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…
What a weekend it’s been — lots of crafts, lots of fun (despite yet ANOTHER cold that seems to have hit everyone except yours truly and Marie). I’ll post more pictures later (I hope!) but I am excited to have finished our Jesse Tree this evening! I made Jesse Tree ornaments out of felt for … [Read more…]
Many thanks to Happy Catholic, who points her readers to the Saint for the Year devotion being held at A Catholic Life. For those who may not have heard about this, this is a “drawing” where a patron saint for the year is assigned to you. Here at Chez Ouiz we had none other than … [Read more…]
Yes, faithful readers, Marie is walking! Let’s give her a warm round of applause!