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The World Needs More Gilberts

September 1, 2020 By Haley 4 Comments

This is a guest post by my dear friend Tyler Blanski about what one of my favorite literary heroes can teach us. - Haley The world needs more Gilberts. The fictional (and admirable!) character Gilbert Blythe of the L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series seems to capture so many virtues that can help men succeed in their vocation to fatherhood today: he gives a standing ovation for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Family & Homesteading Tagged With: fight for milk, gilbert blythe, homemaking, project gilbert, tyler blanski

Tyler Blanski’s An Immovable Feast Is the Spiritual Memoir of Our Generation

March 19, 2018 By Haley 123 Comments

Tyler Blanski's An Immovable Feast

(For our podcast conversation with Tyler Blanski for the Fountains of Carrots podcast, click here). Tyler Blanski is one of my favorite living writers, so his spiritual memoir An Immovable Feast: How I Gave Up Spirituality for a Life of Religious Abundance being published by Ignatius Press has been my most anticipated read of 2018. A few years back I reviewed his fantastic book When Donkeys … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Catholicism, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: an immovable feast, book review, tyler blanski

Every Story Has a Bellybutton

August 10, 2015 By Haley 4 Comments

Every Story Begins with a Bellybutton

While we're on our adventure across the country, my friend Tyler is sharing a post on the blog today. Enjoy! - Haley Image source By Tyler Blanski Everyone has a story, and every story has a bellybutton. In the shadow of Planned Parenthood and what has been aptly called abortion’s Wilberforce moment, it could be said that bellybuttons are the most natural and prolific pro-life bumper … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baby, Children, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: at conception, pro-life, tyler blanski

Get Your Mantilla On (Guest Post by Tyler Blanski)

November 17, 2014 By Haley 59 Comments

Please welcome writer and fellow Catholic convert Tyler Blanski to Carrots today! Tyler's sharing some of the beautiful theology behind veiling. I've never veiled at Mass myself, but learning more about this rich tradition just might have me searching for a chapel veil. - Haley Image source You’ve heard it before: head coverings are not awesome, they are the sexist leftovers of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Catholicism Tagged With: Catholicism, chapel veils, mantillas, theology, tyler blanski, veiling in Mass

When Donkeys Talk: Book Review and Giveaway!

March 5, 2013 By Haley 107 Comments

Soon after delving into Tyler Blanski’s new book, When Donkeys Talk: A Quest to Rediscover the Mystery and Wonder of Christianity (Zondervan 2012), I knew I had found a kindred spirit. And it wasn’t just because mutual friends kept showing up in the text: G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, Anne of Green Gables, Jane Austen, and even Martianus Cappella. You see, like Blanski, I have always been a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Catholicism, Christian Year Tagged With: book review, enchantment, sacraments, tyler blanski, when donkeys talk, zondervan

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Welcome! I’m Haley Stewart, a bookish mama of four and wife to a beekeeper. Writer, speaker, podcaster, and Catholic convert. Homeschooling, bacon-eating, and bright red lipstick-wearing Jane Austen aficionado. My first book, The Grace of Enough: Pursuing Less and Living More in a Throwaway Culture is available now!

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