Why I love St. Monica Even More This Year

I've always loved St. Augustine. It was on the Memorial of St. Augustine that Kevin and I got engaged, my first job out of college was at the Augustine Institute where Kevin attended graduate school, and my maiden name is a form of Augustine. But this year it is the Memorial of St. Monica that holds an extra special place in my heart.  It...

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Ideas for Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 1

Classically Catholic Memory: Gamma Year: Week 1 I'm blogging my way through our four year curriculum program so I don't forget everything that worked for us! Please feel free to use what works for your family and share in the comments anything you would add. For more on Classically Catholic Memory go here. Religion Lesson 1 We listened to an audio...

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How to do a Wooden Saint Doll Exchange

Every six months one of my favorite events takes place... St. Thomas Aquinas and Bl. Chiara Badano I participate in a wooden saint doll exchange! St. Theresa Benedicta of the Cross (also know as Edith Stein) and St. James the Greater My crafty, and even not-so-crafty, friends and I each paint the same saint multiple times and then swap them....

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Journey Across America - New Jersey

This post is part of a 50 state Journey Across America. For information on the basics of this project check out this post. I wasn't planning on documenting this project until we were six states in, so the first five states are a bit lacking in original photos, but the next 45 will be full of them! The Books: We began by reading G is for Garden...

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Solemnity of the Assumption

"Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things, so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords and conqueror of sin and death." CCC 966 Today...

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Journey Across America - Pennsylvania

This post is part of a 50 state Journey Across America. For information on the basics of this project check out this post. I wasn't planning on documenting this project until we were six states in, so the first five states are a bit lacking in original photos, but the next 45 will be full of them! Pennsylvania week recap, check it out! The Books: We...

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The Feast of St. Clare

Today, the Feast of St. Clare, is Bean's Feast Day! We started the day with Kevin's famous St. Clare pancakes. There are a few chocolate chips smeared on the pancakes. Chocolate chips are essential to pancakes. And Kevin is truly handy with the pancake pen. Here we have a monstrance, San Damiano, and St. Clare holding a monstrance. It was...

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Feast of the Transfiguration

Happy Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord! We were able to take a family hike up a mountain today, which is very fitting since the transfiguration took place atop a mountain. We spent plenty of time exploring the creek, waterfalls, and surrounding woods. While I didn't get a picture (too stunned), we did see our first black bear. The...

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Journey Across America - Delaware

This post is part of a 50 state Journey Across America. For information on the basics of this project check out this post. I wasn't planning on documenting this project until we were six states in, so the first five states are a bit lacking in original photos, but the next 45 will be full of them! No better place to start than with our 1st state...

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30 at 30: What I've Discovered so Far

Today is my 30th birthday! In an effort to process this milestone I came up with a list of 30 things I've learned in the last 30 years. 1. Pray every day for 20-30 minutes. Don't just recite some prayers and petitions, but actually talk to God. Tell Him what you are thinking and feeling. Tell Him your joys and struggles. Be real with Him. Be vulnerable...

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