“Today God still speaks to us as he used to speak to our ancestors at a time when there were neither spiritual directors nor any systems of spirituality. To be faithful to the designs of God then comprised the whole of one’s spiritual life. Religious devotion had not become a science crammed with precepts...
Let us read to your students this week! In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, many schools will be celebrating Read Across America on March 2, 2011. All Saints Catholic School in Spokane, WA, where I teach, will begin celebrating a little early this year. On Friday, February 25, over thirty students and teachers will...
So, you got a Kindle for Christmas, and you want to do some professional reading. The following books may be just what you’re looking for: Catholicism/Catechesis Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI Deep Conversion/Deep Prayer by Fr. Thomas Dubay My Life with the Saints by Fr. James Martin, SJ The Jesuit Guide to...
With his new children’s book Little Star, Anthony DeStefano has created a story that successfully captures the true spirit of Christmas giving. Little Star is “the smallest, loneliest star in the sky,” but he is the only star to recognize the great king that is about to be born. The gift he gives to...
I love the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, and I think reading it aloud to 8th graders in September is the perfect way to start the year. If you’re not familiar with the story, here’s the summary from School Library Journal (with spoilers taken out): “A wonderful story of triumph over imperfection,...
With the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary coming up on October 7, the following two Kindle books are excellent resources for preparing to explain the rosary to students. Praying the Rosary, by Megan Mckenna. Doubleday. Printed Length: 272 pp. Kindle Price: $9.99. Internationally acclaimed author Megan McKenna gives this Catholic tradition enriched...
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