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reflections from our  Staff

What Makes a Dynamic Catholic School?

9/21/2017

3 Comments

 
Chris Willertz, Dean of Students
​
​About five years ago, Catholic theologian, Matthew Kelly wrote the acclaimed, Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic, spelling out what the Church (made up of you and I!) needed to DO to be more dynamic, to BE RELEVANT in a world that is becoming more and more godless. According to Kelly those four signs were:

  • Prayer
  • Study
  • Generosity
  • Evangelization
 
The sad truth, Kelly contends, is that only 7% of Catholics are dynamic, only 7% of Catholics are consistently, routinely praying, studying the faith, being generous on a daily basis and evangelizing. And because of this fact…..the world is suffering. Jesus Christ is NOT being given to the world by the numbers needed; too many Christians are just not willing to die to themselves for the glory of God. Kelly explains the future of Catholicism requires all of us to rethink how to get Christ to the world:
​​
The Future of Catholicism
“It is essential to the future of Catholicism that we come to the realization that the thinking that got us here will probably not transform the Church in our time into a dynamic and relevant institution. If the Church is to become vibrant again it is of vital importance that we begin thinking on a whole new level” (p. 197).

At Royalmont Academy, we completely agree with Matthew Kelly and the power of a dynamic Catholic. And we believe that this thinking can translate into the Catholic school. In fact, this type of thinking HAS TO translate into the mission of the Catholic school, because far too many of our Catholic schools are NOT dynamic.  But how do you do this? The answer is simple, not easy necessarily, but simple nonetheless, build a school with:

​Dynamic Catholic teachers

Dynamic Catholic families
Dynamic Catholic religious
 
AND TEACH DYNAMICALLY!

Although we at Royalmont Academy are young, existing as a school for less than 20 years (as a high school for only 3!), and lack some of the resources that other Catholic schools have, we have (according to Matthew Kelly) what matters most. We have PEOPLE who are dynamically Catholic, believe in Christ and the mission of spreading Christ to a needy world. The Royalmont family is convicted and motivated to educate all young people in that love of God and most importantly to spread it to a world that desperately needs a cure. Just like Matthew Kelly, we believe that even if we can only add 1% to our ranks, what a difference we will see. So, we set out everyday to spread the truth----God is real and He loves us. And we work every day to know this truth better, every day
 
We are prayerful….sincerely seeking a relationship with our Lord and Maker---Jesus Christ--daily!
We are studious…sincerely seeking a better understanding of our Lord and Maker---Jesus Christ--daily!
We are generous….sincerely giving everything they own for our Lord and Maker---Jesus Christ--daily!
We are evangelizers..sincerely spreading & sharing the love of our Lord and Maker---Jesus Christ--daily!
​
WE ARE DYNAMIC.
​

And we welcome all other dynamic Catholics to check us out and join the mission of engaging the world!
3 Comments
Kenneth Gladman link
6/28/2018 05:05:25 pm

I think a good balance of learning and gospel inclusion is what makes a great catholic school. I like that you mentioned how good catholic schools are praying on a daily basis. This is something to look for when choosing one.

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Eli Richardson link
12/19/2022 10:03:04 am

My sister is interested in finding a catholic school for her daughter, but she's new to her town and doesn't know where to start looking. It's good to know how to identify a dynamic Catholic school and why we should choose one for our kids, so I'll email this to my sister right now. Thank you for the insight on choosing a Catholic school with dynamic teachers and families.

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