Seeing The Best In Your Students

One of the most remarkable things about being a Catholic teacher is the ability to see the potential in your students in the way that Jesus also sees that potential. As we see the best in our students we tend to expect more for them and from them. In today’s...

The Power of Encouragement In The Catholic School

In today’s episode it’s time to explore a few important ideas. First, we begin with a reminder that a Catholic school is not a place of pure humanism or fancy psychology but rather a place of deep reliance upon the person of Jesus. Second, I talk about the...

Learning The Right Balance In Work As A Catholic Teacher

As A Catholic teacher it can be very easy to fall into the habit of working too hard. There is so much to do that we can easily feel we just need to push harder each day to get it all done. In this episode I share a great insight from the philosopher Josef Pieper who...