Tomorrow is St. Brigid's Day, so I wanted to share a post I wrote for our neglected real food liturgical year blog. Included is a simple recipe for a seasonal soup to be paired with bread and honey butter. It's quick, easy, and as St. Brigid's Day falls on a Friday this year, vegetarian. Enjoy! February 1st celebrates the Feast of St. Brigid (c. 451-525), a nun, abbess, and friend of St. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Pretty Please, Vote for Me?!
Some wonderful reader(s) nominated Carrots for the Sheenazing Blogging Award over at A Knotted Life (named after the Venerable Fulton J. Sheen). I'm pinching myself that my name is on the same page as amazing bloggers like Simcha Fisher and Jennifer Fulwiler! Thank you so much! And now I'm going to grovel and beg you to pretty please vote for me! It's quick and easy, I promise. I'm nominated … [Read more...]
Catholicism: Empowering Women for 2000 Years (Part I: The Blessed Virgin Mary)
This is a series that I’ve been thinking about for months, but have been hesitant to dive into. Women and Catholicism is a hot button issue in so many circles. Story after story comes up on my news feed about how the Church oppresses women, discourages women’s rights, and promotes inequality between the sexes. According to media portrayals, the Church is stuck in the dark ages. “If only this … [Read more...]
The Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas: Recipe for Grilled Pork Chops Lazio Style
January 28th is the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. This is a post Daniel wrote for our woefully neglected real food liturgical year blog a couple of years ago. This meal was amazing. Reading the writing of St. Thomas had a huge impact on our conversion, so he holds a special place in my heart. Happy Feast! Thomas was a 13th century Dominican priest and scholar from Aquino, Italy who made gigantic … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 40
After the kids struggled through a mild stomach bug over the weekend, we had a great week filled with lots of picture books from our homeschooling curriculum, lots of pig tails for Miss Lucy, lots of playdates and field trips, and the occasional cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows on chilly nights. Coming Up in the Liturgical Year: The Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas next week! I loved Sarah's … [Read more...]
What’s in a Name?
(Carrot friends from our first crop of carrots from our garden) When I mentioned the other day that I was considering changing the name of Carrots for Michaelmas so that my blog would be easier to spell and find, many of you said, “no no no!” (If you think I should change it, I’d like to hear your feedback, too! So, do let me know in the comments.) Anyhow, I’m glad you don’t think I should … [Read more...]
Les Miserables: A Revolution of Grace
Have you seen the new film adaption of the musical version of Les Miserables? Les Mis has been a part of my life since I was a little girl and my family would listen to the musical on long car trips. My sweet mother (who hates big cities) actually took me to NYC so that we could see it performed on Broadway, and I read Victor Hugo’s novel when I was still far too young to grasp more than the … [Read more...]
This Week’s Miscellany: Vol. 39
We had a lovely break from chilly weather and tried to get as much Vitamin D as we could from the gorgeous Florida sunshine at the park. Can I just tell you that this little sundress SLAYS me? And I think I'm (finally) caught up on responding to comments. So, if you left a comment this week that never received a response, go back and check it out. I try to respond to every single comment I … [Read more...]
Birth Plan Advice
Today I'm over at MamaAndBabyLove talking about envisioning your dream birth plan. If you're expecting, a good birth plan is a must! Here's a snippet of my post, I hope you, or a friend, can find it helpful: "When we wrote our birth plan for our first baby, my husband and I were surprised to realize how many things we hadn’t thought about before. Who was going to cut the cord? Did we want our … [Read more...]
Goals for the New Year
So, we're halfway through January and I'm just now solidifying my goals for the new year. Clearly we should begin with with "stop being such a procrastinator, Haley!" Anyhow, I've never spent much effort on resolutions at the start of a year, but I've really been reflecting on what I want 2013 to look like. I've been very inspired by all the great posts about goal-making, particularly Mandi's of … [Read more...]
