by Kendra | May 25, 2019 | Can of Worms, Catholic Living, Sacraments
The historic sanctity of the seal of confession is being reconsidered by courts around the world—in England, Ireland, Australia, Louisiana, and in my own state of California, among others—specifically in regards to the crime of child sexual abuse. It begs the question...
by Kendra | May 23, 2019 | Parenting, Parenting With Authority
The husband and I were invited to give a parenting talk at our older kids’ school last week. We LOVE this school, and just had to say yes. It was a good time, although I will say that it was a different experience than my usual public speaking, as we were giving...
by Kendra | May 10, 2019 | Books, Catholic All Year Compendium, Catholic Living, Catholic Mom Book Review
I don’t want to fall into hyperbole, but the apostolate of bringing a meal really and honestly changed the way I see the world. It changed my heart when it happened to me, and practicing it for others is something that brings me great joy. While I was expecting my...
by Kendra | Apr 13, 2019 | Catholic Living, Lent, Liturgical Year, Things I Think
Spy Wednesday “Spy” Wednesday 🕵️♂️ is the name traditionally given to the Wednesday of Holy Week. This is the day Judas betrayed Jesus, telling the high priest when Jesus would be in a place where he could be more...
by Kendra | Apr 12, 2019 | A Few of My Favorite Things, Catholic All Year Shop, Gramblewood
Seems like a good time to update you all on a few of the goings on around here, shop, home, and family-wise . . . First, the Catholic All Year Shop now offers physical prints! see here It’s something I’m often asked about, and I’ve been wanting to do...
by Kendra | Apr 9, 2019 | Can of Worms
Nathan Pyle is the creator of a comic called Strange Planet, in which blobby aliens do regular people stuff and describe it in unusual ways. It’s gentle and amusing and, until very recently, utterly uncontroversial. The comics are simple and shareable and...
by Kendra | Apr 3, 2019 | Catholic Living, Things I Think, Weird Catholic Stuff
Rather heavy things loom on the horizon around here in general, and on Friday specifically (click for details here, but only if you have a hankie handy) . . . and Lent is here and Holy Week is coming for all of us. But we Christians know there is always a light in the...
by Kendra | Mar 28, 2019 | Cancer, Things I Think, Travel With Kids
New prayer booklets for April, and other new printables for Easter and the sacraments are up in the shop, details at the bottom of the post, or see here. If you’re new around here, you can get up to speed on this particular issue here. And the recent, not so...
by Kendra | Mar 19, 2019 | Catholic Living, It's Party Time, St. Patrick's Day
Another epic Hooley at the Tierneys’ is in the books. I shared some photos and videos on Facebook and Instagram . . . and you guys had some questions. So even though it’s St. Joseph’s Day, I shall attempt to answer all your St. Patrick’s Day...
by Kendra | Mar 4, 2019 | Catholic Living, Lent, Liturgical Year
There’s an all new Catholic All Year Liturgical Living Video up, all about the Stations of the Cross! Scroll on down to check it out. And because I love you guys . . . you get a bonus video this time. I die. every. time. It’s the cutest. If it looks like...
