--- title: Essays – Church Life Journal | M. Joseph Pedersen, C.S.C. description: "M. Joseph Pedersen was a Catholic school teacher in the Twin Cities after graduating from the Echo: Faith Formation Leadership Program, and is currently a seminarian for the Congregation of Holy Cross." --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: ESSAYS ## M. Joseph Pedersen, C.S.C. ![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/pedersen_mjoseph.jpeg) M. Joseph Pedersen was a Catholic school teacher in the Twin Cities after graduating from the Echo: Faith Formation Leadership Program, and is currently a seminarian for the Congregation of Holy Cross. ### Recent Posts [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Pedersen-1-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/2016/08/01/thoughts-on-a-theology-of-teaching-you-give-them-something-to-eat) ## [Thoughts on a Theology of Teaching: “You give them something to eat”](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/2016/08/01/thoughts-on-a-theology-of-teaching-you-give-them-something-to-eat) Published by [M. Joseph Pedersen, C.S.C.](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays/author/m-joseph-pedersen-c-s-c) When I found out that I got a job teaching high school theology, I began to ask all of the teachers I knew what advice they had for me. I heard all kinds of things about classroom management and lesson plan preparation. However, the one piece of advice that has stayed with me came from a professor at Notre Dame. 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