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Saint of the Month: Saint Frances of Rome

Saint Frances of Rome and Respect for Authority

Welcome to the fourth installment of Saint of the Month! For March, I'm focusing on Saint Frances of Rome, whose feast day is March 9. Saint Frances was born in 1384. She discerned very early on that she was called…

By Lizzie Hexam March 7, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

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Tips for Having a Holy Lent

Happy Mardi Gras to you all (or Fat Tuesday, if you prefer, although let's be honest, Mardi Gras sounds much better). Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, and the beginning of Lent. If you haven't chosen yet what you'd like to do…

By Lizzie Hexam February 21, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

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Saint of the Month: Saint Bakhita

Welcome back to the Saint of the Month! For February, I'm focusing on Saint Josephine Bakhita, whose feast day is tomorrow, February 8. Saint Bakhita was born in 1869 in Sudan. Her first few years of life were happy and…

By Lizzie Hexam February 7, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

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Saint of the Month: Blessed William Carver

Welcome back to the Saint of the Month! For January, we're focusing on Blessed William Carver, whose feast day is January 11. Blessed William Carver was born about 1548 in England, a time and place where being Catholic was very…

By Lizzie Hexam January 9, 2023Spiritual LifeNo Comments

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Tuneful Tuesday: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Welcome back to Tuneful Tuesday! I'm posting something slightly different today, in honor of the season: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. This hymn is just beautiful; even apart from the lyrics, the melody is lovely by itself. I'm sharing Enya's…

By Lizzie Hexam December 6, 2022Spiritual LifeNo Comments

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What St. John of Kanty Can Teach Us About Advent

Welcome to the first installment of Saint of the Month! This month I'm focusing on Saint John of Kanty. Photo from St. John Kanty Parish Community website Saint John of Kanty (whose feast day is December 23) was a…

By Lizzie Hexam December 4, 2022Spiritual Life2 Comments

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The “Whys?” of Catholicism: Praying to the Saints

(This was meant to be an All Saints' Day post, but, well...it's not now. Ah well. Such is life.) I know that not everyone likes the Catholic idea of praying to saints. I think sometimes this could simply stem from…

By Lizzie Hexam November 3, 2022Spiritual Life2 Comments

Homemaking Spiritual Life

A Prayer to Beautify Mundane Tasks

Hello, dear people of the Internet! I hope your day is going well. Our microwave decided to half fall apart this morning, so that was exciting in its way (if you want to know what half falling apart means,…

By Lizzie Hexam October 17, 2022Homemaking, Spiritual Life1 Comment