Today is the feast of Father Kim and the Korean martyrs.These 103 martyrs are representative of the thousands upon thousands who died for the faith in Korea—most of them beheaded, strangled and/or ripped to shreds.Why? What is the Truth for which they died?And are we living it? … [Read more...]

We were blessed this past weekend to spend the weekend up North with my friend Tina and her family. What a lovely get-away! For those of you who have never seen northern Minnesota in the Fall, it's breath-taking. For those of you who have never seen any part of Minnesota, north or south in any season, for shame! :)We took Karen E. with us in spirit … [Read more...]

This is my butter-eating toddler.And this is the bowl of spaghetti that bought her momma enough time to make the rest of the meal! … [Read more...]

The seven sorrows of Mary are: 1. The prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:25-35) 2. The flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15) 3. Loss of the Child Jesus for three days (Luke 2:41-50) 4. Mary meets Jesus on his way to Calvary (Luke 23:27-31; John 19:17) 5. Crucifixion and Death of Jesus (John 19:25-30) 6. The body of Jesus being taken from the Cross … [Read more...]

A homeschooling mom may cry on occasion.And I hate it when I do but admit it happens. The chaos and noise of five small bodies starts to work on me. I start to nag. A little too much complaining and a little too much in-fighting...the tension mounts and I nag more.Coming around the corner and finding the toddler on the counter eating butter never … [Read more...]

In accordance with Jewish custom our Lady's parents named her eight days after her birth, and were inspired to call her Mary. The feast of the Holy Name of Mary therefore follows that of her Birthday, as the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus follows Christmas.We call Mary our Lady as we call Jesus our Lord, and when we pronounce her name we affirm … [Read more...]