Catholic School Matters
Dr. Tim Uhl, the Principal at Notre Dame High School and the creator of the "Catholic School Matters" blog & podcast as well as the author of "Orchestrating Conflict: Case Studies in Catholic School Leadership" (2020), interviews thought leaders in Catholic education and explores best practices for a better future.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 339
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 096: Presentation of the BVM School (Sacramento)
Carrie Donahue, the principal of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School in Sacramento, and Sr Maria, O.P., the school-wide Catholic Identity Director, join Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School …
Episode 095: St. Helen's (Fresno)
Jason Garza, the principal of St. Helen's Catholic School in Fresno, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to describe the remarkable turnaround of his Catholic school. Faced with …
Episode 094: Holy Rosary Regional School (Tacoma)
Katie Dempsey, the principal of Holy Rosary Regional School in Tacoma and Darrell Jesse, long-time supporter of the school, join Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to describe the rem…
Episode 093: Educating Together in Catholic Schools
Kristin Melley, the Director of Professional Development for the Roche Center for Catholic Education at Boston College, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the context…
Episode 092: Renewing Our Commitment
Bishop Robert Lynch, the retired Bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg and the former general secretary for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic Schoo…
Episode 091: Consecrated Persons & Their Mission in Schools
Jack Peterson, the founder/president of Managing for Mission and former president of Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma), joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the Vatican's 2002 s…
Episode 090: The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium
Rev. John Belmonte, SJ, the Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Joliet, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the Vatican's 1997 statement on Catholic schools. …
Episode 089: Principles for Education Reform in the United States
Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, the Provost for Education, Evangelization and Catechesis in the Archdiocese of Hartford, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the US Bishop's 1994…
Episode 088: In Support of Catholic Elementary & Secondary Schools
Dr. Kevin Baxter, the Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the US Bishop's 1990 statement on Catholic scho…
Episode 087: Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School
John Galvan, the Director of Schools for the Diocese of San Diego and a former religion teacher, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the Vatican's 1988 statement on Ca…
Episode 086: Lay Catholics in Schools
Tom McDonald, the outstanding theology teacher at McGill-Toolen HS in Mobile, and Tom Schutte, the super theology teacher/coach at O'Dea HS in Seattle, join their high school classmate Dr. Tim Uhl on…
Episode 085: The Catholic School
Sr. Elizabeth Anne Allen, OP, the Director of the Center for Catholic Education at Nashville's Aquinas College, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the Sacred Congregr…
Episode 084: To Teach Them
Gwen Byrd, the Executive Director for Catholic Education/Superintendent for the Archdiocese of Mobile, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the US Bishop's Pastoral Sta…
Episode 083: To Teach As Jesus Did
Dr. Thomas Burnford, the President/CEO of the National Catholic Education Association, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the US Bishop's Pastoral Statement from 1972…
Episode 082: Declaration of Christian Education
Sr. John Mary Fleming, OP, the USCCB Executive Director for the Secretariat of Catholic Education, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the Declaration of Christian Edu…
Sr. Angie's November update
Sr. Angie Shaughnessy, the Catholic school law expert, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast for a fall update on legal matters pertaining to Catholic schools.
Episode 081: Context of Vatican II
Rev. John O'Malley, SJ, the noted church historian, and Rev. Oliver Doyle, the Irish priest now serving in Montana, join Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the context and …
BONUS Podcast: Dr. RaeNell Houston
Dr. RaeNell Houston, the dynamic African-American superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss her first …
Episode 080: Catholic Schools Market Research
Jennifer Robbins, the CEO of Mayhill Strategies, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast from NCEA's Catholic Leadership Summit in Tempe to reveal the findings of the nation-wide mar…
Episode 079: Kimberly Cheng
Kimberly Cheng, the dynamic superintendent of the Diocese of Monterey, joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the panel discussion "California Dreamin'" which will take p…