"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best." - St. JeromeOur leftover Michaelmas Cupcakes are always turned into lions for the Feast of St. Jerome... The kids and I were laughing at how much my...
At the end of each September, I love turning our leftover Michaelmas Cupcakes into the face of a lion for the kids to enjoy while we read the legend of St. Jerome and the Lion. You can find many options for today's feast listed in our September Book Basket. This year...
"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow." - G.K. Chesterton Outside my window...Hockey season is coming up! The boys have been sorting through all their gear and getting ready. So has their...
J for SAINT JEROME, a learned old Priest, Who left his own country to live in the East. One day as he walked in the desert he sawA lion that limped with a thorn in its paw. So he pulled out the thorn, and the lion, contentWith his doctor and friend,...
'God be with me,' he prayed, but still the lion came on, roaring to split the sky, but now his tone seemed to the Saint more hurt than angry; and then he saw this lion limped on three legs, one front paw hung swollen, bleeding, and misery had so furrowed his face that...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}It's so exciting when our copy of Catholic Digest arrives in the mail each month and we can flip to my submission to see which pictures (including some that I submit with the article) were chosen to go...
The oldest two boys are off having fun with their grandma today, watching my youngest brother (both Kevin and David are on college golf teams this year!) compete in one of his college golf tournaments! My boys have only gotten to watch their uncle golf one other...
This is quite the week for celebrating feasts in the Church, isn't it?! We started with Michaelmas yesterday, today is the feast of St. Jerome, and we also will be celebrating St. Therese, the Holy Guardian Angels, and St. Francis as well! (Click the links to see our...
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.
