The Fragua Course :: Donate and Help Change Lives!
The Fragua Course is a program that is run through the Newman Center at Oregon State University. The course is designed for those curious minds wanting to seek more in life. It is for those who have not been to church in long time, have questions, or just want to explore more of the Catholic faith. Each session includes a free dinner, a short talk, and time for discussion in small groups where participants can openly discuss and share their thoughts.
Experience a night at the Fragua Course:
Why you should give:
- Your gift will go towards supporting the Fragua Course.
- Fragua’s vision is the evangelization of college students for the transformation of society.
- Fragua is geared toward college-age students who are at a key time in their lives.
- Fragua takes participants wherever they are in their faith, and transforms them.
- Your gift always goes further. Volunteers and prayers of others make your gift touch many lives and have a significant impact.
Fragua is only possible through generous gifts from people like you, who support the new evangelization and the transformation of our society.
The OSU Newman Center is a non-profit organization, so your donation is tax-deductable.
If you prefer to write a check and mail it, Make payable to St. Mary’s Parish and in the notes write “Newman Center/Fragua”. Mail to: St. Mary’s Catholic Church 501 NW 25th St Corvallis, OR 97330 Any Questions? Please call us at (541) 752-6818 or Contact us. Thank you!
Feasts & Seasons :: Our February Book Basket
At the beginning of each month I fill a basket with books featuring the the various saints whose feast days will be celebrated during the month and place it in the living room. Throughout the month I will find the children curled up on the couch reading books they have chosen from the basket, either on their own or to their younger siblings. I also choose books from the basket for some of our afternoon family read-alouds. Our collection started very small and we have continued adding additional books over the years which we have either purchased or have been given as gifts. Some are picture books, some are chapter books, and some are collections of saint stories. This post is a work in progress and I will continue adding links as I sort through our collection. Here is a list of our current books for February:
- Saint Brigid (Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
- Saint Brigid and the Cows (Brother Wolf, Sister Sparrow) by Eric A. Kimmel
- Saint Brigid (Saints for Girls) by Eve Rouke (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- St. Brigid and the Cows by Eva K. Betz (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- Brigid’s Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story by Bryce Milligan CM (study guide in Catholic Mosaic)
- The Life of St. Brigid: Abbess of Kildare by Jane G. Meyer
The Life of St. Brigid: Abbess of Kildare |
February 2nd, Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Trad.) and Presentation of the Lord (New) also known as Candlemas:
- Anna (Tapestries: Stories of Women in the Bible) by Ruth Sanderson (Note: Tore out one of the pages in this book.)
- The Purification of Our Lady (Mondays With Mary- we have the original edition, but the new edition can be found here) by Meredith Henning
Anna from Tapestries: Stories of Women in the Bible |
February 3rd, St. Blaise (New, Trad.):
- St. Blaise (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
- Saint Blaise and the Animals (Brother Wolf, Sister Sparrow) by Eric A. Kimmel
- A Story of Saint Blaise by Brother Franklin Cullen, C.S.C.
Saint Blaise and the Animals from Brother Wolf, Sister Sparrow |
February 5th, St. Agatha (New, Trad.):
- A Story of St. Agatha by Brother Ernest
February 6th, St. Paul Miki & Comps. (New):
- Paul Miki and Charles Lwanga (Around the Year Once Upon a Time Saints) by Ethel Pochocki
February 6th, St. Dorothy (Trad.):
- Dorothy (Once Upon a Time Saints) by Ethel Pochocki
- Dorothy (Lives and Legends of Saints) by Carole Armstrong
- Saint Dorothy (Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
- St. Dorothea: Rises from Paradise (The Book of Saints & Heroes) by Andrew Lang
February 8th, St. Josephine Bakhita (New):
- Saint Bakhita of Sudan (Encounter the Saints)
- Saint Bakhita of Sudan by Virginia Helen Richards (Comicolor Saints)
February 9th, St. Apollonia (Trad.):
- Apollonia (Lives and Legends of Saints) by Carole Armstrong
- St. Apollonia (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
Apollonia from Lives and Legends of Saints |
February 10th, St. Scholastica (New, Trad.)
