There is something very special about watching your children open gifts on Christmas morning. Our family gathers around the tree to open presents after we attend Mass and after we sing Happy Birthday …
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11/27/24
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Hallowtide is right around the corner! Our family loves to celebrate the triduum of All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Last year, I wrote about when our first child was still …
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10/26/24
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Last year, I wrote about topics I learned in our eldest’s Catechism class that I never knew before. As I was organizing and storing some lessons from over a year ago (better a year later …
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10/3/24
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“Mom, she told me I’m stupid!” My five-year old rushed in to tell me one morning, after I had swept the crumbs off the floor from breakfast. “Well, are you stupid?” I …
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9/5/24
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“You can’t pour from an empty cup.” This is true for parents and especially parents of younger children who typically require more hands-on attention and love. Now, let’s …
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7/25/24
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My husband is the favorite of our household. All our children prefer my husband over me, and I don’t blame them one bit. He has a wonderful, positive attitude, is almost always ready to have a …
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6/13/24
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Many of my family members had a devotion to the Virgin Mary. My late grandmother would constantly request Our Lady’s intercession and would often fall asleep at night while praying the Rosary. …
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5/9/24
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Easter is truly the most important time of the liturgical year. As Saint John Paul II said, “We are an Easter people and alleluia is our song.”
Easter lasts 50 days, from the first …
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4/11/24
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The Catholic Church specifies that those 14 years and older abstain from meat on both Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays in Lent. Those ages 18-59 also observe a fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. …
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3/7/24
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There are many ways to celebrate Lent with children. I have found the simplest activities are the ones that children enjoy the most and we, as parents, are more apt to do since they don’t …
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2/8/24
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“As we enter Heaven, we will see them, so many of them, coming toward us and thanking us. We will ask who they are, and they will say: ‘A poor soul you prayed for in …
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11/22/23
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After having our first child, my husband and I considered if we would allow our children to partake in Halloween festivities. At first thought, Halloween appears to be sinful, right? Goblins, …
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10/19/23
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Surprise! My husband and I are expecting another baby! For those of our family members and friends who do not already know, we will be welcoming our fourth baby later this year. We are overjoyed at …
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9/21/23
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Songs often get stuck in my head, which is another reason why I choose to greatly limit my listening to secular music and instead stick to Gregorian chants. However, one song has been in my head and …
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8/24/23
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) This is one of Jesus’ Beatitudes from His Sermon on the Mount. “Poor in spirit” …
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8/10/23
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Saint Paul writes: “but I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.” (1 Corinthians 11:3) So, what …
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6/15/23
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Motherhood is both fulfilling and draining, exciting and monotonous, inspiring and challenging, joyful and tiring, fun and ordinary and so on. More important than all of these is the fact that …
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5/11/23
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“Happy Easter! Christ has risen!” I said to my children on the Wednesday morning after Easter, as I had done each day since Easter Sunday. “Stop saying it every day!” my …
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4/20/23
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Children, especially young children, may find it difficult to understand the penitential season of Lent. However, Lent is not only for adults! Our family has enjoyed several activities that help our …
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By Christina Frye
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3/23/23
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