The Power Of Letting Students Talk To You!

We have no shortage of technology or programs these days that are supposed to be the next big thing in driving student outcomes. But what about the simple things that might just make all the difference in the life of a student when they really need it? It can be easy...

Helping Your Students Connect To Their Own Hearts

The crazy intensity of modern life can make it hard for any of us to find moments of deep quiet and stillness in our lives. For our students it can be even harder. The emergence of social media and screens over the last few decades have no historical precedent and...

On Ambition And Being Overlooked

What do we do when we feel overlooked for promotion in a Catholic school? What do we do when we feel that someone less qualified is now doing the role we felt God could really use in? How does a Catholic teacher address the issue of ambition and wanting to build a...

What I’m Reading Right Now.

Working with a great spiritual director is a very powerful way to allow God to speak more clearly in your life. Over recent weeks I’ve been reading some important spiritual texts recommended by my director that have had an important impact upon me. In this...

How Any Catholic Teacher Can Change The Future

It seems we only have to turn on a TV, open a computer or check our phone and be instantly and endlessly confronted by some new tragedy occurring somewhere in the world. While we will never be free of suffering this side of heaven there are remarkable ways in which...