make joy normal: Catholics in the new springtime
The Church is experiencing a profound renewal — a new springtime of faith. But what does that look like in your home? In your parish? In your daily life?
We are living in a time of tremendous opportunity for renewal: a new springtime. As Catholics, we aren't called to retreat from the world, but to become leaven within it—to live so fully in the joy and freedom of the Gospel that our lives might become an invitation.
Let's explore what it means to live as an authentic Catholic family in our time: the beauty of the Faith, the reality of raising children in Christ, the struggles and triumphs of Catholic life, and how ordinary families become instruments of the New Evangelization. From marriage and parenthood to education and community, let's look at how joy—rooted in Christ and His Church—might become the normal rhythm of Catholic life.
Let's usher in the New Springtime Pope John Paul II proclaimed. Catholic family life doesn't have to look perfect to be beautiful. The world doesn't need more noise. It needs to see Catholics living with conviction, charity, and contagious joy.
Let's make joy normal.
make joy normal: Catholics in the new springtime
creating homes: planning out the year
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Elizabeth and I talk about ways to think about plotting out our homeschool year. We cover organization, lesson planning, the philosophy of planning and how curricula can be used without it owning us.
2:47 - Planning the school year - start here!
8:38 - Choosing what you're going to study as a family
11:25 - Planning for individual children and including the child's input
12:45 - Should kids wake up at a certain time?
15:32 - Getting things ready the night before
20:35 - Things to remember when using curriculum
Mother of Divine Grace School
three things you learn in 30 years of homeschooling: not even kidding version (blog post)
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