A Catholic School Principal Counsels Parents to Help Them Save Their Kids in Today's Turbulent Culture
I grew up in the 1960s and 70s when a boy’s life after school hours and on weekends consisted of riding bikes around the neighborhood or shooting hoops at the local playground. Playing outside was not only the norm for us in the Baby Boomer generation, but we would ride our bikes blocks (or often... Continue Reading →
Stretching from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday, Holy Week is the paramount week in the Church’s entire year, with its final days plus Easter Sunday – aka the Easter/Sacred/Pascal Triduum – amounting to the crowning summit. Amongst this period’s eight days, one particular day is too often treated like "Jan” from the famous TV show “The... Continue Reading →
I've previously argued why CRT, DEI, and BLM are terms you don’t want to see invade your child’s school. (See my previous articles, "Set Aside Race; Don't Highlight It" and "The 3 Letters You Want to Find in Your Child's School Are Not D-E-I; They Are G-O-D.") But what about the latest trendy educational term, SEL,... Continue Reading →
September 14, 2023 If faithful Catholics were asked what is the most pressing issue of the day that they wish the Church hierarchy (Pope, cardinals, bishops) would tackle, the top answers would include the shortage of priestly vocations, or the shocking decline in both Catholics’ belief in the Real Presence and attendance at Mass, or... Continue Reading →
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 →
A PRINCIPAL'S PRINCIPLES FOR PARENTING 