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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 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...

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 curriculum I’m using this year. She’s got excellent taste and my daughter, always devouring books, is in need of some new reading material. We’re using it...

Saint Josemaria Escriva

"... but rather the one who never fails to get up again..."

What if Pagan Festivals are Just Misinterpreted Yearnings for Christian Feast Days?

It feels like the climate of Mercury outside, only hotter.  The sun is out from practically sunrise to sunset.  And the lightning bugs have started appearing as soon as I tell my kids it’s time for them to go to bed causing long battles that always...
Emma

Emma

by Jane Austen While trying to decide what to read next, I came across the trivia tidbit that the movie Clueless was based on Jane Austen's Emma. I'm not at all embarrassed to admit that – coming of age in the 90's – I loved the movie Clueless. I am also not at all...

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All One in Christ

All One in Christ

by Edward Feser I bought this book because I had an inkling as to what Critical Race Theory was but I definitely didn't have the knowledge necessary to have any sort of conversation on it. This book has excellent information about where the Church has stood on...

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Happy Feast of the Archangels!

Happy Feast of the Archangels!

I have a particular devotion to Saint Michael and recommend his intercession to anyone. Here are some things you may not know about him: His name means "Who is Like God". He led the good angels to throw Lucifer and the bad angels out of heaven. There is a particularly...

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Happy Pope Saint Paul VI Day!

Happy Pope Saint Paul VI Day!

Born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, it was probably exciting to be made Pope based entirely on name signing time savings alone, nevermind getting to steward Jesus's church.After being told there were not any shorter names, he decided on Paul and...

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Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know

Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know

by Joseph Pearce This was an excellent book! It was like a mini-literature course taught by a professor that you love. Mr. Pearce starts back in antiquity with Homer and Virgil and works his way up to the 20th century with a truncated, though informative synopsis of...

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