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
Questions about dictation
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This week, Elizabeth and I discuss several questions on dictation. What is dictation, how does it work? When do you start dictation, and how long do you do dictation? What can you learn in dictation? What about high school?
How does it look at times of crises, or during pregnancy or post partum?
0:58 - What is dictation?
2:26 - What is the importance of dictation?
3:55 - How many times should you repeat the sentence?
8:11 - Is telling the child the answer as helpful as letting them figure it out?
11:25 - Could dictation take the place of a curriculum?
13:18 - How do you know what to teach without a curriculum?
16:49 - What are some common challenges with dictation?
23:32 - What ages do you start dictation?
27:02 - Dictation and poetry
32:47 - How dictation can work during pregnancy
35:30 - Where is the best place to do dictation?
How children learn to read through dictation
The difference between dictation and writing
Dictation what does it look like
Usborne Grammar and Punctuation
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