Faith at Home

Who is Faith at Home?

Ahead: Lent, Holy Week, Easter

• Lent begins February 6 with Ash Wednesday; Holy Week is March 16-22, Easter is March 23.
• Find resources and ideas for Lent and more
• Looking for good books for Lent, Holy Week, Easter? Now's the time to order.

Daily Life

Also: Sundays

• Tips and ideas for making Sundays special, with book suggestions
• "Sunday Are Worth the Effort"
• A guest article: "Including Children with Special Needs in Worship and Church School Programs"
• Great resources about children and worship
• Some thoughts on baptism and the Eucharist (Communion)
• A variety of wonderful books for children

War, violence, disaster

• Very helpful! "A Faithful Response to Violence and War: Suggestions for parents and teachers"
• Read "In the Shadow of Fear: Living with violence, disaster, and war"
• Violence, war, & Sept. 11 & related topics
• Print & share our free parish flyer, "Facing Our Fears" (a PDF file)

Other popular areas

• Read "In the Shadow of Fear: Living with violence, disaster, and war"
• Our Violence, Disaster, & War page at Faith at Home.
• Helpful tips & ideas for your family
• Godly play at home tips for parents
• Struggling with church services with the kids? Visitors recommend "The Tale of a Lazy Parent" and "Sundays Are Worth the Effort"
• Learn about storytelling & Godly play
• View & print our booklists to share
• Note four "must read" books for parents & others
• Subscribe to our seasonal parish flyer

Where to go from here

• See our awards, Web rings, and link partners
• Check our sites of the week
• Subscribe to our email newsletter
• Vote for us at Sites For Parents and MomsTopSites

Barb's Faith at home blog

Every Day, Many Ways: Bringing faith into family life

There are lots of ways to bring your faith into your family's life. As you begin to notice the fingerprint of the Holy in normal family life, it is easier to help your children notice it too....   (More)

+ Today's Book +
		Celebrating the Church Year with Young Children,   - Our notes - -   -
+ Today's Idea + Sing "The Light of Christ / Thanks be to God," from the Easter vigil, with your children, especially while lighting candles before a meal. You may know it as "Lumen Christi."   More ideas
+ Sites of the week + Ideal Lives Special needs, practical support     Beulah Enterprises Resources for imaginative religious play   The WonderWise Parent