FREE DOWNLOAD: Easter Basket Blessing for the Home
Did you know there is a beautiful Catholic tradition of blessing your Easter Baskets?
Download an {at-home} Blessing of the Easter Baskets and don’t forget this important item that is traditionally included!
Do you know St. Faustina’s Litany? (hint: it’s not the Chaplet!)
Often best known for the Divine Mercy chaplet, there are countless other prayers throughout the pages of her Diary. For her feast day, we wanted to share her Litany to the Blessed Host.
Have You Seen this Angel?
Can you guess who the “little angel” is in the picture above? I’ll tell you below!
But first: this reminds me of when I was ten years old and at our parish’s annual All Saint’s Day party.
The highlight of the party was a costume contest where adults would try to guess…
October Feast Days
October is special for several reasons—not only are there some great Feast Days this month, but it’s also Respect Life Month AND Our Lady of the Rosary Month.
Yes! Four (4!) Catholic games that kids love!
My family has always had great evenings and rainy afternoons of family games.
Family games are a great way to bring siblings closer, to open up conversation informally, and to listen to what is on peoples’ minds–while also bonding everyone together with shared experiences and laughter.
With these four games below, we’ve found ways to gently immerse the whole family in a Catholic culture and to inspire discussions about the Faith from the younger ones, too.
Shocker: What I encountered in pregnancy counseling
“I’m going to get an abortion,” she replied.
I was shocked–she had just told me that she “knew this was a baby” and yet she wanted an abortion? “OK…. I am a bit confused….you just told me that you believe …”
Parents: A Therapist Reviews A Must-Have Book
So: How can you protect your children? We’ve found a great resource: age-appropriate, not embarrassing for children or adults, clear, simple, and actionable.
“Cupples”–another fun idea from Margaret!
Too hot (or rainy) to play outside today? Margaret came up with this fun and easy craft for her siblings several years ago (and one of our guinea pigs got in on the action, too). She calls them “cupples” (can you guess why?), and she guides you step-by-step in the short video below.
Who would have imagined? I found a new religious ed program for this year!
After homeschooling 5 kids through high school and sending them off to college and having only 3 now left at home, you would think I would have my curricula for every subject pretty much set in stone.
Especially in the area of teaching the Faith–which is the most important subject in our home school and which I have put a LOT of effort into gathering the best materials I could find.
Well: we are using a NEW religious ed program this year, because I found an absolutely fantastic program from an extremely reliable Catholic publisher!
Read This Before the “Back-to-School” Rush Begins!
The Church’s clear teaching, constantly reiterated by the Holy See, affirms that parents are the first educators of their children. Parents have the original, primary, and inalienable right to educate their offspring in conformity with the family’s moral and religious convictions. They are educators because they are parents…
How Do I Talk to My Teen About “Gender Fluidity”?
Sorry to have to post this–but all Catholic parents need to be ready for this topic, plus all sorts of other wackiness in the culture surrounding us. At a minimum, this is just plain confusing to our children. At worst, well…
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