REMINDER: TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF THE GIVEAWAY! Scroll to end of the post to enter the giveaway. Last week we visited the excellent book All About Lent and Holy Week by Katherine Bogner, illustrated by Shari Van Vranken. Today, Katherine Bogner joins us for a few more advice and recommendations on how to…
Who else dreads Lent? It’s not the fasting, it might be the weather and time of year, but mainly it is making this time of penance come alive for my children. It is so easy to throw a party for a feast day or a solemnity and to bring the saint or the solemnity to…
This post is a reminder to download your Liturgical Board Printables! This is an updated post of a similar post from January of last year. “ He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them” (Luke 2:51). Reflect on the holy life which Joseph led in the company of Jesus…
Baboushka takes us through the end of the Christmas season. She escorts us and shows us that, no matter what, Christmas will be back next year. And the year after that. But remember that Twelfth Night is not until January 6th. So, in truth, we do have a few more days of celebrating to do!…
Featured image: All Souls Day, Joža Uprka (1861–1940), 1897 Grey is November… starts a poem by Elsa Beskow. And I often find that it is so, even if she wrote from Sweden. The liturgical year is, once again, so fitting in its dedication of the month of November. If the weather is grey, thinking about…
Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother.St. Padre Pio. As I start this post on the eve of Padre Pio’s feast day this quote seems quite fitting. The month of October is…
Just a quick note to wish you a blessed Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows! Enjoy this beautiful FREE coloring page from: https://brightlyhude.com/my-works. Scroll al the way down to the bottom of the page! Adalee Hude is the illustrator of Our Lady of Sorrows; Devotion to Mary’s Seven Sorrows for Children, by Patrick O’Hearn, published…
The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. It might seem a strange dedication for a month that contains both Our Lady’s birthday and the feast of her Holy Name. It is so easy to spend time contemplating the joy of Our Lady at the Nativity. But contemplating her sufferings? That is…
The month of August is dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Just as we prepare to resume our flurries of activities, the Church invites us to pause and recenter our lives close to the heart of our Mother Mary. The heart of a mother is a refuge to all of her children. A mother…
July is the height of summer. Out in nature the sun is shining, the earth is growing her bounty, fruits are ripening. It is a delightful time of the year. Liturgically, we turn our gaze towards our Lord and His sacrifice for us. The month of July is dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of…
