During the week of May 4-9, 2025, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board will celebrate the significant contribution that Catholic Education has made to the community, to the province and to Canada.
The theme for this year’s Catholic Education Week is “Catholic Education: Pilgrims of Hope.” The theme for Catholic Education Week 2025 was inspired by Pope Francis’ Letter on the Jubilee Year of Hope: “We must fan the flame of hope that has been given to us.”
A pilgrimage is a spiritual journey of movement toward a goal, often lived together with others – and that certainly describes Catholic education. Hope – one of the three theological virtues – is grounded in our Easter faith in Jesus’ resurrection and renewal; this is what enables us to be builders, dreamers and leaders in Jesus’ name. Pope Francis invites us to keep moving ahead in faith, in joy, and in hope, as part of a pilgrim people. Even in challenging times, our eyes are focused on the future.
The five sub-themes, one for each day of Catholic Education Week, are as follows:
Monday: By honouring human dignity
Tuesday: By caring for creation
Wednesday: By responding to the poverties in our world
Thursday: By serving in solidarity
Friday: By living as peacemakers
Catholic Education Week is marked by special activities at the school and system level, including prayer celebrations and service activities.
Artwork by: Anna Ngo, Grade 8 student at St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School