They say Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer. Alongside being a day where we remember those who’ve given their lives for our country, and a day where families and friends gather to celebrate at the lake, at the parks, etc, it’s also a day that signals the end of the school year and… [Read More]
Open Letter to Graduating High School Seniors
I’ve spent the last 4 years as a catechist to high school seniors. Before that I spent 4 years with confirmation classes and middle school students, but focusing on sending students out to college and beyond high school has been some of my most fruitful experiences. I would like to share a personal letter to… [Read More]
Confirmation is NOT Graduation: Seeing Sacraments as More Than Goals
In our lives it’s hard to measure success, or even know if we’re moving forward and growing without goals, markers and signs. In school we learned material, took a test to make sure we had comprehended and studied that material and received a grade for our efforts. As adults, we earn raises or reprimands based… [Read More]
To The College Freshman Class of 2016
We get a lot of good Graduation advice. Steve Jobs told us in his graduation speech at Stanford that we shouldn’t waste our lives living someone else’s dream. Winston Churchill explained that we should never, never, never give in except to the convictions of honor and good sense in 1941. Ellen DeGeneres, at Tulane University… [Read More]
God’s GPS
It’s seems like I’m always getting lost. It doesn’t matter if I’ve printed off the directions, spent time checking out what turns look like on Google’s street view or even talked through the directions with my Mom a million times. It’s inevitable. Worst thing is, with no smart phone or GPS, I have to resign… [Read More]
