peace, hope, renewal, purity, winter

Ecclesiastes and The Fir Tree

The transition between the wondrous Christmas season and Ordinary Time can be critical. If the holidays have been especially spiritual, the letdown and return to

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Catholic schools

Back-to-School Spirituality

September finds schoolchildren back in the daily routine of lessons and learning. Summer camp and beach days yield to books and structured academics. Teachers return

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Welcome. Welcoming

Prayer as Punishment?

Before I explain my thoughts on why prayer should not be used as a punishment for children, first I need to explain what I specifically

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family, camp, parenting

Outcome-based Parenting

The highlight of a recent camping trip was meeting a Hungarian dinosaur-enthusiast. He wasn’t scared of our three small, crazy children. In fact, he and

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