- Saint Scholastica & Saint Benedict (Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
- St. Benedict by Mary Fabyan Windeatt (St. Scholastica’s twin – also available from TAN)
- St. Benedict, Hero of the Hills (Vision) by Mary Fabyan Windeatt
- Citadel of God: A Novel about Saint Benedict by Louis de Wohl (Note: This is not a children’s book, but I have really enjoyed reading the saint novels by Louis de Wohl.)
February 10th, St. Jose Sanchez del Rio:
- My Battle Name is Jose Luis!: The Story of Jose Sanchez del Rio (Glory Stories: Vol. IX)
Blessed Jose Sanchez del Rio and Secrets from Heaven Glory Stories CD’s |
February 11th, Our Lady of Lourdes (New, Trad.):
- Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes by Sophie Maraval-Hutin
- Bernadette: Our Lady’s Little Servant by by Hertha Pauli (Vision)
- The Lady Spoke to Her (Golden Legend of Young Saints)
- Immaculate Conception by Rev. Jude Winkler
Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes |
February 13th, St. Modomnoc:
- The Saint and his Bees by Dessi Jackson
February 14th, St. Valentine (Trad.):
- Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda (lovely book – study guide in Catholic Mosaic)
- Saint Valentine (Their Hearts Are His Garden)
Saint Valentine |
- Valentine Activity Book
- Love and Kisses
- Happy Valentine’s Day, Curious George!
- The Valentine Bears
- Queen of Hearts
- Cranberry Valentine (back in print)
- Vintage Valentines (very cute)
- Love Is… (listed in Catholic Mosaic but not a favorite of mine… I particularly don’t care for some of the illustrations.)
- A Time to Keep: The Tasha Tudor Book of Holidays
February 18th, St. Bernadette Soubirous (New/some places; Trad./some places) (Trad./some places – April 16th):
- St. Bernadette (Saints and Angels) by Claire Llewellyn
- St. Bernadette Soubirous (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
- Saint Bernadette (More Saints: Lives and Illuminations) by Ruth Sanderson
- Saint Bernadette (Saints for Girls) by Father Gales (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
- Immaculate Conception by Rev. Jude Winkler
- Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes by Sophie Maraval-Hutin
- Bernadette: Our Lady’s Little Servant by by Hertha Pauli (Vision)
- The Lady Spoke to Her (Golden Legend of Young Saints)
February 20th, Bls. Francisco Marto & Jacinta Marto (New/some places):
- Our Lady of Fatima by Father Lovasik
- The Children of Fatima by Mary Fabyan Windeatt (Also available from TAN)
- Our Lady Came to Fatima by Ruth Foxe Hume (Vision)
- Secrets from Heaven: The Story of the Children of Fatima (Glory Stories: Vol. XIII)
- The Day the Sun Danced DVD
February 22nd, Chair of St. Peter (at Antioch) (New/Trad.):
- Our Holy Father the Pope: The Papacy from St. Peter to Present by Don Caffery
- Saint Peter the Apostle by Father Lovasik
- Peter and Paul (Lives and Legends of Saints) by Carole Armstrong
- St. Peter (Lives of the Saints: An Illustrated History for Children) by Bart Tesoriero
- St. Peter (Saints and Angels) by Claire Llewellyn
- Peter (The Twelve Apostles) by Marianna Meyer
- Saint Peter (The Apostles of Jesus) by Father Lovasik
The Chair of Saint Peter from Our Holy Father the Pope: The Papacy from St. Peter to Present |
February 24th, St. Matthias (Trad.) (New – May 14th):
- Judas and Matthias (The Twelve Apostles) by Marianna Meyer
- Saint Matthias (The Apostles of Jesus) by Father Lovasik
February 25th, Bl. Sebastian of Aparicio:
- Blessed Sebastian and the Oxen by Eva K. Betz (Neumann Press – also available from TAN)
Blessed Sebastian and the Oxen – Now back in print and also available from TAN! |
February 27th, St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Trad.):
- St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows from Saints for Young People Every Day of the Year (I haven’t included all the stories from this book in my lists. My husband usually reads these inspiring stories to the children each night during dinner.)
Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows from Saints for Young People Every Day of the Year This book has been revised and reprinted here, but we do not own a copy of the newer edition. |
Other Links for February:
Links for February :: Month Dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus
The Catechism in Pictures
I love incorporating our beautiful Catholic Faith in the gifts that I give, including gifts for my husband. One year I gave him a beautiful crucifix for our bedroom and another year I found the Antique Vintage French Crucifix at a local antique store for him. The two-tone St. Benedict Crucifix that is in our “new” (hard to believe it’s been nearly four years since we began our remodel/addition!) addition was another gift I purchased for him. Last year on Father’s Day I was so excited to give him a copy of The Catechism in Pictures which I had ordered during the Adoremus Books annual Easter sale! I mentioned it last December but wanted to share a few more pictures with you all.
This book is gorgeous!
Originally published in 1909 and reprinted in 2009, The Catechism in Pictures is a large hardcover book, measuring 13 x 10 1/2 inches. It has 125 pages, 69 of which are full-color traditional and inspiring pictures. The page ends are gold gilled and there is even a red ribbon page marker.
It includes 66 chapters covering many topics including: the Creed, the Sacraments, the Ten Commandments, the Commandments of the Church, Prayer, the Last Things, Sin, Virtue, and the Works of Mercy.
Lord of the Rings Hand-Painted Action Figures
Here is a little list of his supplies:
- 1 – 3 1/2″ Doll Body
- 3 – 3 9/16″ Man Body
- 4 – 2 3/8″ Dad
- 1 – Dwarf (I can’t seem to find the link for this peg doll)
- Brown Sculpey
- Modeling Wax
- Various acrylic paints and brushes
- Mod Podge
Speaking of Rascal… His birthday is coming up at the beginning of February. It always sneaks up on me and I just realized I need to hurry if I plan on ordering any gifts for him online and wondered if any of you have any ideas?
He loves The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and Ranger’s Apprentice (he just finished reading Book 12 which he received on Christmas). We have the paperback version of The Hobbit, so I’ve been considering possibly ordering him The Hobbit: Illustrated Edition, to give him along with a copy of The Art of the Hobbit.
I’ve also been considering a LOTR/Ranger Cloak from Etsy, and whether or not I should attempt to make this myself. . . I’m just not very good (at all! – or very patient) when it comes to sewing. I also love this shield and sword set, but it’s way too expensive. And I sure wish just the Ent was available from LEGO, without having to buy The Tower of Orthanc (I need to check ebay). Perhaps he’d like a box of art supplies with some new little people to paint. . . Hmmmm.
Anyways, if you happen to have a suggestion for a great gift for a soon-to-be 12 year old boy, who especially loves playing outdoors, creating with legos, and building models, I’d love to hear about it in the comment box below. Thanks!
Celebrating the Saints :: St. Agnes of Rome
We saved these cookies for after dinner.
Amen.
St. Agnes, Ora Pro Nobis!
My Daybook :: January 20, 2014
Outside my window…
the fog has cleared and the sun is shining! I’m hoping to get outside this afternoon and go for a walk… perhaps down by the river!
I am thinking…
about our current curriculum as the second quarter of our school year comes to an end this week… For the most part it is going well, but there are a few things I haven’t been able to fit into our schedule and I plan to make a few little changes for the second half of our year.
I am thankful…
that the Carson 5 Shelf Espresso Bookcases at Target are finally on sale! The current sale price + $5 off $50 coupon code + 5% Target card discount + 2.5% Ebates Rebate = YAY!!!! I am finally going to have somewhere to put all those books that are currently stacked in my closet!
Learning all the time…
- The Primacy of Peter :: A Papal Unit Study and Lap Book
- Papal Lap Book Unit One: St. Peter, The First Pope
- Papal Lap Book Unit Two: The Holy Fathers, Past and Present
- Papal Lap Book Unit Three: The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
- 7 Quick Takes :: Habemus Papam!
Celebrating the liturgical year…
tomorrow is the feast of St. Agnes and Our Lady of Altagracia! After lunch I will read a story about her life while the children color a picture (or illustrate their own to add to their timelines) and then enjoy a little snack. Charlotte has a lovely coloring page for St. Agnes and Catholic Playground has a couple beautiful options.
