Of my dying,
And when I am not
You will have taken me.
Dunne spent his life teaching and writing to help others experience what he had experienced. His vocation and that of St. Augustine were similar. Just as Augustine had aimed “to kindle the light of things eternal in human hearts no longer supported by temporal institutions which had seemed eternal but which were crashing on all sides,” says Martin Versfeld, so did Dunne. Thinking of contemplation as “love’s mind,” he said, “that is essentially the work of love’s mind also in our own times. Now too love’s mind has ‘to rekindle hearts in a world that grows chill.’” He is a theologian to guide us through our present darkness.
A blessing to La Salle Religion teacher named educator of the year Tom McLaughlinâs faith, teaching style, care for students and commitment to Lasallian values have earned him the 2020 Lasallian Educator of the Year award from fellow faculty and staff. He will receive the award during the schoolâs Heroic Vow ceremony â postponed from this fall because of the pandemic â in 2021. (Courtesy La Salle Prep)
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MILWAUKIE To help students understand Hinduism, La Salle Prep religious studies teacher Tom McLaughlin has them make M&M’s cookies. Each cookie illustrates the Hindu belief that individuals (the M&M’s) can be seen even when in unity (the cookie).