Prayer and symbolism come together in one of the most familiar gestures of our faith: the Sign of the Cross. Its simplicity makes it accessible for even the youngest members […]
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
5 easy activities for a Lenten retreat for kids
Last year when Catholic mom Karrie Marascia was looking through her church bulletin, she saw that an adult Lenten retreat was being held for most of a Saturday. She had an idea about doing a smaller version of a retreat for her family and gave it a try with her eight children. Online you’ll find the activities, and how they worked out, from putting together blessing bags to an in-home Stations of the Cross.
How to be unabashedly pro-life with your family
Mid-January often finds me talking about abortion with my kids. Yeah, I know how that sounds. And yet, especially as my older kids get older, the conversation comes up again […]
