just another day of Catholic pondering by Sarah Reinhard
Anytime people start talking about Eucharistic Adoration, one question always seems to come up: “A whole hour? What’ll I do for a whole hour?” Thus begins Vinny Flynn’s new book, 21 Ways to Worship: A Guide to Eucharistic Adoration. I’ll admit, I only read it because my arm was twisted. I thought I knew the tone it [...]
This Thursday, May 23, marks the end of the American Bible Challenge saga for this year, and the Dominican Sisters, the “Sisters of Mary,” are in the finals. No shocker there. I’ll be cheering for them on Thursday (note to husband: don’t let me forget!!!). Will you? {Embedded video link} Here’s the scoopola from the press [...]
I’m like the little white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland this morning, and I didn’t get my thoughts all arranged, but it’s Monday and I have a book to give away and and and and… So we’ll keep it simple. To enter to win a copy of The American Bible Challenge: A Daily Reader, leave a comment [...]
It was the Saturday before Easter, as I recall. I had rolled out of bed to work on my honors project, and I was putting the coffee into the coffeemaker when it struck me that it was VERY STRANGE that someone was having a cookout at 8 (or was it 7? or 9?) in the [...]
Over the years, I’ve gone from admiring Karina Fabian’s writing wit and surprising humor to getting to know the salty and sweet lady behind the words. You might think that makes me a biased reader, and you’re right. I’m biased in a different way than I was at age 14, when I read everything Stephen [...]
This week’s giveaway: Pray for Me: The Life and Spiritual Vision of Pope Francis, First Pope from the Americas By Robert Moynihan (Image Books, 2013) About the book: From the founder and editor of Inside the Vatican magazine, the world’s most well-informed, comprehensive monthly on the Roman Catholic Church, comes this enlightening introduction to the [...]
Over at Catholic Exchange earlier this week, I shared five ways your family can honor Mary in May (and beyond). At CatholicMom.com yesterday, I made a list of seven new books Mom will love. Now, off to enjoy the spring allergy season, the beautiful colors, and the sunny weather…
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