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ArticlesMaryknoll Essay Contest: Vatican Responds to Letters from Youth The letters written by the six winners of the “2014 Maryknoll Magazine Student Essay Contest” were seen by Pope Francis. The theme of the “2014 Maryknoll Magazine Student Essay Contest” was for grade and high school students to write letters to Pope Francis that explained how they or other young people are following the pope’s personal message for them — “Have courage. Go forward. Make noise.” Pope Francis speaks frequently to the world’s youth, whom he considers the “architects of the future.” The contest received more than 8,000 entries, with the winning letters composed by students from Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and the Federated States of Micronesia. The six winning letters were sent to Pope Francis and Maryknoll magazine Managing Editor Marge Gaughan just received a wonderful reply from the Vatican. A copy of the Vatican letter will be presented to each of the six student winners.
IFI/Chicago White Sox Fatherhood Essay Program Now in its 18th year this popular essay writing contest has attracted more than 400,000 entries and annually involves more than 700 volunteer readers and encompasses three celebrations. All school-aged Illinois children are welcome and encouraged to participate by writing an essay about their; father, stepfather, grandfather or father-figure to the theme 'What My Father Means To Me' All students receive a certificate of participation and gifts from IFI's sponsor partners. 156 state-wide essay finalists will be recognized at the May 9th IFI Faces of Fatherhood Celebration and then treated to a Chicago White Sox baseball game.12 of the 156 will also be invited to the June 10th IFI Fatherhood Dinner Celebration being held at the Union League Club of Chicago.4 of the 12 will also be treated to a Chicago White Sox baseball game where they will have a special on-field experience and throw out a ceremonial first pitch to their dads.In addition to the above: Here is a brief overview:- 12 students will receive BrightStart college scholarships- The top 100 participating schools will receive a Starter Kit of Fathering Resources, and- All dads who provide a dad's response to their child's essay will become charter members in the new IFI 21st Century Dads Club.The deadline for submission is March 6, 2015. Click Here to download entry materials. Please forward this message to your local superintendents, principals, and educators with an encouraging word to have their students participate. Remember: Greater Father Involvement = Greater Student Achievement As a former teacher and principal, I encourage you to take advantage of this writing experience for your students.  For 9 years, my students at Bradley West Elementary School, Bradley, IL, participated in this contest.  The students and school benefited directly from this contest. .
My Father has always been a man of honesty, fairness, and love. He was always the type of Father that never lied, and loved his family and friends unconditional. One of his sayings was, Do you know your Mother and I love you? Do we lie to you? The answer - yes and no. Then it doesn't matter what you say to anyone when you're upset with us, you know the truth. My Father is a SAINT! He never judges anyone, he will help out anyone in need of assistance. My life has been such a learning experience every day because of his wisdom and love. I would have to write a book to Better Made to truly give him the justice and honor he deserves. I know other Fathers in this contest are great, as well, but I am biased and only know my Father's gift he has given to me, and my brother. I will never be able to tell him or show him how much he means to me, because it is infinite. I will never be the man he is and one day I just hope to be able to stand on just one step of his stage of greatness. Thank you for you time and for at least reading a bit of how I love my Pop. -- Tim Valik Submissions Dad, Padre, Poppers, Daddy, even Pumpkin Grandpa.he has many different names, but most of all, he's my 1. D edicated father, grandfather, and friend O ver the top encouragement, even when times are tough N ever misses a chance to celebrate even the little victories H elpful, hopeful, handy with words, putting aside every Wednesday for Daddy-daughter days A lways there to offer an ear, a hand, or fatherly advice D riving and flying, showing me to love the whole world, all cultures, all people L iving in Tucson now, but spent 70+ years in MI but coming home 6x a year! E xiciting: mules to Grand Canyon, Great Wall of China, hot-air balloons Y outhful 80 years old--still working as a school psychologist because of his love for children My dad is so many things to me. Without him showing me the world.
My dad says I am the best but he is to me. My dad is special. My dad is greater than fudge. My dad is so great he carries us up to bed. I like my dad because he is nice. When it is baseball season, he lets us go to the baseball field. -- Ty Brickell, first grade, Valley Falls, about his father Jim Brickell My dad is like the sun, he warms me up when I am cold. He teaches me things about the world. Sometimes I cry because I miss him so much. I wake up at two in the morning to see him he's so late when he comes home. He teaches me math, too. He's like a teacher that goes almost everywhere with me. He means a lot to me. Sometimes I can't believe he's my dad. He's so nice. I wish he can come home every day so I can spend more time with him. I am so proud of him when he does speeches for Scouts. -- Kristina Kesler, third grade, Burlingame, about father David Kesler I love my dad because he makes me feel special. He swings me on the swings. He makes me touch the leaves with my feet and makes the breeze fly through my hair. He takes me to the park and hangs out with me. We eat ice cream together. We snuggle and watch movies. He says I'm the best when I'm not and he is. He brings me treats from his office. He tucks me in bed. He says I'm his only sugar, the only one he has in the world. He smiles all the time. -- Erin Wallace, second grade, Winchester, about father Michael Wallace My dad is the best dad ever. He is a pharmacist at Walgreens. We always share memories together. When we are together we like to play sports, and especially going to basketball games. And we like to go to the Royals games, too. He is like a really big football player that doesn't let anybody tackle me. We always laugh at each other. Sometimes we go on walks together (run). We read together like one hour a day. If he passed away, I would cry my lights out. When I fall, he always picks me up. I think.