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EDUCATION
The Spirituality of Teaching
Teaching is a vocation. All educators were called to be so by God Himself. This talk is the gateway toward your understanding of this vocation. It explores the theological and philosophical ramifications of your life as a teacher and provides you with an examination of conscience to see how well you are achieving spiritual success (and the joy that comes with it) as a teacher.
Catholic Classroom Management
One of the biggest problems teachers face throughout their careers, especially in the beginning, is their philosophy behind discipline and behavior management. This talk lays a step-by-step foundation on how to treat your students based on the timeless methods of St. John the Baptist De La Salle, St. John Bosco and grounded in the truth of the Catholic Church. It is a must-have for all teachers with 10 years or less experience.
A Teacher’s Retreat
This talk takes you through the Meditations for the Time of Retreat of St. John the Baptist De La Salle and combines them with pop-culture movie characters that best represent the central virtues of each meditation. Be prepared to laugh a little and think a lot about your experiences in teaching. Regardless if this is your first year or if you are a veteran instructor, this talk will give you a breath of fresh air and a much needed motivational message for those moments when teaching gets tough.
The Education Saints
In the letter to the Hebrews we read “We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses” (Heb. 12:1a). Who better to talk about the best practices in Education than the best practitioners of Education the Church has known: the Education Saints? This talk examines the Saints who were masters in the educational domains of spirituality, content, management and delivery. It leaves the audience with the zeal needed to produce fruit for the Kingdom through their roles as educators.
The Dominican Spirituality for Teachers
St. Dominic, Founder of the Order of Preachers, made certain that his religious order would be grounded in the pillars of prayer, community, study and mission. This talk explores the link between preaching and teaching and brings the four pillars of the Dominican Spirituality into the forefront of your instruction.
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Faith and Financial Stability
Last year my wife and I thought it would be a great idea to buy a house while she was 7 months pregnant (during a pandemic). We're smart like that. We needed the space. Our 3 bed 2 bath wasn't going to cut it with baby number five (+ a room for my mother in law who...
What Pacific Rim Taught Me About Marriage
The cult classic Pacific Rim is BY FAR one of the greatest (and most underrated) films of all time. If you haven’t seen it yet, put it on your “must see” list ASAP. It hits on a pop level because of its superheroesque motif and it hits all of the hipster trends for...
Even Harry Potter Celebrates Christmas
I was listening to a podcast recently that discussed the differences between the Wizarding World and the Muggle World in the Potterverse. The hosts made the fascinating argument that the Wizarding World is everything the Muggle World used to be prior to the industrial...