Spiritual reading is so necessary, but contemporary offerings can actually subvert our growth and hamper our friendship with Christ. Come read about this and also about kitchen progress, paint choices, links, and more!
Reading aloud, a little tutorial
In my last post, oh so long ago, I tried to be encouraging about that reluctant reader, giving you some tips on how to motivate real reading (not rushing to get a reward or being forced to slog through something, anything, but real reading that is enjoyable for its own sake). And the readers’ comments… Read More »
Thoughts on getting the reluctant child to read, with 7 practical suggestions.
Dear Auntie Leila, I am reading through your library project posts and wholeheartedly agree with what you write, but am trying to pinpoint where I went wrong. I have saved hundreds of books from library book sales and thrift stores and garage sales. I have used various Catholic homeschooling book lists as my guide… Read More »
Practical thoughts for the coming of Lent: Reading, soup, and more!
When our kids were young, Phil and I would pray and talk about the coming Lent with each other; then we would take the Sunday before Ash Wednesday to discuss over dinner what the coming season would bring for all of us — a real and lively conversation, not any kind of management meeting or… Read More »
Escaping Preference: An Introduction to Our Lenten Book Club
{Lenten Book Club: The Spirit of the Liturgy} As promised — and I do believe, in keeping with the mission of this blog, which is to talk about what we want to talk about — we will read The Spirit(s) of the Liturgy as a little book club together this Lent. First, Romano Guardini’s The Spirit… Read More »