The CRT Blog is home to a variety of ideas, reflections, and tips centered on life as a Catholic religion teacher. Be inspired, learn something new, and/or chime in with your own thoughts!
Hello and happy National Chocolate Cake Day! With COVID still an issue I’m guessing Catholic Schools Week is going to look different for just about everyone this year. I know some of you are teaching in person, others from a distance, and others working within a hybrid model. Regardless of […]
Question: Who is the patron saint of students and Catholic schools, was nicknamed “The Dumb Ox”, and has a feast day this week? Answer: This guy! That’s right – Thomas Aquinas – one of the coolest, smartest, and most influential saints of the Church. If your students don’t yet know about him, it’s time they […]
How about starting out your week with some fun and uplifting news for a change? You ready for it? Here’s headline #1: The #1 podcast in the world is… That’s right – for the past week the #1 podcast in the world has been The Bible in a Year with Fr. […]
“Don’t waste your suffering!” JP2 once said this to a man with a broken leg who came to him for a blessing. I love it. It’s a great reminder to not just grit your way through pain, but to join your sufferings to Christ on the cross and […]
Isn’t Christmas break THE BEST? Faith, family, food, fun, free time… I don’t know about you, but at some point during Christmas break feelings of dread usually begin to bubble up within me. The giant list of All the Things I Should Be Doing to Get Ready for Going Back to […]
As I explained in my previous post (The Untapped Power of Posters: 7 Ways a Well-Chosen Poster Can Have a Huge Impact in Your Classroom), I was absolutely amazed at how much even just one simple poster could greatly interest and inspire the faith of my students. With this recognition […]
Just how much power is there in a poster? The answer: WAY MORE THAN YOU THINK. Let me explain… One of the first posters I ever created and put up in my classroom was one I originally called “The Empty Heart Dude” (now called “Only God Can Fill the […]
Today’s the big day I’m SO excited for! It’s been a longtime dream of mine to create fun, attractive, inspiring, and potentially life-changing products for not only Catholic school teachers and their classrooms, but the wider world as well… A number of these designs were first developed as […]
