Yesterday my 5 year old was having a fit and did not want to go out of the van. But we needed to go to Mass, so I told everyone else go ahead. Then I pleaded and bribed to no avail. Finally, I thought of spanking her to keep her from turning into a brat. [...]
Spiritual practices for youth
January 29th, 2009
St. John Bosco (1888) did not make his boys do long prayers. Instead he encouraged short visits to the Blessed Sacrament & one line prayers. These visits are appreciated by the Lord even today, as confirmed from this anecdote of Fr. Jimmy Hernandez of the Archdiocese of Washington D.C.. A construction worker would use his [...]
Heart speaks to the heart
January 20th, 2009
St. John Bosco counsels his educators, “Love what the youth loves and they will love what you love.” No one cares about what you know until they know that you care. The picture shows a few of my students from a school where I had a tough class. I had [...]
