FAMILY LIFE

A MOTHER’S REFLECTION ON THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

During school one morning, I was teaching my oldest daughter the basics of multiplication. A challenging concept, it was completely frustrating her, and through...

ROSARY REFLECTIONS FOR KIDS

The month December brings us a number of Marian feast days: the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (12/8), the Feast of Our Lady of...

DECEMBER 2024 KID’S CORNER

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CAN YOU FILL MY WATER?

How is it that your husband can take a bathroom break for 30 minutes and no one goes looking for him, but when you...

A GOOD CATHOLIC FAMILY

As a mom of four kids and heavily pregnant with number five, I am often on the receiving end of two comments. The first...

NOVEMBER 2024 KID’S CORNER

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YOU NEVER STOP WORKING

Before you read any further, if you have 5 minutes and 55 seconds, please watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrAKu9SDGIw If you don’t have 5 minutes and 55...

SO YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING

I began homeschooling mostly out of necessity. With four kids and one income, Catholic school tuition was unaffordable, and we knew we wanted a...

HOW TO ENCOURAGE OUR KIDS VOCATIONS

I was about 14 years old when my big brother came home from college one weekend and told us that a good friend of...

OCTOBER 2024 KID’S CORNER

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JUST MOM

Monday through Friday, one of my top three favorite moments of the day is picking up my son from school. The other two spots...

A MOTHER’S REFLECTION ON THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED...

When I celebrated my most recent birthday, let’s just say that my family was much more excited than I was. (Let’s be real: They...

CHRISTIAN PARENTING & CATECHETICAL SUNDAY

September 15 is Catechetical Sunday, a day of remembering the Church’s great task of catechesis and those who are engaged in this work. Many...

SEPTEMBER 2024 KID’S CORNER

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AN OPEN LETTER TO NEWLYWEDS

Dear Newlyweds, Congratulations! You have spent all this time preparing for a single day - your wedding day! It IS a special day, and a...