“Why catechism?” Parents sometimes wonder why Providence uses catechisms, particularly for children so young. The basic reason: children soak up information and acquire things by osmosis, absorbing sight, sounds, and habits. Young children mimic, repeating parent speech, actions, even mannerisms…. Read More

If you are like me, this quote from Samuel D. James’s Digital Liturgies resonates: “We demand shorter and shorter books that will accommodate our diminished focus and present to us more like what we read online.” Reading requires diligence in habit and… Read More

Last month we discussed the need for many of us to recover from a malnourished education. To highlight the point, it wasn’t until after college that I read for the first time Homer, Aristotle, Augustine, Dostoyevsky, Melville, or O’Connor. Sad.  … Read More

If you are like me, you are recovering from an anemic school experience that failed to offer you the best education. Sure, you might have learned from a few good teachers, and perhaps even read some classic works, but likely… Read More