"And so the purpose of Catholic Education is to communicate Christ to you, so that your attitude toward others will be that of Christ."
- John Paul II
"The opportunity to celebrate a cornerstone of our faith - our commitment to faith-based education, centered in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and amplified by family and parish communities - is an important privilege for us in the Archdiocese. I applaud the many thousands of families who make substantial sacrifices to give their children this advantage. I am grateful to the men and women - both religious and lay - who dedicate their lives to Catholic education, for their contributions are both extensive and immeasurable. And most important, I congratulate more than 60,000 students in our Catholic schools for their hard work to understand and live the Gospel in all they do."
- Most Rev. John J. Myers, J.C.D., D.D., Archbishop of Newark
"Catholic schools are fundamental to the Church's mission of forming our young people in the faith and readying them to assume leadership positions in our Church communities and in the wider society. Our Catholic schools rightly are known for the excellence of their academic programs, their environments of discipline and mutual respect, and the dedication and skill of teachers and staff, all of which rest on a foundation of core Gospel values. These qualities and the tremendous benefits that will sustain our children through adulthood cannot be overstated, nor can they be matched anywhere else. Catholic schools, then, must not only be cherished for what they are, but strengthened so that they may serve generations to come."
- Most Reverend Joseph A. Galante, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Camden
"God has shown His faith in us by committing the children to our care. We cannot fail Him; we cannot fail the children."
- Most Rev. Edward T. Hughes, D.D., Bishop of Metuchen
"I commend those who support our Catholic Schools where our children can learn from day to day that civility and patience are virtues based on the love God has for each of us and the love God expects us to have - and show - towards one another. Those who give Catholic Schools their full support on the strength of their conviction that we need our Catholic Schools to teach the fullness of divine truths and to strengthen the faith of our young people are in our prayers.
In Catholic Schools we can talk to God and we can talk about God's laws and God's ways. We can talk about God's love and the dignity of every member of God’s family. We can talk about the respect and civility we owe one another. It may seem like a long way from Catholic school children being polite and thoughtful toward strangers to international leaders being cooperative and cordial to one another, but what better place to start than in the school as well as the home."
- Most Rev. Frank J. Rodimer, J.C.D., Bishop of Paterson
"The Catholic School system has been and remains the best means not only to hand down a full knowledge of the Faith, but also to foster the religious and spiritual foundation of the young for the future of the Church and society."
- Most Rev. John C. Reiss, J.C.D., Bishop of Trenton
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