by jonathan doyle | Feb 18, 2020
In today’s episode I share an important quote from Cardinal Robert Sarah that simplifies the very essence of the Christian life. In an era of complexity and a plethora of voices there is one essential choice that we all have to make. Living your vocation fully...
by jonathan doyle | Feb 17, 2020
If pure professionalism and more hard work were going to create the promised land of the teaching vocation then I can’t help thinking that they would have done so by now. However, more and more teachers seems to experience so much stress, burnout and exhaustion....
by jonathan doyle | Dec 18, 2019
Earlier today I spent some time reading the collected works of the rather wonderful Catholic mystic, writer and poet, Caryll Houselander. In today’s episode I want to share with you a wonderful quote in which she helps us more deeply understand what the Incarnation...
by jonathan doyle | Dec 17, 2019
Advent for Catholic schools is such a special time. Despite all the busyness of the end of the school year there is still so much opportunity to share the hope of Christmas in powerful ways. In today’s podcast I share another wonderful quote from Pope Benedict that...
by jonathan doyle | Dec 11, 2019
Catholic school culture is a crucial aspect of what makes any school a snapshot of heaven or a picture of… well, you get the idea! In this episode I want to talk about how teachers do so much to create Catholic school culture and build an authentic Catholic...
by jonathan doyle | Dec 10, 2019
In today’s episode I share with you a powerful insight from Pope Benedict about how advent can be truly central to Catholic spirituality for teachers. Each day it can be easy to overlook the huge number of ways in which God is trying to communicate with us. What we...
by jonathan doyle | Dec 6, 2019
Today I want to share with you a beautiful quote from Frederick Beuchner. It’s a wonderful reminder of just how incredible this season of Advent really is. As Catholic teachers it’s so easy to be caught up in all the demands and complexity of trying to get things...
by jonathan doyle | Dec 3, 2019
In today’s episode I want to share with you a beautiful quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer who reminds us that preparing for Advent as a Catholic teacher is a process of connecting with our our brokenness and inner poverty. In a world obsessed with success and...
by jonathan doyle | Dec 2, 2019
In today’s episode I want to begin a series of short Advent reflections that I hope will be a blessing to you. In the busyness of school life and the craziness of the Christmas season it can be so easy to overlook the precious invitation of the Advent season. I am...
by jonathan doyle | Nov 29, 2019
Dealing with difficult students is one of the most challenging aspects of being a Catholic teacher. In the vocation of Catholic education there will always be students who test us. In today’s episode I’m going to share some wisdom from 2500 years ago and how we can...
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