"Instilling Knowledge, Inspiring Faith" is the motto of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School. As St. Thomas Aquinas noted, we are integrated people. Attempting to compartmentalize our lives into what we believe at home vs what we believe at work vs what we believe at school, is unnatural. God created us to be integrated beings- body and soul.

     At OLQP, students recently researched their favorite saints in honor of All Saints Day. The research resulted in a presentation and a visual aid: cartoon strip, diorama, or informational poster. The students' work made a beautiful display in Hawthorne Hall. Reading, writing, research, creativity, and presentation skills all came together as students learned and shared information about these canonized holy men and women.

     On All Saints Day, students processed through the school grounds dressed as saints. Fr. Victor Perez, from Most Holy Trinity, celebrated Mass with us on this great feast day. He encouraged the children to be saints. He reminded the children that the saints were people just like us in many ways. They grew in holiness just as we are called to do.

     It is completely natural for the students at OLQP to read and write about their Catholic faith, about the history of Christianity, and share stories of heroic virtue from the lives of holy men and women. It is a blessing to be in a school where Faith is part of the curriculum. Teaching the whole child means honoring the notion that St. Thomas Aquinas taught centuries ago: we are integrated people.

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