Thoughts and News
Oh Frankie, Say It Ain’t So!
I was disappointed to see that Pope Francis, someone who gave me hope that the Catholic Church was starting to catch up with modern society...
Think Global, Act Local
Recently my family spent a week in London, a rescheduled trip that had been cancelled due to Covid. My wife and I wanted our boys...
Simple Student Plea: To Be Safe from Bullying and Violence
Imagine being a student at a school where bullying is not just ignored by educators but implicitly encouraged by district leaders and state politicians. Welcome...
Book review: “Gather” by Kenneth M. Cadow
I read a lot of books. Okay, I take that back. I start a lot of books. As a writer, I like to keep up...
New CirclePoint Website is Live!
I'm excited to announce the launch of a new online bullying prevention information center at www.circlepointbullying.com. Over a decade ago, I was invited by the...
A Climate-Related Poll for Politically Conservative Catholics
Given this week's COP28 gathering on climate change, I posed a question on FB for my Roman Catholic friends who have voted for political candidates...
“KWC: Insurrection” Supporting Insurrectionists?!?
Bound copies of my manuscript for Knight Without Ceremony arrived today. YAY! I had copies made so my wife could read the book (no, I...
KWC is a BookLife Prize Semifinalist!
I'm thrilled to announce that KWC was selected as a semifinalist for the 2023 BookLife Prize!
KWC is a BookLife Prize Quarter Finalist!
I'm excited to announce that Knight Without Ceremony: Insurrection was selected as a quarter finalist in the YA / middle grade fiction category for the...
Blogs on CirclePoint
If you are looking for my thoughts, please visit my website, circlepointprogram.org, or find me on the program's Facebook page. I frequently post about bullying...
Intersection – The 57 Bus
I always enjoy when my personal reading and my bullying prevention work intersect. I'm reading "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater, a wonderful nonfiction work...
Knight Without Ceremony Review
The draft manuscript of my new YA novel was just reviewed by BookLife. I'm thrilled and humbled by their words. Their assessment: Plot/Idea: Knight Without Ceremony is...
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