NAME:
Mrs. Ann Schierer
SCHOOL:
Paul VI Catholic
CLASS:
Options
SCHOOL PHONE:
703-352-0925 x 325
I am a Catholic and love to read about the saints. My favorite author is Louis
De' Wohl. I also love being a mom of four sons, Luke- 29, a computer geek,
married to Lauren who is an Occupational Therapist, Will- 26, a seminarian,
Nicholas-22, a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and employed by
Staged Right as the Operations Manager, and Michael-20, a Junior at Catholic
University of America.
I also enjoy snorkeling, lobstering, shelling, fishing,and anything that
pertains to warm ocean waters. I have two cats, Sandy and Cinders and several
hermit crabs. My heroes are St. Catherine of Sienna, St.Rita, St. Therese of
the Child Jesus and His Holy Face, Pope St. Pius X, and Pope John Paul II
the Great. I like to write poetry and to cook. I also love working at Paul
VI in Options with two other wonderfully amazing teachers and a very special
director. I thank God so very much for each moment that He gives me to
encounter Him in all circumstances in His awesome Creation and most
especially in others!
"The Goodness of God is boundless!"
To Think About
Imagine a field of 50,000 flowers, all the same kind and all considered
rare. Now imagine people deciding they didn’t like the flowers. Imagine
whole crowds of people uprooting and burning and destroying all but 5000 one
at a time. If one believes that we ought to be stewards of the Earth and
ensure the bio-diversity of our planet in perpetuity, such willful actions
would be condemned as wasteful, wanton and selfish. To destroy a harmless
plant for the sake of more room, for the sake of convenience when these
precious plants are so fragile and so rare, is the height of self indulgent
indifference to the broader community and posterity.
Statistically, one in every 800 births worldwide is a child with Down
syndrome but as Twain said; there are lies, damn lies and statistics. In the
US, over 90% of all children diagnosed with Down syndrome are destroyed in
utero. Meaning, there are a lot of children that aren’t, that should be;
flowers that are rare by design but have been destroyed intentionally one at
a time. These children are unique. They harm no one. They will never start
a war. The world however allows that these children, being less than perfect,
should be discarded willingly. Society as a whole is cheapened by its willful
missing of a beauty it never allowed itself to witness. It has lost out on a
whole field of flowers, whose scent is gentle, and whose ways are kind.
Shame on our ignorance. Pity our impatience. Forgive us our waste. Mourn
our world’s loss..
I hope to help each student to use the talents that God has given them to
the best of their ability!
