Plan a Procession
Happy Feast of Christ the King! Last year our school got a brand new priest, Father Peter. For the first time in my life, I am older than one of…
Prayer Journals
Advent is right around the corner, and in the past few years I have shared some of my favorite Advent traditions and how to use them in a classroom or…
The Second Commandment
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The 1st Commandment
So this year I am embarking on what may have been a foolishly ambitious task, but I am teaching 8th grade religion with no textbook. I am building the curriculum…
I am Statements
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A Case for Chant
It started as a side conversation nearly 10 years ago now. A brand new teacher at a Catholic School, I was planning the music for my first school mass. As…
Finding balance in the day to day work of teaching
I have a challenging group of students this year. I think as teachers, we've all been there. In my efforts to stay positive, I have kept a lot of my…
MaryJo
This last weekend, I sang at a dear friend's memorial service. As I reflect on what MaryJo meant to me and to so many others who gathered this weekend, I…
Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Man of the Beatitudes
Here is a copy of the talk I gave to kick off our back to school retreat last week. We chose the Beatitudes as our theme and the life of…
A Pep Talk for Catholic Teachers
"The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort, you were made for greatness!" Pope Benedict XVI