News & Events
Bishop Knestout Recognizes Cardinal Newman Academy as Catholic School in Richmond Diocese
Dear School Community, We are excited to announce that Bishop Knestout has formally recognized Cardinal Newman Academy as a Catholic school in the Diocese of Richmond. This is the culmination of many years of hard work by many people. As Bishop Knestout stated in his...
Welcoming our new Head of School
Dear Friends, On behalf of the Board of Directors of Cardinal Newman Academy, I am excited to share the news that Mr. Devin King is joining our community as our next Head of School. For two years, Mr. Stephen Fitzpatrick has led our school in a critical phase of our...
Mass at Cardinal Newman Academy
Tell among the nations his glory, And his wonders among all the peoples, For the Lord is great and highly to be praised. Dear Friends, The Mass of Tuesday, January 26th was a very memorable one for the Cardinal Newman Academy community as it was the first time we were...
What is an education for?
Dear Friends, I would like to pose what is perhaps a strange question – strange on account of its being largely taken for granted and yet, at the same time, somewhat difficult to answer. What is education for? Why do you send your children to school? Why do we have...
Why Bugs?
Dear Friends, During the first semester at Cardinal Newman Academy, each freshman put together an insect collection. I asked Mr Tito, our science teacher, why the students do this. Here is his answer: "Consider the following: In the U.S., there are more than 25,000...
2020 Pilgrimage to Sacred Heart Cathedral
A pilgrimage is, of course, an expedition to some venerated place to which a vivid memory of sacred things experienced, or a long and wonderful history of human experience in divine matters, or a personal attraction affecting the soul impels one. ~Hilaire Belloc Dear...