Sharing the Journey

Start reading as many books as you can and get your reading endorsement as soon as possible was the advice that my future English Language Arts cooperating teacher told me the spring before I officially began my program to become a secondary teacher. And, I took her advice. I began reading books for adolescents. In […]

Inspired by the opening pages of At the Center of the Human Drama: The Philosophical Anthropology of Karol Wojtyła/Pope John Paul II by Kenneth Schmitz, I have been reflecting on the purpose of Beauty of Becoming. I began this website because I had dreams of creating courses to support Catholics with more actively and intentionally […]

This is the final episode of a 9 part series in which I read a chapter an episode from a book in draft that I wrote in 2017-18 focusing on the willingness to step forward in faith based on increasing trust in God. The book is titled Do the Next Thing: Stepping Forward in Faith and this […]

This is episode 8 in a series of 9 episodes in which I read a chapter an episode from a book in draft that I wrote in 2017-18 focusing on the willingness to step forward in faith based on increasing trust in God. The book is titled Do the Next Thing: Stepping Forward in Faith  and this […]

“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” -St. John Paul II* On my 42nd baptismal anniversary next spring, I am scheduled to begin the CPMAP Certification through the Catholic Psych Institute. As a lover of learning, anticipation builds anytime I am preparing to begin […]

This is episode 7 in a series of 9 episodes in which I read a chapter an episode from a book in draft that I wrote in 2017-18 focusing on the willingness to step forward in faith based on increasing trust in God. The book is titled Do the Next Thing: Stepping Forward in Faith  and this […]

This is episode 6 in a series of 9 episodes in which I read a chapter an episode from a book in draft that I wrote in 2017-18 focusing on the willingness to step forward in faith based on increasing trust in God. The book is titled Do the Next Thing: Stepping Forward in Faith  and this […]

This is episode 5 in a series of 9 episodes in which I read a chapter an episode from a book in draft that I wrote in 2017-18 focusing on the willingness to step forward in faith based on increasing trust in God. The book is titled Do the Next Thing: Stepping Forward in Faith  and this […]

This is episode 4 in a series of 9 episodes in which I read a chapter an episode from a book in draft that I wrote in 2017-18 focusing on the willingness to step forward in faith based on increasing trust in God. The book is titled Do the Next Thing: Stepping Forward in Faith  and this […]

In this brief First Friday episode, I talk about how revisiting childhood play has been showing up in my life recently as I have focused on play as my word for the liturgical year. I consider implications that I can learn about myself through the act of revisiting moments of childhood play. I also mention […]