Seasonal Living

Simple Ways to Celebrate Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras!)

The Tuesday before Lent has many names and is celebrated in different ways around the world. The first word in “Shrove Tuesday,” for example, means “to confess,” as it was customary to go to Confes...

Simple Ways to Celebrate Feast Day of Saint Nicholas + Stocking Stuffer Ideas

The feast day of Saint Nicholas is celebrated on each year on December 6th. St. Nicholas was a bishop known for his good deeds and the way he served children and the needy. He is the Patron Saint o...

Simple Ways to Celebrate the feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

St. Ignatius of Loyola Feast day: July 31Patron saint of Retreats The founder of the Jesuits and mystic St. Ignatius of Loyola initially had no intention of being a follower of Christ, preferring m...

Simple Ways to Celebrate the feast of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha was the first Native American saint from the territories of what would become the United States and Canada. She is the patron saint of the Native American and First Nations ...

Simple Ways to Celebrate Saints Louis & Zelie Martin

We celebrate the feast of Saints Louis & Zelie Martin on July 12th. Saint Louis Martin was a watchmaker and Saint Zélie Martin was a lacemaker. They are patron saints of illness, marriage, pare...

Simple Ways to Celebrate the Feast of Saint Joan of Arc

May 30th is the feast day of Saint Joan of Arc. St. Joan was twelve years old when God began giving her visions, eventually asking her to help unite France and make Charles VII the rightful king. ...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Immaculate Heart of Mary

The Immaculate Heart of Mary is this Saturday, and we are here to share a few simple ways to honor this special feast day.  The purity of her heart is manifested in her "yes" to all God asked her t...

7 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Sacred Heart of Jesus

This Friday marks the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This special feast day is celebrated on the Friday after Corpus Christi. On this day, we are reminded of the heart of our Lord and his eter...

5 Ways To Celebrate Corpus Christi

This Sunday is the Feast of Corpus Christi. On this Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, we honor the gift of the Eucharist and the mystery of Jesus’s presence in the bread and wine...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate Trinity Sunday

On the Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate Trinity Sunday. On this day, we honor God three in one: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It's the perfect time to reflect on our own journey with God - p...