Pentecost is upon us, once again early this year! This celebration is truly the beginning of our lives in the Spirit, the third member of our Blessed Trinity. However, in our marriage, the biggest obstacle of building a relationship with the Holy Spirit is recognizing it! With two preschoolers in the house, the concept of the Holy Spirit can be a bit nebulous and daunting to explain. We have found that the easiest way for them to learn is by {Read More}
This week’s printable… Printable Topic: A downloadable page of nine activities for your Catholic family to do together during May 2013 Note: This download is free for personal or classroom use. It cannot be sold, published, or hosted on other websites. If you want to pass along the printable though, please feel free to share a link to this post (not directly to the printable) with others. Thanks! Download the Ten May Activities for Catholic Families Printable (If you are {Read More}
This week’s printable is sponsored, with special thanks, by Personal Creations, your source for beautiful and unique personalized gifts for First Communion as well as other special occasions. —– This week’s activity… Type of Download or Activity: Crossword puzzle Text: Holy Communion themed clues as well as some First Communion questions (which should be easy for children who have already done their First Communion as well) Directions: Fill in words down and across using the clues given. If you (or {Read More}
Do you have preschoolers at your house? If you do, you won’t want to miss this amazing eBook deal, offering up a bundle that boasts a savings of over 70%! Not only am I excited about this bundle because I think this is just a great batch of eBooks, but I actually wrote one of the eBooks that is part of this week’s bundle! If you haven’t been to Bundle of the Week before, there is a new bundle of {Read More}
I have no memories of my mother playing with me as a child. She read to me a lot, we went on outings together, and we cooked together on occasion. But I can’t remember actually playing together, and I think most of my friends would say the same things about their mothers. Recently, I’ve become aware of what a huge contrast this is to my own parenting style. Since I have only one child, it’s not surprising that I spend {Read More}
This week’s printable… Printable Topic: A downloadable page of nine activities for your Catholic family to do together during April 2013 Note: This download is free for personal or classroom use. It cannot be sold, published, or hosted on other websites. If you want to pass along the printable though, please feel free to share a link to this post (not directly to the printable) with others. Thanks! Download the Nine April Activities for Catholic Families Printable (If you are {Read More}
I’d like to share with you today a wonderful program for teaching a holistic view of sexuality to our children: The Whole Life Curriculum. WLC is a K-12 religion course incorporating the Theology of the Body into discussions of sanctity of life, social justice and purity. It is intended for schools, religious education programs, home school co-ops, and can even be used by individual parents, although the lessons are set up for larger groups. It’s difficult to get a sense {Read More}
Contrary to popular belief, Hallmark (nor the local pub) did not canonize St. Patrick. There is so much to love about this Irish man. He was imprisoned but escaped to tell people about Jesus – an evangelizer in the truest sense. Perhaps he’s most famous for using the shamrock to illustrate the Holy Trinity. The word is still out if he’s actually responsible for banishing all snakes from Ireland! As we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Patrick, I pray {Read More}
