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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

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

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

40+ Resources for Lent and February Liturgical Traditions (for 2018 Calendar)

January 29, 2018 By Haley 2 Comments

Resources for Observing Lent! (And other liturgical traditions in February)

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: Candlemas, Catholicism, Christian Year, Faith & Liturgical Living, Fasting, Lent, Mardi Gras Tagged With: ash wednesday, christian year, February saints days, lent, liturgical living at a glance, liturgical year

9 Ideas for Observing Lent with Kids: Holy Heroes Review (and free coloring books for you!) {Sponsored Post}

February 10, 2015 By Haley 42 Comments

Ways to Observe Lent with Kids // Carrots for Michaelmas

This post is sponsored by Holy Heroes. Is it just me, or is Lent painfully early this year? I feel like I'm still recovering from Christmastide. On the other hand, I'm a big Lent fan. I love that the Christian Year offers us a time set aside to clean house. And no, I'm not talking about my dusty baseboards, although that would be a good thing to tackle during Lent, too. I'm talking about our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catholicism, Children, Christian Year, Fasting, Lent Tagged With: Catholicism, christian year, faith, holy heroes, kids, lent

Liturgical Living at a Glance: February 2015

January 31, 2015 By Haley 24 Comments

Resources for Observing Lent! (And other liturgical traditions in February)

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: Candlemas, Catholicism, Christian Year, Faith & Liturgical Living, Fasting, Feasting, Food, Lent, Little HolyDays, Mardi Gras Tagged With: christian year, lent, liturgical resources, liturgical year

Liturgical Living at a Glance: March

February 26, 2014 By Haley 23 Comments

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: Annunciation, Catholicism, Christian Year, Faith & Liturgical Living, Fasting, Feasting, Lent, Mardi Gras, Saints, St. Patrick Tagged With: annunciation, ash wednesday, christian year, lent, liturgical living, mardi gras, st. casimir, st. cyril of jerusalem, st. john of god, st. joseph, st. katharine drexel, st. patrick, sts. perpetua and felicity

6 Must-Have Books and Cookbooks for Seasonal Eating Inspiration

May 14, 2013 By Haley 22 Comments

Since our conversion, I've gained more appreciation for the rhythms of the Christian Year and that by observing those seasons, the story of the Gospel unfolds. One way to participate in the Christian Year is to feast and fast according to the traditions of the Church which, obviously, involves food! Sharing food with family and friends should ideally be a daily reminder of sacred things: The Last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Christian Year, Farm Life, Fasting, Feasting, Food, Green Living, Recipe Tagged With: barbara kingsolver, books, brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette, christian year, cookbooks, garden, seasonal eating, seasonal food, simply in season, wendell berry

Little Holydays: A New Link Up!

November 19, 2012 By Haley 1 Comment

As you noticed from my recent posts on The Gift of the Liturgical Year and the season of Advent, I've been doing a lot of thinking about holy days. Partly because I'm so excited about our new link up: Little HolyDays: Redeeming Time with Feasts, Fasts, Holidays, and Everyday! It’s being hosted by over here at Carrots for Michaelmas and with Tammy and Hannah of Dualing Moms and Molly of Molly Makes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Catholicism, Christian Year, Faith & Liturgical Living, Fasting, Feasting, Little HolyDays Tagged With: advent, christian year, link up, little holydays, liturgical year

Mardi Gras and Lent

February 26, 2012 By Haley 1 Comment

We had some of our new friends over on Fat Tuesday for a New Orleans Feast made by this guy: On the menu was Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, Shrimp Dip and Homemade Bread, King Cake, and old timey New Orleans cocktails. I'll post the recipes on Feast! when Daniel has a minute to write them down. Then Ash Wednesday came and we transitioned into Lent. Last year I was battling some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fasting, Feasting, Lent, Mardi Gras

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