Help for Catholic teachers when things are difficult

All Catholic teachers face times of difficulty and hardship. There can be difficult students, problematic relationships with parents or challenges with leaders in the school. How can we provide help for Catholic teachers when things are hard. In today’s episode I want...

Serving God On A Daily Basis In Catholic Education

In today’s episode I want to share with you a brilliant quote from the great Charles Spurgeon. It’s a great reminder that all we need to focus upon is the grace that God gives us in the present moment. Serving God in Catholic Education is all about making the most of...

The Witness of The Catholic Teacher

In today’s episode I share a great quote from The Congregation For Catholic Education that helps us understand the incredible importance of our own relationship of intimacy with Jesus. We cannot give what we do not possess. As such, to provide a genuine witness as a...

Catholic Education And The Grace Of Baptism

In today’s message I want to make a link between a very well known gospel story and the power that every Catholic teacher can access. Catholic education and baptism have a powerful link and once we understand it we can begin to rely increasingly on the grace that can...

The Catholic Teacher And Contemplative Prayer

In today’s episode I want to talk with you about a beautiful quote that helps us all realise how crucial it is for every Catholic teacher to find moments of silence and stillness. In the midst of our daily busyness its crucial to realise that God is always waiting to...

The Importance of Sacramental Renewal In Catholic Education

No Catholic school just magically transforms itself. Ultimately it’s about individual teachers cooperating with the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. In practice, how does this happen? In this episode I want to share with you some thoughts about how sacramental...

The Catholic Teacher And Intercessory Prayer

In today’s message I want to talk about the most powerful way we can manage the one or two students that we find it hardest to work with. There is much we can do in terms of classroom management but sometimes we need to use strategies that operate on a very different...

Catholic Education And The Bible

One of the most crucial daily practices for any Catholic teacher is spending time in scripture. In every live staff seminar I do anywhere in the world I always talk about the centrality of this important spiritual moment. God is desperate to speak with every teacher...

Loneliness and Student Wellbeing in a Catholic School

The irony of modern social media use for young people is that it promised vast new layers of connections yet loneliness and student wellbeing remain massive challenges in most Catholic schools. In this episode I want to share a great quote with you about how every...