To celebrate the upcoming school year, I'm hosting a giveaway each Friday for the rest of August featuring educational products and books. Today's giveaway is sponsored by Catholic Teen Books!I Am Margaret • 10 Steps to Girlfriend Status • Angelhood • Rosa, SolaRoland...
Happy Feast of St. Dymphna!To celebrate her feast this year I wanted to introduce you all to the brand new book that has just been written and released by author Susan Peek about this holy saint and give away a copy to one of my visitors!During our correspondence...
The FSSP has added a new CD to their superb collection of CDs! Requiem is the latest addition (available for pre-order now here) and it's quality surpasses their previous works. Even though all three of my husband's brothers are Fraternity priests (you can...
One of the books our soon-to-be ten year old will be recieiving in his Easter basket this year is the powerful story of Fr. Gereon Goldmann’s WWII experiences which is now available as a graphic biography. (For older readers I highly recommend The Shadow of His...
Easter is just one month from today and I've been trying to round up gifts to fill our children's Easter Baskets! (Easter Sunday falls on April 16th this year which also happens to be my parent's 40th Wedding Anniversary as well as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's 90th...
Ever since our oldest children were very little, we have been implementing an old monastic custom in our home by providing special treats, representing each of the "O Antiphons" on the days leading up to Christmas. The O Antiphon prayers begin on December 17th and end...
It's time for this year's list of "Christmas Gift Ideas" and another "Sleighful of Giveaways" from my amazing sponsors! (You can find last year's list here, as well as even more Catholic gift ideas listed in my past Easter posts as well: 100+ Easter Basket...
Advent begins two weeks from today! This weekend I spent a little time sorting through our Christmas books to fill this year's Advent Book Basket. I love that Christmas falls on a Sunday this year and we will all be able to enjoy FOUR COMPLETE WEEKS of...
The feast of St. Nicholas is one month from today! Every year on December 6th our children wake up to find new slippers (or sometimes as new pair of shoes for winter) filled with little treats, chocolate gold coins, candy canes, and new...
November 3rd - Feast of St. Martin de PorresSt. Martin always preached, "Love every creature that you meet." So when he found sick animals, he saved them off the street. Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! You could hear him walking by, Whether mice, cats,...
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.
