Papal Conclave Study Resources
Part 2 is here. My Papa Benedict page. Normas Nonnullas - Apostolic Letter Issued: Motu Proprio: Normas Nonnullas of the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI on Certain Modifications to the Norms Governing the Election of the Roman Pontiff - high school and up Sede Vacante 28...
“Make Yourself a Capacity, and I Will Make Myself a Torrent”: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Nor do all couples fight -- many do and a few do not. What is hellish are marriages in which the spouses are not living according to the divine plan, or they are not deeply converted from their sins, mortal and venial. I've been putting off writing this post because...
Novena for Homeschooling Mothers
I was cleaning my files out today, and found this novena for homeschooling mothers which I had downloaded from the Internet. I can't remember where, though, it may have been one of the many mommy blogs I read from time to time. If by chance the owner of this pdf file...
Dialing Down: Deep Conversion Deep Prayer
Temptations when you’re trying to get holy.
The Call to Sainthood: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Lenten Thoughts on Deep Conversation Deep Prayer
Heroic Virtue: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
As I grow in my spiritual life over the years, I find that trying to figure out God and my relationship with Him means trying to figure out my husband. When Fr. Thomas Dubay talked about "heroic", my first thought was: "My husband! OF COURSE!" My husband isn't...
Resolute Progress: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
When it's Lent, anything that could possibly go wrong, will go wrong. Just in the past week, the oven handle has come off several times the vent finally gave out and had to be replaced and today the water filter suddenly cracked. Lent for my hubby should be officially...
Why I Love My Spouse/Why I Love God: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Years ago, I was in one of those moods, and I asked my husband why he loved me. His response? "Because you love me." I was quite perturbed by his response. "What are you saying, you only love me because I love you? That's the best you can do?" "What do you want me to...
Radical Transformation: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Ash Wednesday in our home is a day of radical transformation. There's an immediate change in atmosphere: the house is quieter, and my teen is playing chant (a rarity these days, for him). I woke up to two kids who have purposely given up their hair for Lent. My 16-yo...
Plumbing the Depths: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
Lenten Reading: On the dedication page of the book, there's a quote from Blessed John Paul II, which he addressed to the Austrian bishops, but is quite applicable to us as parents. "Your first duty as pastors is not projects and organizations, but to lead your people...
Unschooling Resources
From the 4Real Forums: What Is Unschooling?: " We choose to live in ways that keep us conected and involved in each other's day to day lives. ..We believe that learning will happen in its own time and is not more important than loving or hoping or laughing. We live...
“In-Spite-of-Mom” Schooling
A friend at our Catholic Filipino homeschooling forum asked, "What is unschooling?" In years past I've shied away from answering this question because the pioneers already have, and I didn't feel I had anything to contribute. Of course this was years ago at the...
An End-Of-Year Examination of Conscience for the Family
Continued from this post on Raising Pro-Life Children Amid A Culture of Death. There are many versions of an examination of conscience out there. I wrote this for our family, but I share this here in case it might be helpful to anyone else. Are we praying more? Have...
In the Quiet of Advent, the Call
Image: Daiga Ellaby Well, it's done. The RH Bill has passed in the Philippines. Now the real work begins. Some thoughts on this dreary Monday afternoon, as I ponder what my fellow Catholics and Filipino friends and family are facing: I've been thinking of everything...
Where I’ve Been
Faith: From Project: Sowing Seeds: 101!! Books to Read in this Year of Faith -- includes some of my favorites, some that I've been meaning to read, and many that I've never heard of before. Poll: Catholics want pastors to blog. Yes, Father, we do. It would be a great...