family
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The Gift of Teens
Our youngest turns 18 in three months. Our homeschooling career is drawing to a close, and this last year is just as bittersweet as all the other “last years” with our older kids. He is down to two subjects (Anatomy… Continue reading
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Where Are They Now?
In 2009: In 2024: Links: The Will To Wife Archdiocese of Cincinnati Center for New Evangelization Mount St. Mary’s Seminary / The Church Wanderer The Human Formation Coalition Dead Theologians Society / World Cube Association Continue reading
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Person of Color, But Child of the Father First
I’m not white and I’m not black. Perhaps I should just shut up and let people sort things out for themselves? What can a Catholic Asian possibly say that would make a difference? I can only give it my best… Continue reading
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A Character Report Card for Catholic Homeschoolers
We’ve been using this character report card sporadically for a while now. We updated it recently so we can use it with the 9-year-old who needs this kind of guidance and self-monitoring at this time. So I thought I’d share… Continue reading
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Even Sporadic NFP Use Has Many Untold Benefits
My husband and I were one of those Catholic couples who got married not knowing about Natural Family Planning (NFP). We planned to have kids right away and were ultimately shooting for six kids (five for a basketball team and… Continue reading
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Birthing A (Firstborn) Adult
Image: Caroline Hernandez Despite maintaining a fairly public profile, I don’t like writing about personal stuff, especially about current issues that we are dealing with in our family, because I do believe some things are just meant to be private… Continue reading
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Let’s Talk Submission, Part 2: Some Practical Suggestions
Let’s Talk Submission: Part 1 Let’s Talk Submission Part 3: Last Thoughts We can do a lot towards rebuilding the husband’s role in our marriages: We need to stop being control-freaks (speaking to myself here really) and let men take… Continue reading
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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
