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Book Review: Amos Fortune: Free Man

by Elizabeth Yates This book was excellent! One of my favorite things about the curriculum we use is the heavy use of books like this one that do a great job of bringing the historical context to life.So with this book, we were taken from a village in Africa where...

Saint Michael’s Lent is an Oasis of Atonement in the Liturgically Ordinary Desert

I've had an article published in Crisis Magazine. Please click the link and enjoy! https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/what-is-st-michaels-lent?fbclid=IwAR2rPIuDrL3augtSF20E2HVN0Czb_Qi2JPEN7dlVRpsxUb5DvRLckOxdEdI

Book Review:The Whipping Boy

by Sid Fleischman  When buying books for the next school year, there was a Sid Fleischman book on the list that I purchased which must have been what made Ebay suggest “The Whipping Boy” to me. I forgot all about this book! It was one of my favorites as a kid.Happily,...

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

"The strategy of our adversary..."
Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception!

Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception!

This feast day is to commemorate the fact that God made Mary without original sin in order to have for himself a little sinless home in his Mother's womb. Some balk at this teaching but it has always made perfect sense to me for a couple of reasons. God made Adam and...

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December 3, 2022

December 3, 2022

Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we are frequently looking things up to answer the various questions that arise. For instance, the children found that one of the chickens had laid an egg...

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November 26, 2022

November 26, 2022

Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we are frequently looking things up to answer the various questions that arise. For instance, the children found that one of the chickens had laid an egg...

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Happy Feast Day of Saint Margaret of Scotland!

Happy Feast Day of Saint Margaret of Scotland!

  Saint Margaret of Scotland was the Catholic queen that tamed her wild, Scottish husband. She had a special devotion to the poor and for spreading the faith throughout her kingdom. She had eight kids and a love for prayer. Her spare time was spent: feeding,...

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Saturday Morning Fairy Eggs

Saturday Morning Fairy Eggs

November 12, 2022 Children are naturally curious creatures and with so many under one roof coupled with the fact that we homeschool, we are frequently looking things up to answer the various questions that arise. For instance, the children found that one of the...

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