Letter from the Principal - April 2023

April 13, 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students,

School is back in session after our Spring Break, which was also the time we celebrated Triduum, the holiest time of our liturgical year. Yesterday  our community celebrated Easter with a beautiful, all-school Mass. Let me take this opportunity to wish you and your families a blessed Easter season.

Easter certainly signals spring (along with our beautiful weather this week), but as Catholics and Christians, we know it to be much more. The Paschal Mystery is the foundation of our faith as well as a foundation for the community of Cretin-Derham Hall.

As unique people of God, we experience the resurrection in our own way. We suffer ourselves: the loss of loved ones, the concern for tragedies in the daily news, and especially the struggles from the mental, physical, social, and spiritual challenges we all face. As teachers and parents, we know that teenagers can be particularly affected. This year, was particularly difficult for them.  As adults, we are called to walk this journey with these young people and teach them about the power of faith. Each day we model our own trust in God and belief in the Paschal Mystery. We show them how the belief in Everlasting Life transforms us. They learn from us how to be an Easter people. 

The return from Spring Break also signals the start of many of our favorite spring traditions on campus. We hope to see you on campus - join us for Parent/Teacher Conferences, the Taste of CDH, the spring musical, our final band and choir concerts, JROTC Twilight Parade, the many spring sports contests, and so much more. 

Wishing you a happy spring - and more of this beautiful weather!

Warm Regards,

Mona Passman