What does it take to not just exist as a Catholic teacher but to experience the power and the presence of God on a daily basis. In today's message I want to talk with you about the importance of prayer in the life of a Catholic teacher and how it can transform your daily experience.

In today’s episode I share a simple but important quote from the General Directory fo Catechesis that helps us understand that so many of our interactions with students and colleagues are helping to shape the ability of young people to hear the Gospel. I also want to share with you come ideas about how beauty can also be a pivotal aspect of sharing the faith. In this episode I want to offer you some key thoughts on how to make your school or classroom a true kingdom place.

As Catholic teachers it can be easily to often feel as if God is distant and maybe even unaware of all the challenges we face each day. Do you ever wonder, ‚ÄúWhy doesn‚Äôt God speak to me?‚ÄĚ In today‚Äôs episode I want to help you encounter the ways in which God might be trying to get your attention. I share some personal experiences and remind us all that He is so much closer than we think.

Many Catholic schools have a desire to help their students learn more about meditation and relaxation techniques. In a stressful and complex modern word it makes sense that we would want to help young people learn these skills. But what about eastern style mediation and mysticism? Does it have a place in a Catholic school? In this episode I want to share some thoughts with you about how we can explore this important issue and promote what’s best about our own Catholic tradition.

In today‚Äôs message I share a confronting quote that reminds every Catholic teacher about the need to be witnesses for truth against what Pope Benedict called the ‚Äėdictatorship of relativism‚Äô . In a world of fake news, aggressive ideologies and outright lies, Catholic teachers devoted to the truth have never been more important.

If pure professionalism and more hard work were going to create the promised land of the teaching vocation then I can't help thinking that they would have done so by now. However, more and more teachers seems to experience so much stress, burnout and exhaustion. Does it really have to be that way. In today's episode I want to recommunicate a desire that all of us make the firm decision to place the Holy Spirit front and centre if we want to see God take the reigns.

In today's episode I share an important quote from Cardinal Robert Sarah that simplifies the very essence of the Christian life. In an era of complexity and a plethora of voices there is one essential choice that we all have to make. Living your vocation fully as a Catholic teacher is deeply linked to the simple truth I want to share with you in this episode.

If pure professionalism and more hard work were going to create the promised land of the teaching vocation then I can't help thinking that they would have done so by now. However, more and more teachers seems to experience so much stress, burnout and exhaustion. Does it really have to be that way. In today's episode I want to recommunicate a desire that all of us make the firm decision to place the Holy Spirit front and centre if we want to see God take the reigns.

Earlier today I spent some time reading the collected works of the rather wonderful Catholic mystic, writer and poet, Caryll Houselander. In today’s episode I want to share with you a wonderful quote in which she helps us more deeply understand what the Incarnation really means for a Catholic teacher. Rather than an abstract concept, the Incarnation is the real and dynamic way in which every Catholic teacher can partner with God in bringing Jesus to birth in every Catholic school.

Advent for Catholic schools is such a special time. Despite all the busyness of the end of the school year there is still so much opportunity to share the hope of Christmas in powerful ways. In today‚Äôs podcast I share another wonderful quote from Pope Benedict that reminds us all of the beauty of Christmas, the importance of liturgical seasons and how we can all rediscover the ‚Äėstar of hope‚Äô.