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Catholic All Year: Rogation and Ember Days and Vigils: in case you were starting to think you had this liturgical living thing down Catholic Family Life, Catholic All Year, Catholic Feast Days, Catholic Books, Catholic Kids, Catholic Quotes, Catholic Prayers, Religious Quotes, Catholic Faith

I’ve been Catholic for forty-one years, actually making an effort for seventeen, a liturgical living devotee for eleven, and blogging about it for five. And . . . I just found out about Ember Days. As I was researching feast days for the Catholic All Year Compendium (my upcoming book, not sure yet of the release date, it’s […]

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Clare Ritzenthaler
When I had my first baby thirteen years ago, I knew a lot of things would change. I was warned that sleeping, and showering, and getting laundry done would all suddenly require ingenuity and advance planning, and back up. And that was true. But no one warned me about trying to receive communion while holding … Catholic Family Life, Catholic All Year, Catholic Baby, Catholic Christian, Catholic Faith, Prayers Of Encouragement, Holding Baby, Eucharist, Dear Future

When I had my first baby thirteen years ago, I knew a lot of things would change. I was warned that sleeping, and showering, and getting laundry done would all suddenly require ingenuity and advance planning, and back up. And that was true. But no one warned me about trying to receive communion while holding […]

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Kendra Tierney | Catholic All Year
Catholic Prayers, Catholic Motherhood, Catholic All Year, Catholic Baby, Catholic Decor, Catholic Teaching, Catholic Family, Catholic Books, Catholic School

Something I get asked about quite often is what we’re doing with our kids to help to raise them to have an understanding of and an appreciation for our Catholic faith. It’s a tough question, but a very important one. Whether our kids are homeschooled, or go to Catholic school, or public school it is […]

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Valarie Bridges
Lay Siege to Heaven St. Catherine of Siena Look to Him and be Radiant: Katie Reads {14} Books from the Second Half of 2018 Catholic Teacher, Catechist, St Catherine, Religious Education, Sacrament, Siena, Radiant, Scripture, Homeschool

Only good way to start 2019 is to recap the books I read in the second half of 2018. I got a little behind with recommendations, so this is a longer post, but I hope that you are able to find some new titles for your family! The first half of the post has books for grownups and the second half for kids of various ages. -This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. That means that if you click through and purchase something, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you. -Some of the…

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Katie Bogner
Catholic All Year: How to Celebrate Your Nameday When Your Name Isn't a Saint's Name (yet) Becoming Catholic, Catholic All Year, Catholic Men, Catholic Prayer, Catholic Quotes, Catholic Saints, Roman Catholic, Catholic Saint Names, La Salette

Between nearly twenty weeks of all-day morning sickness and my failed going to bed early for Lent experiment, I ended up with quite a backlog of mailbag questions. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing them . . . I received this one after linking to my post about how we celebrate three special […]

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Kelly Finch
Mailbag time! A few weeks ago, I argued that learning traditional homemaking skills in an all-girl environment was beneficial for my girls. I’m back today to support something for just the boys . . .  the question: I had a question about your kids and altar serving. I noticed that only your boys are altar […] Catholic All Year, Catholic Mass, Catholic Girl, Catholic Family, Vintage Catholic, Catholic Quotes, Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Prayers, Catholic Theology

Mailbag time! A few weeks ago, I argued that learning traditional homemaking skills in an all-girl environment was beneficial for my girls. I’m back today to support something for just the boys . . . the question: I had a question about your kids and altar serving. I noticed that only your boys are altar […]

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How To Start Liturgical Living in the Home (with help from me in 2008) - Catholic All Year Catholic Hymns, Catholic All Year, Catholic Doctrine, Catholic Store, Catholic Faith, Catholic Motherhood, Listen To Reading, Catechist, Homeschool Kids

Health update: Not much to report. Treatments are progressing. We are awaiting test results. We are all in good spirits. Your prayers are SO appreciated. God’s will be done. In case you prefer watching/listening to reading . . . this post is also available as a video. 🎥 by Jack Tierney Creating a faith-filled Catholic […]

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