No, not Christmas, back-to-school. I’m prepping the curriculum and setting up the shelves, so I thought I’d take a quick moment to share some of what we’re using this year for homeschooling. We will have 11 kiddos here each day- my 5 plus 6 cousins, spanning 3 families, and covering ages 12 down to a … Read more
My first step each year as summer approaches is to do a quick look back at the school year to see if any of the kids need work on skills over the summer. We do take a homeschooling pause, but sometimes my kids are at a sensitive period for a skill, and I like to … Read more
St. Catherine of Siena’s feast day falls on April 29th (I also like to include her in our fall celebrations alongside the other Women Doctors of the Church in the fall!). This powerhouse of a woman is great patron saint for young people and provides a wonderful example of how to speak truth with love. … Read more
No, you didn’t make a major calendar mistake. It’s not Holy Week quite yet. But I am planning out my Catholic Holy Week books. But as we make our way through Lent, I’m beginning to prepare for Holy Week. Since my kids are still little (and because it’s crazy around here), I like to keep … Read more
For the last few months, I’ve been working on something I’m pretty excited about. I’ve been branching out into more speaking engagements, which I absolutely love (and if you’ve got an event or retreat or are looking for a speaker, please do send me an email!) But, since I can’t come to all of your … Read more
(Plus one bonus NEW Christmas book that is a must) One of my favorite Christmas traditions is to pull out our big bin of Christmas books and swap out our book baskets. I love cozying up with my kids and reading our favorite tales year after year- it is one thing that always puts me … Read more
Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve done an old-fashioned blog update. And I apologize for that. I know that these are my favorite types of blogs to read, and maybe they’re yours too. We’ve had a lot going on over these past months, and an extra ton happen in this past week. First and most … Read more
St. Hildegard’s feast day is coming up on September 17th, and if you haven’t encountered this lady and added her to your home’s liturgical calendar already, I hope you’ll consider it. She was quite the woman and well-worth having in your corner. Close up of one of the beautiful illustrations from The Women Doctors of … Read more
Within the Catholic Church there are thousands of saints, some famous, some not, and those saints can be broken down into different categories. Some saints are priests, some martyrs, some religious sisters and brothers, and some are Doctors of the Church. These aren’t men and women who were medical doctors- the How does a saint … Read more
One of my writer bucket list items was to write something that obtained an imprimatur. Many Catholic books have them, and in fact, they are a requirement for certain types of books. So what is an imprimatur, and why do they matter? What is an imprimatur? The word “imprimatur” is Latin for “it shall be … Read more