Easter Party Recap
I've been down and out with the flu this week, along with most of my family, so I'm late in posting these adorable family pics from our Easter Party last…
Easter Vigil 2014
There is nothing more wondrous and beautiful than to see new life! Last night, in what was a culmination of many years of labor, love, and prayer, our precious five…
Pange Lingua Gloriosi
Following tradition, we will be singing this acapella as we leave the cathedral tonight, when, after Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament is carried in a candle lit procession across the…
Lenten Journey 2014, Days 1-2
As we approached the Lenten season, one of my internet friends posted a challenge for anyone who wanted to join in taking up a new practice of daily bible reading.…
A Modest Proposal
I love going to mass. On so many levels, it is nourishment to my soul, whether I am singing or participating in worship with the congregation in the pews, I…
January 12: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
From CatholicCulture.org Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord. This brings to an end the season of Christmas. The Church recalls Our Lord's second…
Christmas Season Lasts Until *When*?
Early in our marriage, my husband determined that the time to put up the Christmas Tree was not until the day after Thanksgiving (no leap-frogging the holidays!) -- and all…
Back to School!
Oh happy day!! It's the first day back to school at the Heidmann Academy of the Arts and Sciences. Our table is laden with reading materials (history, Lewis, Tolkien, Didache,…
The Hollow Crown: Richard II
One lovely gift to our family from my Shakespeare-loving little brother this Christmas was the DVD set The Hollow Crown - a BBC mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard…
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
From CatholicCulture.org Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Epiphany. "The Lord and ruler is coming; kingship is his, and government and power." With these words the Church proclaims…