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1 July 2023 – Salmon Ladders (for people), Gnats and Sleepwalking
Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we...
Book Review: The Treasure Seekers
by E. Nesbit I came across this author, E. Nesbit, on a list of suggested reading by the woman who designed the...
Saint Catherine of Siena
St Catherine of Sienna is sainthood-X. She was in it to win it.She was born during the plague epidemic and was child #25! Though many of her...
Happy Feast of the Annunciation!
May we all be inspired by Our Lady to let God's will be done. For a reminder of that inspiration to hang about in your house, click here.
Happy Birthday Flannery O’Connor!
May her shouts continue to reverberate throughout the land of the deaf. To have the Hillbilly Thomas hanging out in your home, click here.
Lenten Sacrifices for Those Who Like a Challenge
Lent is coming. It’s a time of prayer, almsgiving and—what...
Happy President Lincoln’s Birthday!
Our sixteenth president: Abraham Lincoln. He's standing in front of the flag as it was during his presidency, un-locking the shackles of slavery and...
Runaway Ralph
by Beverly Cleary I just finished this as a read aloud with my son who hates read alouds. He was completely drawn into the story and even asked me...
Trying to Turn and Become Like Children
Part 1: Forgiveness I stopped making dinner and followed the sounds of screaming into the living room where I came upon yet another...
Happy Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Thomas Aquinas, the angelic doctor.Born into a wealthy family, Saint Thomas decided to join the Dominicans. For some reason, this bothered his...
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
by Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D. An excellent and well-cited recounting of how the Catholic Church was integral in preserving and adding to the...