CATHOLIC MOM'S CORNER

5 FUN WAYS TO ENJOY CREATION WITH YOUR KIDS

We can feel it. The warmer weather is coming. Soon kids will be out of school and are ready to get outside.  Summer is...

SHOPPING WITH MY DAUGHTER

Recently, I took my 5-year-old daughter new clothes shopping for the spring. She’s at a tricky size, and I really needed her to try...

STREET CROSSINGS AND FIRST CONFESSIONS

The snow was falling as we drove home. The baby had finally fallen asleep, and a rare quiet had filled the car.  We were nearly...

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...

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...

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...

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...