Felicity is preparing for her first confession which is one week from tomorrow.Pray for our sweet Felicity! She is a wee bit nervous.She has her interview with Fr. D. tomorrow night, whereupon Father will ask her no end of questions regarding the Ten Commandments, the sacrament of penance, and St. Thomas’s Summa Theologica.As such, we’ve been … [Read more...]
The Scarlet
From the Com-Box: You Never Know Who You Touch
JMB left this comment on yesterday’s post:“My husband and I ended up in a small town in NJ. We moved in just before Memorial Day weekend. My husband comes home from work that week and says he met a neighbor and invited them over for a bbq that weekend. I freaked out. Anyway, we ended up becoming great friends. He was a daily communicant and she was … [Read more...]
On Giving Good Example
On Monday of this week was the Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.On Tuesday, we made colonial bread in her honor, and on Wednesday, we learned about her life.This is pretty much how things go around here. We celebrate a saint’s feast week!St. Elizabeth Seton—or Mother Seton, as she came to be known—was raised in the Protestant Episcopal Church but … [Read more...]
From the Com-Box: Faith Formation & Fragrant Gravy
My friend Diane (The Journey of a Mother’s Heart) left a comment on this post, wondering what was up with all those “God’s Library” posters on our wall.They really brighten up the room, don’t you think? ☺The posters are from Family Formation, which is a weekly catechetical study that my family is totally loving. We started the program in September … [Read more...]
One Day Left: An Incentive
“Whether you’re a cradle Catholic who grew up with the rosary, a convert who came to it late as I did or merely a curious onlooker, I hope this book can act as a primer, a reference and a source of support. It comes to you not from an expert but simply from a fellow traveler. Think of me as your friend on the journey, offering to share the best … [Read more...]
Learning Him by Listening to Her: A Review of Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary
“We can’t conjure a powerful prayer experience; God is in charge of that. But we can make ourselves available for one.”--Karen EdmistenBecause October is the month of the Holy Rosary—and today its special feast day!—I am re-reading my copy of The Rosary: Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary.What a treasure this book has been for me.I have given away … [Read more...]
A Month Among Months
You’re seeing a theme in these blog post titles, I’ll bet. Well, if this week is a week among weeks liturgically, then this month is even more a month among months.October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. What could be more beautiful? What could be more needed?I can think of at least a dozen heartfelt intentions that I have at the moment, … [Read more...]
On this Feast of Good St. Jerry
We’re talking about the Bible this morning. That’s a good thing, right? Being Christian homeschoolers and all.We’re talking about the 46 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New.We’re thinking we’d like to memorize them.Do any of you know of a good song or mnemonic for memorizing the books of Scripture? I know that there are many fine … [Read more...]
On the Feast of St. Padre Pio
I got tears in my eyes when I read this story.You will too.(Be sure to read through to the ending. You won't believe it, but then again, that's what faith is.)Thank you, Charlotte, for sharing this story on this special day! St. Padre Pio, pray for us.AMDG, … [Read more...]
The Seven Sorrows of Mary
Beneath the cross the Mother keptBleak vigil under darkened skies.Upon the cross her Son hung nailed,Stabbed through by crowds of hostile eyes.“And your own soul a sword shall pierce,”The old man in the Temple said,The Spirit’s sword, the word of God—God’s word be done, was all she said.*Whenever I find myself anxious and overburdened, I try to … [Read more...]
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