Category: Domestic Church

  • The Fourth Trimester

    Three months ago, on April 9th, we welcomed John Peter into the world. He was born on a Friday during the Easter Octave, at 7:50 p.m. Leading up to his birth that day, we covered the delivery room with prayers—prayers for those who requested or needed them, for the holiness of our family; offering up…

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  • O Antiphons [Free Download]

    The “Golden Nights” have arrived! As an Advent gift to you, click the photo below for access to free prints of each of the O Antiphons that the Church will be praying with until Christmas Eve. I made these back in 2017 and since then have really loved sharing these beautiful prayers for reflection, for…

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  • Summer Recap + End of Summer Family Awards

    And just like that, summer is over. This summer, unlike our past ones together, was very low-key. No big cruise vacation to the Caribbean in June and no weekend trips to different destinations other than the one time we stayed at my in-laws for 4 nights down in the Virginia Beach area. It also rained…

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  • Review: The Ultimate Catholic Bundle

    Full disclosure: I received a free copy of the Ultimate Catholic Bundle (August) in return for my honest review in this post. Happy August, friends! Here we are nearing the end of August and I’m trying to figure out where summer has gone. As we begin the farewell tour of summer 2020 and greet a…

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  • Remember the Joy of Your Salvation

    House projects aside, last week was also a week of celebrations in our domestic church. With all the unrest and uncertainty of the world and within our lives, this was a week we really looked forward to. On the 28th we celebrated my 31st birthday and on the 30th, Jon and I celebrated five years…

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