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Book Review: Utopia
by Thomas More I wasn’t sure what to expect...
17 February 2024 – Why Catholics Can Have Fish on Friday, Why Ice Floats on Water, the Savage Habits of Blue Jays
Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we...
Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday Are a Perfect Couple
Valentine’s Day is on Ash Wednesday this year. At first thought, they seem like an unlikely...
2 February 2024 – Grant’s Real Name, the Definition of ACME and Why Do We Yawn?
Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we are frequently looking things...
Book Review: The Drama of Atheist Humanism
by Henri De Lubac Henri de Lubac wrote most of this book while living in...
27 January 2024 – The Holcombe Flag, the Tongue of the Woodpecker, the Squirrel’s Dirty Secret
Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we are frequently looking things...
Book Review: A Lion to Guard Us
by Clyde Robert Bulla Amanda, about 10 I think, and her two younger siblings (8 and 6) were living in the house of their mother’s...
Book Review: The Family Under the Bridge
by Natalie Savage Carlson I was hoping for a lovely little story for our...
Book Review: The True Meaning of Christmas
by Michael Barber I’m not an expert at Christmas, but it’s a holiday that...
Book Review: Salvation: What Every Catholic Should Know
by: Michael Barber There are a lot of misconceptions about what it means to be saved. Michael Barber takes the reader through 10 chapters of...
Book Review: The Common Man
by GK Chesterton This book is a collection of about 44 essays on subjects ranging from the common man to necromancy to Elizabeth Barrett Browning to...
Perhaps Sliced Bread Isn’t the Best Thing
“It’s the best thing since sliced bread.” I’ve heard this phrase...