of 2012's "Spillover" about animal infections and pandemics, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the current pandemic in layman's terms in order to give school leaders a better understanding of the conditions of the coronavirus and his thoughts moving forward.  #catholicschoolmatters

Catholic School Matters podcast April 6 2020

April 06, 2020 23:04 - 1 hour - 90 MB

Dr. Tim Uhl, the host of the Catholic School Matters podcast, is joined by 3 Catholic school leaders to discuss remote learning.  Dr. Julie Cantillon & Susana Lapeyrade-Drummond (1:47) discuss how their school systems in SF & SD have implemented and supported the move to remote learning and Johnny Tiernan (36:31) from ACE-Ireland discusses the challenges in Irish Catholic schools and how they've adapted #catholicschoolmatters

Episode 177: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour March 25 2020

March 25, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB

On this week's Catholic School Matters Radio Hour, host Dr. Tim Uhl is joined by three Catholic school educators pursuing their doctorates: Lauren Roberts (at the 2:15 mark) from Dallas, Dr. Jim King (36:15) from Maine, and Abbie Greer (57:19) from suburban Washington, DC.  All 3 describe their graduate school journey and their dissertation projects #catholicschoolmatters

Ep #176: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour March 18 2020

March 18, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 111 MB

Episode 176 of the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour hosted by Dr. Tim Uhl features two outstanding guests.  Dr. Ann Garrido, theologian, speaker, and author, joins the podcast (at the 1:29 mark) to discuss her new book "Let's Talk About Truth."  Then Meg Samaniego, the director of the innovative Onward Leaders program in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, comes on (at the 40:28 mark) to discuss their program.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 175: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour March 11 2020

March 11, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 109 MB

Three special guests who need no introduction join Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour to discuss his new book, Orchestrating Conflict: Case Studies in Catholic School Leadership.  Dr. Ann Garrido (1:58) discusses a chapter on Coercion; Dr. Mimi Schuttloffel (21:33) discusses a chapter on Catholic Identity; and Joe Womac (47:32) discusses a chapter on a donation. #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 174 Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Mar 4 2020

March 04, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 131 MB

Dr. Galey Colosimo (1:21), the founding principal of Juan Diego Catholic HS in Salt Lake City, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour to discuss the origins of the school 20 years ago and its ascendancy to Blue Ribbon status.  Then Lincoln Snyder (50:02) of the Diocese of Sacramento joins the podcast to discuss governance reform and school improvement in their Catholic school system #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 173: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Feb 19 2020

February 19, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB

The Catholic School Matters Radio Hour hosted by Dr. Tim Uhl features two outstanding guests: Kathleen Porter-Magee (1:30), the superintendent of New York City's Partnership Schools, joins the podcast to discuss her recent Manhattan Institute report "Catholic on the Inside"; and Kathy House (30:09), long-time principal of Christ the King in Little Rock, discusses the secrets to her success.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 172 Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Feb 12 2020

February 12, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Timothy Bopp (1:10), the president of Holy Trinity HS in Chicago, and Dr. Quentin Wodon (48:01), the Lead Economist at the World Bank, join Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour.  Bopp discusses his vocation as a Catholic high school school president and his school's unique history and Wodon discusses his efforts to promote research on the effectiveness of Catholic schools #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 171: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Feb 5 2020

February 05, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 94.5 MB

The Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Feb 5th features guests who founded and one who will be presenting at this summer's conference for diocesan high school presidents called "The Nashville Exchange."  Jim McIntyre, president of Father Ryan HS in Nashville, joins Dr. Tim Uhl to explain how the project came about and the different features.  Then Dr. Melodie Wyttenbach, the Executive Director of the Roche Center and a presenter at the Nashville Exchange, joins the conversation.  #catholicsc...

