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Running Through Discomfort

I feel great. Granted, I’m only 3 miles into my 13.1 mile journey, but I feel better than ever. It’s hot, but I’ve run in this weather countless times. After...

High school students from Cleveland Central Catholic sit next to their elementary school prayer partners from St. Stanislaus during our Ash Wednesday Mass.

We Are Dust: Reflections on Teaching and the Lenten Journey

“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” This Ash Wednesday anthem, spoken as our foreheads are marked with a smudgy black cross, is a reminder of our...

Why Learning Engineering is Important, Even for First Graders

If asked to "draw an engineer," you might, perhaps, draw a man with glasses, sitting alone at his desk. If you did, your picture would match up with those drawn...

We Can Do Hard Things

At the end of August my Professional Learning Community conducted our first video chat. Through the wonders of the interwebs, it was delightful to see the smiling faces of our...

An Awesome Week to Work for Catholic Schools

How refreshing was it to see stories in the news about Catholic schools this week that weren't about retrenching or demise or decline? Instead, we saw pictures of smiling children...

What Did Pope Francis Really Say Last Week? A Lesson Plan

A solid week has gone by since Pope Francis's historic visit to Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem, and the dust has finally settled. The pope is...

The Key to School Leadership: Love Those Hardest to Love

As the school year moves out of launch phase and picks up steam, it's all too easy for us as teachers and leaders to get caught up in planning, programming...

How to Spend Your Title II Funds: Professional Development Options to Consider

As September draws to a close, many school leaders are looking for ways to best allocate their Title II funds for the year. For educators who, like my first-year teacher...

Podcast: Fr. Nuzzi Reflects on Pope Francis' Visit to Washington DC

Thousands of Catholics and non-Catholics tuned into Pope Francis' historic speech to Congress this afternoon, but precious few were actually there to see it in person. Lucky for us, Fr...

The Best Way to Set the Tone for the School Day

It is a ministry of presence that separates an administrator from a school leader who truly walks with his or her school community day by day. One of the most...

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Running Through Discomfort

We Are Dust: Reflections on Teaching and the Lenten Journey