What's on Your Advent Bookshelf?
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Reviews on Wednesday, November 25, 2009
I know I’m jumping the gun a bit, posting about Advent here the day before Thanksgiving, but it’s for a good cause. One of our readers kindly wrote me and inquired about favorite Advent books that families can share together.
I wanted to share with you one of our family’s favorites, Jotham’s Journey: A Storybook for Advent
Feedback Fun and First Days
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, August 20, 2009
On this week’s show (click here to listen or click on the player above), listener Jeff Young—also known as The Catholic Foodie—shares his take on our recent podcast discussion on Men’s Spirituality. Danielle, Rebecca and Arwen discuss the fruit that comes from “letting go” of the control we sometimes want to have in our spiritual lives. Often, we don’t realize all of the places in our lives where... READ MORE
Sending "Baby" to High School
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Wednesday, August 19, 2009
This morning, for the first time in many years, I will not drive my boys to their first day of school. Adam, commencing his high school career, will hitch a ride with big brother Eric, who’s getting ready to start his senior year.
After the last few years of having them both on separate campuses, it feels like a luxury to be able to send them both off to the same school. Adam is so excited about... READ MORE
How Do You Celebrate?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Saturday, July 04, 2009
Rachel showed us her yummy ol’ flag.
We have family traditions and political traditions. On the nerdy side, we usually attend a potluck cook-out with other political philosophy grads who’ve ended up in official Washington.
It’s nice to see that policy wonks have families and eat hot dogs like everyone else.
But it bores the stuffing out of the kids, to be honest—it’s usually... READ MORE
Calling All Patriots
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, July 03, 2009
Here’s wishing you and your families a wonderful 4th of July celebration!
Share it with us, won’t you? I love to hear how other people and other communities observe our religious and civic feast days.
The similarities and the peculiarities are so interesting.
So: take pictures, blog about it, and tomorrow at noon I’ll put up a post where you can leave the results all weekend.
Taking Christ Into The World
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, June 18, 2009
Did your parish do a Eucharistic procession on the feast of Corpus Christi?
Ours did. It was far more humble than the one the Holy Father led between the basilicas of St. John Lateran and Mary Major in Rome.
We had a nice-sized crowd, and our pastor carried an absolutely enormous monstrance, but let’s just say our parish hasn’t quite mastered the art of singing in unison. As soon as the congregation... READ MORE
Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Sunday, May 10, 2009
My favorite Mother’s Days occurred in they heyday of my childhood, when the five of us kids would surround my Mom in her big, sloshy waterbed. Armed with handmade cards, spiritual bouquets and gifts we’d made in school, we would join Mom for breakfast in bed that we’d prepared with Daddy.
To this day, I still long to join my own mother in her bed to mark the day, but most years I have to accept a... READ MORE
Giving Thanks for Grandparents
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Friday, April 24, 2009
Today is a bit of milestone for our family. We will be celebrating our last “Grandparents Day” at our Catholic elementary school since Adam will be graduating in May.
At St. Anthony’s, Grandparents Day (now called “VIP Day”), is a longstanding tradition. The spirit of the day is that the children prepare lunch for and dine with their grandparents, show off their schoolwork, and generally give thanks... READ MORE
Easter Feasting
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Thursday, April 02, 2009
As promised Sunday, here’s your opportunity to share—or plunder—favorite Easter recipes.
Our first Easter together, my husband Dennis requested “Easter Pie,” a traditional Italian meat and cheese dish.
What he neglected to specify was which version he desired, as each region of Italy has its own. And his non-Italian bride had not yet earned “Grandma’s” recipe so long as any of my new husband’s relatives... READ MORE
Does Your Thanksgiving Look Like This?
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The good folks over at Catholic Media House are sharing some of their most popular videos online and this little ditty about Thanksgiving had me laughing so hard I almost cried!
A Thanksgiving Moment from Catholic Media House on Vimeo.
In our family, my Daddy was always responsible for cooking the Thanksgiving dinner. But somehow, that tradition has not trickled down to his sons-in-law. So for the... READ MORE
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