READING: “My Paper.li” for Thursday, August 20th

As I mentioned yesterday, my schedule is getting busier as the start of teaching approaches and I’m trying to work … More

Pandemic Note and Photo O’ Day 159

1619 – Dutch ships lands in Jamestown, Virginia, carrying the first enslaved people to what would become the United States. … More

1963 – Civil Rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer and other civil rights activists are arrested on false charges in Winona, … More

I recorded this next episode of my “Words For…” sub-podcast the day before yesterday. I’m going to keep this post … More

My goodness, how the posts are accumulating! I published my 600th post about six weeks ago on (Good) Friday, April … More

I’m designating this as an IMPORTANT post (and pinning it to the top of the blog) b/c I believe everyone … More

I’m back after the holiday weekend and a disrupted schedule on Tuesday… Please download and share this presentation – PDF

As a Catholic and a teacher, January 1st isn’t as important as either the first Sunday of Advent or the … More

Please download and share this presentation – PDF I particularly like this prayer found at the USCCB website. I’m using … More

I finally have a moment to celebrate – this blog turned two years old a couple of days ago. Yeah! … More

Slight change of name for today’s post. As always, please download and share this presentation with others. PDF

Please download and share this presentation of a young woman who was just canonized on 18 October 2016 by Pope … More

Please download and share this presentation: PDF Just for fun, I’m going to show my students this classic scene from … More

I previously shared resources for daily Lenten prayer, reading and reflection. If you’d like inspirational reading in a more traditional … More

A brief post to let you know about a unique on-line course starting next week. The website bills it as: … More

It’s another celebration of a new year in the Church as Pope Francis opened the doors to the Jubilee Year … More

Just a quick post to share an interesting, free app I discovered this evening. The good people at the venerable … More

I’m starting a new feature which I’ve been thinking about launching for a while. The name comes from an excellent … More

To put an exclamation point on Pope Francis’ truly awesome U.S. visit, Huffington Post analyzed the 19 speeches and homilies … More

It’s a big week for the U.S.A. as we’ll welcome the popular and prophetic (to both the left and right … More