The Metaphysics of Man and Broccoli
Ideas Have Consequences – The Metaphysics of Man and Broccoli “I have taken more out of philosophy than any other class this year not only because it helps prep for university, but also gave me a lot...
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Ideas Have Consequences – Teenagers and Truth What is truth? This is not an idle question, especially for teenagers. They may not ask it this way but there is a hunger, a need, an intense yearning to...
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Ideas Have Consequences – Science, Beauty, Teenagers and the God Question Young Atheists One of the most difficult issues, with which I have to personally deal as a teacher, is the student who enters...
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Ideas Have Consequences – Is That Your Final Answer: The Principle of Finality and Teenagers The tough question Every year, around November, I have an involuntary front row seat to the latest round of...
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High school graduation marks the end of the nesting period and the beginning of quasi-adulthood. Parents are a weird mix of merry and melancholic, while many graduates are saturated by relief,...
View ArticleI Witnessed a Miracle
Sister Timothy Marie, O.C.D. Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles The following story is true. It happened to me. I will never, ever forget it. I had been a Carmelite Sister for...
View ArticleNavigating the Teen Years
Some years ago my children had a bathtub toy that was different from the usual tub toys. Rather than bobbing on top of the water, this particular toy would float in such a way that its bottom half...
View ArticleThe Lost Art of Interpersonal Communication
Today we have a long list of ways to connect and communicate through the latest and greatest technological gadgets. We have the new iphone4S. We can text, tweet, friend people on Facebook and yes, we...
View ArticleBecause it is True
The only reason to believe something is because it is true. I am Catholic, not because it feels good to go to Mass on Sunday, or because it helps me cope with suffering in my life, or even because I...
View ArticleIntroducing Teens to Good Friends
Sometimes it seems as though teenagers are not from this planet. No offense. I was once a teen myself. And at one point, five of our ten children were teens all at once. Fun times. As any parent...
View ArticleWhy I Chose to be Chaste
I decided very early on in my life that I was going to wait until marriage to have sex. I can’t take all the credit for being some amazingly religious and reverent young man who was destined for...
View ArticleThe Eclipse of Reason
Pope Benedict’s 2010 Christmas Greeting to the Roman Curia, a Catholic version of the American “State of the Union Address,” was notable for the emphasis placed upon human reason. His Holiness did not...
View ArticleThe Need for Universals
“Wonder and the passion for philosophy, let us explore all aspects of life and understand all that it has to offer. “I had claimed to have learned little to nothing in regards to valuable life lessons...
View ArticleThe Metaphysics of Man and Broccoli
“I have taken more out of philosophy than any other class this year not only because it helps prep for university, but also gave me a lot to think about in the way I live my life. One of my favorite...
View ArticleTeenagers and Truth
What is truth? This is not an idle question, especially for teenagers. They may not ask it this way but there is a hunger, a need, an intense yearning to grab onto something that makes sense of their...
View ArticleScience, Beauty, Teenagers and the God Question
Young Atheists One of the most difficult issues, with which I have to personally deal as a teacher, is the student who enters my Grade 9 Religion class at the age of fourteen already an avowed atheist....
View ArticleThe Principle of Finality and Teenagers… or “Is That Your Final Answer?”
The tough question Every year, around November, I have an involuntary front row seat to the latest round of teenage angst dealing with University applications. One year was particularly intense because...
View ArticleBefore the Miracle, I Believed—Now I Know.
The following story is true. It happened to me. I will never, ever forget it. I had been a Carmelite Sister for many years when this story occurred. It changed my life forever, and I came away from the...
View ArticleBefore the Miracle, I Believed—But Now I Know.
The following story is true. It happened to me. I will never, ever forget it. I had been a Carmelite Sister for many years when this story occurred. It changed my life forever, and I came away from the...
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