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The False Gods of American Politics

June 20, 2020 By Haley 53 Comments

“I’ve been uncomfortable speaking out against racism because it sounds like something a liberal would say.” “I’m struggling to reconcile my pro-life beliefs with ‘conservative’ policies that that deny the dignity of immigrants and the poor.”  “I’m politically homeless because I think that the lives of unborn babies and black and brown people should be protected.” “I love the beauty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catholicism, Culture Tagged With: Catholicism, politics, religion

Agonizing Over When to Return to Mass? Two Things to Consider

May 26, 2020 By Haley 28 Comments

I’ve seen a lot of public conversation about reopening churches: people wanting the sacraments, people asking bishops to change their policies, people driving across state lines to attend a Mass, people who want to get on with their lives. What is not so public are the conversations within households as churches reopen and faithful families try to discern how to return. I’ve received so many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catholicism, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: catholic, Mass, pandemic, reopening

How to Celebrate Holy Week at Home During a Pandemic

April 1, 2020 By Haley 11 Comments

Holy Week is the best time of the year to be Catholic. It’s a tour de force of incredible liturgies. It’s my favorite week of the year and this year...well, it’s going to be different. I’m grieving the loss of our Holy Week Masses. A Holy Saturday without going to the Easter Vigil? Until a pandemic swept the globe it really seemed unimaginable.  But here we are. It’s an Easter for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catholicism, Christian Year, Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living, Fasting, Feasting, Good Friday, Lent Tagged With: catholic, christian year, domestic church, holy week, liturgical living, quarantine Easter

“Tolkien” Struggles to Explain the Magic that Tolkien Effortlessly Captured

May 7, 2019 By Haley 7 Comments

In Tolkien, the new movie based on the early life of J. R. R. Tolkien, myth and romance are the antidote to war. Guest Review by Boze Herrington “To be caught in youth by 1914,” wrote English novelist J. R. R. Tolkien in a second-edition foreword to The Lord of the Rings, “was no less hideous an experience than to be involved in 1939 and the following years. By 1918 all but one of my close … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Catholicism, Culture, Films Tagged With: boze herrington, film review, j.r.r. tolkien, the lord of the rings, tolkien, tolkien film

Liturgical Living at a Glance: April 2019 (Holy Week Resources and More!)

April 3, 2019 By Haley 1 Comment

Activities, Recipes, Books, and more for Holy Week, Eastertide, and April Saints Days!

I’m always trying to figure out how to make it easier for families to observe the Christian Year because we felt so overwhelmed when we first started that journey (which is why we wrote the book we wish we had then).  I thought it might be helpful for our family to have resources compiled for the month ahead so that we can plan in advance which special saints days we want to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catholicism, Christian Year, Easter, Faith & Liturgical Living, Good Friday, Lent Tagged With: Catholicism, christian year, easter, Good Friday, Holy Thursday, holy week, liturgical living at a, liturgical year, palm sunday

A Mother’s Grief at the Stations of the Cross

April 1, 2019 By Haley 9 Comments

Trigger warning: stillbirth and infant loss. This post and the images included may be difficult to see for those who have suffered the loss of infant. No matter how many times I pray the Stations of the Cross, the Holy Spirit shows me things I had never thought of before. This year going to Stations at our parish for Lent, one image almost knocked me to my knees. The parish uses St. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catholicism, Faith & Liturgical Living, Family & Homesteading, Lent, Our Lady Tagged With: grief, infant loss, lent, loss, mary, stillbirth

Liturgical Living in March 2019 (Lent and more!)

February 26, 2019 By Haley Leave a Comment

Books, Recipes, and Activities for Observing Lent and Liturgical Living in March!

I’m always trying to figure out how to make it easier for families to observe the Christian Year because we felt so overwhelmed when we first started that journey (which is why we wrote the book we wish we had then).  I thought it might be helpful for our family to have resources compiled for the month ahead so that we can plan in advance which special saints days we want to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Annunciation, Catholicism, Christian Year, Faith & Liturgical Living, Fasting, Lent, Mardi Gras Tagged With: christian year, lent, liturgical living, liturgical year, mardi gras, saints

A Reading Challenge for Catholics in 2019: CathLIT!

December 19, 2018 By Haley 59 Comments

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One of my favorite things about the internet is having more people to talk about books with. And I love seeing reading challenges from my favorite writers and bloggers pop into my inbox this time of year. I thought it would be fun (mostly to get some accountability for my own 2019 reading list!) to set up a reading challenge of 19 Catholic books for 2019 so we could all dive a little deeper … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Catholicism, Culture, Faith & Liturgical Living

Liturgical Living at a Glance: Advent and Christmas December 2018

November 28, 2018 By Haley 1 Comment

Resources for Advent and Christmas! Books, recipes, and more.

I’m always trying to figure out how to make it easier for families to observe the Christian Year because we felt so overwhelmed when we first started that journey (which is why we wrote the book we wish we had then).  I thought it might be helpful for our family to have resources compiled for the month ahead so that we can plan in advance which special saints days we want to observe and I hope … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Catholicism, Christian Year, Christmas, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: advent, christian year, Christmas, liturgical living

Liturgical Living at a Glance: November 2018

October 30, 2018 By Haley 2 Comments

Tons of recipes, books, and links for observing saints days in November!

I’m always trying to figure out how to make it easier for families to observe the Christian Year because we felt so overwhelmed when we first started that journey (which is why we wrote the book we wish we had then).  I thought it might be helpful for our family to have resources compiled for the month ahead so that we can plan in advance which special saints days we want to observe and I hope … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Saints, Catholicism, Christian Year, Faith & Liturgical Living, Fasting, Saints

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