The Cardinal Blessing

BY JODIE SHOEMAKER, ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL

On January 27, we were honored to host His Eminence Wilton Cardinal Gregory on campus. Not only did Cardinal Gregory celebrate our annual Founders Day Mass, but he also blessed our newly renovated South Wing. The natural light that floods these new spaces, especially the library and innovation lab, is the perfect reminder to let our light shine.

In the homily, His Eminence reminded us how lucky we are that our founders, George Reese, John Scozzafava, and J. Robert Walsh, were committed to providing a Catholic education for students from age 3 to grade 8, an opportunity to be the light of the world through good deeds and kind words. We know our founders would be proud of the school The Woods is today. We do not hide our light under a basket, we place it on a stand for all to see.

Thank you to our community – alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, current families, faculty, staff, and friends of The Woods – for helping us along the way. We are who we are today because of you!