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I encourage you to go to your advent wreath ( buy or make one ).  Each year for the last 10 years or so, we light the candle each week and sing to this tune : “Light one candle for love one bright candle for love, Christ brings love to every heart, he comes, he comes.” Week 4: Love When I was young, it was easy for me to love and be loved because I never had to sacrifice. It wasn’t until I got married and had children that I realized the price of true love, of selfless agape

I encourage you to go to your advent wreath ( buy or make one ).  Each year for the last 10 years or so, we light the candle each week and sing to this tune : “Light one candle for joy one bright candle for peace, Christ brings joy to every heart, he comes, he comes.” Week 3: Joy Once again, my children have helped catechize me in the true meaning of these advent themes. Week 3 celebrates Gaudete Sunday, a Sunday of, “Rejoice! He is almost here!” As I mentioned in an earlier

Second week of Advent already? I encourage you to go to your advent wreath ( buy or make one ).  Each year for the last 10 years or so, we light the candle each week and sing to this tune : “Light one candle for peace one bright candle for peace, He brings peace to every heart, he comes, he comes.” Week 2: Peace So, I have 6 children, and my youngest are boy girl twins who we named Pax (which is latin for peace) and Joy. My boy and girl could not be more different. In fact,

I'm not sure if it's just me, but remembering to buy new candles each year for my advent wreath is difficult. I would reuse the ones from last year but I either lost them or they broke. I started thinking to myself... what if my advent wreath was a little more sturdy? So I went to Walmart and looked for supplies to make my own for less than what it would cost to order a wreath and candles from Amazon. Supplies Candles: I started with the sturdy unscented white pillar candles.

Why are we here? What’s the point of life? What are we made for? All of us here have something in common: It’s been written on our hearts to search for and find happiness, fulfillment and purpose.  BUT we all have another thing in common: We don’t always know how and where to find happiness, fulfillment and purpose. In these Advent reflections, we are going to ask for some help together in searching for happiness, fulfillment, and purpose. Whenever I feel lost or unclear on w

Although Elf is one of our families favorite Christmas movies, it doesn’t scream the Reason for the Season: Jesus. No, it’s not a Christian movie, but that doesn’t mean we can’t show our children Catholic themes that are present. This month’s Catholic Family Movie Night will draw Catholic themes from the beloved Christmas favorite: Elf. The Reason for the Season: The Incarnation Perhaps the most important truth of Christmas is the incarnation of God. God, because of his love

Healthy Catholic Marriages have frequent dates! Research shows , married couples who regularly date, are less likely to consider divorce, more likely to have more romance and report better sex lives, communicate better, and enjoy marriage more! So we have decided to challenge you to AT LEAST one date a month! Need some ideas? Keep reading! December's Date Night Ideas that focus on the season of Advent and preparing for Christmas! It's so easy to become crazy busy this time of

Healthy Catholic Marriages have frequent dates! Research shows , married couples who regularly date, are less likely to consider divorce, more likely to have more romance and report better sex lives, communicate better, and enjoy marriage more! So we have decided to challenge you to AT LEAST one date a month! Need some ideas? Keep reading! November's Date Night Ideas that focus on Eucharist and Gratitude I'm not sure about you, but I believe most of life's problems can be sol

I love this month for many reasons, but I think I love it because it's a reminder for me to slow down and practice gratitude. I remember learning about months in my kindergarten class and the Month of November always had a turkey or a cornucopia, reminding us of Thanksgiving. November will always remind me of Thanksgiving and the necessary art of practicing gratitude in my own family. The cold weather also makes me want to snuggle up with my kids on the couch with a warm beve

To be honest, I used to think the rosary was super boring. I’m a self-diagnosed A.D.D.er so it’s harder to keep my attention. I space...