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 →