Saint Athanasius by F. A. Forbes

for Paco, 12. Vocabulary Chapter 1: Patriarch Mediterranean predecessor previous judgment incense amphitheater steadfast quailed absolved quench bruised scrupled apostates schism allegiance hither thither aureole vigorous catechumens

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Saint Anthony and the Christ Child

Chapter 1 Vocabulary list for Migi, 9: Portuguese armory entertaining magistrate beautiful laughter doublet fierce flourishing Saracens ancestor possessions murmured accounts cathedral question courtyard roused attention deceived

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Honoring St. Augustine (and his mom)

Honoring St. Augustine (and his mom)

"Our hearts were made for Thee, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in Thee." "Sero te amavi pulchritudo tam antiqua et tam nova!" (Late have I loved thee, O Beauty so ancient and so new!) Lots of reading and activities here. Today, we are remembering St....

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Reads of the Day

Chesterton on Home Schooling Why Shakir Can't Read (H/T Crunchy Con Rod Dreher)

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Above My Pay Grade?

Wow. I don't get paid for what I do. Not monetarily anyway. But there are MANY MANY things I certainly would NOT consider to be above my pay grade. I *know* my baby has human rights even before he/she is born. That argument about fetuses being just blobs/groups of...

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New Movie to Watch!

Henry Poole is Here Recommended by several Catholic groups! Argh. Our list is getting longer. Good problem though 😉 Just last year I was complaining to a friend how there aren't ever acceptable movies being shown on the big screen anymore, that our family's last good...

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Choosing a Catholic College / University, an Open Letter

Choosing a Catholic College / University, an Open Letter

Attend any university you want that fulfills your academic needs, but if you choose a Catholic university BECAUSE you want your faith to fluorish, just be aware that Catholic university these days does not mean what it meant 10, 20, 30 years ago. Dear Prospective...

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Four years ago

Four years ago

I just found this pic this morning of my now 6-yo. I miss her so. She still explores and makes messes, but the days of flour-on-the-floor are gone.... well, maybe not completely. I'm already looking forward to the messes Mr. or Miss Coming-in-January is bound to get...

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Finally, Someone in the Philippine Media Gets It Right

Finally, Someone in the Philippine Media Gets It Right

And a lawyer to boot. You won't usually see "Filipino", "lawyer", "writer", and "understands Catholic teaching" all in the same sentence. Add to that he's got an understanding of how contraceptives REALLY work. But hey, there's always got to be a first time for...

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The Attack of the Colds. (And the Sleepies.)

Well, it's official. The Summer Cold has invaded our family. Three of us are down. Tonight we allowed our 12-year-old to skip the family Rosary so he can sleep early -- we were praying quite late because Dad and I got home around 9:30 from our dinner date (celebrating...

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New Additions to This Year’s Curriculum, So Far

New Additions to This Year’s Curriculum, So Far

for Paco, but Aisa may also use it after graduation -- I dropped the ball on formal Logic and Philosophy studies a couple of years back. After doing Angelicum Academy's Harry Stottlemeier, we used several books from The Critical Thinking Company. I wasn't confident...

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