Catholic Liberal Education

Reclaiming the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

We are thrilled to be an Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) Premier Member School. We are bringing the Catholic intellectual tradition to life at Christ the King Parish School. So much great work has happened over the last 3-4 years to deepen the Catholic Identity of our school and to bring students and families to a personal encounter with Christ. Now we have shifted our philosophy of education at Christ the King from one of following the typical secular standards to that of Catholic  Education, where God is the center of all knowledge.

Educating the whole child is the purpose of Catholic Education. A liberally educated student will know how to think and reason and will have the freedom to grasp the truth of things and to order his or her life to that Truth. By experiencing the Catholic intellectual tradition of Liberal Education, our students will become precise thinkers with nimble minds. They will have a greater mastery of language and mathematics because they will learn them in an ordered and comprehensive way where faith and learning are united.

We are excited to answer the call of Archbishop Sample to renew Catholic education by offering a Catholic Liberal Education to our students, so they will know and value what is true and good and beautiful. 

We are blessed to have the opportunity to educate your children with God truly at the center of it all.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• 88.3 Morning Blend Interview 10/29/24
  • Forming students who are grounded in their faith, Christ the King Catholic school is a member school of the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education. Hear how our Catholic faith is an integral part of every subject from their pastor Msgr. John Cihak and school principal Sarah Taber.
• To Lead a Child: On Reclaiming a Human Pedagogy Elisabeth Sullivan, Executive Director, Institute for Catholic Liberal Education
• Monsignor Cihak Homilies:
  • Catholic Schools' Week 1/29/23
  • Our Catholic Faith and Education 5/7/23
• Institute for Catholic Liberal Education:
  • Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) Website
  • "Renewing Catholic Schools: How to Regain a Catholic Vision in a Secular Age" 
  • "Renewing Catholic Education: A Guide for Parents" 
  • "The Joy of Education Report" 
  • "What is Catholic Liberal Education?"
  • "Good News Handout" 
  • Is Classical Education Making a Comeback? | EWTN News In Depth May 31, 2024
• The Joy and Wonder of Catholic Education: Developing Authentically Catholic Schools by Bishop James D. Conley, Catholic Diocese of Lincoln
• The Holy See's Teaching on Catholic Schools by Archbishop J. Michael Miller
• Bishop Robert Barron Videos:
  • "The Future of Catholic Schools"
  • "Why the Liberal Arts"
• "Veteran Educator Outlines Her Vision for Reinvigorating US Catholic Schools" National Catholic Register
• "Our Hidden Treasure: The Catholic Vision of History" Timothy T. O'Donnell
• Catholic School Playbook: Catholic School Playbook is a project of the Ortner Family Foundation. "The Ortner Family Foundation is passionately committed to renewing Catholic education. We understand that strengthening Catholic schools requires more than the reform of religion classes; it requires the revitalization of all aspects of Catholic education, as well as the rejection of harmful secular influences."