by jonathan doyle | May 27, 2022
For many years we have been sharing the simple truth that it is the teachers in a Catholic school who will always give every school its own unique characteristics. While resources and curriculum matter they will never be more important that the actual teachers who...
by jonathan doyle | May 26, 2022
In today’s episode we explore a great quote from Elizabeth Scalia that reminds us that few things are more important in the spiritual life than being willing to do what God asks of us.God does not ask us to be talented or brilliant. He simply asks us to be...
by jonathan doyle | May 25, 2022
It’s easy to think that the essential vocation of Catholic education is simply the call to teach. In today’s episode we go deeper and realise that there is actually a vocation that precedes the art of teaching. We explore the essential vocation of love in...
by jonathan doyle | May 24, 2022
In today’s message we are encouraged by one of the great saints of the 20th century. Theresa Benedicta of the Cross was a giant of the Catholic academic world and also became a martyr in the Holocaust. She reminds us of the importance of making time for Jesus...
by jonathan doyle | May 23, 2022
In today’s quote we discuss a powerful insight from Catherine of Siena. She reminds that courage is not always something we are born with. It is something we have to choose, often on a daily basis. She helps us find our courage and realise that in the power of...
by jonathan doyle | May 22, 2022
In today’s episode we have a special reminder from a great Catholic martyr and saint, Peter Chanel. He reminds us to never let go of the truth that the challenges we face are vastly beyond our human capacity and frailty. Faced with such challenges we must learn...
by jonathan doyle | May 21, 2022
According to Evelyn Waugh, modern education means that many young people can suffer from enormous knowledge gaps. These gaps can then be exploited by various forms of manipulative forces in the wider culture. This means that more than ever, Catholic teachers have an...
by jonathan doyle | May 20, 2022
Our modern world has a strange relationship with truth. At one level, our culture insists truth is relative and yet it also seeks to censor anything it deems to be disinformation. In today’s episode we explore a powerful insight from Thomas Aquinas that reminds...
by jonathan doyle | May 19, 2022
It’s common knowledge that so many teachers leave the vocation of education within a few years of entering. Modern teaching is a complex mix of administration, pastoral care, time management and much more. Is there a way we can not only survive the teaching...
by jonathan doyle | May 18, 2022
There was never any chance that Jesus would call you into the work of Catholic education and then leave you without the gifts and charisms you would need to be all that he called you to be. In this episode I explore the powerful message of 1 Peter 4 10-11. The good...
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