I was born two weeks late during a hot, humid St. Louis summer. My mother, who never complains of physical discomforts, claims that she do...

 I meant to post about the garden all summer long, but life was so busy that I had no time for this blog. I was first consumed in home sch...

While my husband labors today at his trade of sharing the love of wisdom, I have been doing my normal work of home schooling the kids and ...

I am over at Blessed is She today reflecting on the Mass readings for today: ---------------------- In today’s reading from Acts, Saint...

We cannot expect to enter into Eastertide with a blissful forgetfulness of suffering. We cannot have Easter without bearing our own crosses...

The three liturgies of the Paschal Triduum are full of beautiful, theologically rich chants most of which we only get to hear once a year ...

Traditionally known as Passiontide, the last fortnight of Lent is the time we are called to greater devotion and mortification. Now is th...

Stewed Pinto Beans and Collard Greens with Ezekiel Bread  After eight and a half years straight of have a child dependent on me for nut...

The expression “ to post-partum like a boss” is used a lot in the Catholic mom blogging sphere, and is used to emphasize the importance o...

This year it took until the third week of Advent for me to have what I call “that Advent feeling.” I discovered in our dusty pile of CDs a ...

My stock Advent wreath photo.. this is a few years old...but looks the same this year! 1. One of the goals I have in setting family tra...

Ever since I was a child, I have loved Advent. My mother always made it beautiful with our homemade Jesse Tree ornaments, our simple green ...

I am linking up, yet again, with Kelly for Seven Quick Takes. 1. We celebrated the Nativity of Our Lady yesterday, and the girls wante...

The first time I that read the Holy Rule of St. Benedict , I was particularly struck by the adaptability of the Rule to family life. This i...

We made it to the 7:30 am TLM/EF Low Mass at St. Agnes for the first time since the fourth Sunday of Lent. We wimped out and opted for the ...

1. Happy Easter! We had a lovely Triduum, not pushing our limits with four kids. M and G went to Holy Thursday. I made it out to the alta...

Candlemas day is one of my favorites, especially this year. I am really glad I live in a part of the world (Northern Hemisphere) where Chris...

Merry Christmas from the Spencers to you all. After being sick for all of Advent, (week one: a cold, week two: I had strep throat, week th...

And by the baby, I mean the Newborn King, the Little Lord Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity who became Mary's little Child. I al...

Why, oh why, does the devotion I write always happen on the right date? What I mean is that it has to be providential or something. I wrote ...