by Tom Burke | Aug 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
I am a cradle Catholic. This means that I was born into a family that practices Catholicism, I was baptized as a Catholic, and I have practiced Catholicism my entire life. I focused on my faith as much as I could from the time I was very young up until...
by Tom Burke | Aug 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sometime in the middle of June 2022, I was enjoying fellowship with many of my colleagues from the mathematics department in the high school where we teach. It was a nice time to get together after the school year had just completed. We were socializing...
by Tom Burke | Aug 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
This weekend I was visiting family in Southbury, CT. It was like a very small family reunion with several of my siblings, my dad, and a few nephews. We all had a fun time enjoying fellowship and good food throughout the weekend. Today was the day that I...
by Tom Burke | Jul 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
During this past week I debated back and forth about whether to continue having access to the several million songs that I could listen to with my Amazon Prime membership or if I should try the 30-day free trial of Amazon Music Unlimited, which would give...
by Tom Burke | Jul 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
I am a high school mathematics teacher. I just finished my thirty-third year of teaching. It is a tough profession just like many other professions, but I continue to enjoy making a positive difference in the lives of my students. This may not happen with...
by Tom Burke | Jul 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
One concept that I have talked about in a previous blog entry is the difference between a “house” and a “home.” You may not think about there being a difference, but there is one. To read more about this, please read the blog entry from 7/9/23 titled...