Ep 170 Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Jan 29 2020

January 29, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MB

Emily Lazor (1:26) of Dallas Cristo Rey HS and Matt Hauptly (48:21) of Holy Family HS of Denver join Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour to celebrate Catholic Schools Week.  The two young leaders explain their vocation and express their zeal for their great Catholic schools #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 169: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Jan 15 2020

January 13, 2020 22:25 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Dr. Guadalupe Perez (1:20) Supt of the Diocese of Laredo & Sylvia Benning (16:19) principal of a border Catholic school in San Diego, join Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour to discuss how the changes in immigration policy have impacted their Catholic schools.  Then Stephanie Saroki de Garcia (39:49) reveals the innovative efforts of Seton Education Partners #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 168: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Jan 8 2020

January 08, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Dr. Kevin Baxter (0:47) of NCEA and Maureen Dowling (46:08) of the US Dept of Education join Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour.  Dr. Baxter discusses his innovation efforts and Maureen Dowling explains how the Office of Non-Public Education serves Catholic and private schools #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 167: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Nov 27 2019

November 27, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

The Nov 27th Catholic School Matters Radio Hour presents three great guests: Dr. Michelle Lia (1:47) of the Greeley Center at Loyola-Chicago, Helen Dahlman (25:26) of the Catholic Schools Center for Excellence in the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, and Dr. Gail Donahue (43:08) from Notre Dame of Maryland.  The guests join Dr. Tim Uhl and discuss the value of coaching and quality professional development.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 166: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Nov 20th 2019

November 20, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

On the Nov 20th Catholic School Matters Radio Hour, host Dr. Tim Uhl is joined by two outstanding guests: Dr. Frank O'Linn, the Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Cleveland, comes on to discuss leadership, goals for the diocesan schools, and his ministry; Dr. Tiffany Boury of Franciscan University in Steubenville, describes their new online Masters of Catholic Leadership and the progress of their innovative new program #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 165: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Nov 6 2019

November 06, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MB

On the November 6th Catholic School Matters Radio Hour, host Dr. Tim Uhl is joined by Tom Kiely of Marquette University to discuss their collaborative project to explore best practices in Catholic school finance.  They discuss the best practice for operations, oversight, and budgeting to improve the financial operations of all types of Catholic schools as a preview of their upcoming Momentum article on the same topic #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 164: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Oct 30 2019

October 30, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 88.1 MB

The Oct 30th Catholic School Matters Radio Hour hosted by Dr. Tim Uhl focuses on the Espinoza case which will be heard by the US Supreme Court in January and has the potential to overturn all state Blaine amendments and alter our current funding landscape for Catholic schools.  Matthew Brower (1:52) from the MT Catholic Conference explains the origin of the case, Attorney Erica Smith of the Institute for Justice (20:10) explains the legal arguments of the case, and Andrea Picciotti-Bayer (42...

Ep 163: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Oct 23 2019

October 23, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 99.9 MB

Fr. Eric Ramirez, SJ of Regis Jesuit HS in Denver and Tony Ferraro of Floyd Consulting join host Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour.  Fr. Ramirez describes the value and beauty of pastoral ministry in our high school and Ferraro describes his unique professional development program for teachers which gets teachers in touch with their dreams and hopes for their lives.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 162: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Oct 16 2019

October 15, 2019 03:11 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MB

Popular guest Sr. Angie Shaughnessy aka the "nun lawyer" returns to the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour to join host Dr. Tim Uhl in discussing hot legal topics of the day which impact American Catholic schools #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 161: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Oct 9 2019

October 09, 2019 06:00 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MB

For the Oct 9th Episode of the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour, host Dr. Tim Uhl is joined by 3 new Catholic school superintendents: Kelly Lazzara of the Diocese of Richmond, Dr. Joseph Vorbach of the Diocese of Arlington, and Thomas Carroll of the Archdiocese of Boston.  They each discuss their pathway to leadership, challenges, and opportunities in their new roles.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 160: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Oct 2 2019

October 02, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MB

Dr. Tim Uhl, the host of the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour, is joined by Rev. Bryan Massingale of Fordham University to discuss the Vatican document "Male and Female He Created Them," the Vatican's Education Office response to gender theory and transgender issues.  The two educators explore the meaning of the document and its implications #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 159: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Sep 25

September 25, 2019 06:00 - 46 minutes - 64.7 MB

Dr. Jorge Peña from the Greeley Center at Loyola-Chicago joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour podcast to discuss their collaborative effort to develop a survey of Catholic culture to be used in Catholic schools.  They are launching their first cohort next month #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 158 Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Sep 20 2019

