Mission and Purpose
An Autumnal Walk in Audubon Park
As a child, many of us undoubtedly read a magazine called “Highlights.” If so, you will remember a featured page in each issue where one searched for “hidden pictures.” This was my “go-to” page in every issue of Highlights, living up to its motto of “fun with a purpose.” Fascinated with the necessity of looking with focused attentiveness, with searching shapes and contours, and with discovering intricate details, that “search and find” puzzle both absorbed and distracted my attention during most visits to the pediatrician’s office. While walking this morning, my gaze fell upon an autumnal leaf suspended in [...]
The goal of true education…
These closing comments were offered at the end of our traditional "Prize Day." Members of the Board of Trustees, Faculty and Staff, Students and Family members. Thank you for being here this morning, and for sharing in the formal ceremonial end of the 2017-2018 school year. The end of the year signals for all of us a time of celebration, especially as we come to the end of this Prize Day program where so many of you have been recognized for outstanding achievement. Today, we celebrate your success, and, more importantly, we celebrate the character of your person as reflected [...]
Our Sacred Heart Roots
“I don’t really have any roots…,” a young woman recently shared with me while visiting the school. Listening quietly, I suspected that rather than having “no roots,” she was on an archetypal journey to find them. Does it surprise you that she has found her way to New Orleans? For us who live under the canopies of Live Oaks, whose tap roots extend both deep and wide, we value our roots as a source of identity and insight, character and culture. Looking deeply into our roots as a Sacred Heart school community, we discover that on this day, February 7th [...]
Crossing a threshold…
The graduation ceremonies this year were very special. Our Senior Class and their parents filled the front courtyard of the Rosary campus with a special feeling of love and solemnity that only matched the beauty of the evening. As the sun slowly set, the commencement exercises began: a magical, heart-felt spirit-filled evening for all. I will not forget it... Welcome to the Board of Trustees, parents, friends and family and, especially to the Senior class of 2017. This afternoon, you walked through the arched gates of the Sacre Coeur as a member of the Class of 2017, and as a [...]
