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We choose a new saint at the beginning of each school year, but the timing is irrelevant. The importance lies in the connection you and you family have with that saint and the lessons you learn from them throughout the year.
Wales forever! Happy Saint David’s Day! My grandmother, who was half Welsh, half Greek always observed Saint David’s Day! Saint David (c. 500–589) is the patron saint of…
Yeah, I know, my Links of the Month posts aren’t as regular, or timely, as they have been. I’ll try to be better this new year. With the…
Until this week, I knew very little about Blessed Miguel Pro. As part of Paper Dali’s Blessed Miguel Link Up Fiesta, I am sharing a bit of what…
Since things are a bit crazy here, I’m grabbing two items from the archives for this week’s Helpful Homeschool Hints: The Yearly Patron Saint — If you don’t…
St. Francis of Assisi loved all animals. He is very special to us, and with all the animals we have in our house I like to think we…
Who need lights on the Empire State building when you’ve got a U.S. postage stamp? That’s right, the Mother Teresa commemorative stamp is official. The stamp was unveiled,…
We have chosen Blessed Rosalie Rendu, “mother of the poor,” as our homeschool patron for the 2010-2011 school year. In an era troubled by social conflicts, Rosalie Rendu…
Today is the feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, still followed today, were inspired by his dramatic…
Sunday, May 30, is the feast of St. Joan of Arc. I always think of Joan as a somewhat overlooked, or perhaps misunderstood, saint once you get out…
For All Saints Day, our paper saints, courtesy of Paper Dali, adorned our fireplace mantle. From left to right we have St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Damien, St….
Father, All-Powerful and ever-living God, today we rejoice in the holy men and women of every time and place. May their prayers bring us your forgiveness and love….
Catholic Saints Prayer Book by Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle Our Sunday Visitor ©2008 ISBN: 978-1-59276-285-9 The saints are here to inspire, guide, and pray for us. They started out…
Paper Dali has an incredible selection of saint paper dolls that are just perfect for an All Saints celebration! Veronica, the artist behind the dalis, has the following…
St. Teresa’s Bookmark Let nothing trouble you, let nothing frighten you. All things are passing; God never changes. Patience obtains all things. He who possesses God lacks nothing:…
“I feel myself to be the happiest missionary in the world.” — Saint Damien Esther, A Catholic Mom in Hawaii, has compiled an extensive list of links covering…
Say this prayer for nine days and St. Therese will send you a rose! If you begin today, Wednesday, September 23, you will end your novena on the…
Many of you know we have chosen St. Juan Diego as patron of our 2009-2010 homeschool year. Last week, Cro and Aud made Juan Diego paper dolls. His…
Join my good friend Jenn for Christmas In September as she celebrates the Feast of Good King Wenceslaus on September 28. Don’t miss this incredible list of links…
News from Peru: Archibishopric of Lima opens email account for Saint Rose from LivinginPeru.com by Isabel Guerra In order to allow all Saint Rose of Lima devotees to…
Today is the Feast of St. John Vianney Curé of Ars. Pope Benedict XVI declared the 2009-2010 Year of the Priest to mark the 150th anniversary of the…
For thirteen years now, we have chosen a saint to be our patron for that homeschool year. We have actually been homeschooling for 18 years, but it took…
We have officially picked our homeschool patron for the 2009-2010 school year: Saint Juan Diego. I have never given much thought to Juan Diego as all my attention…
On July 16, 1251 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel appeared to St. Simon Stock and gaves him the scapular promise: “Whosoever dies clothed with this habit shall be…
From my parish bulletin: On the feast of St. Benedict, let us give thanks to the Benedictine monks at Ampleforth Abbey who sent three of their best monks…