The Lost Art of Family Camping
Every summer my parents took us camping. Without fail. It was literally the highlight of the entire year. We would each get to pick our...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Oct 10, 2021
- 3 min
My Daughter Just Turned 16
I have this daughter. She is beautiful, vivacious, athletic and studious. Everything a father could ask for. Yesterday, she turned...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Jul 4, 2021
- 3 min
Dating Your Wife
Dating before we were married was awesome! Dating after we were was a ton of fun! Dating after eight children is … exhausting. My wife...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Dec 27, 2020
- 3 min
Why we should go Christmas Carolling
Every Christmas I take my family out, including my teenage boy, and we go sing Christmas carols to our neighbours and drop of Christmas...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Apr 28, 2020
- 3 min
The Servile State
Now all of us value stability and security - but at what cost?
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Apr 10, 2020
- 3 min
In times like this ... Structure is Essential
In this time where the schools are shut down, business is shut down, we are living off of government handouts, Churches are closed...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Apr 5, 2020
- 3 min
Passion Week as a Family
Today is Palm Sunday. In a normal time (without a Chinese virus roaming around) we'd have gone to Holy Mass this morning and received...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Feb 27, 2020
- 4 min
Ten Lenten Family Traditions
One of the greatest gifts I've received is living according to a liturgical calendar. Moving from season to season, from Advent to...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Feb 16, 2020
- 4 min
The Case for an Aristocracy
I recently attended a bioethics seminar on gene enhancement. One participant was making an argument against because it could potentially...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
An Extroverted Dad raising an Introverted Son
Last year I was challenged in my parenting by the book, Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, by Susan Cain....
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Jan 13, 2020
- 2 min
Goal Setting as a Family
Every January, usually around the 1st of the year, we sit down as a family, review our goals from last year and adjust them for the new...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Dec 26, 2019
- 4 min
How to Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas
We are all familiar with the song about the 12 Days of Christmas and what her true love gave her. But, did you know that the Medievals...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Dec 16, 2019
- 1 min
Letter to My Son who Answers my Phone
JMJ Dear Son, Your mother caught you on the phone yesterday pretending to be her and answering questions about her pregnancy. You told...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Dec 4, 2019
- 2 min
When life hits you hard ...
There are times when life hits you hard. Everything seems to go bad within a short amount of time. All of a sudden you have a $3000...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Nov 23, 2019
- 2 min
Advent Traditions that Bind a Family Together
Traditions bind a family together. Here is how the Biffert family celebrates Advent to prepare for the great celebration of Christmas!
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Kenton E. B iffert
- Nov 5, 2019
- 3 min
Do you know your limits?
This past All Souls Day, I participated in a tradition wherein a group of pilgrims would bike around the lake and stop and pray at the...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Nov 2, 2019
- 4 min
Head to the Graveyard
Gaining indulgences with your children during the octave of All Souls Day.
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Oct 16, 2019
- 3 min
Rite of Passage for Girls
This post tells how we set up a six month Rite of Passage for my daughter as she exited childhood and began her journey as an adult.
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Sep 18, 2019
- 3 min
Teaching our Children about Porn
I recently read Matt Fradd's book The Porn Myth: Exposing the reality behind the fantasy of pornography. The book opened up a dark side...
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Kenton E. Biffert
- Jun 10, 2019
- 4 min
Sexism in Grade 4? Seriously?
An anecdotal analysis of the effects of the feminist rhetoric on the girls in our elementary schools.
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