My friend Chris, who is writing curriculum for his music students, is crafting Essential Questions for his lessons. Essential Questions are those which, if you have developed and taught your lesson well, all will be able to answer at the end. He believes educators must also ask themselves Essential Questions as they do their jobs. I believe, especially of late,... Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Faith’
Essential Questions
March 29 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: children, Faith, health, kids, Marriage and Family, parenting, prayer, religion
Sacrifice
February 25 | Posted by Vinny | Faith Tags: Faith, lent, sacrificeThe first part of the year seems to always come down to some kind of sacrifice. First we have our New Year’s resolutions, which never include “spend more time on the internet, watch more television, and eat a lot of chocolate.” I spend the better part of January trying to keep to those resolutions. Of course, many of those fall... Read more
Sociology 101- Church Attendance
February 7 | Posted by Vinny | Faith Tags: attendance, church, Faith, music, religion, schedule, timeRoman Catholics are the busiest of the faithful. I know that seems a bold observation and a gross generalization, but I know it to be true. How could I know such a thing? I know because I have studied it using the tools I learned in Sociology 101- observation and extrapolation. I’ve spent many years observing the arrival times of people... Read more
Faith Resolutions for 2009
January 10 | Posted by Vinny | Faith Tags: cursing, Faith, language, newyears, prayer, religion, resolutions, thanks, thanksgiving, vulgarityHaving completed my Family Resolutions the other day, I should take a moment to continue my resolutions as a man of faith. Resolution 4- Remember that “Name in Vain” thingy For a man who teaches the youngest of children, you would think I had better control of my mouth. I don’t. I also work across the hall from a first grade teacher... Read more
The Paradox of Advent
November 30 | Posted by Vinny | Faith Tags: advent, blackfriday, Faith, Marriage and Family, walmartAdvent is a temporal paradox. It is the end of the calendar year, but also the beginning of the liturgical year. It is a chance for a fresh start with your faith. It is, in fact, one of the two holiest seasons in our Christian year. It may also be the time where we are weakest in our faith. Consider... Read more
Forgetting to Remember
November 8 | Posted by Vinny | Faith Tags: death, Faith, juliefay, memoryHaving a schedule when you write a blog is important. If you write about current events or today’s news, you can get away with the “hmm… Let’s see what Steve Jobs did today” thing. Faith is different. Faith has a deep and rich history, and a calendar published WAY in advance. That’s why I feel like such a dolt for missing... Read more
Cafeteria Catholic- Overview
October 26 | Posted by Vinny | Cafeteria Catholic, Faith Tags: catholic, catholicism, FaithConsidering my history, I hope it’s easy to understand that I might not agree with all the teachings of my faith. Since my mother is divorced, some of those teachings, technically, make me an unwelcome member of the faith. Others would alienate my friends. Heck, I rarely receive communion because I’m suppossed to go to confession to cleanse my soul... Read more
A quality sermon
September 20 | Posted by Vinny | Faith Tags: clergy, deacon, Faith, priest, quality, religion, sermon, speechI often wonder, during the more than 120 masses I sit through each year, why there can’t be more quality sermons. I imagine creating a sermon is difficult. As a matter of fact, this site grows out of the idea that I thought I could create a weekly sermon as good or better than the ones I’ve been hearing. I... Read more
