When I entered a Byzantine Catholic Church for the first time, the iconostas took my breath away. Just wow! A glimpse of the beauty and glory of God. Now during Divine Liturgy, I love to reflect upon the images. Especially during prayers to the Theotokos, when I look at one of the icons of Mary. …
Hi! This week I have an exciting announcement to make! For the past few weeks I have been doing a lot of planning and preparing. And that is because… I’m putting together a home management video series! Ekonomia The BadgerDad and I spent some time brainstorming a title for this series. And eventually we settled …
In many places it is the beginning of a new school year. So this week lets talk about why we homeschool, our methodology, and resources to help you get started. Why We Homeschool Actually, there are about an infinite number of reasons we homeschool. Some interesting ones include: because of socialization, giving our kids a …
At my first few Divine Liturgies, standing rather than kneeling during consecration came as a particular shock. So this week we will go through various postures of prayer and other prayerful actions during the Divine Liturgy, and why we do them. Standing During Divine Liturgy First of all, what does standing mean for us during …
Although there are many differences between the Eastern and Western Catholic Churches, the Eucharist remains central. However, the Byzantine Churches follow traditions about the Eucharist that are now unfamiliar in the West. Let’s explore these traditions in this week’s article. Receiving Communion in the Eastern Rite When I went to my first Divine Liturgy, what …
It is that time of year again… we are counting down to a new year in the Church! September 1st is the beginning of the new Church year for Byzantine Catholics. You can read about why this is in our previous article about the Church New Year here. In that article I also included some …
If you have read any of our other homeschooling articles, you’ll know we are big into classical education. One proponent of the classical method for the preschool years is that the adult is the curriculum. Small children observe everything we do, and they are learning from watching and copying us. So a big part of …
Organizing shared spaces can be difficult. For one, you have to accommodate stuff that other people have and not just your own things. Two, different people have different ways of organizing. A system that works for you might be difficult for others to use. And three, the more people using a space, the more chances …
The Dormition Fast begins August 1st, and lasts through to the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The BadgerDad wrote an excellent article on the details of the Dormition Fast, which you can read here. In it there are various prayers poignant to this period, as well as a bit about the …
The Dormition of Saint Anna, Mother of the Most Holy God-bearer We celebrate the Dormition of Anna, the mother of the Theotokos, on July 25th. As the mother of the Theotokos, St. Anna (together with Joachim) held an important role in preparing Mary for her role in Salvation history. They taught their daughter to pray, …
