Lent Challenge: Can you pray for 40 people?
Here is our challenge: can you pray for 40 people this Lent?
Here is what we are doing:
Peek inside the home of St. Therese (and the Martin family’s) home!
One of our friends visited Lisieux last year, and her photos are amazing! In honor of St. Louis and St. Zelie Martin’s feast day on July 12 and St. Therese’s on October 1, check out the home of this amazing family!
Checklist for Catholic College Visits
NOTE from the Holy Heroes parents: We are now embarking this Fall on college visits for children #4 and #5 (Trey and Anna). Thought this guest post would be helpful for parents when they are considering a Catholic college with their children: what to look for...
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3 Reasons to Participate in our Marian Consecration [Updated August 2021]
Our newest Adventure will start on April 30th! We are so excited to have this opportunity available for families to make their Marian Consecration together!
Praying Personally
One time at Confession, I was given the penance of meditating for five minutes on one Mystery of the Rosary. I chose to meditate on the Fourth Sorrowful Mystery, The Carrying of the Cross. I have always had a deep attachment to the Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Fourth...
Why wear a scapular?
A few years ago when I was in a hotel pool with a bunch of the kids at a conference, another father in the pool began a conversation with one of my daughters about the scapular she was wearing. He noticed that we all were wearing them. And even more: he...
FIRST (of 2) Catholic Parent Feast Days in July!
This month, we celebrate not one but TWO feast days of great Catholic parents!
Personalized–First Communion Pillowcase: a keepsake forever!
This is such a sweet First Communion gift that every child will love! Personalized with the child's name and date of First Communion--to remind them FOREVER!. Here's all you need to do: At least 2 WEEKS in advance of when you need the pillowcase... Order by...
The boys in the family will do this for Lent
Trey and I are the only males in a household of females (now including Ruthless, our new little puppy--Ruthie for short). And I often come home to find even more females than are related to me in the house. They're planning a wedding shower or baby shower or...
How to do Lent: based on the ages of your kids
Lent is long and Lent is hard—especially for families with children spanning different ages and levels of spiritual maturity. You want to make Lent a time of spiritual growth for all the kids…and yourself!
2 Family Lent approaches–for kids 4-8 and 9 & up!
A couple years ago, my wife called all the kids into our study to organize (yet again) the overflowing bookshelves: my books, her books, kids’ school books, college books, read-aloud books–well, with 8 kids at home, it’s books books books everywhere.
