
It’s that time of year again – homeschool moms are pouring over curriculum catalogs and trying to determine what to buy and what to teach next year. Moms with kids going into high school for the first time might feel … Read the rest
. Marriage, motherhood, music with a side of mirth.
. Marriage, motherhood, music with a side of mirth.
It’s that time of year again – homeschool moms are pouring over curriculum catalogs and trying to determine what to buy and what to teach next year. Moms with kids going into high school for the first time might feel … Read the rest
Lots of new homeschooling moms ask this very basic question –
How much time will this take and how can I get it all done?
The answer … Read the rest
It seems that one of the biggest events in confirmation preparation in this country is the letters of support to be given to the confirmation candidates during their mandatory retreats.
I have three such letters saved on this blog:
Once upon a time, homeschooling was about spending time at home with your kids. It was also about breaking the mold of institutionalized public and private schools and being more flexible in educating our kids. People like the Colfax family, … Read the rest
A few days ago, we celebrated Our Lady of Fatima. Today we travel from Fatima Portugal, a little over 300 miles to Madrid, the birthplace of today’s saint- Saint Isidore the farmer and laborer.
One of Mary’s most popular titles is Our Lady of Fatima. In 1917, Mary appeared to three young children in Fatima, Portugal. You can read about the apparitions in full here.
There are two points to the Fatima story … Read the rest
It’s like it was yesterday
I was a praying for a miracle
Scared to have a little hope
And now looking back today
Seeing all the things You’ve done
I can’t even add them up
One, two, three up to … Read the rest
8. Father Damien – Pater Damiaan – Le Père Damien – Ojciec Damian
Originally uploaded by Rudi Roels
“Without the Blessed Sacrament a position like mine would be intolerable.”
Father Damien
Father Damien has always been a favorite in my … Read the rest
I finally retired from my teaching position at our local homeschool co-op this spring. I was one of a handful of teachers who had been there since the beginning of our co-op, when we started meeting in unused school buildings … Read the rest
Today we celebrate the feasts of St. Phillip and St. James the Lesser, apostles of Jesus Christ.
St. Phillip was one of the original 12 apostles and is mentioned prominently in the Gospel of John. When the apostles … Read the rest
This is one of my favorite pictures of the Holy Family. I like the “realness” of it – the blurry fatigued look on Mary’s face with the fat and pink baby boy nursing at her breast. She has no thoughts … Read the rest
Perhaps on this day it is also helpful to read the words of the late great Mother Angelica on the topic of lukewarmness:
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… Read the restOf all those souls Jesus
If there could be a taste of purgatory in this lifetime, perhaps it was during the government shutdown of life as we know it for Covid-19. Some of us had to refrain … Read the rest