Tag: children
When Quantity Trumps
The Mister and I just had a romantic dinner in the basement, served by two little girls. The main course was Fisher Price peas and pizza, real water from a sturdy, plastic teapot and Cheez-Its. We were entertained by music playing on daddy’s cell phone and the evening ended with a rousing rendition of The [...]
Book Review: “Dear God, I Don’t Get It”
They say that the measure of a good children’s book—or a young reader’s chapter book, as the case may be—is that both children and adults find the story compelling, that it stirs within them a desire to be something more than what they already are. Patti Maguire Armstrong’s new book, Dear God, I Don’t Get [...]
An Interview with Catholic Children’s Author Daniel McInerny
I read (and LOVED) Daniel McInerny’s Kingdom of Patria books (reviewed at CatholicMom.com a while back) and couldn’t resist the chance to interview him. Tell us a little about yourself, Daniel. I am the husband of the beautiful and talented Amy McInerny and the father of three adorable and perfect (so say their grandparents) children: [...]
Kathleen Basi and Her Passion for Lent
One of the great joys of getting connected with other Catholic writers is finding out about the great work they’re doing. My family benefits, too, because I find myself stretching and applying my faith to our family life in ever-creative and practical ways. Today, I’m delighted to share a conversation I had with Catholic wife, [...]
Surrogate Gods, Surrogate Parents
It is a gross understatement to say that we live in trying times. The Church and religious liberty are under attack, our country is divided, the economy is struggling, atheists are one of the fastest growing groups in our country and our families are under siege. My intent is not to depress you, but focus [...]
NFP and a Surprise Pregnancy
Little over a month after my husband and I converted to Catholicism I became pregnant with our second child. There was no real surprise in the news. We were trying to conceive and actually found the information we’d learned in our class on Natural Family Planning to be immensely helpful in the process. The real [...]
The Star
The Star – by Jef Murray A Tale of an Aging Mother and her Son His mother was propped up in bed; seemingly in the same position as when he’d left her two days before. Her eyes fluttered open. “Sam! Have you come to take me home?” He sighed and pulled a chair up beside her. Through [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from Francis Fernandez
“But little or great, suffering accepted and offered to Our Lord produces peace and serenity. When it is not accepted, the soul is out of tune and its internal rebellion is shown externally in gloom or bad temper. We have to make a conscious decision to take up and carry the little Cross of every [...]
Great Expectations
At the end of last Christmas, as we bid farewell to our visitors and reluctantly packed away the tinsel, the ornaments, and our treasured nativity sets I vowed—in my typical cynicism—to write an article the following Advent about disappointed expectations. It seems as though every year my family and I go into the Advent season [...]
Rediscovering Integrity for our Children
How do we teach “integrity” to children and help them to become fully integrated persons? by Sister Maureen, O.C.D., Supervisor of Education Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles What is integrity? Integrity is a word that continues to fascinate me, and over the years the depth of its meaning grows within [...]
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