The National Church Life Survey which the parish completed in November 2016 showed some good news which we celebrated on the weekend on our Holy Cross Feast Day: we have improved significantly since the last survey five years ago, and are above the diocesan average on a range of measures.
The Ladder of Inference is an idea developed by Harvard professor Chris Argyris to show how we can often make inferences in the way we perceive other people and their actions towards us. With several steps on this ladder, there is plenty of room for error on our part if we assume that we always know what is right and that we are hearing other people correctly. A humble stance can allow us to acknowledge that perhaps discernment is needed. Two examples I used in a recent homily are below.
Amazing!!! These cloud pics are definitely great for a homeschool weather topic😊
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