February 17, 2010
Dear Mr. President,
Thank you very much for reading this letter. I respect the fact that you take your time to read the letters of concerned persons and give them some thought. The education provided by public school is a subject that has been on my mind, and I think it needs some [...]
February 11, 2010
Dear Mr. President,
I am a nineteen-year-old citizen who is imploring you to note an issue that is holding back this great nation from reaching our fullest potential. I can’t tell you how glad I am to hear you say that you look at man-made climate change with scientific consideration. With scientific backing, one [...]
February 10, 2010
Dear Mr. President,
I am an American girl and a citizen, who, like you, believes our country is wonderful. I also feel that it needs some changes. I really respect the fact that you are a president who believes in being a man of the people, and you want to make America better for [...]
Graduation Speech, St. Benedict Center, Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Trinity Sunday, June 7, 2009
By John F. McManus
[Mr. McManus has an amazing background in the Marines, engineering, and public relations. He has been the president of the John Birch Society since 1991 -- as well as a friend of the Center and Third Order member of [...]
On Palm Sunday, Sister Marie Therese presided over a lovely little ceremony in the chapel of our new convent. Over a year ago, the Sisters started a prayer society for the young ladies in our community: the Sursum Corda Society. After a winnowing process, two young ladies renewed their promises, two more were re-instated, and [...]
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Posted 12 April 2009
† Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M.
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Please rejoice with us over the first vows of two of our Sisters: Sister Maria Rosaria and Sister Marie Gabrielle. They made their professions on March 25 (Feast of the Annunciation), taking vows for three years as Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Semper Deo gratias et Mariae!
(A special thank you to Carolyn Kamuda [...]
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Walking down the school hallway this week, a new bulletin board display caught my attention. Mrs. DeLalla’s Third and Fourth Grade students had written patriotic paragraphs (February 2009). The children’s outlook was so dear; I thought you might enjoy these paragraphs, too.
by Gary Potter
October 14th, 2008
[Editor's note: I thought that this article by Mr. Potter, originally published on Catholicism.org, was a very pertinent and readable discussion of happiness and culture. As you may remember from our definitions, our work as educators is to transmit culture. What culture do we want to transmit? Mr. Potter has some [...]
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