The Advent Season in our Catholic Home "Advent is concerned with that very connection between memory and hope which is so necessary to man. Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became...
It's time for this year's list of "Christmas Gift Ideas" and another "Sleighful of Giveaways!" I actually got a jump start on it this year, and thought I'd actually might finish it early, but between our girls getting their wisdom teeth out on Tuesday, the boys flying...
Advent begins this upcoming Sunday! The length of Advent always varies from 22-28 days, beginning with the Sunday nearest to the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (November 30th) and embracing four Sundays. The first day of Advent can fall as early as November 27th or...
"And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.” - Isaiah 11:1One of the books we choose as a gift for our children this year is the brand new release from TAN. I asked my husband to write a short review...
"The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic God's giving, by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves." - St. Nicholas of MyraThe feast of St. Nicholas is just three weeks from today! On December 6th our children...
This weekend, on November 14, 2020, our 15 year old daughter (along with over 50 other teens from our parish) was Confirmed in the Extraordinary Form by her uncle who had been delegated and given facilities by the bishop! That makes four sacraments now (Baptism, First...
St. Helena, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Anges + Lamb, St. Rose of Lima, St, Michael the Archangel I've been meaning to share this pictures from All Hallows' Eve here on the blog and finally had a few moments to finish up the post. I took them as we...
Sleepytime Saints A to ZHave you seen the new A-Z picture book over at Marzipantz? Hardcover Editions of this book are only available to pre-order till tomorrow, November 11, 2020! (I was provided with this softcover review copy to share with...
Hail, Refuge of sinners! Hail, Star of the Sea! Hail, Queen of Creation! Our hope is in thee.All hail, Virgin Mary! This Star guides our way, our country's Protectress, America's Way!"Whether the world has war or peace depends on the practice of this...
On Friday night, while Sean and I enjoyed a lovely night out at our favorite Italian restaurant, our teens babysat and carved pumpkins with their younger siblings. This year's Saint-O-Lanterns are repeats from past years, but they wanted to go with a patriotic and...
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
