My high school American History II class just finished the Spanish American War and were sailing into the twentieth century when discussions came up surrounding President Obama’s State of the Union address. Upon their own initiative, the students are working on letters to President Obama expressing their concerns for the future of our country.
Some food [...]
I recently came across John Cornwall’s Hitler’s Pope, published in 1999 by Viking Press. Just reading the Prologue and the first chapter was enough to convince me that this was not the type of solid research I was looking for. Not only was the author’s bias obvious, but his facts were more than dubious. In [...]
Congratulations to Marc Doucette (grade seven) for winning the school level of the 2010 National Geographic Bee! Ten IHM students from grades four through eight competed at this level. Marc then took a written test to see if he qualifies for the state level. He did! and will be competing at the NH State Finals [...]
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Our Lord Himself is the Educator par excellence and in the Great Commission, which was His last directions to the apostles before His ascension, He gave His Mystical Body a teaching mission: “Going, therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. [...]
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Posted 07 December 2009
† Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M.
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Toward a Deeper Understanding of the Powers of Life as They Transcend the Material: The Acquisition of Wisdom and the Transmission of Culture
by Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M.
[This talk was given at the 2009 SBC Conference, October 31, 2009. It was very well received (with a standing ovation). What is posted here are my notes from [...]
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Posted 06 December 2009
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At the end of September every year, the older students have a chance to go on the seventy-two mile Pilgrimage for Restoration. It is a wonderfully painful walking retreat — with amazing spiritual results!
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Posted 30 November 2009
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Can’t afford to take the family to Disney World this summer? Come to the 7th annual Richmond Blueberry Fiddle Festival, Immaculate Heart of Mary School’s unique, old-fashioned family festival.
Enjoy Friday’s Fish Fry & Contra Dance, Saturday’s Fiddle Contest (endorsed by the North American Fiddling Judges Association), and another original New England melodrama.
Music includes performances by [...]
Walking down the school hallway this week, a new bulletin board display caught my attention. Mrs. DeLalla’s Third and Fourth Grade students had written patriotic paragraphs (February 2009). The children’s outlook was so dear; I thought you might enjoy these paragraphs, too.
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