I was inspired to write this post after reading Mariel's post about homeschool planning. Admittedly, I am not much of a planner. (I'm hoping that will change this year — pray for me, please?) Even when it comes to homeschooling. I was actually "forced" to type up a lesson plan of sorts for Tim this … Continue reading A Peek at Our Homeschool Schedule (+ Epiphany Pictures!)
Category: Feasts
Freebie Fridays: Free Resources for Celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8)
Tomorrow, December 8, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Here's what the celebration is all about, according to About.com Catholicism: Few doctrines of the Catholic Church are as misunderstood as the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Many people, including many Catholics, think that it refers to the conception of Christ through the … Continue reading Freebie Fridays: Free Resources for Celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8)
Happy St. Nicholas Day! + Suggested Activities for Family Activities
Today, December 6, is the memorial day of St. Nicholas, or St. Nicholas Day. St. Nicholas was a bishop of Myra, and is actually the "origin" of the modern-day Santa Claus. (I wrote a piece titled "The Truth about Santa Claus" for Philstar.com last year, which you may read here if you wish.) Because we homeschool, … Continue reading Happy St. Nicholas Day! + Suggested Activities for Family Activities
Freebie Friday: FREE Printables for Celebrating the Feast of Christ the King and Advent (from Raising & Teaching Little Saints)
The Feast of Christ the King is already next week, and do you know that that means? Advent will soon be here, which means Christmas is just around the corner! 🙂 Hurray! :)To help us make these celebrations even more meaningful, my friend and fellow homeschool mom/Catholic Bloggers Network member Erika of Raising & Teaching … Continue reading Freebie Friday: FREE Printables for Celebrating the Feast of Christ the King and Advent (from Raising & Teaching Little Saints)
Truly Rich Reflections: Set Our Hearts On Fire — The Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Did you know that yesterday, we Catholics celebrated the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus? Actually, the whole month of June is dedicated to His Sacred Heart! You can read more about that here. 🙂 Source. Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Source. While growing up in Brunei, I … Continue reading Truly Rich Reflections: Set Our Hearts On Fire — The Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Truly Rich Reflections: On St. Paul’s Conversion and (via The Better Mom.com) Thoughts on When You’re Not Good Enough
Today, January 25, we Catholics celebrate the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. The story of St. Paul is very important for our young family, as we, like St. Paul, believe that we are called to mission. In fact, we have even "adopted" St. Paul as our patron saint for the year … Continue reading Truly Rich Reflections: On St. Paul’s Conversion and (via The Better Mom.com) Thoughts on When You’re Not Good Enough
Truly Rich Reflections: Joseph and Mary sang lullabies too ;-) *Happy Michaelmas too!*
Last night, after I let the kids watch the video about St. Lorenzo Ruiz as part of our commemorating his feast day, they asked for more videos about Jesus. So I relented and did a search for Christian lullabies, as we were preparing for bedtime, and stumbled upon these moving videos:How moving.. it reminds me … Continue reading Truly Rich Reflections: Joseph and Mary sang lullabies too 😉 *Happy Michaelmas too!*
Truly Rich Reflections: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dearest Mother Mary, we thank You for being with us throughout our lives. Especially for whispering your promise to take care of our children while we were on mission in Timor. Happy happy birthday dear Mother!Let us take some time to reflect on Mama Mary's birthday, with this reflection from Deacon John: A Short Reflection on … Continue reading Truly Rich Reflections: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Truly Rich Reflections: On the Feast of the Assumption of our dear Mother Mary
Mother of the New WorldRev. Johann G. Roten, SM The meaning of the Assumption is that of a culmination and a new beginning.With the Assumption, the promises of the Lord were fulfilled for Mary, and as always, beyond all expectation. Her glorification in body and soul resulted from divine graciousness and gracefulness. But it also … Continue reading Truly Rich Reflections: On the Feast of the Assumption of our dear Mother Mary
The FEAST – Celebrating Rysse’s First Birthday
Our daughter and second child, Rysse, turned 1 yesterday (July 5). Our planned celebration, as simple as it was, didn't turn out the way we had planned it to be. We were supposed to attend mass with my parents and brother at EDSA Shrine but ended up attending mass at the CFC Center because of … Continue reading The FEAST – Celebrating Rysse’s First Birthday
Truly Rich and Blessed 