Back in the day
For some reason, whenever I’m coaching a high school basketball game, the referees all seem to be my age or older. When that is the case, during warm-ups, with music inevitably blaring, I share this perspective with them – There
Current
What did you learn in college?
Education in our country seems to be the object of unrelenting criticism from elementary school through college. One startling question that some people are asking is – Are students being taught or are they being indoctrinated? Meanwhile, the cost of
Setting an unselfish standard
How much money should a senior executive or owner of a business make, is a question that seems to keep surfacing, so let’s see if we can make sense of it. First of all, I think it is an important
One of my heroes…
On Friday, November 13, 1970, my dad and I went to a dinner the night before Notre Dame was scheduled to play a home football game against Georgia Tech. Attending that dinner was a Notre Dame legend, the 1947 Heisman
Prayer should be encouraged in school and everywhere else
What is prayer? Prayer is a means to connect with other people and with our creator. Students in public schools should never be forced to pray, but they should be encouraged to pray. Earnest prayer, especially between prayerful adults and youth,
Mom’s small-town values
I grew up in a small town in upstate New York. Raised, literally, by a community of parents, neighbors, coaches, teachers, and the occasional police officer. The foundational values I learned shaped how I think about our society and country
Youth Sports and Character Development
In many ways, our public schools are failing our kids. That may seem too harsh, but I don’t think it is an unfair statement, given our inability to solve the problems of school violence, teen suicide, drug use, and underachievement.
A real cool hand
In the climactic scene in the movie “Cool Hand Luke,” Luke defiantly exclaims, “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” How true that sentiment is today. Let’s start with a few questions. If you wrote an email or sent a
Are you trustworthy?
I just finished an amazing biography written by Robert Coram called – “American Patriot – the Life and Wars of Col. Bud Day. I think it should be required reading in all high schools. As I read about Col. Day’s
Anniversaries
Celebrating anniversaries is a big part of our culture. Some are joyful, like wedding anniversaries. This August my wife and I plan to celebrate our 37th. Others are more profound and remind us of heroic accomplishments that forever changed history.