Why Open a Classical School
John Toppa on G.K. Chesterton, a hundred-year-old critique of modern education, and why he is helping build a classical Catholic high school in Brevard County.
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Essays and reflections on work, service, and building something lasting.
What Young Adults Actually Want From Parish Life
Three years on the TECUM board in Melbourne gave John Toppa a close look at the question the Church has been asking for fifteen years.
Why I Joined the Board of a Young Adult Ministry
John Toppa on being asked to help lead TECUM in Melbourne, and why the invitation meant more given where he had been.
A Century of Texas Petroleum Records Created a New Frontier
John Toppa on mining a hundred years of Texas oil and gas filings, and why the work belongs to a student.
Why a Former Prosecutor Makes a Decent Landman
The four skills that carried from a courtroom to lease review, and the one word that can be worth millions.