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From Charles Dickens

"...as easily lost as gossamer."

George Washington’s World

by Genevieve Foster I read this with my son for his history class. The concept of this book was very cool. It went through the main stages of George Washington's life and told what was going on during those time periods not only in his life but also in the United...

From Orthodoxy

Man must have just enough faith in himself to have adventures...

Putting the Hallowed back in Halloween

My Childhood Halloweens As a kid in a non-religious household, I enjoyed all the secular aspects of Halloween.  the art projects at school my mother putting up a few decorations picking a costume my mother refusing to buy it so then making a costume going door to...
What does a Catholic home look like? Part 2

What does a Catholic home look like? Part 2

Dina and I were in the same mother’s group and Dina was hosting a get-together at her house. It was a beautiful house, tastefully decorated.  I felt like I was walking around on a photo shoot for something like Better Homes and Gardens for this was certainly one of...

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What does a Catholic home look like? Part 1

What does a Catholic home look like? Part 1

Growing up in the house of Catholics that had left the church, there were only a few items that harkened back to the faith of my parent’s youth.  There was a crucifix and a matching pair of pictures of the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart.  For a time, there was a...

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