Posts by Christine
Keeping the Company of the Saints: St. John Bosco
“Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book.” ~ St. John Bosco ~ Several years ago, my second oldest daughter was baptized on the Feast of St. John Bosco. Up until this time, I didn’t know much about this saint aside from the fact that he was Italian,…
Read MoreSaints for February 2014 Calendar
February 2014 Saints As usual, this month’s pieces were made using the calendar published by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter as a guide. If I have made any errors, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
Read MoreLearning through Osmosis
One of the things that I like about homeschooling is how the little ones take in what the older children are learning. A week or so ago, Kieran was sitting on my lap, as he usually does when I am teaching Elizabeth. I was working with Elizabeth on her religion lesson and asked her, “Who…
Read MoreOld Spaghetti Factory’s 45th Anniversary Celebration
The Old Spaghetti Factory has been celebrating its 45th anniversary by rolling back its prices on specific days. Tomorrow the 21st of January will be the last day of their celebration and great prices. All children’s menu items are $3 and include apple sauce or salad, an entree, a drink, and ice cream for dessert. Select…
Read MoreBaby News and Lent at Ephesus
30 weeks, 6 days 4 lbs This week, I learned that our baby will be induced the day after Septuagesima Sunday, if not before. Since I am taking Lovenox (a.k.a. an anti-coagulant), it is safer to stop the medication and induce me than it is to let me go into labor on my own. I…
Read MoreTween and Teen Book Recommendations and Why My Boys Won’t Be Reading the Ranger’s Apprentice Series
A few years ago, I started to see recommendations for The Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan popping up in various places. A couple of years ago, I sent an email to my local Catholic homeschool group asking for opinions about this series. Everyone responded very positively about the series, save for one mother. This…
Read MoreChristmas Morning and A Recipe
After returning from Midnight Mass (my favorite gift), the children sang “Happy Birthday” to Jesus and then opened their presents. At least all of the children, except for Kieran, sang and opened their presents. Kieran was sleeping like a log and we all knew better than waking him up. My husband and I also decided…
Read MoreFisher More College Needs Help
A couple of years ago, our pastor told my husband and me about Fisher More College. After he left, I got online to learn more about this great sounding school. I liked what I saw and read. Fisher More College is one of the few colleges to which I would consider sending my children. Fisher…
Read MoreSpiritual Motherhood for Priests
“A vocation comes from the heart of God, but goes through the heart of the mother.” ~ Pope St. Pius X ~ This past week, I stumbled upon this sermon on Audio Sancto and a challenge to become spiritual mothers. In his sermon, the priest shares three things that any girl (as young as age 7) or woman…
Read MoreChristmastide Daybook
Outside my window the sky is blue and the sun is shining. It is a beautiful day! In the kitchen, some of the children made a gingerbread train yesterday. We still need to make our gingerbread houses. We were going to make them when our assistant pastor came for dinner, but we didn’t have enough time…
Read More2013 A Year in Review
Last year, I posted a year in review a couple of days early. This year, it’s better late than never… In January, we celebrated some birthdays and Baptism anniversaries with family and friends. I also continued to take a lot of photos of our little boy. February saw our little boy crawling and pulling himself…
Read More2013 Read Alouds
Bernadette: Our Lady’s Little Servant by Hertha Pauli My children enjoyed listening to the story of this wonderful saint and Our Blessed Mother. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams Theresa couldn’t wait for her dad to finish reading this book. I remember being the same way when I was in second or…
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