The Crossroads of Education and Life

A world where education is stripped of religious and spiritual meaning quickly becomes a functionalist technocracy where knowledge is place purely at the service of utility and power. In today’s message I want to talk about how the work you do each day has a...

Helping Young People Navigate The Pain Of Life

In today’s episode I share an important quote from Jordan Peterson’s new book. It’s a useful insight that helps us to remember that our efforts to share our faith with students are never in vain and can have far-reaching...

The Most Important Moments of Life

In today’s episode I talk about this beautiful quote from Robert Sarah. It’s a reminder that the effectiveness of your vocation does not depend upon working harder. In the busyness of each day it can be hard to take the time we need for what truly matters....

The Fragility of Young People

Technology and social media can easily make today’s students seem more sophisticated and worldly than at any previous time. However, there is a big difference, as you well know, between appearance and substance. In today’s episode I talk about a great...

The Cosmic Gamble

There comes a moment in the life of every Catholic teacher when you have to decide whether or not you are going to take the cosmic gamble. And what exactly is the cosmic gamble? Well, that’s the focus of today’s episode where we learn from one of the...