I’ve broken a lot of promises over the course of my twenty-five years of life. Some promises needed to be broken, but there are some promises that I am ashamed to admit I’ve broken- like the time that I promised … Continue reading
The Fate of Books
Category Archives: Personal Reflections
Writing My Vocation Story: How Old Friends and New Ones Changed My Life
Last weekend I had the opportunity to share my vocation story, or what’s been written of it so far, with about 100 people. It was actually the first time that I told my story to a large group of people … Continue reading
Quotes and Reflections from Matthew Kelly’s “Rediscover Catholicism”: Part 2
Considering the amount of interest in my first blog post on Matthew Kelly’s book “Rediscover Catholicism,” I’ve decided to dedicate one more blog post to reflecting on several quotes from the book. As I suggested in my first post, this … Continue reading
Quotes and Reflections from Matthew Kelly’s “Rediscover Catholicism”: Part 1
Several months ago, I had the great pleasure of reading Matthew Kelly’s “The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic,” a terrific book identifying the four unique characteristics of what Kelly referred to as “dynamic Catholics,” those parishioners who are the … Continue reading
Before Sin: Life in Paradise
I recently finished reading C.S. Lewis’ science fiction novel Perelandra, the second book in his Space Trilogy. In the first book, Out of the Silent Planet, the main character, Elwin Ransom, traveled to the planet Mars, known as Malacandra to … Continue reading
Love In The Music Industry: How We Killed Love Songs
I have an observation to make, but before I go on, there are just a few things that I want to make very clear. First off, this is all based on my own experience, and should not be taken as … Continue reading
The Great Catholic Challenge: Reading the Whole Bible
I have a confession to make. This little fact is my biggest accomplishment so far this year, but it’s also my biggest shame. What is it? I have finally read the Bible from cover to cover. I have to admit, … Continue reading
Making the Grade
Over the years, I have heard many people refer to this rapidly growing phenomenon in education: teaching to the test. I have heard many educators complain about the inefficiency of teaching in this manner, how teachers find themselves tailoring lessons … Continue reading
Philosophy on Street Corners
As I’m sure everyone is perfectly aware, the east coast of the United States has been pummeled with just about every form of precipitation known to man over the past two days. Finally, the storm has passed us, leaving us … Continue reading
“Who Touched Me?”
A few days ago the Gospel reading at daily Mass was the account of the woman with hemorrhages (you can read the entire passage here– it’s verses 25 to 34). According to the version found in Mark, which provides a … Continue reading
Love in the Little Things 