Prayers for the Second Week of Advent
Excerpt from Advent: A Family Celebration
Advent is a wonderful time of the year. It's a time of baking, gift making, buying, and wrapping. It's a time of expectant waiting, anticipating, and spiritually preparing for the coming of Christ Jesus. Continue »
Prayers for the First Week of Advent
Excerpt from Advent, A Family Celebration
Advent is a wonderful time of the year. It's a time of baking, gift making, buying, and wrapping. It's a time of expectant waiting, anticipating, and spiritually preparing for the coming of Christ Jesus. Continue »
Thanksgiving All Year Long
Acknowledging God's generosity—and teaching our kids to do the same
Family, football, and food: Thanksgiving is all of these things and more. It's also a perfect opportunity to think about gratitude. Continue »
Parenting Lessons from the Saints
Down-to-Earth Help for Raising Our Children
A few years ago, St. Joseph came into my life in a new way. Not long before, I had taken the plunge from singlehood to married life, jumping into the deep end of the pool by marrying a widower with six children. I was hardly a natural for the role of stepmother (just ask the children!). Continue »
Angels at My Doorstep
Finding True Friendship in a New Town.
When our family moved from Cleveland last year, it was quite a momentous event. My husband and I had never lived anywhere else, but we were forced to relocate so that he could accept a new job. Once the moving truck had been loaded, we said good-bye to our family and friends. Continue »
The Best Thing I’ve Ever Done!
To Get My Kids Talking about School
Parents share the most successful methods they've used to get their kids to talk about school. Continue »