Living Epiphany

Catholics are lucky ducks: Christmas doesn’t last only a day for us, it lasts 40 whole days, until Candlemas on… Read More

Have Yourself a Family-Centered Christmas

All parents want to give their children a loving, family-centered Christmas, but it’s increasingly difficult in a consumer culture and… Read More

January 6 is the Twelfth Day after Christmas, the traditional day on which Catholic Christians celebrate the Epiphany. On this… Read More

I hope you had a wonderful and joyful Christmas yesterday! It’s strange looking at photos of Christmas Day the next… Read More

I awoke today at 7 a.m. and it was barely light outside. If I want to take a walk before… Read More

The kiddies are getting very excited about Christmas! Philip’s parents are here already and his sister is arriving on Friday… Read More

My calendar is filling up with holiday plans. Such was not always the case. Before I was married and had… Read More

A few ideas for making your Christmas tree very personal, taken from Sarah Ban Breathnach’s Mrs. Sharp’s Traditions: 1) Gift… Read More

About 5 years ago I read the book Unplug the Christmas Machine (Robinson & Staeheli) which lays out the way in which… Read More

Deacon Dave’s Lighting Ceremony: Do you have any hometown Christmas traditions that really bring your community together? Every year in… Read More

Philip has been burning the midnight oil to get a project finished for work, which has left me little time… Read More