Ember Days 101

Andrew is encouraging us to participate.

Quote of the Night

Flee idleness… for no one is more exposed to such temptations than he who has nothing to do.

— St. Robert Bellarmine

Quote of the Night

Clearly, what God wants, above all, is our will, which we received as a free gift from God in creation and possess as though our own. When a man trains himself to acts of virtue, it is with the help of grace from God, from whom all good things come … The will is what man has, as his unique possession.— St. Joseph of Cupertino

We attended the Czech heritage festival… One of our children said, “Best day ever!”😂

Blue’s new owner.

Grandpa purchased a couple of 50+ year old square balers. With Richard’s help, Andrew and Richard got one going, Grandpa and Andrew baled and the kids and I got to play Santa.

The boys came off the bus, practiced piano and Ignatius and Mary practiced violin, then asked if they would be able to ride horse.

Quote of the Day

“A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one. And wonder not: for it were better for us that the sun should be extinguished, than that we should be deprived of friends; better to live in darkness, than to be without friends.”— St. John Chrysostom

The birds and the bees talk can be awkward. We get it. But Catholic parents can’t skip the sex talk with their kids. If you don’t teach your children about sex, then who will? On today’s podcast episode, Fr. Boquet unpacks the modern challenges facing parents. Between explicit sex-ed in schools and a porn-saturated culture, kids are hearing all the wrong things. Catholic parents need to teach their kids about God’s beautiful gift of conjugal love! Remember to share this episode with your friends

and family. -Human Life International

Quote of the Day

“When an evil thought is presented to the mind, we must immediately endeavor to turn our thoughts to God, or to something which is indifferent. But the first rule is, instantly to invoke the names of Jesus and Mary and to continue to invoke them until the temptation ceases. He who trusts in himself is lost. He who trusts in God can do all things.”— St. Alphonsus Liguori

Quote of the Day:

“When we attend to the needs of those in want, we give them what is theirs, not ours. More than performing works of mercy, we are paying a debt of justice.”— Pope Saint Gregory the Great