A Storybook of Saints by the Mother of Four Boys
My little boys love heroes. They love Bilbo and they love Aslan. They love Robin Hood and they...
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Author: Elizabeth Pham
Why We Take Our Toddler to Daily Mass
When the Mass ritual is as much a part of the daily routine as dinner and bedtime rituals, children are more likely to expect and embrace it. Our toddler asks us every day what time we’re going to Mass. Does that mean he would rather go to Mass than go to the playground? Probably not. But he does look forward to it every day.
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How Santa Movies Can Hurt Santa and Everything He Stands For
My husband and I have already decided to emphasize St. Nicholas as the reality and Santa as an (albeit beautiful) myth
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Re-Hallowing Halloween
We also ought to celebrate the spookiness. I don’t mean that we ought to even slightly engage in anything that borders on evil. Those haunted houses aged 18 and up are out of the question, as are horror movies meant to horrify, scenes of torture, occult practices, etc. But there is a playfulness to the dancing skeleton that I believe is healthy and good and Christian.
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Note to Moms — Annie is Alright
Here is a quick “mommy meter” on the film: three gratuitous swear words, and exactly one scary part (contained in the movie within a movie scene). A couple of scenes with Miss Hannigan are tacky but not completely sleazy. The little segments of hip-hop dancing are tasteful and age-appropriate. In an era of low standards, it is nice to realize that someone in the industry has some discretion.
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