What Nino Read, April 2016
101 Secrets A Good Dad Knows - learned how to multiply any number from 1-100 by 11 A Little History of the World (history spine) Abner Doubleday (COFA) Airplanes by Gallimard Jeunesse Artistic Pursuits Book 1 (doing art lessons from this now) American History...
Spotlight on Clergy Abuse
Important to understand: 1. Many claims of abuse are exaggerated. 2. Many claims are against deceased priests who cannot defend themselves. 3. The Church has already taken MANY steps, and continue to do so, to correct wrongs, and to prevent abuse from taking place,...
Humans + Animal Behavior: Offensive or Not?
The Internet seems to have lost its collective brain cells again, this time thanks to boxing superstar and pride of the Philippines Manny Pacquiao's statement on same sex "marriage", saying, Common sense lang. Makakita ka ba ng any animals na lalaki sa lalaki o babae...
Culture of Life Rising (Abortion Compilation) | August 2015 – January 2016
I haven't been able to blog much lately. Busy with several projects and expect to remain this busy until the latter half of the year. Also need to declutter my digital space badly, so for a while, my posts here will probably consist of compilations -- articles I've...
Six Weeks Off FB: (Not the Usual) Lessons Learned
Growing in our spiritual life means that we sometimes need to do hard things. Leaving Facebook was one of those things for me. I've posted before my main reasons for leaving, but as I've been gone these six weeks I've been working on attaining greater purity and...
Mama Mary, the Rosary, and Me
She was there when I learned my first prayers, in bed with my mom waiting for Papa to get home, the Sacred Heart of Jesus image in the hallway lit, as we prayed the Angelus and Mommy taught me how to use her Rosary beads. She was there as I was growing up, praying the...
How Do We Help Others Carry the Cross?
Much guidance can be found on how to suffer profitably, how to think of suffering, and why it even exists. But one of the things I've struggled with in my prayer life is how to pray for loved ones who find themselves in the midst of suffering. And now that I seem to...
The Gentle and Arduous Task of Shepherding Little Souls
Yesterday after supper, the 6-year-old squeezed himself into the space between me and the back of the couch while I tried to catch up on reading. He does this often, using me alternately as pillow, footrest, jungle gym or whatever else suits his mood and restless...
Help! We’re having a baby! How do I homeschool the toddler/older child(ren)?
[I wrote this post a year ago because a friend who was new to homeschooling AND was expecting a baby wanted to know how she could possibly homeschool when the demands on her time potentially could be endless. Reposting it for another friend who's due with her fourth...
St. Lorenzo Ruiz Coloring Page
Happy Feast Day!! Here's a coloring page for you: Or download stlorenzoruiz. Read more about St. Lorenzo Ruiz here.
From Where I Stand, Pope Francis: Mid-Visit Musings
Like most everyone else our family is in a Pope Francis frenzy these days. Reading, talking, listening, praying. How can we not? The whole country is paying attention, or at least those of us on social media . As always, I am fascinated with all the different...
Why I’m Leaving Facebook, for the Nth Time
Pardon the me-centric post, please. I'm leaving Facebook, again, this time for longer. I wish I was strong enough to say "forever", but I know my weaknesses. Friends prayed for me as I was discerning this latest departure, and I have no doubt that this is what God...
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Rethinking College 3)
Our Declaration of Independence says life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are our God-given rights, and yet we make many choices today that seem to invalidate that claim. Our government isn't exactly protecting these rights any more either, but that's another...
Dear Mainstream Media, We Know What You’re Doing
Today my feed was inundated with Pope Francis supposedly relaxing the rules on abortion. Except that's not quite accurate. He didn't relax the rules on ABORTION per se -- it's STILL considered a sin in the Catholic Church -- always has been, always will be. We already...
Let’s Talk Submission, Part 3: Last Thoughts
Let's Talk Submission: Part 1 Let's Talk Submission Part 2: Some Practical Suggestions I'd like to go back to some women's concerns about their husband's inability or unwillingness to lead, and ways to help with that. Try writing out a family mission statement. That...