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 →
Socrates, the 5th century B.C. philosopher said, “Wisdom begins in wonder.” While Socrates lived before Christ, we who have the blessing of being Christian know that we are made to know, love, and serve God on this earth and to be happy with him in heaven. One of the ways we come to know God is through the gift of… 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 →
“Oh well, that’s the day so far, and it’s still only noon. If this continues I will be dead by this evening! You see, at the moment, life seems so heavy for me to bear, and I don’t have the courage because everything looks black to me.” Do you feel like you could have written that passage? It was actually… Read more →
Do you have a teen who enjoys Nancy Drew style mysteries? If so, she will definitely enjoy Leslea Wahl’s new offering, Where You Lead. Eve has been having strange visions of a boy, Nick, that she has never met in Washington D.C., a city she has never been in. She’s beginning to question her sanity, so she goes to talk… 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 →
Do you have a child who is “differently wired?” Perhaps he or she has an official diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, learning disability, giftedness, difficulty with executive function, sensory processing disorder, etc., or maybe you simply know that your child is different without seeking an official diagnosis. In either case, Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a… Read more →
Depending on whether your local priest has mentioned the current sex abuse crisis in the Church, you may be able to keep your younger children from knowing about what’s going on. However, your teens are going to know and have opinions on the subject. Teens are often in rebellion against the Church. It is a natural time of questioning, only… Read more →
Do you want to give your daughter a name in honor of Mary as a first or middle name? Did you know you could do the same for your son? Katherine Morna Towne has put together an excellent resource to help you do just that. She has researched all the Marian names she could find “so that other Catholic parents… Read more →
As we plan for or get settled into the new school year, it is a good time to think about how to set up your homeschooling space. This can vary widely from family to family. It can depend on many factors such as your philosophy of homeschooling, how many children you are working with, and the size of your home…. Read more →
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