Lenten Watchfires is a Lenten series based on the Beatitudes and the lives of the saints following the delightful picture book Rejoice and Be Glad! If you missed the first installments you can find them here: Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Peter. Today we encounter Saint Juan Diego, a humble Native American who was given…
This week we will travel with Saint Peter, the head of the Apostles and the first Pope. What a great lenten companion Saint Peter will be! I have always found him so human and relatable, he is always putting his foot in it so to speak and brings me great consolation that there is hope…
Lent is upon us and I wanted to deep dive into the Beatitudes with my family. We will be using the beautiful book Rejoice and Be Glad! Living the Beatitudes by Rachel and Ted Schluenderfritz along with different picture books for each Beatitude. This will be a weekly post throughout Lent visiting with a Beatitude…
