The Liturgical Roots of the Christmas Cookie
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Saturday, December 20, 2008
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger writes in The Blessing of Christmas: Meditations for the Season
“Even a custom like Christmas baking, apparently such an external activity, has its roots in the Church’s Advent liturgy, which makes its own the glorious words of the Old Testament in these days of the declining year: “In that day, the mountains will drip sweetness, and the rivers will flow with milk and honey.”... READ MORE
The Mood Around Here
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, December 19, 2008
Us: Hey, Teti kids! School’s out for Christmas break and you’ve made your pre-Christmas Confession. How do you feel?
Them: Kinda like this.
Daily Joy
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Monday, November 24, 2008
We attend a parish named for Christ the King, so yesterday’s feast is a special one there. Our usual Mass was very spirited yesterday, and as an extra treat there was a brand-new transitional deacon there. He grew up in the parish and also happens to be one of my college classmates. He read the Gospel and gave the homily, and if his homily was any indication, this man is going to be an incredible... READ MORE
Got Snow?
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Thursday, October 30, 2008
We had a mini snowstorm yesterday afternoon.
While I know that a long winter lies ahead and I will soon enough dread the very sight of the fluffy white stuff, the hopeless New England romantic in me couldn’t help but giggle just a little bit with excitement.
The kids raced for their winter gear.
“Where are my boots?” they shouted from the mudroom. “Do we have any gloves around here?”
Dinner was nearly... READ MORE
Bonus Room
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Bonus Room on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
“I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10-11).
Joy is one of the 12 fruits of the Spirit — “perfections that the Holy Spirit forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 1832).
At this time of year and all year long, the joy of Christ’s birth... READ MORE
Post-Retreat Reflections
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Monday, October 20, 2008
Because of various circumstances, the last time I attended my parish’s women’s retreat was 2004.
At that point it had been a little over a year since Bryan and I’d been trying to conceive and we were starting to figure out that God might be heading us somewhere other than “a baby as soon as possible.” That particular journey would take me through the hardest moments of my life so far, and some of... READ MORE
Thoughts at the end of a long day
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, October 01, 2008
That I see wrestling as a God-given gift to this world says a lot about my life. Are you in the same boat? Do you see the Father’s love for us when you think about wrestling, when you watch your boys engage in such an activity?
I realize, as I write this, that there may be certain people among us who would turn their nose at such a notion. Some people, I would image, might find wrestling utterly profane,... READ MORE
Holding Tight
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, August 18, 2008
Most days, when I’m feeding Henry, I use the moment as an excuse to zone out. I will sit at the computer and do “research” (read blogs) or sometimes even gain actual control of the remote, maybe watch something girlie like the Hallmark Channel.
Today, however, I took this picture of baby Henry, the one of him hiding in my hutch. Climbing in and out of this hutch is his current joy in life, and we... READ MORE
Alleluia
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, July 25, 2008
Daniel pushes a small stool up to the bathroom counter. He stretches one chubby arm upward and demands, “Teef, Mama. Teef!”
I put a bit of toothpaste on his brush and hand it to him.
Satisfied, he sits on the stool and brushes while I stand nearby sorting the laundry.
He brushes enthusiastically. Periodically, though, he pauses to sing.
“Ah-yay-yoo-yah!: he calls out again and again. “Ah-yoo-yah!”... READ MORE
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