by Marc Postiglione | This engagement and evangelization is who we are. The Catholic Christian’s engagement with our communities and society is grounded in our faith and love in Christ crucified...
Read More »Three Lessons from St. John Paul II’s Encyclical ‘On Human Work’
by Marc Postiglione | Modern man has tended to make work become a form of drudgery that people go to every morning and do their best to avoid and when possible even avoid all-together.
Read More »‘Rich in Mercy’: 3 Lessons from John Paul II’s Encyclical
by Marc Postiglione | We need to explain to our youth that mercy must be met with continual daily conversion in our own lives. In examining the parable of the prodigal son...
Read More »3 Things Confirmation Candidates Need to Know
by Marc Postiglione | How would you define the word irony? Might I propose a good working definition as: a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected. The same Peter, who out of fear for his own life three times denied that he ever knew Jesus, is now standing in front of the Christian community in Jerusalem boldly declaring the truth about Jesus Christ for the entire world to hear.
Read More »3 Lessons to Teach our Youth from John Paul II’s ‘Redeemer of Man’
Marc Postiglione unpacks Pope St. John Paul II's encyclical, 'Redemptor Hominis' - 'Redeemer of Man', a message of personal dignity, freedom and truth.
Read More »4 Ways to Prepare for World Youth Day 2016: Pope Francis and the Beatitudes
by Marc Postiglione | The next World Youth Day will be held in Krakow in 2016 and Pope Francis has written a short message to the youth of the world to help prepare for this momentous occasion. Each year, Pope Francis will reflect on a different Beatitude in anticipation of Krakow 2016. The first Beatitude that the Pope reflects on: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Read More »Three Ways to Keep Sunday Holy – Inspirations from Blessed John Paul II
by Marc Postiglione | One of my fondest and earliest memories of childhood is the way we as a family celebrated Sunday. Sunday always started with morning Mass. We were not a sleep late family and were out the door for 9:00am Mass.
Read More »The Tremendous Gift of Freedom and Destiny
Recently in a class to our Confirmation students, I was attempting to explain that much of morality can be traced to Genesis 1:26-27 and the creation of man in the ‘image and likeness of God.’ As I was preparing for the lesson, I thought back to three works that have inspired me and have always been faithful companions in my teaching experiences
Read More »Heroic Truth: Pressing on towards Bethlehem
As someone who has been teaching high school and college now for more than fourteen years, it has become life’s daunting task to motivate students. In an age of instant communication, a teacher needs to be able to convey subject material in a way that is both ever dramatic and always engaging. It used to be a concern to worry about a bad day; now, one has to worry about an un-engaging minute.
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