The Morality of Charlie Brown

The Morality of Charlie Brown

The surreptitious messages underlying modern day children’s flicks are sometimes enough to make adults red in the face. Humor swings from inappropriate to potty worthy. Children are mesmerized by the hypercolored characters with equally loud and dramatic...
A Boyhood Tale of St. Patrick

A Boyhood Tale of St. Patrick

  Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, we are given a wonderful opportunity to kindle a love of the beloved patron of Ireland with our children – celebrating a feast day that is deeply rooted in the faith of a boy who became a great man. This...
Healing Oatmeal and Oil Bath

Healing Oatmeal and Oil Bath

Combating the painful, dry skin of winter, eczema, and (for us) diaper rash. This healing Oatmeal and Oil bath soothes as you soak, and then leaves a rich and smooth protective coat on your skin! I clearly remember being bathed in oatmeal whenever poison ivy began to...
Behold, I Make All Things New

Behold, I Make All Things New

  The second Person of the Trinity could have come to us in so many ways, but he chose to come through the womb of a virgin. He came as a baby. Behold, I make all things new Babies have a way of making things “new” for the family and the world. Truly,...