A New Translation of a Swedish Classic: Laura Fitinghoff’s “The Children from Frostmo Mountain”
Earlier this year, I was delighted to receive a copy of Laura Lugnet’s translation of a Swedish children’s literature classic, “The Children […]
Margaret Kennedy’s “The Feast”: A Perfect Beach Read?
Reading on the beach is a careful art, made all the more perilous when you have children to keep track of. Books […]
Patricia Polacco’s “The Butterfly”: A Story of Hope in Cruel Times
Patricia Polacco’s picture book “The Butterfly” strikes a rare balance: grim and gritty and yet hopeful. The story is based on real-life […]
How to Raise Successful Children and the Myth of a “Good Start”
“…she explained that there was no tansy in the neighborhood with such snap to it as some that grew about the schoolhouse […]
Saint Stories: Why You Should Listen to Them and Where to Find Them
The hours of the day with young children can fly by in a flurry of activity with a keen sense of adventure. […]
How to Date: Some General Principles for Future Happiness
There is nothing quite as irksome as the self-satisfied dating advice of the happily married doled out to people who have yet […]
J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” and the Lost Art of Respite
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live […]
Modesty and Mystery: Some Thoughts
Few can deny that the feminine form invites the eye. Nowadays, this is likely taken exclusively as a comment on personal sexual […]
Musing on the Virtuous Life
It was great fun to appear on Pat Oedy-Murray’s “The Virtuous Life” radio program on the Annunciation Radio Network out of the […]
Marmee: the fictional patron saint of mothers with a temper
Many mothers attest to never having suffered a temper until having children. Something about the biological agitation and emotional intensity of motherhood […]