The end of a homeschooling academic year gives us a wonderful opportunity to zoom out — to look at the big picture of growth and accomplishments and celebrate the good that we have done. Sometimes, though, it is too easy to focus on what hasn’t been done — the [...]
What does it mean to be made in the image of God? In reflecting on this idea, I have always connected the idea of having a soul as being made in His Image. But something Father Francis said today in his homily made me think about this in a [...]
Saint Francis de Sales Introduction to the Devout Life . . .[F]or that Love, while shining on the soul we call grace, which makes us acceptable to His Divine Majesty; when it strengthens us to do well, it is called Charity; but when it attains its fullest perfection, in [...]
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. “ I Corinthians 13:13 “As the queen bee never goes out into the fields without being surrounded by all her little subjects, so charity, the queen of virtues, never enters the heart without bringing [...]
Saint Pope John Paul II Familiaris Consortis [H]istory is not simply a fixed progression towards what is better, but rather an event of freedom, and even a struggle between freedoms that are in mutual conflict, that is, according to the well-known expression of St. Augustine, a conflict between two [...]
Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890) (beatified in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI) composed this prayer, which Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta loved and taught her Sisters of Charity to recite daily. What a beautiful prayer for us as Mothers -- am I a radiant light of Christ to my children? Do they see [...]
"Every Good Thing" is one of my favorite songs! It is by The Afters (a Christian band) from their 2013 album Life Is Beautiful. I was especially reminded of this song because our family theme this year is Beauty -- recognizing beauty all around us, finding ways to create beauty, (individually and [...]
"Mankind has made wonderful discoveries and achieved extraordinary results in the fields of science and technology. It has made great advances along the path of progress and civilization. . . But the fundamental transformation, the one which can be called 'original,' constantly accompanies man's journey, and through all the events of [...]
Loving mother of the Redeemer, gate of heaven, star of the sea, assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again, To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator, yet remained a virgin after as before, You who received Gabriel's joyful greeting, have pity on us poor sinners.∗ [...]