From the kitchen…
Over the weekend we enjoyed homemade BBQ Chicken Pizza! Olive Oil Pizza Dough (made with the recipe in my copy of The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day) topped BBQ Sauce, BBQ Chicken (I cooked Chicken Thighs in the crock pot with BBQ sauce), bacon, red onion, and mozzarella, transferred to the baking stone in the 500 degree oven with my super peel and baked in just 5 minutes. Yummmmmmmm!
I am working on…
renewing ads and scheduling some giveaways for the next quarter – February through April. I’m so grateful for the support of my new sponsors and all my wonderful visitors here at Shower of Roses!
I am creating…
a meal plan for this week. I haven’t grocery shopped (other than having my husband pick up some milk and fresh produce) since before Christmas! At first it was out of necessity, since I was so sick the first two weeks of January, but now I’m wondering how long I can continue to come up with meals with what has been hiding in the back of the pantry and freezer. 😉 I just used up the last of our ground beef and still have a number of packages of steak and roasts to use up before the next 1/2 of grass-fed beef (which I ordered during the summer) arrives at the end of this month. I wonder if Sean would be willing to grill them on Wednesday or Thursday…
I’ve been loving my Mama’s Notebook for jotting down meal plans and the books we’ve been reading aloud each week. |
I am going…
to be staying home as much as possible this month! There are just way too many viruses going around in our area at the moment and I’d love to avoid a repeat of the beginning of this month. I’m actually really enjoying the quite days at home, afternoon read-alouds with the kids, and the return to our weekly routine.
I am hoping…
to add the finishing touches to my Catholic Digest submission for April. It’s due today. You can subscribe to the Quiet Moments here if you don’t already subscribe to the magazine. As inspiring as it is reading through the bible, prayer books, and saint quotes, choosing a quote for every day of the year on an ongoing basis is getting to be quite the challenge. I sure enjoy it though!
I am praying…
for Charlotte’s sister-in-law, Kari, and for my college friend Shalon who delivered baby #7 three weeks ago and is currently recovering from a heart attack she suffered a couple days ago, most likely from post-partum complications. Will you please offer a prayer for these young women too?
I am reading…
The Catholic Girls Guide by Father Lasance! I have been wanting a copy ever since I started the Little Flowers group for my girls. I was so excited when a dear woman from church stopped by last week with some Catholic art, dvd’s and more for our family which included the 1946 edition of this book!
The Catholic Girls Guide by Father Lasance and St. Therese rosary from Gail Giron Designs |
Pondering these words…
and remembering all priests in our prayers.
I am listening…
to Bud singing “ALLL-lu-YAHHHHHH!” (like he did in this video) and he ended it with a quick version of his “giggle, giggle.” Love this little boy so much!
Around the house…
the boys and I turned on Christmas music and spent some time taking down the tree on Saturday afternoon and packing up all the ornaments until next December! It was surprisingly light (aka: way too dry!) and it was nice to be able to take care of this “chore” so my husband wouldn’t have to do it after work. He has been working the last two Saturdays – long days with lots of overtime!
The Aroma Cordless Water Kettle, one of the gifts my husband gave me for my birthday, immediately became a new favorite of mine! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! Now I won’t burn our house down (or ruin any more pots) after forgetting that I turned water on to boil. . . and it is so FAST!
This week’s plans…
- Math Tutors (at home) on Tuesday and Thursday
- Orthodontist Appointment on Wednesday
A little peek at my day…
If you follow me on Instagram you might have already seen most of these pictures from last night. Snuggles fell asleep on the couch just before dinner:
Building the Great Cathedrals
On December 29th, the feast of St. Thomas Becket, our dinner conversation about the saint and our Cathedral Window Cookies for dessert led to a family movie night following dinner thanks to a recent recommendation I had received from Julie and KC in the comment box! Building the Great Cathedrals by Nova is available on DVD, or you can watch it for free at PBS, You Tube (embed below), or on Amazon Prime (which is how we watched the program). It was excellent!
{pretty, happy, funny, real} :: 36th Birthday Edition
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