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Available Right NowTeacher’s emphasis on drawing out best in students leads to archdiocese’s highest honor for educatorCompetitive by nature, Amy Wilson has always strived to not only get better, but to draw out the best in herself. That inherent quality guided her as a student and an athlete, and it continues to guide her as a teacher and a coach. And yet, that driving desire seemed to crash into a wall with a former student she calls Bob. The story of what eventually happened to Bob—and what happened to Wilson as a teacher—helps explain why she was chosen as this year’s recipient of the Saint Theodora Guérin Excellence in Education Award, the highest honor for a Catholic educator in the archdiocese. (Page 1) Circle of Grace teaches children their safe boundariesKindergarten students in the Catholic school raise their arms over their heads, form a circle, and bring the circle down around their bodies. The children are being taught that this is their “Circle of Grace,” a personal space given to them by God that others may not violate without permission. This activity is part of the Circle of Grace religious education program that is being implemented in schools and parishes throughout the archdiocese. The program is designed to educate children and youths about the value of positive relationships, and protecting themselves from negative ones. (Page 15)
Web-only featuresSurvey on the Bishops' pastoral letter on povertyThe bishops of Indiana said it is their hope that Catholics throughout the state will read their recent pastoral letter on poverty, reflect on it and help the bishops consider how the Church should respond. They are also asking people to take part in a survey to gather more information they will use to further address the issue of poverty in Indiana.
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