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April 27, 2023
St. Francis and the Sheep Story
I was reading through some of the Eucharistic miracles on a website created by Bl. Carlo Acutis and came across a fascinating story about St. Francis that I had not heard before.
We all know that St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals. He is commonly shown with birds and other animals by his side in paintings and statues. We even bless animals in churches on his feast day.
But I was fascinated with this story about St. Francis and a little lamb that wouldn’t leave his s...
January 31, 2023
Searching for God in the Wrong Place: Story and Reflection Questions
Here is a parable I really enjoyed in Fr. Anthony de Mello’s The Song of the Bird:
Story Reflection
A neighbor found a man on hands and knees.
“What are you searching for?”
“My key.”
Both men got on their knees to search. After a while the neighbor says, “Where did you lose it?”
“At home.”
“Good Lord! Then why are you searching here?”
“Because it’s brighter here.”
Search for God where you lost Him.
So many of us search for God in the bright places:
The best...January 18, 2023
My 2022 Annual Project Report
Here is a look back at 2022 and the lessons I learned as full-time creator. This is the sixth time I have published an annual project report (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) and I always find it to be a useful exercise to start the new year.
Here is the month-by-month breakdown of the time I spent as a creator:
My Top 25 Projects142:02 – The Religion Teacher’s Member Worksheets (Saints, Bible, Sacraments, Church History, Creed, Beatitudes, Prayer, Our Lady, Exodus, David, and more) ...
January 10, 2023
December 2022 Project Report
In addition to the concrete goals I’m working towards this year, I’m also sharing the vision for why the goals exist in the first place. A vision describes the concrete experience of achieving a goal. Working towards a vision increases the motivation to achieve goals as long as there is alignment. Here is my overall vision for the year along with the visions for each individual goal I’m working towards.
My 2022 VisionI called 2022 my “Year of the Worksheet.” I...
December 14, 2022
November 2022 Project Report
In addition to the concrete goals I’m working towards this year, I’m also sharing the vision for why the goals exist in the first place. A vision describes the concrete experience of achieving a goal. Working towards a vision increases the motivation to achieve goals as long as there is alignment. Here is my overall vision for the year along with the visions for each individual goal I’m working towards.
My 2022 VisionI called 2022 my “Year of the Worksheet.” I...
November 14, 2022
October 2022 Project Report
In addition to the concrete goals I’m working towards this year, I’m also sharing the vision for why the goals exist in the first place. A vision describes the concrete experience of achieving a goal. Working towards a vision increases the motivation to achieve goals as long as there is alignment. Here is my overall vision for the year along with the visions for each individual goal I’m working towards.
My 2022 VisionI called 2022 my “Year of the Worksheet.” I...
October 15, 2022
September 2022 Project Report
In addition to the concrete goals I’m working towards this year, I’m also sharing the vision for why the goals exist in the first place. A vision describes the concrete experience of achieving a goal. Working towards a vision increases the motivation to achieve goals as long as there is alignment. Here is my overall vision for the year along with the visions for each individual goal I’m working towards.
My 2022 VisionI called 2022 my “Year of the Worksheet.” I...
September 14, 2022
August 2022 Project Report
In addition to the concrete goals I’m working towards this year, I’m also sharing the vision for why the goals exist in the first place. A vision describes the concrete experience of achieving a goal. Working towards a vision increases the motivation to achieve goals as long as there is alignment. Here is my overall vision for the year along with the visions for each individual goal I’m working towards.
My 2022 VisionI called 2022 my “Year of the Worksheet.” I...
August 24, 2022
The Good Egg: Book Summary and Worksheet
The Good Egg is a book by Jory John that teaches kids to focus on self-care and find freedom from the pressure of trying to be perfect.
The book is available in paperback, hardcover, and as an eBook.
Read the book to your kids or show this video reading of the book on YouTube:
The Good Egg Book SummaryThe Good Egg does a lot of good things for other people, but this wasn’t always easy. The other eggs in the carton were not as good as the Good Egg. The Good Egg felt frust...
August 16, 2022
July 2022 Project Report
In addition to the concrete goals I’m working towards this year, I’m also sharing the vision for why the goals exist in the first place. A vision describes the concrete experience of achieving a goal. Working towards a vision increases the motivation to achieve goals as long as there is alignment. Here is my overall vision for the year along with the visions for each individual goal I’m working towards.
My 2022 VisionI called 2022 my “Year of the Worksheet.” I...
