Rooted & Rising: Stories From Across Our Schools
Campfire conversations celebrating the people, practices, and purpose that make our schools thrive.
Rooted & Rising: Stories From Across Our Schools
Latest Episodes
Faith on the Frontier: Episode 4 - Renewal and Recommittment
As Catholic schools across Montana faced declining enrollment, rising costs, and the loss of traditional support structures, many wondered whether the system could survive. This episode explores the renewal that followed, driven by families, ed...
Faith on the Frontier: Episode 3 - The Brink
By the mid-to-late 20th century, Catholic education in Montana had grown into a strong and recognizable system.Parishes were established. Schools were thriving. Religious sisters and dedicated educators formed generatio...
Faith on the Frontier: Episode 2 - A Changing Landscape
As Catholic mission work spread east across Montana, the story took on a different shape.In this episode, we move into eastern Montana and the Billings region, where permanent missions did not take root until the 1880s, decades after St....
Faith on the Frontier: Episode 1 - Where the Story Begins
The story of Catholic education in Montana begins long before classrooms, systems, or school buildings. It begins with people, and with a relationship.In this opening episode, we travel to the Bitterroot Valley in the early 1840s, where ...
