Books
2010 Personal Reading
Below are the books that I read in 2010. Those that I did not finish will remain in my sidebar and be included in my 2011 personal reading list. The Christian Mother: the Education of Her Children and Her Prayer by Rev. W. Cramer, translated by a Father of the Society of Jesus This book would be…
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“The son of God made man was invited to enter His own world through a back door. Exiled from the earth, He was born under the earth, in a sense, the first Cave man in recorded history. There He shook the earth to its very foundations. Because He was born in cave, all who wish…
Read MoreDivinity is always…
“If the artist is at home in his studio because the paintings are the creation of his own mind; if the sculptor is at home among his statues because they are the work of his own hands; if the husband-man is at home among his vines because he planted them; and if the father is…
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“No worldly mind would ever have suspected that He Who could make the sun warm the earth would one day have need of an ox and an ass to warm Him with their breath; that He Who, in the language of Scriptures, could stop the turning about of Arcturus would have His birthplace dictated by…
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“There was no room in the inn, but there was room in the stable. The inn is the gathering place of public opinion, the focal point of the world’s moods, the rendezvous of the worldly, the rallying place of the popular and the successful. But the stable is a place for the outcasts, the ignored,…
Read MoreGentle Reminders
A couple of weeks ago, I made a mistake. I responded to someone out of anger and without thinking. The next day, I responded to the person out of pride. I left a message, apologizing a day or two later, but the individual still isn’t speaking to me. I have gone to confession and am…
Read MoreFeast Day Books to Read During Advent and Christmastide
Picture Books: December 6: The Legend of Saint Nicholas by Demi Saint Nicholas by Ann Tompert The Miracle of Saint Nicholas (Golden Key Books) by Gloria Whelan December 8: Mary: The Mother of Jesus by Tomie dePaola December 12: The Lady of Guadalupe by Tomie dePaola December 13: Lucia, Saint of Light by Katherine Bolger Hyde December 26: Good King Wenceslas by John…
Read MorePicture Books for Ninth Week of Kindergarten
I was waiting to share this list because I have not had time to write about all of the books that we read during week 9. I don’t foresee having time to do so in the near future, so I am sharing the list as is. Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky Thanks to…
Read MorePicture Books for the Sixth Week of Kindergarten
Last week, we visited the library and the children chose a few books from the shelf. One of them will be checked out again around Groundhog’s Day and another will be checked out again in April when the tulips that are currently being planted usually start blooming. The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman Patrick was happy…
Read MoreAn Answer
Almost two years ago, I committed my children and I to going to Mass at our parish one extra day a week. Recently, due to the distance, I had been questioning whether or not I could continue doing so during the school year. Last week, I found my answer rereading a passage in a book and…
Read MorePicture Books for Second Week of Kindergarten
Each day, after lunch, I sit on the couch with Patrick (and any other children who want to join us) and read him a picture book of his choosing. Last week’s books can be found here. This week’s books are listed below. The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown (aka Golden MacDonald), illustrated by Leonard Weisgard…
Read MoreFirst Week of Kindergarten
Patrick completed his first week of Kindergarten today. I think that his favorite part of the each day was when we sat on the couch and read a book of his choosing. The books that we read this week were: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some…
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