What's Next After Advent and Lent?
If you have enjoyed walking through Lent or Advent with the thousands of other women doing the Blessed is She liturgical journals, you may be wondering what's next. How can...
The Catholic All Year Compendium Review
The phrase “liturgically correct” is one of my favorites in the English language. I like how it looks, how it sounds, and what it means; that is, roughly, “in line...
When the Holidays Make Your Grief Bigger
Everyone has a story. When I meet people for the first time and express genuine interest in their lives, many respond dismissively. “Oh, my life isn’t that exciting. It’s pretty...
Celebrating St. Nicholas Day: Unique Ideas
I’m not going to lie, friends. Prior to writing this post, I did not know much about St. Nicholas. Sure, I knew the familiar Christmas tunes, the heated debates of...
Songs of the Season: Advent Music vs. Christmas Music
Welcome to Advent, sisters! Isn’t it wonderful that the time has come to prepare for Christ’s birth yet again? What an absolute joy and gift! Yesterday at Mass, you saw...
A Great Light // The 2018 Advent Gathering
Every year, in the midst of Advent, we as a sisterhood take pause for a one-day retreat together. Although we're scattered throughout the entire world, we carve out time in...
Catholic Books to Savor this Advent
Every year, around this time, I start to feel a bit weary. The fatigue I feel toward the end of the calendar year can be likened to how a runner...
Advent and Christmas Books for Children
Sitting down with my children and opening one of our treasured Advent and Christmas picture books has become a dear part of our seasonal family traditions. There is something magical...
Living Liturgically During Advent
Advent is, by its very nature, a season of waiting and anticipation, not a destination. But to me this year, it does have a sense of being a “grand finale.”...
Bringing the Light: Preparing for Advent
One of my favorite memories of our first home in Minnesota was going out on a cold night (which we had no business going out into). It was probably near...
Bearing Light Advent Journal // An Interview with the Designer
Our social media feeds are lighting up with the sharing of this year's Advent Journal, Bearing Light. We've all been captivated by the beautiful cover design, which will compel us...
Bearing Light Advent Journal // An Interview with the Editor
As we prepare to celebrate Advent together as a sisterhood, we're deep diving into the creation of this year's Advent Journal called Bearing Light. We sat down with Blessed is...
