Promoting Catholic Classical Education and Reverent Liturgy
The solid formation of Catholic schools and the students who attend them is far too important a mission, especially in the confused world in which we live today, to leave to chance. The St. John Henry Newman Institute works with communities like your own to launch traditional, innovative and effective strategies based on a classical worldview and animated by reverent liturgy to transform schools, parishes, families and lives.
Classical.
Adopt an age-old education model.
Community.
Connect to a streamlined
classical education network.
Culture.
Integrate a rich liturgical life
into your school culture.
Future.
Work with experts to craft a
sustainable plan for the future.
OUR TEAM INCLUDES
Rev. Robert A. Sirico
President & Founder
Zachary Good
School Apprenticeship Director
Tim DiLaura
School Assessment Consultant
Sean Maltbie
Director of External Relations
Isabella Maciejewski
Program & Operations Manager
Gannon Hyland
Director of Education
Ali Ghaffari
Director of Task Force Initiative
Kris Mauren
President / Acton Institute, Board Member
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
Named after St. John Henry Cardinal Newman (d. 1890), the Institute is a 501(c)3 non profit that seeks to revitalize Catholic education by enriching and promoting quality Catholic classical education and reverent and traditional liturgy. Founded by Fr. Robert A. Sirico in 2021, the Institute seeks to help educational institutions innovatively develop a culture that integrates an authentic and rich classical education and reverent liturgy. We aim to help communities build an entire culture that impacts the students, family, faculty, parish and the broader community by stimulating a deep desire to know and experience God through reason and faith.
Their ability to practice and support my mission as a Catholic parent is incomparable to any other Catholic educational offering I’ve ever known.
Katie W
We appreciate that they hold our kids to the highest expectations in academics, character, and uniform, and ultimately encourage them to strive for virtue and greatness.
Dale B
I am constantly inspired by the dedication and deep faith of the leadership team, and the high quality of formation my daughters are receiving.
Rose D.
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How well does your school integrate liturgy and faith into the educational model? Our experts follow a strategic process to create a thriving, faith-focused culture that students and parents love. Complete this assessment form and you will have the opportunity to meet with one of our educational consultants.
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE
The Synthesis of Reverent Liturgy & Classical Education: Faith and Reason
The St. John Henry Newman Institute seeks to enrich classical education by forming the hearts and minds of students in the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty through helping communities integrate a reverent liturgical life within the classical curricular and pedagogical educational experience. Taking an innovative yet traditional approach, that is, speaking ancient truths in a language people today can understand, we work with select schools and educational leaders to combine classical educational principles, reverent liturgy, and effective management practices to integrate a rich, sustainable and authentically Catholic spiritual life into a school’s culture. Our goal is to extend this renewal to an entire parish and beyond by retrieving a rich classical Catholic culture, identity and heritage.
Case Study: Sacred Heart Academy in Grand Rapids, MI
The St. John Henry Newman Institute emerges from the decade-long experience of renewal at Sacred Heart Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan. With over a century-long history of serving the West Side of Grand Rapids, the school underwent a serious decline between 1970-2012, very similar to what many other Catholic schools experienced in the same period. Then something happened…
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About St. John Henry Newman
St. John Henry Newman was canonized a Catholic saint in 2019. In the course of his long life
(1801- 1890), Newman went from an Anglican clergyman, theologian, and academic to becoming a Catholic convert who was eventually named a Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1879. His conversion gave him a special appreciation for liturgical tradition. A traveler and poet, Newman’s writings became highly influential for both their doctrinal depth, elegant prose as well as in their comprehension of beauty. Widely recognized as one of the most formidable minds of the 19th Century, Newman’s classic work on education, The Idea of a University, provides the St. John Henry Newman Institute inspiration for its own work with its emphasis on the unitive nature of truth to revel in the beauty of mystery, while embracing clear doctrinal and educational models.
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