make joy normal: Catholics in the new springtime
The Church is experiencing a profound renewal — a new springtime of faith. But what does that look like in your home? In your parish? In your daily life?
We are living in a time of tremendous opportunity for renewal: a new springtime. As Catholics, we aren't called to retreat from the world, but to become leaven within it—to live so fully in the joy and freedom of the Gospel that our lives might become an invitation.
Let's explore what it means to live as an authentic Catholic family in our time: the beauty of the Faith, the reality of raising children in Christ, the struggles and triumphs of Catholic life, and how ordinary families become instruments of the New Evangelization. From marriage and parenthood to education and community, let's look at joy—rooted in Christ and His Church—might become the normal rhythm of Catholic life.
Let's usher in the New Springtime Pope John Paul II proclaimed. Catholic family life doesn't have to look perfect to be beautiful. The world doesn't need more noise. It needs to see Catholics living with conviction, charity, and contagious joy.
Let's make joy normal.
make joy normal: Catholics in the new springtime
how do we know when to begin homeschooling and other very large questions
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My guest co-host, Christina Jaloway, and myself wrestle some big questions today.
Christina Jaloway joins me for the next few episodes as a guest co-host while Elizabeth is preoccupied with other things! Christina is just starting her homeschool journey and she asks some of the big questions. We address the question of “when should I begin homeschooling” ~ it’s a great question and leads us down the path of what education really means. What we end up talking about is kind of the meaning of life, developing a family mission statement, and what are we doing here, exactly.
7:58 - Attachment and family life
14:19 - When should I begin homeschooling and examples of where to begin
23:54 - Ruth Beechick's The Three Rs
28:39 - How do we know who we are as homeschoolers?
31:07 - Importance of a family mission statement
34:45 - Finding common ground with your spouse
37:20 - Relationship as priority
40:53 - When do we start? Waiting for readiness
Socratic discussion for littles
Some resources we discuss today:
https://www.amazon.ca/Attachments-Why-You-Love-Feel/dp/0785297375/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=attachments+why+you+love&qid=1625075021&sr=8-1
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1052191/episodes/838857
https://www.pinterest.ca/onthisrock2/_saved/
https://www.theevangelista.com
https://www.amazon.ca/Rest-Play-Grow-Making-Preschoolers/dp/0995051208/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rest+play+grow&qid=1625921399&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.ca/Homeschooling-simplified-alternative-homeschool-curriculum/dp/1493783750/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dictation+bonnie+landry&qid=1625921453&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.ca/Three-Ruth-Beechick-June-2006/dp/B00M0DG0BS/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ruth+beechick&qid=1625921559&sr=8-1
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