During Advent and Christmas, we are reminded of how Mary enters into salvation history. The Gospel of Luke 1:39-45 provides an account of the Annunciation. The angel Gabriel came to...
"I am not angry with you, and I am happy you are here." These are words I have found myself repeating throughout the beginning of the school year. Since those...
At the end of the 90s, Milwaukee Catholic schools were struggling. Attendance was down, and schools were on the verge of closing. One of the schools, St. Anthony's on the...
Contrary to what I expected, becoming a teacher has been a process of learning how to lose control. Maybe it would be better to say that it has been a...
The 20 Catholic School Stories You Should Know series will tell inspiring stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things for the cause of Catholic education. Kicking it off - St...
One of the things I like the most about teaching is that no two days are alike. Different experiences will always present themselves and I will never know what they...
Written by: Eric Prister On a day when we take a step back and give thanks, and after visiting fourteen cities, seventeen schools, and thousands of children over the past...
The power of a calm tone and a level head is unspeakable. It is so important that as teachers, we respond with kindness instead of disgrace toward our students, and...
Teen suicide is far too common in the US and social networking is changing the way teens call for help. It's not uncommon for "copycat" suicides to follow in an...
Written by: Nancy Caramanico When first I heard about the University of Notre Dame's ACE bus, the idea struck me as an ingenious one. A bus traveling from school to...