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Mr. Rogers dead at 74 Read his biography here. I have a lot of respect for Mr Rogers. Sure, the show is slow, but it’s meant for very little children. Mr Rogers thought about very little children — what their needs were, what they were thinking about — and took them seriously. My favorite Mr.… Continue reading Mr. Rogers dead at 74

Nice little editorial about Mercy H.S. Thank you Mr.Popcak from HMS Borg for the link. Another reason why many choosy Catholic mothers choose Jiff and homeschooling-except we don’t eat Jiff…

New to our links: Pansy’s reference to the Domestic Church reminded me of Catherine and Peter Fournier’s website Domestic-Church.com . It’s packed with articles, essays, ideas for rearing your little darlings and instructing them in the Faith, fun activities tied to the liturgical year, a section on stewardship (i.e., housekeeping)…. UPDATE: Added a link to… Continue reading New to our links: Pansy’s

Thanks, Pansy, I needed that too. Going to Mass with our two-year-old has been nothing but painful for months now. He simply cannot stay in the pew — he can usually last through the Gospel, but once the homily starts it’s all over and he wants to roam in the aisles and disassemble the poor… Continue reading Thanks, Pansy, I needed that

From the comment box Would you be so kind as to discuss how you have taught very young children how to participate in the Mass without disrupting others or your own participation? We have two kids — a boy 3.5 and a baby girl, and most of the time, I leave Mass feeling like I… Continue reading From the comment box Would

Nunc et in hora nostrae Carol Kennedy writes on the hour of death in Sixty Seconds of Fear. I first thought seriously about this a couple of years ago, when I saw The Perfect Storm. I couldn’t get the last scenes of the crew out of my head, showing the Andrea Gail flipped and flooding,… Continue reading Nunc et in hora nostrae

Virtual Adoration? uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….. There’s a very good discussion of the pros — and serious cons — of “virtual Adoration” over at Envoy Encore. (Click “Current Encores” to catch up with the comment box.) I’m not crazy about this idea at all. To me it seems well-intentioned, but a bit on the gimmicky side. If you… Continue reading Virtual Adoration? uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh….. There’s a

Don’t miss… Father Sibley’s pithy reflection on the contraceptive mentality. Wondering, are we not open to Jesus Christ because we are not open to children? or are we not open to children because we are not open to Jesus? thanks to Davey’s Daddy for the heads-up.