living the domestic monastery out loud
At our parish, we have a beautiful carving of a pelican feeding her own blood to her starving children etched into the altar before Mary that flanks the sanctuary. I remember the first time I noticed it— unsure though I was of what it represented, I felt drawn to the image. I’ve since learned that …
The following can also be read in the next issue of Ecce. Go get your copy of the first issue today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A long time ago in what seems to be a different life than my own, I was away from the Church. It wasn’t because I didn’t believe what She teaches, or that God …
For some reason during Lent, I feel kind of “over” all the meatless recipes I tend to use. I’m not sure why– we follow the old tradition of the Church to abstain from meat on both Wednesdays and Fridays year round so this isn’t anything unusual for us– but I’m just going to chalk it …