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09 Jun 2010

Wife, Mother, Mystic: Bl. Anna Maria Taigi, Feast Day TODAY

By Colleen Hammond, in Abortion, Bioethics, Catholic Church, Communism, Courtship, Devotions, Dressing with Dignity, Family Life, Fashion, Feminism, Freedom, G.K. Chesterton, Games, Healthcare, Homeschool, Humor, Immigration, Immodest, Interview, Latin Mass, Lent, Marxism, Masculinity, meatless, Modesty, Motu Proprio, Music, Muslim, News, Novena, Parenting, Politics, Prayers, Pro-life News, Quotes, Recipe, Religion, Saints, School, Second Amendment, Skirts, Socialism, Speaking & Appearances, Sports, Sunday, Uncategorized, Vatican | 5 Responses 5 Comments

Model and Patroness of a Family, a Wife, a Mother, and a Mystic.

I have a strong devotion to Bl. Anna Maria Taigi. She has blessed our family with one major miracle and a number of “tiny” ones. She is truly an example of a devoted wife, a loving mother, and an accurate and amazing mystic. I’m excited to announce, too, that more information on her canonization is coming soon!

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Posted in Abortion, Bioethics, Catholic Church, Communism, Courtship, Devotions, Dressing with Dignity, Family Life, Fashion, Feminism, Freedom, G.K. Chesterton, Games, Healthcare, Homeschool, Humor, Immigration, Immodest, Interview, Latin Mass, Lent, Marxism, Masculinity, meatless, Modesty, Motu Proprio, Music, Muslim, News, Novena, Parenting, Politics, Prayers, Pro-life News, Quotes, Recipe, Religion, Saints, School, Second Amendment, Skirts, Socialism, Speaking & Appearances, Sports, Sunday, Uncategorized, Vatican | Tagged Abortion, ann, anna, anne, Atheism, Bioethics, cancer, canonization, Clinton, Communism, Courtship, Dessert, Europe, Fashion, femininity, Feminism, Fr, Freedom, G.K. Chesterton, Games, gardasil, giannetti, Healthcare, Homeschool, Humor, Immigration, Immodest, Interview, Italy, Latin Mass, Lent, maria, marie, Marxism, Masculinity, Masonry, meatless, Michael, mother, Motu Proprio, Movies, Music, Muslim, mystic, pintacura, postulator, Pravda, Quotes, Rome, Sacred Heart, Saint, Saints, School, Second Amendment, seminarians, Sermons, siena, Skirts, Socialism, Sports, st, stem cell, Sunday, Swine Flu, taigi, Thrift, Vaccine, Vatican, vice, wife | 5 Responses

07 Jun 2010

Ideas and Craft for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

By Colleen Hammond, in Catholic Church, Devotions, Family Life, Homeschool, Parenting | Leave a response Leave a response

HT to Maureen at Halo-Works for sending me the link to this great craft idea! Directions, detailed instructions, and step by step pictures can be found here.

We came up with a craft to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You can do this anytime during the month of June since the entire month is devoted to honoring His Most Sacred Heart.

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Posted in Catholic Church, Devotions, Family Life, Homeschool, Parenting | Tagged Catholic Church, children, craft, customs, Devotions, Family Life, heart, Homeschool, homeschoolers, homeschooling, idea, Jesus, Prayers, sacred, Sacred Heart, traditions | Leave a response

25 May 2010

“I aimed at his chest and I shot him!” HER FAMILY IS SAFE!

By Colleen Hammond, in Homeschool, Second Amendment | Leave a response Leave a response

She had a gun, tried everything else first, then used the weapon well and wisely to protect her family. KUDOS!

Full story here and below.

Jennifer Cooper poses with her 6-year-old daughter Anna who was attacked by a dog Wednesday.

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24 May 2010

Online Beginner’s Latin Course from The Sapientis Institute

By Colleen Hammond, in Homeschool, Latin Mass | 1 Response 1 Comment

Most of Sapientis Institute’s classes are more advanced, but here is a great opportunity for the entire family to learn Latin from the ground up.

Info below, or click here to sign up.

An extensive beginner’s course in Latin. Most of the best Scholastics didn’t write in English. If you want to learn traditional Philosophy and Theology you’d better learn the language! This course takes a classical approach but supplements it with readings from the Roman Missal and Breviary

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14 May 2010

Youth Choir (Chant) Camp, August 1st-6th, 2010

By Colleen Hammond, in Catholic Church, Family Life, Homeschool, Latin Mass, Motu Proprio, Music, Prayers, Religion | Leave a response Leave a response

Register Now for Choir Camp in August

The Institute is pleased to offer a unique opportunity to children age 9-15: a completely immersive experience in Catholic choral music and musicianship.  The splendid campus of the Ursuline Motherhouse of Mount Saint Joseph in Kentucky will provide the ideal setting for the camp.

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