February - 2019

A Peek At Adrastea, Enthralling, Tolkien-Inspired Fantasy By Anastasia Vincent

For Greater Glory: Books About The Cristero Martyrs in Mexico

Grand Opening: Books For Catholic Kids

The Story of a Book

Eastern Lenten Work Out: Climb The Tree With Zacchaeus And The Ladder With St. John Climacus

Lent, the Great Fast, as we call it in the Eastern Churches, prepares us for the greatest of Catholic feasts, Easter, the Resurrection of Our Lord. In our Byzantine Catholic liturgical cycle we prepare for the Great Fast with five pre-lenten Sundays. Zacchaeus Sunday is the first. This year, our priest exhorted us in his homily to ascend above the problems of the world during the Lenten season. We should climb a tree to meet Our Lord as did Zacchaeus, the short tax collector.

Ready, Set, Go: Lenten Athletics For Catholic Teens

Lent is almost upon us. It is time to practice ASCETICISM.The word originates in ancient Greece and was used in athletics. It means "exercise, training". How appropriate! During the season of Lent, we train and exercise our spiritual muscle, so to say. Young athletes work hard to win a gold medal. They make sacrifices such as abstaining from eating unhealthy foods. They spend most of their time training rather than going to movies, parties or hanging out on social media. The

Potamitis Publishing: Orthodox Picture Books Galore

Potamitis Publishing is a Greek family publishing ministry with a large catalog of colorful children's picture books. The books are made by a group of families in Greece. They are illustrated with dogmatically correct iconographic pictures by Egle-Ekaterine Potamitis. These books are beautiful and very affordable. What's more, there are a lot of them! My Little Liturgy Book, six by six inches, made from sturdy, moisture repellent paper with a laminated card board cover, is

A Great Review of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society

I would like to recommend a wonderful site called Good Books For Catholic Kids, not to be confused with the site this blog lives on. About a year ago, when we were thinking of a name for our site, I wanted to call it just that: Good Books For Catholic Kids. I don't remember why I changed my mind. It must have been divine inspiration. Brittany, the Catholic homeschooling mom behind Good Books For Catholic Kids, is working with a similar goal and from very similar standards as