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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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Educate your kids for divine union
Through prayer and study, I’ve created a list of the elements of an education that I think best starts children on this road. Divine union comes through living a life of prayer and virtue. So, generally speaking, we want to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Uncategorized
Tagged Beatific Vision, Catholic, homeschool, Josef Pieper, Modeling, Prayer, Virtue
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Teach your kids the one thing necessary
Are you teaching your kids to do mental prayer? I’ve written about this in the past with a few examples of kids’ meditations. Today I’m sharing with you a meditation for kids about… mental prayer. You may want to print … Continue reading
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The meaning of the Brown Scapular
Today is the feast of Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel. I’m taking this opportunity to clear up some misconceptions about the Brown Scapular, often called Our Lady’s Habit. Traditional religious habits include a scapular–a garment worn over the shoulder blades, … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Scapular, Carmelite, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Sacramentals, Simon Stock
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God and parenting woes
Remember when you had all the answers about parenting—in other words, when you were single? Then you got married, conceived your first child, and were instantly unsure of yourself. You decided you must consult the experts. At least, that’s what … Continue reading
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Tagged Greag and Lisa Popcack, Guest Post, Parenting, Self-abandonment, Suscipio, William Sears
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Should we “push” our children to learn?
I’m going to start critiquing some of the homeschool methodology/philosophy books I’ve read. Oliver Van DeMille (along with his wife Rachel) created the Leadership Education method, also know by the title of Oliver’s first book on the subject A Thomas … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Uncategorized
Tagged Catholic, homeschool, Leadersip Education, Lev Vygotsky, Modelling, Motivation
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God, Mr. Darcy, and St. Therese
Are you afraid of standing before God on Judgment Day? Does the thought of facing Him make you fear death? Even if you’ve committed mortal sin in your lifetime, you only have to fear God in one circumstance–if you die … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Jane Austen, Last Things, literature, Thérèse of Lisieux, trust
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Find your spiritual idiolect at Catholic Spirituality Blogs Network
Everyone has an idiolect–a collection of personal speech habits that is different from anyone else’s. Have you ever thought about your spiritual idiolect? Since your soul is unique, you have a personal way of speaking to God that no one … Continue reading