I am not sure if anyone else measures their life this way, but for me I often ask myself, “Have I ever experienced this before,” or “Did I foresee myself ever experiencing that?”  Most of us recall the significant “firsts” of our life and then every other subsequent similar first may lose its flavor.

For me, I wish I had the ability to retain those exceptional moments as part of my forever memory. Parenthood and family life have a way of obfuscating significant moments, almost blending them into an amalgamation that makes it harder to reclaim the individuality of each moment.

And then I think to myself  something along these lines, “What matters more?”: The individuality of a precise moment that abounds with meaning or the accumulation of significant moments that brings us to where we are right now?

Our aspiring graduates ask themselves, “What am I to do when I graduate?”

The questions we ask ourselves are very revealing.

If we don’t ask questions the right way, the answer that aligns with the truth of reality may be incomplete or absent.

The secular humanism of today does not ask the right questions. There is an avoidance of “why” that needs to be corrected in order to reclaim our human dignity. There is an unwillingness to look at what I owe others in an ordered way. Too often it is calculation instead of surrender.

I think we should be so bold as to ask the right questions. Here are some questions that I keep asking myself and those around me:

1. How did I just witness a whole family become Catholic?
2. What can be done to make more people want what will truly make them happy?
3. How do we stay united in the Holy Spirit when passionately pursuing the same mission?
4. How do I get out of the way and give others the opportunity to follow God’s will?

These are the questions that every member of the Class of 2026 should ask themselves:

1. Do I know where and who I came from and how can I honor what has been and will be done for me?
2. How do I get comfortable with being forgotten but still making others smile as often as I can?
3. Am I willing to detach from what I want the most for myself and for those I love, if that means giving God the space to do His will?
4. How do I love those closest to me when I misperceive their love for me?
5. How am I calculating what will make me happiest in this life as I prepare for life eternal?

There is a genius to academic life insofar as it forces all of us to confront uncomfortable questions. We should never be so complacent as to avoid these questions at any stage of our lives.

I feel for our seniors because I couldn’t imagine answering them without the gift of faith. I didn’t have it then but I have it now.

Let us pray that every member of the Class of 2026 anchors their life in the Faith! – Mr. Derek Tremblay, Headmaster