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
Essential skills for Catholic Kids: What to Review and Reteach at the Beginning of Every School Year
This post stems from one of my worst failures as a religion teacher. At the end of every school mass, our principal directs the community to "turn towards the tabernacle"…
Back to School Series: Retreats: Why? When? How?
I love retreats. I love going on retreats, although it can be a little difficult in the rural area where I live and teach. I love helping on retreats- especially…
Back to School Series: Keeping Christ in the Commute
Before you get too worried, this is not one of those "everything your child's teacher wishes you knew about being a teacher" or a post telling you everything you are…
Summer Spirituality Series: Hearts on Fire
Hearts on Fire: Praying with the Jesuits is available on Amazon.com and from Loyolapress.com This book came into my life about 9 years ago from two different groups of people. …
Summer Spirituality Series: 33 Days to Morning Glory
33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat In Preparation for Marian Consecration * by Father Michael E. Gaitley, MIC available on Amazon.com Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are…