Critical thinking skills used to be a basic building block of education. Students were taught to analyze facts in order to form a sound judgement. I recall my teachers would orchestrate hypothetical examples in order to exercise us in this skill. I thrived at critical thinking drills. It was probably what shaped my interest in […]
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Scars
My baby girl is tough. From the minute she was born she was ready to run. If she had the muscle strength to walk, she’d have put on high heels and run out of the maternity ward without so much as a glance. When she realized she would have to wait to develop her strength […]
How to Make a Good Confession
The Short Key to Making a Good Confession is to start by making a good Examination of Conscience. An examination of conscience is the act of looking prayerfully into our hearts to ask how we have hurt our relationships with God and other people through our thoughts, words, and actions. We reflect on the The […]
Never Let Them See You Cry (#MeToo) the
I remember the first time she told me those words. She said them with a fierceness so commanding, her confidence alone was more intriguing to me then anything and I wanted to possess it for myself. She looked fearless and brave. I wanted to be fearless and brave. “Never let them see you cry, sweetheart. […]