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Dogs and Holy Leisure

October 4, 2018 by Lisa Schmidt 1 Comment

On this Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron of animals, a quick post recollecting on how a dog ushered a bit of holy leisure into our lives.

Posted in: Family, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Das Schmidt Haus, Dog, Holy Leisure, Sophie, St. Francis of Assisi

Finding Holy Leisure in Flowering Crabapples

May 1, 2015 by Lisa Schmidt 5 Comments

Pope Emeritus Benedict once said, “We live in a society in which it seems that every space, every moment must be ‘filled’ with initiatives, activity, sound; often there is not even time to listen and dialogue … Let us not be afraid to be silent outside and inside ourselves, so that we are able not … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Fun, Schmidt, Lisa, Through Our Lens Tagged: Des Moines, Holy Leisure, Through Our Lens

Thirsting for Holy Leisure: Our Decision to Homeschool

September 24, 2014 by Lisa Schmidt 31 Comments

When we started this journey, I’m not sure that Joel or I would have been able to even defend our choice to homeschool. So WHY, indeed are we even doing this? When the going gets crazy, and it did and does, what’s the overarching goal that we can come back to, to help us reset and regroup rather than prematurely throw in the towel? Well here’s a little behind our WHY, and it’s what I come back to when the going gets tough.

Posted in: Homeschooling, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Discernment, Homeschooling

Wasting Time and Holy Leisure

November 5, 2013 by Lisa Schmidt 6 Comments

The Church fathers, St. Benedict in particular, wrote about the need for Otium Sanctum or Holy Leisure. It refers to an ability to rest and take time to enjoy beauty, to be at peace through the activities of the day, to pace ourselves. Or, as Pope Francis might say, simply wasting time with one another. Do you waste time with your children? What does that look like in your home? Do we, collectively, even know how to waste time with one another?

Posted in: Family, Pray Work Rest & Play, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Holy Leisure, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Pray Work Rest & Play

In Search of Holy Leisure

September 11, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 3 Comments

In between bouts of folding laundry, cleaning house, and preparing lunch one recent day, I spotted a family sitting on my next-door neighbor’s front lawn. After a second look, I realized the man was the construction worker who had been pouring concrete in the neighborhood all morning. He was taking a lunch break and his … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Family, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Deacon Formation, Diaconate, Ephphatha, Gospel of Mark, Holy Leisure, Otium Sanctum, Pope Benedict XVI, St. Benedict

Teaching From Rest: A deal for you

November 1, 2014 by Lisa Schmidt 3 Comments

Here’s a special discount on “Teaching from Rest,” a resource that has greatly helped me foster holy leisure within my homeschooling routines.

Posted in: Homeschooling, Schmidt, Lisa, Uncategorized

So How is Catholic School Treating Your Family?

February 2, 2016 by Lisa Schmidt 5 Comments

So how is Catholic school treating your family? That’s the question Joel and I have received a lot since enrolling our oldest child in Catholic school and not homeschooling this year. Given it’s National Catholic Schools Week, the time seemed right to offer a response to that FAQ.

Posted in: Homeschooling, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Catholic Education, Catholic Schools, Catholic Schools Week, children education, Discernment, Holy Leisure, Homeschooling, Mary Undoer of Knots, Not Homeschooling, St. Benedict

The Kiss of Jesus

October 22, 2015 by Lisa Schmidt 9 Comments

I’ve scaled back on participating in book reviews and blog tours, primarily because I want to safeguard my holy leisure reading time for whatever the current book is for Well-Read Mom. But when I received the request to participate in the blog tour for The Kiss of Jesus by Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, my intuition told … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Book Review, Mulieris Dignitatem, Pope John Paul II, St. Pope John Paul II, Suffering, The Kiss of Jesus

Our Advent & Christmas Book List

November 29, 2014 by Lisa Schmidt 19 Comments

A few truths about me: I love reading aloud to my kids. It’s my favorite way to “waste time” with them. I could spend all day in a library reading children’s books. Advent is my favorite liturgical season. Put all these together and what do you have? Our 2014 Advent & Christmas Read-Aloud Book List! … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Homeschooling, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Advent, Christmas, Living the Liturgy, What We're Reading

Ten Things I Love About October

October 4, 2014 by Lisa Schmidt 10 Comments

Anne of Green Gables said, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” Me too, Anne! Here are ten things I love about the month of October.

Posted in: Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: October, saints
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