CatholicLeader Academy

10/11/2026

St. John Nepomucene invited Team CLA to facilitate a mission session for their Confirmation students and their sponsors. It was an AWESOME morning! This parish has 33 young people being Confirmed - God is GOOD! These students and their sponsors asked the Lord what gifts He has given them very specifically to live out their mission. They shared some of those gifts with the group - their voices, kindness, passion, and joy! I can’t wait to see how they set the world aflame with His love! Come, Holy Spirit!

Huge thanks to Sarah Simon for inviting us and to all the catechists for pouring so much into the students. Our world is a better place because you’re in it!!

10/10/2026

From Peter Weiss:
CatholicLeader Academy, we ask people to take time to reflect on how God is calling them to lead. One way we do this is by having participants create their Sacred Story, where they consider the ways God has been present and active in their life at key moments.

I have reached one of those moments in my own Sacred Story, as God has called me away from my work with CLA to become the next President of Columbus Catholic Schools in Marshfield.

While I am incredibly grateful for this new opportunity and excited for what God has in store for my family and me, I am also sad to no longer be a part of CLA. I am so grateful to have worked with Teresa and so many wonderful and talented Catholic educators over the past two years. Thank you for teaching me so much, inspiring me in my vocation as a Catholic school leader, and giving me hope in the future of Catholic education.

As I turn to the next chapter of my Sacred Story, I will remember the words God has spoken to me throughout my life, so perfectly captured in my young daughter's artwork so many years ago. May these words speak to each of you and remind you that you are loved and never alone!

09/05/2026

The sun set on another week in our wonderful Catholic schools. I had to snap this photo of Our Lady and the rosary on our way back to the car at
Notre Dame de la Baie Academy after an awesome Triton win last night. May God bless and keep you and your families safe this holiday weekend and always!

And!! If you’ll be around for the Wisconsin/Notre Dame game this weekend, drop a comment! We’d love to catch up with you!

08/29/2026

A beautiful school filled with wonderful students and educators! What a blessing! Team CLA was delighted to be part of the celebration today of the new site for Holy Cross Catholic School. The most wonderful part? Seeing the students loving their new school! Also awesome? Talking with the Sisters about their time teaching at Holy Cross and Catholic schools across our diocese and so far beyond.

Holy Cross Catholic School has completed its first week of classes at a new location on Wequiock Road.

08/26/2026

A whole bunch of our amazing Catholic schools are back in the classroom today. We are praying for you, your students, and their families. And OH how we love to see these backpack blessings! Our friends at SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL sure know how to get a fantastic school year started! May God bless and keep you, friends!

08/17/2026

I had a meeting last week in Main Hall at St. Norbert College. As Peter and I walked up the stairs and opened the doors, I was hit with a wave of emotion. Nearly fifty years ago, my mom would’ve been walking up the same steps to interview for her first teaching job out of graduate school on the Psychology faculty. Right around the same time, my dad would’ve been opening these same doors for his own interview to work as an Associate Dean of Admissions. They would meet on a blind date a year or two later. Never in a million years did I think the Holy Spirit would lead me back here, right back to where my story started. The work we do at CatholicLink and CatholicLeader Academy is deeply personal. We would love to hear your CatholicLink story - did you go to a Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) grade school? Or maybe you were a Triton at Notre Dame de la Baie Academy (or Pennings, Premontre, Catholic Central or St. Joe’s)? Or like me, maybe your story started at St. Norbert College! Leave a comment, send a note, please just interact with this post to let us know what Catholic education means to you 💚💛🤍💙

08/13/2026

Hi it is Teresa again! I was praying for the students and their families, the educators, and staff of Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) this morning with this bouquet. If this prayer got to you, will you let me know? Sending love!

07/29/2026

Good morning, friends! Teresa here! I’ve been praying with the flowers lately. The last few arrangements I’ve made have been for friends and I’ve been praying for them while I put the bouquets together. It’s been a really joyful practice and wanted to share it with you! This little beauty is for Mary, the founding Executive Director of CatholicLeader Academy. Would you join me in praying in thanksgiving for her today?

07/28/2026

Love to see the CatholicLink partnership in action!

🎺🎉 Tootin' Our Horn Tuesday🎉🎺
A look back at our accomplishments from the 2025-26 Academic Year!

We are stronger together! This year, NDA deepened our connections with the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE).

Thanks to enhanced outreach, admissions events, and shared mission experiences, we are thrilled to see a 10% increase in GRACE 8th graders choosing NDA for their high school journey! Welcome to the family, future Tritons! 💙💚

📸 Photo: Emma Ciak and Shaun Huss presenting study skills to 8th graders Notre Dame of De Pere.

07/26/2026

This might be my favorite photo I’ve taken all year. This is the JOY that is the team at St. Jerome Catholic School in Columbus! Though we are still in the sweetness of summer, fall doesn’t seem so scary when we’ve got educators like this who are ready to rock our CORE program!