What Johnny Cash Can Teach All Catholic Educators

A few weeks ago I was speaking in Nashville and had time to visit the Country music Hall Of Fame. Our family had, for some reason, slowly become fans of Johnny Cash so it was great to visit a place where he had a strong presence. I want to share a simple insight that...

Failure, Comparison and Mental Health

So many young people live in a world of comparison. Social media provides a daily diet of images and ideas where so many of our students can come to feel inadequate or simply not good enough. In today’s episode I want to share with you the incredible way in...

When The Catholic Teacher Thinks No One Sees Them

On my recent speaking tour I shared with thousands of Catholic teachers a special story from Exodus 35. In this story we hear about someone who was given a very special task by God but did not seem to have much of an audience. So often, Catholic teachers can begin to...

Catholic Teachers And Courage

Today is the feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch and I wanted to share with you some ideas about what his life and witness can offer us as Catholic teachers. When faced with suffering and opposition and ultimately an awful death, Ignatius was able to keep sharing the...