I have never been very good when it comes to numbers, estimating or guessing. A worst nightmare for me would include having to teach Algebra because I always joke that I FINALLY learned to count to 20 when I became a friar and wore sandels everyday.
Anyway, after the mass last week I thought I was [...]

Edwin O’Brien, the archbishop of Baltimore, visited Curley High School yesterday and presided over liturgy for us! It was so nice to meet the archbishop and that he could join us. Before he came to Baltimore, he was the archbishop of the United States military.

I really liked his homily on freedom. He spoke [...]

I am guessing that most people who come across this blog don’t know what that word means, but anyway I had my scrutinium today. A month ago, I wrote to my Minister Provincial. In the letter, I asked to be received into solemn vows i.e. to be a friar for the rest of my life!
The [...]

20 minutes after I posted my last blog about not going to the Papal mass in Washington DC I received a phone call from one of my Franciscan brothers who asked me if I wanted to attend! I was exstatic, but I wasn;t sure if I could miss a day of school. I sent an [...]

This was an actual conversation in class today
A student- “So Friar Matt, if you aren’t going to be here with us the next couple days that’s ok with me.”
Me- “Why wouldn’t I be here?”
Another student “We assumed you would be going to meet the pope.”
Me- “Oh right, well I was offered the possibility of a [...]

We got yesterday off from school, not in honor of my 29th birthday, but because we had a faculty community service day. We volunteered at a Boy scout Camp in upper Maryland. We repaired a number of different things for them including lawnmowers, picnic tables and tents. It wasn’t the most exhilarating or glamorous day, [...]

Over the last 2 days, the sophomores at Curley went on their annual retreat. The goal of the Sophomore retreat is to work on teamwork and unifying the class. The retreat was held at River Valley Ranch. RVR is a Christian camp which bills declares itself as “western camping with Christian values.” We left Curley [...]

Wow, 3/4 of the school year is done! The third quarter closed on Friday and the 4th began today. The weekend flew by, I went to the movies (21 was VERY good!) and we had the Curley Battle of the Bands. The Battle of the Band hosted 3 student bands, including 2 with my students! [...]

I got an IM last evening from a dear friend who is an Educator. He wanted to warn me about April Fool’s Day. He said that students will go out of their way to “get you.” The day came and went and all I got was one student who announced “I am going to become [...]