I really do teach them better than this…
Me: “Thomas, what is a mortal sin?” Thomas: “Ooh! I remember! It’s two sins stuck together!”
Catholicism
St. Isaac Jogues and St. Jean de Brebeuf
Today is the feast day of St. Isaac and St. Jean, two amazing Jesuit priests who faced terrible hardship and ultimately gave their lives while witnessing to the Hurons in the 1600s. You can learn more about them at Catholic Culture. We had read this book (and I read this one) last year as we … [Read more…]
Out of the mouths of babes
Marie (age 3), reciting the Hail Mary: “…Holy Mary, Mother of God, PLAY with us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.”
Recommendation time!
I’ve got just a few recommendations to pass along, since they’re so much fun! There, I Fixed it! is a fun, fun blog site if you’ve got a few minutes to spare. For all those out there who thought, “Wait! Don’t throw that away! I can fix it with duct tape!”, this is the site … [Read more…]
Feast of St. Padre Pio
I haven’t had much time at all on the computer lately (can you tell?) but I had to at least post something for the Feast of St. (Padre) Pio! Margaret over at Minnesota Mom has a wonderful miracle story that will give you goosebumps, and this story (courtesy of my friend Malia) is another one … [Read more…]
Weekend wrap-up
I never seem to remember the 7 Quick Takes Friday that Jen posts every week, so I’ll have to fly solo here with my own version, the weekend wrap-up (how’s that for alliteration?) #1: Fr. LongeneckerI had the opportunity to hear Fr. Longenecker speak a few nights ago, and the thing that stuck with me … [Read more…]
Jen’s post… in reverse
I have been pondering for almost two months now whether or not I should blog about this. Part of me says no, but the other part of me says yes for the simple reason that I find other people’s stories of their spiritual lives… and how God is working in them… to be very uplifting … [Read more…]
And a good week was had by all
Two rather important events happened to me this week. I’ll probably ramble on trying to figure out exactly what I’m trying to say, but I hope you’ll bear with me. First event: I watched AMAZING GRACE (the movie about William Wilberforce). This was an incredible movie… not in terms of the surface things like acting, directing, cinematography, and … [Read more…]
More Virgin Mary, Less Virgin Islands
I love this post that Fr. Martin did on NPR! Read all about his “campaign” to remind us all to give the Holy Family top billing at Christmas this year! I gotta admit, he’s preaching to the choir on this one. I’m a stickler for Christmas cards, myself. No Santas, no snowmen, no soft wintery … [Read more…]
New Ideas for Advent
I can’t take any credit for these… I have found them around over the years, and my husband and I are putting them together in a way that (we hope!) makes sense and instills a bit more of the idea of Advent being a time of waiting and watching. First of all, I went out … [Read more…]