The Art of Astonishment

The Art of Astonishment

Here is a challenge for your summer. Find ample ways to astonish your children. To help you out, we have created a list of ideas to stimulate your children’s imaginations. Most of the ideas will ask you to invest your time rather than your money. All will give you a...
Making this Summer Wonderful

Making this Summer Wonderful

Like most moms and dads, parents are making plans for summer activities. Some send their kids to summer school, others to park and recreation programs. Many make provisions for summer day care because they have to work while school is out. Thankfully, most of the...
Your Guidance Has a Destination

Your Guidance Has a Destination

Sometimes in amidst the humdrum tasks of parenting (feeding, clothing, sheltering, and disciplining our children), it can be difficult to keep in touch with the loftiness and dignity of the vocation of parenting. But all the guidance we give to our children has a...
Don’t Take Vacation from God This Summer!

Don’t Take Vacation from God This Summer!

We all know that things slow down over the summer. School is out. Parish activities stop, except possibly for a parish picnic. Every institution assumes everybody will be traveling or camping. So it’s understandable that we consider summer a time to take a break from...