It was a horrible week. I was lay-on-the-couch-can’t-really-homeschool depressed for most of it, and I thought it best to lay low and not to share my thoughts with the rest of the world. Eucharistic Adoration and First Friday Mass helped tremendously… not that I “felt” anything at the time, but afterwards I can honestly say … [Read more…]
I am so proud of my kids. Like just about every other family in America, I have been talking to my kids about the upcoming election — not in gory terms, but in ways they can understand about how important this election is, and what’s at stake. They are taking this very seriously. I explained … [Read more…]
As you may recall, I try to remember each week to take a moment before Mass starts and ask the Lord to give me a word or phrase that He wants me to meditate on. (I can’t claim any credit for this idea… I read it in the How To Book of the Mass, and … [Read more…]