Find a Saint Book, best Catholic Children Books
This video by a sister of St. Paul, does a wonderful job explaining some the saint books she likes and which books she started with on her journey to the Catholic faith.
The video quality isn’t the best but the content is was worth spreading on authors such as Louis de Wohl, and saints such as Maria Goretti, St. Therese, St. Bernadette and more.
Beatification of John Paul II from Vatican New Service:
Angel City, Wonderful book by Father Gerald Brennan
I recently finished reading a story I picked up in my Church’s library. What a delightful suprise as I poured forth the pages of this story. Angel City A book for Children six to sixty by Father Gerarld Brennan
As the story goes, Father is a great storyteller and children love to hear his stories. He is missing all the children he taught in school because it’s summertime. He goes off hunting for a place called Angel City that he had a dreamt about the previous night. I will skip the part that lets you know how he gets into Angel City. Although, I will tell you that he shares some of the best truly catholic stories with the children that make this book worth its weight in gold. All the stories he tell starts off about a particular boy or girl which then turns into a fabulous moral teaching about Jesus, Mary, Purgatory or such the like, that will keep your kids talking about the tale even after the story is over.
There are a few pictures in the 94 page book however, unlike many saint stories this book is different. I assure you children young and old including yourself will fully engage in Angel City : A Book for Children from Six to Sixty
In reviewing the book I came to realize this is not the only one Father Gerarld Brennan
Advent 2010
Advent 2010 season is upon us again. If you haven’t seen this bunch of kids doing their advent adventure be sure to look them up. They are a great reminder to our children to keep in mind and not lose site of advent.
You will need to go to their website and subscribe to the email if you don’t want your children to miss one day of the fun filled adventures.
Bishop talks about Abraham Lincoln
Bishop Fulton Sheen was one of the most dynamic speakers of his time in early media. He was called a Prophet in Our Times. And really, those same thought came to mind after listening to several of his talks. Most of you may be too young to remember listening to Bishop Sheen on the television. However, It is amazing how his messages are so appropriate even for today’s living.
I found a collection of his videos “A Life Worth Living” on Youtube under the “catholicclips” user. In particularly a video that surprised me. Here the bishop’s talk is on Abraham Lincoln! It is a three part video. You will really enjoy this video if your interested in the life of Honest Abe.
Lincoln and Sheen come from the same region in Illinois so it should be no surprise that Bishop Sheen is able to share things the average person doesn’t know about Lincoln’s life. Plus, Fulton Sheen was born in 1895, that’s just 30 short years from the untimely death of Lincoln. The stories of Lincoln and his family must have been common dinnertime conversation around those parts of Illinois during that era. As a Catholic, what could be better than the bishop sharing a bit of US history with us.
Fulton Sheen has several other videos you can listen to under user “CatholicClips” (I am not associated with this user.) If you don’t like going on youtube, you can click on this: my catholic homeschool videos link and see all three parts. The Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUdQFf0Ybm0
Catholic Free Video Collection
You may want to check out my free video collection it includes many Catholic subjects and saints. Plus other educational videos all free.
No Time for Fasting
Ok it’s not even near the liturgical time of the year that calls for all good Catholics to fast. However, if I wait until then to submit this information it may get buried in the myriad of other information out there on fasting. I am talking about a must read excerpt from Faith of our Fathers which I found in Ebook form. I believe that every Catholic parent that was raised after 1960 (most of us.) Owes it to themself to read what the Archbishop says about fasting in 1917. Then pass it on to their children. If more Catholics understood why Catholics fast there would be like putting the icing on a cake or chocolate syrup on plain ice cream. Knowledge of why we are Catholic is such a wonderful thing. For the full ebook download click here. This e-book is free.
Excerpt from…
Faith of our Fathers
By James Cardinal Gibbons Archbishop of Baltimore
Published 1917
“…On Good Friday He was crucified on Mount Calvary, and thus purchased for us redemption by His death. Hence Jesus exclusively bears the titles of Savior and Redeemer, because
“there is no other name under heaven given to men whereby we must be saved.”7 ”He was wounded for our iniquities; He was bruised for our sins, … and by His bruises we are healed.”8
We are commanded by Jesus, suffering and dying for us, to imitate Him by the crucifixion of our flesh, and by acts of daily mortification. “If anyone,” He says, “will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”9
Hence we abstain from the use of flesh meat on Friday—the day consecrated to our Savior’s sufferings—not because the eating of flesh meat is sinful in itself, but as an act of salutary mortification. Loving children would be prompted by filial tenderness to commemorate the anniversary of their father’s
death rather by prayer and fasting than by feasting. Even so we abstain on Fridays from flesh meat that we may in a small measure testify our practical sympathy for our dear Lord by the
mortification of our body, endeavoring, like St. Paul, “to bear about in our body the mortification of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our bodies.”10
The Cross is held in the highest reverence by Catholics because it was the instrument of our Savior’s crucifixion. It surmounts our churches and adorns our sanctuaries. We venerate
it as the emblem of our salvation. “Far be it from me,” says the Apostle, [Paul] “to glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.”11 We do not, of course, attach any intrinsic virtue to the Cross; this would be sinful and idolatrous. Our veneration is referred to Him who died upon it.
It is also a very ancient and pious practice for the faithful to make on their person the sign of the Cross, saying at the same time: “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Tertullian, who lived in the second century of the Christian era, says: “In all our actions, when we come in or go out, when we dress, when we wash, at our meals, before retiring to sleep, … we form on our foreheads the sign of the cross. These practices are not commanded by a formal law of Scripture; but tradition teaches them, custom confirms them, faith observes
them.”12 By the sign of the cross we make a profession of our faith in the Trinity and the Incarnation, and perform a most salutary act of religion…”
Hidden Treasures
You may not need this information now. However bookmark this page to use during the liturgical season of advent.
Way of the Cross for Children (stations of the cross)
Teach yourself how to defend your faith that your children will be able to defend theirs.
Bible Christian Society – Catholic laymen website.
Saints podcast fun to listen to day or night.
Religous Education for homeschooling
Faith and Life Series
Is one of the most well known series for religious education of the home school child. They are simple concise lessons.
Faith and Life also offers an online scope and sequence plus other downloads to go along with your lessons. These and more can be located at Ignatius.com
St. Louis IX of France
Powerful story for homeschool mom’s and children. King Louis the IX had a praying mother. He also went on to have 10 children. Read about his life in this ebook. click at the top hand corner on the right of the ebook and the story will go to full view. St. Louis of France was a good Catholic and a fair King.
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