As an addendum to my earlier posting on resources for modest clothing, I would also like to bring to your attention a short piece written by Brother Andre Marie for a recent chapel bulletin. You will find it here.
[At our monthly Mothers' Tea, the ladies asked for references for modest swimwear. I just borrowed the list from Colleen Hammond, the author of Dressing with Dignity (a book I can't recommend highly enough -- if nothing else, download her Outfit Guidelines). However, as I copied the links and added notes, I went on to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 X. – Maxims and Sayings Which a Mother Might Teach Her Child. Pithy, pregnant maxims and sayings are wise thoughts expressed tersely and strikingly. [...]
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Posted 09 March 2010
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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 [...]
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Posted 06 March 2010
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Little Book of Instructions for Christian Mothers [concluded] (from Mother Love – A Manual for Christian Mothers – by Rev. Pius Franciscus, O.M.Cap., 1926) On the Christian Training of Children Chapter XII. – A Christian Mother’s Care of Her Child after the Period of School-Life. The periods of childhood and school-life are soon past, and [...]
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Posted 04 March 2010
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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 [...]
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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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.
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