Jesuit high schools aim for heaven, with fewer Jesuits

National Catholic Reporter, March 30, 2001 by Arthur Jones

"Ambitious for money? Some are," she said, "but a minority -- which is different than when I started. It was much more middle class, kids coming there because it was the ticket to the right university and the right job. Somewhere about 10 years ago it was the faculty that started grumbling -- that we would rather have less topnotch kids who were more open to growth and faith to work with. And we had a principal who reached out for diversity."

Castronovo also put into words what others had said about the Millennial Catholics, that generally, "these are really nice kids -- very trustworthy, honest, doing the best they can."