Benedict Option

  • The Grace of Not Being Enough

    In November the hubby, the big kids, and I had the pleasure of attending Leah Libresco-Sargeant’s talk on her book Building the Benedict Option (Amazon Associates link). (The event was sponsored by The Angelico Project which we are really excited… Continue reading

    The Grace of Not Being Enough

  • Dear Young Adults, Go To Ecclesia

    [This is a guest post from my daughter Aisa, just back from her time at Ecclesia.] Ask yourself this question, and answer it honestly: If you were stuck in a group of fifty people for five weeks, by the end… Continue reading

  • Our Homeschooling Story, Part 1

    [Reposting from something I wrote in 2013.] This blog post is being written in response to a request from our dear friends E&C, who are embarking on a new journey to homeschool their children.  I thought it was an opportune time… Continue reading

  • 100 Ways to Rebuild the Culture of Life

    Family Celebrate life: birthdays, name days, anniversaries. Celebrate the living. Spend time with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. Get your marriage right. Seek spiritual direction if you need to, as individuals or as a couple. Have kids, have more kids, adopt,… Continue reading

  • Living “The Benedict Option”

    What made me smile today: Seeing all the recent posts on living “The Benedict Option“, which I first saw Rod Dreher write about in 2009 (a post which I consider rather prophetic; just the title alone is enough to give… Continue reading