Signs of hope
In January, I wrote about the Jubilee Year, initiated by Pope Francis, which calls us all to be Pilgrims of Hope. One of the hallmarks of a Jubilee Year is the celebration of communities of faith. The ...
'In the Sight of the Angels'
The month of September conjures up images of new shoes, fresh school supplies, and well-kept uniforms. There is something about its very self that indicates order and predictability. Of course, it makes ...
Trusting in 'the slow work of God'
In the fall of 1998, I took on my first teaching assignment as a middle school teacher at St. Ann School in Somerville. I was 22 years old and a recent graduate of Boston College. I had four separate ...
All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten
All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten ... and Judy Norton was my teacher. Last week, after attending Mass with the Our Lady Academy school in Waltham, I stood outside the church to greet ...
'De Colores'
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and amidst the strife of World War II, a layperson, Eduardo Bonnin, responded to the cultural turmoil with prayer, community, ...
Communities of evangelization
National Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States that begins on the last Sunday of January and extends throughout the week. From a student's perspective, ...
Happy New Year!
As a lifelong educator, I've always had multiple opportunities to celebrate the New Year -- once in September with the launch of the school year and again in January when the calendar shifted. I ...
The work of redemption
Advent has begun for school children in our archdiocesan community of faith. Most likely, they'll be wearing down their purple, pink, and green crayons as they color an Advent wreath and learn that ...
