We are right around the corner from the most attended Mass day of the Church year. That is right; Ash Wednesday is the most attended day of the year in the Catholic Church. And as a Catholic outreach organization, we in FOCUS should try to capitalize upon this upcoming season of grace.
I don’t […]
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Missionary Practicals: Ash Wednesday Outreach
February 1st, 2008 · No Comments
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Book Meme
January 28th, 2008 · No Comments
I have been tagged by my friend Leon to take part in the Meme.
Book Meme Rules
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.
I was not able to grab the closest book to me, due […]
The Human Experience
November 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments
I thought I would chime in for the conversation at hand. Reading the recent posts, I am humbled to be in the midst of a group of writers with such wit and eloquence in prose. I have found myself asking, “What is my two cents on this subject?” I am not sure if I have […]
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Jesus, National Conference, and YOU!
October 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment
This past week, I traveled down to Texas to be on-site in preparation for the 10th Anniversary FOCUS National Conference. I am on the steering committee for the Conference and we were taking part in an intense 36 hours of meetings and planning. I had some time Wednesday morning for some personal prayer, […]
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Life Matters!
October 21st, 2007 · 4 Comments
Recently, as I walked away from one of the UW rec centers, I heard a crash and a scream. I looked back and witnessed a young woman on the ground in tears, lying in the middle of the road with her moped tossed a few feet away from her. I stared for a […]
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Our Lady of the Rosary
October 7th, 2007 · 4 Comments
October 7th marks the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on the liturgical calendars. I thought it would be good for us to take a moment and reflect upon the importance of the Rosary in the life of a Christian.
In recent years the Rosary has become the topic of much debate among scholars and […]
Tags: · The Saints · Liturgy · by Nathan
Foundational Education
September 30th, 2007 · No Comments
As we continue our quest for the answer to the purpose of education, I would like to take a step back and ask how one becomes educated. I don’t aim to become too philosophical here and enter into an array of pointless definitions. What I do intend is to strike at the heart of the […]
Success vs Faithfulness
September 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment
I would like to propose a question that is at the heart of education, building off Kelly’s post, The Purpose of Education. Is the purpose of the education to train successful people to go out into the world and influence the world through specific skills? Thoughts…
I would like to shape this discussion around a […]
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Academic Freedom’s Slave
September 13th, 2007 · No Comments
I would like to take a few moments today to reflect upon academic freedom. This is the banner flew high above many universities today. Academic freedom is on the forefront of the progressive education experience. And who wouldn’t want freedom?
Recently, a student of mine told me about his film class, where he […]
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The Pursuit of Truth
August 19th, 2007 · No Comments
Today, I was reading the correspondence section in First Things Magazine. I was intrigued by those responding to George Weigel’s recent essay on the just war theory that had appeared a few months before in First Things. I found myself in the midst of war of words that instead of seeking truth and […]
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