Many children who are making their First Communion this coming spring make their First Reconciliation during this season of Advent. In addition, it is a great time for whole families to attend the Sacrament of Reconciliation together, whether that be at a regularly scheduled time or at a parish penance service. There is no better way to encourage your children… Read more →
Are you looking for a book to help your children prepare for Christmas? The Children’s Little Advent Book by T.J. Burdick is a great resource to use for family prayer time. Each day of Advent features a Scripture passage, reflection, prayer, and a coloring page. While the book is advertised as being for children ages 4 – 7, I would… Read more →
Looking for a fun adventure for your older elementary or middle school student? This book might just be what you’re looking for. Saving Mount Rushmore is the story of a middle school boy named John, who’s upset to have to spend the summer in South Dakota with an Aunt he barely knows. So much for the fun summer he’d hoped… Read more →
Margaret’s Night in St. Peter’s Margaret’s Night in St. Peter’s is the second book in The Pope’s Cat series. Margaret is a stray cat who was adopted by the Holy Father. In the first book of the series, she was introduced to life in the Vatican. In this installment, it is Christmas Eve and the Vatican is getting ready for… Read more →
Handing It On is a new site offering handwriting sheets featuring English and Latin prayers and hymns. Sheets are available in both print and cursive. Founder Rebecca Fitzmaurice shares, Handing It On is a handwriting program designed to hand on to our children: Catholic tradition, the language of the Church (Latin), and penmanship skills. I’ve been homeschooling for 15 years, during… Read more →
Do you have a high school student? Are you searching for a Catholic College in which their faith can grow during the challenging young adult years? Here are two resources to help in your search: The National Catholic Register 2018 Catholic Identity Guide is a free .pdf which profiles 38 colleges and their responses on questions regarding how the Catholic… Read more →
Do you have a child interested in learning computer programming, or would you like to expose your child to this field of study? Here are three free options: Code.org Code.org offers online classes for grades Pre-K- college. You can start with just one hour of code to see if it is something that will work well for your child. From… Read more →
Earlier this year, the writers from CatholicTeenBooks.com released Secrets: Visible and Invisible, a collection of short stories. At the time, my reading pile was too high to get to read it, so I simply shared information about the book for anyone who was interested. Recently, they contacted me and asked if I had time to read it now. I’m so… Read more →
It’s never too early to begin reading to your child; in my house, we read to them even when they were very young babies. Here are two newly published books for the youngest in your family. These would make terrific baptism gifts! I Went to Mass: What did I see? (TAN Books) riffs on the popular “Brown Bear” series of children’s… Read more →
When you’re interested in the study of history, there’s nothing like a timeline to help you get everything in order. Kids, parents, and teachers will all benefit from two new books that give the visual learner (like me) plenty to geek out over: The Great Adventure Catholic Bible and The Church Rocks! Begin at the Beginning The Great Adventure Catholic… Read more →
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