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 received the following note in an email from an IHM friend:
Dear Sister, I found a very good breakfast item that your school and the school kid’s parents may be interested in. If you serve it at school or kids eat it at home it is inexpensive, good and nutritious.
Our third level of education is the human or liberal — the training of man as man (how to think, how to act, and how to express oneself eloquently with both tongue and pen). A liberal education presupposes the earlier levels. If you can’t stay alive, you won’t be able to train your intellect. [...]
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Posted 07 December 2009
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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
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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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Little Book of Instructions for Christian Mothers [continued]
(from Mother Love – A Manual for Christian Mothers – by Rev. Pius Franciscus, O.M.Cap., 1926)
On the Christian Training of Children
Chapter XIII. – How a Christian Mother Should Prepare Her Child for Confession.
The sincere confession of sins and faults in union with a sincere sorrow for [...]
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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 [...]
Graduation Speech, St. Benedict Center, Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Trinity Sunday, June 7, 2009
By John F. McManus
[Mr. McManus has an amazing background in the Marines, engineering, and public relations. He has been the president of the John Birch Society since 1991 -- as well as a friend of the Center and Third Order member of [...]
Little Book of Instructions for Christian Mothers [continued]
(from Mother Love – A Manual for Christian Mothers – by Rev. Pius Franciscus, O.M.Cap., 1926)
On the Christian Training of Children
Chapter XI. – A Christian Mother’s Co-operation with Pastor and Teacher
The first aids of a mother in her arduous task of properly rearing her children are derived from [...]
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Posted 17 May 2009
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Little Book of Instructions for Christian Mothers [continued]
(from Mother Love – A Manual for Christian Mothers – by Rev. Pius Franciscus, O.M.Cap., 1926)
On the Christian Training of Children
Chapter IX. – Prayers a Christian Mother May Teach Her Child.
[As I explained to the mothers at our last Mothers' Tea, the important thing to be drawn from [...]