29 March 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Essential Questions

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. [...]

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07 February 2009 ~ 4 Comments

Sociology 101- Church Attendance

Roman 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 [...]

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10 January 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Faith Resolutions for 2009

Having 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 [...]

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20 September 2008 ~ 0 Comments

A quality sermon

I 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 [...]

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