Intentional Household: Book Now Available

Intentional Household: Book Now Available

Renewing life today must start in the home. This seems obvious, but it is much more demanding than it seems. Forging a homelife that answers to the richness of God’s plan requires an extraordinary, intentional effort. And this effort must be rooted in a clear...
Doing Dishes and Great Music

Doing Dishes and Great Music

For many of us it is hard to find time to listen to great music. Even though convinced it would be good for us, we struggle to fit it in. Perhaps we can combine two good things: doing dishes and great music. In any case, both are worth making time for. This is a...
The Eternal Root of Homelife

The Eternal Root of Homelife

How we live in a home stems from how God lives in eternity and how he wants to live with us. What might seem beyond imagining is really the root of family life and its incomparable importance. In a stunning reflection, Thomas Aquinas uses two verses of Proverbs,...
Ten Words to Transform Our Home Life

Ten Words to Transform Our Home Life

This is perhaps at once the most terrifying and practical of all the principles I have found in Thomas Aquinas. It explains so much of human unhappiness—especially today—while also pointing to a remedy, starting right in our homes. The principle is ten words, plus a...
Everything in Its Place: A Unique Beauty in the Home

Everything in Its Place: A Unique Beauty in the Home

From what I hear and what I see, some people are compulsive in keeping spaces tidy. Many others of us have an opposite problem. We might ask why it’s so difficult to get right how we order our spaces. Perhaps there is no great mystery here. In the art of living it is...

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