El Paso Catholic Schools

08/31/2026

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz built one of the largest personal libraries in colonial Mexico at a time when women were actively discouraged from formal education, becoming one of the most celebrated poets and intellectuals of her era despite enormous institutional resistance. 📖✒️
She entered convent life specifically because it offered one of the only paths available for a woman to pursue serious intellectual work during the 17th century, writing poetry, plays, and philosophical essays that directly challenged the era's assumptions about women's capacity for scholarship. Her writing eventually drew significant pushback from Church authorities, yet her work survived and continues to be studied today as some of the most important literature to emerge from colonial Latin America.
Few historical figures anywhere managed to build this significant an intellectual legacy while facing this much deliberate institutional resistance.
Had you learned about Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz before today, and what stood out to you about her story?

08/04/2026

Today, El Paso remembers.

We honor the 23 lives taken on August 3, 2019, and stand with every family, survivor, first responder, and neighbor whose life was forever changed.

Our city continues to show the world what resilience, compassion, and unity look like.

We remember. We honor. We stand together.

07/30/2026

07/04/2026

07/02/2026

Tras los terremotos en Venezuela, miles de familias necesitan ayuda. Tu donación apoya refugio, alimentos y atención de emergencia.

06/12/2026

The Irish are running it back this summer! 🏀 Cathedral High School Basketball Camp is open for registration — two sessions, all skill levels, and coaches who know how to develop the game AND the player. Come learn. Work hard! ☘️

06/12/2026

☀️🎵⚽ Summer Camp Starts Tomorrow! ⚽🎵☀️

Looking for a fun, active, and enriching way for your child to spend the summer? Join us at St. Joseph Catholic School for our Summer Music & Sports Camps all throughout the month of June!

🏀 Sports Camp
🎶 Music Camp
😊 Fun, friendship, and new skills
📅 Camps begin tomorrow at 8:30 AM

✨ We still have spots available! Register at the school office and be part of a summer filled with learning, teamwork, creativity, and fun.

📞 915-566-1661 for more information.

At St. Joseph Catholic School, we grow in faith, soar in joy, and love to learn—even in the summer! 💜💛

06/12/2026

Congratulations to our beloved alumna M. Sue Kurita ’72 on being named the El Paso Women’s Bar Association’s 2026 Trailblazer Award recipient!

The Trailblazer Award honors outstanding women lawyers who exemplify excellence, integrity, and leadership while making a lasting impact on the legal profession and the El Paso community. We are proud to celebrate Sue’s remarkable achievements and service.