Founded by Cantillon-Murphy, his wife Grace, and other interested parents, Mater Dei opened in 2020 with 12 students . Today, some 60 students in secondary school, the equivalent of grades 7-12 in the United States, sit in its classrooms, where they receive lessons in the Catholic faith, Irish and the history and literature of Ireland, science and math, and a classical education. Additional students are enrolling in the school’s online and homeschooling courses or ordering it

Catholic education, which has changed over the centuries, must continue to evolve to help young people face the challenges not only of technology but of confusion about the meaning and purpose of life, Pope Leo XIV said.

The Saints and Scholars Foundation President Connie Marshner gave a talk on the importance of parenting, community, education, and the...

In 2023 Fr. Neil O'Donoghue presented on the future of Faith formation in Ireland for the Mater Dei Academy lecture series .

4/29/2021 In 1908, Pádraig Pearse founded Scoil Éanna, an independent school in Rathmines in Dublin. The school encapsulated Pearse's...

7/24/2020 Dr. Kozinski is a teacher at both the Angelicum Academy and Divine Mercy University, and author of "Modernity as Apocalypse:...

6/12/2020 As the inaugural speaker in the Mater Dei Academy lecture series, Elisabeth Sullivan of the Institute for Catholic Liberal...

2/27/2020 From America Magazine: "There is a growing conviction among many educators that implementing a classical educational model,...