Ep. 4.13: Catholic Schools in Transition: Challenge, Change, and Renewal

This episode explores the dramatic shifts facing Catholic high schools in the early 1970s, focusing on the founding of DeSmet Jesuit High School, the ripple effects on neighboring institutions, and the internal struggles at CBC as it wrestled with its long‑standing military program amid cultural upheaval. Monsignor recounts the closures of Augustinian Academy and Xavier High School, the bold efforts to save Sacred Heart’s grade school through co‑institutional education, and the Marianists’ expanding presence through Chaminade, McBride, St. Mary’s, and the founding of Vianney. The story culminates with the development of Maryhurst and the vision that would soon lead to the Marianist Apostolic Center—an era marked by strain, creativity, and remarkable resilience within Catholic education.