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Holy Time: Lent and Cleaning Up My Whiny Soul

February 11, 2013 By Haley 11 Comments

(Please join us in the Little HolyDays Lenten Link-Up by sharing your posts about this liturgical season. Linky below!) “I CAN’T do it! It’s TOO HARD!” whined my then 3-year-old son as he sat in the middle of his messy room and cried at the idea of having to clean up the toys, books, and stuffed animals scattered everywhere. Maybe I’m asking too much, I thought. He’s clearly overwhelmed. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catholicism, Christian Year, Lent, Little HolyDays Tagged With: lent, little holydays, reflection

The Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas: Recipe for Grilled Pork Chops Lazio Style

January 27, 2013 By Haley 5 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Christian Year, Feasting, Food, Little HolyDays, Recipe, Saints Tagged With: Costarelle di Maiale alla Laziale, feast, little holydays, pork chops, recipe, st. thomas aquinas

Little HolyDays: Christmas Eve Edition!

December 24, 2012 By Haley 2 Comments

The waiting is almost over! Our Lord is almost here! It has been such a joy to observe Advent along with so many of you that participated in this link up. Today I get to "curate" the posts from last week and share my very favorites with you. But I'll be honest, I had a hard time narrowing it down. There were so many beautiful posts.  I was inspired by the reflections on Advent and waiting in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Little HolyDays Tagged With: advent, christmas eve, little holydays

Little Holydays: Third Week of Advent

December 17, 2012 By Haley Leave a Comment

Yesterday was Gaudete Sunday when we are reminded to wait with joy for the coming of Our Lord. In light of the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, it was difficult to do anything but grieve this weekend. I did find joy in the presence of my sweet family and savored each moment with them with a grateful heart. On Saturday I posted this reflection on the darkness of Advent and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Faith & Liturgical Living, Little HolyDays Tagged With: advent, little holydays

First Advent

December 10, 2012 By Haley 4 Comments

Something from the archives today. I wrote this little reflection soon after Benjamin was born. I was huge. Not just big—gigantic. Even before I entered my third trimester, well-intentioned old ladies would pat my shoulder and say, “Any day now!” encouragingly as I waddled my way through the grocery store. Considering the raging pregnancy hormones running through my system, I’m impressed that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Catholicism, Christian Year, Faith & Liturgical Living, Little HolyDays, Our Lady, Pregnancy Tagged With: advent, christian year, little holydays, liturgical year, pregnancy, reflection

Sleepers, Wake! An Advent Music Guide and Playlist

December 5, 2012 By Haley 46 Comments

After explaining how we fast from Christmas music during Advent (and then turn up the jams during the Twelve Days of Christmas until Epiphany!), I get a variety of reactions including “Are you insane?” Well, probably. And “so, what DO you listen to during Advent?”  To be honest I am just now discovering “Advent music” instead of just abstaining from Christmas music and I have completely fallen in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Catholicism, Christian Year, Christmas, Faith & Liturgical Living, Little HolyDays Tagged With: advent, advent playlist, christian year, Christmas, hymns, little holydays, liturgical year, music, playlist

Little HolyDays: The Feast of St. Nicholas

December 3, 2012 By Haley 35 Comments

Welcome to our first Little HolyDays link up and Happy New Year! No, I haven’t gotten the months confused, it’s the beginning of a new liturgical year. Yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent. Let’s hope you were more organized than I and didn’t spend part of your Sunday scrambling around looking  for your Advent wreath (don’t worry! I found it!). Anyhow, for our very first Little HolyDays … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Catholicism, Children, Christian Year, Christmas, Faith & Liturgical Living, Feasting, Little HolyDays, Saints Tagged With: advent, christian year, Christmas, little holydays, liturgical year, santa claus, st. nicholas

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

Holy Time: Observing Advent Instead of Fighting Santa

November 17, 2012 By Haley 26 Comments

Every year I hear folks bemoaning the secularization of Christmas and how commercialism has overtaken what used to be a Christian holiday. I read news stories about which retail stores are promoting “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” and which groups and organizations are boycotting those stores for choosing to greet their customers in one way or another.  People label it the “war on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Catholicism, Christian Year, Christmas, Faith & Liturgical Living, Seasons Tagged With: advent, christian year, Christmas, holy time, little holydays, liturgical year, santa, scrooge

Holy Time: The Gift of the Liturgical Year

November 13, 2012 By Haley 19 Comments

“The liturgical year is not an idle discipline, not a sentimentalist definition of piety, not an historical anachronism. It is Jesus with us, for us, and in us as we strive to make His life our own. It is goad and guide to the kind of personal spirituality that is worthy of the Jesus whose commitment to the Word of God led Him all the way to the cross and beyond it—to Resurrection.” (Joan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christian Year Tagged With: christian year, feast days, holy time, little holydays, liturgical year, Seasons

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