

Why maps are the beginning, not the end of discovery
2 books called to me like grimoires throughout my childhood. An illustrated Bible, and the Usborne Book of Facts for Kids. Both were thick tomes dense with details and stories. My favorite part was the maps. A great big poster of the continents hung over a dresser in...

Dominic de Souza
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Chasing the Christ Child: How Raising a family taught me to love God in the little things
In this episode, Dominic de Souza shares with Sha Nacino lessons he learned to love God in the little things as he raised his family. Listen here Topics Covered: What's the big lesson being in love has taught you? Why is suffering the path to true love? What has...
Emmanuel Event: Fireside Chat with Paola Ciskanik & Dominic
Catholic Homeschool Community · God - With - Us Fireside Chat With Dominic De Souza & Paola Ciskanik
Christmas as Evangelization. Wait… what?
Post-coffee mulling this Saturday morning: a key danger of defaulting to apologetics (well reasoned defences) for evangelization, is this: People convert to an ideology. They fall in love with a beautiful idea. Christ stays as a headtrip. A philosophy. And our hearts...
The Lie about the Naked Truth
Something has been bothering me; the paradox of the truth shall set you free, and at the same time, it called the sword of truth. I love social media. But the way it's set up has soured an entire generation of discussion. In our last century, truth and lies have been...
The immaturity of Catholic Cancel Culture (A personal meditation)
Dictionary.com defines 'cancel culture' as the popular practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures or companies after doing something offensive or deemed so. It's a massive problem among Catholics too. And I tell you what. I can't stand it. I see a...
Why Confirmation is the ‘Surprising Sacrament’
This morning was really struck by this thought. Confirmation is the Surprising Sacrament. here's why: It goes to work in your soul like a seed in the earth. Like yeast in bread. It's not like Confession, Baptism, or Eucharist. You receive those Sacraments, and you...