September 20, 2019 06:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MB

Catholic School Matters Radio Hour, Part 2 of the New Catholic Schools podcasts features three new Catholic schools.  Dr. Tim Uhl is joined by Deacon Peter McCourt (1:00) of Cristo Rey Richmond HS, Dr. Jared Staudt of the Chesterton Academy of OL of Victory in Denver, and Fr. Raymond Guiao, SJ, from the Welsh Academy in Cleveland.  #catholicschoolmatters

Ep 157: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Sep 18 2019

September 18, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MB

The Catholic School Matters Radio Hour September 18th features the origin stories of 4 brand new Catholic schools.  Dr. Tim Uhl is joined by Cristo Rey St. Viator HS founding president Fr. Tom von Behren CSV (1:38), founding principal of Kolbe Catholic Academy John Petruzzelli (12:24), founding principal of Odessa's Holy Cross HS Carolyn Gonzalez (34:12), and president of Bismarck's Light of Christ Catholic School's Gerald Vetter (48:19) who describes the brand new St. Mary's Central HS.  #c...

Ep 156: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour Sep 11 2019

September 11, 2019 06:00 - 52 minutes - 72 MB

The first episode of Season 4 of the Catholic School Matters focuses on the Mustard Seed Project Oct 7-9 in Chicago.  Host Dr. Tim Uhl is joined by three presenters at the conference: Dr. Mike Boyle of the Greeley Center (1:29) explains the focus of the conference; Curtis Kleisinger of Mother Teresa Academy of Regina, SK (14:48) explains the tiered interventions of his school; and Dr. Keith Crowley of St. John's Prep of MA (31:19) describes their wellness programs supporting student health. ...

Catholic School Matters Radio Hour May 22 2019

May 22, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 129 MB

The May 22nd Catholic School Matters Radio Hour with Dr. Tim Uhl features 4 great guests: Dr. Timothy O'Malley from the McGrath Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame discusses liturgy in Catholic schools; Jill Anable from the Dio of Grand Rapids & Julie Cantillon from the Dio of San Diego discuss their innovative professional development programs; and Bernard Dumond discusses work supporting Catholic schools #catholicschoolmatters

Episode 154: Catholic School Matters Radio Hour May 15 2019

May 15, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Episode 154 of the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour with Dr. Tim Uhl presents two great conversations which happened at the NCEA 2019 Convention.  First, Sr. Angie Shaughnessy of LMU discusses legal issues in and around Catholic schools and then a panel of Catholic university leaders (Tom Kiely from Marquette, Sr. Rosemarie Nassif from LMU, and Kristin Melley from the Roche Center at Boston College) discuss how Catholic universities support Catholic K-12 schools. #catholicschoolmatters

Catholic School Matters Radio Hour May 1st 2019

May 01, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 158 MB

This week's Catholic School Matters Radio Hour (Episode 153) is five great conversations between Dr. Tim Uhl and Catholic school leaders from across the country.  Jason Curtis, the principal of Cardinal Gibbons HS; Steve Perla, the superintendent from Fall River; Dr. Beate Nguyen, the principal of St. Augustine in LA; Dr. Paul Barker, president of OL Good Counsel HS in MD; and Mary Ann Murphy, the long-time principal of Immaculate Conception in downtown LA.  #catholicschoolmatters

Catholic School Matters Radio Hour April 17th

April 17, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 111 MB

Episode #152 of the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour contains a great conversations with Bishop George Murry (1:17 mark) of Youngstown about bishop accountability, Dr. Liz Guneratne (17:47) of Moreau Catholic HS discussing the joys of being a principal, and Dr. Dan DiLeo (43:08) of Creighton University discussing Laudato Si.  #catholicschoolmatters

Catholic School Matters Radio Hour April 10, 2019

April 10, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 92 MB

In this episode of the Catholic School Matters Radio Hour, Dr. Tim Uhl is joined by 5 great Catholic school leaders from the Archdioces of Agana.  First, Superintendent Richard Alvia discusses the Catholic school landscape and then 4 Catholic school leaders--an elementary principal, a high school principal, a high school theology teacher, and a president all share their experience and journey as Catholic school educators on the island.  #catholicschoolmatters