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Two Christian Music Artists I Enjoy (as someone who isn’t a fan of the genre)

I'll admit that Christian music isn't usually my cup of tea. There are individual Christian/worship songs that I like (some of them quite a lot), but I don't generally seek out artists or songs in the genre. Part of that…

By Lizzie Hexam March 21, 2025Spiritual Life16 Comments

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The Surprising Joy of Ash Wednesday

In a few minutes from now I'll be leaving for a quiet, somber Mass with almost no singing, no Gloria, and at which we in the congregation will receive on our foreheads blessed ash in the shape of a cross.…

By Lizzie Hexam March 5, 2025Spiritual Life7 Comments

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2024 Year in Review: Movies

I hope you're been having a marvelous 2025! Here I am to make it even better by blabbing about movies to you. You're welcome. This seems to have been The Year of the Animated Movie for me, since towards the…

By Lizzie Hexam January 4, 2025Period Dramas, Spiritual Life, Vintage-ness4 Comments

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2024 Year in Review: Books

First things first: Merry Christmas! I hope you are having a sixth day of Christmas which is just as lovely and joyful as the first. Last year I did a review post of all the new books I had read…

By Lizzie Hexam December 30, 2024Bookishness, Spiritual Life20 Comments

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The Holiday 20 Questions Tag

Hello! I just stole a tag, and it looks like a fun one! I found The Holiday 20 Questions Tag over at Faith, Fiction, and Fairytales, and the original post is here at Hannah's Happy Thoughts, so go check out…

By Lizzie Hexam December 20, 2024Miscellaneous, Spiritual Life8 Comments

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My 10 Favorite Advent Hymns

What ho, readers all! I apologize profusely for abandoning the blogosphere for so long; end-of-semester papers paired with some less-than-stellar time management will do that sort of thing sometimes. It's been so long since I last posted that we are…

By Lizzie Hexam December 12, 2024Spiritual Life8 Comments

book cover for That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

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Ramblings on That Hideous Strength

I've reviewed the other two books in the Space Trilogy (here and here!) so in this post I'll finish off the series and ramble about That Hideous Strength. I must admit that That Hideous Strength is my least favorite of the…

By Lizzie Hexam July 13, 2024Bookishness, Spiritual Life6 Comments

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Musings on Perelandra

A little while ago I did a post featuring random musings on Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis. I had a very sweet request to write about the rest of the Space Trilogy, so here I am with…

By Lizzie Hexam May 17, 2024Bookishness, Spiritual Life8 Comments

Easter painting of the women finding the empty tomb

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Happy Easter!

I don't just wish you a happy Easter; I wish you a deeply joyful Easter, an Easter whose meaning soaks into your innermost consciousness and which envelops every part of you - physical, mental, and spiritual. Worship the Lord in…

By Lizzie Hexam March 31, 2024Spiritual Life8 Comments

Quote from an ancient homily for Holy Saturday: "Something strange is happening - there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and He has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. God has died in the flesh and Hell trembles with fear."

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Short Ramblings on Holy Saturday

In December I think, "You know, Christmas really is my favorite time of year." And now, as we approach the Triduum, I'm saying, "Um...actually...you know what...I think this is my favorite time of year." I love Holy Week. I love…

By Lizzie Hexam March 27, 2024Spiritual Life9 Comments