To My Children: Eight Things I Want You to Remember this School Year
Dear Children, Over the last few weeks, I’ve spent hours ordering uniforms and supplies and...
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Parents, You are not Alone!
Ask a Carmelite Sister Dear Friends, Sister Laus Gloriae here with a question this time. “Do...
Read MorePreparing Your Family for a Faith-Filled School Year
As we watch the days grow shorter and even a bit cooler, we parents find ourselves preparing ourselves and our children for another school year. There’s something exciting about the potential for another year of learning, of...
Read MoreForgiveness with a Hitch
It was one of those frustrating times when you are trying to leave on a trip, but cannot seem to get on the road. In this case, I was moving my third son Tyler to college, two-and-a-half hours away from Bismarck to Fargo, North...
Read MoreMany Catholics Choose Homeschooling – Should You?
Homeschooling, defined as “parent-led, home-based education” is the fastest growing form of education, now bordering on the mainstream in the United States. [i] According to National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) ,...
Read MoreEducation in the Heart of the Church
The celebration of Catholic Schools Week in the United States is an annual opportunity to reflect on the privilege and purpose of Catholic education. Education is at the heart of the Church’s mission, a task set in motion by her...
Read MoreThe Catholic Difference
My husband, Mark, and I were sitting next to each other across from an English teacher at the public high school’s parent/teacher conferences. She and another teacher had just been laughing about something. Turning to give us...
Read MoreMemoirs of a Misfit
All my life, things have been weird. When I was just a kid, I suffered through a series of frizzy permanents, overseen by my older cousin who I suspect was a dropout from beauty school. Yes, that’s me, the misfit with the...
Read MoreBack to School, Back to Work
Around the country, the sound of number two pencils being sharpened signifies the start of another school year. Families are busy acquiring supplies and clothing, planning schedules, and discussing expectations for the year...
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