The Screwtape Letters and the Catechism of the Catholic Church

You have heard the phrase “The devil is in the details” used to describe a certain action or task in need of completion. Or, used in another context, how missed little details prevented a project from being completed. When involved… Read More

I Don’t Need your Catechism!

A couple of years ago, a Pastor asked me to provide a catechetical training day for teachers in his Catholic school and CCD program. One of my first questions to him was what issues had developed requiring my assistance. The… Read More

He Said What?! The How and How Not of Teaching by Personal Experience

He said what?! These were the first words that came out of my mouth when I heard my Confirmation teacher explicitly go into detail about how it was perfectly all right to have sex with your girlfriend if you truly… Read More

The Idea of a Catholic School

With so much distraction in today’s ever changing intellectual landscape, having a simple thought may seem difficult. At times, we may dare to think that no one else understands us and thus the center of the entire universe only rests… Read More

They Don’t Know Anything!

One quiet evening, I decided to call my brother to ask how his new teaching position as a religion teacher was going. His first position took him to an all-boy’s Catholic high school in Southern California. After an initial pause… Read More

Catholic Schools or Charter Schools

At some time or another we have been exposed to the ad catch phrase “Got Milk?” on billboards and various print publications. A different version that I have seen on shirts reads “Got Jesus?” I prefer the latter, for the… Read More

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