liturgical year
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Africa Unit Study, St. Charles Lwanga
How timely (and ironic, but more on that later) that we’re doing our Africa unit study and today is the feast day of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions! I’m keeping it simple (everyone’s still recovering, bad coughs all around) so… Continue reading
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Pondering Today…. Sunday
The intimate bond between Sunday and the Resurrection of the Lord is strongly emphasized by all the Churches of East and West. In the tradition of the Eastern Churches in particular, every Sunday is the anastàsimos hemèra, the day of… Continue reading
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Simplified Homeschooling for Advent
I am officially TIRED. Starting today and until baby’s here and we’ve recovered, here’s our coursework: Religion: Pray the Liturgy of the Hours with Mommy at 9, 12, 3, 6 and 9.English: Read a book (approved by Mom) and blog… Continue reading
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Third Week of Advent Readings
Sunday Isaiah 13:6-13 6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come! 7 Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every man’s heart will melt, 8 and they will be dismayed.… Continue reading
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Second Week of Advent Readings
Sunday Luke 2:15-16 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”… Continue reading
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Good Deeds List for Advent
Tell your sister(s)/brother(s) what you like best about him/her. Be kind to someone who is hard to get along with. Tell someone the story of when Jesus was born. Give everyone in your family a hug! Say a prayer for… Continue reading
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First Week of Advent Readings
Printing these out today to put into our advent calendar boxes. Sunday Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel. Micah… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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Hallelujah!! Christ is Risen!!!
A Blessed Easter to all of you!!! Continue reading
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Lent in Our Home
Good friend e-mailed last night and asked what Lent looks like in our home, and I realized I hadn’t gotten around to putting our plans here. And since putting stuff here helps us with accountability…. what we do, or at… Continue reading