Please Don’t Drop the Host: A Mother’s Prayer
As I sat in the pew, watching my son climb the steps into the Sanctuary to receive his First Holy Communion alongside his cousin, I prayed a prayer I’m sure parents the world over have prayed at every single First Holy Communion ever: “Dear God, please don’t let him drop the Host.” Repeated, over and over, in my mind until it was done and he was back in the pew beside...
read more5 Summer Vacations Cooler Than Disney
My entire childhood, I begged my parents to take my sister and I to a Disney amusement park. I was convinced that Snow White, Belle, and all of my favorite Disney princesses would be there! Even so, my parents refused to budge. I remember my mom insisting that she wasn’t spending her precious vacation time waiting in long lines and listening to other people’s screaming children. I...
read moreReligious Education: How Much Is Too Much?
My second son is making his First Holy Communion this coming Saturday. For many parents, the preparation for this momentous occasion is not actually all that involved. For us though, it’s a little nerve wracking. For one thing, we homeschool, even/especially for religious education, so preparing our children to receive their Sacraments is one of those times when we lose some of that...
read moreSandy Hook: Find Real Closure in Jesus Christ
I watched in horror with countless others across America as the events of Sandy Hook unfolded. Though I can’t understand first hand what they are going through, I can relate to the students who must return to or attend Sandy Hook for the first time this fall. A year before I graduated high school, the location of my college seminary, Conception Abbey in northwest Missouri, was shot up by a...
read moreMillennials, or Why TIME’s Subscriptions are Falling
The Millennial Generation has lately come to be much more frequently discussed. As a Millennial myself and a teacher of Millennials, I have a great personal interest in the discussion. About the Millennials, there is no shortage of observations coming from the Baby Boomers. Joel Stein of TIME Magazine, himself hailing from the margins between Gen X and Gen Y, penned TIME’s most recent cover...
read more5 Ways Christians Should Exhibit Hipster Behavior
I define hipster as members of a subculture that shops at Urban Outfitters, prides themselves on being different (ironically, since they’re all pretty similar) and takes great pride in knowing what’s hip and the next big thing before the rest of the world does. Did you hear about the hipster who burnt his tongue? Yeah, he ate the pizza before it was cool. Lately, I’ve been...
read moreAbout the Author
The youngest of 16, Bridget Green is a Catholic, wife, and mother to five children. After being homeschooled through high school, she attended Seton Hall University where she earned a Bachelors degree in English and Religious Studies (with a concentration in the Christian Tradition) and minors in Latin and Catholic Studies. Currently, she and her family live in her hometown of Newark, NJ. When not busy with homeschooling her own growing brood and otherwise caring for her family, she writes about it all at her blog, Life at Le. Rheims.
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