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Picking up the pace

By Annette Heidmann June 30, 2015 Adoption, Family Life, Home Schooling, Out & About, Pre-School, School 1 Comment
Picking up the pace

After a few days of adjusting to our routines again, we have begun to accelerate a little this week. Junior has a cool new desk set up in a corner beside…

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June, at a Glance

By Annette Heidmann June 25, 2015 Family Life, Ranch 1 Comment
June, at a Glance

The first part of June has been a virtual summer camp at Heidmann West, as we had a bunch of extra young people staying with us for three weeks. They’re fantastic kids,…

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Laudato Si

By Annette Heidmann June 19, 2015 Catholic, Environment, Pope Francis 1 Comment
Laudato Si

This has been quite a turbulent week for political and religious commentators, in the lead-up to publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si. The great wind blowing from both sides…

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Homily for June 14, 2015

By Annette Heidmann June 16, 2015 Catholic, Homilies 1 Comment
Homily for June 14, 2015

Doubtless you, like me, find it difficult not to be saddened by the state of western civilization, by wars, by abuse and opression of the weak, the poor, the powerless,…

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The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

By Annette Heidmann June 12, 2015 Catholic, Feast Days, Gregorian Chant, Liturgy, Music, Sacred, Saints, Tradition, Vocal No Comments
The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

I grew up listening to my dad’s favorite musicians, the Melody Four. In his beautiful tenor voice, he sang along with every song, on every record. One that I loved…

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The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe

By Annette Heidmann June 12, 2015 Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic, Literature, Poetry No Comments
The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe

 37. The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89).  Poems.  1918. WILD air, world-mothering air, Nestling me everywhere, That each eyelash or hair Girdles; goes home betwixt The…

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