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What I'm Doing for Lent, and Fat Tuesday and Ash WednesdayRevealed . . . and the winners!

by Kendra | Feb 18, 2015

I shared a bunch of these photos on Instagram and a couple on Facebook, but not all of them. So I figured I'd throw them up here as quick as I can, in case you didn't see them there. AND I want to announce the winners of the Lent giveaway in time for the winners to...

Feast Then Fast: Tips for Fat Tuesday, Resources for Lent, Free Printables, and a Little Contest

by Kendra | Feb 16, 2015

Lent is nigh, you guys. It is NIGH. Hope you're ready. If you're not, I might be able to help . . . with some recommendations, and some free printables, and a contest. But let's not get ahead of ourselves, shall we? Because before Ash Wednesday, comes Fat Tuesday (aka...

Celebrating Birthdays That Fall During Lent?

by Kendra | Feb 11, 2015

I'm once again striding boldly into the dangerous, churning waters of Lenten "breaks." This time to answer a mailbag question . . . Question: Hi Kendra! My youngest is celebrating his first birthday next month and I'm wondering how to celebrate a birthday in Lent. I...

Lent Cometh: perhaps everything you’ll ever need to know to have the best Lent ever

by Kendra | Feb 3, 2015

Okay, folks. Now that Candlemas is over and all things Christmas are officially behind us, it's time to quit being in denial that Lent is coming. Fast. It is for me, anyway. Two weeks from today is Fat Tuesday. Then, it's on. A pretty significant percentage of my...

Kids Don’t Forget a Thing Like Waffles for Dinner

by Kendra | Mar 25, 2014

A big part of our family culture is celebrating the feasts of the liturgical year. And heaven help me if I try to mix things up any. Tierneys have waffles for dinner on the Annunciation. They started off as toaster waffles. Now they are usually homemade waffles. One...

Eating With Your Hands for St. Joseph’s Day and How To Find Out What I Think About My Book

by Kendra | Mar 18, 2014

Hey, if you like radio or books or squeaky voices or awkward silences, you're probably going to want to check out my radio interview debut on the Son Rise Morning Show tomorrow morning. I'll be on at 8:40 am Eastern time. It's possible that we'll be talking...

My Apostolate of Parties and What a Hooley Is

by Kendra | Mar 13, 2014

As I chop and measure and mix and bake (and try to decide if finger-batter counts against Lenten disciplines) in preparation for our big annual Hooley at the Tierneys.' hooley: Irish slang for party or celebration; by extension, some substance with which you...

An Open Letter to the Internet About My Being Wrong

by Kendra | Mar 10, 2014

UPDATE: I'm now back on board with my original post, thanks to some advice from Scott P. Richert of the About.com Catholic page and your comments. Whew. But I'm leaving this up because it happened, and because the photoshopping is pretty profound. Dear...

Sundays in Lent: We Can’t ALL Be Right About This

by Kendra | Mar 9, 2014

Sundays in Lent seem to be a genuine source of confusion among Catholics. Both the "I don't cheat on Sundays" people and the "Sundays don't count" people believe that Church teaching is on their side. Or perhaps they just think there isn't a formal Church teaching on...

What We Did Ash Wednesday

by Kendra | Mar 6, 2014

Pshew, we did it. It took a whole day, and we didn't get ANY schoolwork done (double day tomorrow!) but we went to Mass, got our ashes, decorated the house for Lent, and . . . Cleaned Out the Toys! Here's our day in pictures . . . ashes remember, baby, you are...