One of the perks of working at a Catholic school is discovering ways to incorporate faith into academics.
That’s exactly what Venus D. Spain has done as a science teacher at Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School. Earlier this month, the St. Charles Lwanga Center honored Spain with the Father Ed Feuerbacher Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual Testimonial Dinner and Celebration.
Spain teaches biology and genetics at Cardinal Ritter. Biology is largely focused on the characteristics of living things, but students also understand it through the lens of faith, she said. “We begin with cells, but they know there is a higher power connected to our whole formation as living human beings,” she said. “God formed us, and He formed this earth and living things in six, seven days, and He saw that it was good, right? He gave us the ability to think, to take care of all the other living creatures, and it is our responsibility to make sure that we’re doing that.”
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Lwanga awardee finds blessings in mixing faith, science as Catholic educator
Venus Spain, Father Carl Scheble are this year’s Lwanga Center lifetime achievement honorees
