Donum Dei Blog

With three young kids at home, baking together is a favorite rainy-day activity. It teaches science and math, reinforces memory work, and gives our girls a joyful way to share with others.

Part 3 of a three-part blog post on EMBRACE, ENVISION, ILLUMINATE for 2019. Now that you have embraced your identity and envisioned the coming year, follow a road map to illuminate your journey.

Part 2 of a three-part series on EMBRACE, ENVISION, and ILLUMINATE. This post asks what destination you seek in the coming year, and offers ways to align your goals with God, self, and community.

At the end of each calendar year, many of us pause to consider the year behind and the year ahead. Part 1 of a three-part series on how to EMBRACE, ENVISION, and ILLUMINATE your path in the new year.

When our family moved to San Francisco, friends told us that leaving the city for a day or two would help us love living in it. Learning to ski together became a family adventure and a classroom in the snow.

I love San Francisco, and I love Christmas in San Francisco even more. Here are three tried and true, kid-approved outings that your family can enjoy at a low to no cost this holiday season.

At a Christmas production, the Magi studied the stars and found the King of all Kings. Christmas is spectacular when Christ is at its center, and the same holds true for how we choose a school and educate our children.

Christmas brings so much goodness, and so much opportunity for distraction. A look at the roots of Advent and the family traditions, including the Jesse Tree, that keep our focus on the coming King.

I wanted to share how our family is doing Advent this year. The holidays can bring stress, so I decided to keep our family Advent devotions simple, yet meaningful, using two wonderful resources.