August 21, 2014

Donning my catechetical hat, today, I’d like to share some links for those of you who are teachers of the Catholic faith. As September approaches, parish catechists are gearing up to face some tough challenges, chief among them the tendency for parents to live their lives at arms length from the Catholic faith they are asking us to teach their children. Catechists can develop a bad attitude toward these “drive-by” parents and miss precious opportunities to show compassion and share their love and knowledge of the Faith.... Read more

August 17, 2014

This afternoon, I was email chatting with some members of our homeschool group, here in New York, and my very smart friend with the cool blog, Macbeth Derham, commented on the name of this blog, “Water into Wine,” with the note, “BTW, I cannot get Solsbury Hill out of my head.” I had no idea what she was talking about (not being very hip and all). But then another member of the group (hey, Marie Siobhan!) did a quick search... Read more

August 15, 2014

Dear Friends both old and new! Welcome to my first post at Water into Wine, a blog about the transformative power and beauty of our One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic faith. I love all things Catholic, which for me includes sacraments and scripture, saints, the catechism, and common sense! Throw in all that is natural and healthy, educational and inspirational, and I’ll be sharing recipes and research, reviews of great resources–and interviews with fascinating people. I look forward to bringing... Read more


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