The Basilian Network for Education and New Evangelization - BNENE

09/05/2025

St. Michael's College School's technical design teacher, Ms. Christina Shin, offers a wonderful example of how she incorporates faith and service into her class.

07/12/2025

Thanks to everyone who came to Toronto for the 2025 BNENE Conference! A special shout out to our hosts at St. Michael’s College School! We had a wonderful three days reflecting on what it means to be Basilian educators.

05/05/2025

"...the Catholic school is particularly sensitive to the call from every part of the world for a more just society, and it tries to make its own contribution towards it. It does not stop at the courageous teaching of the demands of justice even in the face of local opposition, but tries to put these demands into practice in its own community in the daily life of the school. " The Catholic School - The Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education (1977)

05/05/2025

Last week, Fr. John Huber, CSB visited Institución Educativa Eusebio Septimio Mari in Riohacha, Colombia, which just opened in February. Fr. Huber visited the classrooms and gave a presentation on Catholic education to the faculty.

The campus operates as a high school for 680 students in Grades 7 through 11 in the morning. In the afternoon, it transforms into an elementary school, accommodating 865 younger students. A secondary campus, located about 20 minutes away is named Mother Veronica and serves 328 students up to Grade 9. Fr. Huber visited the classrooms and gave a conference to the teachers on Catholic education.

Four Basilians currently serve at the school. Fr. Carlos Arturo Rodríguez Marciales, CSB, is the Rector and teaches Religion to 400 students. Fr. Eduard Alexis Guerrero Carrillo, CSB, serves as the school’s Director, while Fr. José Adán Gómez Villalvazo, CSB, fulfills the role of Chaplain. Meanwhile, Fr. Erick de Jesús Enríquez Gutiérrez, CSB, assists both at the school and in nearby parishes.

04/28/2025

Basilian bonding!

SMCS Golf and Volleyball teams travelled south of the border for Basil Bowls against Basilian brother schools DCC and STHS.

03/06/2025

01/30/2025

EVERYONE at a Catholic school is an educator.

“The teacher under discussion here is not simply a professional person who systematically transmits a body of knowledge… ‘teacher’ is to be understood as ‘educator’ - one who helps to form human persons.”
- Lay Catholics in Schools: Witnesses to Faith (1982)

01/30/2025

Archbishop Vigneron's visit to southwest Detroit school for Catholic Schools Week 'meant a lot' to students, principal says

01/23/2025

"The Catholic school has as its specific duty the complete Christian formation of its pupils... Young people have to be taught to share their personal lives with God. They are to overcome their individualism and... to live responsibly in a community with others. The very pattern of the Christian life draws them to commit themselves to serve God in their brethren and to make the world a better place for man to live in."
- The Catholic School (1977) The Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education

01/23/2025

"...the Catholic school shares this element [of dialogue] as constitutive of its identity. [...] Dialogue combines attention to one’s own identity with the understanding of others and respect for diversity. In this way, the Catholic school becomes 'an educating community in which the human person can express themselves and grow in his or her humanity, in a process of relational dialogue...'"
- The Identity of the Catholic School for a Culture Of Dialogue (2022) The Congregation For Catholic Education

Today is Day and our Wellness Team is helping lead our school community in reducing stigma, encouraging conversations, and to supporting those who are struggling.
During both lunches, the club is leading a 'Bell Let's Talk Listening Circle' where students can share their self-reflections and challenging times.

01/21/2025

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"

Today, we reflect on the wisdom and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose dedication to justice, equality, and education continues to inspire us. Brotherhood and servant leadership are at the core of Catholic Central. Let's continue to uplift and serve one another.

01/21/2025