Amid a crisis, it’s natural to look for signs of hope – moments when the news isn’t as bad as once was. But it’s perilous to ignore larger trends. And Catholic schools remain important and, in some places, thriving. But the media and many in the Church seem to willfully disregard other ominous trends in our culture and in our Church, including drastic declines in marriage and baptism. We need to be frank about these concerns and their impact on Catholic education.