This article appeared in the Greenville News on Friday. It was written by Rabbi Marc H. Wilson, and I thought it sounded remarkably similar to what Pope Benedict XVI had to say… “It came upon a midnight… and I dreamed this most disquieting dream: “Blustery preachers and crabby commentators had finally gotten their fondest Yuletide … [Read more…]
I am so excited! Katherine over at A Living Education is going to be putting together several copywork books which will incorporate feast days, the collect for the day, and great pictures for the kids to color! Please check out her site and let her know what you think! These will be a great resource!!
In celebration of our last day of homeschooling for the year, I pulled out the gingerbread house kit and let the kids “have at it.” I offer my utmost respect to anyone who would do this from scratch, by the way — I just opted for the boxed kind (held by my sweet daughter Kathryn, … [Read more…]
From the Greenville News today: “Dwight Joseph Longenecker, a lay pastor at St. Joseph Catholic School in Greenville who has served the Church of England, was ordained a priest Thursday night in front of a capacity crwod at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenville. The two-hour ordination was performed by the Most Rev. Robert J. … [Read more…]
A number of years ago, our friend Joseph Bottum, editor of First Things, made a nice observation about his experiences of successive Christmases, one that has stuck in my mind as equally true for me, and perhaps for many of us. He observed that every year there seems to be a particular Christmas carol that … [Read more…]
I know, I know… I should post these sorts of things SEVERAL days beforehand, so that I can get ready a week (or so) in advance, rather than trying to do everything the night before. I’m trying, people… honestly! I am, however, putting together a “Liturgical Year Notebook,” (like so many others at 4Real Learning … [Read more…]
This is what I saw this evening. No joke. Perhaps at YOUR house, you are able to put away groceries without little ones playing with them. Perhaps at YOUR house, vegetables are not dressed up and placed in baby cradles. Perhaps at YOUR house, life is normal. Not here. I’m so thankful!
Don’t forget to visit the St. Nicholas Center website for fun stories, games, pictures, and more! Katherine over at A Living Education offers a peek into her family’s celebration of the day (I LOVE her icon idea!! Scroll down to her November 29th post to see that one…)
So far, so good. We are using this article from Catholic Culture as the basis for our Jesse Tree activities. I have the kids find the Scripture verses in their Bibles, read it out loud, and then we use some part of it for our copywork for the day. Later on during the day, we … [Read more…]
I have to wait until JANUARY 22ND to see the next episode of HEROES? Pardon me while I cry quietly in the corner…