NEW: Picture Book for Lent!
A NEW picture book for Lent plus another volume you don’t want to miss (especially for kids ages 10-13 years old!)
2 lovely prayers: The Feast of the Annunciation
On March 25th, we will celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation--celebrating the "fullness of time" when Christ took on our human nature to save us! We celebrate the day when a teenager, the Blessed Virgin Mary, announced a new dawn for us by accepting the role of the...
Here’s $10 for your 2 cents
Can you help us, please? We'll pay you for your time! Think of it as part Lenten penance, part "consulting income," part investment in your children's future prayers. We at Holy Heroes have been asked over the years to develop a new rosary prayer book for...
11 books every Catholic Middle Schooler should read
I read before breakfast…during breakfast…between school subjects…while I’m waiting for lunch…before swim practice…in the car home from swim practice…and sometimes I even get in trouble for reading when I’m supposed to be doing something else.
Three women talk: The March for Life
Now, as in every January stretching back for four decades, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from across the country are traveling to Washington, D.C., for the annual "March for Life." Our family has marched many times over the years. Sometimes our...
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How to fulfill the All Souls Plenary Indulgence [download]
On Nov 2nd, we evoke The Church Suffering (the faithful departed being cleansed of their sins in Purgatory). Did you know that each day Nov 1-8 we can gain a special indulgence for these Poor Souls, but that All Souls’ Day has an unusual requirement—so easy even a child can complete it? Here’s what you need to do today and for the rest of the week.
Imagine: your kids WANTING to eat VEGETABLES…
Imagine: your kids eating vegetables... helping prep for dinner... and making breakfast for you while you sip your coffee (!) BUT--Here's the catch, Mom: Working with food encourages kids to try new things, but fruits and vegetables almost always require knives......
Text of canonization homily for Mother Teresa of Calcutta!
An inspiring two days we've had: the canonization of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta followed by her first feast day as "Saint Teresa of Calcutta"--wow! Here below is the full text of the Pope’s homily for her, as well as some other text from the Holy Mass on Sep 4,...
Dear Spouses
We found this thought-provoking article that makes a great meditation for this new school year for all of us whom God has blessed with the Sacrament of Matrimony! Read and see if it doesn't nudge you a little to examine how we all tend to absorb at least...
Wow: Science is now shedding light on the Assumption!
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven on August 15th has given me an opportunity to reflect on the wonderful intellectual integrity of the Catholic faith.
A dozen easy tips to stand up for our Faith (even when you’re surrounded!)
My father became a convert to the Catholic Faith and my mother rediscovered Catholicism (she calls herself a "revert"!) when I was about 5 years old. Given the enthusiasm which accompanied their discoveries of the Faith, discussions about “why Catholicism...
