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It’s estimated 85% of young adult Catholics fall away from the faith in college. That’s an alarming and troubling rate that set Waco’s Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School into action. Upon hearing this, the school administration and faculty implemented a new schedule that included opportunities for liturgical formation. Not only did the program affect the students, but it also inadvertently led to the awarding of a national grant.

This year the Catholic Services Appeal awarded $30,000 in tuition assistance to Catholic school students. Students from the 19 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Austin were invited to submit entries in support of this year’s CSA theme, “Be a Miracle.” The winners were recognized during the CSA Kickoff Reception last October. For more information on the 2023-2024 Catholic Services Appeal, visit austindiocese.org/csa.

Five students from Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Temple were recognized by the National Speech and Debate Association as Academic All-Americans. The students earned this award as they demonstrated success in speech and debate contests as well as in the classroom. The recognition is the most recent of several national and state honors given to the Holy Trinity Forensics Team.