Catholic New York Profile: Her Job Is to Help Schools Understand Their Catholic Identity Makes Them Unique

In this profile of Linda M. Dougherty, associate superintendent for Catholic identity in the archdiocese, John Woods presents a compelling profile of Ms. Dougherty, writing, “Since taking over her new post last August, Mrs. Dougherty has already met with newly named principals and those in a couple of school regions around the archdiocese.

One of the first things Mrs. Dougherty often asks principals is how someone just walking in would know that their school is Catholic. Follow-up questions might include: ‘Who greets them?’ and ‘What is the culture of your school?’

The queries are designed to start a discussion about ‘what makes their school Catholic,’ she said.

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Photo: Cardinal Dolan offered Mass last September for students of St. John’s School in Goshen.