February 17, 2010
Dear Mr. President,
Thank you very much for reading this letter. I respect the fact that you take your time to read the letters of concerned persons and give them some thought. The education provided by public school is a subject that has been on my mind, and I think it needs some [...]
February 10, 2010
Dear Mr. President,
I am an American girl and a citizen, who, like you, believes our country is wonderful. I also feel that it needs some changes. I really respect the fact that you are a president who believes in being a man of the people, and you want to make America better for [...]
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 [...]
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
† Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M.
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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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There is no asbestos in the buildings used by Immaculate Heart of Mary School at 95 Fay Martin Road, Richmond, NH. Anyone wishing to see documentation of this fact should speak to Sister Maria Philomena.
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 VII. – Of Rewards and Punishments.
A stubborn evil spirit that resists the ordinary means of control, is driven out according to the words of our Lord by [...]
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Posted 25 April 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 VI. – How the Christian Mother Should Combat Pride in Her Child.
In the last two chapters I have briefly pointed out how a Christian Mother may successfully [...]
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Posted 19 March 2009
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