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Cross Currents

An Arrupe Virtual media platform to share and discuss important topics in education.

Jesus Was a Teenager

Routines. We all have them, and, for the most part, they are a healthy part of productive living. Having things scheduled ensures that...

The Problem With Capacity

"And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus…They were so frightened." In my last CrossCurrents post, I...

The Miracle and Mystery of High School

“To raise any child is to live in the constant presence of a miracle and a mystery.” Wow. Jim McDermott hit the nail on the head with...

Operating in Darkness

BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Please be aware that this article uses the word grope. I recognize that, used in a different context, this word elicits...

Be a Doer

Recently, AVLI began working on a new foreign language initiative. As new things go, it has taken a great deal of effort to make what...

HERE I AM

Air travel. Those two words often conjure visceral sentiments - fear, excitement, anticipation, dread, impatience, anger, adventure....

THE SOPHOMORE SITUATION

As most of you know, Arrupe Virtual exists to support our member Catholic schools in their quest to provide the best possible educational...

EVERYDAY ADVENT

I wasn’t a big reader when I was young. I always thought I was a slow reader and that frustrated me a great deal. Over time I realized...

CHARITY AND INDIFFERNCE (The Art of Giving the Benefit of the Doubt )

I think it’s fair to say that things have gotten a bit weird in schools. What started in the Spring of 2020 as a universal sense of...

Do I Really Want To Be Holy?

I pray the rosary. I admit this with trepidation as I can feel judgment being formed by readers, some thinking “he’s one of us” and...

Decommissioning Our Lives

My mother, the furthest thing from a hoarder, collects napkins. And straws. My family has a ritual of meeting on Saturday mornings for...

Mending the Fractures

This past week I spent time with a number of schools discussing the important topic of learning loss among students in our Catholic...