This little matchbox may be tiny but it holds a little Saint Valentine picture and a mini peanut butter cup, two sweet things that go great together. Materials: a matchbox (Do a search online for a “matchbox template.”) red paper … Keep reading

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and do you know what you’re going to get for your husband? Valentine’s Day is important and what you choose for your husband is important as well. Consider that typically your children and your friends are going … Keep reading

Whew!  Christmas is over for another year!  Or is it?  Here at my house, it is still Christmas.  We typically wait until after the Epiphany, when the Wise Men prostrated themselves before baby Jesus, to take down the Christmas decorations … Keep reading

With Christmas right around the corner, and my son on his way to turning three in March, I find myself reflecting on Christmas traditions that I enjoyed as a child.  I remember waking up Christmas morning, so eager to see … Keep reading

Editor’s Note: We congratulate Marge Fenelon on the release of her wonderful new book Strengthening Your Family: A Catholic Approach to Holiness at Home. With the approach of the upcoming holiday season, this is the perfect time to treat yourself to … Keep reading

Jesus said to them, “…Do you still not perceive or understand?  Are your hearts hardened?  Do you have eyes, and fail to see?  Do you have ears, and fail to hear?  And do you not remember?”  (Mark 8:17-18). One of my most favorite stories of … Keep reading

Two years ago, I asked many people, both young and old, what they were thankful for in order to compile a list of 100 reasons to be thankful, even in hard times. While some time has passed since I put … Keep reading

The only people who think about Christmas in October are St. Nicholas, people who work in retail and sprinkle Halloween in one aisle and Christmas in the next and, of course, moms. Although fall is by far my favorite season, … Keep reading

You may recall in a previous post the story I shared about how anger and aggravation overcame me beginning with the task of vacuuming the pool. I shared that story with my spiritual mother who advised me to say the Jesus Prayer … Keep reading

“And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. Then the angel … Keep reading