"Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them" - Matthew 19: 14 Today, I attended the funeral of Dr. Arlene Platten, who lead and...

Dr. Tim Uhl's newsletter this week highlights an approach to enrollment. The key section: Enrollment in Catholic schools is not a...

Saint Joseph lost a fantastic staff member, Dr. Platten, this week. She worked with our students in a one:one setting to ensure their...

I love my job. I love Friday evenings at the start of a longer break. This seems a paradox but speaks to the need we have for self-care...

I had a conversation with a parent today who is upset about a particular incident/circumstance at the school. She’s a pretty ”normal”...

Inspiration: An off-site meeting. There's something important about meeting as a staff outside of the school. Taking time to come...

Please pray for our community. More will be shared later.

Inspiration: First Things Podcast "Guardians of the Culture" I would say that I am generally on the conservative side of Catholic Culture...

We can be heroes, just for one day. - David Bowie Today is the 100th anniversary of the ending of World War One, the war to end all wars....

Inspiration: Catholic Stuff You Should Know “Rule #1” A fantastic episode reflecting on the idea of not being a jerk. From the Gospel:...

There's a fantastic story (maybe apocryphal?) that is wonderfully told in this Business Journals story: During a visit to the NASA space...

Today, at our weekly faculty meeting, we revisited (well rewrote after our original list went missing) our staff root beliefs. We ended...

It's the end of election night. Some despair, some hope. Today, the word hope comes to mind for two reasons. We need hope where there is...

[Disclaimer: I am a parent at my own school]. A friend in the Archdiocese recommended Extreme Ownership to me, which I read last...

There's a certain sense of hubris associated with having a blog. Why should you bother to read my thoughts? At the same juncture, the...