{"podcast":{"title":"The Catholic School Leaders Podcast","slug":"the-catholic-school-leaders-podcast-6760827","podcast_index_feed_id":6760827,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-catholic-school-leaders-podcast","website_url":"https://cslp.bepodcast.network","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/g8mo43vxo2zEUqtSxvrNEzwuNab-kpzodgDi9VSx3PY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80Yzhk/YTdiNTgyNWY0ZDMw/YWUxNzBkYmM5ZDNk/YWFlOC5wbmc.jpg","author":"John Mihalyo","episode_count":93,"summary":"Leadership in a Catholic school can be a challenging vocation. Whether you are in a current leadership role at your school or are aspiring to be a future leader, this podcast will help you walk with other exceptional leaders from all over the country to grow Catholic education for the next generation.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T00:18:31.876628+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-school-leaders-podcast-6760827"},"episode":{"title":"How to Build a School That Goes All In on Catholic Culture","slug":"how-to-build-a-school-that-goes-all-in-on-catholic-culture","published_at":"2026-06-19T13:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-school-leaders-podcast-6760827/how-to-build-a-school-that-goes-all-in-on-catholic-culture","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-school-leaders-podcast-6760827","url":"https://cslp.bepodcast.network/episodes/how-to-build-a-school-that-goes-all-in-on-catholic-culture","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/6e5f6ab3/1daae5a3.mp3","summary":"Host: John Mihalyo | Guest: Deacon Dave Kerski, Former Catholic School Principal, Diocese of Raleigh What does it actually mean to be a Catholic school — not just in name, but in everything you do, every single day? Deacon Dave Kerski knows the difference. He spent ten years turning around a Catholic school in New Bern, North Carolina that was on the brink of closing. He earned his master's from Notre Dame's ACE program, served as a deacon, and built the kind of school culture that students, families, and teachers genuinely wanted to be a part of. Not by accident — by being relentlessly intentional about it. In this episode, Deacon Dave and John have a real conversation about what authentic Catholic identity actually looks like in a school building. Not the surface stuff. The deep stuff. The kind of culture that changes how kids grow up, how teachers show up, and how families understand what they are signing up for. Here is some of what they get into: Why Catholic identity is an anthropological question, not just a checklist of Catholic stuff you do How to build a school playbook that ties everything — from morning drop-off to the awards you give out — back to your root beliefs and core values What to do when a fourth grader asks you something you have no idea how to answer Why your eighth graders may have been at a Catholic school their whole life and still have a malformed conscience — and what to do about it The difference between Catholic culture and Catholic identity, and why getting that wrong will cost you How to build teacher formation that actually prepares your staff for the hard conversations kids are already having Why it is better to be a year too early than a minute too late when it comes to forming your students in the faith What AI in the classroom has…","meta_description":"Host: John Mihalyo | Guest: Deacon Dave Kerski, Former Catholic School Principal, Diocese of Raleigh What does it actually mean to be a Catholic school —…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3947,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-catholic-school-leaders-podcast-6760827/episodes/how-to-build-a-school-that-goes-all-in-on-catholic-culture/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-catholic-school-leaders-podcast-6760827/how-to-build-a-school-that-goes-all-in-on-catholic-culture.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}