#WorthRevisiting: As You Wish
In this #WorthRevisiting post, I see a link between the Divine Office, The Princess Bride, and the Prodigal Son.
The Church Knows We’re Messing Up Lent
The Church knows that this is the week when Lent gets hard.
#WorthRevisiting: In Anticipation of Our Needs
If you’re looking for ways to deepen your faith this Advent, the Church provides plenty of opportunities to do just that.
Are Christians Really Free to Worship without Fear?
As beautiful as the Canticle of Zechariah is, part of it was really puzzling to me for a long time.
In Anticipation of Our Needs
The prayers for Lauds and Vespers during the Advent season contain clues to growing in your faith as you journey towards Christmas.
Small Success Thursday: Triduum Edition
Welcome to Small Success Thursday, hosted by CatholicMom.com! Take a moment to relish the little things that went right this week, and join in the fun! You can find links to more posts at the CatholicMom.com site. This week, I actually want to start with a follow up to last week: my older daughter’s Spring…
Post from the Past: As You Wish
Life is pretty hectic, so I thought I’d share this older post again, tying in The Princess Bride and the Prodigal Son: ††† Our family has been on quite the roller-coaster since arriving back home from the March for Life and my evening being received as a Third Order Dominican on the Feast of Saint…
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; He has come to His people and set them free!
Each morning, I pray the Canticle of Zechariah during Lauds. And I do my best to think about the words uttered by Zechariah, father of Saint John the Baptist, more than 2000 years ago. But there are some days of the year when the emotions these words bring to me are so overwhelming I can…
Bad Days & How I Can Prevent Them
I decided before our new homeschool year started that we would begin our school days with Lauds (or Morning Prayer). Sometimes, the way we move in the morning (also known as the speed of molasses in January) pushes Lauds all the way back to 10 am. While this is not good, and it tempts me…
Freely Choosing Love Over the World
My husband and I are on a little getaway while our children vacation with my parents this week. For Lauds today, I had this view instead of my usual altar. It was so peaceful that I easily sailed through the usual 5 minutes of meditation on the reading for this morning with very little of…
Domestic Vocation 