A Catholic School Principal Counsels Parents to Help Them Save Their Kids in Today's Turbulent Culture
Today’s parents are up against more evil influences out to negatively affect and damage their children than any era prior. Much of this has to do with the pornography kids are now able to access on the internet. This isn't like my Baby Boomer era when the most common "danger" regarding pornography was a young boy... Continue Reading →
In both elementary and high school education, along with in the mental health field, the concept of mindfulness has been a hot buzzword since the 2000s. Psychology Today defines mindfulness as "a state of active, open attention to the present; observing one’s thoughts and feelings without judging them as good or bad; a tool to... Continue Reading →
...CONTINUED FROM PART 2... In October of 2021, at the age of 60, beginning the 41st year of my career as a Seattle Archdiocesan teacher/coach/principal with 34 of those years as principal of St. Louise School, I found myself with a decision to make: A) Pick the harder right – which would result in losing my... Continue Reading →
"One may never do evil so that good may result from it. ...A human being must always obey the certain judgment of his conscience. If he were deliberately to act against it, he would condemn himself." (Catechism of the Catholic Church) ...CONTINUED FROM PART 1... In mid-August with less than one month before the start... Continue Reading →
THIS IS THE 1ST OF A 3-PART SERIES OF POSTS. The coronavirus pandemic that began in 2020 with the national closing of schools was the catalyst that ended my career in Catholic education. At that time, I was approaching my 34th year as the principal of St. Louise Catholic School in Bellevue, Washington, and my... Continue Reading →
Admit it - we are in the spiritual battle of our time. Authentic Catholics are constantly being publicly assaulted because of our beliefs regarding marriage, sexuality, the sanctity of human life in the womb, and family values. And the assaults aren’t just coming verbally. There were over 550 physical attacks on Catholic churches, such as... Continue Reading →
March 9, 2023 I recently ended my 40 years in Catholic education, initially as a teacher in three different grade levels – elementary, middle school, and high school - and for the final 34 years as a principal of a Catholic elementary school. I will write in a future post about the reason for my... Continue Reading →
A PRINCIPAL'S PRINCIPLES FOR PARENTING 