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I'm Connie Rossini, and I'm a Catholic homeschool mom, blogger, and author of Five Lessons from the Carmelite Saints That Will Change Your Life. I believe the best way to keep our kids Catholic and to educate them in the faith is modeling prayer and virtue for them. I write from a Carmelite perspective.
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Category Archives: Prayer
Meditation for Kids: Manna in the wilderness
As promised, this is an example of a concrete meditation on Scripture for primary-grade kids. Please read Teach your children mental prayer for background. I will go through all the steps outlined there, and add in some other subjects for … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Education, Prayer
Tagged Catholic, homeschool, Manna, Meditation, Moses, Unit Study
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Teach your children mental prayer
What is your goal for your children’s education? Academic prowess? Love of learning? Knowledge of Church doctrine? All these are good, but a contemplative homeschool seeks something more. My goal is to help my children have a deep prayer life, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parenting, Prayer
Tagged Bible, Catholic, homeschool, Meditation, William Bennett
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Start your prayer with this image
Are you tired of your prayer being a shopping list read to God? Are you yearning for something more meaningful? Use this image of John the Apostle leaning on Christ’s heart to place yourself in God’s presence. Imagine yourself in … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged Bible, Carmelite, Catholic, John the Apostle, Last Supper, Meditation
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Domestic monastery: living by the bell
I had never heard the term “domestic monastery until Jennifer Fulwiler recently blogged about it in a post I linked to. To me, domestic monastery and contemplative home(school) are 2 ways of expressing the same thing, but with different emphases. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parenting, Prayer
Tagged Carmelite, Catholic, Domestic Monastery, homeschool, Jennifer Fulwiler, Liturgy of the Hours
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7 ways to make time for prayer
Are you having trouble finding time for prayer every day? Here are some suggestions. 1. Ask yourself whether daily prayer is your top priority. If you don’t see the need for prayer, … Continue reading
Beg, borrow, or steal buy: Introduction to the Devout Life
In this occasional series of posts, I recommend resources for you and your family in 100 words or less. More detailed reviews may come later. By St. Francis de Sales. The classic spiritual guide for lay people. Practical and specific … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Prayer, Saints, Virtue
Tagged books, Christianity, Francis de Sales, Prayer, review
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YOU are your child’s model of prayer
Why do I talk so much about prayer on a homeschool blog? First, because prayer is the way we communicate with God on earth. Although it is not the only aspect of the spiritual life, it is the “one thing … Continue reading
Meditation for kids: Jesus our healer
I wrote this meditation for my boys last week, to end our unit on Jesus’s first healing miracles in the Gospels. Use it to supplement your own Bible study or the liturgy. Read it aloud slowly with lots of pauses, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Education, Parenting, Prayer
Tagged Bible, Catholic, Gospel, homeschool, Lesson Plans, Meditation
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Contemplative Homeschool 