"Rags to riches" is a universally appealing theme in Western literature. How satisfying it is when the good guy is rewarded not only with a happy life, but a material windfall as well. The humble tailor must rise to a prince; the poor orphan girl will discover she's an heiress. The starving shoemaker will become fabulously wealthy and never want for anything again. After recently finishing The Inheritance (written by a 17-year-old Louisa May Alcott) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Continue Reading
Beautiful Coloring & Activity Pages for Ascension Day
The Feast of the Ascension, forty days after Easter, commemorates the ascending of Jesus Christ to Heaven from Mount Olivet. You can read the full story of this glorious event in Luke Chapter 1, verses 1-11. Here's is a snippet. “You shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto Me... even to the uttermost part of the earth. And when He had said these things, while they looked on, He was raised up: and a cloud received Him out of Continue Reading
The Most Memorable Wedding Dresses from Hollywood Designers
A Hollywood costume designer creates clothes that fit the character and help move the story along. And sometimes the script calls for a wedding. But whether the brides live happily ever after or get cold feet and leave the groom at the altar, the gowns they wear live long in the memories of movie fashion fans! Here are some of our favorites: It Happened One Night - The lady in this lovely 1930's Robert Kalloch design presents a paradox. Underneath the demure exterior, tenderly trimmed with Continue Reading
100+ Ways to Name a Boy or Girl After Mary the Mother of God
Whether you're talking about a girl named Mary Virginia or a 17th century French priest named Louis-Marie de Montfort, parents since the time of Christ have honored His mother by the names they've chosen for both their boys and girls. My mother had four daughters, and three of us were given the middle name of Marie to honor the Blessed Virgin. If you wish to remember the Mother of God and her role in salvation history, but want something more unique than Mary or Marie, then read on! Let's Continue Reading
20 Unique Gift Ideas for the Sacrament of Confirmation
My son and daughter have studied diligently, chosen their Confirmation saints (Nicholas and Barbara, respectively), and will receive this most vital sacrament in May from the bishop himself. What a momentous day is coming! The Catechism explains that by receiving Confirmation, a young Catholic is "more perfectly bound to the Church...enriched with a special strength of the Holy Ghost." He becomes a "true witness of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and Continue Reading
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